Excitement for the Mainstay Drag Race Meeting has reached a boiling point, and will overflow today in Essequibo, dubbed the Cinderella County.
With more than 50 competitors undertaking the almost six-hour journey to witness the day’s events, there is expected to be some heartbreak when the sun sets.
Support for this sport has grown exponentially since the first staging of this activity last year, and the number of competitors has almost doubled. Enthusiastic fans were seen flocking the Anna Regina Tarmac last evening for the meet-and-greet activity, which lends more hype to today’s event.
With the action being set for an 11:00AM start time, fans can look forward to scintillating competition in the 1500cc, 1600cc, 1800cc, 2000cc, 2500cc, 3000cc, Unlimited, and female classes. There is also expected to be a drift exhibition.
Shairaz Roshandin, Vice President of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRSC), has confirmed that all systems are in place for today’s events, final preparatory work having been done on several sections of the track early yesterday morning.
The Mainstay Drag Race Meeting will take centre stage today in Region Two
“We had to apply some special quick-drying cement to some spots on the track early this [yesterday] morning for some small corrective measures. It’s nothing that competitors or fans should be worried about, because it dries in a few hours, so (the action) definitely set for tomorrow [today],” he remarked.
“We also have a few surprises for those fans in Essequibo. We expect to feature at least one of the newest high-powered cars in the sport there. I won’t say who or what the team is, or what they are bringing, but fans will have to be there to see it,” he declared.
And while there would be winners and losers at the end of the day, the Cinderella County would have staged an event that was well worth attending.
