After almost a year’s wait, racing fans would soon have their anticipations fulfilled with the expected return of drag racing at the South Dakota Circuit next weekend.
This has been confirmed by the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club.
KFC Rep Pamella Manasseh handing over the sponsorship cheque to GMR&SC Secretary Cheryl Gonzalves (R)
As the racers fine tune their machines and hone their skills for the impending action, support has already begun to roll in for the Quarter-mile races which are slated for Sunday, March 27th, 2022. Renowned Fast food franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has continued their support of motor racing locally by being one of the first sponsors of this event, dubbed the ‘Quarter Mile Return’.
Having already been a patron in not only drag racing but circuit racing and karting, the company has now rejoined the quarter-mile shootout.
In an invited comment, Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) president, Rameez Mohamed, said, “We are glad to welcome a stellar sponsor such as KFC to drag racing.
They have been on board with us since 2018, sponsoring all our major meets, and they have also sponsored the GT motorsports KFC Cup, so their investment in motorsport has been no small feat.”
Mohamed noted that, already, the committee is moving with pace in preparing for this highly anticipated event, which has been approved by the National COVID-19 Task Force; and since there has not been any drag racing in over a year, efforts are being doubled to ensure an almost perfect meet.
“I think this will be a fantastic race meet, and we are expecting to have a large turnout of cars, as was the case with last Sunday’s Endurance Championship first round. The pandemic has left competitors hungry, and about 16 cars are expected to arrive from Suriname as well,” Mohamed has said.
Tickets for the event will be sold at the venue, and they cost $2000 per adult and $500 per child.
