FLY Jamaica Airlines yesterday ensured that Guyana will have a chance to defend both their individual and country titles in the 2015 Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC), when they handed over 40 tickets to ‘Team Guyana’. The first leg of the championship will take place at JamWest Speedway in Kingston Jamaica from February 28 to March 1 and Guyana will be spearheaded by last year’s CMRC Champion driver Kristian Jeffrey and a team of experienced racers who were all instrumental in their winning the over-all championship.

Seaboard Marine yesterday also reaffirmed its commitment to getting the competitors’ machines around the Caribbean for the event which is held in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Guyana.
President of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) John Carpenter showered both entities with praise, stating that it would be unfair to put a value on the kind gesture since it also shows their commitment to the development of motor racing in the Caribbean.
Fly Jamaica’s representative Nadine Hing also thanked the racers for approaching Fly Jamaica, stating, that she hopes the initiative fosters a close relationship between the company and the GMR&SC.
She also pleaded with the competitors to do Guyana proud, adding, “I urge that you all proudly fly the Guyana flag and do us proud.”
Jeremy Fernandes, representing Seaboard Marine, spoke emphatically about his company’s involvement in motor racing and the will to see the Caribbean unite through the sport.
Once again the father-and-son will be joined by Danny Persaud in the Group 4 Category while Afraz Allie and Rameez Mohammed are down to contest in the Group 3 class.
Chet Singh is the lone Group 2 racer and the Super Bikes racers are Stephen ‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira, his cousin Elliot Vieira, Paul Yearwood and Kevin Persaud.

(By Rawle Toney)