Huge T&T contingent competing at Drag Wars in St. Lucia this weekend
Posted By: Duane 3NE 2NR
11/04/12
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Drag Wars: Redemption – Date 13th – 15th April 2012
Location – St. Lucia
Event – International Drag Racing
Landmark Events Limited has joined forces with Absolute Promotions and T&T’s AutoSport Promotions Limited, to stage what is turning out to be the biggest International Drag Racing Event in the English-speaking Caribbean. And with over 75 foreign competitors already signed up to do battle, only time will tell who are the best to claim bragging rights over the quarter mile. With two previous events staged in 2009 and 2010, under the Absolute Promotions banner, the Drag Strip being used has already been acclaimed as one of the best locations for Drag Racing, and possibly the top quarter-mile strip that is not a dedicated racing location in the West Indies.
Standards will be held to the extreme as Landmark Events are renowned for promoting some of the best events in this part of the Caribbean. This is their first venture into the Sport of Drag Racing but those in the know would have already experienced their annual and very prestigious St. Lucia Jazz Festival.
The St. Lucia Government will be taking a serious look at this Event, (and yes they are very much involved) and immediately thereafter determine whether there is the potential for this location to be permanently converted into an International Racing facility. Being in a nodal position with the Sea Port, Airport and Hotels being the major factors for attracting overseas /International spectators, this can be an easy sell for focusing on a new niche market for Sport Tourism.
Contingents from Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis are already booked. And of course there are the local St. Lucian racers who are intent on showing that they can hold their own against the best in the Caribbean.
As much as 40 competitors may be heading over from T&T. The cars will be shipped on Thursday 12th April 2012.
With spectator participation in the region of 6,000 persons, a diverse schedule of sporting and social activities has been designed to involve a broad cross-section of the national community including patrons, vendors, drivers, sponsors and entertainers. In addition, the presence of renowed engine buider David Vizard seeks to propel Drag Wars: The Redemption into the upper echelon of regional racing.
Landmark Events – St. Lucia’s Premiere Design and Production Company – invites you to the most anticipated Regional Motorsport Event of 2012, Drag Wars: The Redemption.
Check out the event on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/events/284699861582378/
Stay Tuned to trinituner.com for updates and photos and video after the event!
Good luck to our T&T contingent!
Author: Duane Boodasingh
Duane Boodasingh has written 107 articles for us.
Contributing Photographers: Duane 3NE 2NR
frustr8ed
Apr 14th, 2012
First TTASA says FIA license holders cannot compete in unsanctioned events.
Then the Vice President of TTASA Mr. Link Sampath posted this
2/ in order to invite foreign competitors from other FIA territories, the event MUST BE SANCTIONED BY TTASA (AS FIA ASN TRINIDAD) through an affiliate.
3/ … It is a fact that NO COMPETITOR FROM ANOTHER FIA ASN CAN COMPETE IN AN OTHER ASN’s TERRITORY WITHOUT THE EVENT BEING SANCTIONED.
RGDS
Was TTASA discouraging drivers from going to St. Lucia because AutoSport was involved in the event?
Now TTASA realised how many competitors were going to St. Lucia despite TTASA’s dumb rules so they changed their tune. Suddenly TTASA executive begging St. Lucia to have a meeting.
TTASA is trying to remain important. St. Lucia promoters are smart enough not to be coerced by TTASA to follow FIA rules which are really not required.
I would like to hear Link’s comment on how over 30 local FIA license holders are competing in an international unsanctioned event in another country.
I expect I will not get a reply though. Over two weeks now since TTASA had their "Inaugural National Drag Racing Championship Series for 2012" and we cannot get a single result about who the winners are.
Remember this?
We cannot get results from that either, but TTASA claims their President went to St. Lucia to "ensure" the T&T drivers are not "disadvantaged".
Can we get some answers Mr. Link?
Duane 3NE 2NR
Apr 14th, 2012
Test and Tune being run in St. Lucia today (Saturday).
Some preliminary times coming in (best so far)
Nicholas Mohammed (Green Tercel) 9.3sec ET
Singh (Boost Factory Silvia) 9.2sec ET
Ashton Eligon (Box Lancer) 9.9sec ET
There may be some competition runs later on, if not Competition starts tomorrow!
MANIAC
Apr 14th, 2012
^ Niceness .. ah mean "Nastyness" !!!! … Singh and Nicholas should hit 8’s hopefully !!!!
tdavies
Apr 14th, 2012
maybe Sinister could post a few pics for those of us who couldn’t make it.
Liking the port pics though!!
tdavies
Apr 14th, 2012
what about Sonny’s VW Bug??
turbosingh
Apr 14th, 2012
How everything running 9sec so,daiz too tell yuh the sheit track in Trinidad lol!
hot.dis.yea
Apr 14th, 2012
My money on the vw bug
Boost Factory – 9.2secs
Nastyness – 9.3secs
Lucian-2nr
Apr 15th, 2012
Just got back in…. no time to sort through stuff so hold this in the mean time
dragaholic
Apr 15th, 2012
hi guys any times on Garage4 hatch and Greg’s civic coupe?
zaxxon1
Apr 15th, 2012
more pics on this tread from ‘Lucianriders’ forum
http://www.lucianriders.com/forum/viewt … =21&t=1595
dragaholic
Apr 15th, 2012
hope this works. Vid from facebook.
MANIAC
Apr 15th, 2012
Nastyness 8.8 secs
Flambo 8.8 secs
Boost Factory 9.3 secs (today)
Duane 3NE 2NR
Apr 15th, 2012
^ heard Flambo eventually did a 8.7 and Nastyness did a 8.8
Best time for Boost factory was 9.2 so far – still waiting
results still provisional – official times to come soon
MANIAC
Apr 15th, 2012
^ WoW .. good going for Flambo .. well deserved !!!
MANIAC
Apr 15th, 2012
Boost Factory – 9.1 secs .. woooot !!
Duane 3NE 2NR
Apr 16th, 2012
Results from St. Lucia Drag Wars – The Redemption 13th – 15th April 2012
wagon r
Apr 16th, 2012
..TnT clean up….nice. Congrats to all and well done..!
Greenday
Apr 16th, 2012
Hmmm 10 and 9 Sec class looking good, I may have to blow some cobweb off the ole Greenday soon.
yelofvr
Apr 16th, 2012
My money on the vw bug
Well new suspension upgrades was installed,want to see what time it will do!
And ????
MANIAC
Apr 16th, 2012
Now that is some good Monday morning news !!!
Yeo
Apr 16th, 2012
Do it!
link
Apr 16th, 2012
yup…
can blow cobwebs off the 1/8 mile too !!!
.
RoTaRyBoYz
Apr 16th, 2012
I love how Link just bypass the questions in the previous page.. Link, who were the cars from your last event that qualified to go St Lucia?
wagonrunner
Apr 16th, 2012
But that’s the only way TTASA knows to represent motorsport in Trinidad.
MANIAC
Apr 16th, 2012
yup…
can blow cobwebs off the 1/8 mile too !!!
.
You all plan to run 1/8 mile racing now instead of 1/4 mile ???
dragaholic
Apr 16th, 2012
Maniac you really think Link have any idea what he talking about.
MANIAC
Apr 16th, 2012
^ Ent them is "boss" .. they does go all St Lucia and ting to make sure the Trini Drag Racers are treated well … Just now you might hear they going to MIR or Englishtown to make sure that IHRA/NHRA treat Sheldon Bissessar and Ryan Garcia fair !!!
link
Apr 16th, 2012
Brazil too !!
Porn Star
Apr 16th, 2012
Link, you really shameless yes.
link
Apr 16th, 2012
yeah, boi
but when I put orn MY ‘firesuit’…I does use it…..
.
rgds
dragaholic
Apr 16th, 2012
for halloween?
Sinister_Audio
Apr 16th, 2012
thank god TTASAs rep in st lucia was one who was loved
SR
Apr 16th, 2012
no
every time he posts on tuner
southside crew
Apr 16th, 2012
WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!! R U talking about a MINI VAN DRIVER Here? If so that man should not be with TTASA he’s to down the earth….
Sinister_Audio
Apr 16th, 2012
WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!! R U talking about a MINI VAN DRIVER Here? If so that man should not be with TTASA he’s to down the earth….
de man is a BAWSE!!
*sips on beer and buss a reverse wine on a bess ting*
Sinister_Audio
Apr 16th, 2012
WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!! R U talking about a MINI VAN DRIVER Here? If so that man should not be with TTASA he’s to down the earth….
de man is a BAWSE!!
copper_shot
Apr 17th, 2012
^ cosigned
ttasa members rep ftw..
boost factory s14
9.4 , 9.3, 9.2, 9.1 – at that meet (not consecutive – last run was 9.1 and event ended)
s14 now holds Thirteen (13) 9second time slips
roadrunner
Apr 17th, 2012
correction 1st place 11sec bracket is randy singh not mohammed someone shud chk this these guys went to represent the country and drag racing they shud atleast be given the respect of a correct name spelling duane can this be adjusted
Duane 3NE 2NR
Apr 17th, 2012
the correction was made – thank you
roadrunner
Apr 17th, 2012
Thank u duane always an understandable fella
frustr8ed
Apr 18th, 2012
STRESS ON THE PORT TODAY YES
As though the Trini racers stress with the arrangements for return shipping was not stressful enough, back on the Caricom Port today Tuesday 17th April, one idiot could very well cause serious continuing embarrassment for all future attempts by racers to go and race abroad.
The usual lengthy delays were encountered in processing the documents to have the cars and bikes delayed. Yes, everyone on the Port was getting tired and frustrated. Especially when one of the reasons coming out of Customs that some letter should have been submitted to Customs beforehand, indicating that cars were going to an event overseas. Wonder if that have any FYAA connection?
And then this Mad Cow individual does the unthinkable, he proceeds to have his car and the Skyline, and one other crazy man just drive out of the port without the customs clearance! So the Customs officer gets real mad and demands to get the information on who those fools were. Calls were made to this mad cow and he responds that his family sick, he get frustrated, he already get disappointed in St. Lucia, so he do what he had to do.
The easiest thing for the OC Customs to do was threaten that none of the cars leaving until these three idiots come back with their cars. One did come back.
Just see what will happen now. More stress for racers going up the islands to race. A bad name for all the senior people who step in to speed up the process. Racers will continue to be looked at as having no discipline, and Customs will be waiting for the next time.
This man continues to show little respect for authority.
Remember this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kfj7RtPNjQ
And this? Who is going to belt this idiot who seems to have no respect for authority?
Meanwhile still no answer from TTASA as yet about the results from their championship and qualifying for the national team.
wagonrunner
Apr 18th, 2012
unfortunately that’s the TTASA way.
Unfortunate MYSA doesn’t grasp their own authority. How could you let a foreign authority tell you who to place in a role? Our coutry’s Independence is more than a public holiday.