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Caribbean Drag Racing Association Sued Over $87K in Alleged Unpaid Loans, Construction Costs, and Operating Expenses

The Caribbean Drag Racing Association, alongside its former and current president, are being sued for the alleged non-payment of tens of thousands of dollars in cash advances and construction work. In the civil complaint, V.I Industrial Services, a St. Croix-based company, says that they provided $87,988.33 “in cash services, and materials to or on behalf of CDRA” over the span of about 3 years. In 2022, concrete work was done “to improve CDRA's racing pit infrastructure and parking area,” according to the lawsuit. Those improvements were reportedly worth just under $22,000. Starting in February of that year, V.I. Industrial Services and/or company executive MacGarvey Henry, also listed as a plaintiff, provided CDRA with just over $66,000 in cash, to cover “operating expenses” for the organization. The complaint claims that these expenses included “insurance premiums, utility bills, and other costs.” The payments lasted until March 2025. Arthur Hector was the CDRA president for much...