Central Otago Motorsport Club members will have their eye on a new trophy this weekend.

The trophy has been created for members of the club, one of the accolades that will be up for grabs when the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally takes place today.

The rally remembers the late Barry Robinson, a South Island rallying legend who originally farmed in the Mokoreta region near Wyndham, but who later in life moved to Earnscleugh near Alexandra.

Once living in Central Otago, Barry joined the Central Otago Motorsport Club and as a tribute to Robinson, Neil Whitford, who was a neighbour of Robinson’s in Central Otago, has made up a trophy utilising a steering wheel from Barry’s workshop.

The trophy will become an annual trophy for the highest placed Central Otago Motorsport Club crew by class. 

It will be known as the Barry Robinson Memorial Challenge Trophy, while the overall winner of the event will receive the Barry Robinson Memorial Trophy.

The Barry Robinson Memorial Challenge Trophy will be awarded to the highest placed Central Otago Motorsport Club crew by class in this Saturday’s MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally.