THE South Dakota Circuit is reportedly closed until January 26 according to president of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Rameez Mohamed.
Last week, the club president announced a shift in the date for the season-opening endurance meet due to emergency works that had to be done to the track.
Works commenced last Tuesday and as a result the club decided to close the venue to ensure that the ongoing work is not hampered.
“The contractors had requested that we close the areas where they have to work because they do not want to be working and have cars speeding by,” the GMR&SC boss added.
Mohamed continued, “The additional week that we have now gained by pushing the event from the 24th to the 31st, also gives competitors some more time to work on their machines.”
He noted that there was a brief test and tune event on the 18th, when prospective competitors had a chance to check their machines and there is likely to be another one before the event to allow same. “We had a really good day last Sunday when a lot of guys had the chance to test their cars and the track and such.”
The GMR&SC boss also indicated that planning is ahead of schedule, given the work that the office has been putting in. The event will be run under COVID guidelines.
The event is already being sponsored by Secure Innovations and Concepts Inc,, First Class Auto and Sheriff Security Inc, among others.