Team Gizmos and Gadgets/iRide maintains dominance in 500lb

Team Gizmos and Gadgets/iRide maintained their dominance in the monthly Endurance Rental Cup after powering their way to victory on Wednesday evening in the second edition at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC), on Thomas and Albert Streets.

The night’s proceeding once was again hosted by GT Motorsports in partnership with Secure Innovations and Concepts, and fans were well-treated to entertainment from the trio of Carlos Rodrigues, Kian Jabour and Anthonio Da Silva.

Their representation of Monster Energy drinks illustrated their non-stop energy on the track, having secured the mandatory one-hour 87-lap, while Team Speed provided some challenges for the entire duration, but had to settle for the second position.

That team was led by the veteran Kamal Seebarran and comprised of Guyana Motor Racing President Rameez Mohamed and Clint Seebarran, the son of Kamal. Forty-eight drivers participated and displayed quality racing. The number also resonated the growth of Go-Karting Endurance Race having only incepted in 2017.

Rodrigues and Jeffrey exchanged the lead in an exciting duel during the final 20 minutes, and their daredevilry had the crowd fully involved in anticipation of an extremely close finish. Team E-Racing, boasting the trio of Marcel Proffit, Jason Gonsalves and Denzel Hopkinson, completed the podium with 84 laps. Team Brava (Stephon Jeffrey, Kristian Jeffrey and Shan Seejattan), meanwhile, had to settle for fourth.

In the 500lb Class, Team Gizmos and Gadgets/iRide made it two wins in two months. For the second time in the Endurance Rental Cup, the team of Matthew Phang, John Phang and Steven Nobrega began on pole, and once again they repeated as champions.

The trio completed 87 laps in the mandatory one-hour of racing. The newly-branded Team iCool of Matthew Vieira, Elliott Vieira and Marcel Proffit took second spot, followed by Team Derick Auto Sales, comprising Shane Haly, Michael Whitehead and Sachin Ramotar, in third. Matthew Phang recorded the fastest lap time in the 500lb Class (39.8 seconds), while Kristian Jeffrey was fastest in the 600lb Class with 40.4 seconds. They both received trophies, compliments of Auto Fashion, and a Karcher sweeper each.

Apart from some beautiful trophies put up by Secure Innovation and Concepts, and bragging rights for one month, the two category winners also received iCool tokens from ‘All in One’ Snack and Beverage Depot. The exceptional driving on the track aside, patrons were treated to samples of iCool Juice Drink and Monster Energy Drink. Attention will now switch to the first-ever Georgetown Grand Prix, set for Friday at GT Motorsports track at the GMR&SC compound, commencing at 18:00h.