Motor Sports : A Jamaica Gleaner Blog

Formula 1: Ferrari launches their 2012 machine.

February 4th, 2012

The 2012 F1 season is a month away. Round 1 will scream like excited natives, in Australia, between the 16th and the 18th of March. The teams are currently in launch and testing mode, in preparation for the endless series of 18,000 rpm marathons

AE86 Update – 2

January 30th, 2012

The transformation of the AE86 is painfully slow, but each step taken towards completion is reason to celebrate and justification to give thanks. I am grateful. The long awaited enhancement of the ‘kotch’ ( brakes) is in full swing. The suggested improvement of the front

Circuit Racing: Capt. Marc Carey – wrestling turbulence!

January 28th, 2012

Marc Carey’s race -car build has more followers than Beyonce has on Twitter! His quest to claim success in a Jamaican-built, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution based race-car platform, has had its fair share of obstacles. But, Marc Carey apparently swims in a sea of determination and

Circuit Racing: AE86 Update

January 25th, 2012

Faith, it is said, can move mountains. Faith, I have discovered, is needed in exorbitant quantities when one seeks to build a race-car. The process can be compared to a stroll through a minefield! I have weathered a few storms however and I am

Circuit Racing: Dover Countdown-Part 2

January 22nd, 2012

As I stated earlier, I am waiting patiently for the green flag to unfurl and welcome the start of the 2012 circuit racing season. I have investigations to conduct and in accurate, Sherlock Holmes fashion, as the truth beckons, the hard, cold, facts will

Australian V8 Supercars is the best motor-racing series!

January 19th, 2012

My bias is evident, it is blatantly obvious. It makes no excuses and why should it. Motor-racing is best served – competitive, intense, fierce, fearless and action-packed. There is no room for cowards, no vacancy for pretenders. When you fasten the belts, we the

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