Roshandin to challenge Boodhoo for GMR&SC presidency

Businessman Mohamad Shairaz Roshandin has thrown his hat in the ring for the presidency of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC), emerging as the only challenger so far for the incumbent Mahendra ‘Raj’ Boodhoo.

The 34^th Annual General Meeting of the GMR&SC is slated for February 21, 2026, at 18:00h at the club’s headquarters at Thomas Road and Albert Street, Georgetown.

“Yes, I intend to run for the presidency,” Roshandin, the current Vice-President of the GMR&SC, confirmed to News Room Sport in a brief telephone interview on Sunday.

Also an active competitor in circuit, drag and endurance racing, Roshandin said he has been engaging members on his plans and receiving critical feedback on what is needed to further propel the sport in Guyana.

Information garnered from that process, Roshandin indicated, will inform his plan of action for the sport.

As a member of the current executive, Roshandin has been a key figure in expanding motorsport beyond the South Dakota Circuit, introducing drag racing events in Essequibo and Berbice.

Motor-racing has been making significant strides in recent times with an increase in competitors taking the grid, expansion of the South Dakota Circuit and the historic hosting of the third leg of the GT Challenge de las Américas series in July.

Late last month the club honoured its top performers of 2025 at a gala ceremony in Georgetown, while drivers Shan Seejatan and Anand Ramchand were by recognised the world governing body as the FIA Americas Driver of the Year (Guyana) for 2025 and 2024 respectively.