Bushy Park National
Bushy Park National Notes:
Bushy Park Circuit is located in Barbados and traces its origins to 1971, when a 1.300 km course was built by sugar plantation workers to a design by local rally and racing ace Ralph 'Bizzy' Williams. An Independence race meet was run on a dirt track, with the tarmac circuit opening for Easter 1972. The circuit became a hub for racing in the Caribbean over the next three decades, though it had fallen into disrepair by the mid-2000s.
Reconstruction began in 2013, and following three years of planning and consultation, phase one was completed in time for a worldwide launch at the Top Gear Festival Barbados in May 2014. The modern facility features a 2.01-kilometer International Circuit built to FIA Grade 3 requirements (later downgraded to Grade 4), plus a Rallycross Track, CIK Grade A Kart Circuit, and a one-eighth-mile Drag Strip. The refurbished track hosted the inaugural Top Gear Festival in 2014 and the Race of Champions later that same year. In 2018, a new National Course was added by creating a link road in the footprint of the original 1970s layout.
National Notes:
The National configuration at Bushy Park in Barbados represents a specific layout at this Caribbean motorsport facility serving West Indies racing community. The National designation indicates a circuit appropriate for national-level competition and club racing, creating particular technical characteristics distinct from other Bushy Park variants. This configuration demonstrates the facility's versatility serving multiple motorsport disciplines at Barbados' premier permanent motorsport venue providing year-round tropical racing environment in the Caribbean region.
Operating the National configuration showcases Bushy Park's comprehensive infrastructure where varied layouts serve different event requirements and vehicle classes. Barbados' tropical climate creates consistent year-round racing conditions without seasonal limitations affecting temperate-zone circuits. The National configuration serves competitive national motorsport and club racing, demonstrating Bushy Park's role in developing Caribbean motorsport culture at this facility representing significant West Indies racing infrastructure investment.
