TEAM Trinidad have entered Guyana ready and raring to lift the overall Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) Country Title this weekend. They also have their sights set on several individual accolades.One such championship is the Group Four two-wheel drive category, in which Franklyn Boodram has a prime shot at carrying home.
Speaking to the media yesterday, Boodram indicated that he is more than willing to carry on the fight, saying, “The car is here in Guyana, we should have access to the car today. We look forward to competing the Caribbean Championships.”
“We look forward to competing in Guyana here at South Dakota, one of my personal favourite tracks in the Caribbean. It’s a track that I know, it’s a track that I’ve won in Group Two in the past with (the late) Gavin Narine.
While the car is new, here and there are team concerns about the gear ratios among other things. Boodram is itching for some testing time, which should commence today.
Meanwhile Zachary Boodram, who was also scheduled to be a part of this weekend’s activity had to pull out after suffering a wrist injury, though that will see the return of one of the sport’s older heads in Frankie Boodram stepping in to fill the gap.
“I’ve won Champion Driver here many many times, I’ve been racing here since the 70s so that track is like my backyard and I know it very well,” he said.
Meanwhile, Timothy Joseph who represents the riders contended that “the bikers in Trinidad really admire the guys here in Guyana. I believe that they have the standard for the Caribbean and I believe that we are looking forward to being competitive”.
The other members of the team are: Bridget Singh, Luke Bhola, Yazid Ali, Che Carrington, Damien Nesbit, Haresh Nanan and Marc Gill at the Group Two level while Group Three has Paul Vieira and Ronald Wortman.