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THE BEST DRIVER YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT!

May 30th, 2020

Frightening but true – the figure for lives lost in the USA due to Covid-19 has exceeded the 100,000 mark! Covid-19 is a selfless brute. We (Jamaica) are not out of the woods yet, so wash those hands and wear a mask. If speed is your drug and you hold in high esteem, the individuals [...]

DAVID SUMMERBELL JR. – STALK AND EXECUTE MODE !

May 29th, 2020

Miss Covid-19 and her negative attachments are features of 2020-life that we are, at present, compelled to embrace and accept. I submit, however, that we will comply, but, protest vociferously because like poverty, she is an unwelcome guest! She is still here? Silent race-tracks and empty stands have forced us to revisit the past. History [...]

CIRCUIT RACING : LISTEN WHEN REAL DRIVER TALK – ANDRE ANDERSON !

May 27th, 2020

Humans have inherent abilities to adapt to any situation they are confronted with. Covid-19 imposed lock-down restrictions and curfew settings. But, heard somewhere in a Bob Marley song – “When one door is closed, when one door is closed, many more is open!” Andre Anderson is undoubtedly one of the best circuit racing drivers ever [...]

DRIFTING : NISSAN S15 – THE BEST DRIFT-MACHINE!

May 25th, 2020

Testing, anticipating the resumption of circuit racing’s pedal to metal action, is in full swing. Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore, learning from the mistakes of the past, is giving THE BEAST the rigorous exercises it needs in order to be race-ready. Seat-time, a crucial component which is often times overlooked, is being addressed and hopefully we will [...]

WILL DOUG ‘HOLLYWOOD’ GORE BE READY TO DEFEAT KYLE ‘SPEEDY’ GREGG? Part 2

May 22nd, 2020

The world is still engaged in a brutal bout with an active foe, an infectious character – COVID-19. But, photographs dispersed in social media recently, indicated that, despite its far-reaching tentacles, the pandemic could do nothing to halt THE BEAST’s return to the land which boasts an abundance of wood and water! OMSE When contacted, [...]

WILL DOUG ‘HOLLYWOOD’ GORE BE READY TO DEFEAT KYLE ‘SPEEDY’ GREGG? Part 1

May 18th, 2020

Life versus livelihood. Unfortunately, this is the essence of the web that has been meticulously weaved by the rapscallion – COVID-19. Italy, the first European country to impose a lock-down, is slowly re-opening. Livelihood is currently ahead, winning the battle. But, do not close your eyes to the obvious – your safety is your responsibility [...]

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