January 31st, 2012- Oryx Racing successfully completed its maiden race in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, finishing 32nd out of 44 cars in the GT class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The UAE-based team, which included Emirati nationals Humaid Al Masaood and Saeed Al Mehairi in its line-up, overcame a number of challenges to [...]
Daytona Beach, Florida-Jan. 29, 2112 – In his ninth try at winning North America’s most prestigious sports car race, team owner Michael Shank put his faith in a stock car driver. And that driver – A.J. Allmendinger – put in three grueling hours at the wheel of the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Ford/Riley [...]
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29 January 2011: Following the success of last year’s Yas Pro Drag Racing Series, organizers have announced that the series will return to Yas Marina Circuit for a second season. The season will consist of four rounds commencing in March, and running through until May. With a full count of cars, the [...]
Saturday, January 28th, 2012- AL-WAKRA (Qatar): Qatar’s Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari held his nerve and drove in a cool and measured way to secure a stunning victory in the Qatar International Rally, the opening round of the 2012 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), in Doha on Saturday. Despite fierce pressure from Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah over the second [...]
Abu Dhabi, 27th January 2012- At the home of Formula One in the UAE, young Lebanese driver Joe Ghanem scored a double victory in Round 3 of the Maserati Trofeo JBF RAK. Competition in the one-make race series was intense with action across the field in both 30-minute races. The first qualifying session took place [...]
Friday, January 27th, 2012- AL-WAKRA (Qatar): Abdulaziz and Nasser Al-Kuwari were the surprise leaders of a thrilling Qatar International Rally after six dramatic special stages in the Qatar desert on Friday. Abdulaziz won two of the morning’s three specials in his new Tok Sport-run Mini S2000, but differential problems cost the Qatari valuable time and a [...]
27 January 2012-Total UAE Touring Car Championship Report Yas Marina Circuit, on Friday 27 January, hosted the DAMC organized Round 5 of both the Total UAE Touring Car Championship and the NGK UAE GT Championship, with some thrilling racing on the Northern Circuit configuration of the splendid Grand Prix venue. In Race 1 of [...]
DOHA (Qatar): The two-day Qatar International Rally gets underway at the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) in Doha on Friday morning and kick-starts a new season of FIA Middle East Rally Championship action. The seven round series takes in events in Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus and Dubai and annually attracts the cream [...]
Dubai, UAE, 26th January 2012: FIA Vice President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has warned that UAE drivers risk undermining efforts to revive rallying in the region if they do not support the FIA Middle East Championship. Sulayem spoke today of his shock on discovering that the entry list for the Qatar International Rally, which launches the [...]
25 January 2012 – Yas Marina Circuit plays host, on Friday 27 January, to the DAMC organized Round 5 of both the Total UAE Touring Car Championship and the NGK UAE GT Championship. It’s back to business for the UAE’s best race drivers in the first UAE national race meeting of the new year. The [...]
