Aug.6 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Prince Abdulaziz Al Faisal won the inaugural Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East earlier this year and his achievement has caught the imagination of young Saudis. Saudi Arabia’s latest Middle East champion driver believes a new generation of young hopefuls from the Kingdom – and from the rest of the region [...]
Apr.23 (Half Moon Bay, Saudi Arabia): Local hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel extended their overall lead to 53.9 seconds after a further six timed special stages of the Sharqia Rally, round four of the 2010 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), on Wednesday. “It was a case of driving quickly without making [...]
Apr.21 (Half Moon Bay, Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabian driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel held the outright lead after the opening timed super special stage of the Sharqia Rally, round four of the 2010 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, on Tuesday afternoon in Half Moon Bay. Twenty-three teams were flagged away from the [...]
Apr.19 (Half Moon Bay, Saudi Arabia) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia takes its place in the FIA Middle East Rally Championship for the first time tomorrow (Tuesday), when the Sharqia Rally gets underway with a ceremonial start and timed super special stage in the Al-Khobar region of the Eastern Province. A provisional 30 crews will [...]
Apr.7 (Riyadh) The Sharqia Rally, round four of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, is taking shape in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province and will be staged on April 20-22. The rally is being held under the patronage of HRH Prince Mohamed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Governor of the Eastern Province and the Chairman of [...]
Mar.4 (Riyadh) The final round of the 2009/2010 Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship flagged off on 31 March, 2010 in spectacular fashion here at Reem International Circuit. Bahraini Raed Raffii captured pole position for the meeting’s first race and left the main SC09 title contenders trailing in his tracks. Raffii sped away for a fastest [...]
Apr.1 (Riyadh) Saudi Arabia’s Prince Abdulaziz Al Faisal took his dominance of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East all the way to the finish as he scored an emphatic victory in the 12th and final round today. His ninth win in the series at Reem International Circuit outside Riyadh, a week after he had [...]
Mar.31 (Riyadh) Saudi Arabia’s Prince Abdulaziz Al Faisal scored a dramatic victory in the penultimate round of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East today a week after being crowned champion. After claiming his 6th pole position of the twelve round championship, Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman Bin Rashid Al Khalifa had looked certain to score his [...]
Mar.31 (Riyadh) Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman Bin Rashid Al Khalifa was in record-breaking form as he grabbed his sixth pole position in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East at Reem International Circuit outside Riyadh today. Battling Saudi’s Bandar Alesayi for runner’s up spot in the series, he was fastest in qualifying for the 11th and [...]
Mar.31 (Riyadh) Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman Bin Rashid Al Khalifa set the early pace today as the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East moved towards its climax in Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Salman was fastest in official practice for this afternoon’s penultimate round of the 12-round series with a time of 1:16.354 at Reem International Circuit outside [...]
