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Drifting: V8 power in action

October 31st, 2011

Had a full plate over the weekend. Ample servings of auto-related activities were generously dispersed. I was told about a car stereo clash at Hott Wheels in Portmore, so we rolled through. A different but unique experience it was and entertainment was never in short

Drifting: A V8 motor – the way forward?

October 29th, 2011

Years ago you would be kicked into exile if you suggested that: 1. American cars can drift 2. a V8 motor is an ideal power-plant for a drift car. Drifting simply would not have it. It was an affront to the movement, breaching the code, violating the

Circuit Racing: David Summerbell’s near miss – Part 3 of 3

October 22nd, 2011

Buried in confusion, I grabbed some information from Peter Moodie Jr. and transported by a frightened curiosity-filled vehicle, I joined the panic-stricken throng. As we ran in unison, the voices gained faces and from persons in the crowd and some who we passed with

Circuit Racing: David Summerbell’s near miss – Part 2 of 3

October 21st, 2011

The starter demanded two attempts before he sanctioned the event and when he released the green flag Doug’s Audi DTM TT-R went scalp-hunting. Doug won the battle to turn 1, taunting TA1 as he sped towards turn 2. Somewhere in a trained cellar of my

Circuit Racing: David Summerbell’s near miss – Part 1 of 3

October 20th, 2011

When I went to JRDC representative, Lisa Williams, to collect my arm-band/pass for the Heroes of Speed race-meet, I asked her to ensure that the one she gave me allowed access to the press designated area – the press box. A request to which

Circuit Racing: Dean Corrodus plots Kyle Gregg’s demise

October 14th, 2011

Dean Corrodus is a businessman and a race car driver. A perusal of his motorsports biography confirms involvement in this activity which stirs the soul, for 15 years. Within recent times, he has been a major advocate of the Honda way of life. The transformation

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