Motor Sports : A Jamaica Gleaner Blog

Drag Challenge #1 – Test and Tune was blazing hot!

July 23rd, 2013

If you want an impression of what an event will be like, go to either qualifying or test and tune. Drag Challenge#1 will be held on Sunday (28th), so the machines took the opportunity to abuse the concrete at Vernamfield a few days ago

MotoGP: Marquez uncorks a victory at Laguna Seca!

July 23rd, 2013

Was it Thomas Jefferson who said – “all men are created equal…” That might be true, but are all men/babies born equal? Can you recall media presence or a scrum of reporters, jostling for reserved spaces, with satellites strapped to their backs, wanting to

Drag Racing: Rubber will burn at Vernamfield next Sunday!

July 20th, 2013

Picture a machine (race-car), a very powerful machine, the front wheels are stationary and the rear wheels?- well – that is what this story is all about. Once drag racing is being discussed, you can automatically see the iconic image of a nitrous-ingesting, turbocharged

MotoGP: ‘Wunderkid’ Marquez heads to Laguna Seca!

July 17th, 2013

If you are a MotoGP fan, you should, by now, recognise that you these are the best of times. I am a firm believer in – when one door closes, another opens. I can recall the chaos and bouts of concern raised in 2012,

Dexterity: Sliding at the Palisadoes!

July 14th, 2013

Rallysport, once a vibrant, colorful,fun-filled activity, is dying a slow, painful death. The forensic experts are chilling, expecting the inevitable, sharpening their tools as they prepare for the autopsy! But all is not lost, there is a band of rebels, determined to preserve what is

SKUNK NATION: Import Tuner Night – Party Sell off!

July 9th, 2013

Skunk Nation is busy accomplishing what many car guys have dreamt about, but for myriad reasons, have not been able to accomplish. The ‘banging’ party, held at the National Stadium on Saturday, was billed as – The Official Import Link Up of the Streets

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