Bahrain set for Formula 1 feast of entertainment

Mar.9 (Manama) As the 2010 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season prepares to kick off with the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, Bahrain International Circuit has prepared a huge variety of entertainment to celebrate the 60th anniversary season of the world’s most renowned motorsport championship. One of the region’s most famous Arabic... Read More »

Yas Marina Circuit opens top drag racing facility

Mar.8 (Abu Dhbai) His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman- Etihad Airways, today officially opened Yas Marina’s Circuit’s world-class Drag Racing Centre when he activated the timing system for the first time as two Abu Dhabi Police cars accelerated down the Drag Strip. HE Staff Major General Obaid Al Kitbi, Deputy Commander of... Read More »

Formula 1 world descends on Bahrain

Mar.9 (Manama) With the 2010 Formula 1™ Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix a few days away, Bahrain International Circuit is in full swing as it prepares to host the inaugural race of the FIA Formula 1™ World Championship’s 60th anniversary season. The majority of the competing teams, staff and equipment have arrived, and many drivers... Read More »

Al Qassimi triumphs in Kuwait International Rally

Mar.6 (Jahra, Kuwait) The UAE’s Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi and Ulster co-driver Michael Orr clinched a comfortable victory in the 2010 Kuwait International Rally, round two of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), on Saturday. At the wheel of his new Autotek-supported Ford Fiesta S2000, Al-Qassimi gradually extended his 7.7s overnight lead over the second day’s... Read More »

Round 8 UAE Rotax Max Challenge report

Mar.7 (Al Ain, UAE) Round 8 of the UAE Rotax MAX Challenge visited the outstanding Al Ain Raceway facility on Friday 5th March 2010.  With 3 rounds left to decide the series Champions, each class was still wide open at the beginning of the day as a number of debutants joined the ranks of the... Read More »