It’s been two-and-a-half months since the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club opened their Go-Kart track at Thomas Lands and since then the response has been overwhelming, according to President of the Club Vishok Persaud. The reason for opening the facility was to bring new blood to the sport and attract racers outside of the South Dakota Circuit. With this in mind, youths were the primary target for the sport and today it is believed that the objective is being met. Stabroek Sports visited the facility yesterday and drivers ranging between the ages of 10 and 14 could be seen fully decked out in their racing gear racing with the full support of their parents. Go-Kart racing is seen as the foundation of motor racing, and some of the world’s most famous drivers have used this avenue as a means of entry into the sport.
The most notable is England’s Lewis Hamilton who had an illustrious career as a go-kart driver and also became Formula 1’s youngest champion driver at age 22 and the first Black person to achieve such greatness.
The facility which was built at a cost of approximately $24M is open to the general public from 3pm Monday to Friday. On weekends the facility will be open from noon. .
