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Rally Trinidad 2011 – Scrutineering
Scrutineers play an important role in many motor sports. Rallies around the world typically have a set of technical regulations to which the competitor’s vehicles must conform. The role of the scrutineer in this case is to confirm that vehicles entered for the race meet the relevant regulations. Scrutineering for Rally Trinidad 2011 was held to a sizeable crowd at MovieTowne, Invaders Bay. Cars were thoroughly inspected, weighed and safety devices were tested before being approved for competition which would start the next day. it was also a good opportunity for the sponsors to get some additional branding in and for fans and spectators to meet their favorite drivers or see their favorite cars really up close!
How the Driver’s Match Up for Rally Trinidad 2011
So Rally Trinidad 2011 is about to start and the ole talk has begun – Who is taking it …
UPDATE: “Penti” Powell in Evo X instead for RT11
All hopes Powell had for rallying at RT11 in his Subaru S12 WRC were dashed when he learned that …
TTRC Rally Finale 2010 – Preysal
The sun finally broke through on Saturday 23rd October after a week of continuous inclement weather, to allow the rally boys to run their ultimate event in Preysal once more. Mother Nature had presented several challenges to the course architects and the hot sun dried out the route somewhat but still gave the rally drivers reason to be extra careful.
TTRC Rally #6 – Action returns to Bronte
Rally Action returned to the Bronte Stage on the 19th September 2010 and TTRC opted to run the same stage configuration as the previous event, Bronte Chiller. With the odd light shower cooling the action throughout the day, it was John “Penti” Powell once again taking the overall in his Shell Helix, Intercontinental Shipping sponsored Group N Mits. Evo IX.
TTRC Rally – Bronte Chiller
The Trinidad & Tobago Rally club continued its 2010 Speed Stages Rally Championship. This is the 5th event for the year and was held at Bronte in South Trinidad. The 7.8KM long stage is well known for its long stretches and technical hills, crests and corners. The course was changed from the usual extra long straight sections which made things all the more interesting.
Rally Tobago 2010
The second annual Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Rally Festival came off without a hitch as rally fans flocked to Courland Estate, Tobago to witness the spectacle that was Rally Tobago 2010. John Powell, co-driven by Nick Telfer took the top spot, just edging last year’s winner Barry McKenzie who took second place. The event was sponsored by the THA, ULTRA Lubricants, STAG a Man’s Beer, Dasani Water, Full Throttle Energy Drink and Tropical Power.
THA Tobago Rally Festival – This Weekend!!!
As this weekend draws near, rally drivers all over Trinidad, are feverishly putting the final touches and tweaking to their cars, in preparation for the sea-bound journey to Tobago Their families, service crew, media, well-wishers and sponsors are also caught up in the rally excitement. We are so appreciative of the THA’s patronage. This is the 2nd episode of Rally Tobago and the TTRC has 25 driver teams in total inclusive of 2 from Jamaica and Barbados.