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DRAG RACING: WILL WE SEE CURTIS WATSON’S R35 GTR AT VERNAMFIELD?

March 4th, 2017

I am still impressed with what was achieved by Curtis Watson’s R35 GTR at the GTR World Cup recently. As such whenever I find footage relating to the event, I am compelled to share. Jamaicans as I have stated are tenacious beings and we have an uncanny habit of excelling at whatever we chose to [...]

CIRCUIT RACING : THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD DRIVE AN AE86! (VIDEO)

February 28th, 2017

So, a sharpshooter was positioned on a roof. A President was giving a speech. The sharpshooter slipped. His accidental loss of balance triggered an unfortunate occurrence – he fired his weapon! Fortunately, the President was not locked in his weapon’s crosshairs! I am certain that the President is thankful that the sharpshooter had a dull [...]

DRAG RACING : CURTIS WATSON’S GTR 7 SECONDS BLAST!

February 27th, 2017

Formula 1 machines are at present being undressed, revealing to an anxiously waiting public, the technical and speed-driven treats that will be on offer in 2017. So, even if your eyes are in their naked state, you can still see the monsters in parade-format before they hit the circuits in real competition mode. World Champion [...]

DRAG RACING : FAST-CARS WAR AT JAMWEST THIS SUNDAY!

February 24th, 2017

A drag race settles an argument. If there is any doubt or debate regarding which machine is faster or which driver and machine combination is the quickest, all questions will be answered in no uncertain terms along a given stretch of pavement/asphalt. At the end of the hurried blast to an agreed and accepted finish [...]

HOW TO MAKE YOUR TRACK-CAR FASTER!

February 21st, 2017

Somewhere in the desert in Egypt, a farm is trapped in industrious mode, flowering in lettuce production! How do they do it? Homework! Knowledge has a productive habit, it has a tendency of rewriting the rules and introducing innovative ways of achieving stated goals. Motorsport teams and drivers have one goal – to win. That [...]

RALLYING: TOYOTA IS ON THE WARPATH!

February 20th, 2017

If you had any doubt about how serious Toyota’s WRC effort is, their intention was laid bare for all to see on the snow in Sweden recently. Embrace reality and celebrate Toyota’s victory! Yes, Toyota is back on the WRC map! I am certain in all their pre-season projections they did not anticipate success this [...]

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