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CARNIVAL OF SPEED – THE BEST PARTY IN ST ANN! Part 3

April 29th, 2019

He came rushing from where the video-camera was mounted – [read what follows in excited, hurried patois] - ”Doug Gore have too much to prove. Doug Gore have too much to prove!” – he exclaimed repeatedly. His voice maintained an amplified volume. I could not determine if he was disappointed, overly excited or he was [...]

CARNIVAL OF SPEED – THE BEST PARTY IN ST ANN! Part 2

April 24th, 2019

Who or what was responsible for the back-in-the-days Reggae Sunsplash-type crowd that was present a Jamaica’s circuit racing coliseum? It is a question to which many answers have been advanced. Was it Doug Gore and the BEAST? Was it the LueBoyz? Was it ‘Wings’ Myers and the KFC gang? Was it Kyle ‘Speedy’ Gregg? Was [...]

CARNIVAL OF SPEED – THE BEST PARTY IN ST ANN! Part 1

April 23rd, 2019

“A whole heap a people deh ya man” she said. It was an umbrella city. Patrons came prepared to wrestle if necessary, but, coexist with the weather. Nothing would interfere successfully with the party! If the attendance figures are accurate, the JRDC can no longer fly – “the club is broke” - aeroplane. The Reggae [...]

DOUG GORE HAS A LOT TO PROVE ON EASTER MONDAY! Part 2

April 19th, 2019

Kyle ‘Speedy’ Gregg has motor-racing in his genes and in all the other items in his closet. His dominance in the class(es) he competed in at Dover was absolute. For race-car drivers, reigning at the pinnacle of the sport, is the only aim. Kyle wanted to join the ‘big boys’ club. To wage the bruising [...]

DOUG GORE HAS A LOT TO PROVE ON EASTER MONDAY! Part 1

April 19th, 2019

Life is a permanent classroom. Show love, exercise caution, think more, speak less and refrain from actions which create negative outcomes. Difficult, but try. The first contest of the 2019 circuit racing season will rev to an intoxicating redline at Dover Raceway on Easter Monday, April 22. Like the politics which ignites this nation, circuit [...]

FERRARI CAN LEARN FROM MERCEDES-AMG! Part 2

April 18th, 2019

At GP China 2019, Hamilton and the bullet-proof Mercedes were ATL – Unbeatable. Ferrari’s best hope occupied a spot after P1. The debate will not be entertained – team orders are an integral part of the sport. We might not agree with it. We might disagree with how it is employed, but whether we are [...]

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