A classic showdown is in prospect in Sunday’s (May 28) First Citizens King of the Hill (KotH) when 87 crews go head-to-head in the final shakedown before Sol Rally Barbados 2022 (June 4/5), the 32nd running of the Barbados Rally Club’s premier event. A freshly-configured course will challenge local, regional and international drivers equally, providing the island’s huge fan base with their biggest rallying spectacle since 2019.Just a few days ago the organizers made a decision to change the route. It will now run from Content through the Dukes crossroads and on into the Vaucluse Raceway, where no changes to the course have been made. Cars will run in reverse order of performance, with the first of four runs - two each before and after the lunch break - slated for 10.30 a.m; there is no practice run, with the fastest time deciding competitors’ finishing positions.Rally director Neil Barnard said: “The Barbados Rally Club works diligently to foster good relationships with residents, religious institutions and businesses that may be negatively impacted by road closures due to motor sport events. On behalf of the Club and our competitors, I must thank the residents, the Office of the Attorney General, the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources, officers of the Civil Service, the Barbados Motoring Federation and the Hon Cynthia Forde, MP for St Thomas, who worked with us in such a positive way this week to quickly resolve the issue we were facing.”
