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Thrills,spills, speed at JamWest

Published:Sunday | March 4, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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Car enthusiasts take a close look at what this 1983 customised Toyota Starlet has to offer. By the looks of it, this car is packing some serious horsepower. According to owner and driver Keroy Scott, it runs up to 570 horsepower. - Photo by Sheena Gayle
André Kerr, the winner in the 12-second category, stands proudly beside his Toyota Corolla that blew away the opposition.
This was no ordinary Toyota Startlet that made its debut at JamWest Speedway in Westmoreland last Sunday, making its presence felt with the amount of power it put to the tarmac.
Kingsley Depass, the 10-second winner, proudly collects his prize.
Western Bureau:The highly anticipated JamWest drag-racing event, which took place over last weekend in Little London, Westmoreland, was quite a thrill for fans who turned out in large numbers to witness fast motor vehicles battle on the speedway.
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Sheena Gayle, Sunday Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau:The highly anticipated JamWest drag-racing event, which took place over last weekend in Little London, Westmoreland, was quite a thrill for fans who turned out in large numbers to witness fast motor vehicles battle on the speedway.

Montego Bay's Drag Race Nation member and driver André Kerr was the crowd favourite with his customised Toyota Corolla, which defeated every competitor he came across in the 12-second category with his excellent driving and 20-valve turbocharged engine packing 350 horsepower.

"I am very happy for this win at JamWest, and to consider that the car is not running at its full capacity," said Kerr. "We still pulled out the win among these other fast cars. It was absolutely great."

Kerr, who failed to make the finals last year, said that disappointment helped to motivate him to work harder to win this year. His victories went down well with the crowd, who cheered him as he made his way to the pit after his final race.

The meet was not without its fair share of drama as driver Oneil Wynter, who drove a Nissan Pulsar, experienced a huge disappointment when his gearbox fell apart on the tarmac as he was about to race.

"It is very disappointing not being able to race after getting to this point. I got through to the second round when I competed earlier today and to not finish is just disappointing," Wynter said.

This incident resulted in an oil spill that took close to 20 minutes to be cleaned and have the tarmac ready for races again.

Category winners:

16-second Category

1st -Joel Patman

2nd - Christopher Simpson

15-second CATEGORY

1st - André Parkins

2nd - Yhan Chinloy

14-second CATEGORY

1st - Damion Scott

2nd - Richard Fray

13-second CATEGORY

1st - Andrew Palmer

2nd - Brian Chambers

12-second Category

1st - André Kerr

2nd - Kirby Smallhorn

10-second category

1st - Kingsley Depass