And, although the Jamaican did not cross the line first, his second-place finish in the Micro Max class left no doubt as to who this little Jamaica boy was.

"There was a buzz in the paddock area about this little boy from Jamaica and everyone was surprised to know this was his second time racing out of Jamaica," his father Ricky said.

His father explained that rivals were impressed with his performance and how quickly he got up to speed.

In the qualifying session last Sunday, he finished fourth from a field of 12.

Karting events

After his performance, young Sirgany was approached by the management of Homestead Karting to compete with their team at the Grand Nationals in Oklahoma between September 16 and 19.

The Grand Nationals is one of the largest Karting events in North America, with the top Karters in the US competing for bragging rights of being the best in North America.

Other Jamaicans who competed at the meet were Colin Daley Jr and Jonathan Law. Daley who was recently promoted to the Rotax Junior Class finished fifth in the qualifying and finals.Law, who had recently been promoted to the Rotax Mini-Max Class, finished 11th in his finals.

- Glenroy Sinclair