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Outstanding performances highlight GMR&SC Drag Meet

Jun 28, 2011 Sports

A number of outstanding performances were recorded throughout the day when the Guyana Motor racing & Sports Club held its International Drag Race Meeting on Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit.
The day’s honours were shared among the three participating countries in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago with the latter’s Hollister Edwards, who piloted a 1964 Alta Dragster registering the most impressive performance of the day after setting a blistering 131 mph which was the fastest over the distance by any of the machines.
Suriname’s Oliver Tjiv-Liep-Shie also produced a riveting performance to capture the ‘B’ Class event, while local boy Arvind Parag took the chequered flag in the ‘E’ Class,while Rafeek Mohamed of Guyana did likewise in the ‘C’.

The full results are as follows:
Class Name of competitor Country Type of car
A NO WINNER
B Oliver Tjiv -Liep-Shie Suriname Honda Civic
C Rafeek Mohamed Guyana Toyota- KP61 Starlet
D (First Place) Marvin Suriname Honda Civic
D (Second Place) Andrew Edwards Guyana Mazda RX 7
E (First Place) Arvind Parag Guyana Subaru Impreza
E (Second Place) Aaron Dowridge Trinidad Nissan Skyline
Fastest car of the day Hollister Edwards Trinidad 1964 ALTA Dragster

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