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Nov 19, 2013 Sports
– Locals determined to protect home court
Racers from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, the USA, Canada and Suriname will soon begin to arrive for the final leg of the increasingly popular Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) scheduled to be staged on Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit.
With the Championship headed to Guyana, Jamaica leads the CMRC Class Two championship on 136 points, followed by Guyana (71) and Barbados (39). Gregg won all three races in this class and is now on 75 points, with countryman Sebastian Rae in second place on 33 points.
In the bigger class, the CMRC Group 4, Doug Gore is also on 75 points. He is followed by Barbados’ Doug Maloney (48) and Jamaica’s George Bayley (28) in second and third positions, respectively. Gore’s effort helped Jamaica assume the lead in that class on 170 points, with Barbados in second place on 56, and Guyana having 34 points.
Guyana will be depending on the likes of Kevin Jeffrey, Andrew King and the resurfaced Mark Vieira to take them over the line for the overall title, while Gore’s Audi TT has not lost since leaving the factory in Germany where major repairs were done last year and he will no doubt be seeking to underline his superiority over his rivals.
The strong Guyana contingent is determined to protect home court and has made it clear that they will do just that against their regional counterparts come Sunday.
Both Vieira and Jeffrey insisted that they are not prepared to allow the foreign invasion to dominate them in front of the home fans and have been hard at work to ensure that speed and reliability are paramount to ensure outstanding performances.
The fans will have to come out in their numbers to invigorate the energy among the local drivers, while the Guyanese competitors will know that thorough preparations is key to guaranteeing solid performances.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Tourism which has been on board for the past three years will once again partner the GMR&SC in an event that has evolved into a major sport tourism attraction.
GT&T, Seaboard Marine, Valvoline, Banks Beer and King’s Jewellery World, Fly Jamaica and Rent-A-Tent are the major sponsors for this event.
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