Motor Sports : A Jamaica Gleaner Blog

FORMULA 1 : LEWIS HAMILTON IS OVER-RATED!

December 16th, 2019

Numerous countries experience different seasons. Some even have a wet season and a dry season – Jamaica. Australia, possibly thanks to its distant, southern location, retains unique traits. One such trait – Australia has a fire season. It was a foregone conclusion that Lewis Hamilton

DRAG RACING : THE ‘WHALE’ OR THE ‘CROCODILE’?

November 30th, 2019

Less is more, son. Less is more. Drag racing fans were feted, yet again, at the final chapter of the 2019 Drag Rivals campaign. Ken-T Racing, possibly employing knowledge gained from the team’s overseas excursions, created a stick-to-me-like-glue racing surface and adopted a military

DRAG RIVALS 5 : THE BADDEST BMW AT JAMWEST!

November 22nd, 2019

In 1988 BMW delivered one its ultimate driving machines – a 318 i which like an exotic dancer, served memorable experiences with a stratospheric 113 bhp and 121 lb.ft of ambitious torque! Lol. Fast forward to 2019, those hp and torque figures could be

TIME ATTACK : CAR PORN SHOULD BE ILLEGAL!

November 19th, 2019

It is said that F1 is the pinnacle of motorsports. It probably is. The debate is not crucial at present. In 2007, McLaren’s MP4-22 machine was a precision device. The machine campaigned a 2.4-liter V8 that would caress 19,000 rpms and pop champagne with

DRAG RIVALS 5 – GARY ‘NU RAMP WID D ZED’ HURLOCK!

November 15th, 2019

Gary ‘Bossy D’ Hurlock is now a household name in Westmoreland’s drag racing circles. If you have never heard of him, this is your introduction to an individual who is embraced by all in the paddock. Bossy D’s machine is not the most powerful machine

DRAMATIC END TO WORLD RALLYCROSS SEASON!

November 15th, 2019

No one wants to lose, but everyone cannot win! Lol! Larry Henriques has a habit of reminding the drivers who wage war at Dover Raceway that they cannot win the race at Corner 1, but, they can definitely lose it (the race) at Corner

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