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Barbados ‘can become drag racing hub’

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Barbados has the room to take over motorsports, specifically drag racing, in the Caribbean. 

That’s the feeling of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s (BTMI) Sports Tourism consultant, Stevon Roberts.

Over Independence weekend, Roberts helped to spearhead the inaugural Barbados Motor Racing Festival

For its first iteration, the event had Drag Fest on the Belle Section of the ABC Highway. Time Attack, hosted by BARL and Bushy Park, and Rep Ya Region hosted by Rep Ya Ride (RYR), also at Bushy Park, which included a drifting and dexterity component.

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