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Race-car of the Year !

December 31st, 2014

Drum-roll please! I cannot recall if this award was given in previous years and the word – lazy – has built an impediment I simply cannot overcome. If the thought had appeared eons ago, I would have sought opinions from the avid readers of these pages. But as you complete each word presented here, allow [...]

Driver of the Year! (Part 2)

December 30th, 2014

I am willing to bet that the voices of discontent will be missing in action re- my pick for international Driver of the Year. I hope the trend continues as I engage the Jamaican contingent! I must admit though that the local motorsports scene is not as colorful or speed-infested as we would want it [...]

Driver of the Year !

December 30th, 2014

This is one of those debates which will have no definitive conclusion. To appease all concerned parties, we will remain politically correct and simply agree to disagree. For obvious reasons, biases will be confined to an undisclosed location and accurate assessment will be laid squarely on the table. Before I applied fingers to the keyboard, [...]

Who is the 2014 driver of the year?

December 26th, 2014

If someone told me 11 months ago that 2014 would blow by faster than the WASC PulStar, I would suggest, aggressively that the individual was grossly mistaken. But reality would prove me wrong! 2014 was a blur! 2015 is now mere moments from the start-finish straight. But, before we pop the champagne and drink ourselves [...]

The GTR reigns!

December 25th, 2014

I am duty-bound to extend the GTR dialogue. As explained earlier (previous blog), the rumor-vine bore distressing fruit. It alleged that an unsuspecting GTR was mutilated at Drag Challenge #5. I will not accept rumors! AMS It is highly likely that I have expressed my gratitude to the creators of YouTube. If I have not [...]

Who dethroned the mighty R35 GTR at Vernamfield?

December 23rd, 2014

Drag racing is an unkind sport. It rewards the Boy Scout racer – Be Prepared – and it hurls endless containers of embarrassment on the driver/ team that is of the view that they retain an unchallenged right to victory. A rather interesting tale unfolded at the most recent Drag Challenge held at Vernamfield. Rumor [...]

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