(Continued from last week)
Organised Motor Racing started in 1955 and today the Guyana Motor Racing Club is the mecca for motor car and motor cycling in the Caribbean. Annual meetings at South Dakota, Timehri attracted many top racers from Great Britain, USA and the Caribbean, while the locals displayed their technical expertise to stem the visitors’ frequent invasions. Must mention here stalwarts such as Eric Vieira, Max Jardine, Roy Chabrol, George Jardim, Kit Nascimento, Johnny Terril, Hilary Jardine, Joey King, Clive Bettencourt, Elson and Errol Ten-Pow, Joe Vieira, Frank Van Sertima, Sydney Stafford, David Reid, Johnny Thjis, Terry Angoy, Kevin Jeffrey, Shorab / Jhad / Ray / Hassan and Ansari Rahaman and Hashim Hack. Like the GCC, these two clubs were Gibraltars in our sports history by dint of loyal dedicated effort from officials and members. The migration during the ‘banlon’ years were catastrophic, as evidenced today, and I must give bouquets to the current
