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Circuit Racing: Jamwest Speedway – uncensored ecstasy!

July 31st, 2015

If your plans for Sunday, August 2nd did not include uncensored ecstasy – circuit racing – you must be a permanent member of the insane club! You beg to differ? If you insist that your faculties are intact and they are operating above and beyond that which being normal dictates, a trip to Jamwest Speedway, [...]

Circuit Racing: Dover’s finest invade Jamwest!

July 31st, 2015

Speed has been held captive for two months! But thankfully, as was the case for our African ancestors, freedom has arrived. On Sunday, August 2nd, the shackles will be dismantled, speed will be released and allowed to romp at will, at Jamwest Speedway in Little London, Westmoreland. Circuit racers visited Jamaica’s fastest track in February [...]

Vettel resuscitates F1′s 2015 season (Hungary GP)!

July 28th, 2015

My internal clock decided to adopt a politician’s countenance – I was tricked! Under normal circumstances, my subconscious being operates like clockwork (get it?) and I can usually trust its hidden management system, to remind me, with ample time to spare, that the race is about to begin. I will not join its deceptive band [...]

Drag Racing: Who will steal the show at Drag Challenge #3?

July 25th, 2015

A friend of mine was trying to determine what time he would arrive at Vernamfield on Sunday. I would put him in the ‘early bird’ category – he wants to see everything! So it would be commonplace for him to be present as soon as the action begins in the morning – during qualifying. When [...]

Drag Racing: Test the beast this Sunday!

July 16th, 2015

We will never admit the amount of time and scarce financial resources required to get a machine performing at the level we aim for. The figure (dollar amount) if revealed, may provide sufficient grounds for some wives to file for divorce! But, what is life without stratospheric levels of fun and excitement? Do you want [...]

Chris-John Addison will be at Jamwest August 2,2015!

July 14th, 2015

Heard it from the grape, not the vine, “Please note that qualifying and all races will be run on Sunday August 2nd”. So, the event which was initially scheduled to be 48 hours of Nissan GTR fast-paced circuit racing activities, has been altered somewhat to a single day of frantic, competitive and thoroughly entertaining wheel [...]

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