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Text by Dean Corrodus

Photos by Donovan Montaque.

The second speed event of the 2012 season was held at the seaside Badda Badda Raceway in Richmond, Priory, St. Ann on Sunday, February 5, 2012. Although persistent rain over the last three days leading up to the event rendered a portion of the track unusable, some quick adjustments to the course were effected and the drivers entered in the national sprint championship took to the course in vengeance at just before 2 pm.

Overall winner.

Blistering the partly muddy track to post the incredible fastest  time of the day was the R & B Auto Parts sponsored Jordan Powell driving a Toyota Corolla FX, winning in the process the JA2 class for the second time this year in as many starts. Powell won the trifecta by posting the fastest time in the JA2 class, the fastest two wheel drive time of the day and the fastest overall time of the day for good measure. A close rivalry with childhood friend Daryl King driving the Thrifty Gas Honda Civic was to set the tone for the day, as both youngsters shared the front passenger seat when Daryl’s father, racing legend Raynor King, used to take them to prep school in years gone by in one of his many fast cars. Only a fraction of a second separated then again at this events, and both are definitely a cut above the current crop of drivers entered in the events. In third place was Maurice Whittingham in the Carz Rehab Toyota Corolla Levin.

King (left) and Powell share a handshake at the JMMC Sprint #2 after a close battle throughout the day.

Powell (left) and King negotiate the same corner at JMMC Sprint #2

Dean Corrodus crosses the line in his Maxxis Tyres/ATL Automotive Racing Honda Civic

In the JA3 class, JMMC Chairman and meet organizer Dean Corrodus again topped the division driving the Automotive Performance Centre Ltd/Maxxis Tyres/ATL Automotive Racing Honda Civic Type R ahead of gentleman racer Keith Saunders in his faithful Chevrolet Chevette. Ricardo Scott was third in class.

Thomas Hall, the sole entrant in the JA4 class, failed to finish a single run at the event due to a driveline component failure.

Peter Jaggon on his way to victory in the JN8 class.

The JN8 class was won by Peter Jaggon driving the IGL Gases Subaru Impreza WRX. He had a close battle with Dave Lee of Spot Valley Raceway fame, who was out in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII for the first time this season, and he showed why he has won the rally team title for the past three years by putting down a technical drive to claim 2nd place in class.

Richard Chan of Team Challenger Racing driving his Excel Electronic Security Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV got the better of Junior Barnes in the Bay Waata Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX in the top flight JA8 class.

Dave Lee on his way to winning the overall championship run.

In the 3 lap championship run for the top ten fastest cars, Dave Lee won with a time of  2.56.17, with Powell 2nd in 2.59.01 and Richard Chan just a whisker away in third in 2.59.69

Results

Name Car 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Fastest time

JA2

1. Jordan Powell Toyota Corolla FX        2.18.61    2.11.79    1.59.88     1.59.88

2. Daryl King        Honda Civic                2.23.78     2.11.10    2.00.45     2.00.45

3. Maurice Whittingham Toyota Levin    2.36.72    2.20.17     2.08.14     2.08.14

4. Matthew Gore   Toyota Starlet          2.39.40    2.13.69     2.13.61     2.13.61

5. Tony Fu            Toyota Corolla GT     3.07.38    2.22.59     2.18.16     2.18.16

6. Kenji Lee           Toyota Starlet          DNS          DNS            DNS          DNS

7. Marvin PorteousToyota Starlet         DNS          DNS            DNS          DNS

JA3

1. Dean Corrodus     Honda Civic Type R 2.31.17   2.16.28   2.09.56     2.09.56

2. Keith Saunders     Chevrolet Chevette 4.56.86  2.28.07   2.19.78     2.19.78

3. Ricardo Scott        Toyota Corolla      DNS            4.03.25  2.43.15     2.43.15

JA4

1. Thomas Hall           Toyota Starlet      DNF           DNS           DNS         DNF

JN8

1. Peter Jaggon           Subaru Impreza WRX                  2.13.93    2.09.24   2.00.27  2.00.27

2. Dave Lee                 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII   2.14.79   2.17.79   2.01.21   2.01.21

JA8

1. Richard Chan           Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV     2.23.71    2.09.43   2.00.77   2.00.77

2. Junior Barnes          Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX      2.17.79    2.10.69   2.06.20   2.06.20

Fastest Overall

Jordan Powell       1.59.88

Fastest 2WD

Jordan Powell       1.59.88

Championship 3 lap run

1. Dave Lee            2.56.17

2. Jordan Powell     2.59.01

3. Richard Chan      2.59.69

4. Daryl King           3.01.45

5. Peter Jaggon      3.01.77

6. Matthew Gore     3.03.26

7. Dean Corrodus    3.08.43

8. Junior Barnes      3.09.92

9. Maurice Whittingham  3.10.41

10. Keith Saunders     3.18.34

For further information on this event and other events, visit our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/events/202549919839715/, the club’s website at www.jamaicamotorsports.com or call Dean Corrodus @ 940-0000.

The next event on the motorsports calendar will be the Fosrich Lighting World/Automotive Performance Centre Ltd Wet ‘n Slide Dexterity #1 to be held at ATL Bogue City Centre on Saturday night, February 18, starting at 8 pm.

The Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club’s 2012 national dexterity championship will kick of at 8pm on Saturday night, February 18 at ATL Bogue City Centre, when the skillful drivers drivers return to the venue that saw an exciting first visit in October, 2011.

Five events were successfully completed last year, and this year sees the first of ten events early on the calendar, as the series moves to various locations across the island, but starts out in its spiritual home…Montego Bay.

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2012 Fee Structure

Please be advised of the following fee structure and associated costs effective January 1, 2012.

JMMC Membership: $3,500.00

Competition Licenses:

Provisional:  $3,500.00

National Codriver (ONLY): $4,000.00

National Driver: $4,500.00

International ‘C’ Seed: $6,500.00

Kid Kart: $2,000.00

JKA Junior: $2,500.00

JKA Senior Provisional: $3,500.00

One day license: $500.00

License reprint $500.00

? JKA Kid, JKA Junior & JKA Senior Provisional license are valid for Karting ONLY.

? A JMMC Provisional license is valid for Drivers in Dexterities and Sprints only and

Rookie drivers in Circuit can only complete their first year on a JMMC Provisional

license.

? A JMMC National Driver license is the minimum license requirement for all Drivers in

Sprints, Rallies & Circuit events except in the case of a Rookie as above. To be

considered eligible to drive in Rallies a competitor must have safely and successfully

completed 3 Speed events (A Dexterity is not a speed event)

? A JMMC National Co-driver license is for persons who compete as co-drivers only

BUT DO NOT drive in any other discipline and can only be used for rallies

Event Sanction fee:

Drags, Circuit, Sprints, Rallies: $25,000.00

Karting, Dexterities: $15,000.00

Event Entry fees:

Dexterities:  $1,500.00

Sprints: $3,000.00

Local Rallies:  $10,000.00 (this doesn’t apply to Rally Jamaica)

Insurance for events may be subject to change based on requirements from Insurers however for the moment the fees are as follows:

Dexterities & Sprints: $19,975.00 inclusive of GCT

Local Rallies: $1,800.00 + $2,000 Insurance Service fee & GCT per competitor

The first speed event of the 2012 season was held at Jamwest Speedway, Old Hope, Westmoreland on Sunday, January 15, 2012, under ideal sunny skies that made for perfect opportunities to capture colorful images of the cars entered in the Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club’s National Sprint Championship, this event being the first of six rounds on the 2012 calendar.

The patrons on hand were treated to an expanded, shaded seating area with a commanding view of the facility, with a new competitor paddock area and the smoothest, widest 2.3 km dirt track surface on the island. The rooster tail dust clouds thrown up by the cars on track was a sight to see and photograph, but it didn’t do any favors for the drivers and course workers lungs and clothes!

Overall winner.

Posting the fastest time of the day at only his second dirt sprint event was 2nd generation racer Spencer Whittingham, driving the Megamart Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V. He was able to stay ahead of Team Challenger Racing’s Richard Chan in the Excel Electronic Security Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV and they were followed in the JN8 class by the husband and wife pair of Peter and Jackie Jaggon driving the Island Gases Subaru Impreza WRX.

Alan Chen won the JA4 class in his rear wheel drive Toyota Corolla while Dean Corrodus, driving the Maxxis Tyres /Automotive Performance Centre Ltd/Superior Auto Parts/ATL Automotive Honda Civic Type R, won the JA3 class ahead of elder statesman Keith “Slicks” Saunders in a Chevrolet Chevette that was a crowd pleaser from the day started with his aggressive, sideways driving style for a man of his age!

JA2 class battle

The closest battles of the day occurred in the JA2 class between a group of five Montegonians: Jordan Powell in the R & B Auto Parts Toyota Corolla FX; Daryl King in the Thrifty Gas Hondas Civic SIR; Matthew Gore in the WOW Cran Wata Team Mobay Racing Toyota Starlet; Maurice Whittingham in the Carz Rehab Toyota Corolla Levin and James march in the Team Mobay Racing Toyota Corolla FX. Powell got the better of the field with a scorching 2nd run time of 3 minutes 19.833 secs. to be followed by King in his first competitive outing in this car with a time of 3.20.24 set on his 1st run and Gore in 3rd with a best time of 3.24.45. Whittingham and March were a bit further behind at 3.29.22 and 3.29.70 respectively.

Top 10 Championship run.

Daryl King won the battle between Powell in the 3 lap championship section of the event, posting a time of 5.01.01 a mere .06 seconds ahead of Powell who posted 5.01.07. They were followed by Gore, Whittingham and Corrodus as the sun set in the western sky to end a day of close racing.

For further information on this event and other events, visit our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/events/202549919839715/, the club’s website at www.jamaicamotorsports.com or call Dean Corrodus @ 940-0000.

Results Car 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Best

JA2

1. Jordan Powell Toyota Corolla FX 3.22.64 3.19.833 3.21.94 3.19.833

2. Daryl King Honda Civic 3.20.24 3.22.46 3.21.46 3.20.24

3. Matthew Gore Toyota Starlet 3.25.06 3.24.45 2.25.63 3.24.45

4. Maurice Whittingham Toyota Corolla Levin 3.44.05 3.30.34 3.29.22 3.29.22

5. James March Toyota Corolla FX 3.31.62 3.29.70 3.33.89 3.29.70

6. Tony Fu Toyota Corolla GT 3.42.02 4.30.86 3.45.32 3.42.01

7. Marvin Porteous Toyota Starlet 3.42.81 3.43.31 3.42.73 3.42.73

8. Kenji Lee Toyota Starlet 4.09.12 4.06.69 4.07.10 4.06.69

JA3

1. Dean Corrodus Honda Civic 3.23.17 3.23.79 3.25.78 3.23.17

2. Keith Saunders Chevrolet Chevette 3.39.03 3.39.72 3.42.16 3.39.03

3. Ricardo Scott Toyota Corolla DNF DNS DNS

JA4

1. Alan Chen Toyota Corolla 3.28.28 3.29.15 3.29.83 3.29.15

JN8

1. Spencer Whittingham Mitsubishi Lancer Evoltion V 3.20.99 3.17.80 3.37.71 3.17.80

2. Richard Chan Mitsubishi Lancer Evoltion IV 3.20.77 3.34.95 3.25.50 3.20.77

3. Peter Jaggon Subaru Impreza WRX 3.25.52 3.23.17 3.28.57 3.23.17

4. Jackie Jaggon Subaru Impreza WRX 3.55.94 3.51.57 3.56.05 3.51.57

Championship Run

1. Daryl King 5.01.01

2. Jordan Powell 5.01.07

3. Matthew Gore 5.12.08

4. M. Whittingham 5.17.48

5. Dean Corrodus 5.19.51

6. Alan Chen 5.23.35

7. Keith Saunders 5.28.20

8. Tony Fu 5.37.13

Video highlights here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3_f9kZfzV3U

The next event on the calendar will be Dirt Race/JMMC Sprint #2 at Badda Badda Raceway in Priory, St. Ann on February 5, 2012.