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Hassan, Allie, Jeffrey score points for Guyana
Local motor racers Syed Hassan, Afraz Allie and Kevin Jeffrey kept the Guyana flag flying high after registering outstanding performances during the first leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) which was staged last weekend, at Dover Raceway in Jamaica.
Three members of Team Guyana (from left)- Afraz Allie, Kevin Jeffrey and Syed Hassan pose for a photo op in Jamaica.
Hassan and Allie driving in the Group 2 category ended the Meet on 34 and 37 points respectively, while Jeffrey, who finished second in the Group 4 Division returned home with a total of 20 points.
Allie, speaking with Kaieteur Sport via telephone on Thursday, said he is currently positioned third overall in the Division and feels confident that with two more legs to be completed in the Series, he is in a good spot to vie for the title.
“I qualified at 1:32 seconds and drove through the pack to secure some vital points for Guyana,” Allie disclosed.
Describing the day’s performance, the local speedster spoke of having to negotiate heavy traffic to work his way into the second position in one of the races, before losing that spot to fellow Guyanese Syed Hassan which according to him was not so bad, but due mainly to the abrasive track that severely affected the tyres performance.
He also spoke of how difficult it was to get through traffic during the race because there were three groups competing in the same race making the track very congested and a challenge for the competitors.
“It was a scenario where the driver at the front of the pack was not necessarily the person leading the group since the race consisted of the Local MP2 Group from Jamaica, the CMRC 2.0L group and the 1.6L group.”
Allie, who drives a Red and white Toyota Starlet extended thanks to the following sponsors Banks Power Stout, Classic Printing Supplies, Prem’s Electrical, Ink Plus, Mike’s Copy Centre, Martina’s Cambio, Ready Mix, Mohamed’s Enterprise, Cellphonix, Annan Ramchand Wrecker Service and Tulshi Machine Shop.
Meanwhile, this newspaper was also able to catch up with Hassan via telephone and he too exuded excitement about his personal and the team’s performance, adding that the next two legs will be very interesting.
“We are very confident that we could overhaul the current deficit and secure the title for Guyana. I think we are in a good position to do so and we are confident as well,” Hassan stated.
Guyana’s motor racer Afraz Allie poses next to his Toyota Starlet in the pits at Dover Raceway in Jamaica.
Asked whether he was satisfied with his own performance, Hassan said he was, but pointed to the camaraderie within the team as pivotal to providing him with the energy to go out on the track and do well.
According to him, all the guys were very supportive and that was impetus enough for him to go out there and do his best.
Jeffrey, who campaigns with the ‘big guns’ in the marquee Group 4 category was able to place second to champion driver of the day Jamaican Doug Gore, who drove unbeaten, winning all three CMRC races.
The venue for the second leg of the CMRC has not been decided due to Bushy Park, Barbados set to undergo a major overhaul.
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