Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) - Fun Barbados Services

he BARBADOS MOTORING FEDERATION (BMF) is the governing body of Motor Sports for Barbados as recognized by the Government of Barbados, and through its affiliation with the Federation Internationale de l ’Automobile (F.I.A.).

BMF is a non-profit limited liability company and a national association of Automobile Clubs, Automobile Associations, Touring Clubs, Karting Clubs and Motorcycle Clubs for motoring and for motor sport in the territory of Barbados.

The Barbados Motoring Federation is responsible for creating a sustainable calendar of motorsport events that considers many interests and factors.

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Minimum Safety Regulations

Barbados Motoring Federation - BMF 2018 Calendar at January 23rd 2018

JANUARY - JULY	AUGUST - DECEMBER
Jan 27/28 - Challenge Series (BPMSI) – Bushy Park	Aug 11 - Autocross (BRC) – Vaucluse Raceway
Feb 11 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park	Aug 18/19 - Rallycross (VRMSC) - Vaucluse Raceway
Feb 25 - Autocross (BRC) – Vaucluse Raceway	Aug 26 - Speed Event (MCBI) – venue to be confirmed
Mar 4 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park	Aug 26 – Dexterity Driving Challenge (BARL) – venue to be confirmed
Mar 11 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide	Sep 1/2 - Race Meeting (BPMSI) – Bushy Park
Mar 18 - Speed Event (MCBI) – venue to be confirmed	Sep 9 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Mar 18 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park	Sep 16 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide
Mar 25 - Race Meeting (BPMSI) – Bushy Park	Sep 16 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park
Mar 31/Apr 2 - RallySprint (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway	Sep 22/23 - Special Stage Rally (MCBI) – Islandwide
Apr 7 - Autocross (BRC) – Vaucluse Raceway	Sep 29/30 - RallySprint (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway
Apr 8 - Speed Event (MCBI) – venue to be confirmed	Oct 7 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Apr 14 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide	Oct 14 - Challenge Series (BPMSI) – Bushy Park
Apr 15 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park	Oct 21 – Dexterity Driving Challenge (BARL) – venue to be confirmed
Apr 22 - Special Stage Rally (BRC) –“ Islandwide	Oct 28 - Speed Event (BRC) – venue to be confirmed
May 1 - MudFest (BRC MudDogs) – venue to be confirmed	Nov 4 - Autocross (BRC) – Vaucluse Raceway
May 6 - Race Meeting (BPMSI) – Bushy Park	Nov 10/11 - Rallycross (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway
May 20 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park	Nov 11 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide
May 20 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park	Nov 17 - RallySprint (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway
May 21 – Dexterity ty Driving Challenge (BARL) – venue to be confirmed	Nov 18 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
May 26/27 - Speed Event (BRC) – venue to be confirmed	Nov 23/24 - Special Stage Rally (BRC) – Islandwide
June 1-3 - Special Stage Rally (BRC) - Islandwide	Dec 1 - Drag Racing (BADD) - Bushy Park
Jun 16/17 - RallySprint (VRMSC) - Vaucluse Raceway	Dec 2 – Dexterity Driving Challenge (BARL) – venue to be confirmed
Jun 23/24 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide
Jun 30 - Race Meeting (BPMSI) – Bushy Park
Jul 8 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park
Jul 8 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park
Jul 15 – Dexterity Driving Challenge (BARL) – venue to be confirmed

NB: events are described by the generic names under which they are granted a BMF permit. Organising clubs may apply different titles to their events, for instance to reflect individual sponsorship commitments

Key to abbreviations:
BADD - Barbados Association of Dragster & Drifters (www.baddmotorsports.com)
BARL - Barbados Auto Racing League (http://www.barl.com.bb/ OR https://www.facebook.com/BarbadosAutoRacingLeague)
BKA - Barbados Karting Association (www.barbadoskarting.net)
BRC - Barbados Rally Club (http://barbadosrallyclub.com/ OR https://www.facebook.com/BarbadosRallyClub OR http://www.rallybarbados.bb/)
BRC MudDogs (http://www.muddogsbarbados.com/ OR https://www.facebook.com/MudDogsBarbados)
MCBI - Motoring Club of Barbados Inc (Facebook - Motoring-Club-Barbados-Inc)
BPMSI Bushy Park Motor Sports Inc (www.bushyparkmotorsportsinc.com; Facebook/BPMSInc)
VRMSC - Vaucluse Raceway Motor Sport Club (www.vaucluseraceway.com; www.barbadosrallycarnival.com; Facebook/Barbados-Historic-Rally-Carnival)

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BARBADOS MOTORING FEDERATION 2018 NEWS

Latest News from Barbados Motoring Federation:

BMF18-01: January 23, 2018

Changes at Barbados Motoring Federation ahead of new season

As the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) prepares for this weekendâ€™s start of the 2018 motor sport season, it does so without long-standing Vice-President John Sealy, who has retired. In a heartfelt tribute to the former VP, BMF President Andrew Mallalieu acknowledged that â€œreplacing John with just one person is impossibleâ€?, so there will be some changes in the BMF structure.

Nearly 50 events to be organised by the BMFâ€™s seven sporting Member Clubs are listed on the Approved 2018 Calendar, published today (January 23), which runs for 10 months until the first weekend of December. A broad cross-section of motor sport disciplines is covered, from grass-roots autocross, dexterity and karting events, through circuit racing and drag racing to off-road 4x4 navigational events, rallycross, rallysprints, special stage rallies and speed events.

The key international dates currently confirmed are: Sol Rally Barbados, which will run from Friday to Sunday, June 1 to 3, with Flow King of the Hill the previous Sunday (May 27); the Barbados Historic Rally Carnival is scheduled for November 16 to 26; the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship will return to Bushy Park Barbados over the weekend of September 1/2.

While Sealy has retired from his position as VP of the BMF, he remains President of the Barbados Automobile Association (BAA) and will continue to work in his private capacity as manager of the Federationâ€™s insurance scheme. Mark Hamilton has been elected as BMF Vice-President for 2018.

Mallalieu says: â€œA transition is under way, as we seek the best structure for the BMF moving forward in our fast-developing motor sport environment. The committee has recognised that replacing John with just one person is impossible, so we have agreed to split the load that he was carrying by having Champions in the areas of competitor licences, event permits and training. John has been key in our training programmes and we are working with him on the plan for this year, which will be led by Mark Hamilton through the training committee Chairman Warren Gollop.

â€œIt is difficult to find the right words to acknowledge the contribution John Sealy has made, not only during his time with the BMF, but also in his many years as an official of the Barbados Rally Club. We all owe him a huge debt of gratitude for the determined way in which he worked on the complex insurance issues within our sport on the way to creating the environment in which we compete today.

â€œI am delighted to confirm that, through his Presidency of the Automobile Association, he will continue to push ahead with further initiatives in the Mobility field. This is an area in which his commitment earned the respect of our peers at the FIA, not only for John as an individual, but also for the BMF and for Barbados as an affiliated country. John has also retired as a delegate on the World Council for Mobility, where he represented our zone for the past five years, the first such representative from the Caribbean.â€?

The BMFâ€™s seven sporting Member Clubs are the Barbados Association of Dragsters & Drifters (BADD), Barbados Auto Racing League (BARL), Barbados Karting Association (BKA), Barbados Rally Club (BRC), Bushy Park Motor Sports Inc (BPMSI), the Motoring Club of Barbados Inc (MCBI) and the Vaucluse Raceway Motorsports Club (VRMSC).

Editorâ€™s note: affiliated to the Federation Internationale de lâ€™Automobile (FIA), which rules the sport worldwide, the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) is the islandâ€™s governing body for motor sport; it also represents the interests of its Member Clubs in discussions with Government departments which facilitate the sport in the island, in particular the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, which permits road closures for an agreed number of events each year. Away from motor sport, the BMF affiliate which answers the FIA Mobility remit is the Barbados Automobile Association (BAA), which is an executive committee member of the Governmentâ€™s Barbados Road Safety Council.

For media information only. No regulatory value.

For further information, please contact BMF Vice-President, Mark Hamilton:

e-mail: mhaminc@gmail.com

BMF18-01a: January 23, 2018

Barbados Motoring Federation

2018 Calendar at January 23

Jan 27/28 – Challenge Series (BPMSI) – Bushy Park

Feb 11 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park

Feb 25 - Autocross (BRC) – Vaucluse Raceway

Mar 4 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park

Mar 11 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide

Mar 18 - Speed Event (MCBI) – venue to be confirmed

Mar 18 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park

Mar 25 - Race Meeting (BPMSI) – Bushy Park

Mar 31/Apr 2 - RallySprint (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway

Apr 7 - Autocross (BRC) – Vaucluse Raceway

Apr 8 - Speed Event (MCBI) – venue to be confirmed

Apr 14 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide

Apr 15 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park

Apr 22 - Special Stage Rally (BRC) –“ Islandwide

May 1 - MudFest (BRC MudDogs) – venue to be confirmed

May 6 - Race Meeting (BPMSI) – Bushy Park

May 20 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park

May 20 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park

May 21 – Dexterity ty Driving Challenge (BARL) – venue to be confirmed

May 26/27 - Speed Event (BRC) – venue to be confirmed

June 1-3 - Special Stage Rally (BRC) â€“ Islandwide

Jun 16/17 - RallySprint (VRMSC) â€“ Vaucluse Raceway

Jun 23/24 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide

Jun 30 - Race Meeting (BPMSI) – Bushy Park

Jul 8 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park

Jul 8 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park

Jul 15 –â€“ Dexterity Driving Challenge (BARL) – venue to be confirmed

Aug 11 - Autocross (BRC) – Vaucluse Raceway

Aug 18/19 - Rallycross (VRMSC) â€“ Vaucluse Raceway

Aug 26 - Speed Event (MCBI) – venue to be confirmed

Aug 26 – €“ Dexterity Driving Challenge (BARL) – venue to be confirmed

Sep 1/2 - Race Meeting (BPMSI) – Bushy Park

Sep 9 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park

Sep 16 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide

Sep 16 - Drag Racing (BADD) – Bushy Park

Sep 22/23 - Special Stage Rally (MCBI) – Islandwide

Sep 29/30 - RallySprint (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway

Oct 7 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park

Oct 14 - Challenge Series (BPMSI) – Bushy Park

Oct 21 – Dexterity Driving Challenge (BARL) – €“ venue to be confirmed

Oct 28 - Speed Event (BRC) – venue to be confirmed

Nov 4 - Autocross (BRC) – Vaucluse Raceway

Nov 10/11 - Rallycross (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway

Nov 11 - Navigational Rally (BRC MudDogs) – Islandwide

Nov 17 - RallySprint (VRMSC) – Vaucluse Raceway

Nov 18 - Kart Race Meet (BKA) – Bushy Park

Nov 23/24 - Special Stage Rally (BRC) – Islandwide

Dec 1 - Drag Racing (BADD) â€€“ Bushy Park

Dec 2 – Dexterity Driving Challenge (BARL) – venue to be confirmed

NB: events are described by the generic names under which they are granted a BMF permit. Organising clubs may apply different titles to their events, for instance to reflect individual sponsorship commitments

Key to abbreviations:

BADD - Barbados Association of Dragster & Drifters (www.baddmotorsports.com)

BARL - Barbados Auto Racing League (www.barl.com.bb; Facebook/BarbadosAutoRacingLeague)

BKA - Barbados Karting Association (Facebook/barbadoskartingassociation)

BPMSI – Bushy Park Motor Sports Inc (www.bushyparkmotorsportsinc.com; Facebook/BPMSInc)

BRC - Barbados Rally Club (www.barbadosrallyclub.com; www.rallybarbados.net; Facebook/BarbadosRallyClub; Facebook/SolRallyBarbados); BRC MudDogs (www.muddogsbarbados.com; Facebook/MudDogsBarbados)

MCBI - Motoring Club of Barbados Inc (Facebook/Motoring-Club-Barbados-Inc)

VRMSC - Vaucluse Raceway Motor Sport Club (www.vaucluseraceway.com; www.barbadosrallycarnival.com; Facebook/Barbados-Historic-Rally-Carnival)

For media information only. No regulatory value.