Final Shakedown for Sol Rally Barbados 2012
Newcomers on show at Simpson Motors Scrutineering

Competitors from a record-equalling 15 nations including host country Barbados are making last-minute preparations for Sunday's (June 3) Sol Go Further/Scotiabank King of the Hill, the final shakedown ahead of the Caribbean's biggest annual motor sport International, Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) . . . and Simpson Motors Scrutineering tomorrow (Saturday) will give fans their chance to see nearly 20 cars new to the island for the first time.

The provisional running order for Sunday's event published today (June 1) lists 101 entries, missing only a handful of those entered for Sol RB12 the following weekend. These include overseas competitors who have not yet arrived in the island and local competitors battling against the clock to have their cars in full readiness for the Barbados Rally Club's (BRC) blue riband event.

Sol Go Further/Scotiabank King of the Hill is being staged at Hangman's Hill for the second year running, the first time a venue has been revisited since the inaugural KotH at Turner's Hall in 2008; that was followed by Stewart's Hill and Sailor Gully, with the 3.4-kilometre St Thomas stage, which ends shortly after the Lion Castle crossroads, first used last year.

The Service Park is at Simpson Motors, Warrens. 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 Modified 8-WRC, and the top 10 after the first official run will be held back and run in reverse order at the end of the field.

KotH victories have so far been shared equally, and in alternate years, by local drivers Paul Bourne (2008 & '10) and Roger Skeete ('09 & '11), so the trophy has always stayed 'at home'; overseas drivers have been podium finishers, however, with England's Paul Bird the most successful so far, third in 2010, then second last year . . . perhaps the start of a pattern?

The Simpson Motors Suzuki Swift was highest-placed two-wheel-drive for the first three years, 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 last year, while Roger Mayers, Josh Read and Cliff Roett have also featured in the overall top 10.

Newcomers on show at Simpson Motors Scrutineering

Nearly 20 of the more than 100 cars that will assemble for Simpsons Motors Scrutineering tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) are new to island fans, so a major turn-out is anticipated for the family-friendly function at the Warrens, St Michael, venue.

Competition cars will arrive to a pre-arranged schedule from before 1.00pm, 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 and related promotional programming will be broadcast on the Giant Daylight Screen.

The island's knowledgeable fans will find much to interest them, starting with the record-breaking International entry of 30 cars, a third of which are newcomers to the event. Among these, regular visitor Rob Swann's Subaru Impreza is likely to command attention: his Sol RB10 Group N winner has had a total make-over at TEG Sport in the north of England - stripped to a bare shell, lightened, then dipped and re-sprayed, it now has a WRC spec engine, with a six-speed sequential gearbox and active centre diff.

Irish newcomers include Martin Donnelly and Joe McQuillan, with Group A and N Mitsubishi Lancer Evos respectively, plus a host of rear-wheel-drive exponents, while the Oxford University Motorsport Foundation's immaculate Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV is sure to attract a crowd.

Sunday's Sol Go Further/Scotiabank King of the Hill will also see four local drivers debut their new cars, two of which have strong links with regular visitors to the island. In SuperModified 11, Martin Atwell will return to competition in a BMW M3, while former Modified 7 Champion Adrian Linton will reveal his recently-completed Vauxhall Astra SRi. In M6, Jeremy Gonsalves has a new Opel Corsa built in the UK by John Hardman, while the Clubman Historic class will include Stuart White's new BMW 325, another 'Beemer' for the island from Martin Stockdale's workshop.

Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) and Sol Go Further/Scotiabank King of the Hill (June 3) are organised and promoted by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group. 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, Climate Control, Field Insurance, Glacial Pure, Little Switzerland, Redline Fuels, Scotiabank and Stoute's Car Rental.

SOL GO FURTHER/SCOTIABANK KINGOF THE HILL 2012
Provisional entry list at June 1

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown): ARG – Argentina; CDN – Canada; ENG – England; IRL – Republic of Ireland; JAM – Jamaica; KEN – Kenya; NED – The Netherlands; NIR – Northern Ireland; RSA – South Africa; SCO – Scotland; TCI – Turks & Caicos; TRI – Trinidad & Tobago; USA – United States of America; WAL – Wales

+ driver/co-driver (car) + some classifications subject to scrutineering

1 Barry Mayers/Roger Mayers (SM9 Chefette/Digicel/Delaware Dispensary/Illusion Graphics/Barbados Today WR Starlet)
2 Rhett Watson/Logan 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)
3 Fabien Clarke/Arlington Hoyte (P2 Barbados Business Listings/RCR Tours/Bovell Auto Repair/Simple Trucking Suzuki Ignis Sport)
4 David Brewster/Alex Kirton (Clubman SRG Engineering/Castrol/Innovative Security Solutions Peugeot 205GTi)
5 Jeremy Croney/Damien Johnson (Clubman ReMax Lifestyles/Sweet Temptations/Sign Station/Gunk Peugeot 206)
6 Shannon Kirton/Lisa Roett (Clubman Ullyett’s Machine Shop/Gomez & Western Services/Field Insurance Brokers/Cartique/Gatorade/Fritolay/Fingerprint Designs Datsun 120Y)
7 Andrew Skeete/tba (Club-Hist Sonic Industrial & Mechanical Hand Tools/Hankook Mitsubishi Lancer GSR)
8 Greg Cozier/Andrew Croney (Club-Hist Hyundai Lubricants Ford Escort MkII)
9 Nigel Reece/David Reece (Club-Hist Subzero Services/IGM Air Conditioners/Ullyetts Machine Shop Service/Valvoline/Gatorade/Frito-Lay/Trident International Ford Escort MkI)
10 Ryan Wood/Raymond Parris (Club-Hist Propac Dog Food Toyota Starlet)
11 Stuart McChlery/Julian Goddard (Club-Hist Ford Escort MkI)
12 Stuart White/Jason O’Neal (Club-Hist BMW 325)
14 Glenn Campbell – NIR/Jonathan MacDonald - NIR (M5 Nissan Micra Kit Car)
15 Peter Gallagher – IRL/Rene Forde (M5 Dublin Crystal/Greenspeed Motorsport/Andrew Sam Design Jewellers Talbot Samba)
16 Rommell Martin/Christina Brandford (M5 VV&K Rentals/B3 Imaging/Leroy Body Workshop/Dallas Catering Toyota Starlet)
17 Sean Cox/Adam Cox (M5 Simpson Motors/Gliptone/Johnsen’s Suzuki Swift Gti)
18 Stuart Deeley – ENG/Alistair Dodd - ENG (M5 Demon Tweeks Nissan Micra)
19 Brendon McKenzie/Sean Collett (M6 Budex Couriers/Blakey’s on the Boardwalk/This & That Bajan/Meow Mix/MCK Motorsport Toyota Corolla)
20 Danny Williams/Syltopher Mayers (M6 Cutters Ford Fiesta)
21 Jamal Brathwaite/Dario Hoyte (M6 Valvoline/Mackeson/Kumho/Ellesmere Quarries/Codgi’s Customs Brokers/Chicken Pen Racing/AutoPlus Motors Mitsubishi Mirage RS)
22 Jeremy Gonsalves/Chris Corbin (M6 Makita/SSP Power Tools/Quik Start Auto/Champion Auto Wrecker/Yamaha/All Terrain Plus Opel Corsa)
23 Kenny Hall - SCO/Fenny Wesselink – NED (M6 Halltune Garage Ford Puma S1600)
24 Martin Taylor – IRL/Eddie Taylor – IRL (P2 Dublin Crystal Proton Satria)
25 Neil Corbin/Matthew Staffner (M6 Nassco/Jason Jones/Auto Solutions/Castrol Toyota Starlet)
26 Rhett D’Andrade/Tristan Gibbs (M6 Daihatsu Charmant)
27 Wayne Archer/Lucas Nicolao - ARG (M6 Peugeot 206)
28 Adrian Linton/Jonathan Linton (M7 Ravensden/Barbados Yellow Pages/JAD Performance/Garbage Gobbler/Innovative Security Solutions Vauxhall Astra)
29 Chris Ullyett/Derek Ince (M7 Ullyett's Machine Shop/MG America/Proj-Rx/Pharmabiosource Ford Escort RS2000)
30 Daryl Clarke/Russell Brancker (M7 Ellco Rentals/Mom's Pasta Products/MQI/Roberts Manufacturing Honda Civic)
31 Edward Corbin/Rodney Clarke (M7 Valvoline/Automotive Art Toyota Corolla RunX)
32 Eric Allamby/Sean Corbin (M7 Shelbury Construction/Blakey’s on the Boardwalk/This & That Bajan/Scrap Man Recycling Toyota Corolla)
33 Freddie Gale/Kyle Proverbs (M7 Gale’s Hatcheries/Nassco/Redline Fuels/VP Racing Fuels Toyota Corolla RunX)
34 Jeremy Sisnett/Justin Sisnett (M7 Ford Fiesta)
35 John Corbin/Owen Proverbs (M7 Valvoline/Automotive Art Toyota Corolla)
36 Kyle Catwell/Norman Catwell (M7 Chicken Pen Racing/Kumho/Valvoline/Mackeson/Ellesmere Quarries Volkswagen Golf GTI)
37 Miguel Toppin/Yakub Haveliwala (M7 MD Motorsports/De Limit Auto Body Repairs/Fusion Restaurant & Lounge Peugeot 205)
38 Ron Greaves/Stuart Leach – ENG (M7 Chicken Pen Racing/Kick Energy Drink/Ellesmere Quarries/McCarthys Garage/barbadostoday.bb/Valvoline/Kumho Honda Civic Type-R)
39 Sean Field/Darnley Rayside (M7 Field Insurance Brokers/Castrol/Ackee Tree Restaurant/AM Realty Services/Landscapes in Harmony/Beacon Insurance Peugeot 306 GTi6)
40 Andrew Siddall – ENG/Carl Williamson – WAL (Historic Siddall and Hilton Ford Escort MkI)
41 Ding Boston - ENG/Sophie Black – ENG (Historic Phillips Tyres of Oxford/Geest Line/Huzier/NGK/Virgin Atlantic/Toyo Tires/Centor Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV)
42 Tim Pearcey – ENG/Neil Shanks – SCO (Historic Willowgreen Homes/Ravenol/Dunlop Ford Escort RS1800)
43 Allan Maynard/Marcus Beck (SM9 Marshal Trading/Roberts Manufacturing Toyota Starlet)
44 Carlos Edwards/Andre Waithe (SM9 Courts I-Finance/Enermax Toyota Starlet)
45 Clifford Cox/Scott Bentham (SM9 PondFly Inc/SDRR Hydraulics Toyota Starlet)
46 Matt Shinnors – IRL/Catherine Levis – IRL (SM9 www.vetcar.ie Ford Escort MkII)
47 Roger Mayers/Barry Mayers (SM9 Chefette/Digicel/Delaware Dispensary/Illusion Graphics/Barbados Today WR Starlet)
48 Vishal Dhanraj - TRI/Scott Leonard – USA (SM9 Gulf Motor Oil/Lucozade Energy/V3 Rally Team Opel Corsa)
49 Winston Thompson/Fiona McDonald (SM9 Chicken Pen Racing/SDRR Industrial & Hydraulic Spares/Ellesmere Quarries Toyota Starlet)
50 Allan Mackay – SCO/Mo Downey – NIR (SM10 Avanti Environmental/Highland Waste Services/M Greer Motorsport/TT Graphics Ford Anglia WRC)
51 Brett Clarke/Garry Clarke (SM10 Citroen C2 S1600)
52 Gary Thomas – WAL/Phil Ralphs – WAL (SM10 Tsalta Motorsport/Cambrian Garages/Cambrian Land Rover Ford Escort MkII)
53 Ian Warren/Robert Warren (SM10 Automotive Art/Simpson Motors/Degree Suzuki Swift)
54 Josh Read/Mark Jordan (SM10 Stihl/Gliptone/Hankook/EZone/Weetabix/SDRR/Royal Purple Toyota Starlet)
55 Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward (SM10 Lubriguard/Hankook Tyres/Nassco/Redline Fuels/ARMAG Rentals Toyota Starlet)
56 Paul Horton - TCI/Kristian Yearwood (SM10 Sky Motor Sport/H Racing/Java Island Ford Escort MkI)
57 Ralph White/Joe Troulan (SM10 Barbados Villa Services/Island Safari/Amsoil Toyota Starlet)
58 Raymond Conlon – IRL/Darren McCague – IRL (SM10 Conlon Travel/Gribben Plumbing/Clones Shavings/Skelton Travel Toyota Corolla)
59 Alex Whitehead/Brian Hurley (SM11 AM Electrical Solutions/Sign Station BMW 328i)
60 Andrew Jones/Kurt Ward (SM11 AP Jones Pharmacy/Panadol/Lucozade Ford Escort MkII)
61 Brian Gill/Heath Hazell (SM11 Coca Cola BMW M3)
62 Calvin Briggs/Paul Inniss (SM11 barbadostoday.bb/Sammy Lee Towing and Recovery/Erie Tyre Services Ford Escort MkII)
63 Devon Clarke/Dario Watson (SM11 DDC Cleaners/Friendly Signs/Duck Autoworks/Arron Parris Construction Toyota Starlet)
64 Graham Manning/Mick Squires - ENG (SM11 Aqua Pur Ford Escort MkII)
65 James Betts/Geoff Goddard (SM11 Quikstart Auto/Makita Tools/Star Products/barbadostoday.bb/Champion Auto Wrecker Services Renault Clio)
66 John Hardman – NIR/Sean Buckley – WAL (SM11 John Hardman Engineering/Ian Rodgers Bodyshop/AVO UK/PEC Tyres/Star Products/All Terrain/Chicken Pen Racing/Carole’s Cakes/Brian Hardman Builders/DTA Engine Management Systems Ford Escort MkII)
67 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)
68 Martin Atwell/Chris King (SM11 BMW M3)
69 Martin Stockdale - ENG/Mark Swallow – ENG (SM11 Divi Southwinds/Drive-a-Matic/Quarry Motors BMW M3 Compact)
70 Nigel Worswick – ENG/Lindsey Pilkington – ENG (SM11 Worswick Engineering Ford Escort MkII)
71 Owen Cumberbatch/Randy Reid (SM11 BMW M3)
72 Sammy Cumberbatch/Nicholas Yarde (SM11 LIME/F Taylor Associates/Castrol BMW M3)
73 St Elmo Cumberbatch/Kevin Cumberbatch (SM11 Carib Supply/F Taylor Associates BMW E36)
74 Stan Hartling – TCI/Andy Proudfoot - CDN (SM11 Lotus Exige)
75 Stuart Maloney/Trevor Perkins (SM11 Automotive Art/Sign Station/Valvoline Peugeot 306 Maxi)
76 Andrew Costin-Hurley - ENG/Shaun Mellett - ENG (GpB Earl’s Performance Hoses Ford Puma)
77 Duane Johnson/Dwayne Forde (GpB Johnson’s Autos/Williams Tools/Cyrus Chickens/G&G Sales & Services/Castrol Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo)
78 Frans Verbaas – NED/Carina van Westen – NED (GpB Mini Cooper S)
79 Geoffrey Ullyett/Jason King (GpB Ullyett's Machine Shop/Algae-X Fuel Conditioner Datsun 200T)
80 Harold Morley - ENG/Mark Nelson – JAM (GpB Ontrac Systems Barbados Porsche RSR GT3 Rally)
81 Andrew Mallalieu/Aled Edwards - WAL (P4 Terra Caribbean Subaru Impreza N10)
82 Geoff Noel/Kreigg Yearwood (P4 Globe Finance/Sentry Insurance Brokers/Cargo Solutions International/Mix 96.9FM/CIAC Air Conditioners Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
83 Mark Hamilton/Clive Howell (P4 CIBC-FCIB/Simpson Motors/MAXI Malta/PowerMaster/Boston Seasoning/Automotive Art Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
84 Martin Donnelly - IRL/Colin Fitzgerald - IRL (P4 Eire Concrete Inc Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
85 Simon Wallis – ENG/Carolyn Pearce – ENG (P4 Wallis Performance Subaru Impreza N10)
86 Stuart Johnson - TRI/Chris Hoad (P4 Mitco Water Laboratories Subaru Impreza N12)
87 Terry Sealy/Rommel Coppin (P4 Speedline Performance Auto/Premier World Cargo Subaru Impreza N12)
88 Avinash Chatrani/Martin Goddard (M8-A Electric Avenue/Hankook/Solder Seal Gunk/Niagra Water/Sign Station Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI)
89 Graeme Finlayson - SCO/Orville Bruce (M8-A www.racedandrallied.com Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III)
90 Joe McQuillan – NIR/Neill Finlay - NIR (M8-A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII)
91 Rob Weir - ENG/Ross Weir - ENG (M8-A Weir Laundry Equipment Subaru Impreza)
92 Dean Serrao/Josh Delmas (M8-WRC Sugar Ultra Lounge/Rush Restaurant Subaru Impreza WRC S9)
93 Jeffrey Panton – JAM/Michael Fennell Jnr – JAM (M8-WRC Ford Focus WRC06)
94 John Powell - TRI/Nicholas Telfer - TRI (M8-WRC Intercontinental Shipping/Trinidad Mooring & Launch Services/FT Farfan/Shell Subaru Impreza WRC S14)
95 Paul Bird - ENG/Kirsty Riddick – SCO (M8-WRC Frank Bird Poultry/Fuchs-Silkolene Ford Focus WRC08)
96 Paul Bourne/Megan Bryant (M8-WRC Chefette/LIME/Slam 101/MQI/Banks/Castrol Ford Focus WRC07)
97 Rob Swann – ENG/Darren Garrod – WAL (M8-WRC Waves Hotel and Spa/Revolution Wheels/R A Swann Subaru Impreza)
98 Roger Duckworth - ENG/Gary Digger - ENG (M8-WRC Intrinsys/Kumho Subaru Impreza WRC)
99 Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (M8-WRC Esso/Nassco/MotorMac Toyota Corolla WRC)
100 Roger Skeete/Louis Venezia (M8-WRC Sol/Michelin/Da Costa Mannings Auto Centre/Simpson Motors Subaru Impreza WRC S12)
101 Sean Gill/Michael Cummins (M8-WRC Simpson Motors/Shell V-Power/Automotive Art/Monster Energy Drink Suzuki SX4 WRC)
102 Steve Perez – ENG/Paul Spooner – WAL (M8-WRC Kick Energy Drink Ford Focus WRC07)