CARTER'S PIT-STOP TO SPONSOR SEPTEMBER SAFARI

Carter's Pit-stop is the new sponsor of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) September Safari, fourth round of the 2014 Chefette MudDogs Safari & Safari Novice Championships. Slated for Sunday, September 21, it looks set to be a hard-fought event, with just two more chances available for off-road crews to score points.

 

Carter's Marketing Director Brian Hurley said: "We were approached by the Rally Club about sponsoring an event in 2014. After much discussion with my marketing team, we decided on the September Safari. MudDogs and navigational rallying goes back to the grass roots beginnings of the Club - it's where speed rallying stemmed from - MudDogs continues to grow and we wanted to be a part of its future."

 

Store Manager of Carter's Pit-stop, Rhett Watson, added: "I think it's fantastic that we have decided to sponsor the September Safari . . . for me personally, navigational rallying holds a special place in my heart, as this is where it all began for me, way before I was involved in speed events and rallying."

 

With three rounds of five contested, the Chefette MudDogs Championships are closely poised: in the overall standings, Derek Gill and Andrew Croney (Insurance Solutions/Sweet Temptations Mitsubishi Pajero) lead with 178 points, four ahead of Leslie Alleyne and Chris O'Neal (Simpson Motors/Shell Spirax/Shell Rimula/Maxxis Isuzu D-Max), each crew having won one event this year.

 

It is even closer in the Chefette MudDogs Novice Championship, with Damien and Brandon Johnson (Western Union Suzuki Samurai) tied on 174 points with Julian Kirton and Dominic Straker (Kirts Connection Jeep Wrangler). Kirton and Straker won in March and June, with the Johnsons victorious in April.

 

Route-setter for the Pit-stop September Safari is Ben Norris. The start is slated for 8.00am on Sunday, September 21, at Carters Pit-stop, Wildey, Christ Church, with the finish roughly eight hours later at 4.00pm.

 

Entries for the Pit-stop September Safari are now open at Motorsport Services in Haggatt Hall and will close next Tuesday (September 16) at 1.00pm; the Briefing Meeting will be at 7.00pm the same evening, at the Barbados Clay Target Shooting Association Club House at Searles, Christ Church, after which the entry list will be published.

 

Chefette MudDogs Safari Championship

Positions after round 3

Drivers

1st Derek Gill (Insurance Solutions/Sweet Temptations Mitsubishi Pajero), 178 points

2nd Leslie Alleyne (Simpson Motors/Shell Spirax/Shell Rimula/Maxxis Isuzu D-Max), 174pts

3rd George Mendes (G & G Sales & Service/Lunatics Inc Mitsubishi L200 Sportero), 156pts

4th equal Wayne Manning (Zephrins Bakeries Suzuki Samurai), Damien Johnson (Western Union Suzuki Samurai) & Audley Croney (CC Motor Sports & Friends Suzuki Vitara), 148pts

7th Gregory Dickenson (Toyota Hilux), 142pts

8th Chris Armstrong (Toyota Hilux), 138pts

9th Julian Kirton (Kirts Connection Jeep Wrangler), 130pts

10th Richard Hinckson (Eastern Veterinary Clinic/No More Turns Racing Suzuki Samurai), 126pts

etc

 

Navigators

1st Andrew Croney (Insurance Solutions/Sweet Temptations Mitsubishi Pajero), 178pts

2nd Chris O’Neal (Simpson Motors/Shell Spirax/Shell Rimula/Maxxis Isuzu D-Max), 174pts

3rd Gary Mendes (G & G Sales & Service/Lunatics Inc Mitsubishi L200 Sportero), 156pts

4th equal Willie Hinds (Zephrins Bakeries Suzuki Samurai), Brandon Johnson (Western Union Suzuki Samurai) & Jeremy Croney (CC Motor Sports & Friends Suzuki Vitara), 148pts

7th Wayne Clarke (Toyota Hilux), 138pts

8th Dominic Straker (Kirts Connection Jeep Wrangler), 130pts

9th Dean Springer (Eastern Veterinary Clinic/No More Turns Racing Suzuki Samurai), 126pts

10th Jonathan Millar (Sweet Temptations Suzuki Samurai), 124pts

etc

 

Chefette MudDogs Safari Novice Championship

Positions after round 3

Drivers & Navigators

1st equal Damien Johnson/Brandon Johnson (Western Union Suzuki Samurai) & Julian Kirton/Dominic Straker (Kirts Connection Jeep Wrangler), 174pts

3rd Richard Hinkson/Dean Springer (Eastern Veterinary Clinic/No More Turns Racing Suzuki Samurai), 168pts

4th Simon Parravicino/Jonathan Millar (Sweet Temptations Suzuki Samurai), 164pts

5th Michael Broome/Joshua Broome (WOW Camp/12 Volt Auto Suzuki Jimny), 108pts

etc

 

Forthcoming events

Round 4 - September 21 - Pit-stop September Safari

MudFest - October 26

Round 5 - November 9 - BRC MudDogs November Safari

 

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