Local, international and regional competitors are making last-minute preparations for Sunday’s (May 26) Scotiabank King of the Hill, the final shakedown ahead of the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International, Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2) . . . and Simpson Motors Scrutineering tomorrow (Saturday) will give fans their first chance to see more than 10 cars new to the island.
The provisional running order for Sunday’s event published today (May 24) lists 89 starters, headed by former UK National Rally Champion Paul Bird, who won both events last year and will be seeking to do so again. His Ford Focus WRC08 landed at Grantley Adams International Airport on a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 yesterday afternoon (Thursday), ready to face the biggest entry in the World Rally Car classes ever assembled in the region.
Scotiabank King of the Hill is being staged at Luke Hill in St Lucy for the first time, the fifth venue used since the inaugural KotH at Turner’s Hall in 2008; that was followed by Stewart’s Hill and Sailor Gully, with Hangman’s Hill used for the past two years. Although a shorter course than in previous year, it is anticipated that it will create very close competition. The Barbados Rally Club’s VIP Experience is sited at the hairpin roughly mid-way through the course.
Local drivers Paul Bourne (2008 & ’10) and Roger Skeete (’09 & ’11) shared the first four victories, while Bird’s win last year came after he had finished third in 2010, then second in 2011. Highest-placed two-wheel-drive car for the first three years was the Simpson Motors Suzuki Swift, with Sean Gill sixth in his last season in the car (2008), then Ian Warren ninth and fifth, the highest overall KotH finish for 2wd. Neil Armstrong was top 2wd for the past two years, ninth and eighth, while Brett Clarke, Roger Mayers, Josh Read and Cliff Roett have also featured in the overall top 10.
The practice run is slated for 10.15am, followed by three official runs, the fastest of which will decide competitors’ finishing positions. Cars will run in reverse seeding order, from Clubman up to WRC-1, and the top 10 after the first official run will be held back and re-seeded in reverse order to run at the end of the field.
The results of Scotiabank King of the Hill are used to seed the following weekend’s Sol RB13 and cars which do not compete will be seeded behind the last car in their class, unless safety considerations dictate otherwise; notable absentees on Sunday include Jamaica’s Jeff Panton (Ford Focus WRC06) and Ireland’s Joe McQuillan in his Group A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII.
Newcomers on show at Simpson Motors Scrutineering
A major turn-out is anticipated for Simpsons Motors Scrutineering tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) as island fans head to the family-friendly function at the Warrens, St Michael, venue for their first chance to view the international newcomers.
Competition cars will start arriving to a pre-arranged schedule from before 12.30pm, so the scrutineers can carry out their work in a secure area. All cars are mandated to remain on site between 3.00pm and 6.00pm, during which time driver interviews will be broadcast on the Giant Daylight Screen, along with Sol promotional activities getting spectators involved.
Island fans will find much to interest them, particularly among the 30-strong international entry, more than a third of which are newcomers to the event. Among these, Englishman Stuart Deeley’s unusual championship-winning Lotus 62 is expected to attract a lot of attention, while the host of Irish newcomers include Tommy Doyle (Renault Clio), Enda McCormack (Ford Escort MkII), Maurice Moffett (Toyota Starlet), and father and son Eddie and Keith Power, in Toyota Corolla WRC and Renault Clio S1600 respectively.
Two popular regular visitors, Ireland’s Glenn Campbell and Allan Mackay from Scotland, return, but with changes in machinery: Campbell has recently acquired a former rallycross championship-winning Nissan Micra, powered by a 2-litre engine developed to power the Primeras in the British Touring Car Championship, while Mackay returns in his familiar Ford Anglia WRC, but brings son Euan along, too, in his Anglia JWRC.
Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2) and Scotiabank King of the Hill (May 26) are organised and promoted by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007; title sponsors are the Sol Group and Scotiabank. Marketing partners are Simpson Motors, LIME, Automotive Art, Banks and Karcher; official partners are the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association, Barbados Tourism Authority, Tourism Development Corporation, Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, Geest Line and Virgin Atlantic Airways; associate sponsors are Chefette, Field Insurance, Glacial Pure, Little Switzerland, Redline Fuels, Stoute’s Car Rental and West Indies Rum Distillery.
SCOTIABANK KING OF THE HILL 2013
Provisional entry list at May 24
Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown): ARG – Argentina; ENG – England; JAM – Jamaica; NED – The Netherlands; NIR – Northern Ireland; SCO – Scotland; TCI – Turks & Caicos; TRI – Trinidad & Tobago; WAL – Wales
+ driver/co-driver (car) + some classifications subject to scrutineering
1 Barry Mayers/Roger Mayers (SM10 Chefette/Digicel/Pennzoil/Illusion Graphics/Hankook WR Starlet)
2 Pierre Clarke/Ezra Gibbs (Club SDRR Hydraulics/Martindale’s Garage/Mackie’s Auto Clinic/Aspect Construction Honda Civic)
3 Miguel Toppin/Yakub Haveliwala (Club Illusion Graphics/De Limit Auto Body Repairs/Odol’s/Dundee’s/Fire Ball/MD Motorsports Peugeot 205)
4 Fabien Clarke/Arlington Hoyte (Club RCR Tours/Bovell Auto Repair/Barbados Business Listings Suzuki Ignis Sport)
5 Rommell Martin/Alex Kellman (Club VV&K Rentals/Dalls Catering/B3 Imagining/Alien Werks RC & Full Scale Shop/Dream Solutions Toyota Starlet)
6 Shannon Kirton/Lisa Roett (Club Ullyett’s Machine Shop/Gomez & Western Services/Field Insurance Brokers/Alpine Stars/In support of Little Pink Gift Datsun 120Y)
7 Paul Inniss/Rashid Phillips (Club National HIV AIDS Commission/Illusion Graphics/Erie Tyre Shop/KB Trucking/Wints Auto Body Honda Civic)
8 Peter Gallagher – IRL/Rene Forde (Club Dublin Crystal/Greenspeed R & D/Sam Andrew Jewellers Peugeot 206)
9 Danny Williams/Alex King (Club Cutters of Barbados/Sparkle Pools/Sunflower Events/Chris Auto Repairs Ford Fiesta)
10 Trevor Mapp/Talia Mapp (Club Valvoline Lubricants/Automotive Art/Mackeson Stoute/Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing/Freekz Customz/Codgi's Customs Brokers Mitsubishi Mirage RS)
11 Kenny Hall - SCO/Fenny Wesselink – NED (Club Halltune Garage Vauxhall Corsa)
12 Conor Roach/Damien Johnson (Club Peugeot 106)
14 Jeremy Croney/Andrew Croney (Club Warren’s Lubricants/SRG Engineering/Sign Station/Sweet Temptations Peugeot 206)
15 David Brewster/Alex Kirton (Hist SRG Engineering/Castrol/Innovative Security Solutions/Gittens & Company – Armstrong/USG Products Peugeot 205GTi)
16 John Corbin/Owen Proverbs (Hist Valvoline/Automotive Art/Prosales/Klarkodio/Corbins Garage Toyota Corolla)
17 Stuart White/Jason O’Neal (Hist Lucky Locks BMW 325)
18 Greg Cozier/Natasha Farnum (Hist Hyundai Lubricants/Barbados Historic Rally Carnival/Sailun Tyres Ford Escort RS2000)
19 Andrew Siddall – ENG/Jamie Marsh (Int-Hist Siddall and Hilton Products Ltd/Kick Energy Ford Escort MkI)
20 Rob Weir - ENG/Ross Weir - ENG (Int-Hist Weir Laundry Equipment/H J Weir Engineering Triumph TR7 V8)
21 Paul Rees – WAL/Paul Briggs - ENG (M5 ‘Ali my wife’ Vauxhall Astra)
22 John Hardman – NIR/Vishal Dhanraj - TRI (M5 John Hardman Engineering/Chicken Pen Racing/PEC Tyres Nissan Micra)
23 Sean Cox/Cody Foster (M5 Simpson Motors/Gliptone/Johnsen’s Suzuki Swift Gti)
24 John Foster/Jonathan Ince (M6 JMS Dairy Farm/Green Meadows 100 Per Cent Fresh Milk Daihatsu Charmant)
25 Brendon Mckenzie/Sean Collett (M6 MCK Motorsport/Turbo Plus/Promotech Computers/Concepts/Do-it-best Quality Paints/Colour XL/Blakey’s/Hasselgren Engineering Inc Toyota Corolla)
26 Wayne Archer/Lucas Nicolao - ARG (M6 Archers Hall Design Centre/Diamonds International/Calvin Alkins Customs Services Peugeot 206)
27 Keith Power – IRL/Jonathan McGrath - IRL (M6 Power Groundworks Renault Clio)
28 Jeremy Gonsalves/Chris Corbin (M6 Makita/SSP/Champion Auto Wrecker/All Terrain Plus/Star Products/Yamaha/John Hardman Engineering Opel Corsa)
29 Neil Corbin/Matthew Staffner (M6 Nassco/Jason Jones/Auto Solutions/Castrol/Emtage Electrical Toyota Starlet)
30 Gary Mendes/Neil Pickering (M7 G & G Sales & Services Inc/Barbados Muffler Centre/Lunatics Inc/EDM Sales/Ride Barbados/RB Electrical/LG Trading/Dottins Auto Solutions/Purple Teardrop Campaign/Timeless Beauty Salon Toyota Corolla)
31 Ron Greaves/Danny Wiles (M7 Chicken Pen Racing/Kick Energy Drink/Valvoline/Kumho/Ellesmere Quarries Ltd/McCarthys Garage/SY Auto Parts Honda Civic Type-R)
32 Tommy Doyle - IRL/Liam Moynihan - IRL (M7 McCormack Contracting Inc Renault Clio R3)
33 Andy Hawkins - ENG/Del Johnson - ENG (M7 JAZ Computer Services/Ashadi Rallysport/Plastics 4 Performance/Konsort Systems/Sibcey Motors Volkswagen Golf Mk4)
34 Chris Ullyett/Derek Ince (M7 Ullyett's Machine Shop/MG America/Proj-Rx Ford Escort RS2000)
35 Jeremy Sisnett/Justin Sisnett (M7 The Tiki Bar/Autolink/Indoor Plant Services Ford Fiesta ST)
36 Paul Horton - TCI/Kristian Yearwood (M7 Sky Motorsports/Java Island/H Racing/Precision Racing Ford Escort MkI)
37 Sean Field/Darnley Rayside (M7 Field Insurance Brokers/Castrol/Landscapes in Harmony/AM Realty/Ackee Tree Restaurant Peugeot 306 GTi6)
38 Jamal Brathwaite/Dario Hoyte (M7 Valvoline Lubricants/Automotive Art/Mackeson Stoute/Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing/Freekz Customz/Codgi's Customs Brokers Honda Civic Type-R)
39 Norman Catwell/Kyle Catwell (M7 Ellesmere Quarries/John Hardman Engineering/Elite Transmissions/Valvoline/Tec Tyres Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk2)
40 Edward Corbin/Rodney Clarke (M7 Valvoline/Automotive ArtProsales/Klarkodio/Corbins Garage Toyota Corolla RunX)
41 Daryl Clarke/Russell Brancker (M7 Amir’s Fresh Chicken/Ellco/Mum’s Pasta/P & N Hardware/Robert’s Manufacturing Honda Civic)
42 Danny O’Brien - IRL/Barry McNulty – IRL (SM9 Midtown Concrete Toyota Starlet)
43 Rhett D’Andrade/Tristan Gibbs (SM9 Rent-A-Tool Daihatsu Charmant)
44 Winston Thompson/Scott Bentham (SM9 Chicken Pen Racing/Ellesmere Quarries/SDRR Industrial & Hydraulic Spares/Aeroquip Performance Products/Kendall Racing Motor Oil Toyota Starlet)
45 Enda McCormack - IRL/Kieran McElhinney - IRL (SM10 McCormack Contracting Inc Ford Escort MkII)
46 Euan Mackay – SCO/Calum Macleod – SCO (SM10 Mark Greer Motorsport/Advantec Aberdeen/Highland Waste Services/Ford Anglia JWRC)
Roger Mayers/Barry Mayers (SM10 Chefette/Digicel/Pennzoil/Illusion Graphics/Hankook WR Starlet)
47 Raymond Conlon – IRL/Darren McCague – IRL (SM10 Palm Garden Hotel Barbados/Banks Beer/Skelton Travel/Clones Shavings/Scanbitz/Gribben Plumbing/Conlon Travel Toyota Corolla)
48 Ralph White/Joe Troulan (SM10 Barbados Villa Services/Island Safari/Sun General Insurance/Amsoil Toyota Starlet)
49 Allan Mackay – SCO/Mo Downey – NIR (SM10 Avanti Environmental/Highland Waste Services/Mark Greer Motorsport/Mountune Ford Anglia WRC)
50 Cliff Roett/Joshua Plaza (SM10 Paulo’s Churasco do Brasil/Nassco/Mark’s Auto Spares/Roett’s Garage Toyota Starlet)
51 Brett Clarke/Chris Hoad (SM10 Western Union Citroen C2)
52 Ian Warren/Robert Warren (SM10 Simpson Motors/Automotive Art Suzuki Swift)
53 Josh Read/Mark Jordan (SM10 Stihl/Gliptone/Hankook/SDRR/Weetabix/Royal Purple/EZone/Coffee Bean Toyota Starlet)
54 Roger Mayers/Barry Mayers (SM10 Chefette/Digicel/Pennzoil/Illusion Graphics/Hankook WR Starlet)
55 Glenn Campbell – NIR/Sarah Whelan – IRL (SM11 Motorcare/Trevor Moore Motors/IanFleckSigns.com/DMH Automotive/RallyForums.com Nissan Micra)
56 Eric Allamby/Andrew Skeete (SM11 Shelbury Construction/Blakey’s/This & That Bajan/Scrap Man Recycling/Castrol/SDRR Hydraulics/Redline Racing Fuels/MC Buccaneer/Goodyear Tyres Toyota Corolla)
57 Nigel Worswick – ENG/Lindsey Pilkington – ENG (SM11 Worswick Engineering Ford Escort MkII)
58 Andrew Jones/Mick Squires - ENG (SM11 Lucozade/AP Jones Pharmacy Ford Escort MkII)
59 Dane Skeete/Tyler Mayhew (SM11 Sol/Williams Trading Inc Peugeot 306 Maxi)
60 David St Hill/Ian Grimes (SM12 BMW M3)
61 Justin Campbell/Juan Watts (SM12 Dream Solutions/Acton Corporate Services/Castrol Racing BMW M3)
62 Trevor Manning/Derek Edwards (SM12 Ritz/Club Social/Armstrong Agencies/Power King Batteries/Unknown Entity/Hankook Tyres/SpringBoard Marketing Platforms/In support of Little Pink Gift BMW M3)
63 Martin Atwell/Chris King (SM12 Meow Mix/Ullyett's Machine Shop BMW M3)
64 Martin Stockdale - ENG/Gary Miller - ENG (SM12 Divi Southwinds/Drive-a-Matic/Quarry Motors BMW M3 Compact)
65 Owen Cumberbatch/Kelly-Ann Sandiford (SM12 SY Auto Parts/ACS Maintenance/Cool N World BMW M3)
66 Brian Gill/Ryan Wood (SM12 Coca Cola BMW M3)
67 Rhett Watson/Sean Corbin (SM12 Oreo/Chips Ahoy!/Armstrong Agencies/Power King Batteries/Unknown Entity/Hankook Tyres/SpringBoard Marketing Platforms/In support of Little Pink Gift BMW M3)
68 Randy Reid/Antonio Charles (GpB Double A Transport & Wrecker Service BMW 320i)
69 Stuart Deeley – ENG/Alistair Dodd - ENG (GpB MouseMatt Lotus 62)
70 Duane Johnson/Dwayne Forde (GpB Johnson’s Autos/Williams Tools/Cyrus Chickens/Dalls Catering/Castrol/Third Lane Performance/AS Auto Stop Inc/Sandy Thelius/Illusion Graphics/AG Agencies Ltd/Odoll’s Aluminium Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo)
71 Andrew Costin-Hurley - ENG/Rob Brook - ENG (GpB Earl’s Performance Hoses/Zeta Engineering Ford Puma)
72 Maurice Moffett – IRL/Jason McKenna – IRL (GpB Maurice Moffett Ltd/Premier Welding Products/Haughey Metals/The Squealing Pig/MS Motorsport Toyota Starlet)
73 Frans Verbaas – NED/Kees Hagman – NED (GpB Verbaas Preparations/Koni Mini Cooper S)
74 Geoffrey Ullyett/Jason King (GpB Ullyett's Machine Shop/Algae-X/MG America Datsun 120Y)
75 Martin Donnelly - IRL/Brian Docherty - IRL (GpN Eire Concrete Inc Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
76 Andrew Mallalieu/Geoff Goddard (GpN Terra Caribbean Subaru Impreza N10)
77 Geoff Noel/Nigel Reece (GpN Kick Energy Drink/Sentry Insurance Brokers/Automotive Art/CIAC Air Conditioners/Mix 96.9FM/Dewalt Tools Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
78 Avinash Chatrani/Julian Goddard (GpA Electric Avenue/iShop Barbados/PowerBass/Formula 1/Sign Station/1 of K Jeans/Niagra Waters Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI)
79 David Coelho – TRI/James Harris – ENG (WRC-2 Total/VP Racing Fuels/Zanzibar/Kaizan Sushi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
80 Eddie Power - IRL/Michael Morrissey - IRL (WRC-2 Eddie Power JCB Hire Toyota Corolla WRC)
81 Dean Serrao/Josh Delmas (WRC-2 Sugar Ultra Lounge Subaru Impreza WRC S9)
82 Kevin Procter – ENG/Dave Bellerby - ENG (WRC-2 CIBC-FCIB/Automotive Art/PowerMaster Batteries/Simpson Motors/Maxi Malta/Eaton’s Jerk Seasoning/Coaches2.com/Procters Coaches Subaru Impreza WRC S7)
83 Roger Duckworth - ENG/Alun Cook – WAL (WRC-2 Intrinsys/Kumho Subaru Impreza WRC S6)
84 Rob Swann – ENG/Darren Garrod – WAL (WRC-2 Waves Hotel and Spa/Cygnet Plant Ltd/Revolution Wheels/R A Swann Ltd Subaru Impreza)
85 Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (WRC-2 Esso/Nassco/MotorMac Toyota Corolla WRC)
86 Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward (WRC-1 Monster/Sol/Chefette/Digicel/Virgin Atlantic/Gunk/Hankook Tyres/Redline Fuels/Simpson Finance/Simpson Motors Suzuki SX4 WRC)
87 Roger Skeete/Louis Venezia (WRC-1 Sol/Michelin/Simpson Motors/Da Costa Mannings Auto Centre Subaru Impreza WRC S12)
88 Steve Perez – ENG/Paul Spooner – WAL (WRC-1 Kick Energy Drink Ford Focus WRC07)
89 Paul Bourne/Jermin Pope (WRC-1 Chefette/Banks/LIME/Castrol Ford Focus WRC07)
90 Paul Bird - ENG/Aled Davies - WAL (WRC-1 Frank Bird Poultry/Rapid Solicitors/Fuchs Titan Race Oils Ford Focus WRC08)
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