00:00The home of motorsport in TNT will hear the roar of engines this weekend
00:05as the first championship drags for 2026 drives off.
00:10President of the Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Sport Association, Ashton Elegon,
00:15says they already have a packed grid for this weekend.
00:18Starting from Friday through to Sunday is the first championship series for the drag racing.
00:25It's going to be held and hosted by Titassa.
00:28So everybody's looking forward to that.
00:31We already have so far confirmed 50 drivers.
00:35So we're looking forward to, you know, persons who did all their personal best last year
00:39really come in to see what 2026, the track is already being prepped and ready and waiting.
00:45And who can spectators expect to be ready for track days?
00:48The big names, of course, the becessors.
00:51Both Sheldon and Andy Becessor with the rails.
00:55We'll also have the guys in the open class.
00:57That is the main class, really.
00:59So we'll have the return of the boost factory, Wazir Khan.
01:03He's been coming out with the V8-powered S14.
01:07We'll also have the fish van, Curvin Ribeiro, Navin D&D.
01:11So those are the big names.
01:12But we have classes straight on to the 13 seconds classes that, you know, it's always, you know, it's packed from 13 straight on to the open class.
01:22So we're really looking forward to a good weekend activity, first time for the year, and for persons to come and do the very best and even better what they did in 2025.
01:32Cover charge for Saturday is $60 TT dollars, while the enthralling Sunday action is priced at $180 with children under 12 free.
01:40Elegon is urging enthusiasts who never attended a drag racing event to come and witness a safe, fun and family atmosphere.
01:47The drag racing is, as we always compare it, is the T20 at Cricket.
01:53The gates are going to be open from 10 a.m.
01:54Racing is going to start from 10 straight on until we lose light, somewhere around 6 p.m.
01:59So it's action.
02:01No intermission, nothing.
02:03Continuous side-by-side racing from open class straight to the, you know, the Sheldonby sisters of all of you.
02:10So, let's go.
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