‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira says he’s back

Sep 16, 2015 Sports

…Oozing confidence ahead of the November 15 CMRC
After losing ground to his cousin Matthew Vieira over the past few race Meets, reigning Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) champion Stephen ‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira responded with a dominating display last weekend , during the third leg of the Series, at Bushy Park Race Circuit in Barbados.

Guyana’s Stephen Vieira negotiates one of the turns at Bushy Park in Barbados last weekend.

Vieira, who has seen his hegemony of the Superbike category slip somewhat over the past year, provided irrefutable evidence of his superior ability, registering two firsts and a third place in three races in the division.
Speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, the local speed ace, who was astride a 2009 ZX6R Kawasaki, exuded confidence ahead of the final leg set for Guyana in November and has already issued a warning to the other competitors that dethroning him will not be that easy.
Such was his dominance that Vieira was still able to make the podium in the final race of the day after suffering a five seconds penalty for jumping the field at the start of the race and finishing ahead of the pack.
“I crossed the finish line in first position, but suffered a five seconds penalty for jumping the starter’s orders,” Vieira disclosed. However, he did concede that the competition is getting stronger and this has forced him to intensify his preparations ahead of November 15 when he expects to thrill the home fans with his skill and daredevilry.
“The guys are definitely getting better even the Barbadians and I will have to put in a lot more effort if I’m to do well come November,” he said. The easy going racer is part of a team setup to re-ignite inter4st in this segment of the sport and has spearheaded its resurgence in local motor racing.

Bushy Park hero Guyana’s Stephen Vieira displays the chequered flag following one of his victories last weekend.

He mentioned names such as Elliott and Matthew Vieira, Joel Neblette, Carlos Rodrigues and Nikhil Seereeram as being some of the riders who he will have to keen a keen eye on during the final leg at the South Dakota Circuit.
“The time we are clocking are marginal in difference, we are very close and on any given day anyone of us could dominate,” the local speedster noted. Asked about how he felt about his superb performance at Bushy Park, he said it felt awesome and it was a sign that Stephen Vieira is back with a bang.
Vieira, who told this newspaper that his trip would not have been possible without the support of several individuals such as Kwame Ridley of Professional Key Shop, Smellie, Marcel Profitt, Maurice Menezes, Saddiqi Rasul, Mike Correia of Trans Guyana Airways and Ryan Busby, extended heartfelt thanks to them.
He, however, reserved special thanks to his main sponsor Continental Agencies under its Sunburst Orange Juice brand and dedicated his performance to the entity, adding that come November he expects to be 100% ready to defend home turf and his title.
A special thank you was also extended to Seaboard Marine, the transportation of choice for the CMRC.

Photo as Stephen Vieira 2015 – Bushy Park hero Guyana’s Stephen Vieira displays the chequered flag following one of his victories last weekend.