Franklyn Boodram will spearhead a 15-member team from Trinidad and Tobago for the final round of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC)to be held in just over two weeks’ time.Boodram, one of the three contenders for the 2016 group-four two-wheel drive (2WD) title,has confirmed that he will make the voyage to Guyana in an attempt to earn his maiden regional group-four title.
His battle will not be an easy one with his two competitors being Jamaican Peter Rae and Barbadian Mark Maloney,both being seasoned campaigners on the international circuit and men with years of experience at South Dakota.
Nonetheless, he will be confident of producing the goods in a dog-fight between the quickest two-wheel-drive machines on the regional circuit,
Meanwhile,a host of group two competitors are also making the trip, with current CMRC group-two leaders Luke Bohla and defending champion Mark Gill among those,as well as Damien Nesbitt, Yasid Ali, Che Carrington,Haresh Nannan and Bridget Singh.
Singh is the only competitor that will not move up to Group-Three, where they will meet David Lyons, Ravi Singh, Zacchary Boodram, Ronald Wortman and Paul Vieira. Vieira has already won the Group Three Championship with only the formalities to take place at the presentation ceremony.
Meanwhile, the lone biker to attend Is Timothy Joseph who will fly the flag high at the CMRC super stock battle.
Activities begin on Friday with official practice while Qualifying trials will take place on Saturday.Competitive racing is on Sunday and starts at 08:30am.