More than 70 members of the motorsport fraternity were honoured at the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) annual prize-giving ceremony Friday night at Sugar Ultra Lounge, St Lawrence Gap.
Nearly 120 awards were presented, including return tickets to Britain courtesy of Virgin Atlantic, title sponsor of the BRC drivers’ and class championships.
Among the evening’s awardees were the sport’s volunteers. Long-standing marshals Noel Edwards, Phillip Gooding, Jimmy Hall and David Wood were acknowledged with trophies.
Another ten volunteers were recognised for their contribution, among them former BRC competition secretary Geoff Goddard, who was presented with an appreciation award by competitors for his work in organizing the BRC Autocross Championship.
After an unprecedented three-way tie for the Virgin Atlantic Champion Driver title, Modified 6 winner Neil Corbin won the tie-break from Daryl Clarke, who triumphed in Modified 7, and Logan Watson, who won both the SuperModified 11 class and the BRC two-wheel drive championship. The four-wheel drive title was won by Paul Bourne.
In the MudDogs Safari Championship, Wayne Clarke claimed the Sextant Challenge Trophy as champion navigator for the second year in a row, with regular partner Chris Armstrong winning his first champion driver title and the Peter Farmer Memorial Trophy.
Nick Branson and Dominic Straker were Chefette Novice Champion Navigator and Driver, respectively, while Omar Boodhoo completed an impressive hat-trick of Autocross championship titles.
Club officials thanked the sport’s stakeholders including marshals, officials, sponsors and the media for contributing to another successful season.
“I would also like to commend the committee of management for their continued efforts and, while congratulating this year’s winners, wish everyone good luck in 2013,” said chairman Geoff Noel.
Members were treated to the first public showing of British production company Greenlight TV’s coverage of Sol Rally Barbados 2012, which is scheduled for worldwide broadcast soon. (PR)
