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FORMULA 1 : COVID-19 PUTS THE BRAKES ON FORMULA 1 ?

July 31st, 2020

MICHAEL ‘MIKEY SPICE’ SAMUELS The Jamaican motor-racing fraternity is in mourning at present, having lost one of its most avid, dedicated and well-traveled motorsports photographer, Michael Samuels a.k.a. Mikey Spice. Hoodlums silenced his camera, but, the images he captured, including a dramatic encounter, involving yours truly, will, like eternity, exist forever. In an earlier F1-related [...]

MOTOGP : QUARTARARO WINS – AGAIN !

July 28th, 2020

Marc Marquez and victories in the premier class have maintained an enviable record. Marc Marquez, with his huge haul of world championships, has solidified his position as a front-runner in the discussion re the G.O.A.T. This year – when the history books complete their final assessment – will possibly be regarded as an anomaly of [...]

CIRCUIT RACING : TEST AND TUNE AT DOVER RACEWAY ?

July 26th, 2020

The protests and the denial may appear, but, drag racing is undoubtedly the most popular genre of motorsport on this resilient rock. The world is slowly easing away from stringent Covid-19 restrictions, cautiously and responsibly. Jamaica has been commended for its attitude towards addressing the pandemic and hopefully we continue along this path. Revised, relaxed [...]

MOTOGP : QUARTARARO WINS – MARC MARQUEZ IS HUMAN !

July 23rd, 2020

We are familiar with Marc Marquez’ exploits. He has an uncanny tendency to reorganize the laws that physics established as he demonstrates his race-winning prowess. There is no doubt that Marquez is a phenom without comparison and simply based on that fact, his admirers and fans of the sport, justifiably, hoist him to superhuman levels. [...]

FORMULA 1 : VERSTAPPEN – SAVED BY HIS MECHANICS !

July 20th, 2020

We accept that Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motorsports. We also accept, that being average, in the driver-skill-set department, will secure no seat in a F1 machine (unless you are bringing major currency to the table – lol ). So, despite being human, rookie-type mistakes are not expected from ‘name brand’ drivers. But, 2020 [...]

FORMULA 1 : WHO WILL WIN IN HUNGARY ?

July 18th, 2020

Hamilton is not the rum bar, but, he is without a doubt, the bar by which excellence in F1 is currently judged. Do you want to be ‘the man’? Are you planning to win the championship ? If and when you have successfully surmounted the myriad challenges success in F1 hurls into the mix, your [...]

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