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Exciting start to the CMRC season
JamWest Speedway, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica – Round 1 of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) kicked off in spectacular fashion at the beautiful JamWest Speedway in Jamaica. The entire day’s 
action was fantastic with a few collisions but, no injuries. Every race had its share of excitement.
In Group 2 action, the youngster, William Myers made a Big Deal with his Regional debut in a Honda Civic claiming his first victory and made another podium appearance in the 3 races. Marc Gill of Trinidad and Sebastien Rae of Jamaica shared the other 2 victories.
The Vieira family had a successful day especially in Group 3 with Paul Vieira getting the hat-trick in the Shining Monkey, Mazda RX-7, as he redlined it with 3 victories in 3 attempts. The Motorcycles saw Stephen Vieira with a surge of SunBurst winning 2 and finishing 2nd in the 3 races with Wayne E. and Matthew Vieira also having podium finishes but, the return of Robert McDonald of Jamaica was exciting. He was consistently on the podium and is looking forward to a great season.
In Group 4 action, Powered by Boom Energy Drink, Doug Hollywood Gore claimed 2 wins and a 2nd places, even though, his car was suffering over-heating issues he was able to complete the races. Kyle Speedy Gregg was able to podium twice with a victory in race 1 in the Radical RXC. Mark Maloney of Barbados contested the event and narrowly missed out on the podiums but, was able to escape in 2nd overall in 2WD with gaining valuable points.
Franklyn Boodram of Trinidad in the Renault Megane showed he can Flow with the best in the region, even though, he was faced with many challenges. Franklyn still managed 2 second place and 1 third place finish.
The Two-time defending CMRC Champion, Kristian Jeffrey had a horrible day. He went off course in race 1 and damaged some components and was sidelined for the rest of the races. Kevin Jeffrey narrowly missed out on securing a podium finish in race 1 but, bowed out in the remaining races due to a head gasket issue. If Round 1 is any indications of what to expect for the remaining rounds then, we are all in for an exciting season.
Results:
Group 2: race # 1
1) Marc Gill, Honda Civic Type R, # 8,Trinidad
2) Ackeel Shorter, # 625, Honda Civic, Jamaica
3) William Wings Myers, # 162, Honda Civic, Jamaica
Group 2: race # 2
1) Sebastien Rae, # 27, Honda Civic, Jamaica
2) Luke Bhola, Honda Civic, # 888, Trinidad
3) Yazidi Dary Ali, Honda Civic Type R, Trinidad
Group 2: race # 3
1) William Wings Myers, # 162, Honda Civic, Jamaica
2) Marc Gill, Honda Civic Type R, # 8, Trinidad
3) Peter Jaggon, Acura RSX, # 40, Jamaica
Group 3: race #1
1) Paul Vieira, # 104, Mazda RX-7, Trinidad
2) Gary Barrett, # 79, Honda Civic, Cayman Islands
3) Nazim Gafoor, # 68, Mazda Miata, Guyana
Group 3: race # 2
1) Paul Vieira, # 104, Mazda RX-7, Trinidad
2) Allan Chen, # 48, Toyota Starlet, Jamaica
3) Danny Persaud, # 29, Toyota powered Mazda Miata, Guyana
Group 3: race # 3
1) Paul Vieira, # 104, Mazda RX-7, Trinidad
2) Gary Barrett, # 79, Honda Civic, Cayman Islands
3) Alan Chen, # 48, Toyota Starlet, jamaica
Group 4: race #1
1) Kyle Gregg, Radical RXC, # 404, Jamaica
2) Doug Gore, Audi TT, # 24, Jamaica
3) Andre Anderson, # 83, Mitsubishi Evolution, Jamaica
Group 4: race # 2
1) Doug Gore, Audi TT, # 24, Jamaica
2) Andre Anderson, # 83, Mitsubishi Evolution, Jamaica
3) Peter Rae, # 26, Mazda RX-7, Jamaica
Group 4: race #3
1) Doug Gore, Audi TT, # 24, Jamaica
2) Kyle Speedy Gregg, # 404, Radical RXC, Jamaica
3) Andre Anderson, # 83, Mitsubishi Evolution, Jamaica
Motorcycle: race #1
1) Stephen Vieira, # 27, Guyana
2) Elliott Wayne Vieira, # 33, Guyana
3) Robert McDonald, # 4, Jamaica
Motorcycle: race #2
1) Stephen Vieira, # 27, Guyana
2) Matthew Vieira, # 48, Guyana
3) Robert McDonald, # 4, Jamaica
Motorcycle: race #3
1) Elliott Wayne Vieira, # 33, Guyana
2) Stephen Vieira, #27, Guyana
3) Robert McDonald, # 4, Jamaica
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