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Huge fan turnout emphatically establishes motor racing as No.1 sport here
The thousands of motor racing fans that decended at the South Dakota Circuit on Sunday to witness the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) emphatically established that motor racing is now the No.1 sport here in Guyana.
The sport which has grown steadily over the past four years because of astute leadership has sensibly taken advantage of the current chaos present within the football and cricket fraternities.
Group 4 winner Vishok Persaud passes Ryan Rahaman (centre) and Rupie Shewjattan en route to victory.
The recently created VIP Pavilion is a feature that has been embraced by those looking to watch the races in comfort and style, while being pampered at the same time in addition to having one of the best views at the track.
The new addition of the pit girls decked out in eye-catching outfits have definitely formed a new dimension to the sport and clearly shows that the Organisers are aiming to duplicate what obtains in other countries that host motor racing.
Meanwhile, on the track, Guyana though not winning the overall country title fought back courageously to displace Barbados from the second spot, while local drivers Mark Vieira, Kevin Jeffrey and Andrew King kept home pride alive by their dominance.
Other impressive performances came from young Nikhil Seereeram, who claimed two victories in his first outing in the Superbike category, while Mohamed Ali, Stanley Ming Jr., Barbadian Mark Thompson, Irfaan Kalamadeen, Heeranand Boodhram, Oliver-Tjin-Liep-Shie, Rupie Shewjattan and Vishok Persaud, also displayed remarkable skills.
The full results are as folows:
Group 1- 1st- Mohamed Ali, 2nd Roshan Ali; 125cc- 1st Heeranand Boodhram, 2nd Ravi Singh, 3rd Heemand Boodhram; Shifter Go-karts- 1st Stanley Ming jr., 2nd Stanley Ming Sr., 3rd Raymond Seebarran; Superbike ‘A’ Class- 1st Nikhil Seereeram, 2nd Ricardo Fagundes, 3rd Carey Griffith; Group 2A- 1st Raj Singh, 2nd Chet Singh, 3rd Edward Corbin; Group 2A CMRC- 1st Mark Thompson, 2nd Kenrick Husbands, 3rd Edward Corbin; Group 2B- 1st Kurt Thompson, 2nd Oliver Tjin-Liep-Shie, 3rd Syed Hassan; Superbike ‘B’ Class- 1st Stephen Vieira, 2nd Kevin Graham, 3rd Kwame Ridley; Group 4- 1st Irfaan Kalamadeen, 2nd Ryan Rahaman, 3rd Danny Persaud; Group 4 CMRC- 1st Mark Vieira, 2nd Kevin Jeffrey, 3rd Andrew King; Group 2A- 1st John Joseph, 2nd Chet Singh, 3rd Jad Rahaman; Group 2A- 1st M. Thompson, 2nd E. Corbin, 3rd K. Husbands; Group 2B- 1st S. Hassan, 2nd Afraz Allie, 3rd O. Tjin-Liep-Shie;
Group 4- 1st I. Kalamadeen, 2nd R. Rahaman, 3rd Rupie Shewjattan; Superbike ‘B’ Class- 1st S. Vieira, 2nd K. Graham, 3rd K. Ridley; Group 4 CMRC- 1st K. Jeffrey, 2nd M.Vieira, 3rd A. King; Group 1- 1st M. Ali, 2nd R. Ali, 3rd Pierre Singh; 125cc motorcycles- 1st H. Boodhram, 2nd R. Singh, 3rd H. Boodhram; Shifter Gokarts- 1st S. Ming Jr., Marcus Fiedtkou, 3rd Wayne Elliot Vieira; Group 2A- 1st C. Singh, 2nd R. Singh, 3rd Joseph Mohan; Group 2A CMRC- 1st M. Thompson, 2nd E. Corbin, 3rd K. Husbands; Group 2B- 1st A. Allie, 2nd O. Tjin-Liep-Shie, 3rd S. Hassan; Superbike CMRC-1st N. Seereeram, 2nd Joel Neblett, 3rd S. Vieira; Group 4- 1st Vishok Persaud, 2nd R. Rahaman, 3rd R. Shewjattan and Group 4CMRC- 1st M. Vieira, 2nd Peter Rae, 3rd David Summerbell.
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