Top drivers expected to battle in second round Circuit championship

The second round of the 2024 circuit championship is set for June 30 at the South Dakota Circuit, and top drivers will be battling for supremacy.

Some of the Guyanese drivers are fresh from the SpeedJam Motorsport Festival in Trinidad and Tobago which was curtailed due to accident.

According to President of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRS&C) Mahendra Boodhoo exhilarating racing is expected for June 30, and drivers will be bringing their ‘A’ game.

“Once you have a reliable car, you can compete at the top. Reliability plays a major part in motor racing, especially now,” Boodhoo said.

The star-studded roster expected for the June 30 race include drivers from Guyana and the United States of America.

The drivers include Vishok Persaud, Mark Vieira, Mohan Rangasammy, Danny Persaud, Mahendra Boodhoo, Nasrudeen Mohamed Jr., and Gavin Gayadin among others.

While the fans will be expecting to see the top drivers in action, Boodhoo is calling on prospective drivers to take the brave step in the need for speed.

“Everyone has a hidden side of them. Most people do like speed. What we do at GMRS&C is put the speed under a controlled environment. We have a rookie class, and once your equipment is up to safety standards, we allow you to race in that class. From there on, once the driver is developed, they are placed into groups,” Boodhoo advised.

In the opening round of the circuit race in April, lap records were broken. In the Rookie Class, Jeremy Ten Pow with his Honda Civic clocked 1:28.105. The Group 2 Lap Record was broken by Shan Seejatan with his Honda Civic at a time of 1:25.370. The Group 3 Lap Record was broken by the ever-consistent Mark Vieira with his Lotus Exige, where he stopped the clock at 1:21.033.