Englishman wins Sol Rally

ENGLISHMAN Paul Bird is the provisional winner of the 2012 Sol Rally Barbados.
Bird, who has been competing in the event since 2008, claimed the top prize on Sunday in his M8-WRC Frank Bird Poultry/Fuchs-Silkolene Ford Focus WRC08.
Teaming up with co-driver Kirsty Riddick, Bird won the event with a total elapsed time of one hour, two minutes and 50 seconds.
He was 12.5 seconds clear of Paul Bourne in a M8-WRC Chefette/LIME/Slam 101/MQI/Banks/Castrol Ford Focus WRC07.
The results of the event are expected to be confirmed on Monday in a prize-giving ceremony at the Boatyard, Bay Street, starting at 4:30 p.m.