Rally Jamaica 2012
Posted By: Nicholas Dumplin Bhajan
02/12/12
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Tags:2012, Barry McKenzie, Bog Walk, Jamaica, Jeffery Panton, john powell, Rally, Ryan Peyrau
Categories: Event Coverage, Rally
Jamaicans Jeffrey Panton along with co-driver Mike Fennel in their “Panton Motorsport” Ford Focus WRC returned the 1st place trophy to the host nation for Rally Jamaica 2012! 2011 winner John Powell and co-driver Nick Telfer, flying the T&T flag on their Subaru Impreza S14 WRC were unable to return the top award to Trinidad & Tobago this year.
Full Story5-Team Trini contingent head to Rally Jamaica 2012
Posted By: Robert Cadiz26/11/12No Comments;
Tags:2012, Jamaica, Kingston, Rally Jamaica, TTRC, WRCCategories: Event Coverage, Rally
5 T&T crews are heading to compete at Rally Jamaica 2012 this weekend. The Jamaican leg of the “Caribbean Rally Championship” is a very similar format to Trinidad with 4-6 different stages being run over Saturday and Sunday, and a tarmac super special in Kingston to close off the Rally. The local boys should be at home with the surface and once they finish they should place well.
Full StoryTTKA Karting Finals 2012 at Brian Lara Stadium
Posted By: Duane 3NE 2NR18/11/12No Comments;
Tags:2012, Brian Lara Stadium, go-kart, Kart, Karting, ttkaCategories: Event Coverage, Karting
The final event was held at the Brian Lara Stadium Taruba and the course laid out was a fast flowing sequences of fast left handed corners into even faster right handed corners. Bridgette Singh put in a masterful drive to clinch the 2012 TTKA Rotax International Championship. It was a tough battle for the entire season and she had to fight off her male counter parts, the closest competitor being Kristian Boodoosingh.
Full StoryPowell and Fennell look to WRC 2013!
Posted By: Duane 3NE 2NR11/11/12No Comments;
Tags:2012, 2013, Catalunya, john powell, Mike Fenn, WRC, WRC SpainCategories: Event Coverage, Rally
After getting their proverbial feet wet in the World Rally Championship level just a couple of days ago with Rally de Espana 2012, John Powell and co-driver Mike Fennel may have to actually drive in ice come next year at WRC Rally Sweden with FORD M-Sport. According to T&T`s Powell, you may have to mark February 7-10, 2013 on the calendar as he heads to Sweden with FORD M-Sport.
Full StoryPowell gets a dose of WRC fever
Posted By: Duane 3NE 2NR09/11/12No Comments;
Tags:2012, Catalunya, Ford M-Sport, john powell, Mike Fennell, Spain, WRCCategories: Event Coverage, Rally
SPAIN. John Powell, Trinidad and Tobago’s top rally driver had his first full-fledged experience on the Gandesa, Pesells 1 and Terra Alta 1 WRC stages in Cataluna, Spain on Friday morning. Local media teams from Trinidad & Tobago were positioned at the start of the first stage and observed Powell and Jamaican co-driver Mike Fennell Jr. in fine form compared to the previous day’s practice and qualifying runs driving the M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC.
Full StoryCaribbean Rally Team to begin Shakedown in Spain
Posted By: Duane 3NE 2NR08/11/12No Comments;
Tags:2012, Catalunya, Ford RS WRC, john powell, Mike Fennell, Spain, trinidad, WRCCategories: Event Coverage, Rally
SALOU, SPAIN. After a hectic morning of qualifying stages in Salou, both WRC driver John Powell and navigator Mike Fennel are ready for the shakedown stages driving a WRC Ford Fiesta RS. With Thursday’s qualifying session permitting two complete passes of free practice and one complete pass in an attempt to set the fastest time possible in championship order, Powell and Fennel churned up a reasonable time 12 seconds behind leader Sebastien Loeb.
Full StoryPowell begins his attack of the WRC Rally Spain
Posted By: Robert Cadiz08/11/12No Comments;
Tags:2012, Caribbean, Catalunya, Ford M-Sport, Jamaica, john powell, Mike Fennell, Spain, trinidad, WRCCategories: Event Coverage, Rally
John Powell began his attack of the WRC Rally Spain 2012 this morning with the all the hope and pride of local motorsport fans. He started amongst the world’s best including 9-time and current World Champion Sebastien Loeb, and multiple winner and Ford teammate Petter Solberg. Driving for Team Ford M-Sport, Powell had 2 practice runs this morning followed by the qualifying stage which determines the start order for Rally Spain.
Full StoryPowell will drive for Ford M-Sport at Rally Spain 2012!
Posted By: Robert Cadiz15/10/121 Comment;
Tags:2012, Ford M-Sport, John "Penti" Powell, Rally de España, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, WRCCategories: Event Coverage, Rally
Yes people it is 100% true. Trinidad’s very own John ‘Penti’ Powell will drive for M-SPORT Team Ford at Rally de Espana on November 8-11, 2012. John received the invitation last week from them, and it was officially published this morning on http://www.fia.com (check the news releases to the right hand side of the page – or click http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pr … s-esp.aspx).
Full StoryT&T’s Golden Jubilee book features Motorsport, names icons
Posted By: Duane 3NE 2NR26/09/12No Comments;
Tags:2012, 50 years of independence, Motorsport, Trinidad and TobagoCategories: Circuit Racing, Drag Racing, Event Coverage, Karting, Rally, Special Events
Marking Trinidad & Tobago’s 50th Anniversary of our Independence, the Golden Jubilee Edition of “Trinidad & Tobago – Terrific and Tranquil” publication includes features of T&T as diverse as our many cultures. The one feature that stood out for us here at TriniTuner.com is of course Motorsport. This two page feature included photos of recent rally, karting and drag racing events as well as circuit racing in its heyday at Wallerfield in the 80’s. The major accomplishment for local motorsport in this publication however, is the recognition of Sheldon Bissessar in the list of “50 Exemplars and Icons of T&T”, a list populated by great icons such as Pat Bishop, Rudranath Capildeo and Brian Lara.
Full StoryRally of the Sun and Stars 2012 (Barbados)
Posted By: Gerrard Wilson08/09/12No Comments;
Tags:2012, barbados, Rally, Sun and Stars, WRCCategories: Event Coverage, Rally
The” MCBI/E-Z PAVE RALLY OF THE SUN AND STARS 2012″ held on September 8th got on the way from the E-Z Pave Hardware Complex with the first car leaving on time for stage1.There was a total of 33 entries and 12 stages to be run,stages 1,3and 5 would be run at Mapps to Stewarts Hill whilst 2,4and 6 would be run at Andrews to Malvern stages 7,9and 11 would be run in reverse as Stewarts Hill to Mapps and Malvern to Andrews were stages 8,10 and 12.
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