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Young karters steal the show in opening GT Motorsports action for 2018
The future of motorsports in Guyana looks secure judging from the performances on Saturday night when the lit up the GT Motorsports track at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) venue, Thomaslands, at the season-opening Georgetown Grand Prix.
Champion drivers! From left: Shan Seejatan, Kristian Boodoosingh, Stefan Jeffrey and Gianni Carpenter. (GT Motorsports)
The usually fun-filled 60cc category, sponsored by Sun Burst Juices, was split into two groups- the Kids Cup, which catered for the more experienced youths, and the Baby Cup, which featured newcomers and the crowd were in for a treat, which they thoroughly enjoyed.
Nathan Rahaman, who ended the last season strongly, finished as champion driver, working his way to two wins and a second place finish. Jeremy Tenpow, who was crowned overall champion of the Kids Cup last year, had a night of mixed returns.
Starting with a win in the opening race, he finished second to Rahaman in race two and suffered some mechanic issues on the final lap of race three when he was leading and had to retire.
His brother Justin got a second place finish, while their Pure Racing teammate Paige Mendonca, the lone female racer of the night, took two third place finishes.
The Baby Cup, which was based on lap time rather than position, was a very competitive affair, with Nicholas Sawh, who could hardly contain his excitement on the podium, emerging as champion driver.
The enthusiastic youth won two races, clocking fastest times of 35.772s and 35.363s, and ended second in the other, while Ben Phang clocked 34.814s to win the other race, to go with a second and third place finish.
Caleb Paul got a second and two third place finishes.
The 125cc Juniors was a very competitive field, with Gianni Carpenter copping the champion driver award after chalking up a win and a third place. However, it was Faraud Mohamed who impressed on the night, earning a podium spot in all three races.
Mohamed gained two seconds and a third, while Elan Rahaman and Rayden Persaud managed a win apiece. Rahaman got a third as well and John Phang a second place finish.
Stefan Jeffrey, with two wins, lifted the champion driver title in the Easy Cup Super, with Dharmendra Dharmo winning the other race. Steven Nobrega finished second in all three races, while Brian Tenpow finished third twice and Sachin Narine got a third place in the other race.
Shan Seejatan ruled the roost in the 125cc Masters, walking away with the champion driver accolade after two wins and a second. Haniff Mohamed got the other win, along with two second place finishes, while Raj Boodhoo finished third in two of the race.
Mikhail Persaud continued his great driving from 2017, winning the champion driver award in the 125cc Seniors by winning two races, while Trinidad and Tobago’s Kristian Boodoosingh won the other race and also claimed a second place finish.
Matthew Phang and Trinidad and Tobago’s Zachary Boodram got a second and third place finish each, while John Phang also copped a third.
The summarised results:
SUN BURST KIDS CUP 60 CC
First Second Third
Race 1 Jeremy Tenpow Nathan Rahaman Justin Tenpow
Race 2 Nathan Rahaman Jeremy Tenpow Paige Mendonca
Race 3 Nathan Rahaman Justin Tenpow Paige Mendonca
125 CC JUNIORS
Race 1 Elan Rahaman Faraud Mohamed Gianni Carpenter
Race 2 Gianni Carpenter Faraud Mohamed Elan Rahaman
Race 3 Rayden Persaud John Phang Faraud Mohamed
60CC BABY CUP (TIME RACE)
Race 1 Ben Phang 34.814s Nicholas Sawh Caleb Paul
Race 2 Nicholas Sawh 35.772s Caleb Paul Ben Phang
Race 3 Nicholas Sawh 35.363s Ben Phang Caleb Paul
EASY CUP SUPER
Race 1 Stefan Jeffrey Steven Nobrega Brian Tenpow
Race 2 Dharmendra Dharmo Steven Nobrega Sachin Narine
Race 3 Stefan Jeffrey Steven Nobrega Brian Tenpow
125CC MASTERS
Race 1 Shan Seejatan Haniff Mohamed Raj Boodhoo
Race 2 Haniff Mohamed Shan Seejatan Raj Boodhoo
Race 3 Shan Seejatan Haniff Mohamed
125CC SENIORS
Race 1 Mikhail Persaud Kristian Boodoosingh Zachary Boodram
Race 2 Kristian Boodoosingh Matthew Phang John Phang
Race 3 Mikhail Persaud Zachary Boodram Matthew Phang
CHAMPION DRIVERS
60cc Kids Cup- Nathan Rahaman
125cc Juniors- Gianni Carpenter
60cc Baby Cup- Nicholas Sawh
Easy Cup Super- Stefan Jeffrey
125cc Seniors- Mikhail Persaud
125cc Masters- Shan Seejatan
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