Guyana’s November international circuit race meet continues to grow as one of the biggest race meets in the Caribbean and fans would’ve left the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri, well satisfied on November 17th last after a hearty race programme, which was increased from 23 to 30 events on the day, but most satisfying would have been Barbadian Zane Maloney’s performance in the SR3 radicals’ showdown.
Group three and starlet cup combined action.
The sixteen-year-old Maloney, who is the current British F4 champion, gave the fans real value for their money after sprinting away with all three of the radical races in emphatic fashion. The teenager started on pole and won the first race three seconds ahead of second place Luke Bhola of Trinidad & Tobago (T&T).
The Bajan phenom began at the back of the pack due to the reverse grid rules of the radicals’ cup in race 2 but by the fourth of the 15-lap race, much to the surprise of the fans and competitors alike, the racing prodigy was in first place after demonstrating some elite driving. And as expected, Zane won the third radicals’ race, lapping a couple of competitors in the process.
In the superstock and supersport class, as expected, the permanent class of Team Mohamed’s daredevils remained unfettered with British riders Richard Cooper (Supersport) and newcomer Daniel Linfoot (Superstock) sweeping their respective classes, while Harry Truelove (Superstock) was second only to Linfoot.
In the group four class, 2017 and 2018 CMRC group four champion; Guyanese Andrew King showed his sharpness with a clean sweep of the class despite some fight from Zane’s uncle, Mark Maloney, and local boy Stefan Jeffrey.
Suleman Esuf of Barbados swept group three while his brother Ahmed picked up one win in group two after Guyana’s Rameez Mohamed, who won the first race and looked set to sweep the class was derailed in race two.
The anticipated Choke Starlet Cup saw Motilall Deodass picking up one win, a second and a third place finish in the meet which was dubbed ‘Clash of Champions’, results that saw him piping reigning champion Annand Ramchand for the overall championship and $500,000 first prize.
B.M Soat Auto Sales, Mohamed’s Enterprise, KFC, Tropical Shipping, Valvoline, Ansa McAl, Motul, ExxonMobil, Japarts and Air Services were the major sponsors of the event.
National Race of Champions round 1 (March 3)
Ten races revved off at the South Dakota Circuit after showers threatened to ruin the first leg of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) National Race of Champions.
When the dust settled, it was Raymond Seebarran and Shan Seejattan who were most outstanding behind four wheels while Rameez Mohamed and MotilallDeodass shared the spoils in the starlet cup.
The anticipated group four battles proved to be anticlimactic with two-time defending CMRC Champion, Andrew King along with Kevin Jeffrey, Rupie Sewjattan and Keith Evelyn all falling out the first race.
In the second group four showdown, none of the competitors managed to finish the race.
Raymond Seebarran won two of the three races in the Miracle Optical Street Tuner Cup, to get a fantastic start to the championship trophy and $500,000 first place cash prize which he copped at the end of the season. Azad Hassan who finished second to Seebarran twice, won the final race while Seebarran was the runner-up. Roshan Ali finished third twice.
In the Prem’s Electrical Sports Tuner, Nasrudeen Mohamed, who was outspoken in the media before meet, won the first of the three completed races in the class ahead of Dawolu Harper and Adrian Fernandes.
However, the next two races in the Sports tuner class was won by Shan Seejattan. The reigning group two champion got off his title defence positively with a win in the only race competed in that class.
Round two (July 21)
Just a few races got off at the Timehri race track for the second round of National Race of Champions before heavy showers put the brakes on the much anticipated event. The anxiously awaited Motul Time Attack series also fell ill-fated to the inclement weather with none of the competitors getting the opportunity to flex their machines’ muscle.
However, in the completed races, among the winners were the usual suspects with Raymond Seebarran (Street Tuner), Motilall Deodass (Choke Starlet Cup), Shan Seejattan (Sports Tuner and group 2), Andrew King (Group 4) and Matthew Vieira (Superbike) all recording victories.
Rookie biker, Dowayne Caesar continued his good form and notched a win in the only completed B class open race.
Source: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2020/01/07/motor-sport-2019-review-circuit-races
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