2023 series champion Rajendra Jadusingh has chosen to run in the PRO class rather than on the standard course layout.
2023 Team Streets Dexterity Series Champion Rajendra Jadusinh started 2024 just as he finished 2023, at the top of the podium, by being the fastest of the regular competitors at the Dirt Sprut: Aucross Shakedown held on Sunday, April 21st at Bogwalk, St. Catherine.
“I am very happy with the result. My slowest time was faster than the second placed runner-up’s fastest time,” Jadusin told the Jamaica Observer’s Motoring Weekly.
Jadusin has started off with a bang, aiming not only for an outright win but also to repeat its 2023 success in the genre.
His MINI One recorded significantly faster times on each of his three runs around the track, quickly outshining the competition.
“I haven’t made any changes, just some maintenance like replacing the old handbrake cable as it was stretched and rebuilding the right rear brake caliper as it was stuck,” Jadusinh said.
Orville Smith and Kamal Thompson followed in the front wheel drive class, Garth Chin won the rear wheel drive class, and Miles Addison won the rear wheel drive limited slip differential class.
For 2024, the PRO class has been taken to new heights on an entirely different course for drivers willing to take on the challenge.
“The new layout is great – spectators loved the reduced dust and the height to see the 360-degree action,” explained Christopher James, from event organisers Team Streets.
The spectators were treated to two loops – a shorter, slower and more technical layout and a faster loop for the PRO class, which created a lot of excitement but unfortunately left him trailing his rivals Jadusingh and Joel Jackson, the latter of whom had opted to run a Mazda Miata in the PRO class.
“Raj has a clear advantage in that car so even if he had been in the Pro class I don’t think I would have been able to beat him. On the one hand it’s disappointing but on the other hand Chris John Addison and Ian Wright were good competitors too so I’m not complaining,” Jackson said.
Wright narrowly edged out Addison for second place in the PRO class.
The series got off to a delayed start after the opening race in March was cancelled due to rule changes made by local motorsport governing body, the Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club (JMMC).
“JMMC’s last minute rule changes have a significant impact on costs and required time to consult with drivers and provide feedback to JMMC. Thankfully, JMMC was willing to work with us, which has resulted in fares that are much more acceptable,” James said.
Expect the event to be rescheduled.
“The next event is on June 29 and as there is some gap before the grand finale on November 30, we will look at the possibility of holding another event. If that is not possible, we plan to hold the championship across three events this year,” he added.
