SPORTS KART STAR LENOX HAS F1 GOAL SECTION E
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
LENOX Lockhart, with future aspirations to become a Formula-1 champion for the Bahamas, is currently holding his own as a young go-karting superstar. The ten-year-old prodigy, who started his journey at the age of six, has emerged as winner of more than 20 international races and is a straight-A student in online schooling. While he resides in West Palm Beach, Florida, Lockhart is home for a few days spending time with his family before he gets back into the competitive mode for his next competition at the ROK Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 29-November. If he is successful, Susan Schauff, vice president of
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‘The first race I didn’t know what to expect. But since then, I’ve been able to gain my confidence.’ the Bahamas Motorsports Federation, said Lockhart will book his ticket to the SKUSA SuperNats in Las Vegas from November 12-16, the biggest race on the calendar for the year. “He’s in a good position to qualify for the championships,” said Schauff, who accompanied Lockhart and his father, Migueal
LENOX Lockhart. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
Lockhart, on various stops to the media houses yesterday. “He has been competing very well.” Over the last two months, Lockhart competed in a few events in New Castle, Indiana where he was second, winning a title in Mooresville, North Carolina and falling short in another event in North Carolina where he got bumped by his opponents. “It was a learning process for me,” said Lockhart, who admitted that everybody was gunning for him after his previous victory and they made sure he wasn’t successful. To date, Lockhart, who races for Team Sodi by Velocity Racing, has stood atop the podium with more than 19 wins, 38 podiums and 40 top-five finishes. F1 - SEE PAGE THREE
TOP QUARTET SET OFF FOR BELIZE TEST PICTURED from left, Barron Musgrove Jr, Felix Neely, Kami Roach and Sienna Culmer-Mackey
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net FOUR of the top under23 cyclists will be leaving town on Thursday to represent the Bahamas at the Caribbean Cycling Championships in Belize. The competition will run from October 10-13 and will serve as a qualifier for
the Pan American Games Qualifier that leads up to the 2026 Commonwealth Games and eventually the 2028 Olympic Games. Felix Neely, the nationals champion, will be heading the head that includes under-23 champion Barron Musgrove Jr, national runner up Sienna Culmer-Mackey and national champion Kami Roach. “Our aim is to work with the under-23 cyclists and
expose rhythm to many international races so that they can gain points so that we can be in a better position to qualify for the World Championships and the Olympics. “The good thing about this under-23 team is that all of these cyclists are collegians. Felix, Barron and Sienna are all at the University of the Bahamas and Kami is in Tampa. So they are all focused and committed to the challenge ahead of them.” The four will be
competing in the time trials on Saturday, which includes 19 miles for the men and 15 miles for the women. The road race, set for Sunday, is 96 miles for the men and 52 for the women “They will be competing over the enhuating hills of Belize,” said Musgrove, who at one time competed there during his competitive days before he ventured into the administration of the sport upon retirement. In the past, the Bahamas has earned a medal from
Antoinece Simmons in the under-23 competition a few years ago and Jay Major captured a medal in the junior version of the championships, while Roach collected a pair of silver medals two years ago. “We hope to continue to build on this under-23 team,” Musgrove said. “The western world is catching up with Europe with world champions from Mexico and Cuba and they will be competing in Belize, so the competition is going to be
extremely tough. “Puerto Rico also has a very good team with a young man who competes in Europe on the professional circuit. So the level of competition has definitely risen higher and for our young men and women, this is a test to see where they are and where they need to go after they have experienced that leve.” The team manager is Rashon Jones and the coach is Kenton Roker from Grand Bahama.