David remains Dover king

Glenroy Sinclair, Assignment Coordinator

Though he won the battle against Doug Gore's Audi TT-DTM at Easter Monday's Carnival of Speed at the Dover Raceway, St Ann, David Summerbell Jr believes he will have to go shopping if he is to have a chance against Gore in a rematch.

"The Audi is a real race car. At first, we were nervous when we saw the high-profile support team behind its preparation. But my team took it in strides and rose to the occasion," said Summerbell Jr, who registered an hat-trick of wins, including both sections of the stellar event - the Thundersport race.

Rated as the Caribbean's number one circuit racer, the Campion College past student said Gore's car was really fast but his instincts got the better of him.

"Trust me, he was shockingly fast in the rain," Summerbell Jr told Automotives.

In response, Gore agrees his instinct took over and warns at the next encounter, he will be taking the chequered flag.

"The next time, it will be totally different. We have already began making the modifications to the car," said Gore.

In the final event of the Easter Monday meet, the over 10,000 patrons got their money's worth as Summerbell Jr and Gore locked horns in a bumper to bumper rivalry, taking turns in leading the pack.

At one stage, the fans from western Jamaica went wild as Gore looked like a likely winner, but Summerbell Jr wrapped things up on the penultimate lap.

Despite the afternoon's downpour, the fateful fans stood their ground, waiting anxiously for the showdown between Summerbell's Mitsubishi Evolution 8, Gore's Audi TT-DTM and Chris Campbell's BMW M3.

Out of contention

Mechanical problems, however, forced Campbell out of contention, so the battle was now between Gore, Summerbell Jr and the RX7 Mazdas driven by Peter 'Zoom Zoom' Rae and Alan Chen.

In the day's first showdown, Gore's objective was to secure a podium finish and ensure his car returned to the pit in one piece.

"In our second event, we borrowed some tyres from Chris Campbell and did some changes to the car. While on the track, I radioed the guys and told them how powerful the car felt and that I was going all out for the chequered flag," said Gore.

But when Gore made his move, both he and Summerbell's car made contact and the Audi skidded off the track.

"This is the biggest ever crowd we have had at Dover," said Hilary Jardine, president of the Jamaica Race Drivers' Club, who had high praises for ATL and Adam Stewart for their contribution to the meet.

Apart from the Gore-Summerbell Jr showdown, Kyle Gregg was outstanding and demonstrated that he could be in contention for the crown in the near future.

Other top performances came from George Bayley, Gary Gregg, Troye Riley, Sebastian Rae, motorcyclists Greg Cross, Randy Dyer, Adrian Blake, Halquin Rodney and André Norman.

Results from Carnival of Speed Race Meet

Thundersport One

1. David Summerbell Jr2. Doug Gore3. Peter RaeThundersport Two1. Kyle Gregg2. Gary Gregg3. Vivian MitchellBracket 27 (Race One)1. George Bayley2. Charles Maxwell3. Jaleel HandelBracket 27 (Race 2)1. George Bayley2. Jaleel Handel3. Charles ChenBracket 27 (Race 3)1. George Bayley2. Jaleel Handel3. Charles MaxwellBracket 31 (Race 1)1. Sebastian Rae2. Tarik Minott3. Vivian MitchellBracket 31 (Race 2)1. Sebastian Rae2. Vivian Mitchell3. Don GilbertBracket 31 (Race 3)1. Sebastian Rae2. Tarik Minott3. Oliver CrawfordBracket 37 (Race One)1. Troye Riley2. Raymond Donaldson3. Sheldon MorganBracket 37 (Race 2)1. Nigel Edwards2. Jerome Jones3. Troye RileyBracket 37 (Race 3)1. Sheldon Morgan2. Ian Edwards3. Donavan SeniorBracket 45T (Race 1)1. Lincoy Small2. Ramon Watson3. Burt HenryBracket 45T (Race 2)1. Ramon Watson2. Neicon Barrett3. Dayne Chuck (DNS)4. Othneil LawrenceBracket 45T (Race 3)1. Don Thompson2. Ramon Watson3. Caswell LewisBracket 45N (Race 1)1. Lesgar Murdock2. Cardo Dawkins3. Kayde WalkerBracket 45N (Race 2)1. Chressmore Wit2. Kayde Walker

3. Jason McPherson (DNS)4. Robin SutherlandBracket 45N (Race 3)1. Kayde Walker2. Jermaine Jones3. Chressmore WitMCA (Race 1)1. Greg Cross2. Adrian Blake3. Dwight SmartMCA (Race 2)1. Greg Cross2. André Norman3. Dwight SmartMCA (Race 3)1. Adrian Blake2. Greg Cross3. André NormanMCA (Race 4)1. Halquin Rodney2. Adrian Blake3. Dwight SmartMCB (Race 1)1. André Norman2. Tihonie Gayle3. Caswell LewisMCB (Race 2)1. Randy Dyer2. Richard Lyn3. Caswell LewisMCB (Race 3)1. Randy Dyer2. Richard Lyn3. Norman ChungMP2 (Race 1)1. Kyle Gregg2. Sebastian Rae3. Joslyn CrawfordMP2 (Race 2)1. Kyle Gregg2. Sebastian Rae3. Joslyn CrawfordMP2 (Race 3)1. Kyle Gregg2. Sebastien Rae3. Joslyn CrawfordMP3 (Race 1)1. Teddy Burton2. Charles Chen3. Nigel EdwardsMP3 (Race 2)1. Dean Shaw2. Gary Barrett3. Troye RileyMP41. David Summerbell Jr2. Doug Gore3. Alan ChenMP11. Gary Gregg2. Tarik Minott3. Sheldon Morgan