Persaud elated at T&T performance …calls it motivating factor for Barbados leg

 

GUYANESE driver Danny Persaud says that last weekend’s performance in the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship in Trinidad and Tobago is a motivating factor to continue onward in the event.Speaking after winning the overall Group 3 champion driver for the day, the Guyanese indicated that he is now more focused than ever. “These wins in Trinidad and Tobago have boosted the team’s morale and we feel that we can go all the way to the Group 3 champion driver.
“We worked hard In Jamaica and came away with a trophy nonetheless, but Trinidad showcased the ability of the car and the driver and it’s just two more steps.
However, these two steps are not going to be easy but with the team that I have, and their reliability and dependability, then I have confidence in them as mechanics and support staff and they have confidence in me as a driver.”
Persaud, who is also the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club captain indicated that the competition was stiff in the Group 3 class. “I had a good rivalry with Paul (Vieira – who now represents Trinidad and Tobago) in the Group 3 competition. He pulled out of the first race but he came back strong in the second and third.
“We had a couple of minor issues in all three races, but Paul is a sportsman. He came over to ask what our issues were and I think this rivalry will set the stage for the remaining legs of the Championship in Barbados and Guyana.”
Persaud has a lot of ground to make up if he is to win the Group 3 champion driver trophy at the end of the CMRC 2015 but believes that it is gettable. He also hinted at the way in which he plans to even the score with Trinidad’s Vieira, but declined to go into the specifics.
“We’ve seen some areas we can improve on, some areas where we feel we can improve on and looking forward, we have a few tweaks that we want to make. But those secrets remain hidden in the mind of my mechanic Anil Persaud and the rest of my team and I’m sure the difference in performance will be seen in the events to come.”
Persaud sits third in the Group 3 standings with 58 points, trailing Jamaica’s Natasha Chang (62) and the lone entrant from the Cayman Islands Gary Barrett (105). He is also ahead of Vieira who is on 50 points. The GMR&SC has a local meet planed for August 9 before the Third CMRC leg in Barbados.

(By Stephan Sookram, compliments of Bounty Farm Limited, GMR&SC, Wayne Vieira, Buy Me Auto Sales, Vishal Auto Toy store, B.M Soat, Rent-a-tent)

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :
Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

All our printed editions are available online
emblem3
Subscribe to the Guyana Chronicle.
Sign up to receive news and updates.
We respect your privacy.