Dragsters gearing up for next Sunday’s showdown

Jul 11, 2014 Sports

With just over one week remaining, local dragsters along with their foreign counterparts are all gearing up for the staging of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) International Drag Race Meet, at the South Dakota Circuit.

Flashback! Two dragsters line up for the start of a race.

According to a source close to the Club, the event which is expected to have dragsters from Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago is expected to provide exhilarating action throughout the day as the locals try to represent home turf against the anticipated strong foreign invasion with the promise of existing records being shattered in the process.
Anand Ramchand, who will be competing in four categories with a similar amount of cars boasted earlier this week of obliterating the current records in the respective categories, while Rondell Daby’s lightening fast Red Evolution, always a treat to watch is said to be in fantastic shape and rearing to get on the track.
The other big names expected to represent the ‘Land of Many Waters’ are Syed Ali, Danny Persaud and Sanjay Persaud.
The source further informed that the Superbikes category though not much information could be garnered at this point is also expected to add to the excitement and Stephen Vieira and Carlos Rodrigues will be looking to not only outdo each other, but all the other contenders as well.
Additionally, race fans for the first time have the opportunity to witness the Porta Tree Timing System which is equipped with specialized starting lights that allow quarter mile speeds to be recorded.
Races commence at 09:00hrs and admission for adults is $1000, $500 children while children under-12 and vehicles are free. The day’s activities are sponsored by Banks DIH Ltd.

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