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Skyline Mortgage, GT&T Cellink Plus,
CARIB Beer and Sunburst Orange Juice
July 27th
Ultimate Race of Champions
South Dakota Circuit will come alive for
round three of the 2008 Motor Racing Championship of Guyana.
Dubbed the Ultimate Race of Champions, this event is
co-sponsored by Skyline Mortgage, GT&T Cellink Plus, CARIB
Beer and Sunburst Orange Juice.
25 exciting events including the Handicap race are planned
across eight fully subscribed groups.
Rookies
The Rookies will once more try to steal the spotlight come
July 27th. On his debut drive on the South Dakota Circuit,
Berbican newcomer Syed Fawaz surprised his fellow Rookies
with two victories at the May 2008 race meeting. Fawaz will
once again come up against Romeo Singh, Sheik Yassen, Ravi
Deodass, Shawn Hassan, Reaz Ally, Shailendra Mohair, Anand
Ramchand and other Rookies in what is expected to be
sizzling motor racing hot action. The rookie class was
created about four years ago and caters for new drivers
coming into the sport. Over the last few years, a number of
rookies have moved on to other groups and have done
extremely well for themselves. Syed Hassan a one time
rookie, drove away with the 2007 GMR&SC group 2A
championship and could very well be crowned the 2008
champion if everything continues to go his way.
2008 points
standings for the Rookies: Romeo Singh 15+10 points, Shawn
Hassan 9+3 points, Syed Fawaz 9 points, Reaz Alli 2 points,
Joseph Chin 2 points, Motilall Deodass 2 points, Anand
Ramchand 2 points, Arunlall Deodass 2 points
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279 Romeo Singh
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Syed Fawaz |
241 Sheik Yassen |
156 Ravi Deodass
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154 Reaz Alli |
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211 Shawn Hassan |
911 Anand Ramchand |
Gregory Alphanso |
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Group 2A
Group 2A has always been a division where the action is
always super hot. Raymond Ally leads the 2008 Group 2A
points standing with the defending Group 2A 2007
Champion Syed Hassan trailing by 4 points. Hassan and
Ally with will once more come under pressure from
Shairaz Roshandin, Chet Singh, Ernesto Choo, Shivo
Seebarran, Audie Singh, Eric Tucker, Richard Singh,
Pierre Singh, Aaron Bethune, Oliver Tjin Lip Shie of
Suriname and other drivers in this extremely exciting
group. Former GP2A Champion and veteran speed ace Jad
Rahaman has not yet confirmed if he is going to be part
of the action come July 27th.
2008
points standings for Group 2A: Raymond Ally 8+6 points,
Shiraz Roshandin 13 points, Syed Hassan 12 points,
Ernesto Choo 8 points, John Joseph 5+2 points, Jad
Rahaman 2 points, Chet Singh 2 points , Richard Singh 2
points
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121 Syed Hassan |
10 Chet Singh |
70 Jad Rahaman |
12 Richard Singh |
05 Raymond Alli |
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318 Pierre Singh |
30 Shairaz Roshandin |
39 John Joseph USA |
75 Aaron Bethune |
45 Shivo Seebarran |
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25 Audie Singh |
08 Eric Tucker |
221 Mike Rishee Sawh |
19 Rameez Mohomed |
Ernesto choo |
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139 Jag Singh USA |
93 Dwayne Rodrigues USA |
597 Oliver Tjin Lip Shie Suriname |
63 Copper Rahaman USA |
98 Joe Mohan USA |
Group 2B
With Ryan Rahaman leaving group 2B permanently to
race in the higher GP3 and GP4 classes, the
remaining 2B daredevils are all gearing up to stamp
their individual authority in this extremely
competitive division but because only one checkered
flag is allotted per race, it's going to be nothing
but pure unadulterated warfare when the start flag
in lowered on July 27th. With a solid victory at the
last race meeting, Rupie "Showtime" Shewjattan is
once more on the hunt for the GP2B Championship with
his turbo-charged AutoFashion sponsored Starlet.
Shewjattan will however
face stiff opposition from veterans Fazal
Habibhola and Errol Tenpow before he can lay claim
to the coveted GP2B top prize. Also gunning for top
GP2B podium spots will be Afraz Ally, Gavin Gouveia,
Vishaul Sawh, Danny Persaud and US based Kawall
Deosarran driving the Skyline Mortgage Lotus Elise.
2008
points standing for Group 2B: Ryan Rahaman 5+12
points, Fazal Habibhola 7+2 points, Vishaul Sawh 8
points, Rupie Shewjattan 8 points, Jad Rahaman 7
points, Ryan Gayadin 3 points, Afraz Ally 2 points,
Syed Hassan 2 points
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Ryan Rahaman |
53 Rupie Shewjattan |
81 Afraz Ali |
16 Errol Tenpow |
49 Vishaul Sawh |
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124 Ryan Gayadin |
13 Kawall Deosarran USA |
99 Fazal Habibhola |
25 Gavin Gouveia |
29 Danny Persaud |
Group 3
Ryan Rahaman, the 2008 group three championship
points leader will have to pull out all of the
stops to hold off speed aces Kamal Seebarran,
Keith Evelyn, Gavin Gayadin, US based John
Joseph, Kemal Rahaman and other drivers in this
high pressure grouping. Seebarran has done
extensive work to his 3rd generation Mazda RX7
and from all appearance, it has gotten much
quicker. Not one to be left out of the fast
paced action, Keith Evelyn and his Hand In Hand
Insurance sponsored turbo-charged Honda Civic
has made major adjustments to his suspension and
fuel management system. Evelyn is extremely
confident of his chances on the 27th and as such
has thrown out the challenge to fellow GP3
competitors to match his speed come race day. US
based Kemal “the One Armed Wonderboy” Rahaman
will also be in action with his reworked Mazda
RX7. Team Alamo’s Gavin Gayadin will be taking
to the South Dakota Circuit with is extremely
powerful turbo charged 4AGE powered BMW, this
car was clocked on the speed gun at an amazing
112 MPH. With improved suspension and work done
to strengthen the BMW’s chassis, Gayadin will be
eyeing the top spot of the GP3 podium come July
27th.
2008 points standing for Group 3: Ryan
Rahaman 15+15 points, Keith Evelyn 6+5 points,
Kamal Seebarran 6 points, Tanko Babolall 2
points, Gavin Gayadin 2 points
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71 Ryan Rahaman |
67 Kamal Seebarran |
42 Keith Evelyn |
24 Gavin Gayadin |
64 Kemal Rahaman |
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22 Kem Lall USA |
65 Sanjay Sewsankar USA |
39 John Joseph USA |
Moonirajh Balram T&T |
Tanko Babolall T&T |
Group 4
All eyes will be on the prestigious group 4
division as South Dakota’s newest lap record
holder Andrew King, who by the way picked up
an additional fifty horsepower after
dyno-testing his Mazda recently in Jamaica,
prepares to defend his lead in the 2008
motor racing championship of Guyana against
the hard charging Mark Vieira. Vieira
recently bought a spanking new dry sump Guru
engine for his Mazda RX 7 and he is hoping
that this new hardware will give him the
edge he needs to return to his winning ways.
At the race meet in May of this year, Kevin
Jeffery stunned his fellow GP4 drivers when
he pulled off an unexpected victory with his
AWD turbo-charged 550 BHP Mitsubishi
Evolution 8. With much development work done
to this amazing car over the last few
months, Kevin Jeffery is now considered to
be the biggest threat to the reign of Andrew
King. Adding much excitement to the group
four battle will be Andrew Morgan who is now
piloting a tube frame Rotary powered Mazda
RX7. With just a few laps of seat time in
this completely new chassis, Morgan has
already recorded 36 seconds lap times. Bear
in mind that the all time lap record of the
South Dakota Circuit stands just a stone
throw away at 35.07 seconds.
Canada’s Shawn King will be in the midst of
the group 4 action with his tube frame Mazda
which he has fitted a new Dave Diedrick
built 13B rotary engine that promises to
increase his power output by at least 35
percent.
With a new Cosworth high tech engine fitted
to his Subaru Impreza, Vishok Persaud is
hoping to overcome the mechanical gremlins
that have kept him on the sideline for the
last three race meetings. Persaud’s Sunburst
sponsored Impreza has already indicated that
it is one of the fastest cars on the South
Dakota Circuit, getting it reliable is now
the biggest hurdle to overcome.
To add even more excitement to the group
four fray, Ravi Singh of Trinidad and Tobago
will make a guest appearance with his
Turbo-charged third generation Mazda RX7.
Speed ace Ryan Rahaman is expected to debut
his spanking new turbocharged Ford Sierra
which he will use to compete in both group
three and group four. Ryan presently leads
the 2008 points standings for group three.
Ryan’s decision to test his skills against
the top group four drivers of Guyana could
see him becoming a member of Team Guyana in
the remaining rounds of the 2008 Caribbean
championship.
Guyana’s group four drivers are using this
July 27th race meeting as a warm up for the
upcoming second round of the 2008 Caribbean
Championship scheduled for August 31st in
Barbados at the Bushy Park Raceway. Jamaican
David Summerbell leads the points standing
after round one with twenty points followed
closely by Guyana’s Andrew King on nineteen
points.
2008 points standings for Group 4: Andrew
King 7+13 points, Mark Vieira 15+3 points,
Andrew Morgan 8+2 points, Kevin Jeffery 10
points
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11 Andrew King |
58 Mark Vieira |
161 Kevin Jeffery |
182 Shawn King Canada |
38 Vishok Persaud |
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Irfan Kalamadeen |
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Motorcycles open class
Motorcycle fans will be treated to three exciting races
in the unlimited capacity division. Gregory Lopes will
be defending his 2008 championship points lead against
the young brigade led by Robin Lall, Andy Rajkaran, Mark
Meneze, Joel Niblette and Mark Seymour. Veteran rider
Ginger Ranjattan will also be in action. It is still not
known if the 2007 Champion Steven Vieira will be able to
compete at this meeting due to injuries sustained after
an accident a few months ago. Vieira had undergone
surgery to repair an injured knee and is presently
undergoing daily physiotherapy sessions. The Guyana
Motor Racing and Sports Club take this opportunity to
wish Steven a speedy recovery.
2008
points standing for the Big Bikes: Gregory lopes 15
points, Kevin Graham 10 points, Steven Vieira 6 points,
Andy Rajkaran 6 points, Vick Lall 2+4 points, Maurice
Meneze 2+2 points
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14 Gregory Lopes |
Mark Meneze |
55 Robin Vick Lall |
205 Andy Rajkaran |
46 Steven Vieira |
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Maurice Meneze |
Carlos Rodrigues |
Mark Seymour |
Joel Vieira Niblette |
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Lightweight Motorcycles
Coming off of a very impressive showing at the last race
meeting in May of this year, young Christopher Mclean is
looking to further increase his lead in the 2008 125cc
championship. Top 125cc contenders Charley Henry and
Ravi Singh will be out to put an end to the winning ways
of young Mclean. The lightweight class is made up mostly
of full race 125cc two stroke motocross bikes converted
to road racing specs, these bikes easily produce in
excess of 49 horsepower and laps the South Dakota small
circuit at times of 40 to 43 seconds. Over the years
many 125cc riders have moved up to the bigger capacity
machines and as such this class is seen as the training
ground for speed aces who love to slide around the South
Dakota Circuit on just two wheels.
2008
points standings for the 125cc Motorcycles: Charley
Henry 3+11 points, Christopher Mclean 13 points, Ravi
Singh 5+6 points, Steven Vieira 8 points, Abi Rahaman 2
points, Chris Sawh 2 points
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11 Christopher McLean |
13 Ravi Singh |
04 Charley Henry |
46 Steven Vieira |
06 Abi Rahaman |
Shifter 125cc Go-karts
The Shifter 125 division is locked in battle with
Kristian Jeffery holding onto a narrow lead over younger
cousin Stefan Jeffery as they head into the third round
of battle for 2008 on July 27th. These tiny but
extremely fast race machines are best described as
miniature Formula 1 cars due to their complex makeup.
Weighing just about 320 pounds including driver, these
karts put out somewhere in the vicinity of 50 horsepower
and can easily out accelerate most if not al of the
bigger group four cars on South Dakota. Jerry Max
Gouveia, Marcus Feidtkou and Shane Ally round up the top
five 2008 points leaders in this highly competitive
grouping.
2008
points standings for the Shifter 125 Go-Karts: Kristian
Jeffery 11+15 points, Stefan Jeffery 9+9 points, Shane
Ally 10 points, Marcus Feidtkou 4 points, Jerry Max
Gouveia 2 points
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