s was expected because of their familiarity with the track, Guyanese racers dominated the inaugural Motorsports GT Grand Prix which was held on Friday evening at the Motor Racing and Sports Club, in the Capital City, Georgetown. Fans turned out in their numbers to witness some of the country’s finest Go-Kart racers display their skills and thrills in the various categories.
The talented Kristian Jeffrey emerged as the winner in all three allotted races in the featured Shifter Karts Pro Cup. Despite getting some keen rivalries from his competitors, Jeffery was still able to stamp his authority from the commencement of this race. Several times, the two-time Caribbean Group Four champion led a huge distance. His Guyanese compatriot Elliott Vierra picked up two seconds and a third to be the second best, while Barbadian and Orry Hunte grabbed a second position and a third place to be among the top three in that category.
In the less intense division of the 4-stroke Easy (heavy), Shane Seebarran surged to the two wins, while Rameez Mohamed came in second on both occasions. Third-place spot went to Raymond Seebarran and Haniff Mohamed one time each. Trinidadian Bridget Singh emerged victorious with two victories in the 125cc senior category while Mikail Persaud drove home with two wins in the junior category. Stephon Jeffrey and Terry Singh each had a second place position to complete this category.
Trinidadian Bridget Singh with her trophies after emerging victorious in the 125cc senior category
Singh may count herself lucky after Matthew Phang, who was leading with a vast gap, suffered mechanical problems in the dying stages of the race and had to pull out. In the 60cc race, Jeremy Tenpow shared the chequered flag two times with Nathan Rahaman. In the same division, Paieg Mendonca, Tustin Tenpow and Rahaman came in with a second each. Ravi Singh, the father of Bridget, shared a first each with Stephen Viera and Canadian Daryl Timmers in the 4-Stroke Easy Cup (light), while Vierra grabbed two second positions and Ravi one.
Guyanese Kristian Jeffrey pulls off three resounding victories on Friday evening in the featured Shifter Kart Pro
Meanwhile, John Chin, one of the organisers for the night’s activity expressed delight with the way things would have unfolded throughout the night and its build up. He stated that it was a great opportunity for the youngsters to showcase their talent and enthusiasm at this meet. In addition to that, Chin also mentioned that he is anticipating growth with the G-karts and greater participation. “I think it [is] quite encouraging for the youngsters on the track; I would believe there was that the driving would have been safe and sportsman ship and the track which was redone recently gave the racers the best out of it,” Chin told Guyana Times Sports during the night’s proceedings.
He also reserved special mention for GT Motorsports’ Chief Vishok Persaud, the brain child behind the event and acknowledged that everyone who supported and cooperated will share similar sentiments.
The event, which was organised by GT Motorsports, received corporate support from Monster Energy Drink, Sun Burst Juices, Stag Beer, Ray’s Motor Spares, Secure Innovations and Concepts, E-Networks, Superbet, Ocean Spray Hotel, BM Soat, Prem’s Electrical Store and Honda Powersports.
