Dear Editor, 
It is no secret that motor sport at South Dakota has its faithful fans. This is evident from the crowd present at the GMRC race meet on Sunday May 4, 2008. On this particular day there were other events: the Indian Mela at the National Park and the Dharmic Sabha event at the Providence Stadium. Though the public had all these options available the spectator turn-out at the South Dakota was satisfactory.

The South Dakota circuit is among the prominent race venues in the Caribbean. It is well promoted as one of Guyana’s tourist attractions in various local and international media. The marketing team produces very good quality work to make the occasion a success. The drivers along with their mechanical teams work long hours to prepare their cars for action. Last but not least the faithful spectators pay the cover fee to witness the fireworks unfold on the track.

However, imagine this scenario: present at one of these race meets is the management team of the race club along with their special invited guest and the various race teams – but with no spectators from the public. This would be because these spectators were not satisfied with the washroom facilities and decided not to attend. Would such a meet be termed a success? I hope not.

Based on my knowledge there are washroom facilities at the club house. They are two such facilities, one below the club house and the other in the main viewing lounge for the club members and their associates. I heard that these facilities are poorly maintained even on race days. Most times it is a race to use these facilities since patrons realize that it is better to use before 1 pm on any race meet day. Their condition is deplorable and they become unusable as the day progresses, even though these facilities are used mainly by the patrons of the club house. …..