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6Edmondson third, withjust seven secondsspread over the trio.Saturday promisedlively action, with 12stages covering nearly80 kilometres, atransition from dayinto night . . . andrain in the afternoon,although competitornumbers had dropped byaround 30 (anotherreflection of thereal-world Sol RB)after the challengingFriday stages and somepower outagesin Barbados. Carfraeput in some someaggressive wet stagetimes to stay ahead ofthe field, whileGonsalves won eight ofthe 12 to move in tosecond place, nudgingOllivierre down tothird. The move to thefast-flowing stages onSunday brought asignificant surfacechange, along withrain on the first twotests of the openingloop, presentingdrivers with a trickytyre choice. Whilethis looked set to bethe great leveller,it was in fact rallyleader Carfrae whoshook things up: afteran uncharacteristicbrush with thescenery, he lost oneminute changing apuncture . . . and, inthe near-instant worldof social media, therest of the Top 10knew within minutes!Of those who changedup a gear, UK driverRichard Bliss cameinto contention for apodium finish,although it wasOllivierre whose timeskept him at the headof the field.Gonsalves was stillchipping away,however, fastest onstage after stage,finally cementing hisvictory by winning theKatspraddle PowerStage by more than twoseconds, and the eventby 15secs.Ollivierre, whorepeated his secondplacefinish of Kingof thE Hill, was amongthe first tocongratulate thewinner with a Facebookpost: "Top job Jeremy!Jeremy Gonsalves! Topdrive and well done onthe hat-trick! Stellarperformance on daythree. You earned itbuddy! Well done.”Bliss finished thirdoverall, another44secs adrift, whileerstwhile leaderCarfrae won theController class forthe second weekend ina row, fifth overall.Carib Rally ClubChairman RobertSimmons said: “Theevent proved to be alot more successfulthan the committee andI could have imagined.I would like to thankthe Barbados RallyClub for not onlyrecognising andembracing Esports, butalso for providingsome of the prizes forthis event, and theBarbados MotoringFederation, which hasexpressed an interestin supporting Esportsin the future. AlsoBlades Trophies, CargoBGI and power stagesponsor Katspraddle,who agreed to back ournew venture."
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Edmondson third, with
just seven seconds
spread over the trio.
Saturday promised
lively action, with 12
stages covering nearly
80 kilometres, a
transition from day
into night . . . and
rain in the afternoon,
although competitor
numbers had dropped by
around 30 (another
reflection of the
real-world Sol RB)
after the challenging
Friday stages and some
power outages
in Barbados. Carfrae
put in some some
aggressive wet stage
times to stay ahead of
the field, while
Gonsalves won eight of
the 12 to move in to
second place, nudging
Ollivierre down to
third. The move to the
fast-flowing stages on
Sunday brought a
significant surface
change, along with
rain on the first two
tests of the opening
loop, presenting
drivers with a tricky
tyre choice. While
this looked set to be
the great leveller,
it was in fact rally
leader Carfrae who
shook things up: after
an uncharacteristic
brush with the
scenery, he lost one
minute changing a
puncture . . . and, in
the near-instant world
of social media, the
rest of the Top 10
knew within minutes!
Of those who changed
up a gear, UK driver
Richard Bliss came
into contention for a
podium finish,
although it was
Ollivierre whose times
kept him at the head
of the field.
Gonsalves was still
chipping away,
however, fastest on
stage after stage,
finally cementing his
victory by winning the
Katspraddle Power
Stage by more than two
seconds, and the event
by 15secs.
Ollivierre, who
repeated his secondplace
finish of King
of thE Hill, was among
the first to
congratulate the
winner with a Facebook
post: "Top job Jeremy!
Jeremy Gonsalves! Top
drive and well done on
the hat-trick! Stellar
performance on day
three. You earned it
buddy! Well done.”
Bliss finished third
overall, another
44secs adrift, while
erstwhile leader
Carfrae won the
Controller class for
the second weekend in
a row, fifth overall.
Carib Rally Club
Chairman Robert
Simmons said: “The
event proved to be a
lot more successful
than the committee and
I could have imagined.
I would like to thank
the Barbados Rally
Club for not only
recognising and
embracing Esports, but
also for providing
some of the prizes for
this event, and the
Barbados Motoring
Federation, which has
expressed an interest
in supporting Esports
in the future. Also
Blades Trophies, Cargo
BGI and power stage
sponsor Katspraddle,
who agreed to back our
new venture."
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