FOR the first time in Guyana, Day/Night Drag Racing could be staged as the local governing body for motorsport, the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) has scheduled the event for June 3 on their 2023 calendar of activities.
Over the years, the support for Drag Racing has grown significantly, given the development at the track and the faster machines either travelling to Guyana or being built locally.
The new addition to the calendar will mark Round Two of their Drag Racing Series with Round One carded for February 19 and Round Three, the International meet, set for August 6.
Endurance racing will open the season on January 29 and the first round of Circuit racing is March 19.
May 7 will mark the second round of Endurance and July 9 will be the second staging of Circuit racing.
Endurance will have its final leg on September 17, while the final event for the year will be the International Circuit racing meet on November 5.
In the latter half of 2022, the South Dakota Circuit was transformed through the vision of President Irfaan Ali, as he forged a strategic partnership with GMR&SC to advance the country as a hotbed for tourists and a destination for sport tourism and entertainment.
The expanded 1.6-mile track recently hosted the final round of the Radical Caribbean Cup and throughout 2023 development works are expected to be ongoing.