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Circuit Racing : Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC)

May 12th, 2010

Round 1 – A brief introduction. May is now an official member of my favorite month club. I intimated in an earlier blog that March is the best month of the year because several major championships commence at about that time. As is obvious, I make the rules around here and as such, I can twist [...]

MotoGP : Lorenzo leads championship

May 7th, 2010

Is there a competitor who does not want to put their skills on display in their hometown, in front of familiar, friendly faces? If a survey was conducted among racers, I am willing to bet that 100% of the sample would respond in the affirmative, to the question -Would you like to race at your [...]

Drag Racing : Reloaded!

May 1st, 2010

“I’m reloaded!” If you are a rap head (a fan of rap music), you may remember this line from a popular Jay Z song, back in the day. If you are not a fan, then you now know that this line is from a popular Jay Z song, back in the day! The race meet [...]

Sudden Unintended Acceleration (Part 2 of 2)

April 27th, 2010

I heard about the recall but I wasn’t aware of the occurrences which prompted the recall. SUA is defined as the unintended, unexpected, uncontrolled acceleration of a vehicle from a stationary position, low initial speed or at cruising speed, often accompanied by an apparent loss of braking effectiveness. This is scary stuff ! On the [...]

Sudden Unintended Acceleration (Part 1 of 2)

April 26th, 2010

I am rarely surprised by events which unfold on a daily basis. Living in a country like ours, which is raped without pause by my misdirected black brothers, you somehow become numb and at times devoid of emotion. It helps in maintaining a sane countenance, but ever so often you are struck by something [...]

Drag Racing : Gregg ‘Haggie’ Plummer

April 21st, 2010

The drag racing fraternity is a fairly tight knit unit. Everyone knows each other on a first/nickname basis. Say the name Gregg Plummer and the facial expressions may ask, “Who?” Make a U turn and say –“Haggie” and I guarantee you the response will be different. 12 seconds class A winner in the 12 seconds [...]

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