More than 50 events planned by the Barbados Motoring Federation’s (BMF) seven sporting Member Clubs are listed on the provisional 2021 calendar published today (December 14). After a year in which many events were cancelled or postponed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the motor sport community – in common with the memberships of island clubs in many other disciplines – are hoping that the effects of Covid-19 will start to abate early in the New Year.
 BMF Vice-President Mark Hamilton said: “With the release of the 2021 Calendar, the BMF and its Member Clubs are approaching motor sport next year with a positive outlook. Recent news on the various vaccines becoming available and the positive effect of the continued Barbados Government-led Protocols will no doubt place Barbados in a good position to benefit from increased travel opportunities for those who want to participate from overseas, facilitate an improved environment on the ground for local competitors and spectators, while at the same time fostering a slow return to normalcy during 2021 in all aspects of Barbadian life.

 “In our view, these important factors will allow for a gradual return of both the smaller events supported primarily by local competitors as well the larger events which attract additional regional and international entrants. If 2020 has taught us anything, it is to acknowledge our ability as a motor sport fraternity to adapt, to make the best of the environment and to plan events around unique challenges . . . and to do so in a responsible manner. I am confident that the Clubs, with the recently-gained experience, are much better informed and ready to deal with 2021, notwithstanding the unknowns that will remain until the coronavirus pandemic is under control.”

 The programme of planned events to be run under permits issued by the BMF stretches from early February to early December, including a number of regional and international events, attracting overseas visitors to the island. The domestic calendar lists a broad cross-section of motor sport disciplines, from grass-roots autocross and karting events, through circuit racing and drag racing to off-road 4x4 navigational safaris, rallycross, rallysprints, special stage rallies and speed events. They are organised by the BMF’s seven sporting Member Clubs: the Barbados Association of Dragsters & Drifters (BADD); Barbados Auto Racing League (BARL); Barbados Karting Association (BKA); Barbados Rally Club (BRC); Bushy Park Motor Sports Inc (BPMSI); the Motoring Club of Barbados Inc (MCBI); the Vaucluse Raceway Motorsports Club (VRMSC).

Editor’s note: affiliated to the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), which rules the sport worldwide, the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) is the island’s governing body for motor sport; it also represents the interests of its Member Clubs in discussions with Government departments which facilitate the sport in the island, in particular the Ministry of Transport, Works & Maintenance, which permits road closures for an agreed number of events each year. Away from motor sport, the BMF affiliate which answers the FIA Mobility remit is the Barbados Automobile Association (BAA), which is an executive committee member of the Government’s Barbados Road Safety Council.

For media information only. No regulatory value.

For further information, please contact BMF Vice-President, Mark Hamilton:
e-mail: mhaminc@gmail.com

BMF20-04a: December 14, 2020

Barbados Motoring Federation
Provisional Motor Sport Calendar 2021

Feb 7 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Feb 21 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Feb 27 - Autocross (BRC) – Bushy Park
Mar 7 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park
Mar 7 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Mar 14 - Race Meet (BPMSI) – Bushy Park
Mar 14 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide
Mar 21 – Single Venue Rally (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway
Mar 28 – Sprint (MCBI) – venue to be confirmed
Apr 5 – Race Meet (BARL) – Bushy Park
Apr 11 - Special Stage Rally (BRC) – venues to be confirmed
Apr 17 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide
Apr 25 - Race Meet (BPMSI) – Bushy Park
Apr 25 - Sprint (MCBI) – Bushy Park
May 1 – MudFest (BRC MudDogs) – venue to be confirmed
May 2 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park
May 2 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
May 8 - Sprint (MCBI) – venue to be confirmed
May 16 - Autocross (BRC) – Bushy Park
May 29 – Rally Show (BRC) – venue to be confirmed
May 30 - Sprint (BRC) – venue to be confirmed
Jun 4-6 - Special Stage Rally (BRC) – Islandwide
Jun 12 - RallySprint (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway
Jun 12 – Sprint (MCBI) – Vaucluse Raceway
Jun 26/27 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide
Jul 4 – Race Meet (BARL) – Bushy Park
Jul 17 - Autocross (BRC) – Bushy Park
Aug 14 - Rallycross (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway
Aug 22 - Sprint (MCBI) – venue to be confirmed
Aug 28/29 - Race Meeting (BPMSI) – Bushy Park
Sep 5 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park
Sep 5 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Sep 11 - Special Stage Rally (MCBI) – venues to be confirmed
Sep 18 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide
Sep 19 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Sep 25 - Sprint (MCBI) – Vaucluse Raceway
Sep 25 - RallySprint (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway
Oct 3 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park
Oct 3 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Oct 10 - Race Meet (BPMSI) – Bushy Park
Oct 17 - Sprint (BRC) – venue to be confirmed
Oct 24 - Autocross (BRC) – Bushy Park
Oct 31 - Race Meeting (BARL) – Bushy Park
Nov 7 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park
Nov 7 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Nov 14 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide
Nov 21 – Special Stage Rally (BRC) – venues to be confirmed
Nov 27 - RallySprint (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway
Nov 28 - Rallycross (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway
Dec 5 - Autocross (BRC) – Bushy Park

NB: events are described by the generic names under which they are granted a BMF permit. Organising clubs may apply different titles to their events, for instance to reflect individual sponsorship commitments

Key to abbreviations:
BADD - Barbados Association of Dragster & Drifters (www.baddmotorsports.com)
BARL - Barbados Auto Racing League (Facebook/BarbadosAutoRacingLeague)
BKA - Barbados Karting Association (Facebook/barbadoskartingassociation)
BPMSI – Bushy Park Motor Sports Inc (Facebook/BPMSInc)
BRC - Barbados Rally Club (www.barbadosrallyclub.com; www.rallybarbados.net; Facebook/BarbadosRallyClub; Facebook/SolRallyBarbados); BRC MudDogs (Facebook/246Muddogs)
MCBI - Motoring Club of Barbados Inc (Facebook/Motoring-Club-Barbados-Inc)
VRMSC - Vaucluse Raceway Motor Sport Club (Facebook/Barbados-Historic-Rally-Carnival; Facebook/BimmaCup)

For media information only. No regulatory value.