LAST Sunday’s Drivers Rallysport Club (DRC) Tru-Juice RallySprint in Bog Walk, St Catherine, proved to be as exciting a double-header as billed.

The event saw a thrilling end to National Sprint series as David Lee battled Joel Jackson for the title. Both men running wounded cars, it was still Lee who prevailed twice, winning both rounds of the Rallysprint which were held back-to-back.

“The circuit was slippery, but nice. My gearbox was damaged and I can’t launch off the line,” Lee told Auto after the first round.

Despite what Lee felt was a handicap, he claimed he still had more in the car to stay ahead of Jackson. That he did, as his rival was also experiencing a similar problem.

LAST Sunday’s Drivers Rallysport Club (DRC) Tru-Juice RallySprint in Bog Walk, St Catherine, proved to be as exciting a double-header as billed.

The event saw a thrilling end to National Sprint series as David Lee battled Joel Jackson for the title. Both men running wounded cars, it was still Lee who prevailed twice, winning both rounds of the Rallysprint which were held back-to-back.

“The circuit was slippery, but nice. My gearbox was damaged and I can’t launch off the line,” Lee told Auto after the first round.

Despite what Lee felt was a handicap, he claimed he still had more in the car to stay ahead of Jackson. That he did, as his rival

was also experiencing a similar problem.

“My second gear was gone,” Jackson explained.

This led to a crowd-pleasing fight for the fastest time between the drivers. Slow off the line, Lee was faster in the slower technical uphill section of the course, while Jackson was clearly faster on the long-flowing corners and straights.

Behind the top two it was a three-way race as well. Matthew Gore, Daryl King and Thomas Hall were flat out, showing little mechanical sympathy. All three would eventually pay. Gore would retire with a broken gearbox, putting him out for the day, and Hall would roll his car into one of the many small waterways that lined the circuit. King would finish the opening round on three wheels in third place due to a broken rear lower control arm. In line to do the same in the afternoon’s second round, he exited the track on the same corner as Hall did earlier, landing roof down in the river.

“I came around the corner, slowly holding my line. The rear went a bit wide and next thing I knew I was upside down,” said King.

Things were calm for him until he noticed water quickly rushing into the car. It would take a broken window for him to escape as he found himself panicking. Out of third, and unhurt, that place would go to Marvin Porteous.

“It was an excellent event. The spectator turnout was great, we just need a few more drivers, but we want to make this a calendar event,” said Peter McConnell, managing director Trade Winds Citrus Limited, owners of the title sponsor brand and the Bybrook Orchard, where the event was held.

DRC president Wayne Piper now turns the club’s focus to holding one more dexterity and rally before the end of the year.