For those of you who don’t follow Formula One motor racing, F1 added it’s first ever black driver, Lewis Hamilton from Britain. You might be wondering, why is this worthy of note on Windies Sports? His paternal grandparents are from Grenada! Not only that, he’s so good that they’ve hailed him as the Tiger Woods of Formula One.His debut race he finished third, only the fourteenth driver to finish on the podium on his debut. Even more astounding, he recently eclipsed Bruce McLaren to become the youngest driver ever to lead the world championship. Read more about him here.

Sheldon Bissessar earned the top world record for the 1/4mile with an ET of 6.45 seconds at Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, North Carolina. He made history with the fastest time racing with gas and nitrous using a converter instead of a clutch engaged transmission. Read more here

The track came alive with youngsters racing against a clock to the finish line. Skills and determination were shown as the 100 cc rides weaved their way down the track with star racers, Sheraz Hosein (77) and Brent Hurdle (00). Other racers that delighted the spectators were Johnathan Mc Kenzie (30) and Ricardo Aguilera.

The Shifter Class proved unforgettable with star racers Gerard Carrington (18), John Tannous (33), Vernon ‘Chicky’ Martin Shameel Mohammed (7) and Ryan Peyrau. Ryan who made the highlight of the race after battling with a couple of spins, managed to take victory.

The last race ended with Brandon Steele (134) who maneuvered his way through and took victory from Ravi Singh (75) who initially had the lead from the start of the race. Get the details here

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McCONNEY/MOSELEY WIN JUNE SAFARI

Sunday, June 10 was the day Navigator Tyrone Moseley and driver Philip McConney were named the winners of the Esso Courtesy Garage 50th Anniversary June Safari of Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC)

The overall results were:

1st Philip McConney/Tyrone Moseley (Suzuki Vitara), 2152 penalties
2nd Roger Hill/Geoffrey Goddard (Nassco Ltd Toyota Hilux), 2425 penalties
3rd Andrew Mallalieu/Sean Gill (Simpson Motors/The Boatyard Isuzu D-Max), 2485 penalties
4th Ian Warren/Robert Warren (Simpson Motors Isuzu Pickup), 2943 penalties
5th Derek Gill/Andrew Croney (Insurance Solutions Inc Mitsubishi Pajero), 3240 penalties
6th Paul Marshall/Ricky Holder (Mitsubishi L200), 3353 penalties
7th Brett Barber/Warrick Eastmond (Autozone Inc/Biddy’s Information Centre Daihatsu Feroza), 3636 penalties
8th Barry Gale/Neil Barnard (Mitsubishi L200), 3672 penalties
9th John Sealy/Lisa Roett (Land Rover Defender), 3771 penalties
10th Doug Armstrong/Warren Gollop (Armag/Hankook Tyres Toyota Land Cruiser), 3892 penalties

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For all you auto and art enthusiasts here’s a chance to combine your passions! Red Bull Soapbox Race challenges all race lovers whether amateurs or professionals to bring in their human-powered carts to Discovery Bay Jamaica on August 12, 2007 for downhill sprint to the finish line.

Please see the Red Bull Soap Box Race website for more details.