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SeaBoard Marine CMRC opens new era for Wallerfield

SeaBoard Marine CMRC opens new era for Wallerfield

More than 40 regional drivers are making final preparations for next weekend’s (June 20/21) second round of the 2015 SeaBoard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship. Organised by the Trinidad & Tobago Automobile Sports Association (TTASA), the event will christen the newly-resurfaced Wallerfield Raceway, kick-starting a new era for motor sport in the twin-island state.

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While Jamaica, which hosted the opening round at Jamwest Speedway (February 28/March 1), took a huge early lead in the Country standings, a big shake-up is in prospect next weekend: T&T’s Team Tigers outnumber the overseas contenders two to one in both the Group 4 and Group 2 races, so are aiming for a big points haul. With 323 points, Jamaica’s Reggae Racers lead Guyana (159pts), T&T (126pts) and Cayman Islands (62pts), with Barbados yet to score.

Reigning SeaBoard Marine CMRC Driver’s Champion, Guyana’s Kristian Jeffrey (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), heads for Wallerfield with a comfortable lead in Group 4 after a hat-trick of wins in Jamaica. He will be hoping for better luck than in August last year, when a puncture picked up from debris from another race car while leading race one dropped him to fifth, after which gearbox problems left him side-lined for the rest of the day.

He faces a much stronger field this year, although only three of the 16 drivers on the provisional entry list have so far scored points: Jamaica’s Peter Rae (Mazda RX-7) – he was a race-winner at Wallerfield back in 2006 – Guyana’s Danny Persaud (Mazda Miata) and hometown hero Franklyn Boodram, who leads Team Tigers into battle in his Renault Megane Trophy. The home team is packed with potential, including the Evos of Ruddy Beekee, Kristian Boodoosingh and Gerrard Carrington and Guyana’s Paul Vieira, who will again score points for T&T in his former Mazda RX-7, now owned by George Deen.

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Barbados is represented by the Maloney Racing Team entries of father Doug (Audi A4 quattro) and son Mark (Mazda RX-3). Both have finished in the SeaBoard Marine CMRC top three at year-end in the past and have a distinguished record in regional events, Doug now in his fifth decade of competition.

The work done to level the playing field in Group 2 since the Caribbean Motor Racing Association (CMRA) took over the running of the SeaBoard Marine CMRC at the start of last year has really started to bear fruit, with a solid entry of 18. Again, however, only a handful of drivers have already scored points – in this case just two – but there is a good chance that the Group could be led by a member of Team Tigers by the end of the weekend: Marc Gill (Honda Civic) and Damien Nesbit (Nissan Sentra) are second and third, the points-leader Jamaica’s Jordan Powell, who enjoyed a hat-trick of wins at home, not touring.

They will have their work cut out, however, particularly with the visitors: from Barbados come defending SeaBoard Marine CMRC Group 2 Champion Mark Thompson (Civic) and teenager Tremaine Forde-Catwell (Daihatsu Charmant), both of whom have also won karting titles in the past. Thompson will also renew his rivalry with T&T’s Ryan Peyrau (Suzuki Swift Sport): they are among the front-runners in the Suzuki Challenge Series Swift Cup in Barbados, Peyrau – another former kart champion – the points-leader after two rounds.

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While Kyle Gregg (Civic) is the lone Jamaican, he has twice been Champion Driver at home on the Dover Raceway and is an all-round talent – Rally Jamaica winner last year – so will be one to watch. From Guyana come Ryan Rahaman, a multiple Group Champion at South Dakota, who will enjoy an outing in his father Jad’s race-winning Ford Escort, consistent points-scorer Shiraz Roshandin (Civic) and Kemal Rahaman, who has forsaken his former Mazda RX-7 for a Nissan Sentra.

All the entries in the new-for-2015 SeaBoard CMRC Group 3 category are from overseas, as TTASA’s current class regulations differ; Gary Barrett (Civic) of the Cayman Islands is the points-leader here, chased by Guyana’s Rameez Mohammed and Afraz Allie, both in Toyota Starlet Turbos, and the Honda S2000 of Jamaica’s Natasha Chang.
In addition to three races for each of the SeaBoard Marine CMRC Groups, Sunday’s programme will also include points-scoring races for TTASA’s local categories, plus a Supercar event and drifting demonstrations. Saturday will be devoted to Practice and Qualifying.

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The SeaBoard Marine CMRC will continue at Bushy Park Barbados on September 12/13, with the decider at South Dakota in Guyana on November 14/15. Competitors who contest all four rounds will drop their three lowest scores from the 12 races.

SeaBoard Marine CMRC
Positions after round 1, Jamwest, Jamaica (February 28/March 1, 2015)
Group 4 – 1st Kristian Jeffrey (GUY), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX, 75 points; 2nd George Bayley (JAM), Evo VIII, 51pts; 3rd Peter Rae (JAM), Mazda RX-7, 30pts; 4th Franklyn Boodram (T&T), Renault Megane Trophy, 27pts; 5th Danny Persaud (GUY), Mazda Miata, 15pts; 6th Jamie James (JAM), RX-8, 12pts; 7th Chris Campbell (JAM), BMW V8, 10pts

Group 3 – 1st Gary Barrett (CAY), Honda Civic Turbo, 62 points; 2nd Rameez Mohammed (GUY), Toyota Starlet Turbo, 36pts; 3rd Afraz Allie (GUY), Starlet Turbo, 33pts; 4th Natasha Chang (JAM), Honda S2000, 30pts; 5th Noel Golding (JAM), Honda Civic, 25pts; 6th Ricardo Scott (JAM), Toyota Corolla, 24pts

Group 2 – 1st Jordan Powell (JAM), Honda Civic, 75 points; 2nd Marc Gill (T&T), Civic, 54pts; 3rd Damien Nesbit (T&T), Nissan Sentra, 45pts; 4th Owen Campbell (JAM), Civic, 34pts; 5th Robin Sutherland, (JAM), Honda CRX, 32pts

Country Championship – 1st Jamaica 323 points; 2nd Guyana 159pts; 3rd Trinidad & Tobago 126pts; 4th Cayman Islands 62pts

Provisional entry lists at June 15, 2015:

SeaBoard Marine CMRC Group 4
5 Fyzool Madan (T&T), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
14 Hanif Abraham (T&T), Nissan Pulsar
17 Kristian Boodoosingh (T&T), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
18 Gerard Carrington (T&T), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
26 Peter Rae (JAM), Mazda RX-7
29 Danny Persaud (GUY), Mazda Miata
33 Doug Maloney (BAR), Audi A4
41 Ajmal Mustapha (T&T), Subaru Impreza GC8
45 Franklyn Boodram (T&T), Renault Megane Trophy
55 Rudy Beekee (T&T), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
86 Mark Maloney (BAR), Mazda RX-3
104 Paul Vieira (T&T), Mazda RX-7
149 Gregory John (T&T), Mazda RX-7
191 Richard Mohammed (T&T), Mazda RX-7
261 Kristian Jeffrey (GUY), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
666 Jody Ali (T&T), Subaru Impreza STi

SeaBoard Marine CMRC Group 3
19 Rameez Mohammed (GUY), Toyota Starlet Turbo
29 Danny Persaud (GUY), Mazda Miata Turbo
56 Kevin Deodass (GUY), Toyota Starlet Turbo
79 Gary Barrett (CAY), Honda Civic Turbo
88 Afraz Allie (GUY), Toyota Starlet Turbo
107 Natasha Chang (JAM), Honda S2000

SeaBoard Marine CMRC Group 2
8 Marc Gill (T&T), Honda Civic
10 Mark Williams (T&T), Honda Civic
14 Aqueeb Ali (T&T), Honda Civic
29 Ranier Amar (T&T), Honda Civic
29 Rod Amar (T&T), Honda Civic
30 Shiraz Roshandin (GUY), Honda Civic
32 Haresh Nanan (T&T), Nissan Sentra B13
35 Silbourne Clarke (T&T), Honda Civic
40 Nizam Mohammed (T&T), Honda Civic
64 Kemal Rahaman (GUY), Nissan Sentra B13
70 Ryan Rahaman (GUY), Ford Escort MkI
81 Mark Thompson (BAR), Toyota Starlet
83 Damien Nesbit (T&T), Nissan Sentra
100 Ryan Peyrau (T&T), Suzuki Swift Sport
140 Tremaine Forde-Catwell (BAR), Daihatsu Charmant
181 Saleem Deen (T&T), Honda Civic
404 Kyle Gregg (JAM), Honda Civic
786 Yazid Ali (T&T), Honda Civic

SeaBoard Marine Bikers 600cc
12 Warren “Luke” De Nobriga (T&T), Honda CBR-RR
8  Dion Phillip (T&T), Suzuki GSX-R
9  Nicholas “Small Nick” Kennedy (T&T), Suzuki GSX-R
93 Nicholas “Big Nick” Gonzales (T&T), Suzuki GSX-R
23 Kevin Mike (T&T), Suzuki GSX-R
5 Jaipersad Ramcharitar (T&T), Honda CBR-RR
63 Andy Clarke (T&T), Honda CBR-RR
83 Rossi Joseph (T&T), Honda CBR-RR
44 Trevonne Mareno (T&T), Honda CBR-RR
3 Caiel Stevens (T&T), Kawasaki ZX-6R
11 Mitra Deonath (T&T), Suzuki GSX-R
86 Pedro Casafranca (T&T), Honda CBR-RR
69 Ian Savary (T&T), Suzuki GSX-R
70 Sharaz Hosein (T&T), Kawasaki ZX-R

SeaBoard Marine Bikers Open
99 Johnathan “Ace” Joseph (T&T), Yamaha YZF-R1
36 Christopher “Chris” Callender (T&T), Honda CBR-RR

SeaBoard Marine CMRC Super/Street Car (T&T Competitors Only)
1 Eber Steele, Honda Civic
2 Shaun Mohamed, Locost Sevensque
3 Darrin CHoofoling, Mitsubishi Lancer
4 Alistair Rahamut, Mitsubishi Evo 5
5 Asad Ali, Mitsubishi Evo 10
6 Christopher Kahadar, Mazda MX5
7 Jagdeo Seecharan, Nissan Skyle R32
8 Amrick Goolcharan, Subaru Impreza
9 Rajendra Singh, Nissan B14 (Lucino)
10 Amatus Chuniesingh, BMW E36
11 Devi Nath, Suzuki Swift Turbo
12 Neil Gopeesingh, Suzuki Swift GTi
13 Imran Khan, Nissan Medalist
14 Olatunji Rudder, Subaru Impreza
15 Ruddy Beekee, Mitsubishi Evo 3
16 Shelford Robinson, Nissan B13
17 Mark Singh, Honda Civic EG
18 Ajmal Mustapha, Subaru Impreza STi
19 Alan Davis, Subaru Impreza
20 Vashist Mahadeo, Toyota Supra MK4
21 Timothy Heerah, Nissan S13
22 Dirk Bailey, Nissan S14



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