caribbean circuit racing championships 2009

[Teach]

Jamaica is in the lead.  Not sure how much, but it was said by Mr. J last night.

The Maloney's have promised to make it back up for the Bajan's when we move to the next country on the list, but I have faith that our 4 drivers will deliver on the 2010 Championship, both for team and for individual bragging rights!

[rvr-madness @ Druggz Lab Inc.]

mark maloney's car is geared for the barbados track

With there level professionalism would you really think that they came with one set of ratios. 

well the track in Barbados is short and it is very different from Dover..this track demands a short ratio gear box like the RX3 so Summer breeze will have to change that totally..

[rvr-madness @ Druggz Lab Inc.]

Jamaica is in the lead.  Not sure how much, but it was said by Mr. J last night.

The Maloney's have promised to make it back up for the Bajan's when we move to the next country on the list, but I have faith that our 4 drivers will deliver on the 2010 Championship, both for team and for individual bragging rights!

Teach can u please explain the points for the Caribbean Championships?

[Alan Chen]

Here is how I see it DT, even if his car was faster, if you were trying to win, and looking for opportunities to do so, then it was racing. Even if you never stood a chance, I have seen forced errors before, and I do believe that the CRX and the purple/yellow Civic (sorry to refer to cars instead of drivers) would have taken 2nd place from you if they could.

Thats true Rupes...I was trying to pass Alan for the win for real, and I am pretty sure Chris wasn't bumping into my bumper just to test the crashworthiness of the Hondas. If he or Peter could have passed, they really would have, and I would have passed Alan if I could have as well. It was me trying my best, while Alan just kept things real.

Thanks for all the support and great comments guys it was a pleasure entertaining u. Yes DT was trying to pass got a few nugges from him but all in all we were really enjoying it and we are happy you all did too...

[Alan Chen]

Here is how I see it DT, even if his car was faster, if you were trying to win, and looking for opportunities to do so, then it was racing. Even if you never stood a chance, I have seen forced errors before, and I do believe that the CRX and the purple/yellow Civic (sorry to refer to cars instead of drivers) would have taken 2nd place from you if they could.

Thats true Rupes...I was trying to pass Alan for the win for real, and I am pretty sure Chris wasn't bumping into my bumper just to test the crashworthiness of the Hondas. If he or Peter could have passed, they really would have, and I would have passed Alan if I could have as well. It was me trying my best, while Alan just kept things real.

Thanks for all the support and great comments guys it was a pleasure entertaining u. Yes DT was trying to pass got a few nugges from him but all in all we were really enjoying it and we are happy you all did too...

I would like to thank my sponsors that made it possible for me to enter this Dover meet they are Farmer's Jerk Center,Pave-Con construction,A1 Equipment Rental,Murray's Auto Repair,Allied Concrete & Equipment Brokerage and hats off to Mr Xavia Murray who helped me with the car every step of the way,I appreciate all the help

[Duct Tape]

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[ringoE30]

which tires do you use DT? and how dem stay?  why them better than the other brands?
you nah sell the product right man. 

[Duct Tape]

which tires do you use DT? and how dem stay?  why them better than the other brands?
you nah sell the product right man. 

I use and test all the products I sell.

On the Honda Civic, I use 205/50-15 Kumho Ecsta KU-31 as my street tyre and also as my rain tyre.
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I also sell Goodyear tyres and use the 31x8-15 Goodyear racing slicks in the MP2 class at Dover, as well as the 205/50-15 Kumho V710.

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[BIGJUICE]

Congrats are in order to David on an excellent display of driving (aka.....applying the pain, or, take no prisoners )....... to his crew, excellent job ....to the Bajans..realy enjoyed you being here and look forward to seeing you in august [wave........Mobay massive great showing as usual, seems we both need some more R&D......TO ALL THE FANS.....know that we are working to bring the victory we know is inevitable, as we never give up !!!!!!

[BIGJUICE]

To elaborate for the fans of the Iceman... the car was prepped by the very capable team and was fully ready to do battle ....reliability was never an issue. But as it goes some time,luck plays a part, and when a gremlin bites you, thats it. With our fuel strategy I made a call, and a fuel pump ran dry because of the cell design,  leading to lean condition and overheating in the second race hurting the motor. We will be correcting this problem and return even stronger for August.

[toyracer]

mark maloney's car is geared for the barbados track

With there level professionalism would you really think that they came with one set of ratios. 

well the track in Barbados is short and it is very different from Dover..this track demands a short ratio gear box like the RX3 so Summer breeze will have to change that totally..

C'mon guys, Mark's car is geared fine for Dover. To the best of my knowledge, he was not running out of gear before the end of the front straight. It certainly sounded as if he was on the power in top gear right up to the point of braking for the corner. It is important to remember that his is not Mark's first trip to Dover, and if he had a gearing problem last year he would have sought to rectify it this year. He may have had other problems, but I doubt that gearing was one of them. Of course, I can be entirely wrong about this, but I am stating my perception.

He was slower around Dover this year as opposed to last year. I do not know the reason for it. 1:22.449 in '08 versus 1:23.365 in '09, almost a full second slower and the majority of his competition all improved their own times so the disparity was more obvious.


BIGJUICE, keep up the work, it will pay off in the end.

[BIGJUICE]

Finally to the organizers and marshalls who worked behind the scenes to pull this massive event off..BIGGGGGGGGGG-UPPPPP , JUST NEED TO SORT OUT THE LAP COUNTING TING!!!!! This would not have been a problem had it been comunicated that there was an error, to the fans as well as competitors.

[Shifter Kart]

mark maloney's car is geared for the barbados track

With there level professionalism would you really think that they came with one set of ratios. 

well the track in Barbados is short and it is very different from Dover..this track demands a short ratio gear box like the RX3 so Summer breeze will have to change that totally..

C'mon guys, Mark's car is geared fine for Dover. To the best of my knowledge, he was not running out of gear before the end of the front straight. It certainly sounded as if he was on the power in top gear right up to the point of braking for the corner. It is important to remember that his is not Mark's first trip to Dover, and if he had a gearing problem last year he would have sought to rectify it this year. He may have had other problems, but I doubt that gearing was one of them. Of course, I can be entirely wrong about this, but I am stating my perception.

He was slower around Dover this year as opposed to last year. I do not know the reason for it. 1:22.449 in '08 versus 1:23.365 in '09, almost a full second slower and the majority of his competition all improved their own times so the disparity was more obvious.


BIGJUICE, keep up the work, it will pay off in the end.

I was standing on the front straight for one race, and he seemed to be grabbing 6th gear literally half, mabye a second before he went on the brakes.
funny enough, I noticed that for almost everyone else too., except Bull.

[BIGJUICE]

YUP....I think he missed the gear settup  on sunday for qualifying totally, monday for race was better but still lost between having good acceleration over hill and straight line speed (was lacking). As for lap times , think the car was still on the loose side , same as last year..... think they need to look at suspension geometry, specifically anti-roll setup as he seems to have bigest problem with getting back on the power comming off the corners, .... just my observation here

[Druggist @ Druggz-Lab Inc.]

To elaborate for the fans of the Iceman... the car was prepped by the very capable team and was fully ready to do battle ....reliability was never an issue. But as it goes some time,luck plays a part, and when a gremlin bites you, thats it. With our fuel strategy I made a call, and a fuel pump ran dry because of the cell design,  leading to lean condition and overheating in the second race hurting the motor. We will be correcting this problem and return even stronger for August.

Good to Go BIGJUICE hope to see the Bull diffusing some more bombs as he did years ago

[Druggist @ Druggz-Lab Inc.]

I must say thank you to all the organisers for a good meet and to the fans who came and supported the JRDC amongst the harsh economic climate and to the  spectators who cheered me along , you were the second engine and I will continue to please all the spectators with improving quality driving  as the meets go by. To all sponsors of myself and the other drivers , just continue to support the growing sport and your businesses will grow as the meet was seen from all over the world where available . Mr. Williams from Wilson's hardware , thank you for always believing in me and supporting me all the way, Team Mo-Bay, nuff big ups , (Doug, Richie, Patrick, Buck,etc) Chris Campbell nuff respect for always supporting me in my  quest for a victory, H.S. Engineering you guys are always there along with the 4G racing family, Mellogello thanx a million bro and this race meet is a sign of things to come. I will always be the same druggist to all oy my fans and supporters out there . Don B whereever you are in England the 3rd place trophy has your name engraved under the bottom (LOL).

[Autotronix]

Maybe I missed it, but no one has commended the organizers on the parking and leaving the venue.  I was parked on the infield and I exited through the side gate next to Mr. Chens property and I was on the main road within half hour And yes, I stayed till after ALL the races were run.  In fact I jumped in the car immediately after the last race and wasted a few minutes trying to decide which exit to take.  Much improved guys

[Duct Tape]

Maybe I missed it, but no one has commended the organizers on the parking and leaving the venue.  I was parked on the infield and I exited through the side gate next to Mr. Chens property and I was on the main road within half hour And yes, I stayed till after ALL the races were run.  In fact I jumped in the car immediately after the last race and wasted a few minutes trying to decide which exit to take.  Much improved guys

It is quite normal to overlook when things go right and quite easy to make a big stink when things go wrong. That being said though, when someone just does their job as is required, I don't necessarily think that an extra commendation is neccessary.

[Autotronix]

Maybe I missed it, but no one has commended the organizers on the parking and leaving the venue.  I was parked on the infield and I exited through the side gate next to Mr. Chens property and I was on the main road within half hour And yes, I stayed till after ALL the races were run.  In fact I jumped in the car immediately after the last race and wasted a few minutes trying to decide which exit to take.  Much improved guys

It is quite normal to overlook when things go right and quite easy to make a big stink when things go wrong. That being said though, when someone just does their job as is required, I don't necessarily think that an extra commendation is neccessary.

I disagree DT You must always commend for a job done the right way, gives way to motivation.  I know that a lot of work was put into improving the parking situation based on complaints made by us the customers.  That shows a commitment to continually improve. 

[Teach]

King David spearheaded the parking improvements for the meet. The extra parking was a vast improvement and in the spirit of the 20th anniversary celebrations, a little bit of old times was added to the mix with the reopening of the western parking lot beside the main house.

The parking attendants also seemed to have stepped their game up, creating a positive result altogether.

[Western]

my 2 cents ...

Overall a very good meet ... with the competition in the IP27 thru 37 classes probably being the high points from a racing standpoint ... Allen Chen's midday drive to keep off the honda man dem was outstanding!!!

Caribbean Championship ... King David and the TA1 rule supreme ... and I personally can't understand all the chat 'bout if he was inna the AA Evo how him woulda beat the TA1 ... 'cause the straight line superiority of TA1 was plain as day ... TA1 is simply faster than the AA Evo ... and David still hasn't turned the boost up yet ... unnoo hear?!?

Big Big Respec' to the Maloneys ... what competitors ... who obviously have never heard of the words 'give up' ... the battle between the brothers after the AA Evo spun in the 2nd race was the highlight of the championship ... wish the RX3 could stay here forever ... simply awesome sound and sight ... and I luv their aggressive driving attitudes ...

Team MoBay ... ah suh racing guh ... feel absolutely no way ... Missa Hollyvood, et al ... wheel and come again ...

Glad for the Caymanian racers making the journey too ... I'm sure they have also concluded that Dover is the most challenging track in the region ... Guyanese lucky dem never come or dem woulda get a serious bus' assing ... and I would've particualry liked to have seen Veira get his tru comuppance inna Jamdown ... gully side crew was ready fe dat ...

Felt really good to witness Chris Campbell's 1st outright win ... yuh is a definite star ...

Organization continues to improve ... particularly regarding the parking and non-blockage of the access road ... don't know if it could've handled the bumper crowd that would've been there if the south coast weather hadn't been so bad in the morning ... but ... I tried to leave after the 2nd championship run ... and was on the main road within 3 minutes ... thank you all who contributed to that ...

Lime Cay 'mound' seemed fairly well conceived ... and a number of us would like to see that whole concept taken to its logical conclusion ... ie: the erection of executive type boxes by the JRDC which could be leased on an annual or more long term basis ...

Maybe i mis-read but mark c had said once you pay you 500 u drink and eat all day...now on reaching the event i heard over the PA from duct tape i belive saying 500 and drink all day...now by the time i paid to go in i found out i had to buy food and drink as nothing in there was all inclusive except for you getting served by some ladies.....but i just pretended that i lost 500 on the ground as opposed to being miserable....just needs to be a little more communication between the parties so people know what is really what

 

lucky you ,,you only lost 500 bucks to the crap they put up there.......i paid a grand for nothing,,,,,had to buy drinks, just like anywhere else on the ground,,just at a higher cost,,,and i couldnt see crap more than i could if i was on the outside of the stupid  lime cay crap...still did not see half of what was goin on.....waste of time and money.....or should i say ,,,,,,hold down an tek ? 

[rvr-madness @ Druggz Lab Inc.]

my 2 cents ...

Overall a very good meet ... with the competition in the IP27 thru 37 classes probably being the high points from a racing standpoint ... Allen Chen's midday drive to keep off the honda man dem was outstanding!!!

Caribbean Championship ... King David and the TA1 rule supreme ... and I personally can't understand all the chat 'bout if he was inna the AA Evo how him woulda beat the TA1 ... 'cause the straight line superiority of TA1 was plain as day ... TA1 is simply faster than the AA Evo ... and David still hasn't turned the boost up yet ... unnoo hear?!?

Big Big Respec' to the Maloneys ... what competitors ... who obviously have never heard of the words 'give up' ... the battle between the brothers after the AA Evo spun in the 2nd race was the highlight of the championship ... wish the RX3 could stay here forever ... simply awesome sound and sight ... and I luv their aggressive driving attitudes ...

Team MoBay ... ah suh racing guh ... feel absolutely no way ... Missa Hollyvood, et al ... wheel and come again ...

Glad for the Caymanian racers making the journey too ... I'm sure they have also concluded that Dover is the most challenging track in the region ... Guyanese lucky dem never come or dem woulda get a serious bus' assing ... and I would've particualry liked to have seen Veira get his tru comuppance inna Jamdown ... gully side crew was ready fe dat ...

Felt really good to witness Chris Campbell's 1st outright win ... yuh is a definite star ...

Organization continues to improve ... particularly regarding the parking and non-blockage of the access road ... don't know if it could've handled the bumper crowd that would've been there if the south coast weather hadn't been so bad in the morning ... but ... I tried to leave after the 2nd championship run ... and was on the main road within 3 minutes ... thank you all who contributed to that ...

Lime Cay 'mound' seemed fairly well conceived ... and a number of us would like to see that whole concept taken to its logical conclusion ... ie: the erection of executive type boxes by the JRDC which could be leased on an annual or more long term basis ...

Maybe i mis-read but mark c had said once you pay you 500 u drink and eat all day...now on reaching the event i heard over the PA from duct tape i belive saying 500 and drink all day...now by the time i paid to go in i found out i had to buy food and drink as nothing in there was all inclusive except for you getting served by some ladies.....but i just pretended that i lost 500 on the ground as opposed to being miserable....just needs to be a little more communication between the parties so people know what is really what

 

lucky you ,,you only lost 500 bucks to the crap they put up there.......i paid a grand for nothing,,,,,had to buy drinks, just like anywhere else on the ground,,just at a higher cost,,,and i couldnt see crap more than i could if i was on the outside of the stupid  lime cay crap...still did not see half of what was goin on.....waste of time and money.....or should i say ,,,,,,hold down an tek ? 

I had the same experience but not as bad I asked the person at the gate and was told that I will have to buy drinks and food separate and that was not what i saw on WJ thread..so i was surprise as well so i took my vip arm band and stayed upstairs the blue booth and when i get hungry i go buy BK from the blue bus

[gregorybrav4]

DVDs of the last Dover meet, Caribbean Invasion 2009, are now available from the Automotive Performance Centre Ltd at 3 Cottage Rd. in Montego Bay, Ph: 940-0000.
The cost is Ja $1,500.00 each.
They are also available from the Communication Studies Dept. of Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Ph: 523-2104 and will be available later this week from the JRDC Office in Kingston at 153 1/2 Constant Spring Rd., Ph. 924-JRDC.

The Easter Carnival of Speed 2009 DVD is also available ($1,500.00), as well as the 2008 Ironshore Tarmac Time Attack 3-volume DVD set ($2,500.00).

[kade]

that is two costly for a dvd

[fast_jam]

well then, don't buy it. producing such stuff doesn't come cheap and its still cheap for an original DVD. Im in the business, I know. Going to get mine now. Thanks JRDC. Now we can keep our own copies of the history of dover in my collection. Keep up the Good work.

[EMorris]

well then, don't buy it. producing such stuff doesn't come cheap and its still cheap for an original DVD. Im in the business, I know. Going to get mine now. Thanks JRDC. Now we can keep our own copies of the history of dover in my collection. Keep up the Good work.

[/b]

U nuh easy at all eeh! Thru u in di "business" u could not care less if di dvd cost 5k a piece! Memba seh di economic crisis a lick di people dem star! Hope u dont sell di copies dem as part of  di "business"!!!!!   

[fast_jam]

well then, don't buy it. producing such stuff doesn't come cheap and its still cheap for an original DVD. Im in the business, I know. Going to get mine now. Thanks JRDC. Now we can keep our own copies of the history of dover in my collection. Keep up the Good work.

[/b]

U nuh easy at all eeh! Thru u in di "business" u could not care less if di dvd cost 5k a piece! Memba seh di economic crisis a lick di people dem star! Hope u dont sell di copies dem as part of  di "business"!!!!!   

If DVDs cost 5K, that wud be too expensive, and someone in the business would know that, Im not being unfair. If original dvd's reach a certain price, ill know its 2 expensive. DVDs for 600 dollars and/or lower is all pirated stuff and is that we using to judge prices of dvds now. And yea, remember the economic crisis a lick everyone, including those selling the dvds. Click on the following link and calculate the cost of the dvd and see for yourself. http://www.nbcuniversalstore.com/detail.php?p=103782

[fast_jam]

was it guys car the balck and white one or it was garys...it was very fast but just didnt seem to be up to the challenge 2day

Guy's car is white with dark blue bonnet, Gary's own is yellow n blue. I think they in the Team MoBay thread with pics

i heard one was repainted and seen as how i saw the white one with blue bonnet then i can assume what i say 2day was gary's with the big slowboy racing sticker across the doors and car painted in white with some black here and there

I've gotten some inside info that states that the AA evo wasnt 100% on raceday, (and yes this is credible info). They had to borrow stock parts from some other racer and with that in mind, it was still able to do 1.19's around the track. Cant wait for next year to see what happens. Oh and yes, while i love the TA1, The AA evo is far superior, just look at the specs. but yea, we need to remember the human factor does makes a difference (i.e tuning, parts selection and driver). So duplicate Summerbell and put one in the TA1 and the other in the AA, the AA will win. Or duplicate Stuart and put one in the TA1 and the other in the AA, the AA still will win. no doubt.

[BIGJUICE]

No us/ overseas marketing..... wont be in ja for next few months?

[EMorris]

So duplicate Summerbell and put one in the TA1 and the other in the AA, the AA will win. Or duplicate Stuart and put one in the TA1 and the other in the AA, the AA still will win. no doubt.

I dont agree with u on this. The TA1 evo was way too fast for the AA evo on race day. It was obvious even when they were place beside each other in the second race. That being said if Stuart was driving TA1 he would win the races. For him to do a 1:19 lap chasing David is enough evidence for me that he would win  if he was driving TA1. In other words the yute can drive!   

[fast_jam]

Stuart can drive, no doubt about that, although that stunt him pull on Doug never show his driving class still. But generally, yea, him can drive. Still don't agree with the car issues... as i stated earlier.. the AA was racing on race day with stock parts from another racer. It would have been a much closer race and possibly different outcome if that AA evo was 100%. And all i'm stating is that is the AA wasn't 100% and was still running 1.19s...what happen when its 100%.

[likkleindian]

Stuart can drive, no doubt about that, although that stunt him pull on Doug never show his driving class still. But generally, yea, him can drive. Still don't agree with the car issues... as i stated earlier.. the AA was racing on race day with stock parts from another racer. It would have been a much closer race and possibly different outcome if that AA evo was 100%. And all i'm stating is that is the AA wasn't 100% and was still running 1.19s...what happen when its 100%.

Coulda, shoulda, woulda.................anything can happen on any given sunday.

[evolution lover]

Stuart can drive, no doubt about that, although that stunt him pull on Doug never show his driving class still. But generally, yea, him can drive. Still don't agree with the car issues... as i stated earlier.. the AA was racing on race day with stock parts from another racer. It would have been a much closer race and possibly different outcome if that AA evo was 100%. And all i'm stating is that is the AA wasn't 100% and was still running 1.19s...what happen when its 100%.

Most racers will tell you that having a day where everything is 100% is a very rare one and usually ends with you winning..I would have loved to see a closer race but david was never even close to anything resembling pressure...the closest race for the day that i wish i could have watched was doug vs the AA but sadly doug had several problems

[fast_jam]

Stuart can drive, no doubt about that, although that stunt him pull on Doug never show his driving class still. But generally, yea, him can drive. Still don't agree with the car issues... as i stated earlier.. the AA was racing on race day with stock parts from another racer. It would have been a much closer race and possibly different outcome if that AA evo was 100%. And all i'm stating is that is the AA wasn't 100% and was still running 1.19s...what happen when its 100%.

Coulda, shoulda, woulda.................anything can happen on any given sunday.

extremely true, but what we are talking about would be under all 100% conditions.

[Rude boy Roy]

any ways wats the word on the next leg ?

[Senior Tālibān... SS Works]

Stuart can drive, no doubt about that, although that stunt him pull on Doug never show his driving class still. But generally, yea, him can drive. Still don't agree with the car issues... as i stated earlier.. the AA was racing on race day with stock parts from another racer. It would have been a much closer race and possibly different outcome if that AA evo was 100%. And all i'm stating is that is the AA wasn't 100% and was still running 1.19s...what happen when its 100%.

Most racers will tell you that having a day where everything is 100% is a very rare one and usually ends with you winning..I would have loved to see a closer race but david was never even close to anything resembling pressure...the closest race for the day that i wish i could have watched was doug vs the AA but sadly doug had several problems

nor was the TA1 at 100%
so again shoulda coudla woulda and ifs and buts
you win some you loose some

[likkleindian]

Stuart can drive, no doubt about that, although that stunt him pull on Doug never show his driving class still. But generally, yea, him can drive. Still don't agree with the car issues... as i stated earlier.. the AA was racing on race day with stock parts from another racer. It would have been a much closer race and possibly different outcome if that AA evo was 100%. And all i'm stating is that is the AA wasn't 100% and was still running 1.19s...what happen when its 100%.

Coulda, shoulda, woulda.................anything can happen on any given sunday.

extremely true, but what we are talking about would be under all 100% conditions.

But that will never happen...........you may have good enough. I am sure there were things on the TA1 last meet that could have been better.