Panton secures seventh Rally Jamaica win

The punishing and gruelling Rally Jamaica 2012 pushed man and machine to the limit, but in the end Jamaican driver Jeffrey Panton and co-driver Mike Fennell Jr. conquered the course in a Ford Focus WRC, ensuring the return of the championship trophy to home soil. Last year’s winner, Jamaican-born Trinidadian driver John Powell and co-driver [...]

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Keenly contested karting at Palisadoes

On a day that provided perfect weather conditions for karting, young phenom Joshua Sirgany put in a perfect performance to eclipse Peter Moodie Jr. and secure a hold on the coveted Abe Ziadie Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the driver with the highest points tally for the year. The competition, which was held on [...]

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JRDC season opener on April 8 & 9

Motorsport enthusiasts are all fired up for the upcoming Carnival of Speed race meet on April 8 and 9 at the Dover Raceway in St. Ann. The first event of the 2012 race season for the Jamaica Race Drivers Club (JRDC), Carnival of Speed will once again be dominated by the Doug Gore vs. David [...]

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Powell proud of Rally Jamaica 2011 triumph

For John Powell, the Jamaican-born rally car driver who races under the flag of Trinidad & Tobago – the country where he has resided for the past 11 or so years, winning the coveted Rally Jamaica 2011 championship evoked a feeling that was almost beyond words. Teaming up with co-driver Nicholas Telfer a Subaru Impreza [...]

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Gore grabs the glory at Heroes of Speed

The marquee matchup between David Summerbell Jr. and Doug Gore at the Jamaica Race Drivers’ Club (JRDC) Heroes of Speed race meet at Dover Raceway in St. Ann on October 17 lived up to its top billing on an eventful afternoon of exciting racing and high drama. In the end, Gore registered another debilitating dent [...]

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High stakes at Heroes of Speed

Jamaica Race Drivers’ Club (JRDC) president Hilary Jardine has declared that the upcoming “Heroes of Speed” event on October 17 (Heroes’ Day) will be one of the most exciting race meets ever staged, and with good reason. The intense rivalry between ace drivers David Summerbell Jr. and Doug Gore will again take centre stage, as [...]

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Doug Gore dethrones Summerbell at Dover

“The king is dead!” declared Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore in a television interview moments after claiming his second victory of the day and breaking the Dover Raceway track record at the Jamaica Race Drivers Club (JRDC) Independence of Speed two-day meet, which ended on August 7. An expression of sheer pleasure was etched on his face, [...]

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Rae revving to upset Dover apple cart

Veteran Jamaican race car driver Peter “Zoom Zoom” Rae is definitely not content with the idea of being just another driver in the pack, trailing behind a certain Mitsubishi Evolution VIII and Audi TT in what has become the Summerbell-Gore show on the local motor racing circuit. He’s added turbocharge to the Mazda RX7, giving [...]

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Chris Campbell fuelled by Fruta

With a business relationship already firmly established with Chris Campbell’s wholesale enterprise in Mandeville, it was only a natural progression for the management of Jamaica Beverages Limited, through its Fruta, Busta and Turbo Energy Drink brands, to sponsor the 2009 Jamaican circuit racing champion in his new BMW M3 concept car for the remainder of [...]

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Carnival of Speed at Dover

A showdown of epic proportions looms on Easter Monday (April 25) at Dover Raceway in St. Ann, as the nation’s top drivers prepare to put pedal to the metal in hot pursuit of bragging rights and glory at the Jamaica Race Drivers’ Club (JRDC) 2011 “Carnival of Speed”. Cast in the lead of this thriller [...]

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Mika Häkkinen gears down in Jamaica

Retired Finnish racer Mika Häkkinen, the two-time Formula One champion and formidable rival to the dominant Michael Schumacher – regarded as the best driver the sport has ever seen, recently visited Jamaica to rev up support for the Johnnie Walker “Join the Pact” campaign against drinking and driving. Mika made a public appearance on November [...]

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