A TOTAL of seven cars will unite this weekend under the Balram Auto Mechanics banner to defend Guyana’s turf as part of the Caribbean Invasion.

Chronicle Sport caught up with the chief engineer of the team, Balram Ramdeo, who explained why several of the smaller competitors decided to join forces.

“The guys thought it better to join forces together to get their cars done because we want to defend Guyana against the Surinamese.”
He added, “I basically already look after most of the cars that will come under the team this weekend, so we thought it easy to just form our own little team.”
He noted that the team has cars in the 12-, 13- and 14-second class including several Toyota Starlets.

“Ideally, what we are hoping for is to pick up several trophies, come drags day, and ultimately to pick up as many trophies as we can.”
Meanwhile, following Monday’s meeting at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s Thomas Lands office, competitors were briefed on the fact that there is a strict safety policy in place.

Competitors, they noted, who did not meet these safety measures would be barred from racing, they added.
These include the use of helmets and boots and the banning of slippers for those competing.

Those gathered were also told that there would be no late registration and that no registration would be done on race day.