As stated in an earlier blog, we are living in rather difficult times, but the game continues and fun has no stopwatch! The 2013 calendar was not as busy as we would have hoped but there was enough activity to maintain our motorsport interest. The JRDC staged its usual 4-race season, there were several dexterities, [...]
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A lot has changed on the motorsports scene in recent time. There was a time when drivers would compete in several disciplines. So, it would be expected that the ‘big drivers’ would be on the entry list for , a rally event, a drag racing event and the pinnacle of circuit racing on the ‘rock’, [...]
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Culture shock greeted me today – I wasn’t prepared. I stood in a line of 3, before a cashier and waited my turn. I heard another cashier, who was a paper plane-flight to the right, hollering that she was available. Time was my friend, so like a soldier on inspection, I maintained my position. When [...]
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My niece is eight years old. I went to her swimming class last evening. When I arrived she was already in the pool going through her routine, under the watchful eyes of her grandmother (my mother) and the staff at the community center. I grew up in rural Jamaica, an upbringing which I am eternally [...]
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Circuit Racing I am thankful I am not a member of the JRDC’s Technical Regulations Committee (TRC). The rules which will govern circuit racing events at Dover Raceway between 2014 and 2016, have been released. Apparently, a volcano has erupted somewhere in the circuit racing world and the pyroclastic flow has engulfed some individuals involved [...]
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Do you know the feeling of accomplishment one gets when you arrive at your chill-spot/ friend’s house a few minutes before the ‘boat land’? If you are in familiar territory, you will understand how I felt when I arrived at Vernamfield a couple minutes before the – ‘All Finals’ – announcement was given. While I [...]
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