Motor Sports : A Jamaica Gleaner Blog

Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton cruises to victory!(Belgian GP)

August 23rd, 2015

Champions rise when questioned. Lewis Hamilton has been criticized for his jet-setter lifestyle. He has been refered to as a socialite who maintains numerous A-listers as his friends – Bad Girl R… But, what will remain unquestioned, is his prowess behind the wheel of

Formula 1: Will Hamilton win the Belgium GP?

August 22nd, 2015

Rosberg justified the megabucks F1 drivers are paid on Friday. The danger attached to motorsports is known and accepted and we are occasionally reminded in dramatic fashion. During practice on Friday, Rosberg’s rear tyre decided that it will endure no further abuse. The tyre

Circuit Racing: The West is Best? (Emancipation of Speed)

August 21st, 2015

Circuit racing, for more reasons than my eight fingers and two thumbs can count, like Jamaica’s economy, has been in a vicious free-fall for a longer time-frame than the JRDC will admit. But, this is not to suggest that considerable thought, effort and coordinated

MotoGP: Lorenzo’s championship to lose?

August 20th, 2015

I am willing to bet that no MotoGP fan would have thought that after 11 rounds of bashing fairings, the World Championship would be so delicately poised. Like an oscillating fan, the championship remains engrossed in rotating momentum between MotoGP’s stalwarts. Brno played host to

DRAG RACING: CHRONICLES OF DRAG CHALLENGE#3 – HERBIE EDWARDS

August 18th, 2015

There was a time when I would attend motorsports events armed with two important weapons – a pen and a notepad. I was focused on the task at hand – snatching the most relevant/significant stories. I would pose numerous questions, observe and all the

Circuit Racing: Jamwest Speedway – uncensored ecstasy!

July 31st, 2015

If your plans for Sunday, August 2nd did not include uncensored ecstasy – circuit racing – you must be a permanent member of the insane club! You beg to differ? If you insist that your faculties are intact and they are operating above and

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