Motor Racing Report by I. Chappel of www.guyanachronicle.com

MARK Vieira again more than consolidated his supremacy of the prestigious Group 3, winning all three races almost unchallenged in Sunday’s November International motor racing meet, at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri. The two Group 2 champions also won all three their races - Tanko Baboolall of Trinidad & Tobago in Group 2 (fast), Ryan Rahaman in Group 2 (slow), while Haimwant Ramdehol won two in Group 1.

In the motorcycle events, Steven Vieira won all three races to take the champion title and Stanley Ming took the Shifter Karts crown with two wins. Andrew King in his old generation Mazda RX settled for two seconds and third in Group 3, while Andrew Morgan in another Mazda RX placed second in the second race and third in the other two.

In Group 2 (fast), John Joseph was second in the first outing, with Rupie Shewjattan third. In the second race, the runner-up was Terry Singh and Mohamed Roshandin improved in the third outing to second, and Peter Morgan finished third. Peter Morgan claimed two second spots in Group 2 (slow), the first and third races, while Kenrick Husbands clinched the place in the second race. The third slot changed hands from John Joseph, to Mahendra Boodhoo to Ingram Burnett. Ramdehol won the first and second Group 1 races, with Raymond Ally runner-up in the first and Aaron Bethune third, the latter two switching places in the second race. Bethune took the chequered flag in the third race, Ramdehol dropped to second and Ally third.

Young Robert Hiscock beat the experienced Stanley Ming in first Shifter Karts event, with Gerry Gouveia rolling in third, but Ming asserted his authority in the last two races, with Gouveia finishing second in one and Hiscock second in the last.

In the 125 cc motorcycle events, Andy Rajkarran placed second in the first two races, with grasstrack king Vassy Barry taking the third slot in one and Wayne Kanhai the other. Kanhai improved to second in the last outing and Barry dropped to third.

John Joseph won the 12-lap handicap race, followed by Sanjay Sewsankar and Roshandin, with Mark Vieira fourth.

FIRST outing: The new Minister of Sport, Anthony Xavier, has attended his first sport activity in his new portfolio. On Sunday, he was at the November International motor racing meet at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri, which, he told Chronicle Sport he “thoroughly enjoyed” having not attended one in a long time. In this Winston Oudkerk photo, Minister Xavier (second from right) observes a minute’s silence - for the late motorcyclist Michael Roberts - along with President (ag.) Samuel Hinds (right) and president of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Vishok Persaud (third from right).

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