22/08/2026
Standings set for shake-up in BRC Double-Header
The Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Double-Header Summer Sprint on Sunday (August 23) looks set to play a crucial role in the outcome of the 2026 Driver’s & Class Championships. As the season draws to a close, with November’s Winter Rally the ninth and final round and a number of class-leaders missing from the very healthy 49-car entry, the current standings are in for a shake-up after Sunday's two points-scoring opportunities.
Round seven will comprise four timed runs on a 5.0-kilometre course from Kendal in St John to Ellesmere in St George, with four runs in the reverse direction for round eight. The fastest run in each direction counts towards a driver’s championship tally, with a class win worth 15 points. Both directions are also rounds of the 2026 Motoring Club Barbados Inc (MCBI) Championship.
A minute's silence will be observed during the Briefing Meeting ahead of the 11.00am start to allow crews to reflect on the passing in recent weeks of former MCBI Chairman Glyne Greaves, Harold 'Doc' Morley and, just a few days ago, Dave Crawford, whose eight victories alongside Roger Skeete makes him the most successful co-driver in Rally Barbados history.
Two-time Champion Driver Neil Corbin (Modified 2 Toyota GT86 CS-R3) has a healthy lead of 13 points over Kyle Gill (Clubman 1 Mitsubishi C**t) in this year's title chase - 90 to 77 - and Gill is also under pressure. There are only nine points between him and seventh-placed Sean Corbin (C2 BMW 318ti Compact), who lies second in class to his namesake with 68 points, so change is on the cards.
It's close at the top of the 4wd Championship as well. Josh Read has 67 points, three ahead of Jamaica's Kyle Gregg, these two both driving Ford Fiesta Rally2s, with Stuart Maloney third on 61 points in his Skoda Fabia RS Rally2. With fourth-placed Adam Mallalieu absent, Dane Skeete (WRC Subaru Impreza WRC S12), who is two points behind Maloney, could start be in the top three mix by the end of the day.
Along with Mark Maloney (Fabia RS Rally2), Read, Gregg and Stuart Maloney will be at the sharp end of the nine-strong FIA R5 class, which also includes Mark Thompson (Citroen C2 Rally2), the Fabias of Brian Gill and America's George Sherman and the Fiesta R5s of Wayne Archer's and David Husbands. There's a solid entry in Modified 4 as well, Kyle Catwell in his Audi TT-R taking on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IXs of points-leader David-Anthony Balgobin, Savio Walcott and brothers Kurt and Neil Thompson.
With the leading drivers in the 2wd standings, Barry Mayers and Rhett Watson, absent along with fifth-placed Logan Watson, there are some big points hauls on offer for third-placed Neil Corbin and the top two seeds in SuperModified 2, Mark-Anthony Hinkson (BMW M3) and Andrew Jones (Ford Es**rt MkII).
In the classes, expect close battles in SuperModified 1 and Clubman 2. In SM1, former Champion Driver Edward Corbin (Daihatsu Charmant) is looking to recover from his engine failure in BCIC RB16, while just two points separating the class-leading Toyotas of Antonio Springer (Starlet) and Andre Corbin (Corolla).
Leader of the BimmaCup battle in C2, Sebastian Thompson is absent, as is joint second-placed Robert Ryan Wood, so it will be tight in the equal largest class of the day. Regular front-runners Allan Kinch and Antigua's Stewart Gordon are joined for the first time in a Sprint Event by Martin Atwell, returning to competition for the first time in over a decade.
Also new to Rally Club is events are the BMW M3s of Chris Hoad (ex-Wayne Archer) and Geoff Noel (ex-Jonathan Still), while former BMW M3 co-driver Ian Grimes is entered in a Modified 2 Hond Civic, co-driven by his regular pilot David St Hill.
Sunday’s Service Park is at Colleton Plantation Yard, St John, where scrutineering will start at 9.00am. There will be the usual break after the first four runs to allow the stage crews to prepare for the reverse direction, with the event expected to be completed by 5.00pm.
Photo: Josh Read will be defending his FIA R5 class and 4wd Championship lead in Sunday’s Summer Sprint Double-Header
Photo by Kristopher Streek
BRC Summer Sprint - Sunday, August 23
2026 BRC Driver’s & Class Championships, rounds 7 & 8
Final running order at August 21:
1 Jacob Mustor (C2 Glassesco/NKM Clothing/Bio-Beauty Day Spa/BC's Supermarket/King Ocean Shipping BimmaCup)
2 Stuart Maloney (FIA R5 VP Fuels/Bushy Park Barbados/Maloney Racing Skoda Fabia RS Rally2)
3 Kyle Gregg – JAM (FIA R5 York Investments/B D Gregg/ACE K9 Security Services Ford Fiesta Rally2)
4 Mark Maloney (FIA R5 M-Jet FBO/Imagine Developments/Bushy Park Barbados Skoda Fabia RS Rally2)
5 Josh Read (FIA R5 Servall Inc/Stihl/Fig Products/H & B Hardware/Hankook Batteries/Weetabix Ford Fiesta Rally2)
6 Dane Skeete (WRC Automotive Art/C O Williams Sand & Lime/Sol Subaru Impreza WRC S12)
7 Mark Thompson (FIA R5 Glassesco/King Ocean Shipping/NKM Clothing/Bio-Beauty Day Spa Citroen C3 Rally2)
8 Kurt Thompson (M4 Glassesco/King Ocean Shipping/NKM Clothing/Bio-Beauty Day Spa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
9 Andrew Jones (SM2 Gale’s Agro Products/Tunnocks Wafers/Weetabix/Southern Surf Holiday Apartments Ford Es**rt MkII)
10 Brian Gill (FIA R5 GO Rent a Car/Coca–Cola/Two Stacks Irish Whiskey Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)
11 George Sherman - USA (FIA R5 Tide/GS in Motion Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)
12 Savio Walcott (M4 Worthing Secured Services/Da-Shem-Rhe Inc/Movements Plus/EBC Brakes/360 Sports Inc/SJ Rent Co/Fooddrop/Quality Tyre Plus/Reason Motors/Smarts Freighting & Wrecker Service/Alec Dray Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
13 David Husbands (FIA R5 Auto Direct Ford Fiesta R5)
14 Mark-Anthony Hinkson (SM2 Beyond Limits Fitness Centre/Structural Systems/Movements Plus/Williams Industries/Williams Equipment/AGS Airconditioning Services/Williams Metals BMW M3)
15 Edward Corbin (SM1 Automotive Art/Valvoline/Falken Tires/Bajan Pure Daihatsu Charmant)
16 Neil Corbin(M2 Nassco/Superfeeds/ColourXL/Auto Solutions/Hankook Tyres/Pressout Performance Toyota GT86 CS-R3)
17 David-Anthony Balgobin (M4 DKK Industrial Supplies/Da-Shem-Rhe Inc Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
18 Wayne Archer (FIA R5 Archers Hall Design Centre/Arrow Construction/Arrow Woodworking Ford Fiesta R5)
19 Jermin Pope (M2 Glassesco/NKM Clothing/Bio-Beauty Day Spa/King Ocean Shipping/Pedialyte Sport/Bettr/Pharmacy Sales Caribbean Ltd/Vitoxine/UltraGrime Gloves/Sandblasting Powder Coating 2022 Ltd Honda Civic)
20 Chris Hoad (M3 DMS Engineers/ANSA Merchant Bank/Subway/Dasani/Formula 1/Aqualawn Services/Hankook/Printmax/ColorXL/ETravel Services/Guava Tech BMW M3)
21 Kyle Catwell (M4 Ellesmere Quarries/BCIC/KFC/Rock Oil/Chicken Pen Racing/DigIt Plant Hire Audi TT-R)
22 Sean Merritt (OC Seven Creative Media Inc/Stag Beer/Farmers Choice/Panadol/Boss Tech Auto/QUOD Construction/Camps Auto Services/Sea Shell Convenience Toyota Starlet Turbo)
23 Neil Thompson (M4 Glassesco/King Ocean Shipping/NKM Clothing/Bio-Beauty Day Spa/SMT FIT/Kristina Creations Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
24 Sean Corbin (M2 Super-S/Bajan Pure/Foxin/Carter’s Pitstop/Westlake/Guava Tech/First Step Security/Gunk/Fabblast Barbads/M&M Tuning BMW 318ti Compact)
25 Shareef Walcott (M2 Fusionz Auto World/Movements Plus/Reef Motorsport Toyota Corolla)
26 Norman Catwell (M2 Ellesmere Quarries/Rock Oil/Chicken Pen Racing/BCR Rentals/DigIt Plant Hire Volkswagen Golf GTI)
27 Calvin Briggs (SM2 Ford Sierra Evo)
28 Stewart Gordon - ANT (C2 Hadeed Motors/Pavilion Picks/Rude Boy BimmaCup)
29 Allan Kinch (C2 Savvy on the Bay/Tranquility Cruises/Yorkshire Agricultural/Eden of the Sea/Guava Tech BimmaCup)
30 Andre Corbin (SM1 Fusions Boutique/Parts Plus/Hi Speed Performance/Fusionz Auto World/Ice-Line Design Toyota Corolla)
31 Simon Tempro (C2 Salt Cafe BimmaCup)
32 Martin Atwell (C2 BimmaCup)
33 Jason Downey (C2 Country House Caterers BimmaCup)
34 Geoff Noel (M3 BMW M3)
35 Jayden Thompson (C2 Glassesco/NKM Clothing/Bio-Beauty Day Spa/BC's Supermarket/King Ocean Shipping BimmaCup)
36 Kyle Proverbs (C2 Savvy/Eden on the Sea/Guava Tech BimmaCup)
37 Roger Jordan (SM1 Shipsurebb Toyota Starlet)
38 Stephen Nicholls (M1 Nissan March)
39 Kyle Gill (C1 Expressionism/Fun Miles/Chicken Stop Mitsubishi C**t)
40 Antonio Springer (SM1 Tyrone's Driving School/Lamar Mechanical Services/Trey Vision Video & Photography Toyota Starlet)
41 Daniel Ullyett (C2 BidBB . com/Gatorade/Bajan Exotics/One Fund/Ullyetts Machine Shop BimmaCup)
42 Ian Grimes (M2 Honda Civic)
43 Brian Austin (SM2 Sales Barbados BMW Compact)
44 Kevin Wiggins (SM1 Zak's Auto/Rude Boy/Dynamic Auto Imports/Nifty Solutions Toyota Starlet)
45 Seth Edwards (M1 Enermax Ltd Citroen C2R2 MAX)
46 Rico Blackman (M1 Mitsubishi C**t)
47 Shawn Brathwaite (C1 Homeomart Barbados/Security Hub Int Inc/B's Variety & Food Spot/Frutopia246 Toyota Corolla)
48 Ryan Boyce (OC Fusionz Boutique/Prime Garage 246/SRP Chartered Accountants/Angloco Toyota Corolla)
49 Natya Soodeen (F) (M1 Nestle/Nescafe/Fun Miles/Executive Auto/Natures Discount/Servall/Hilton Barbados Resort/Mark's Auto Spares Peugeot 208 R)
50 Mark Brome (SM1 Kells Fish Shack/Limitless Auto Clinic/LMB Cooling/Prime Garage 246/Momos Coco Loco/Rastaman Motors/Huntes Auto Spares/Iceline Design Suzuki Swift Sport)