GUYANESE racers abroad continue to fly the Golden Arrowhead high with Kristian Jeffrey picking up his first podium finish under the Radical Factory banner team this weekend at Rockingham motor speedway in the MotorSport Vision Racing Club Championship Radical Challenge.

The Guyanese was on the money this weekend, finishing second in the first race before a racing incident almost sidelined him for the remainder of the round.
Speaking exclusively to Chronicle Sport, Jeffrey said, “There are a lot of quality drivers, especially in the top 10, ranging from ex LMP2 [Le Mans Prototype] Formula 3 champions etc. So qualifying was vital. We knew we had really good race pace.”
“We qualified 6th, and managed to stay consistent and I worked my way up to Second by the end of the first race. That really boosted my confidence and had me feeling good for the weekend,” he added.

The two-time Caribbean champion added that his confidence came from having been in the machine for two back-to-back weekends of competition, which meant that he got more understanding of the car.
“Race two I was trying to carry on the momentum. However, going into turn one I had contact in the rear of my car which caused serious damage and ended the race for me there,” Jeffrey said.
“We barely got the car finished in time for the final race where I started in seventh before feeling some vibrations in the steering, after which I dropped back to 11th. We,however, recovered to finish fifth.”

Summing up the weekend, the Guyanese said “All in all, it was a solid weekend; it was also really nice to share the podium with Stuart Maloney who came 3rd in race 1. I really want to thank my dad, everyone at the radical works team and genuinely everyone that continues to support me in this series.”
Jeffrey heads to Budapest, Hungary for the next set of testing on that country’s Formula 1 accredited track- the Hungaroring.