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CHRONICLES OF DRAG CHALLENGE #3 – CRAIG LUE (Part 1)

September 24th, 2015

This will be a brief story. It will be consistent with the eye-popping elapsed times that, like confetti after a NASCAR race, rained on the concrete at Drag Challenge #3 in July! Craig Lue and the Lueboyz are icons in Jamaican drag racing. There is no room for debate. Craig has been reacting to start-signals [...]

Formula 1: Villainous Vettel!

September 22nd, 2015

If you are accustomed to reading writings on walls, you should have foreseen the outcome of Sunday’s GP. At a circuit, which calls the world’s most significant city-state, home, a tectonic shift with monumental implications occurred. You could not have missed it, even if you were sharing the Ray Charles experience. If you ask the [...]

CHRONICLES OF DRAG CHALLENGE #3 – DWAYNE FLOYD

September 17th, 2015

There is an irresistible appeal to unify one’s right foot with the accelerator and commence the quest for the floorboard! The feeling of liberation and unrestricted independence it delivers will be appreciated when your entire being is overwhelmed with continuous swells of inexplicable, but intensely satisfying sensations! A day at the spa beneath the hands [...]

Circuit Racing: Which machine should replace TA-1?

August 31st, 2015

Barbados will host the CMRC brigade in September. Words being exchanged in local motorsports conversations suggest that the Reggae Racers will fly the Jamaican flag without one of our most dominant racers in the modern era, David ‘King’ Summerbell Jr, behind the wheel of his once reliable steed, the AMS built ( originally) Mitsubishi Evo [...]

MotoGP: Lorenzo stumbles, Marquez crashes and Rossi wins!

August 30th, 2015

At the Siverstone GP, caught in the moment and possibly annoyed with happenings in Formula One, the commentator flung a bruising punch. He spoke words to the effect of – Formula One fans, eat your hearts out! This is MotoGP at Silverstone! I found his remarks amusing but accurate! MotoGP at Silverstone was delivering what [...]

Circuit Racing: Emancipation of Speed – from the driver’s seat!

August 25th, 2015

It is my view that we should express appreciation for the hard work done by the unpaid individuals who promote Jamaican motorsports. They are on no one’s payroll. They endure the elements, wear a smile and release their handiwork simply because they have an unyielding passion for the sport. Modern technology has allowed us to [...]

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