Motor Sports : A Jamaica Gleaner Blog

MotoGP: Ben Spies – a world champion in the making?

September 5th, 2010

Pride is not in short supply in America, so it came as no surprise that when the MotoGP warriors rode into Indianapolis, all eyes were focused on the Americans on the grid – Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards and rookie Ben Spies. Nicky Hayden (World Champion

Circuit Racing: Inexpensive race cars in Barbados

August 28th, 2010

I was looking at a few pictures recently, attached to the following caption/title – Digicel, Williams Industries International Race Meet – Lime by Digicel Barbados. The lime was 1 of the many promotional events held for the race meet scheduled for this weekend at

Circuit Racing: Team Jamaica goes to Barbados

August 25th, 2010

This weekend (August 28th – 29th), the motorsports spotlight in the Caribbean will assume illuminating duties in an island massive in historical relevance, but minute in land mass – Barbados. Barbados owes its existence to an organism which marine biologists label the Coral Polyp.

MotoGP: The Jorge Lorenzo show

August 22nd, 2010

The 2010 MotoGP season promised a lot and riders renewed their commitment to kick the 2009 MotoGP World Champion, Valentino ‘Doctor’ Rossi out of the hospital. The ‘Doctor’ displayed the resilience of a true champion and made it clear on track that he was

Circuit Racing: The King and the Beast

August 18th, 2010

As I stated in an earlier blog, the thrill associated with witnessing feats of speed and bravado at Dover, for the Emancipation of Speed race-meet, was not on the cards. I was unavoidably absent. I had to rely on post- race reports and comments

Formula 1: Schumacher’s brain fade in Hungary

August 13th, 2010

There was a time when Michael Schumacher could do no wrong. His dominance on track led to comparisons being made with possibly the best F1 driver of all time, Ayrton Senna. He (Schumacher) rewrote the record books, he was worshipped by the Tifosi, and

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