Archive for: November, 2009

Hot favourite Al Attiyah sets sights on sixth title

Nasser Al Attiyah starts Dubai rally as favourite

Dubai: With less than a week to go before the final round of the Middle East Rally Championship, President of the Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 31st Dubai International Rally Mohammed Ben Sulayem singled out Nasser Al Attiyah as the hot favourite given the Qatari’s [...]

UAE drivers set sights on Dubai Rally podium

UAE's Sheikh Abdullah Al Qassimi in the driving seat

Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE President Mohammed Ben Sulayem today urged a line-up of some of the top local drivers to aim for the podium when the final round of the 2009 Middle East Rally Championship, the 31st Dubai International Rally, gets underway on December 3. Sulayem, who is also FIA Vice President, [...]

All-female team gets ready for Dubai Rally

Lady rally driver Abeer Batikhi

Dubai: Jordan’s Abir Al-Batikhi, the first Arab woman to compete in the World Rally Championship (WRC), and the UAE’s Rabab Al Tajir, the only all-female team, are busy giving last-minute touches to their car in preparation for the 31st Dubai International Rally which will be flagged off by His Highness Sheikh Majed Bin Mohammed Bin [...]

Pirelli Star Driver showdown in Dubai Rally

Meshari Al Thafiri in action

Dubai: Lebanese driver Nicholai Georgiou and Kuwait’s Meshari Al Thafiri will go head to head at next weekend’s Dubai International Rally to determine the destiny of this year’s Pirelli ‘Star Driver’ (PSD) Award for the FIA Middle East Rally Championship. The event takes place on December 3-5.

The driver who amasses the most points from the two days at the final round of the regional rally series will join other regional heat winners from around the world in six rounds of next year’s FIA World Rally Championship.

Video: Qatar ADRL Round 1

Click here to read the report here Action packed Round 1 of the ADRL

Report: Round 3 DAMC Karting & Sodi W-Series

Scott Latham won all the Max Senior races on the day

Report: Round 3 DAMC Karting & Sodi W-Series Sprint Races at the Kartdrome Several familiar faces were absent from the third round of the DAMC Karting Championship at the Kartdrome on Friday, 27 November 2009 due to the Eid holidays. Among the absentees were some of the front runners in the various categories and as [...]

Monaco Forum hosts leading racetrack bosses

Abud Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit CEO Richard Cregan

CEOs from some of the leading motor racing circuits in the world will be participating in the 2009 Motor Sport Business Forum. Richard Cregan, CEO of Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit, Walter Kafitz, CEO of Germany’s Nürburgring, and Razlan Razali, CEO of Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit, will participate in a panel session on the first [...]

Aussie V8s strike mega TV deal

Big TV deal for V8 Supercars

Australia’s most popular form of motorsport, the V8 Supercars, will have a new potential audience of 79 million after agreeing a landmark television deal with Fox Sports. Coverage of every race in the series, which spens in Abu Dhabi and follows with Bahrain,  will be shown with a week’s delay on Fox’s dedicated motorsport cable [...]

Preview DAMC Karting Round 3

Scott Latham leads the highly competitive Max Seniors pack at the Kartdrome (Photo: JP Souter)

Big battles expected in round three of the DAMC Karting Championship Dubai: Round 3 of the DAMC Karting Championship takes place at the Kartdrome this weekend (Friday, 27 November 2009). Once again the country’s best karters will line up for what is sure to be an action packed day. The premier Max Seniors Class has [...]

Global interest for Nivea for Men 24 Hours

Nivea for Men Challenge attracting international teams

2009 Nivea for Men Endurance Challenge – Countdown begins to Round 3 at the Kartdrome Traditionally the final round of the 2009 Nivea for Men Endurance Challenge, 24 Hours of Dubai at the Airdrome, is the most popular edition of the three round championship. This year is no different as entries are coming uin thick [...]

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