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Circuit Racing: Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore confiscates the crown! Final

October 30th, 2015

David Summerbell Jr is a still-competing legend of Jamaican motorsports. His very good friend states that he is of the view that under the appropriate circumstances, David could have gone “all the way” – meaning he would have been successful in, for example, F1! That view is shared by a lot of individuals. TA-1 and [...]

Circuit Racing: Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore confiscates the crown! Part 5

October 30th, 2015

Like a prisoner chasing freedom, I leapt from the truck and raced in the direction of the spectator stands adjoining the overhead bridge. I could not hear my thoughts. Pandemonium was rampant. Colorful, biased expressions being transported by various vehicles collided with my ears. When I climbed the steps and finally saw the machines, it [...]

Circuit Racing: Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore confiscates the crown! Part 4

October 30th, 2015

Monday, October 19, 2015. The wait was over. Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore was ready. Continental links gave the DTM machine a Beyonce-type Upgrade. It had a thorough test at Jamwest. The test at Jamwest revealed interesting findings, chief of which was Doug’s improved level of competence aboard the machine. The time-slaughtering, ego-bruising twitching and at times [...]

Circuit Racing: Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore confiscates the crown! Part 3

October 30th, 2015

Boxing today is embarrassing shadow of what it once was. Ardent fans of the sport will be able to tell you about the various classes – bantamweight, feather weight, middle weight, welter weight etc. The average Paul, Dwight or Joe, can only tell you about one class – heavyweights! My father bought and collected boxing [...]

Circuit Racing: Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore confiscates the crown! Part 2

October 29th, 2015

Were you at Dover Raceway on October 19, 2015? If you were not in attendance, you were not missed, but, you missed what some are describing as a meteoric battle, comparable to the life-threatening gladiator battles Rome knew! The debate re where the race ranks in terms of the best of the best, rivaling even [...]

Formula 1: What next for Nico Rosberg?

October 26th, 2015

I did not watch the entire Texas GP. But what I watched and heard forced me to ask the question above. It is my view that Nico Rosberg lost both the psychological and the World Championship wars with Lewis Hamilton long ago – think 2014 season. But, honestly, knowing that he was driving a machine [...]

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