Drivers Bulletin #1 ::: December 7, 2006

The organizers of the 2006 Rally Jamaica, in consultation with the Ministry of Health, and the sponsors of the event, have decided to cancel the Wisynco Jamworld Portmore NightDrive stage.

This is in view of the current Malaria outbreak being experienced in the island and its attendant risk, not with standing that arrangements had been made with the St Catherine Public Health Department to effect fogging operations immediately prior to the staging of the proposed event.

The Official Opening of the Rally and Parc Expose will now be staged on Friday, December 8, 2006 at the Petcom Head Office - 695 Spanish Town Road at 5.00 o'clock. The parc expose will finish at 7.00 o'clock. This is mandatory for all competitors.

Signed: Stewards G. Brandon, R. Capleton, and A. Hayle

2 Days To Go!

With only 2 days left to go before the start of Rally Jamaica 2006, preparations are in high gear for the Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club’s season ending event. The checking of cars for class and safety compliance has been underway since yesterday at Vehicles and Supplies on Half Way Tree Rd., as Rally headquarters at the Hilton Hotel has also been busy with registration of teams set to compete in Jamaica’s largest motor sport event.

Out on the stages in St. Ann and St Catherine, road crews are busy putting the final touches on the marl and gravel roads to be used on the event. The Bajan contingent arrives Wednesday on BWIA at Norman Manley Int’l Airport and will move straight to rally central at Hilton Kingston, where they are booked to stay for the duration of the event.

The list of teams entered for the event reads like a virtual who’s who of regional rallying. The competition is spread over classes defined by engine size, drive train layout, weight and method of induction. The following is the provisional entry list:

Class JA2 2WD, normally aspirated, 1301cc to 1600cc

1. Tarik Minott/Peter Clarke Miphone Suzuki Ignis
2. Michelle Delfosse/Xanu Field Mack Attack Isuzu Gemini
3. Noel Golding/Andre Gordon GRD Racing/Goldings Entertainment Suzuki Baleno
4. Pernell Fitz-Coy/Marvin Porteous Island Products/Maran Supplies/Anya’s Maternity & Newborn Plus/Mountain Dew Toyota Starlet

   Class JA3 2WD, normally aspirated, 1601 cc to 2000cc

5. Andre Weatherly/TBA West Med Pharmaceuticals/Mekyah Spring Water Mitsubishi Mirage RS
6. Michael Delfosse/Warren Lamey Mack Attack Seat Ibiza
7. Bobby Marshal/Thomas Hall Singer/PPG Paints Mitsubishi Mirage RS
8. Dion Gardner/Julian Gordon Team Xpress Racing/Hilton Kingston/Super Plus/Jamaica Electrical Technologies Mitsubishi Mirage RS
9. Rajendra Jadusingh/David Anderson Team Xpress Racing/Hilton Kingston/Super Plus/Jamaica Electrical Technologies Mitsubishi Mirage RS
10. Mark Hamilton/Alan Kinch Consolidated Finance/McEnearney Quality Inc Ford Escort MkII
11. Sean Gill/Michael Cummings Simpson Motors/Shell Helix/Automotive Art/VISA/Garbage Master Suzuki Swift
12. Nicholas Gill/ Tony Pile McEnearney Quality Inc Mazda 3
13. Jonathan Still/Heath Hazell Hitachi Power Tools/Phillips Lighting/Warrens Motors/Crane & Equipment/VP Racing BMW M3

    Class JA4 2wd, forced induction with 34 mm restrictor, 2001cc and over

14. Rohan Jones/Walton Small Mega Board Hyundai Excel Turbo

    Class JA7 4wd, forced induction with 34 mm restrictor, under 3000cc

15. Gordon McDowell/Derrick McDowell McDowell’s Texaco Mazda 323 GTr

    Class JN8 4wd, forced induction with 32 mm restrictor, 3001cc and over

16. Haresh Ramchandani/Colin Chambers Shopsmart/China Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
17. Junior Barnes/Sean Williams West Med Pharmaceuticals/Mekyah Spring Water Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V
18. Neil Armstrong /Barry Ward Hankook Tyres Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
19. Macklin Peterkin/Wayne Chuck Kinn’s Auto Parts Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
20. Salvador Solis/Nigel Lyn Chrysalis Communications/Inteck Research Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II

    Class JA8 4wd, forced induction with 34 mm restrictor, 3001cc and over

21. Doug Gore/Mark Nelson Motor Sales & Service Ltd, Sherwin Williams Paints, Slam Condoms, Walkerswood Caribbean Foods, Amsoil, Rick’s Café, Western Wheel Alignment, Value Buys, Boomerang Tyre Sales, Sandals Resorts Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
22. Jeffery Panton/Justin Morin Air Jamaica Cargo, Catherines Peak, Dr. Glass and Bearings and Seals Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
23. Marc Evans/Robert Thelwell AMJ Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
24. Rory King/Winston Dawson Sandals Resorts/Slam Condoms/Rory’s Texaco Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
25. Leslie Madden/Cleon Dehaney RMS Racing Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
26. Richard Rerrie/David Baugh Puma/KIG/Leroy’s Auto Glass/Kinn’s Auto Parts Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
27. Trevor Manning/James Betts Simpson Motors/Shell Helix/Automotive Art/VISA/Garbage Master Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
28. John Powell/Michael Marsh Intercontinental Shipping/Trinidad Mooring & Launch Toyota/Trinidad Toyota Corolla WRC Evo 2
29. Barry Gale/Ryan Rodriguez Dentyne Ice/Simpson Motors/Nishikoi Fish Foods Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
30. Harold Morley/Geoff Goddard Warrens Motors/Sunbeach Communications Subaru Impreza WRC S9
31. David Summerbell/Stephen Gunter Motor Sales & Service, PPG paints, Dunlop Tires Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
32. Gary Gregg/Hugh Hutchinson B.D. Gregg & Bros/NG Racing Ford Focus WRC
33. Guy Fraser/Matthew Gore Value Buys Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI

There will be a driver’s meeting and cocktails at the Hilton Kingston Poolside on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 7.30 pm. sharp. The Official Opening Ceremony will be at Portmore Petcom Gas Station on Friday, December 8, 2006 at 3 pm. then the action will move over to the Wisynco Portmore Special Stage and Parc Expose’ at Jam World Entertainment Complex (General entrance cost $100 pp) at 5.30 pm – 8.30 pm., where spectators will be given the chance to get up close and personal with all the participating teams and will see the cars in action at speed in a comfortable, controlled setting, where the entire course can be seen from a single vantage point.

The rally stages in Lyford and Reynolds will see action on Saturday at 10.00 am after starting at Petcom Moneague at 9 am. The garden parish of St. Ann will host all of the Leg 1 action and the competitors will start leg 2 on Sunday the 10th at 7 am. at the Tru Juice Bogwalk Stages in Bog Walk, St. Catherine before a spectacular climax at the Digicel New Kingston Stages on Knutsford Blvd and the surrounding streets at 4 pm. The Awards Function and Prize Giving will follow immediately on the steps of The Jamaica Tourist Board on the Hip Strip at approximately 6.30 pm., if there are no protests or steward’s decisions to rule on (that’s rallying!)

For further information contact Tracey Hamilton & Associates, Event Public Relations Liaison at 758-1298/383-9078/431-1123 or log on to www.rallyjamaica.com, www.purefunracing.com or www.wheelsjamaica.com for more information, gossip and happenings regarding the event. You can also call the JMMC office at 764-9904 for info.