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LOCAL motorsport racer Kasey Ramoutar will be cleared to compete in Sunday’s TT Automobile Sports Association (TTASA) Championship event at Wallerfield International Raceway after securing a late-night injunction on Friday.

Ramoutar, a motorsports racer and photographer, has taken TTASA to court over his suspension by the local motorsports body on June 6, claiming he was not given an opportunity to be heard.

He complained that the suspension would ban him from participating in all TTASA events.

Ramoutar served on TTASA’s executive committee from 2018 to March 2022, but was accused by the association’s president of recording committee minutes at a May 12 meeting.

He questioned the president and then lodged a complaint with the association. Ramoutar received a warning letter and was subsequently suspended. The warning letter reportedly reprimanded Ramoutar but said it did not include suspension from participation in events.

On June 6, he received a suspension letter from TTASA President Fyzool Madan accusing him of “degrees of misconduct”, also banning him from all TTASA competitions and activities, including those of affiliates.

His request states that the effect of this suspension will prevent him from competing in events, including Sunday’s No. 3 championship event at Wallerfield International Raceway and all those organized by the TT Karting Association.

Just before midnight on Friday, Judge Frank Seepersad granted the interim injunction which restored all of Ramoutar’s rights in the TTASA until a further hearing of the application to continue the order and which will allow him to run on Sunday during the championship event.

The judge also ordered that Ramoutar’s results and use of the scores beyond Sunday’s event be contingent on determining the issue of the validity of his membership in the association.

Any cash prizes or trophies he may win in Sunday’s event will be held by TTASA until his membership status is settled.

Madan, TTASA Vice President Roger Hutcheon, Contest Chair Devendra Nath, and Member Representatives Ronnie Ramdeo and Ryan Peyaru have been named as TTASA’s intended defendants.

Ramoutar said his running career has allowed him to pursue his passion and have key sponsors.

“My position is that I have been wrongfully and illegally suspended from the association.

“The final decisions were made against me, against the spirit of the TTASA constitution, and in any event in the absence of natural justice and due process.

“I vehemently oppose and contest what purports to be final rulings against me that resulted in an unwarranted and unlawful suspension.”

He said being banned from Sunday’s championship would have deprived him of an opportunity to challenge for the next international championships.

“Participating in such a championship is one of my passions and I have exhausted every effort and resource to ensure my success in this championship which would further strengthen my brand, add to my credit as an established rider and I say that such deprivation would lead to serious injury to me and for which further damages cannot be a remedy.

He also said his relationship with his paid sponsors was also likely to be damaged if he couldn’t race on Sunday.

Ramoutar is represented by lawyers Kiel Taklalsingh, Vivek Lakhan-Joseph and Johathan Stevenson.

Coimbatore, 9th June (UNI) All the best riders will be in action in the MRF

MMSC-FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship, which

returns to the renovated Kari Motor Speedway here after three

one-year interval for the Rolon Round starting tomorrow.

The 2022 championship in five rounds, like the previous edition, promises

to be yet another thriller as the country’s top runners, including several with

international references and manufacturers of two-wheelers such as TVS, Honda,

KTM and Yamaha are vying for honours.

The number of admissions, as in previous seasons, exceeded the bar of

200 brands.

The weekend card includes the national championship consisting of four

categories – Pro-Stock 301-400cc and 165cc, Novice (Stock 165cc)

and Girls (Stock 165cc) – while the Petronas TVS One-Make Championship

(301-400cc Open, Rookie, Girls and Media) and Idemitsu Honda India

Talent Cup (NSF 250R, CBR 150 and Hornet 2.0) are also part of the

program.

A new addition is the Stock 301-400cc class which will be raced

as a support race.

The response from riders has been overwhelming and the promoters,

Madras Motor Sports Club, celebrating its 70th anniversary, closed

registrations for the Novice category (Stock 165cc) within five days

after opening.

MMSC President Ajit Thomas said: “It’s great to be back at Kari

Motor Speedway after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. We are

overwhelmed by the huge response for the Rolon Round this

weekend which should provide some exciting and high quality racing.”

Both Pro-Stock classes will headline the weekend card as both

the grids are full of riders with proven and international references

live.

Leading the rosters are Rajini Krishnan (301-400cc, RACR Castrol Power)

and Jagan Kumar (165cc, Petronas TVS Racing). The two landed their tenth

National titles last season.

Likewise, Ryhana Bee, who joined the Pacer Yamaha team, would be

the rider to beat in the girls section. She won the title last year,

maintain a clean slate by winning all five rounds.

The Novice category (under 23), which boasts a massive field of 32 riders

selected from 35 participants, will launch a new champion who, however,

must earn the title given the highly competitive field comprising

runners wishing to annex their first national crown.

The two One-Make championships by Honda and TVS have never failed

produce close races in all their categories in the past seasons and it

It is unlikely to be different this year.

While Friday is reserved for free practice and a few qualifying sessions, a

A total of 20 races will be contested over the next two days.

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Things look very different around the entry points to the World Wide Technology Raceway complex in Madison. A ton of work has gone into addressing any potential traffic issues related to this upcoming weekend’s first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race at the track.

The Illinois Department of Transportation worked with track officials and Illinois State Police prior to the big event.

IDOT Operations Engineer Joe Monroe tells longtime Big Z-area racing fans that they can expect to encounter traffic and parking changes.

Monroe says public transportation is an option for spectators coming to see the Enjoy Illinois 300 and associated events. A free shuttle will be provided from the Emerson Park Metrolink station in East St. Louis. The nearby Gateway National Golf Course in Madison will serve as the starting and ending point for rideshare services over the weekend.

Instructions on the best route to approach the track for each car park are posted on https://wwtraceway.com/ and the information has been shared with several mapping apps to help guide drivers.

IDOT will post necessary traffic updates on its Twitter page: @IDOTDistrict8.

Sports car racing returns to NOLA with the first ever race weekend for Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS. NOLA Motorsports Park will host the stars and the cars from May 20-22, with a grid of your favorite supercars including Acura, Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and more. Fans will have full access to the paddock and a variety of activities to get up close with the race cars and drivers, including autograph sessions and the Sunday starting grid. Pirelli GT4 America and TC America powered by Skip Barber. A mega mix of high-speed machines from GT and touring car manufacturers.

Dramatic video from the edge of the track showed a fireball coming out of a car surrounded by people with an injured man lying on the asphalt.

Paramedics were called to the Sydney Dragway at Eastern Creek in the west of the city at 5.15pm on Saturday night following the incident.

News.com.au understands that multiple ambulance teams responded, including two specialist medical teams who responded by road.

A man believed to be in his 20s was taken to Westmead Hospital with severe burns from the blast.

Meanwhile, three other patients of unknown ages were taken to Westmead, Royal North Shore Hospital and Concord Hospital in stable conditions.

A video from the event clearly showed the horror event taking place at Australia’s Top Fuel Championship, a new top-tier drag racing tournament that took place over two days.

As a commentator recounts the day’s action, an explosion occurs in one of the vehicles behind him, seemingly without warning.

At the time, there appeared to be at least nine people near the race car, which was part of the Jim Read racing team.

The presenter instinctively leaned in the middle of the broadcast and simply said “whoa” as the fireball burst. Screams could be heard from the grandstand.

When the camera returned to the car, a man in a yellow vest could be seen lying on the ground as people rushed to help him.

On Facebook later Saturday, Sydney Dragway posted a comment about the event.

“Earlier today there was an incident at the start line involving one of the competing teams,” he said.

“A full investigation is underway into the cause of the incident in question in conjunction with Australian Championship organizers Top Fuel and Sydney Dragway’s sanctioning body, International Hot Rod Association Australia.

“Our hearts go out to the team members involved and we hope to see them back on the circuit soon.”

Commenting on social media, one person said it was “strong, like a grenade”.

“I was 50 meters away and the concussion shook me”.

Others said it was a “massive explosion” and “terrifying”.

“I was behind the barrier, next to it,” said onlooker Di.

“It happened so fast and we felt the heat.”

Originally published as Four injured after fireball at Sydney drag racing event

A host of famous faces stepped out in style at the Punchestown Festival 2022 as punters flock to the famous event.

The Festival, which takes place at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co. Kildare, is back for the first time since 2019 after the 2020 and 2021 Festivals were postponed due to the pandemic.

Taking place from Tuesday 26th to Saturday 30th April 2022, the Punchestown Festival is officially back in full force as up to 15,000 people attended the races on Tuesday with more expected to visit in the coming days.

Some of Ireland’s most stylish celebrities showed up at the races on Wednesday, including Ronan Keating’s ex-wife Yvonne Connolly, who had longtime boyfriend John Conroy by her side all day.