Guyana will be sending a six-member contingent to Jamaica for the opening leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC).
Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) President Ramez Mohamed will once again be leading the Guyanese charge, since he is the lone motor car driver on the team for the May 12-13 event being held at the Jamwest Raceway Circuit in Negril.
Guyana’s team to Jamaica will comprise of one car and five motorbikes (GT Ridez Photo)
Mohammed will be driving his Toyota Starlet which brought him great success in 2017, and a Honda Civic, as he competes in groups 2, 3 and 4.
The GMR&SC President explained that the high cost of travelling to Jamaica is a major factor in the small number of cars making the trip; but he assured that the next leg, slated for Trinidad and Tobago on June 24, should see approximately 16 cars attending.
On the two-wheel end, there are Paul Yearwood, Matthew Vieira, Raveiro Tucker, John Bennett and British rider Matt Truelove, who comes under the Team Mohamed’s Enterprise banner. Current CMRC champion rider Bryce Prince is currently competing in the United States.
In 2017, two-time defending champions Trinidad and Tobago scored a whopping 1267 points. Guyana amassed 648 points, while Barbados (580), Jamaica (330) and Cayman Island (65) rounded off the table.
Regarding individual awards, CMRC Group 4 (AWD) champion was awarded to local and Andrew King, while the 2WD went to Barbadian Mark Maloney.
King also won the local 2WD class, while former CMRC champion Kristian Jeffrey won the 4WD.
Group three CMRC champion driver title went to Trinidad’s Paul Vieira, while Vishok Persaud, who was simply unstoppable on Sunday, wining all three of his races, was deemed the local champion for the group.
Over in Group Two, Barbadian Mark Thomson retained his CMRC title, while Chet Singh led the locals.
Sports Tuner went to Azaad Hasan, while Street Tuner was awarded to Roopnarine Dasrat and the Starlet Cup champion has been Motilal Deodass.
