Persaud striving for consistency

By Stephan Sookram
WITH exactly seven days remaining for the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) National Race of Champions, group three competitors Danny Persaud has underscored consistency as the main principle of his 2016 campaign.Persaud, who missed out on the 2015 Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) group 3 Championship to Paul Vieira, says that his main focus is returning his Mazda Miata to its reliable stage.
“Last year we had major trouble with reliability issues and we were not able to be consistent. People may say that we were at every event, but we were not able to score much needed points at some,” contended the Group 3 driver.
He continued, “Nonetheless, I’ve got the team working on the car to ensure as much reliability as we can come Sunday (March 20). It is going to take a lot of work to bring the car back to that stage where it once was, but I am confident that we can get it done.”
He noted that on the grid, there will be a lot of action as many of the circuit racers seek to brush the dust off their machines ahead of what is seen as a long season.
“This meet, I want to see what happens when we try to be as reliable as possible. It may be that I am slower or it may be that I get faster; I will only know that on race weekend. As it is now, the car is not ready for that, but I can assure the competition that it will be on the line come Sunday (March 20),”said Persaud.
On the topic of the Caribbean Championships, Persaud said, “Again before we talk title hopes, we need to first assess how the car works. I can say that I will be in the championship this year but again consistency is where my focus is at.”
GTT and Fly Jamaica are the main sponsors of the championships to date and admission has been set at $500 per child and $1000 per adult
Race time is 09:30hrs