Following last Sunday’s Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) National Race of Champions, President Ramez Mohamed is confident that team Guyana possesses the ability to regain the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) after falling short in 2016.
GMR&SC President Ramez Mohamed
After holding the championship for three consecutive years, 2013, 2014 and 2015 the Guyanese, had a horrid time in 2016 due mainly to the lack of a large enough touring party and to the numerous mechanical problems that followed those that made the trips.
“It was good, it was a good turn out by the competitors, I think we will do good this year, we got it this year, most of the cars came out and they are using this local event as a tester,” Mohamed contended.
The president also stated that at least eight motor cars and four bikes should be making the trip to Jamaica for the opening leg on May 21.
Last year, Trinidad and Tobago, who lost the title in 2015 by eight points to Guyana, recorded a whopping 1481.5 points, outscoring the second placed Barbados team by 793 points.
Barbados’ tally at the end of the four rounds was 688.5 while Guyana finished in third on 648.5; Jamaica (492) Cayman Islands (60) and CAMS/USA rounded-off the points standings.
However, in the two-wheel category, Guyana soared to the top of the table accumulating 647 points with Trinidad being their closest challenge on 169 points.
On the individual side, Barbadian Mark Thompson was adjudged the best driver in Group two, accumulating 177 points while Trinidadians Marc Gill (141) and Luke Bhola trailed in second and third respectively; Guyana’s Shan Seejatan was in fourth with 107 points. In Group three, Trinidadian Paul Vieira soared above the rest with 225 points while local boy Danny Persaud (120) clocked second place ahead of Ronald Worthman (105) and Nazim Gafoor (87).
In the main attraction group, Barbadian Mark Maloney scored 173.5 points to win the group four (2WD) ahead of Trinidadian Franklyn Boodhram (147) and Jamaica’s Peter Rae (108); Persaud (60 points) in sixth and Mohan Rangasammy (51 points) in seventh were also some local drivers who placed respectably.
In the group four (4WD) Jamaica’s Doug Gore and his Audi TTR gave him his third title as was able to score 163 points dethroning Guyana’s Kristian Jeffrey.
For the Super stock (600cc) Matthew Vieira led the table with 178 points to win his first CMRC title while 2015 champion Elliot Vieira finished in second 147 points and Stephen Vieira, who led the championship for the early rounds finished in third.
