MATTHEW Vieira says that his dominant performance in the superbike division at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Race of Champions on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit is due to the determination to win.Vieira dominated with two wins from as many races on the day to exert his grip on the local champion rider trophy.
Speaking to the Chronicle Sport, the 18-year-old indicated that the ride, aboard his new Triumph Daytona 675 was one that brought him pride.
“I guess I just didn’t give up,” the young daredevil said, while adding “Stephen (Vieira) is an amazing rider. I look up to him. He has helped train me a little bit. He gave me pointers and he is my cousin and I just had the heart to push and keep pushing.”
He noted that the new three-cylinder beast, one of the top bikes being used in the American Motor-Racing and British Super-sport Championship, had been damaged earlier in the week leading up to races but a quick response by his team had corrected the problems.
Matthew is the son of one of Guyana’s most famous racers, Mark Vieira, and the local rider who is currently ruling the sport with an iron grip, added “I’d like to thank my father and my amazing team; My father for training me and pushing me this far, also for financing me. I’d like to thank Stephen De Nobrega for helping me out; Sunil Persaud as well. Without those guys I could not have raced the bike.”
Vieira also thanked his sponsors Truck Masters and Mohamed’s Enterprise. He now set his sights on the third leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) in Barbados where he expects to achieve positive results on his second outing there.