Barbados is generally known for being one of the top ten holiday destinations in the world, a perfect balance of sun, sand, sea and of course, sailing.   It however, also, fast becoming one of the premier sporting destinations, offering world class golf, horse racing, cricket, polo and tennis and in addition to this pretty impressive line up, there is also exemplary motor sport.   

Our newly built ‘Bushy Park Race Track’ recently played host to the hugely popular English television show ‘Top Gear’.  In addition to the full compliment of presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond and The Stig.  Special guests included Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton and hugely popular Rally Champion, Ken Block.

Flying cars abounded during some spectacular displays of drifting and the roar of the Mercedes Formula One engine filled the air, this was no ordinary motor event.   Guests were treated to the unimagined sight of Lewis Hamilton flipping his car whilst representing Barbados in a quick game of car football and retaliating by nudging a sideways Jeremy Clarkson into a home goal!  

We have since spent several lively cruises with our guests reliving those moments and debating our favourites, which, for us, has to be the sight of Lewis Hamilton gleefully spinning donuts in his Formula One Mercedes, you could almost see that car smile!