The Starlet cars have known to have its own crowd support and this year, the cars have their own group called the Starlet Cup and driver, WR Reaz is eagerly anticipating to do battle when the final leg go the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) gets underway on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit.
The team MMR driver in speaking to Guyana Times Sport on Monday revealed that “Preparations going good, we have some issues but will sort it out since we are looking to clock in the early 37s come Sunday and that should be good positions for us once the car runs well.”
Reaz’s Toyota Starlet being loaded before practice to the track
Though the event is not a CMRC scheduled event, it was previously placed in the group three category since the mechanisms of the car in terms of weight makes it a Turbo class which is different from the normal Group Two cars.
In the past, Reaz has been quite on unfortunate on race day with his car suffering mechanical problems forcing him out of competition but this year with the past in mind the driver has started preparations early to give a chance at a podium finish.
“What we did was start testing a bit earlier and that gave us good time to deal with anything we encounter; we will be doing some testing today and then back at track on Friday; you could do the world of testing and sometimes you encounter unexpected issues but we did thorough checks since we need to be on the podium,” the driver stated.
Quizzed on he feels about his competitors, “they need to be wary; I will not go out and make the big bragging and bold statement, at the end of the day we are all friends but we are not friends when it comes to competitiveness, we will fight it out on the track but some can look out to be at the back of me, because that is where will be.”
In what will be his fourth November meet, Reaz is grateful for the support of sponsors such as A Ally and Sons, Team MMR, Buddy’s Gym, Pure Colours, Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop among others.
Looking ahead, the race car driver is hoping that the Starlet Cup can be a touring event on the CMRC callender since there is great interest in Trinidad and Tobago.
In closing Reaz asked all of his fans to wear yellow since he will have a treat for them. Tickets for the event cost $2,000 for adults and $1,000 for children.
