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Onlookers, fans given chance to interact with competitors
New entrant to Group 4 Danny Persaud poses next to his Mazda Miata on Friday evening at the Banks DIH ‘meet and greet’ session on Main Street.
– Persaud thanks Banks DIH for continued backing
Hundreds of curious onlookers and motor racing fans turned out Friday evening on Main Street to witness the most recent innovation in the sport, the ‘meet and greet’ session which provided aspiring and regular fans the opportunity to interact with competitors who will be participating in next Sunday’s Caribbean ‘Race of Champions’ Meet scheduled for the South Dakota Circuit.
As part of its plan to popularise the sport of motor racing, the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) in collaboration with Banks DIH formed the idea in an attempt to expand the network of knowledge about the sport to a wider cross section of the society.
According to a source close to the sponsor Banks DIH and the club, even though the sport has benefitted from tremendous support from Guyanese, the general feeling is that not many would have had the opportunity to intermingle with the competitors or even get close and personal to the machines and Friday evening event was to get them to get a better understanding of the sport and even draw new fans.
Kaieteur Sport caught up with Danny Persaud, one of the drivers sponsored by Banks DIH to ask about his preparations and his own understanding of the concept that unfolded.
Persaud speaking about his preparations said next Sunday Meet will pose a big challenge for him, especially in light of the fact that he now campaigns in the hotly contested Group 4 category which has some of the fastest cars in the Caribbean.
“The biggest challenge for me is the big names such as Andrew King, David Summerbell Jnr, Mark Vieira, Kevin Jeffrey and Mark Maloney among others,” Persaud said.
He revealed that currently they are doing everything on the car to give it the necessary boost to make it competitive against those mentioned above and that includes getting it down to the correct weight, tuning and ensuring that it is reliable for race day.
Persaud, who drives a Red and Black 1600cc turbo charged Mazda Miata commenting on his chances of well disclosed that it will be an uphill task and while some persons believe that he is generally aggressive, it will require such to garner creditable results.
He thanked Banks DIH for sticking with him over the years, informing that the Company has been with him since his Group 2B sojourn and he is grateful for their support.
Meanwhile, the drivers confirmed for the Caribbean Group 4 races are: Andrew King – Mazda RX-7 Tube Frame 13B Peter Rae – Mazda RX-7 Tube Frame 12A Turbo Charged (Jamaica) David Summerbell – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Turbo Charged (Jamaica)Douglas Maloney – Audi A4 Turbo Charged (Barbados) Andy Bodden Mitsubishi Evo Turbo Charged (Cayman Islands) Mark Vieira – Mazda RX-8 20B Steve King – Nissan Skyline (Barbados) Mark Maloney – Mazda RX-3 13B Turbo Charged (Barbados)Paul Vieira – Mazda RX-7 2nd Gen 13B Kevin Jeffery – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Turbo Charged and Junior Hydes – Mitsubishi Evo Turbo Charged (Cayman Islands).
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