GROUPS 3 and 4 driver Danny Persaud says reliability is his watchword when the flag drops on Sunday at the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) third leg in Barbados.
Speaking to Chronicle Sport, Persaud noted that they have done major work on his Mazda Miata following issues at the August 9 Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Race of Champions.
Persaud said, “We had some obvious issues at the last race meet, when one of the cylinders was misfiring, causing a loss of power and that messed up the entire day for us. However, we came back and got right back to work the next day and we feel that we have ironed out the kinks”
He backtracked to the car’s performance in Trinidad where he ran trouble-free in both Groups 3 and 4 and promised a similar performance come September 13.
Looking ahead to the CMRC battle, Persaud said, “Yeah, Group 3 is going to be a tough group. We know there are cars on the grid that are capable of wins but I have confidence in my car.
My mechanic Anil Persaud and the rest of the team have been doing a wonderful job and I know that they are going to want podium finishes.”
Persaud, who had a tooth-and-nail battle with overseas-based Guyanese and Trinidad’s representative Paul Vieira in the second leg, still sits third in the CMRC Group 3 standings behind Jamaica’s Natasha Chang and Cayman Islands’ Gary Barrett.
He says he is hoping for the same level of competitiveness when he gets to Barbados.
Persaud is a part of the 11-member team which also includes Mark Vieira and the father-son duo of Kevin and Kristian Jeffrey.
Nazim Gafoor is the other driver and he will ply his trade in the Group 2 class.
In the two-wheel category, Stephen Vieira will lead his cousins Matthew and Elliot along with Joel Neblett and Kevin Persaud.