By Johan Laubscher
The Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) got underway at Dover in
Jamaica last weekend. Two Audi race cars were entered in the event: The ATL
Automotive ABT-Audi TT-R driven by Doug Gore and the extensively modified Audi
A4 STW driven by Doug Maloney.
Dover is Jamaica’s premiere race circuit and Doug Gore has been unbeaten so far this year, within all the Jamaican events. Gore competes for the Team Jamaica squad within the CMRC competitors, listed by their Caribbean country of origin. It is the second season that the ABT-Audi TT-R has been allowed in the CMRC. The car arrived in the Caribbean during 2011 but was disallowed to compete in the CMRC, due to being underweight.
Dover is Jamaica’s premiere race circuit and Doug Gore has been unbeaten so far this year, within all the Jamaican events. Gore competes for the Team Jamaica squad within the CMRC competitors, listed by their Caribbean country of origin. It is the second season that the ABT-Audi TT-R has been allowed in the CMRC. The car arrived in the Caribbean during 2011 but was disallowed to compete in the CMRC, due to being underweight.
The ATL Audi was finally allowed to compete
during 2012, but misfortune struck the team at this very round last year, the CMRC
season opener of 2012. Doug Gore was involved in a first-corner crash during the very first race of the season. The resulting damage ended the ATL
Automotive team’s season, as the car needed to be returned to ABT Sportsline in Germany
for serious repairs. The ATL ABT-Audi TT-R was eventually repaired and returned to Jamaica at the beginning of 2013, and has since been unbeaten all year.
The second Audi is that of Doug Maloney, an ex-Super Touring Audi A4 STW. His
car arrived in Barbados during 2007 and has been modified by the Maloney
Racing Team. He has competed in the Barbadian BARL series and the CMRC since the car’s
arrival in 2007. Maloney competes for Team Barbados within the CMRC.
The 2013 season opener at Dover was set to be another clash between all the big names in Jamaica: Gore (Audi) vs Summerbell (Mitsubishi) vs Rae (Mazda), all competing within Group 4 of the CMRC. The weekend got off to a good start as Doug Gore dominated the proceedings by taking pole position, whilst Maloney qualified his A4 in eighth.
The 2013 season opener at Dover was set to be another clash between all the big names in Jamaica: Gore (Audi) vs Summerbell (Mitsubishi) vs Rae (Mazda), all competing within Group 4 of the CMRC. The weekend got off to a good start as Doug Gore dominated the proceedings by taking pole position, whilst Maloney qualified his A4 in eighth.
Doug Gore continued his dominant form as he went on to make it three from three
on the day, taking all three CMRC race victories. Admittedly Gore’s biggest opposition,
David Summerbell in the Mitsubishi, unfortunately retired from race one with
gearbox issues, which put him out for the rest of the day. Doug Maloney also performed very well with his Audi A4 STW, as he finished on the podium in all three races. Maloney
finished third in races one and three, and he finished second behind Gore for an
Audi 1-2 in race two.
It was a great day for the ATL Automotive team, who remain unbeaten in
Jamaica this year.
Photo credit: D_MONTii Motography N More (Donavan Montague) / Jamaican Tuner
