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We are just days away from the T&T Great Race.

And this year, Mr. Solo Too is not racing in the 130-mile-per-hour class.

The vessel is instead participating in the 120-class since it is hoping to compete against another vessel, that being Iron Man.

Vinod Narwani and cameraman Shiva Parasram met with the crew at the garage in Bayshore.
Transcript
00:00With just a few days to go to the 2025 edition of the TNT Great Race,
00:05the members of Mr. Solo 2 are doing what's necessary to get the vessel ready for competition.
00:10But guess what? Mr. Solo 2 is not in the 130mph class this year, but the 120 instead.
00:18So says driver Hayden Charles, due to a lack of competition.
00:21Makes it more competitive, even though for the last year or two we might have been in our own class,
00:26but still we wanted to do as best as we could.
00:29But now we thought, hey, let's try and see and go with Ironman because they're coming.
00:34And we said we'll match them and hopefully they wouldn't mind and we will be racing together in the 120, make a race out of it.
00:40We are happy that Ironman is here with us and we want to kind of join up with them and say, hey, let's just make a good race of it.
00:46But even if they weren't, we'd still go and race against ourselves and we want to always reach the bay.
00:53Hayden's son Joseph Charles knows what it's like taking part in the Great Race.
00:57For now, he's the navigator, but things may change in years to come.
01:02So for the past four years, it's been a truly amazing experience.
01:05I've enjoyed it every single time I've done it.
01:08And I do hope that one day I will start driving.
01:11I've driven in the past through testing.
01:14It's an amazing experience.
01:17But yes, as of right now, I'm excited to navigate again.
01:19And I anticipate good things this year.
01:22The third member of the team is throttleman Darren Marshall.
01:26While he is optimistic about Mr. Solo 2's chances against Ironman, Marshall has utmost respect for his opponent.
01:33Fairly confident.
01:34We had races prior to the last season and won in this season.
01:43And they're a very competitive team.
01:48So that's why it's going to be interesting running against them in the 120.
01:53And what's the chemistry like with you guys?
01:54Throttleman, driver and navigator.
01:57Well, we have a synergy that's one on its own.
02:02We all gel together.
02:04And it's a smooth motion in the cockpit.
02:12The legend, too, cannot be left out.
02:15While Ken Charles has retired, he's the crew chief and is still involved in some way.
02:21That includes making a salient point to his team.
02:25We have gone through the program.
02:26We have planned our race.
02:28But as you know, that's the ocean.
02:30You can plan today and you go out there.
02:32It's a different story.
02:35So what you have in your mind, what you're supposed to do, you can change as conditions change.
02:42And I think they have enough experience now to coordinate between themselves.
02:48The great race starts from 7.15 a.m. at the foreshore, with Storbe being the final destination.
02:54Vinod Nawani, Chiefs Export.
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