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Barrow promises a motorsports circuit and gives 500,000 dalasis to drifters

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Gambian President Adama Barrow has promised to include a dedicated motorsports circuit in his next 1,600-kilometre road programme and has paid 500,000 dalasis to the Gambia Motorsports Association. Drifters will be able to train at the National Trade Fair site in Brusubi, under the supervision of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce, according to a presidency statement cited by Gambiana.

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