At the end of four legs of highly competitive racing in the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC), Trinidad and Tobago were officially crowned the 2016 country champions on Monday evening at the Marriott Hotel.
Trinidad, who lost the title last year by eight points to Guyana, recorded a whopping 1481.5 points, outscoring the second place Barbados by 793 points.
Barbados tally at the end of the four rounds was 688.5 while Guyana finished in third on 648.5; Jamaica (492) Cayman Islands (60) and CAMS/USA rounded-off the points standings.
However, in the two-wheel category, Guyana soared to the top of the table accumulating 647 points with Trinidad being their closest challenge on 169 points.
Champion boy! Matthew Vieira shows off his trophy while being flanked by his father Mark, mother Sadika and sister EmmaThe respective group winners L-R Doug Gore; Matthew Vieira; Paul Vieira; Mark Thompson; partially hidden is Kurt Thompson, who collected on behalf of Mark Maloney
On the individual side, Barbadian Mark Thompson was adjudged the best driver in Group two, accumulating 177 points while Trinidadians Marc Gill (141) and Luke Bhola trailed in second and third respectively; Guyana’s Shan Seejatan was in fourth with 107 points.
In Group three, Trinidadian Paul Vieira soared above the rest with 225 points while local boy Danny Persaud (120) clocked second place ahead of Ronald Worthman (105) and Nazim Gafoor (87).
In the main attraction group, Barbadian Mark Maloney scored 173.5 points to win the group four (2WD) ahead of Trinidadian Franklyn Boodhram (147) and Jamaica’s Peter Rae (108); Persaud (60 points) in sixth and Mohan Rangasammy (51 points) in seventh were also some local drivers who placed respectably.
In the group four (4WD) Jamaica’s Doug Gore and his Audi TTR gave him his third title as was able to score 163 points dethroning Guyana’s Kristian Jeffrey was able to finish in second place on 50 points as his Mitsubishi EVO finally came good on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit, allowing him to win two races.
For the Super stock (600cc) Matthew Vieira led the table with 178 points to win his first CMRC title. Matthew, who did not, had the best of outings on Sunday, preformed credibly in the other three legs which were held in Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados, which was good enough for him to secure the crown.
2015 champion Elliot Vieira finished in second 147 points while Stephen Vieira, who led the championship for the early rounds finished in third.
Moto America Champion Byrce Prince settled for fourth on 75 points as he led a clean sweep on Sunday riding for Team Mohammed’s Enterprise.
Prince along British Rider, Matt Truelove have signaled their intention to tour to the four countries next year once the schedule does not conflict with their professional riding in America and England respectively.
Meanwhile, speaking at the presentation ceremony, President of the Guyana Motor Racing Sports Club Raj Boodhoo revealed that the races were a huge success for Guyana and that he is eagerly looking forward to next year, with the hope that more Guyanese riders and drivers tour so the country can regain the championship.
Boodhoo was also extremely grateful for all the support of sponsors and the support staff at the sports club in making the races a success once more.
