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Summerbell leads CMRC drivers champs, Barbados top country
Summerbell leading home challengers in the CMRCseries at Dover on Labour Day.
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May 26, 2011

Summerbell leads CMRC drivers champs, Barbados top country

AT last Monday’s Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) David Summerbell reigned supreme winning all three races in the first leg of the series.

Although being hounded in all three CMRC races by Barbados’ father and son team, Mark and Doug Maloney, Summerbell’s driving proved superior on the day.

The Jamaican driver is currently leading the points standing for the CMRC driver’s championship.

“It’s great to start the season leading the Championships, especially with my new sponsors Stewarts, Cariburst and Motorcraft batteries. I still have Doug to deal with in Jamaica and Doug is driving well, showing the full potential of the Audi so we still have a big battle; but with the support of Total we always give our best,” said Summerbell.

With great racing from the Barbados contingent, Barbados is currently leading the CMRC country Championship on 50 points, with Jamaica second on 49 points and defending Champions Guyana third on 18 points.

Mark Maloney, driving a Mazda RX3 was magnificent on race day as he matched strides with Summerbell with very competitive racing. The Maloney racing family was well represented by Mark and Doug, who finished second and third, respectively, in all three CMRC races.

“It was good, I didn’t have the best qualifying session but the car was reliable. David had the advantage with the four wheel drive, nevertheless I enjoyed racing here,” said Mark Maloney.

Guyana’s Kevin Jeffrey was noticeably missing in action as his Mitsubishi Evolution 8 was rendered inoperable from a damaged gear box.

“The car was running good and I was right up there with David, but linkage came loose in the race and I was stuck in second gear. I left Jamaica with zero points, but there were mechanical issues we had no control over, that’s racing. It was very nice to be in Jamaica for racing though,” Jeffrey told Auto.

Stefan Chin returned to racing with a bang at the CMRC as he won the first Motorcycle A in fine style race riding his Superwifi Honda CBR 600.

“It was good, I’m glad to be back racing and I am going to make my sponsors proud. Congrats to Stephen Vieira on the races he won,” said Chin.

The Guyanese Superbike racer, Stephen Vieira, was also victorious in his Suziki GSXR 600, after finishing first in two motorcycle races. “My main problem was gear ratio, I didn’t have the gear I wanted to run so I just worked with what I had. Good race to Stephan Chin, he ran extremely well,” said Vieira.

Halquin ‘Money Bike’ Rodney displayed some fine biking skills and despite finishing third in two motorcycle races, fought until the end.

“I am happy to represent Jamaica. It’s difficult for me without sponsors, tyres are my main problem. I had to ride on the guys’ used tyres that they rode on during practising. I do my best still and although I’m riding a stock bike, I challenge them just the same,” said Rodney.

Other drivers who represented Jamaica did not fare so well in the CMRC races due to mechanical problems. Dean Shaw, broke his rear end differential in his Pro Challenge Truck on the third lap of the first CMRC race and was unable to continue for the rest of the day. Andre Anderson placed sixth in race two, Christopher Campbell placed fifth, sixth and ninth, and Peter Rae placed fourth and ninth in race one and two.

Summerbell, who is leading the CMRC drivers championship, celebrates with a duo of flags — checkered and Jamaican — after his win over Barbados father and son contenders Doug and Mark Maloney.

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