WITH exactly one week before the final leg of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championships in Guyana, group three and four competitor Danny Persaud is already anticipating fierce battles in both classes.Persaud, one of the few local competitors running both groups three and four on race day told Chronicle Sport that he expects fireworks come next weekend.
“Yea, group three is going to be tense, there is a lot of competition both locally and regionally. I know that Natasha (Chang of Jamaica) is going to come hard and I know that Oliver (Tjin Liep Shie of Suriname) is going to come hard, so we are preparing for that,” said Persaud
Persaud continued, “Paul Vieira and I had some amazing battles earlier this year in Trinidad and I feel that come this time around in Guyana, there is going to be a different result, but again, we will just have to wait and see.”
He noted that from his last Barbados voyage, they have made several changes to the car in an attempt to curb their recently reliability problems and to add some more velocity to his Mazda Miata.
He said, “The other factor myself and the other Guyanese need to be mindful of is the Country Championship which we (Guyanese) have confidence in retaining; as club captain I need to set the example and I think that is what my focus will be come Sunday.
Currently Guyana sits third in the Country Championships with 511 points, behind third leg hosts Barbados (533) and second round hosts Trinidad and Tobago (658) and with the final leg set for the South Dakota Circuit.
The group 3 and 4 driver also updated Chronicle Sport on his newly acquired Lotus, saying that the car will not be used until next year:
“I know everyone was looking forward to the Buy Me Auto Sales Lotus and seeing it in action this November but my mechanics and I decided not to rush its preparation and risk problems, so we are going to take our time and go through everything thoroughly.”

(Stephan Sookram)