GMR&SC reveals classes for historic Berbice Drag Race meet

The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has finalised the competition structure for the highly anticipated Berbice Drag Invasion, the first-ever drag racing event in the Ancient County.

The Rose Hall Canjie Airstrip event, scheduled for Sunday, October 12, will feature a packed programme across multiple categories.

Organisers promise trophies and special prizes for class winners.

GMR&SC Vice-President Shairaz Roshandin confirmed the classes following a meeting with drivers and stakeholders, ensuring fair competition.

“We have outlined several classes of competition based on engine capacity,” Roshandin stated. “We agreed there will be trophies for all these classes and a few other special prizes to be won.”

The Class System and Forced Induction Rule

Competition will be fierce across seven main vehicle categories, determined by engine CC, plus a separate category for bikes:

• 1500cc
• 1600cc
• 1800cc
• 2000cc
• 2500cc
• 3000cc
• Unlimited Class
• Motorbikes

The GMR&SC has introduced a special multiplying factor for forced induction systems to level the playing field for high-performance vehicles.

Any car utilising a turbocharger, supercharger, or Nitrous Oxide (NOS) system will have its engine capacity multiplied by 1.5. This rule ensures parity by pushing modified vehicles into higher displacement categories.

“For example, if you’re driving a 1300cc engine with a turbocharger, you’ll automatically be placed in the 2000cc class,” Roshandin explained.

Beyond the official trophy races, fans can look forward to the return of the wildly popular ‘Grudge Runs’.

These unsanctioned races, which pit rivals from different competition classes against each other, are a traditional crowd favourite. While no trophies are at stake, the focus is squarely on pride.

“Once we complete the classes of action, we have a section for grudge runs,” the Vice-President explained. “This is a crowd favourite because it creates that underdog factor, and fans love that. There are a lot of little ‘beefs’ remaining from our last encounter, and this is where they settle it.”

The day’s action is scheduled to start promptly at 11:00 a.m. Entry to the Rose Hall Canjie Airstrip is G$2000 for adults and G$1000 for children.