Leading contenders chase Virgin Atlantic Championship points
All the star players in the battle for the prestigious title Champion Driver in the Barbados Rally Club¹s (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Championship are in action this weekend. Nearly 30 crews are listed on the provisional running order for the BRC Summer Nights Tarmac Stages, which runs off on Saturday, August 11.
The seventh of 10 rounds, it comes at a crucial time in the Club¹s 2012 calendar, with only a handful of points spread across the leading contenders; only two of the top 10 are missing for what promises to be an evening of action and entertainment.
In the current standings, Modified 7 leader Daryl Clarke (Honda Civic) has the advantage, with a total of 108 points, five ahead of Neil Corbin (Toyota
Starlet) and Geoff Noel (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), the leaders of M6 and Production 4 respectively, who are tied for second, with SuperModified 11 leader Logan Watson (BMW M3) a further three points behind in fourth.
Paul Bourne (Ford Focus WRC07) leads the four-wheel-drive title chase, six points ahead of Sean Gill the Suzuki SX4 WRC is absent this weekend - with Noel and Roger Skeete (Subaru Impreza WRC S12) third and fourth, while the two-wheel-drive points are even closer: Neil Armstrong (Starlet) and Watson each have 75 points, with Clarke third, ahead of early leader Stuart Maloney (Peugeot 306 Maxi), another not competing this weekend.
Saturday¹s event is slated for a 6.00pm start following Scrutineering at 4.00pm in the service park at St Lucy¹s Churchyard. BRC Competition Secretary Neil Corbin outlines the event: ³The first stage will start at Hope Road and make the right on to the main road, pass Northern Lumber Company, where there will be a chicane, and continue to towards the Pickering hairpin and finish in the usual place before the houses at Cottage.
³There is a possibility of rain but, even without it, there will be plenty action and entertainment for this night event.²
There are six runs in all with the stage being run in the reverse direction after the dinner break, which is expected to last around 45 minutes following the first three runs. The BRC Summer Nights Tarmac Stages should finish no later than 10.30pm.
BRC Summer Nights Tarmac Stages
Provisional running order at August 10:
1 Paul Bourne/Megan Bryant (M8-WRC Chefette/LIME/Slam 101/MQI/Banks/Castrol Ford Focus WRC07)
2 Roger Skeete/Louis Venezia (M8-WRC Sol/Michelin/Da Costa Mannings Auto Centre/Simpson Motors Subaru Impreza WRC S12)
3 Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (M8-WRC Esso/Nassco/MotorMac Toyota Corolla WRC)
4 Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward (SM10 Chefette/Lubriguard/Hankook Tyres/Nassco/Redline Fuels/ARMAG Rentals Toyota Starlet)
5 Geoffrey Noel/tba (P4 Globe Finance/Sentry Insurance Brokers/Cargo Solutions International/Mix 96.9FM/CIAC Air Conditioners Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
6 Mark Hamilton/Clive Howell (P4 CIBC-FCIB/Simpson Motors/MAXI Malta/PowerMaster/Boston Seasoning/Automotive Art Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
7 Andrew Mallalieu/Jeremy Foster (P4 Terra Caribbean Subaru Impreza N10)
8 Josh Read/Mark Jordan (SM10
Stihl/Gliptone/Hankook/EZone/Weetabix/SDRR/Royal Purple Toyota Starlet)
9 Logan Watson/Rhett Watson (SM11 Oreo/Chips Ahoy!/Club Social/Formula1 High Performance Auto Care Products/Liquid Wrench/Sign Depot/The Unknown Entity/In support of Little Pink Gift BMW M3)
10 Ralph White/Joe Troulan (SM10 Barbados Villa Services/Island Safari/Amsoil Toyota Starlet)
11 Martin Atwell/Chris King (SM11 BMW M3)
12 Andrew Jones/Ian Warren (SM11 AP Jones Pharmacy/Panadol/Lucozade Ford Escort MkII)
13 Daryl Clarke/Russell Brancker (M7 Ellco Rentals/Mom's Pasta Products/MQI/Roberts Manufacturing Honda Civic)
14 Adrian Linton/Dominic Linton (M7 Ravensden/Barbados Yellow Pages/JAD Performance/Garbage Gobbler/Innovative Security Solutions Vauxhall Astra
SRi)
15 Norman Catwell/Jermin Pope (M7 Chicken Pen Racing/Kumho/Valvoline/Mackeson/Ellesmere Quarries Volkswagen Golf GTI)
16 Jeremy Sisnett/Justin Sisnett (M7 Ford Fiesta)
17 Freddie Gale/Kyle Proverbs (M7 Gale¹s Hatcheries/Nassco/Redline Fuels/VP Racing Fuels Toyota Corolla RunX)
18 Carlos Edwards/Andre Waithe (SM9 Courts I-Finance/Enermax Toyota Starlet)
19 Neil Corbin/Matthew Staffner (M6 Nassco/Jason Jones/Auto Solutions/Castrol Toyota Starlet)
20 Jeremy Gonsalves/Chris Corbin (M6 Makita/SSP Power Tools/Quik Start Auto/Champion Auto Wrecker/Yamaha/All Terrain Plus Opel Corsa)
21 Jamal Brathwaite/Dario Hoyte (M6 Valvoline/Mackeson/Kumho/Ellesmere
Quarries/Codgi¹s Customs Brokers/Chicken Pen Racing/AutoPlus Motors Mitsubishi Mirage RS)
22 Rhett D¹Andrade/Tristan Gibbs (M6 Daihatsu Charmant)
23 Paul Horton - TCI/Kristian Yearwood (M7 Sky Motor Sport/H Racing/Java Island Ford Escort MkI)
24 Sean Cox/Scott Bentham (M5 Simpson Motors/Gliptone/Johnsen¹s Suzuki Swift
Gti)
25 Jeremy Croney/Andrew Croney (Clubman ReMax Lifestyles/Sweet Temptations/Sign Station/Gunk Peugeot 206)
26 Danny Williams/Alex King (M6 Cutters Ford Fiesta)
27 Conor Roach/Damien Johnson (P2 Peugeot 106)
28 John Foster/Ian Weekes (M6 Daihatsu Charmant)
29 Rommell Martin/Christina Brandford (Clubman VV&K Rentals/B3 Imaging/Leroy Body Workshop/Dallas Catering Toyota Starlet)
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