Team Jamaica heads to Guyana

My biggest fear is being realised. It begins as a minute lump and in a sprinter’s minute (10 seconds) it transforms – malignant, it then inhabits and consumes all that I have come to love. November, the 11th month, escorts motor racing worldwide to its date with hibernation. I am beside myself with sorrow.

The band played while the Titanic met its watery demise, so I will keep my head up, kick start my motivation and clothe my face with the fixed smile usually worn by models.

MotoGP

MotoGP had its penultimate scene of the 2010 play in Portugal over the weekend and it was the cracker we have come to expect from the MotoGP fold. Rain wreaked havoc on the weekend’s proceedings and disrupted qualifying. The sun fought and won and on Sunday, brilliant sunshine greeted the jubilant fans. 2010 MotoGP World Champion, Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo, benefited from Saturday’s torrential downpour and gained pole based on practice times.

The race began without rookie sensation Ben Spies (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), who took a gravel nap on the sighting lap. The typical ‘crab inna barrel’ tussle transpired at the start, but having resolved the issues, Lorenzo went to P1 and tried to elude the blood thirsty jackals. Rossi made light of the crowd inhibiting his forward motion and went in search of Lorenzo. Rossi caught and blew by his teammate but, Lorenzo wasn’t willing to dance to Rossi’s music. Emboldened by his World Champion status, Lorenzo responded. Rossi was reeled in, passed on lap 17 and then forgotten.

Stoner

Casey Stoner (Ducati Team) slid out of the race on lap 5 as he chased the leaders, but a posse of determined riders engaged in a thrilling battle for third, gave the race a vibrant colour. When the checkered flag unfurled and greeted the Fiat Yamaha pair of Lorenzo and Rossi, Dovizioso, who was resolute throughout, stole 3rd place.

Lorenzo, 2010 MotoGP World Champion, added another brilliant ride to his now unforgettable 2010 season. Lorenzo’s strong and dominant ride must have been a humbling experience for Rossi and that is a rare occurrence.

CMRC -Round 3
All things being equal, David Summerbell, Peter Rae and Team Jamaica will head to Guyana this weekend to put the final nail in the coffin of our ambitious but misguided Caribbean neighbours (Barbados and Guyana). We are sitting pretty, encouraged by the fact that we boast two drivers in with an excellent chance of securing the driver’s championship and we are a few points shy of the lead in the Team championship.

Peter Rae’s RX7 has benefitted from Peter Moodie Snr’s RX touch and when a race car built by the maestro is combined with Peter Rae’s deft abilities, the competition is in for a torrid time. Team Jamaica is strong and we wish them all the best because we know that the Barbados and Guyanese contingents are not lazing away.

Team Jamaica -  David Summerbell Jr., Doug Gore, Andre Anderson, Peter Rae, Dean Shaw and Dieter Wilson.

Stay safe.

Cecil Munroe, Gleaner On-Line Writer