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THE JRDC’S BEST KEPT SECRET! Part 2 – OLIVER TOWNSEND

August 12th, 2019

Despite The Independence of Speed being classified – TOP SECRET and only a select few were privy to its date of occurrence, the small contingent of fans who made the trip could not honestly locate issues of complaint re the racing which occurred. DOUG GORE In an era when the traditional stars of Dover – [...]

THE BEST MOTORSPORT SHOW ON EARTH !

August 9th, 2019

The debate, like promises comforting fools, will never end. Which event do you think is the best motorsport show on Earth? What do you think about this one? THE BEST MOTORSPORT SHOW ON EARTH! WRC MACHINES CAN JUMP! WRC drivers leave their sack of nuts at home. Clearly! If you drive for the team that [...]

CIRCUIT RACING : THE JRDC’S BEST KEPT SECRET ! Part 1

August 9th, 2019

Peter Moodie Snr. was several forks away from finishing his meal - curried conch. I was still engaged in indecision. He offered his opinion – “Everything here is good” he said. The fact that all of the curried conch had disappeared from its container was ringing endorsement for the words he uttered. I was convinced. [...]

DRAG RIVALS 3 – JAMWEST UNDER SIEGE! Part 3

July 29th, 2019

WAYLON SIMMONDS At Drag Rivals 3 there were significant achievements, one of which was claimed by Waylon. Waylon is the pilot of the white fighter jet (Honda Civic EG) shown earlier. The machine, according to Waylon, is a product from a parish that has emerged as a powerhouse in the drag racing fraternity – St [...]

DRAG RIVALS 3 – JAMWEST UNDER SIEGE! Part 2

July 25th, 2019

Heatwave everywhere. Temperatures floating at 40+ degrees celsius! Stay cool friends. There is absolutely no doubt that Gary Hurlock a.k.a. ‘ZED ZED BOSS’ a.k.a. ‘Bossy D’ is Westmoreland’s most popular drag racing figure. A son of the west’s soil, ‘Bossy D’ with his acute non-yielding wit which he fortifies with a sleeper-machine. His machine, a [...]

F1 : VETTEL – LECLERC’S BEST ADVOCATE! Part 2

July 17th, 2019

Verstappen won in Austria. His show of force to steal P1 from Leclerc and the subsequent no penalty by the stewards, Leclerc admitted, was an eye-opener and their decision provided fertile ground for Leclerc to sow his own brutal seeds. We were pleased immensely when we saw the fruits from those seeds at the British [...]

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