Paul Bird/Kirsty Riddick (Ford Focus WRC)
After five attempts since 2008, England’s Paul Bird finally emerged victorious in this year’s running of Sol Rally Barbados. Continuing his form from the previous weekend’s victory at the King of the Hill event, Bird was dominant throughout the two days of rallying, scoring 11 stage wins out of the 21 stages completed. He fought off spirited challenges from locals Roger Skeete (Subaru Impreza WRC), Sean Gill (Suzuki SX4 WRC) and Paul Bourne (Ford Focus WRC) before claiming victory by just over 12 seconds from Bourne, after Skeete and Gill retired from the rally with mechanical failures. Jamaica’s Jeffrey Panton finished an impressive third in a rally where the Ford Focus was dominant in claiming the top four positions.
The summarised results can be found at rallyscoring.com. I will post a link to the official press release when it becomes available.
My photos will be posted on my Flickr site over the next few days. There are tons of photos to sift through so keep checking for updates. I will use the blog to highlight some of my favourite photos from the weekend.
Dean Serrao (Subaru Impreza WRC)
Roger Duckworth (Subaru Impreza WRC)
Josh Read (Toyota Starlet)
James Betts (Renault Clio)
Gary Thomas (Wales) – Ford Escort
Andrew Jones – Ford Escort
Greg Cozier – Ford Escort
Jeffrey Panton – Ford Focus WRC
Related links:
My Flickr Site
Sol Rally Barbados – Day 1…Completed!!!
Sol Rally Barbados – Day 2 – Finally Started…Keep checking for updates!!!
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