Circuit racing returned to the South Dakota Circuit on Sunday and there was no change in the script for group four driver Kristian Jeffrey as he annihilated the field at the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) National Race of Champions.
Jeffrey and his Mitsubishi Evolution gave the sizable crowd in attendance a trill with is aggressive racing style which allowed him to comfortably win all of his three races while Motor biker Kevin Persaud had an identical feat in the Super stock category.
Jeffrey for most of the day toyed with his opponents leading the 10-lap event from start to finish. The competition was certainly for any position from second downwards.
The second group four race was arguably the most trilling as it also featured Andrew King, who had a late appearance due to mechanical issues. While Jeffrey led from the front, Danny Persaud and his Mazda Miata which is most known for its exploits in the group three class had King’s Mazda RX 7 watching his rare lights for the large portion of the race.
That all changed in lap eight when the duo entered the “goose-neck” and King showed who is boss, swopping pass Persaud, much to the delight of the those in attendance to finish in second.
The third race in that group saw Rupie Shewjattan who drives a similar Evolution to that of Jeffrey, kept the pressure on the two-time Caribbean champion until Shewjattan veered off the track approaching the “goose-neck” in lap eight.
Motor Biker Kevin Persaud annihilated the field at the South Dakota Circuit on Sunday (Marceano Narine Photo)
In the group 3 three action, Persaud, who had hit the sands banks by the club house earlier in the , swiftly did repair works and returned to the track. Himself and Stefan Jeffery who was clocking around the 37seconds lap time, had an epic battle in race three.
For most of the race, it seemed to be a cat-mouse pursuit, with Persaud stopping any chance of Jeffery slipping ahead. Jeffery patience brought virtue as on turn four, he took the lead in emphatic fashion, taking down Persaud in the inside with one lap to go.
Simialrly, Daniel Deokie in his Honda Civic had an impressive day winning his three races in the Sports Tuner category while Shan Seejattan and Chet Singh shared the honors in the Group two races.
Meanwhile, the two-wheel action did not have the large participating contingent as norm but in the absence of the Vieira’s, Persaud dusted all of his competitors such as John Bennett and Ravi Singh to clock a fastest lap time of 36.759s.
In addition, to the circuit racing, there was also a drifting display by local and Suriname drivers.
The attention will now be turned to the first leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Champions (CMRC) in Jamaica at the Jamwest Circuit on May 21, where at least eight cars and fours bikes from Guyana should be participating.
