BhpFullThrottle

Issue 2 - October 2022
FULL THROTTLE
Zane: The Boy From Barbados
CLUB
NEWS
CLASSIC
CARS
BOOM!
Automotive audio Tips
A Colin McRae Special Feature
WRC & F1 updates
Skoda's magnificant R5s
Car care and preventative maintenance tips
A Magazine by BHP Motorsports.

CREDITS
Full Throttle Magazine is
produced by Lovell
Communications Inc.
Executive producers: BHP
Motorsports
Editor: Stephen "BHP" Lovell
S U N D A Y L I M E S A T P A R A G O N
The Sunday limes at Paragon were epic.
It was a chance to hang out and see
some of the fast cars in Barbados duel it
out in an informal setting. To think that
forty years ago our guys were racing
some of the top saloon cars of the time.
They were a variety of Ford Escorts ,
Vauxhall Viva GT, Mini Coopers, Dodge
Avengers, Ford Anglias and even some
home brewed machine such as a V6
Ford Capri. We also had some every-day
drives that were modified to make them
competitive. Sunday evenings at
Paragon we saw and raced them all.

Zane, The Boy From Barbados
Zane Maloney, the boy from
Barbados, has made an indelible
mark on international motor
racing. Dubbed as “one of the
hottest young driver talents in the
motorsport scene “ -Zane is a third
generation motor racer. He started
racing at a tender age with The
Barbados Karting Association
(BKA) at Bushy Park Racing circuit.
He competed with a measure of
success in the Karting European
Championship, the World
Championships, the German
Championship and The WSK
Champions Cup. In 2018 at the
World Karting Association event at
Daytona, Florida On day one Zane
won the pre-final, and came third
in the final. The next day he
qualified on pole, won the pre-final
and the final. In 2019, his first year
in Formula 4, Zane won both the
overall and rookie championships,
winning ten out of 30 races and
securing 15 podium places.
At Spa he bounced back from a
horrific crash in the sprint race to
win the featured race the next day.
But, he did not stop there, his thirdconsecutive
Feature Race win at
Monza moved him up to second in
the 2022 Formula 3 Drivers’
Championship.

Zane on his way to his first win in F3

The Magnificent Skoda r5
This 2022 WRC season, Rally2
cars are again competing in the
World Rally Championship
WRC2 category. Despite the
fact that Skoda did well in the
World Championship, winning
five manufacturer’s titles and
also some World
Championships in this
categories, ŠKODA Motorsport
discontinued their direct
particiapation and focused
entirely on supporting
their customers. Rally2 cars are
strictly regulated by the FIA.
With the introduction of the
goups, the aim was to create a
group of cars with similar
technical characteristics that
would be affordable to private
teams. Therefore the scope for
development is very limited.
This makes the group attractive
to manufacturer and
independent teams alike.

A pure rally car without electronic assistance
The ŠKODA FABIA R5s are not
equipped with driver assisted
electronics. The installed sensors
are for engine control, brake
pressure, steering wheel position
and fuel level. The mass-produced
engine, from which the racing
engine of the ŠKODA FABIA R5 is
derived, was originally introduced in
the Volkswagen Lamando and
ŠKODA Superb cars for the Chinese
market. Engine capacity was
reduced from 1.8 l to 1.6 l, with a new
crank
mechanism specially developed
for rally conditions.
The valve distribution and
cylinder replacement system has
been completely redesigned in
order to ensure ideal conditions
for replacement and cylinder
filling.
The engines are equipped with a
modified turbocharger from the
Audi S3, and the oil system and
the engine ventilation system
have been completely
redesigned.

The BMW M Hybrid V8 is a sports prototype racing car designed by
BMW M Hybrid V8
BMW M and built by Dallara. It is designed to the Le Mans Daytona h
regulations, and will debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the
season opening 24 Hours of Daytona.[1] It marks BMW's return to the
top-flight of sports prototype racing since the BMW V12 LMR in 1999.[2]
The car will also contest the FIA World Endurance Championship from
2024 onwards
The BMW M Hybrid V8 is an LMDh-spec prototype race car that will
compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
BMW has taken the wraps off its M Hybrid V8 prototype race car,
which will make its racing debut in the IMSA GTP Class at the 2023 24
Hours of Daytona.
In 2024, the BMW M Hybrid V8 will compete in the FIA World Endurance
Championship, including a return to the top class of the 24 Hours of
Le Mans after a 25-year absence.
The BMW M Hybrid V8's body rides atop a chassis from Italian racecar
supplier Dallara. As the model name suggests, it’s powered by a
4.0-liter V-8 producing up to 640 horsepower and is mated to an
IMSA-spec electric motor for a hybrid setup.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE P66/3 ENGINE IN THE BMW M HYBRID V8.
V-shaped Otto four-stroke twin-turbo engine
Capacity: 3999 cc No. cylinders: 8 Valves per cylinder: 4
Max RPM 8200 Output (regulated): approx. 640 hp
Cylinder construction: Cast aluminium cylinder block and cylinder
head, cylinder lining as iron layer in LDS procedure
V angle: 90° Bore: 93 mm Stroke: 73.6 mm

BOOM!
Automotive Audio tips
B R I D G I N G P O W E R
A M P S
Most car amplifiers have a
feature called "bridge mode,"
where two channels can be
combined as one channel to
produce maximum output
power. Just imagine, you’re
looking to power a 200 watts RMS
rated 4-ohm sub, but you are
trying to avoid purchasing an
expensive mono amplifier. You
can take a small 2-channel amp
that normally puts out two
channels of 60 watts RMS
and bridge it to produce around
120 watts RMS, which would be
perfect for your needs. Thsi is
done by using the negative
signal from one channel with the
positive signal of the other
channel, effectively doubling
what each channel alone could
output through a 2-ohm load.
Usually, this is the maximum
wattage of the amp. This way
you're also optimizing your
system's power potential.

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Taking care of your brakes
Most brake fluids are hygroscopic, meaning they will
absorb moisture when exposed to air.
As brake fluid absorbs moisture it will degrade. This lowers the
boiling point, which can compromise the functionality of your
brake system. The fluid needs to have high boiling point to
withstand the heat caused by friction when the brake pad
touches the brake rotors. If the boiling point lowers, the liquid
will evaporate and will result in a soft brake pedal and a lost of
braking power.

The legendary Colin McRae
Most of us will remember
where we were on
September 15th, 2007,
when the news
reverberated around the
motoring world that rally
legend Colin McRae had
died in a crash while
flying his helicopter near
Lanark, Scotland.
Colin, the 1991 and 1992
British Rally Champion,
and the 1995 WRC
champion had amassed
25 victories in an impressive career which was cut short by his tragic
demise at the age of 39. He held the record for the most wins in the
series from 2002 to 2004.
Colin had become a legend in his time.
He competed for Subaru in the first live televised American rally in
Los Angeles as part of the X-Games in 2006. McRae rolled the car on
the penultimate corner, damaging the front bumper and left front
tyre. Despite this, he continued on to finish only 0.13 seconds slower
than winner Travis Pastrana.
Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner, who worked alongside McRae
in his 1999 and 2000 campaigns during a spell at the factory Ford
WRC operation run by M-Sport, has labeled Colin as one of the most
natural drivers he’s ever seen
“Colin was the man at the time and I think there will never be
anybody, I mean there is always somebody, but I haven’t seen
anyone with the sheer talent Colin had at the time" Steiner said.

In 1995 Rally Catalunya, team
principal David Richard
decided that Carlos Sainz
should take the win on home
turf over his Subaru
teammate, and main
championship rival, Colin
McRae at the penultimate
round of the season.
McRae, with the red mist
enveloping most of his helmet,
summarily overhauled his
Spanish teammate to the tune
of eight seconds during the
final stage, but later gifted the
win back to Sainz by
deliberately arriving at the
final time control one minute
late. ‘Winner takes all’, and one
of the most memorable WRC
season finales in history, was
set.
McRae won seven rallies in an Impreza 555 – New
Zealand 1994, RAC ’94, NZ 1995, RAC ’95, Acropolis
1996, Sanremo ’96 and Spain ’96 – and of course his one
and only World Rally Championship Drivers' title 1995.

RALLY CLUB SEEKS MORE
MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION
Chairman Noel reports to 65th Anniversary AGM
As the Barbados Rally Club
(BRC) marks its 65th
Anniversary, the membership
can look back on a decade of
steady progress during which
goals have been successfully
achieved, says Chairman Geoff
Noel, but greater member
participation in the running of
the Club is a priority for the
future. He was addressing the
Annual General Meeting last
evening (Thursday) at the
Barbados Clay Target Shooting
Association (BCTSA) Clubhouse
at Searles, Christ Church. Noel,
who last spoke at an AGM as
Chairman nearly a decade ago,
said: “Looking back, I reviewed
the goals for 2011: sponsorship,
timing systems, Motorsport
Services, running successful
Rally Barbados events and
refocusing on MudDogs and
Autocross. Almost all the boxes
were ticked! The only goal not
achieved was the improvement
of our gravel events and interest
has faded,so we no longer have
those events.
“This is what I would think is a
successful Club. When you look
back after 10 years and see that
almost all the goals have been
accomplished in a non-profit and
fully volunteer organization. One
area that we are very pleased
about is the recent popularity of
Autocross. Geoff Goddard and his
team are having record entries,
more sometimes than our speed
events. This is the grass roots of
our Club and we can firmly say
that we are doing our bit for the
development of motor sport in
Barbados. This is a job well done.
“At the 65th Anniversary Shelbury
June Safari, we had Don Hunte
start the cars and Bill Mallalieu on
hand with a Rover 75 that
competed in the very first event in
1957. The competitors enjoyed the
event immensely. Motorsport
Services also continues to be a
successful and important tool in
our Club. Michelle assists us in
many tasks that were previously
handled by CoM members, which
removes some of the burden from
the CoM.”

Despite that success, however,
speaking of the Club’s plans for
2023 and beyond, he cautioned:
“We desperately need more
member participation in the
running and organization of the
Club. A perfect example of this is
Rhett Watson, who managed the
road repairs this year and even
assisted with a resident who had
concerns prior to an event. This is
your Club and it needs your
assistance.” After Noel became
Chairman again in June last year
and while the coronavirus
pandemic restricted motor sport
activity, the Committee of
Management (CoM) carried out a
detailed review, part of a longterm
goal to ensure the
sustainability of the Club. Noel
explained: “We spent the first six
months redeveloping and
redefining the roles of the CoM
members. We went through and
extensively overhauled each
person’s duties and documented
them to ensure that all CoM
members knew their roles and
could plan to execute their tasks
without too much outside
assistance. The time spent on this
exercise should be beneficial in
the future, as we will continue the
streamlining of the CoM to ensure
that no one person is burdened
with the running of our Club.”
Despite two difficult years as a
result of the pandemic, Treasurer
Jeanne Crawford had positive
news: “The club was able to enter
2022 with a positive balance
sheet as it looked towards the
relaunch of motor sport. As you
all know, costs have gone up
across the board, so we will need
to be diligent in reviewing our
expenditures.” Noel echoed this,
saying: “We have had declining
revenue because of Covid, but
the expenses are still there; we
have trucks that require
maintenance, fuel, insurance,
radios that need repairing etc. All
of the costs add up and we will
be having a small subcommittee
discussion on this topic starting
next week.” There is only one key
change to the Committee of
Management: Kreigg Yearwood,
who served as Assistant
Competition Secretary for five
years before becoming
CompSec in 2019, has resigned,
replaced by Jamal Brathwaite,
who moves up from Asst
CompSec; the CoM will now
remain at 11 members . Noel said:
“Kreigg Yearwood has decided to
step away from the
organizational role to focus on
his career.
Continued next page

Stock Car Drivers Fight at Martinsville
Late model stock car driver
Andrew Grady thinks he was
wrecked by competitor Davey
Callihan in today's qualifying
races for the Martinsville 300,
one of the world's biggest late
model races. As racing drivers
often do, Grady decided to go
to Callihan's car post-race
to voice his displeasure.he situation
escalated quickly and Grady began
throwing punches at Callihan while he
was still strapped into the car. Then,
somehow, things got more ridiculous:
Grady was throwing punches at
Callihan, plus an extra a kick at his
car, when he was pulled away by
someone else.
C O N T I N U E D F R O M P R E V I O U S P A G E
Kreigg joined the Club as my navigator when he was 16 and its great to
see him progress though the Club as a successful competitor, moving
on to become a critical organizer; this is the ultimate role of members
that we need to see happen in the Club to assure its continuity. We
would all like to thank Kreigg for his work both on and off the CoM and
hopefully we will see him again in the future on the CoM.”
This was the second year that the AGM had been delayed because of
the pandemic after last year’s was held in June. The Annual Prizegiving
in 2021 was also a casualty of Covid, Noel reporting that: “the CoM is
trying to figure a way to address this in an efficient and financially
effective manner.”
(PR)

A little-bit sideways.
The way cars are driven in Rally Barbados

Take your Elecrical and Auto AC problems
to the professionals
Bovell’s Elecrical and Auto Air Conditioning Services
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Battery issues
A dead battery is the most
common electrical problem. You
turn the key and the engine won't
turn over, but you are still be able
to use your lights and other
accessories. One option is to
jump-start the vehicle, drive it to
let the alternator charge the
battery, or you can attach the
battery to a battery charger. If the
battery problem persists you may
need the visit your electrician.

A well maintained
Bentley
Vintage Rides

tyre CARE tips
Maintaining proper tyre pressure
is the single most important
thing you can do to help improve
fuel economy, safety and the
tyre life of your vehicle. At least
once a month check your tyre
pressure.
This is best done when they are
cold, using an accurate tyre
pressure gauge. Maintain
inflation pressure at the
recommended level. This
information can usually be found
on a sticker on the driver’s side
door pillar, or in the vehicle’s
owner’s manual. Under inflation
is the leading cause of
irreparable tyre damage and
may result in severe
cracking and subsequent air loss.
It reduces load capacity, allows
excessive sidewall flexing, and
increases rolling resistance,
resulting in heat and mechanical
damage.
Over inflation increases stiffness
that may cause an
uncomfortable driving experience
and generate unwanted vehicle
vibration. It also increases the
chances of impact damage.
Check your tyres for wear
Always change worn tyres, as
smooth tyres contribute to
accidents and may lead to
skidding. Excessively worn tyres
are also more likely to suffer
punctures.

PAUL NAGLE TO RETIRE AFTER RALLY SPAIN
Paul Nagle has announced his retirement from WRC after Rally de España.
“It’s has been one hell of a rollercoaster and the memories and friends I
made will last a life time,” wrote Nagle on his Facebook page.
“Big thank you to everyone who followed us around the world over the
last 20 years. To my family and friends and especially my wife Cathy,
thank you for being there for all of it, in the good days and bad. Ye [sic]
always had my back.” “To Craig [Breen] and Kris [Meeke], thank you
both for making the dream happen. We have made amazing
memories.” Nagle had most of his WRC starts and most of his success
in WRC co-driving for Meeke. Their partnership started in 2011 in the Mini
WRC Team.
2014 saw them starting a 5 season partnership with Citroën Total Abu
Dhabi WRT. This resulted in five victories and eight other podium
positions. Since 2019, Nagle was partner with Craig Breen, recording
four podiums through a part-programme for Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
during three seasons, before a move to M-Sport Ford where they scored
two podiums this season.

Team Barbados preparing to do
battle at Wallerfield

Taking a walk back down Pit Lane of the old Bushy Park

A very dangerous Junction
This accident has encouraged the authorities to finally take some
action to stop the carnage at one of the most dangerous four crosses
in the parish of St.Philip. Located below the Mangrove bus depot, this
four cross had seen many accident over the years. Some of those
accidents included the lost of life. Sad to say, I have observed that
some motorist are ignoring the recently placed stop signs.
Pics of an accident on Sunday August 28th ,

F1 made mistake with revised points rules,
admits Horner
Red Bull team boss Christian
Horner thinks Formula 1 made a
mistake with the wording of
revised points rules that handed
Max Verstappen the world
championship in Japan.
The immediate aftermath of the
race in Suzuka descended into
farce amid confusion over
whether or not a penalty for
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc had been
enough to secure Verstappen the
crown. Many teams, including Red
Bull itself, shared the wide-held
view that new rules introduced
after last year's shambolic
Belgian Grand Prix meant
Verstappen would not be given
full points for his win, as the race
had not run beyond 75% distance.
However, a strict interpretation
of F1's Sporting Regulations
meant the FIA deemed full
points were awarded, as the
race had not been suspended.
That meant Verstappen was
classified as champion,
something he was taken aback
on in the immediate aftermath
of the race. But while the FIA's
stance has become clear since
the end of the race, several
teams have admitted that the
current interpretation of the
regulations – which were
agreed upon after last year's
Spa race – was not what was
intended. Speaking about the
confusion over the rules, Horner
said: "I think it's a mistake.

""I think it's a mistake that wasn't
included after the issues in Spa
last year, that the regulations
obviously haven't been mopped
up. We were under the strong
impression that only with 75% of
the race, full points will be scored.
So we felt we were going to be
one point short. "But in the end,
Checo's move on Charles nailed
Max the championship. So you
can see his surprise, the team's
surprise. But what a wonderful
surprise."
Ferrari team principal Mattia
Binotto, who saw Leclerc's final
title chances evaporate with the
points interpretation, admitted his
squad had not known how things
would be handled.
"We were confused, and we
thought it would not have been
the full awards," he said. "So
initially, our calculations were
such that he was not world
champion.
"At the end, a clarification has
been given which is an okay
clarification. So I think it's simply
accepted. That's the way it is. He
is world champion. It's clear
enough."McLaren team boss
Andreas Seid l backed up the
view that the changes made to
the rules last winter were never
intended to award full points for
races that got nowhere near full
distance. "In the end, how the
points were awarded today wasn't
what we all had in mind," he said.
"That wasn't the intention from the
FIA and the team side. "But in the
end, it seems like we all overlooked
this loophole, and therefore we are
all responsible for that. It means
we must try to do together a better
job next time." Horner had little
doubt that the teams would now
speak to the FIA to get the rule
revised for the future. "I'm certain it
will be," he said. Binotto said that it
was something he would get
Ferrari to look at and better
understand. "I need to double
check with our sporting guys: what
was the clear understanding, and
what has been the conclusion and
the way that it has been written
and interpreted compared to the
intention," he said. "It's a detail, and
it's something we need to clarify as
well for the future what is the true
intention, what should you do and
it's clear enough. But I'm not too
concerned, I'm not too
disappointed by it.
"I accept the way the FIA has
interpreted it, and let's review, let's
discuss, but I will not go to any
conclusion today on that."
(motorsport.com)

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