By Stephan Sookram

GUYANA’S Kristian Jeffrey and Mohan Rangasammy dominated race day when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club hosted the first National Race of Champions at the South Dakota Circuit yesterday.Jeffrey’s car ran untouched and trouble-free in the four-wheel drive 4WD group four class after earlier undergoing some early pressure from a returning Andrew King, who looked impressive compared to his November outing.

But there was no competition for the two-time Caribbean Champion, who eased his way to a perfect day of action in the absence of his father Kevin and Mark Vieira.

Due to lack of subscription by drivers in the 4WD group, King opted to run with the big boys, posing an early threat for the young Jeffrey, but later fell out in the last race of the day due to mechanical troubles.

On the two-wheel end of things, Mohan Rangasammy led the pack from start to finish in all three races, putting himself in a prime position for the remaining season and showing the pack that he is a force to be reckoned with.
Elsewhere, Trinidad’s representative Paul Vieira dominated the group three class with two wins from three races, while his country’s other representative Ravi Singh won the other.

Group two action featured Rameez Mohammed dominating the first two races in his Honda Civic as he beat off Chet Singh’s Civic and Ryan Rahaman’s Ford Escort in the first race and produced an almost carbon copy in the second, with the exception of Singh and Rahaman swapping finishing spots.

However mechanical trouble forced him out of the last race with just a few laps remaining, leaving Rahaman to take first place, Singh to take second and Shan Seejattan third.

Meanwhile in the newly instituted Beharry Toyota Starlet Cup, wins were shared between Vishual Sawh, Adrian Fernandes and Rameez Mohammed in the first, second and third places respectively.

In the Street tuner class, Shameer Mohamed and his Honda Civic ran untroubled ahead of the curve winning all three races comfortably, while Daniel Deokie’s Civic turned in a consistent second.

The Sport Tuner class also saw a Mohamed sweeping the class; however, a different individual by the name of Nasurdeen dominated the pack with his Toyota Levin.

His driving saw him the take the lead in the first race and he never looked back as he also ran untouched through the day. Due to lack of subscription, there was no superbike nor 125cc motorcycle action.

The day’s major sponsors included Fly Jamaica, GTT, Seaboard Marine and Ansa McAl. Other sponsors were Ganesh Parts, Parts Plus S&L Electrical, Rohan Auto Spares (Mahaica), Beharry Automotive, Hand in Hand Insurance Company, Secure Innovations and Concepts, Ramchand Auto Spares, B.M. Soat Auto Sales, Palm Court, Jumbo Jet, Mohamed’s Enterprise, Ready Mix Concrete Ltd, Automotive Art, United Commodities Inc, Prem’s Electrical and Guyoil.