Round two set for July 6

THE second round of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Circuit Racing Championship is set for July 6 at the South Dakota Circuit.

The club announced that the event, which is just over three weeks away will bring together the nations best drivers and riders in circuit racing action.

The two-day event features qualifying sessions for all classes on Saturday, namely, the Vitz Cup, Rookies, Street Tuner, Sports Tuner, Groups two, three and four as well as bikes.

Sunday’s action is expected to get underway at 10:00 hours with intense rivalry’s being revisited following the year’s earlier round one.

The club has already begun the planning stages of the event, with a spokesman saying, “we have begun to put the necessary steps in place to ensure that the weekend has what it needs.”

“We have already reached out to all the relevant authorities, some via informal means just to let them know we are interested in their services for the date. We expect to begin sending out those formal requests in the new week,” the spokesman added.

“I can say for sure that in regards to competitors, there are a lot of unsettled battles arising out of round one, especially in the newly established Vitz cup class. A lot of guys there who thought the event would have been a walk in the park have now seen that it is a lot of pressure there and come round two, there are expected to be even more competitors.”

There is also a lot of unwritten rivalry in the bike class, particularly the street bike class, those guys have their own little battles within themselves and that always makes for intense rivalry on the track,” the spokesman said.

Entry to Saturday’s qualifying is free with Admission on Sunday set at 2000 dollars for adults and 1000 dollars for children under 12.