RALLY TRINIDAD - HOT OFF THE PRESS - WRC Gone Clear

[rcadiz]

Alright people, for all those who achin with no updates. Carnival is over, yuh done palance in town and we getting down to the gravel business now.

Rally Trinidad is kicking into full swing over the next few weeks and so far here are all the updates. We can confirm that the confirmed entries have crossed the 30 mark and if all goes well we may start the event with approx. 35 cars which will be a record number for Trinidad and definitely testament to the sport moving forward at an alarming pace given the tight budgets of sponsors:

Competitors (in no particular seeding order):
WRC (3 confirmed - maybe a forth)
- John Powell - Subaru S12B (TRIN)
- Paul Bourne - Ford Focus 2007 (BAR)
- Dean Serrao - Subaru S9 (BAR)
- ???????????? - The mystery car which will be revealed very soon

Group A (8)
- Ainsley Lochan - Evo IX (TRIN)
- Barry Mckenzie - Evo VI (TRIN)
- Neil Armstrong - Evo VI (BAR)
- Bobby Ramdass - Evo III (TRIN)
- Gobin Mahadeo - Subaru N12 (TRIN)
- Vishal Dhanraj - Suabru Impreza (TRIN)
- Colin Khan - Subaru N12 (TRIN)
- Tony Herrah - Subaru Impreza (TRIN)

Group N (5)
- Robert Cadiz - Evo VIII (TRIN)
- Harold Morley - Subaru N14 (BAR)
- Stuart Johnson - Subaru N12 (TRIN)
- Latiff Khan - Evo VII (TRIN)
- Tanko Baboolal - Evo III (TRIN)

Group 3-2 (2)
- Ian Warren - Suzuki Swift (BAR)
- Mark Hamilton - Ford Escort MkII (BAR)

Group 2-4 (7)
- Rezan Mohamed - Colt (TRIN)
- Darrel Ramessar - Mivec (TRIN)
- Fawaz Mohamed - Colt (TRIN)
- Ansel Ali - Mazda 323 (TRIN)
- Shelford Robinson - Nissan B13 (TRIN)
- Franklin Seegobin - Toyota Corolla FX (TRIN)
- Sean Hinds - Toyota Corolla (TRIN)

Group 2-3 (10)
- Bobby Marshal - Colt (JAM)
- Roger Mckenzie - Toyota RunX (TRIN)
- Jerome Lum Hung - Renault Clio (TRIN)
- Donald Gopaul - Toyota Starlet (TRIN)
- Stuart White - Toyota Starlet (BAR)
- Ryan Wood - Toyota Starlet (BAR)
- Scott Sheppard - Ford Escort MkII (TRIN)
- James Harris - Nissan B13 (TRIN)
- Sarah Jane Gopaul - Mazda 323 (TRIN)
- Zak Waddel - Lotus Super 7 (TRIN)

There is talk of a mystery overseas driver who may be using John Powell's Evo IX for the event. I will tell you he is not from TRIN, BAR, or JAM so let that set a few things straight for now. I will say that if he does manage to come, a Grp N car might be contesting the podium this year among all the guns in WRC and Grp A.

So immediately here are some questions:
- Can Lochan hold off Neil Armstrong?
- Can Powell shake off RT08 and show the Surfer how its done?
- Will the much awaited S@^ actually arrive to round out WRC?
- Who will be most entertaining - my money is on the Mark II Escort

THE STAGES
- We will confirm the final order but its gonna be Bronte, Cedar Hill, Preysal and Saith Park. We will be reversing Bronte and Cedar Hill to mix the action up.

The Itinerary
- Thursday March 25 - Scrutineering Grand Bazaar
- Friday March 26 - Opening Ceremony - Queens Park Savannah (opp TGIF)
- Saturday March 27 - Stages (day into night)
- Sunday March 28 - Stages (finale in Saith Park)
- Monday March 29 - Prize Giving (location to be determined)

So that's the scoop people, remember we heading down to Preysal on Feb 28 for the first event that will probably set the pace and provide a great insight as to who's on their game and who's making up numbers....

[chingMAN]

rally going to be pretty good this year , i hope the RWD Starlet madmen end up pulling through

[De Bench]

eh Robbie, I get ban or something ?

or my car so small it not getting classed ?

[partycrasher]

H mm no Renault Clio,was supporting Bench in that sweet car.

Also Tanko Baboolal in a Evo VIII very Interesting.

Poor Tony Group A because of an Air Filter.

Welcome back Colin.

[rcadiz]

Bench / PC - Sorry made the adjustments.....you know how it is.

[De Bench]

Robbie, what is the final line up for the 28th ?

[tr1ad]

no natasha chang....

no care

[wagon r]

man hadda take vaca for RT10......

[De Bench]

G man, TTRC have form for national leave

[carfreak]

i have always been hearing about the rallying and i want to come and check it out. plz give me specific directions to get there nah. have no idea where exactly the place is.

[wrxdevil]

SWEET!!!!!
hahahhahaaha, not much time between the 28th feb and rally trini huh?

[gt4tified]

no natasha chang....

no care

Ah shoulda know you would beat me to it....

[wagon r]

....btw......allyuh sure Scott running or he just donating competition fees again....

[Zandolie]

^
*Shakes head*...

[partycrasher]

Scott schedule to Marshall from the first stage on Saturday morning,right after his Navigator checks in with the Arrival Marshall.

[SilentEvo]

Watch out for Hamilton's Escort. It's a treat for both the eyes and ears. Woody and White, well..nuff said. As for Armstrong?...Prepare to run 'bout. He's non-stop action.

You already know what Dean's capable of, but after seeing him in the S9 over the weekend, prepare to be impressed once again. As a matter of fact, the the Bajan drivers coming to take trophies and crowd pleasing awards!

[chris1388]

where james betts????? that is the real crowd pleaser with the opel corsa

[HondaHo de 1st]

where james betts????? that is the real crowd pleaser with the opel corsa

james will not be competing this year, however he may come for the lime?

[ping7464]

sunday was badddddd.
and dis one go be badda. I all up in dat again.

[chris1388]

where james betts????? that is the real crowd pleaser with the opel corsa

james will not be competing this year, however he may come for the lime?

weys boy tell d man we want to see d corsa out here again scandy flicking

[turbonator]

no natasha chang....

no care

for real

on another note...looking forward to seeing Paul Bourne drive. Ah wonder what the 'mystery car' is gonna be and better yet who is the driver

[HondaHo de 1st]

where james betts????? that is the real crowd pleaser with the opel corsa

james will not be competing this year, however he may come for the lime?

weys boy tell d man we want to see d corsa out here again scandy flicking

hoss ah wish, but james got married and he looking fuh house, so rally on hold till rally barbados. buh he go be here tuh lime man

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

on another note...looking forward to seeing Paul Bourne drive. Ah wonder what the 'mystery car' is gonna be and better yet who is the driver

Mark Higgins co-driven by Nicky Grist!
http://forums.trinituner.com/forums/vie ... p?t=300045

[AutoSport]

So what is the big deal with these guys, Mark Higgins and Nicky Grist?

And those pictures, what is the difference with those, and what we just saw coming out of the recent Preysal run?

Well for those who are not in the know,

these guys in Rallying, are the equivalent of Michael Schumacher in F1,

or Roger Federer in Tennis

or a Rooney or Ronaldo in football – and coming to perform on a Trini stage!

And for the Management of the TTRC together with John Powell to have worked their butts off to coordinate the many different pieces and join the dots that now display this grand picture, is but a sterling achievement in itself. Just the begining.

So now the next big task is to ensure that every aspect of RT 2010 can reach even greater heights and set the pace to really challenge Barbados Rally Carnival – a mandate given to the TTRC in recent times.

Let’s hope that all who can lend a hand will be fully supportive in any way possible, to let this be the catalyst to even bigger things in the future.

[tr1ad]

ah fine d same effort could have been put in to bring Natasha

[Mini]

AutoSport... the bigger picture is that these competitors will put us on the international map for rallying...

International media coverage would certainly accompany these two

For me... it's a chance to not only meet.... but to compete against someone whom I've followed throughout their career (Nicky Grist) and looked up to in the sport. In terms of co-drivers in the recent WRC... I'd rank him, Luis Moya and Daniel Elena as my favorites.

[DEVI]

its taken 13 yrs to turn around...from 1997 with the Texaco Tecmarine Rally and 36 entries.....then a slump....from 04 the hard work of the TTRC and other individuals started paying off to now in 2010 40 entries and a top international team Higgins and Grist...Kudos to the club...wait that entry list is actually bigger than Rally Jamaica!

[HondaHo de 1st]

AutoSport... the bigger picture is that these competitors will put us on the international map for rallying...

International media coverage would certainly accompany these two

For me... it's a chance to not only meet.... but to compete against someone whom I've followed throughout their career (Nicky Grist) and looked up to in the sport. In terms of co-drivers in the recent WRC... I'd rank him, Luis Moya and Daniel Elena as my favorites.

kevin boy, yuh call meh idols deh yes

[Wolla]

Any maps to the Bronte and Cedar hill stages? Haven't driven there in a while, vaguely remember the way.

[rcadiz]

Any maps to the Bronte and Cedar hill stages? Haven't driven there in a while, vaguely remember the way.

These will be posted by Wednesday or Thursday along with full route directions. Its about 15 min from Golconda exit on the South Highway for Bronte, and about the same for the Cedar Hill when coming left off of the Toruba flyover.

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