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04th
March 2010
Moto
X: Wonderful event, says Minister for Communication
and Works
Anthony De Beauville
 It
is pretty amazing how time passes by. St.Lucia
recently celebrated 31 years of Independence
and in the process the St.Lucia Moto Cross Association
again staged one of its thrilling, breathtaking
and exciting activities on its calendar for
2010 in the Cul de Sac valley where a mammoth
crowd made its presence felt and so too did
the Moto X number one fun Minister for Communications
and Works Guy Joseph.
For those present certainly the cloud of dust
that covered the area never seemed to be a problem
as all eyes were glued to the track where they
took in the action exhibited by the visiting
French riders as they turned on the heat versus
our very own St. Lucians.
Taking time out to speak to this reporter was
Minister for Communication and Works Guy Joseph
who said, “I think this is a wonderful
event being put on by the Moto X Club. When
you get groups or associations putting on events
of this nature going on their own without any
formal government support and venturing into
programmes like this to make our Anniversary
of Independence Celebration a success, I think
it is a wonderful move and it is one that says
this sport has a great future and potential
in St. Lucia.”
“As a Minister of Government this event
has been shifted from one venue to the next
on a number of occasions, one can safely say
from Pigeon Island in the north now to Cul De
Sac in South Castries, are you saying that the
Moto X Club has finally received a home?”
Joseph replied, “Definitely, with the
number of young people involved, the potential
and the advancement in the sport I believe we
need to find a permanent home for sporting activities
of this nature.
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We have seen
a move from the traditional Cricket and Football
and we have seen people venturing into other
sporting disciplines, I think this is a wonderful
sporting discipline, but as a government we
must give the necessary support so that they
can find a permanent home where they can operate.
When we talk about sports Tourism, I think
we have great potential in this sport.”
“The crowd continues to build, similar
to that of a last lap jump up, with the excitement
at a all time high. Are you satisfied with
what you have seen to date? With his usual
smile, Joseph openly said, “If it were
not for the Drag Wars in the south of the
island the Moto X Club would have had a record
number of enthusiasts. This is the biggest
I have seen to date and that gives the true
picture.”
Interestingly Minister Guy Joseph went on
to say, “What we are looking to do,
is to see if we can establish a centre, a
permanent home where we could have all the
various forms of racing, whether it is for
the Moto X Club and for the Drag Wars, with
the facilities to accommodate each different
sporting activity.”
The dust would have finally invaded our space,
so the Minister had the final word when he
went on to congratulate the Moto X Club on
what they had done. “It is an event
we look forward to at our Independence celebrations
and thank the overseas riders for gracing
us with their presence once more. It truly
tells me that we are doing well in this sport
and the club needs a whole lot of support
from the government,”he said.
Discuss
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