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GT&T/Seaboard Marine CMR C/ships …Dixie Lee sponsors Griffith, Neblett
Super Bikes racer in the ‘B’ Class, Carey Griffith and ‘A’ Class racer, Joel Neblett were both the recipients of sponsorship packages from Canadian Fast Food franchise, Dixie Lee, which made a formal presentation to the two riders yesterday.
Griffith will be riding a 750 GSXR in the ‘B’ Class, while Neblett will be aboard a R6 600cc in the ‘A’ Class at the upcoming Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T)/Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing (CMR) Championships.
The event is set for the South Dakota Circuit on November 13, and according to Griffith, he is in a no-nonsense mood after finishing second and third earlier this year. Griffith said that he proved that he can be among the top riders in the group.
“I am going out there to do my best. I want to put on a real show and give my fans something to be excited about. I want to give them their monies worth when I take on the others in the group,” Griffith told Kaieteur Sport.
Big Bikes racer, Carey Griffith (right) accepts his sponsorship cheque from Dixie Lee Operations Manager, Leonard Faerber, yesterday afternoon while ‘A’ Class racer, Joel Neblett, who Dixie Lee has also sponsored, observes the occasion.
He said that he has been working hard to be among the top riders next weekend and hopes that a lot of his hard work pays off. Griffith, who is no stranger to local sport, thinks that with the kind of support he received from Dixie Lee, he can win.
Griffith thanked his sponsors, which also included Nigel’s Supermarket, E.C Vieira Investments, Windjammer International Hotel, Professional Key Shop and West Side Car Wash for consistent and unadulterated support in his quest to be among the greats.
He also listed Wayne Vieira, Stephen Vieira, Carlos Rodrigues, Linden Lewis and Jody Douglas among his mentors in the sport. Vieira, Neblett and Rodrigues are part of a team that has Griffith, who is a rookie racer, as its up-and-coming star-rider.
Yesterday, Neblett told this newspaper that he is looking to do really well at what is anticipated to be the biggest race meet ever; “It will be keen rivalry and I am backing myself and everyone on my team to do well. It’s a level playing field now,” Neblett said.
In handing over the sponsorship cheque, Operations Manager at Dixie Lee, Leonard Faerber, was ecstatic about his endorsement of the riders. Faerber indicated that he is proud to be associated with the racers while wishing them all the best.
“We like to contribute to sports on a whole. We don’t look for anything in return,” Faerber noted, adding that his company, which has a current outlet at Charity, and will be opening branches in several parts of Georgetown soon, is a consistent supporter of the sport.
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