GUYANESE Kristian Jeffrey has chalked up his flag-to-flag performance in the Group 4 of the recently concluded Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Race of Champions to the reliability factor of his Mitsubishi Evolution 9. 

Jeffrey, who swept the Group 4 division last Sunday, spoke to Chronicle Sport, saying, “I believe we were dominant because we were perhaps one of the more reliable teams on race day. Both cars finished 1-2 in each race. My dad and I both suffered from a few mechanical issues, but in the end as a team we were still a bit more reliable, enough to complete a decent day of racing.”
His aggression on track and determination to win were other factors he noted, but the obvious importance of a quality team that was committed to its work on race way was of paramount importance.
He noted that his sponsors, the likes of Stag Beer and others had greatly increased his chances at the meet as well.
Jeffrey, the 2014 Group 4 champion and 2015 points leader who led his father on both occasions in their races added, “In all fairness to my dad, I think he drove a better race than I. His car was giving issues with the 4WD, and he drove his heart out just to put on a show.”
Kristian, who competes in Go-Karts also stated, “I think the intention we both had was to race each other hard despite the circumstances. My car was in better shape this race meet and I did what was needed to bring the car home. We both are very competitive individuals, so no matter what we do we will push each other’s limits.”
Both Kristian and his father Kevin will headline the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) team to Barbados next month which also includes Mark Vieira (Group 4), Danny Persaud (Group 3 & 4), Rameez Mohammed (Group 3) and Nazim Gafoor (Group 2).
Matthew Vieira will lead the Superbikes charge along with his cousins Stephen and Elliot, Joel Neblett and Kevin Persaud.
Bushy Park raceway in St Phillips will play host to the third CMRC leg from September 11 to 14. (Stephan Sookram)