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Kristian Jeffrey, Vieira dominate respective categories at CMRC
Kristian Jeffrey
– Barbadian Bailey crowned champion driver
Despite outstanding performances from Guyana’s Stephen Vieira, who was crowned Champion Rider and fellow-countryman Kristian Jeffrey, the Group 4 Champion, Team Barbados was the big winner at the end of Round Three of the 2015 Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship which was held over the weekend at Bushy Park in Barbados.
Barbadian Adrian Bailey was crowned Champion Driver, but equally important was the fact that the host was able to haul itself from fifth to second in the Country Championship title chase, with one round to go.
With no representation for the first time since the competition began, Jamaica slipped to fourth, having led the Country standings after round one in March; Trinidad & Tobago, which hosted the second round in June, remains at the head of the table with 658 points, but a huge score of 441 over the weekend has promoted Barbados (533) to second place, ahead of Guyana (511), Jamaica (369) and the Cayman Islands (138).
Guyana presented a strong team in the CMRC Superstock Championship; combined with a growing number of bikers in Barbados, a grid of 19 was the largest ever seen at Bushy Park.
CMRC Champion in 2011, Roger Mayers kicked off the weekend in fine style in ‘De Focus’, claiming pole position on his home track in a time of 60.472 seconds, seventh-tenths quicker than last year, with reigning champion Kristian Jeffrey of Guyana (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) less than two-tenths adrift.
Fastest two-wheel-drive runner Mark Maloney (Mazda RX-3) and T&T’s Kristian Boodoosingh (Evo 6.5) were on row two, Kevin Jeffrey (Evo IX) and Doug Maloney (Audi A4 quattro) on row three.
When the first Group 4 race got under way after weather delays, Mayers took the lead into the Hammer off the rolling start, chased by a determined Jeffrey, these two edging away; initially, they were chased by Boodoosingh, until a transfer box issue caused his retirement, then by multiple local Champion Stuart Williams (Lotus Elise).
After an enthralling battle, ‘De Focus’ began to look rather wayward – front diff failure later confirmed – and Jeffrey snatched victory on the last lap. Williams was third, with Barry Mayers (WR Starlet), Jeffrey Snr and Mark Maloney the only remaining runners.
A depleted field of five assembled for the second encounter, as mechanical issues had sidelined Roger Mayers, Doug and Mark Maloney for the rest of the day. Track conditions were less than ideal, the 4wd Evos of Kristian Jeffrey and Boodoosingh easing away in the early laps, as Williams and Jeffrey Snr enjoyed a battle for third. Boodoosingh dropped back towards the end of the race, Williams and Barry Mayers both moving ahead of Jeffrey Snr, who was very nearly lapped by his son.
Regular visitor – lap record holder on Old Bushy Park and the redeveloped facility – Stephen Vieira (Kawasaki) continued his winning ways, taking the chequered flag in all three encounters, although the third win was lost to a 5secs penalty for a jump start. Cousins Elliott (Kawasaki) and Matthew (Triumph) and fellow-countryman Joel Neblette (Suzuki) were the other podium finishers, Elliott claiming a new bike lap record at 64.269s.
The Championship concludes at South Dakota in Guyana on November 14/15.
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