– Jiwanram, Persaud and Ramchand share spoils
Winners of last week Sunday’s Banks DIH/Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club ‘Drag Warz’ received their prizes during a presentation ceremony at the club’s facility, Albert Street and Thomas Lands, on Friday evening.
Among the recipients who collected trophies and cash incentives were: Richard Hamid (Toyota Corolla AE110), who claimed the top spot in the 15-Second Class, and Davendra Ramroop (Nissan Sunny) in the 14s Class. The 13-Second event was won by Kevin Bachan (Toyota Corolla AE100) while Paul Jiwanram held his nerve for a win in his Porsche Boxter in the 12-second Class; the 11-Second Class was shelved due to bad light however, the prize money was shared.
The prize for the Fastest Reaction Time was awarded to Mucho Jaggernauth (Toyota Corolla AE91) with a time of 0.037s while commendations were given to Romaine Henry (Toyota Celica) – 0.039 seconds and Sharima Khan (Toyota Corolla NZE) – 0.077 seconds.
Meanwhile Shawn Persaud (Toyota Carina 192) copped a trophy for the highest speed, clocking up to 111mph while Anand Ramchand (Mitsubishi Evolution) clocked 107mph and Hamid Ramlagan, 101mph.
However, Ramchand would return to post the fastest time of the day – 9.820s ahead of Adrian Fernandes (Toyota Celica), 10.593s, while Shawn Persaud clocked 10.820ss over the 1000 feet.
The day’s sponsors were Banks DIH Limited, GT&T, NCN, HJTV, Kaylee’s Service Station, Ramchand’s Wrecker and Trophy Stall.
