After nail-biting, bumper-to-bumper rivalry on the track at Dover Raceway, last year's champion driver Kyle Gregg has begun shopping around for a new car so he can take the challenge to the bigger boys.
President of the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) Dr Earl Jarrett has called for a fundamental shift in how local policymakers treat with the challenges of road safety, crashes and fatalities. He told Thursday's local launch of Promoting a Decade of Action for Road Safety that while local agencies have been focusing on bringing the number of road fatalities to 300 per year, this target is way off mark.
The death of his daughter five years ago led circuit racing driver George Bayley to surrender his life to God. Today, apart from wanting to be the ultimate race driver, he has been using the Mitsubishi Evolution 8 which he races to spread the word of Jesus Christ.
The economic boom of the post-World War 2 (1939-1945) era, which lasted from 1945 upon till the early 1970s, represented a significant change in the automobile industry for western countries as new and better technology led to more innovative and improved vehicles. Yet it was the 1960s that brought about the automotive game and market changers to Jamaica.
Jamaicaautodirectory.com in expansion modeMel Cooke • Gleaner WriterThere was a time when Josephine Ulett-White kept a collection of business cards related to her husband Gary White's treks throughout Jamaica.
One of the spectators at today's Independence Weekend of Speed at the Dover track in St. Ann will be Brenda Chang, aunt of ATL-sponsored driver Natasha Chang who will be competing in the Modified Production Class One (MP1) category.
Heading into today's Independence of Speed meet at Dover Raceway, St Ann, the major question is if Peter Rae's Mazda RX7 will defuse the famed Mitsubishi Evolution 8 of David Summerbell.
Bad Influence and Yumi loom large with their trophies on the poster for today's Kings of Car Sound Clash at Skateland, Half-Way Tree, St Andrew. However, Stuart Duquesnay, who runs Supreme Audio and Electronics and is putting on the clash along with Dean 'Bad Influence' Harriott, hints at a grudge match between cities which will be played out - literally.
Natasha Chang races improved car at Dover todayChristopher SerjuGleaner WriterWhen Natasha Chang takes to the track at Dover Raceway, St Ann, today it will be in the most technically advanced car of its kind ever built in Jamaica for the Modified...
Stuart Duquesnay, who runs Supreme Audio and Electronics, hints at a grudge match between cities which will be played out - literally - at his car sound clash event today.
There came a point when taxi operator Robert Hamilton grew tired of being taken for a ride to collect his fare after the ride he was hired to provide was over.
Recently, during separate journeys by Automotives on route 44, mosquitoes were seen flying through air-conditioned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses. The route is from downtown Kingston to Havendale, via Cross Roads, Half-Way Tree and Red Hills Road.
Thirty local heavy-duty equipment mechanics recently received Red Seal certification, Canada's highest Interprovincial Trade qualification. The examination was administered in Jamaica by the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission, in collaboration with Canadian-based recruiting firm, HireProDrivers and Jamaica-based Keyano College.
Last Thursday night National Commercial Bank (NCB) held its 2010-2011 Auto Dealers Awards Ceremony, under the theme 'Driven' at the Pavilion, at Hope Botanical Gardens.
For the diehard party people, all roads lead to Negril and, to a lesser extent, Ocho Rios, over the Emancipation and Independence holidays. In the last few years the all-inclusive party weekend, with a season armband facilitating entry to multiple events, has grown noticeably - and, naturally, so has the alcohol consumption at the drinks-inclusive events.
Public relations officer at the Route Taxi Association of Jamaica (RTAJ), Shelly-Ann Thompson, is calling for the implementation of a computerised system to monitor the public transport sector.
I am always struck by the numbers of persons who reportedly attended Reggae Sunsplash in its early days. I have read estimates of up to 40,000 persons at the 1979 edition in Montego Bay, the only staging at which Bob Marley and the Wailers played.
RICHMOND (AP):Virginia car title lenders doled out nearly 128,500 loans worth more than US$125 million in 2011, according to data collected by the State Corporation Commission for the first full year under state regulation.
There were smiles all around at the Terra Nova Hotel, Waterloo Road, St Andrew, during last Thursday's prize-giving for the inaugural Road Safety Poster Competition, staged by the National Road Safety Council (NRSC). The theme was 'Our Road Safety, Our Responsibility'.
Stewart's Auto Sales Limited, part of the Stewart's Automotive Group and exclusive authorised distributors of Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Honda motorcycles and AC Delco batteries in Jamaica, is positioning itself to provide an automotive mecca in Kingston at...
The Kia Optima, known for its head-turning design, an enjoyable cabin, a wide range of safety features and integrated technology, was launched last Wednesday evening at Kia Motors, 2 Chelsea Avenue, St Andrew.
