The cool bursar
Patterson has been a member of the board of directors of the Jamaica Race Drivers’ Club for a number of years, where he also served as treasurer.
But behind all this involvement in motorsports, between Mondays and Fridays, he is a bursar at Campion College in Kingston.
Of the students, he said, “You’ll find that the guys, when they get to about fifth or sixth form, they start getting interested in cars. Some of them even start before.”
He recalled, “There’s one guy in particular, he is always at the race meets, and he’s just in about third or fourth form now, so he knows the car very well and knows of its capabilities. The other guys in sixth form, they will ask questions. They want to get involved in motor racing. They think it’s cool, and they are like, ‘Wow this bursar is way cool, he races his car at Dover.’ Any day that the car doesn’t turn up in the parking lot, they’ll come and say, ‘Sir, where’s the car?’”
For youngsters like these and other car lovers who might find the need for speed consuming their driving, Patterson believes in one thing – taking it to the track.
“They (race tracks) allow you to drive your car fast to its extreme in a safe and controlled environment. You won’t have to worry about a car coming in the opposite direction around that corner that is blind,” he said. “All vehicles are going in the same direction. There are safety measures that are put in place, there are warning signs for you if something has happened. And so, it is very controlled, and this is where you are allowed to drive your car as fast as you can. Stay safe, stay on the track.”
Patterson races in the category of Super Street 45 but announced some changes to be made soon.
“For this year, 2018, I am actually racing a different Evolution. Not the street car, but I’m racing an older Evolution – an Evolution IV,” he pointed out. “This is a purpose-built car built specifically for racing with all the safety features, a bigger engine and all that, so I am doing what is called a step-up in class this year.”
Patrick Patterson is proudly sponsored by AutoSource Racing, DMontti Photography and MikeySpice.
This is a purpose-built car built specifically for racing with all the safety features, a bigger engine and all that, so I am doing what is called a step-up in class this year.”