Drag Racing: NDRC machines land at Vernamfield this Sunday!

December 12th, 2013

The jury is still deliberating, re events which raced at Jamwest Speedway, Westmoreland, last Sunday. The overseas machines were here and motivated by their mega-horsepower motors, they must have had a feeling of supreme confidence about their prospects along the 1320ft at Jamwest. But, Boys Scouts worldwide have a brief saying – Be prepared! The [...]

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Drag Racing: End of Year Drags at Jamwest this Sunday!

December 4th, 2013

I got a link from ‘Elle’ (a Jamwest representative) recently informing me about this event. Drag racing has seen a revival in 2013 and the wheels of speed will seek to blast along the 1/4 mile in record time, this weekend, at Jamaica’s only purpose-built drag racing facility – Jamwest Speedway (Little London, Westmoreland). Machines [...]

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Rally: Rally Jamaica 2013 – Meet and Greet in New Kingston

November 30th, 2013

Rally Jamaica 2013 had its ceremonial start session on Knutsford Blvd, Friday night (29th). The rally faithful and the curious came out. A curvaceous tropical flower asked – “A wha a gwaan up deh so?” When I brought her up to speed, she gazed at the machines for a while then made an about turn! [...]

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Rally: Rally Jamaica 2013 – Scrutineering.

November 28th, 2013

Despite 1 complete year between each staging of the event, Rally Jamaica has an uncanny way of sneaking upon a n.g.a (n word)! Apparently it came too soon and the competitors wanted additional time to prepare their machines. The document I read stated that Scrutineering would begin at 11am,  so I got there at about [...]

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Rally: Rally Jamaica 2012 – flashback.

November 25th, 2013

Show me the bastard who coined this phrase – money cant buy you happiness! I have a pleasant surprise for him. After clobbering him mercilessly with the closet object to my left hand – I hope it can inflict ‘non-scar’ pain – I will scold him for his selfish and uncaring pronouncement.  I would then [...]

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Circuit Racing: Team Jamaica prepares for battle in Guyana.

November 20th, 2013

Fast and Furious is not only the title of a blockbuster, it is also a cliche which is used more often that a restroom at a primary school! But, the fact that it accurately defines a particular moment in time, or an event, will encourage its selection as a part of various descriptions. And this [...]

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