From small beginnings as the International All-Stage Rally in 1990, the BRC's premier event has grown into the Caribbean's biggest annual motor sport International and a keystone of the island's sports-tourism calendar; before the coronavirus pandemic, it has annually contributed as much Bds $4 million to the economy and accounted for more than 4,000 visitor nights. Sol Rally Barbados and it 'shakedown' event King of the Hill are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrates its 66th Anniversary in 2023. Sol RB23 is the 33rd running of the event and marks the 16th year of title sponsorship by the Sol Group, the Caribbean’s largest independent oil company.