Tough, heated competition expected at South Dakota
The best of the quarter-miler will test their speed down the straight away today in a bid to walk away with the bragging rights of the best in the trade.
The confident Suriname are reportedly in Guyana and rearing to go however, due to the ongoing hurricane season, the Caribbean islands such has Antigua, Barbados and Trinidad who were invited have found it difficult to make the trip. Nevertheless, much is still at stake.
Several persons have already registered for today’s highly anticipated meet which will also see the Motor cycles in action in the 600cc and the 1000cc classes.
A major change at the upcoming event will be the usage of the Time Bracket System instead of the Porta Tree Timing device which is aimed at creating a balanced battle ground.
The blue GT-R came against its Nismo version which is a stock car and though the Nismo held the lead in the early meters, it soon saw the rear lights of ‘Godzilla’ as it speed away in bullet-like speed much to the delight of the sizable crowd in attendance.
The Nismo, which is also owned by Mohammed’s Enterprise had a reaction time of 0.807s as compared to the blue GT-R’s 1.482s. However, the final times told a different tale as ‘Godzilla’ clocked a time of 7.569s to win the unlimited (7-seconds) category ahead of the Nismo’s 8.906s.
Importantly, both competitors and patrons are reminded that the Demerara Harbour bridge will be closed from 05:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs for maintenance work.
Fee runs and classing going from 09:00 to 11:30h while knockout begins at 12:00h
Adults will be charged $1,000 for admission and Children under 12, $500.