Record smashed at First Citizens King of the Hill

More than 120 cars, 50 from overseas, are listed on the running order published today (Thursday) for First Citizens King of the Hill (KotH), smashing last year’s record of 98 by more than 20 per cent. Drivers and co-drivers from 14 nations will contest Sunday’s (May 25) final shakedown ahead of BCIC Rally Barbados 2025 (May 30-June 1), the 35th edition of the Barbados Rally Club’s premier event.
  Last year’s KotH winner Dane Skeete, who also won in 2020 in the Subaru Impreza WRC S12 in which his father Roger won KotH and Rally Barbados each three times, will face a strong challenge. BCIC RB24 winner Stuart Maloney (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) is yet to win KotH, but Jeff Panton of Jamaica (Ford Fiesta Rally2) has won back-to-back four times, sharing one win (2016) with two-time European Rally Champion Simon Jean-Joseph, who returns for the first time since 2017 with a Porsche 911 GT3.
  The 17th edition of KotH returns to its most frequent location for the ninth time since 2011, thanks to the resurfacing of Hangman’s Hill in St Thomas by the Ministry of Transport & Works last November and further remedial work this week. Four timed runs will start at 9.50am, with the scheduled 5.00pm finish followed by a Prizegiving at the Vaucluse Raceway (VRW); Service Park for the day is Inchcape Barbados at Warrens.
  The four-kilometre stage runs eastbound from Content (roughly the same start as in 2022) then up Dukes Hill under the bridge to the crossroads, heading south to enter the VRW north gate. Cars will exit through the Pit Gate, head round the iconic ‘Vaucluse 90’ and finish near the bottom of Hangman’s Hill. The Rally Experience (formerly VIP) and a large spectator area return to the outside of the ‘90’ for the first time since 2014.
  The results will be used to seed BCIC RB25, which starts with the first of two floodlit Riddara SuperSpecials at Bushy Park in St Philip the following Friday evening and will end at VRW on Sunday afternoon. Only one RB25 entry is absent, New York-based Irish businessman Barry McKenna in countryman Declan Gallagher’s legendary Toyota Starlet; along with any others who either don’t compete or fail to set a time on Sunday, he will be seeded behind the last car in his class unless safety considerations dictate otherwise.
  The field will run in reverse order of performance on Sunday, from the less modified cars up to the high-performance state-of-the-art four-wheel-drives, building the hype through each run and throughout the day. With 121 cars starting at 30-second intervals, each of the four runs will take around an hour.
  Not far behind the fight for overall honours, a tight contest is also predicted in the two-wheel-drive category. Six-time KotH winner Roger Mayers (Toyota WR Starlet), brother Barry (Fiesta), who has won twice, and Rhett Watson (BMW M3), winner in 2017, are the likely front-runners, along with Jean-Joseph’s Porsche.
  In 2023, New Zealander Hayden Paddon became only the fourth driver in 17 years to win King of the Hill and Rally Barbados in the same year. Panton achieved the feat three years in succession - 2016 thru’ 2018, although he tied for victory in KotH 2016 with Jean-Joseph – while the late Paul Bird from the UK and local driver Roger Skeete did so once each in 2012 and 2011 respectively.

BCIC Rally Barbados (May 30-June 1) is a tarmac rally with 22 special stages run on the island’s intricate network of public roads, under road closure orders granted by the Ministry of Transport, Works & Water Resources; Sunday’s (May 25) First Citizens King of the Hill, run under a similar arrangement, features four timed runs on a four-kilometre stage, with the results used to seed the running order for the main event.

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BCIC-RB25-25a: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 22, 2025

FIRST CITIZENS KING OF THE HILL
Final running order at May 22, 2025

Countries (Barbados unless shown): ANT – Antigua & Barbuda; CDN – Canada; ENG – England; FRA – France; IRL – Republic of Ireland; JAM – Jamaica; MTQ – Martinique; NED – The Netherlands; SCO – Scotland; TCI – Turks & Caicos; T&T – Trinidad & Tobago; USA – United States of America; WAL – Wales

no driver/co-driver (class/sponsors/car)

1 Shon Cummins/Carlos Best (OC MB Auto/Supreme Auto/Stix Bar and Grill/Fusion Boutique/Singh Construction Inc/Chutneys BMW 316)
2 Cheryl Spencer (F) - ENG/Barry Spencer - ENG (M3 Poole Accident Repair/Dover Beach Hotel/Marco Polo Bar & Grill/ARM Automotive/Stoutes Car Rentals/GTR Autobodies Bognor/A1 Bodytechnical Southampton/Wrapd n tintd Thruxton/Harleqiun/Sophia's/Fordes Golf BMW Compact)
3 Antonio Springer/Felicia Springer (F) (SM1 Trey Vision Video and Photography Toyota Starlet)
4 Fabien Clarke/Arlington Hoyte (SM1 Bovell Auto Repairs/RCR Tours/Island Naturals/Ace K9 Security Suzuki Ignis Sport)
5 Mick Smith – IRL/Charlotte Mcglashan (F) - ENG (H1 Rentokil/Barbados Rum Cakes Sunbeam Imp)
6 Dan Gibson - ENG/Dan Morefield - ENG (H1 Blowing House Garage/Demon Tweeks Clan Crusader)
7 Shawn Brathwaite/Johnathan King (C1 Executive Air Ltd/Homeomart Barbados Toyota Corolla)
8 Ryan O Wood/Keenan Barker (SM1 MB Auto City/Lucas Oil/BizNeedz Toyota Starlet)
9 Wayne Tasker/Paul Inniss (SM1 SigniaGlobe Financial Inc/Claytons Kola Kick/DT Construction/Shalom Solutions/Primegarage Opel Corsa B)
10 Randy Reid/Antonio Charles (C3 Degree/3R’s Trucking BMW 325i)
11 Robin Hamilton – SCO/Vanessa Hamilton (F)– SCO (H2 Gleaner Oil & Gas Ford Escort MkI)
12 Martin Quirke - IRL/John Hurley - IRL (SM1 Kingdom Fast Fit/InFocus Lighting & Projection Design/Glenco Contracting/Quirke’s Garage/McKenna Motorsport/Griffin Crash Repair/Nexus Building & Civil Engineering Talbot Sunbeam)
14 Jamar Haynes/Jashani Haynes (M1 J's A/C Auto Clinic/Temperature Pro Inc/Alex's Home & Property Management Honda Civic)
15 Natya Soodeen (F)/Sameisha Williams (F) (M1 Standard Distribution/NewTech/Mark's Auto Spares Peugeot 208 R2)
16 Callum Kirton/Kai Shepherd (C2 One Fund/RaceBB/Barbados Exotics/BidBB .com/Crown Charters/One Caribbean Estates/King Ocean/Ullyett’s Machine Shop BimmaCup)
17 Brian Austin/Shamario Bruce (SM2 Sales Barbados/Electronics and More BMW Compact)
18 Bradley Weekes/Noah White (SM2 AIM Motors BMW)
19 Peter Gallagher - IRL/Aliya Trotman (F) (M4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI)
20 Andre Corbin/Mark Brome (SM1 Corbins Transport & Taxi Service/Fusionz Boutique/Parts Plus/HiSpeed Performance Parts/Dream Chasers Freightliner/Ice-Line Design Toyota Corolla)
21 Shareef Walcott/Justin Lynch (OC Movements Plus/Autobody Plus/Lil Griffs Hardware & Building Supplies/Everything Branded/Fusionz Boutique/Reef Motorsport Toyota Corolla)
22 Sam Hartling - CDN/Kevin-Jon Manning (C2 Hartling Group BimmaCup)
23 Simon Nutter – ENG/Fiona Udale (F) – ENG (C2 BimmaCup)
24 Jayden Thompson/Jacob Mustor (C2 Glassesco/Bio Beauty/NKM Clothing/BC’s Supermarket BimmaCup)
25 Luke Cozier/Ben da Silva (C2 Perkins & Son/Marsh Plumbing Services/Royal Anchor Distribution BimmaCup)
26 Aaron Doyle – IRL/Tommy Brennan – IRL (C1 Roto Spiral Ltd Honda Civic)
27 Kyle Gill/Gerard Gill (C1 Expressionism/Executive Auto Centre/Adhoc Industries/Chicken Stop Mitsubishi Mirage RS Clone)
28 Sean Merritt/Alex Forde (OC Seven Creative Media Inc/MB Auto City Toyota Starlet Turbo)
29 Savio Walcott/Christian Hinds (C2 BPWCCUL/Movements Plus/Autobody Plus BimmaCup)
30 Kamal Quimby/Alex Barrow (C3 Fusionz Auto World/Wilkinson Equipment & Rentals/Mally's Trucking/M&M Engineering Services/Soldierman Trucking & Wrecker Services Trucking BMW)
31 Ryan Pinheiro – T&T/Derek Edwards (C2 BimmaCup)
32 Spencer Hutchinson/Gayle Hutchinson (F) (C2 Perkins & Sons ‘75’ Barbados Rum BimmaCup)
33 Andrew Costin-Hurley - ENG/Rob Brook - ENG (OC Clubman Motorsport/Coral Mist & Blue Orchid Beach Hotels/Earl's Performance Hoses Ford Puma Cosworth)
34 Tony Canny - IRL/Joe O’Brien - IRL (SM2 J A Canny & Co Ford Escort MkII)
35 Larry Doyle – IRL/tbc (GpN Roto Spiral Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII)
36 Jason Downey/Kristina Bentley (F) (C2 BimmaCup)
37 Graham Haigh – ENG/Kari Bates (F) – ENG (SM2 G Haigh & Sons/Tanfield Engineering Services Ford Escort MkII)
38 Darren Lashley/Jason Harewood (SM1 Prestigious Wheels/DKK Industrial Supplies/Starboy Performance Toyota Starlet)
39 Brandon Smith - WAL/Steve Herbert - WAL (M4 BCS Autos Subaru Impreza)
40 Lee Hastings - SCO/Cole Hastings - SCO (M4 John Gibson & Sons Blacksmiths/AMD Contracting Services/Keith Murray Transport/Richard Farish Electrical/Shannon Site Solutions/Colin Telfer Engineering Subaru Impreza)
41 Sebastian Thompson/Calem Maloney (C2 Glassesco/NKM Clothing/Bio Beauty Day Spa BimmaCup)
42 Allan Kinch/Kyle Proverbs (C2 Savvy on the Bay/Yorkshire Agricultural/Tranquility Cruises/GuavaTech/ColourXL BimmaCup)
43 Chadane Holder/Shaquille Mayers (OC COB/Seven Creative Media/Carnique Transport Toyota Starlet)
44 Jonathan Haynes – ENG/Joshua Plaza – T&T (M2 Haynes Car Sales/Grahams Bakery/Woolgar Insurance/Paul Rudd Rallying Ford Focus)
45 Russell Smith - ENG/Alex Kirton (C2 Kirba Inc/9 Mothers Defense/GuavaTech BimmaCup)
46 David-Anthony Balgobin/Elijah Marshall (C2 DKK Industrial Supplies/Da-Shem-Rae BimmaCup)
47 Ross Callender/Damien Castillo-Marshall (SM2 Empire Building & Construction/Express Motors/The Tavern Pub/Hilti/HEL Performance/Percy King Autos Toyota Starlet)
48 Richard Stewart – SCO/Carin Tait-Logan (F) - SCO (M1 Autoshop.co.uk Peugeot 208 Rally4)
49 Euan Mackay – SCO/Stuart McLaren - SCO (M1 Macbeth Joinery/Viking Offshore/Gunn Mechanical Services/TG Motorphoto/Highland Environmental Solutions/EAL Electrical/Inglis Mechanical Services/Southern Surf Beach Apartments Peugeot 106 Rallye)
50 Jermin Pope/Pierre Clarke (M2 Glassesco/NKM Clothing/Pedialyte/Sandblasting Powder Coating 2022 Ltd/Caribbean Auto Glass Honda Civic)
51 Martin Donnelly – IRL/Liam Ryan – IRL (M3 Eire Concrete Ford Escort MkII)
52 Greg Cozier/Natasha Farnum (F) (C2 Perkins & Son Barbados Rum BimmaCup)
53 Stewart Gordon - ANT/Rene Forde (C2 BimmaCup)
54 Chris Hoad/Allan Alkins – T&T (C2 Subway/Dasani water/ANSA Merchant Bank/LubeX - Smart Choice/Westlake/GuavaTech/E-travel Services/Color XL BimmaCup)
55 Matt Cusens - ENG/Stephen Bell (M3 CM Customs/JDM Garage/SWE Electrics/CEF/Logs n Coal/Zamans Restaurant Newquay/Watergate Bay/Colourworx/Hutton Hire/Autoworx/CDA BMW M3)
56 Kevin Wiggins/Kristian Payne (SM1 ZAK Auto Parts/Dynamic Auto Imports/Nifty Solutions Toyota Starlet)
57 Frans Verbaas – NED/Carina Berkhof-van Westen (F) – NED (OC Verbaas Preparations Rover Mini Cooper)
58 Carlos Edwards/Jacob Richards (M1 Enermax/Be Social Citroen C2R2 MAX)
59 Mark Huggins/Kye Ifill (OC General Distributors/Ultra Quick/Huggins Auto Shop Daihatsu Charmant)
60 Ahmed Esuf/Bibi Suleman (M3 Express Motors/Munch Hut/Casa Bella Lux/Versatile Construction Inc/Y Esuf Auto Clinic BMW M3)
61 Stuart Garcia/Rasheed Smith (M3 Kirba Inc/Smiths Engineering Works/GuavaTech/Time Out Car Rental BMW Compact)
62 Kevin Armstrong/Kareem Gaskin (C3 DS Vroom/Armstrong Auto BMW 325i)
63 Roger Jordan/Che Vaughan (SM1 Lucas Oils/Shipsurebb Toyota Starlet)
64 Gary Smith – IRL/Dale McGettigan - IRL (SM2 ECD NY BMW M3)
65 James Culliney - IRL/Niall Morley - IRL (SM2 PCH Civil/Vipeq Ireland/Culmac Plant Hire Australia/TAMS OZ/Ronan's Bar Bekan Ford Escort MkII)
66 Niall Fitzpatrick - IRL/Matthew Reade - IRL (M2 Kilsheelan Limestone Quarries Ford Escort MkI)
67 Stuart McChlery/Julian Goddard (SM2 Lubriguard/Gunk/Lucky Locks Ford Escort MkI)
68 Martin Stockdale – ENG/Michael Chandler – ENG (OC Divi Southwinds Beach Resort/Drive-A-Matic/Canems Engine Management BMW 1M Coupe)
69 Calvin Briggs/Fabian Morris (SM2 Sirrom Lighting/Flying Bell Farm/Piano Tech 246 Ford Sierra)
70 Tom Stockdale – ENG/Neil Chambers – ENG (OC Canems Engine Management/Sherwood Construction Services/Drive-A-Matic BMW Compact 3V6)
71 Robert Ryan Wood/Tristan Mapp (C3 Carters Pitstop/Blue Waters/Caribbean LED Lighting/Hilti/Westlake/Sitemasters/C & A Autobody Repairs/Perkins & Son BimmaCup Too)
72 Chris Shooter - ENG/Bev LeGood (F) – ENG (M4 Sparrowhill Cars Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII)
73 Ian Barclay – SCO/Sue Plater (F) – ENG (M4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
74 Sean Corbin/Emily Kinch (F) (M2 Super S/Carters Pitstop/FOXIN/Bajan Pure Water/First Step Security/Westlake/GuavaTech/Gunk/Fabblast Barbados/M&M Tuning BMW 318ti Compact)
75 Ian Warren/Robert Warren (SM2 Cargo BGI/Warren Coastal Lubricants/GuavaTech/ColourXL/Caribbean Autoglass & Accessories BMW 325)
76 Neil Thompson/Neil Gilkes (M4 Glassesco/NKM Clothing/Bio Beauty Day Spa/Exclusive Fitness Studio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
77 David St Hill/Ian Grimes (M3 Tropical Touch/DG Audio BMW M3)
78 Wayne Archer/Castara Waterman (F) (M3 Archers Hall Design Center/Total Sourcing & Supply/Arrow Woodworking/Arrow Construction BMW)
79 Kevin Wilson – IRL/Katie Wilson (F) - IRL (FIA R5 KWP/RSA/Paints Plus/ProCoat/Chutney's/E-travel Services/Executive Autocentre Inc/RB's Rotisserie/Sitemasters Inc/The Tavern Pub/The Urban Kitchen/The Lucky Horseshoe/Hold Er Flat/Montgomery Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5)
80 Jonathan Still/Heath Hazell (M3 New York Pizza/Suga Apple Swimwear/Inogro/Bajan Pure/Quality Tyre/Weddings by Malissa BMW M3)
81 Tarik Minott – JAM/tbc (FIA R5 Minott Dialysis Supply Ford Fiesta Rally2)
82 Willy Nallamoutou Sancho - MTQ/Philippe Egouy – MTQ (FIA R5 VITO/Martinique Rallye Tour Skoda Fabia R5)
83 Paschal O’Shea – IRL/Larry O’Shea - IRL (FIA R5 Kilsheelan Limestone Quarries/O S Promotions/Fitzpatrick Auto Repairs Ford Fiesta R5)
84 Paul O’Brien - IRL/tbc (FIA R5 Sola Energy Solutions/O B Autos/CRSpics Ford Fiesta R5)
85 Neil Corbin/Matthew Staffner (M2 Nassco/Stamina Energy/ColourXL/Auto Solutions/Pressout Performance Toyota GT86 CS-R3)
86 Chris Ullyett/Chantal Ullyett (F) - CDN (M2 Proj-Rx/Canadian Life Sciences and Technology Park/Purelinc Clean Rooms/Radcomm Systems/Ullyett's Machine Shop Ford Escort Cosworth RS2000)
87 Tremaine Forde-Catwell/Shane Haynes (SM2 Rude Boy/MIPA Autocolour/Ingenuity Pro Shop/Cheese Autoglass Finish Inc Daihatsu Charmant)
88 Edward Corbin/Johnathan Alleyne (SM1 Valvoline/Pro-Sales/Bearded Hogs BBQ/Hilti/Bajan Pure Daihatsu Charmant)
89 Kyle Catwell/Kayleigh Catwell (F) (M4 KFC/BCIC/Chicken Pen Racing/Thomas Tours/Ellesmere Quarries Audi TT-R)
90 Daryl Clarke/Dario Watson (SM2 A & A Auto Parts/Roscoe’s Machine Shop Suzuki Swift RS)
91 Nigel Worswick – ENG/Rachael Chandler (F) – ENG (M4 Benchmark Consultancy/Ullyett's Machine Shop Ford Escort WRC)
92 Rupert Lomax - WAL/Andy Darlington – WAL (M4 AJC contractors/Dig-it Plant Hire/AMS Mitsubishi/SMS Rally Services/Southern Palms Beach Club/Ellesmere Quarries/Proflex/Chicken Pen Racing/Bod Storage/Conwy Motorsport Engineering Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI)
93 Stan Hartling - CDN/Leslie Evanson (F) (FIA R5 Bambarra Rum Ford Fiesta R5)
94 Andrew Jones/Lindsey Pilkington (F) – ENG (SM2 Gale's Agro Products/GoOn/Weetabix/Tunnocks/Hankook/Southern Surf Beach Apartments Ford Escort MkII)
95 Brian Gill/Mark-Anthony Hinkson (SM2 Rid-A-Bug BMW M3)
96 David Husbands/Kyle King (Volkswagen Polo GTi R5)
97 Nigel Reece/Jason Tull (SM2 Subzero Services Ltd/Hankook/Royal Purple Toyota Starlet)
98 Mark Kinch/Kevin Flanagan - IRL (SM2 Express Motors/Servall Inc/SignUp BMW Compact)
99 Ben Hartling – CDN/Dwayne Forde (FIA R5 Hartling Group Ford Fiesta R5)
100 Peter Stewart – SCO/Michael Hunter Jnr – SCO (FIA R5 www.scrap.it Citroen C3 Rally2)
101 Kurt Thompson/Adam Straker (M4 Glassesco/Bio Beauty Day Spa/NKM Clothing/Realtors Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
102 Suleman Esuf/Asif Suleman (FIA R5 Express Motors/Munch Hut/Y Esuf Auto Clinic Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)
103 Paul Horton - TCI/Matt Edwards - WAL (FIA R5 Java Island/HO2 Construction/URBN Villas/Edge Development Citroen C3 Rally2)
104 George Sherman - USA/Scott Pinheiro – T&T (FIA R5 Tide Cleaners/GS InMotion Racing Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)
105 Andrew Mallalieu/Geoff Goddard (FIA R5 Terra Caribbean Ford Fiesta R5)
106 Barry Mayers/Josh Mayers (SM2 Chefette/Frosteez/Kooyman/Sign Depot/Hankook/Packing Centre Ford Fiesta)
107 Rhett Watson/Andrew Croney (SM2 Chefette/Frosteez/Cargo BGI/Gliptone/Sthil/Hankook/Motul Racing Oils/Bajan Pure Water BMW M3)
108 Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (FIA R5 Mobil 1/Max Meyer/PPG Paints/MotorMac Skoda Fabia R5)
109 Simon Jean-Joseph – FRA/Patrick Pivato – FRA (SM2 Valvoline Porsche 911 GT3 Cup)
110 Roger Mayers/Barry Ward (SM2 Chefette/Frosteez/Kooyman/Sign Depot/Hankook/Packing Centre Toyota WR Starlet)
111 Joe Cunningham – ENG/Josh Beer - ENG (WRC Procters Coach and Bus Sales/TS UK Ltd Ford Fiesta WRC)
112 Mark Thompson/Ron Greaves (M4 Glassesco/Bio Beauty Day Spa/NKM Clothing/Realtors Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
113 Andy Scott - SCO/Owen Paterson - SCO (WRC Rock Oil/Rostrum Sportswear/Billfisher III Ford Fiesta S2000T)
114 Mark Maloney/Justin Maloney (FIA R5 Imagine/M-Jet/Bushy Park Barbados/Sign Station Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)
115 Josh Read/Mark Jordan (FIA R5 Servall Inc/Stihl/Fig Products/Hankook Batteries/Weetabix Ford Fiesta Rally2)
116 Rob Swann – ENG/Tom Woodburn - ENG (FIA R5 GO Car Rental/Cygnet Plant/R A Swann Ltd Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)
117 Kevin Procter – ENG/Leslie Wray - ENG (WRC Procters Coach and Bus Sales/TS UK Ltd/Swift Signs and Shirts Ford Fiesta S2000T)
118 Adam Mallalieu/Steve McNulty - ENG (FIA R5 Terra Caribbean Ford Fiesta R5)
119 Jeffrey Panton – JAM/Michael Fennell Jnr – JAM (FIA R5 KIG/Ford/Sandals Ford Fiesta Rally2)
120 Kyle Gregg – JAM/Kreigg Yearwood (FIA R5 York Investments/BD Gregg/Elevated Home Decor Ford Fiesta Rally2)
121 Dane Skeete/Tyler Mayhew (WRC Automotive Art/C O Williams Sand & Lime/Sol Subaru Impreza WRC S12)
122 Stuart Maloney/Kristian Yearwood (FIA R5 Imagine/M-Jet/Bushy Park Barbados/Sign Station Skoda Fabia RS Rally2)