November 15 Seaboard Marine CMRC

Nov 04, 2015 Sports

Superbikers promise nerve tingling excitement
While all the frenzy and conversation is centered on the four-wheel segment of the Seaboard

Flashback! Part of the action in a Superbike race as the riders take the Clubhouse Turn.

Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC), both the organisers and die-hard fans would be absolutely deceitful not to admit that the Superbike category produces similar exhilaration and thrill.
When the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) host the final leg of the CMRC on November 15, at the South Dakota Circuit, all those who trek to the venue will be able to witness firsthand the daredevilry and exhibition of skill on display by some of the best riders in the Caribbean as they battle each other for outright supremacy.
Superbike racing’s revitalization over the past five years has occurred, there is a large cadre of young riders who’re eager to pit their skills against some of the most experienced riders in a straight fight for bragging rights and this healthy rivalry has created quite a buzz within the division.
No longer are the young riders’ prepared to just test their skills among themselves, but rather has brazenly issued a challenge to the likes of Stephen ‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira, Joel Neblette, Maurice Menezes and Carlos Rodrigues for the right to be crowned the best, both locally and regionally.
However, not to be overlooked was the encouragement offered by the GMR&SC that initiated several bold steps in an effort to resuscitate this segment of the sport which had slipped into a period of inactivity.
The doors for Superbike racers are once again open and young riders such as Elliott Vieira, his cousin Matthew, Nikhil Seereeram and Kevin Persaud have broken through in that period and are now ready to throw down the gauntlet on their more illustrious counterparts in what should be an exciting showdown in eleven days time.
Currently the maestro ‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira leads the CMRC points standing, but he is closely followed by Elliott and Jamaica’s Robert McDonald. And any slip up by him could prove disastrous so he will have to be on his game to ensure that the title is his.
This country has a long history of producing racers of high quality and some of the names that readily come to mind are Lawrence Van Sertima, Johnny Thijs, Kevin Jeffrey and Terrence Clarke.
The Guyanese thrilled the fans in the three legs that were held in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados and riding in front of their home crowd must be seen as added incentive to produce that extra so while the competitors will be competing for trophies and bragging rights, the fans could be the real winners from the anticipated nerve tingling excitement.