Endurance set to open GMR&SC Calendar in February
FLASHBACK! Adrian Fernandes (left) and Team Ramchand Wreckers owner Anand Ramchand during the 2018 prize-giving ceremony (GTRidez photo)
FLASHBACK! Adrian Fernandes (left) and Team Ramchand Wreckers owner Anand Ramchand during the 2018 prize-giving ceremony (GTRidez photo)

… Drag racing; AGM also set for next month  

FEBRUARY will be a busy month for motor racing with the announcement of several events.

The month opens up with the Endurance race set for February 3, Annual General Meeting and the first round of Drag racing.

Apart from that, the second round of the Caribbean Junior Karting Academy Trophy (CJKAT) takes place on February 2 and 3 in Barbados.

ENDURANCE ROUND 1

Rameez Mohamed has indicated that he is running for re-election as president of GMR&SC in the upcoming AGM.

Undisputed champion team Ramchand’s Wreckers will be back in action early in the month as they seek to defend their title.

The team of Anand Ramchand and the 2018 overall and endurance champion Adrian Fernandes will be surely be looking at picking up back-to-back titles and will want a strong opening-week performance in the number 211 Toyota Levin.

Fernandes scored a perfect 75 points from three endurance outings last year.

Romeo Singh picked up the 2018 unlimited class champion driver with 43 points while there was a three-way tie for the 2018 1601-2000cc class between the teams of Roshan Ali and Shan Seejattan, Mohamed Ali and Rameez Mohamed and Syed Hassan with 25.

Seejattan and Ali were given the trophy, however, having done the most laps while the 0-1500cc went to Haniff Mohamed and Raymond Seebarran.

AGM
The club has confirmed via official notice that the Annual General Meeting and election of office-bearers will take place on February 8 at the club’s Thomas Street office.

While no official slates have been submitted thus far, current president Rameez Mohamed indicated to Chronicle Sport that he and his committee will be seeking re-election.

He was quoted as saying, ‘We,, the committee, will go for one more year.”

Under the current committee, infrastructure at the South Dakota circuit has increased exponentially, with the construction of a new drag strip which will increase the strip length to international length.

There has also been the extension of the pit area to accommodate more participants during International events.

In addition to that, an ambitious attempt at re-designing the South Dakota circuit was undertaken shortly before the end of 2018 and is expected to be completed and fully usable by mid-2019.

Added to that is an increase of membership for members in the club.

QUARTER-MILE ACTION
Immediately after the AGM, fans can begin gearing up for the ¼ mile action that is the Drag racing.

While the club has not officially considered a name for the event, it is the first of three that will be held here, with an aim to preparing Guyana for the international version later in the year.

2018 champions were Pankraj Ramdeo with 249 points who won the 15-second class, Rayon Brijpal with 179 points who won the 14-second class and the 13-second class winner was Narindradutt Mangar with 218 points.

Romeo Singh with 184 points snagged the 12-second class with Chet Singh taking the 11-second class with 147 points and Damion Singh the 10-second class (310) points.

The nine-second class was won by Raj Panday while the unlimited class was picked up by team Mohamed’s Enterprise.

It is likely that the club will also trial the new drag strip in an attempt to gain feedback from the drivers for later meets.

 

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