The Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC), held its second circuit race event of the 2023 season, the South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2, on Sunday last, and several lap records were reset during the course of the day. In some instances, those records were reset multiple times throughout the course of the day.
New records were set by Mohamed Ashad Ali (Rookie Class), Shan Seejatan (Group Two), Danny Persaud (Group Three), Heeranand Boodhram (Street Bike Class), and Matthew Vieira (Super Stock).
Some of the records reset were Lap Records – records which are set by each individual class, and are set only during an official race. Overall Track Records were also reset. An Overall Track Record is a record of the fastest time ever recorded at the track by any vehicle during any official session (practice, qualifying or race) using official timing equipment only.
Below are the official results:
UNCHANGED
1:16.271 – Mark Vieira – Radical SR3
Sunday 13th November 2022 – International Race of Champions – Radical Caribbean Cup, Free Practice 2
Rookie Class Lap Record
NEW RECORD
1:33.416 – Mohamed Ashad Ali – Toyota Yaris GR
Sunday 9 July 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2 – Rookie Class, Race 1
Previous Records: 1:35.411 – Tarick Baijnauth – Toyota Starlet
Street Tuner Lap Record
UNCHANGED
1:36.361 – Troy Muir – Toyota Corolla
Sunday 19, March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Street Tuner, Race 1
Previous Records: 1:38.909 – Vickey Persaud – Toyota Starlet
Sunday 13th November 2022 – International Race of Champions – Street Tuner, Race 2
Sports Tuner Lap Record
UNCHANGED
1:33.287 – Azaad Hassan – Toyota Sprinter AE91
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Sports Tuner, Race 3
Previous Records: 1:33.823 – Azaad Hassan – Toyota Sprinter AE91
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Sports Tuner, Race 2
1:34.408 – Azaad Hassan – Toyota Sprinter AE91
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Sports Tuner, Race 1
1:36.686 – Adrian Fernandes – Toyota Levin
Sunday 13th November 2022 – International Race of Champions – Sports Tuner, Race 1
Starlet Cup Lap Record
UNCHANGED
1:25.807 – Rameez Mohamed – Toyota Starlet EP82
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Starlet Cup, Race 2
Previous Records:
1:27.031 – Rameez Mohamed – Toyota Starlet EP82
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Starlet Cup, Race 1
1:31.519 – Anand Ramchand – Toyota Starlet
Sunday 13th November 2022 – International Race of Champions – Starlet Cup, Race 1
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Rookie Class, Race 1
Group 2 Lap Record
NEW RECORD
1:25.519 – Shan Seejatan – Honda Civic
Sunday 9th July 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2 – Group 2, Race 3
Previous Records:
1:27.407 – Rameez Mohamed – Honda Civic
Sunday 9th July 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2 – Group 2, Race 2
1:27.814 – Chet Singh – Honda Civic
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Group 2, Race 3
1:28.012 – Shan Seejatan – Honda Civic
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Group 2, Race 2
1:28.078 – Rameez Mohamed – Honda Civic
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Group 2, Race 1
1:30.573 – Mark Williams – Honda Civic
Sunday 13th November 2022 – International Race of Champions – Group 2, Race 1
Group 3 Lap Record
NEW RECORD
1:24.655 – Danny Persaud – Mazda Miata
Sunday 9th July 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2 – Group 3, Race 3
Previous Records:
1:25.042 – Danny Persaud – Mazda Miata
Sunday 9th July 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2 – Group 3, Race 2
1:25.100 – Danny Persaud – Mazda Miata
Sunday 13th November 2022 – International Race of Champions – Group 3, Race 1
Group 4 Lap Record
UNCHANGED
1:17.527 – Mark Vieira – Mazda RX-8
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Group 4, Race 2
Previous Records:
1:17.608 – Mark Vieira – Mazda RX-8
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Group 4, Race 1
1:20.479 – Mark Vieira – Mazda RX-8
Sunday 13th November 2022 – International Race of Champions – Group 4, Race 1
Street Class Bikes Lap Record
NEW RECORD
1:21.925 – Heeranand Boodhram – Yamaha R6
Sunday 9th July 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2 – Street Class Bikes, Race 3
Previous Records: 1:22.842 – Shem Chattersingh – Yamaha R6
Sunday 9th July 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2 – Street Class Bikes, Race 2
1:22.935 – Shem Chattersingh – Yamaha R6
Sunday 9th July 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2 – Street Class Bikes, Race 1
1:24.274 – Heeranand Boodhram – Yamaha R6
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Street Class Bikes, Race 2
Super Stock Bikes Lap Record
NEW RECORD
1:18.796 – Matthew Vieira – Yamaha R6
Sunday 9th July 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Round 2 – Super Stock Bikes, Race 1
Previous Records: 1:19.306 – Matthew Vieira – Yamaha R6
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Super Stock Bikes, Race 2
1:19.620 – Stephen Vieira – Yamaha
Sunday 19th March 2023 – South Dakota Grand Prix – Super Stock Bikes, Race 1
1:22.785 – Matthew Vieira – Yamaha R6
Sunday 13th November 2022 – International Race of Champions – Superbikes, Race 1
Radical Caribbean Cup Lap Record
UNCHANGED
1:16.413 – Kristian Boodoosingh – Radical SR3
Sunday 13th November 2022 – International Race of Champions – Radical Caribbean Cup, Race 1
