The Guyana Motor Racing team led by speed aces, Andrew King, Kevin Jeffrey and Canadian-based Shawn King suffered mixed fortunes in the recently held second leg of the 2008 Caribbean Championships.
The event which was held at the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados saw the Barbadians stealing the show.
The championship which was contested in six races, three at Dover and three at Bushy Park, saw the Guyana team coming away with only one second place finish by the three drivers.
In the first event, Jamaica’s David Summerbell in his Mitsubishi drove to a first place finish closely followed by countryman Douglas Gore with Guyana’s Andrew King finishing a creditable third.
In the second race the results were the same with Summerbell, Gore and King coming first, second and third respectively.
In the third race, Summerbell and Gore’s vehicles developed engine trouble but Barbados’ Mark Maloney in his Mazda, stole a close race from Andrew King who finished second.
The other two drivers, Kevin Jeffrey and Shawn King did not take part in the races.
In the second set of races (three) Stuart Maloney of Barbados proved his mettle.
After not participating in the earlier races Stuart Maloney drove away with all three of the events to finish with a maximum of thirty points.
His father Douglas Maloney placed second in the second and third races while Stuart Williams placed second in the first race.
The championships saw the Guyanese trio only claiming seven points among them with King, who placed fifth in the final race, able to secure four points.
Stuart Maloney was left to rue his luck as despite recording three wins, his 30 points saw him placing second in the points’ standings.
His father Douglas, who drove in all six races, finished with 31 points just a point ahead to take the day’s crown. Jamaican Douglas Gore, who also drove in all the races and began well with two second place finishes, jostled his way to 25 points and the third position.
At the completion of the second round, Barbados are on 82 points, Jamaica 73 and Guyana 27.
The Guyanese drivers meanwhile are licking their wounds. They know that they will have to tighten the screws and fine-tune their engines in the two months or so before the final meet of the year in November at South Dakota.
Come November the Guyanese will be looking to extract revenge, which though best served cold, could be piping hot as spills, thrills and fireworks are expected at the South Dakota Circuit.
