Windjammer joins sponsorship team for Drag Racing round 2
Windjammer International Cuisine and Comfort Inn, a comfy hotel and restaurant located at 27 Queen Street, Kitty, Georgetown, has joined the sponsorship team for the upcoming round (#2) of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club’s (GMR&SC’s) National Drag Racing Championships, set for June 23rd at the South Dakota circuit.
Windjammer representative Shannon Stevenson (left) handing over the sponsorship cheque to Cheryl Gonsalves of the GMR&SC at the club’s Thomas Lands and Albert Street office in G/t
In a ceremony to mark the handing over of its sponsorship on Wednesday, Windjammer’s Managing Director Carey Griffith told the media, “We are really happy to be back on board again with motorsport. We’ve sponsored circuit racing and endurance racing before, and while this isn’t our first drag racing venture, we believe that this event is going to be huge.”
Windjammer had, in the past, lodged foreign racers who had come to Guyana to participate in various events sponsored by the GMR&SC, including the last international drag meet.
“Why are we on board with this? We just love racing, especially motor-cycles; and like I said before, we feel that it is time we show a little bit more support to racing,” Griffith explained.
He spoke of the buildup to the international drag racing meet billed for later this year, and indicated that Windjammer is already putting together packages for those international competitors out of Suriname.
In a brief comment, GMR&SC Executive Committee member Motilall Deodass welcomed Windjammer back into the fold, and said, “They are undoubtedly a huge part of racing locally. We have always enjoyed a great partnership with them, and this time it’s no different.”
Admission to the June 23rd event stands at $500 for kids and $1000 for adults, and the action begins at 10:00h.
