Sheldon Bissessar, also known as ‘the Trinidad Rocket’, was recently nominated by the Trinidad & Tobago Automobile Sports Association for the Award of the Americas for outstanding achievement in motorsport for 2011. Mohammed Ali, President of the TTASA, and Premanand Badaloo of the TDC and others made the journey with Sheldon to the Hotel RIU in Panama City, Panama where the official prize giving ceremony was held in honour of sportspersons from affiliated Latin American and Caribbean countries. The FIA’s top regional officials congratulated Bissessar on his international success in the field of drag racing. By the end of the night it was apparent that in this particular discipline there were no other competitors who had done as exceedingly well.
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Bissessar Receives FIA Award of the Americas
Valvoline AutoSport Drag & Time Attack II
Valvoline-Sponsored Autosport Promotions' latest event in its Drag and Winding/Time Attack series has pioneered the blending of Solodex/Time Attack Racing with Drag Racing. Essentially it is drag racing with corners. For this meet a mirrored course was run for left and right lanes, encouraging drivers to try both courses to settle their scores while keeping tire wear relatively even. Basic GT1, GT2, GT3 and GT4 groupings were developed for this fun event, with GT4 being the closest to unlimited. A few special guests like his worship the Mayor of Arima Ghassan Youseph, FIA representative Selwyn 'Bunny' Persad and IHRA Top Dragster World Record holder Sheldon Bissessar also came out to observe enjoy the exhibition races.
Sheldon impresses 50,000-plus at Night of Fire
Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk Ohio. The stands were packed at the Summit Raceway in Norwalk and with the pits filled at the same time the attendance was estimated at over 50,000– more than the average amount for NHRA National Events. This came as no surprise as the Night Under Fire has been recognized as the largest single-day Drag Racing event on the planet! It is an exhibition drag racing show open only to invited racers. Our very own local Sheldon Bissessar was specially invited to make some passes with three of the fastest Top Dragsters on the scene today including previous IHRA World Record holder Troy Stone.
Sheldon heads to Ohio's Night Under Fire!
Sheldon Bissessar and his team has been invited to participate in drag racing’s largest festival of Fire and Power- The 34th Annual Night Under Fire held at (NHRA) Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk Ohio on Saturday August 13th 2011.
Sheldon wins big at Indy
After a strong semi-final finish at the Pro Top Outlaw Dragster Race at the Dorchester Dragway South Carolina on July 3rd, Sheldon and his entire Methanex/Total Lubricants sponsored race team headed to the NHRA Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis Indiana for the July 8th NAPA Friday Nite Rage presented by VP Fuels. This raceway is home to the largest and most prestigious drag race in the world- The NHRA US Nationals.
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