Motor Sports : A Jamaica Gleaner Blog

Speedwest Weekend – Circuit racing meets drag racing at Jamwest this weekend!

February 23rd, 2015

The highly anticipated event referred to as Speedwest Weekend, will activate launch control and after the electrifying crescendo of computer-generated pulsating notes, forward motion will be realised and a battalion of speed-infested machines will play host to the desires of the insatiable patrons who

Formula 1: Alonso brought to hospital after crash!

February 22nd, 2015

The 2015 Formula season is approaching the start-finish straight. Round 1 revs off in Australia in a few weeks (March 13-15) so pre-season testing is crucial. The first test-session at Jerez saw Ferrari signalling their commitment to restore the dominance they were once known

Formula 1: Ferrari – the dark horse in 2015?

February 20th, 2015

Say the name Ferrari and majestic images embracing confidence, status, superiority, speed, precision and pompous opulence appear. It is inconceivable to refer to yourself as a lover of all things motorsports-related and not know one of the accepted symbols of Italy! But, truth be

Kyle ‘Speedy’ Gregg – No circuit racing in 2015?

February 19th, 2015

Kyle ‘Speedy’ Gregg must be giving his father hell! I can see his proud dad, Gary ‘The Colonel’ Gregg, an accomplished race-car driver himself, wearing a puzzled look as he contemplates extending his mansion to create adequate space for all of Kyle’s motorsports trophies!

Machine (Honda) coming to a track near you!

January 31st, 2015

I will be honest. The only thing more fascinating than watching a project being built, is seeing the completed project. I am fully aware that the sane side of my brain was deliberately erased, but I am ok with that! I have learnt to

Formula 1: Machines getting ready to rumble!

January 30th, 2015

The 2014 F1 season is now a distant memory, but the dominance of the Mercedes squad must have kept the ‘usual suspects’ awake at night, wondering, dreaming even, about a return to their former glory in 2015. Well, 2015 is here. The new designs

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