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CIRCUIT RACING : CARNIVAL OF SPEED – WHEN EMOTIONS ATTACK!

April 20th, 2017

Words are my tools, but thankfully the digital age allows us access to multifaceted springboards from which communication can be established and accomplished. Motorsports, like energy drinks, deliver an overwhelming dose of adrenaline that, if not restrained, can deliver electric stimulation so potent that you will emit sounds, words and utterances that can only be [...]

CIRCUIT RACING : FRACTIOUS FOOD FIGHT AT DOVER! Part 2

April 20th, 2017

Jamaicans know how to have fun and motorsports provide the appropriate avenue for rip-roaring excitement. So, with coolers and igloos packed with assorted spirits and refreshments, fans assembled at the iconic 1.6. An ample crowd was present and despite emaciated entries on the grid, in the various classes, more drama was distributed than that which [...]

CIRCUIT RACING : FRACTIOUS FOOD FIGHT AT DOVER! Part 1

April 20th, 2017

Hotly contested battles were expected and truth be told, expectations were realized for the most part. It is often said that NASCAR has a large fan base for this rather simple reason – patrons want to see and enjoy the spectacle that colliding race cars create (accidents). I do not attend motorsports events to see [...]

DRIFTING : BURNING RUBBER IS GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH!

April 18th, 2017

Discard ‘badmind’. Willfully extricate yourself from the pointless wrestling of opinions and allow logic to drive your point of view. If your IQ has the competence to allow you to achieve that which was just mentioned, you will embrace knowledge and transition to an individual who is adequately informed and mature enough to accept the [...]

CIRCUIT RACING : SPEED J’OUVERT AT DOVER, EASTER MONDAY! PART 2

April 13th, 2017

KYLE REYNOLDS The 2016 series champions including Kyle Reynolds, Cory Patterson, Brain Shor, Gary Barrett and Joslyn Crawford are all committed to distributing an ocean of adrenaline to fans who will chill in the hills at Dover Raceway. There is a rather youthful crop of drivers who are duty-bound to wrestle victory from the clutches [...]

CIRCUIT RACING : SPEED J’OUVERT AT DOVER, EASTER MONDAY! PART 1

April 13th, 2017

If you are wondering what to expect at Dover Raceway on Easter Monday continue reading. The machines are undergoing final examination and testing. The drivers are completing their mental preparedness challenge and they are also engaged in strengthening their testicular fortitude. And what is the ‘King’ (David Summerbell) doing? The ‘King’ is in relax-mode. On [...]

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