Drivers and motorcyclists from Guyana and Barbados have joined locals for the prestigeous Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) race meet at Dover this Labour Day. Heading the list is defending driver champion ‘King’ David Summerbell Jr of Jamaica, while Guyana returns as country champion.

John Joseph

Country: Guyana

Car: 1993 Honda Civic

Sponsor: D&G

Maurice Menezes

Country: Guyana

CMRC Class: Superbike

Bike: 2009 Kawasaki ZX 6R

Career: Been riding for 22 years

Past Bikes: 1998 Kawasaki KLX 300

2003 Honda XR 250

Afraz Allie

Country: Guyana

CMRC Group: Group 2B

Car: 1995 Toyota Startlet

Career: CMRC 2010 – Bushy Park, Barbados Leg 2

Past Drag Champion

First time racing in Jamaica at Dover

Sponsors: Banks DIH, Prems Electrical, Mikes Copy Centre, Alyssa Auto Sales, Body Image, Fullworks, Classic Printing Supply & Jiffi Lubes

Paul Vieira

Age: 41

Racing Relatives: Brother – Mark Vieira

Cousin – Stephen Vieira

Father – Joe Vieira

Country: Guyana – Canada-Based

Car: 1989 Mazda RX7

Sponsor: Carib Beer

Career: Returned to Guyana to race at every meet since 2008

2010 CMRC Best Driver – 2-Wheel Drive Category

Chetram Singh

Country: Guyana

Team Name: Team Best Buy

Racing Group: Group 2A

Racing Relative: Hameraj Singh – Brother

Car: 1992 Honda Civic 1600cc #10

Sponsors: Best Buy, Central Electronics, Jens Diamond Trading

Career: Racing for five years.

Hameraj Singh (Raj)

Country: Guyana

Team Name: Team Best Buy

Racing Group: Group 2A

Racing Relative: Chetram Singh (Chet) – Brother

Car: 1992 Honda Civic 1600cc #112

Sponsors: Best Buy, Cellular Plus, Central Electronics, Guyana Variety & Nut Centre

Career: Been Racing for two years.

Stephen “Valentino Rossi” Vieira

Country: Guyana

Racing Group: Superbike

Racing Relative: Paul Vieira & Mark Vieira – Cousins

Bike: 2008 Suzuki GSXR 600

Sponsors: Sunburst

Career: Guyana Motorcycle Racing Champion

Kevin Jeffrey

Country: Guyana

Car: 2003 Mitsubishi Evolution 8

Sponsors: Automotive Art, Dusan, Infab, Shivo Auto Body & Area51tuned.com

Gavin Gayadin

Country Guyana

Car: 1989 BMW E36

Racing Relative: Ryon Gayadin – Brother

Sponsors: Nexus Machinery Establishment

Career: Former Guyanese Group 3 Champion

Ryon Gayadin

Country: Guyana

Racing Relative: Gavin Gayadin – Brother

Local Team: Team Xtreme

Car: 1989 Mazda RX7

Sponsors: Nexus Machinery Establishment

Rajendra “Ginger” Ramrattan

Country: Guyana – Canada-Based

Bike: 2008 Suziki GSXR 600

Doug Maloney

Country: Barbados

Racing Relatives: Maloney Racing Family (Sean, Josh, Stuart, Zane, Mark Maloney – Son

Car: Audi A4 Quattro Turbo

Mark Maloney

Country: Barbados

Racing Relative: Maloney Racing Family (Sean, Josh, Stuart, Zane)

Douglas Maloney – Father

Car: Mazda RX3 20B Rotary

Career: 1999 – Present (Rally, Sprint, Go-Kart, Autocross, Circuit)

Vehicles: 125cc Shifter Kart

Nissan Pulsar GTiR

Mazda RX3 13B Rotary

Past 2-Wheel Drive Track Record Holder

Stuart Williams

Country: Barbados

Racing Relative: Barry Mayers – Brother

Car: Lotus Elise Turbo Audi 1.8 turbo 20V engine, 450Hp, connecting rods at bottom end of engine, powered by fuelling, timing, tuning & boost, Standard Audi gear case gearbox with a dog engagement kit, glass fibre body.

Career: Started Go-karting at age 14, Reigning Barbados two-wheel Drive Lap Record Holder 41.552 (Track Record 41.542)

Previous Cars: Forsa GTI and Toyota Starlet “Silver Bullet”

Kenrick Husbands

Country: Barbados

Car: Toyota Starlet

Mark Thompson

Country Barbados

Car Toyota Starlet

Andre Anderson

Country: Jamaica

Racing Relative: Martin Anderson – Brother

Car: 1998 Mitsubishi Mivec that was converted to a 4 wheel drive car

Career: Easter Meet MP3 Class Champion, second year in CMRC Universal Technical Institute Graduate with a degree in Automotive Technology

Andre built his car, with help from his father, Ferdinand Anderson

Started Go kart racing at age 14, Competed in Dexterity and Sprint at Vernamfield at age 17

Previous Car: 1983 Mitsubishi Lancer rear wheel drive

Sponsors: Anderson’s Auto Parts

Christopher “Bossy” Campbell

Country: Jamaica

Car: BMW M3 powered by a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 turbocharged engine

Power run through a six speed sequential gearbox to the rear wheels.

Career: Started circuit racing at Dover in 2008 2009 Dover Champion

Previous Car: Mitsubishi Evolution 4

Sponsors: Fruita, Jamaica Beverages, Stoplight Wholesale

David Summerbell Jr

Country: Jamaica

Racing Relatives: David Summerbell Snr. – Father

Sonia Summerbell – Mother

Jodie Summerbell – Sister

Mandy (Summerbell) Melville – Sister

David Senna Summerbell – Son

Car: 2004 Mitsubishi Evolution 8

Career Defending CMRC driver champion, American Pro Rally Champion

Three-time Caribbean Circuit racing champion, seven-time Dover champion and 2010 defending champion, Three-time JMMC sprint national champion, Three time JMMC Dexterity National Champion

2006 JMMC Rally Team Champion

Nominated for Carreras Sportsman of the year

Winner of Trinidad International Stages Rally

Winner of Jamaica International Stages Rally

Holder of track record at Dover Race Way

Holder of track record at former Wallerfield Track, Trinidad

Jamaica Race Driver’s Club (JRDC) Executive since 2004, JRDC Secretary from 2007 – Present

Previous Car: Mitsubishi Evolution 4

Sponsors: Total, Bell Communications, Malta, Motorcraft Batteries, Spanish Court Hotel

Tedroy Burton

Country: Jamaica

Car Honda Civic

Career: Started drag racing ten years ago, competes at Dover in the MP3 and IP 27 classes. Current holder of front wheel drive Dover track record

Peter Jaggon

Country: Jamaica

Team Outkast

Career: Started Dover racing in 2007 in his unmistakable orange and green Honda CRX, IP33 and MP2 champion in 2008. Sponsor: IGL

Halquin “Pugu” / “Money Bike” Rodney

Country: Jamaica

Bike: Yamaha 600 R6

Peter “Zoom Zoom” Rae

Country: Jamaica

Car; Mazda RX7

Career: Started circuit racing at Dover in 2008

Former executive of the JRDC.

George Bayley

Country: Jamaica

Car: 2003 Mitsubishi Evolution

Career: Double winner in Easter 2011

Crossover driver from drag to circuit racing

Dean Shaw

Country:Jamaica

Car: 2007 Prochallenger Truck

Career: Started circuit racing at Dover in 2008

Famous in drag racing with an 8 second Chevrolet Camaro

Sponsors: Design-O-Rama/Speed Factory

Steffan Chin

Country: Jamaica

Bike: Honda 600 RR

Career: Started racing in Florida USA in 1994 at age 17

Started Dover racing in June 2000

Won 2003, 2004, 2008 & 2009 Motorcycle Championship

Stopped racing from 2005 – 2007 because of an accident while racing at Dover

Sponsors: superwifi.com