January 26, 2012- Oryx Racing has announced it will take part in the 2012 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in North America, the first time it has competed as an independent racing team. The Abu Dhabi-based team will kick off the season this weekend at the world-famous Daytona 24 hour race, with new driver, Emirati [...]

Qatar to host Porsche GT3 Cup series Losail International Circuit joins UAE, Saudi, Bahrain in staging Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East has been given a fresh boost with the news that Qatar has joined the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on the championship circuit  for the first [...]

Abu Dhabi, 25th January 2012 - Dust from round two of the Maserati Trofeo JBF RAK series has only just settled, but already the one-make Gentlemen driver race initiative is gearing itself up for round three this weekend at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Home to the the UAE capital’s Formula One Grand Prix [...]

Bahrain International Circuit, ‘The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East’, will be hosting the GulfRun7 track event on Thursday and Friday (January 26 and 27) in Sakhir. GulfRun is an annual showcase of speed which was started in 2005. It was originally intended to be a weekend getaway for a group of friends from [...]

DOHA (Qatar): As the Middle East’s leading drivers arrive in the State of Qatar to make their final preparations for this weekend’s Qatar International Rally, round one of the 2012 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, officials at the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) have announced changes to the route for the two-day, all-desert rally. [...]

After four long days’ racing, the final day of the Rallye Monte-Carlo was without doubt the shortest ever seen in the history of the World Championship: the 5.16km of the eighteenth stage, on a route between Ste Agnès and the Colde la Madone, were covered in under 3m30s by the leading WRC cars! At the stop [...]

Friday 20th 2012 – The inaugural Gulf 12 Hours laid claim to becoming an instant classic after less than10”separated the first three cars after half a day’s racing! Taking a dramatic final stint win after setting the pace for much of the race was the AF Corse Ferrari 458 piloted by Matt Griffin, Marco Cioci [...]

Friday, 20 January 2012- The reigning MotoGP World Champion took time out of his winter break to share with motogp.com his views on fatherhood, his rivals, the switch to 1000cc bikes and how he will defend his title in 2012. How was your Christmas break and your reception back at home in Australia? “It was pretty [...]

20 January 2012-It was back to basics at the Dubai Kartdrome, in the wake of the Dunlop 24 Hours at Dubai Autodrome, when the combined Rotax Max Challenge and DAMC Karting Championship took place at Dubai’s premier karting venue. Also on the bill were SWS Sprint races for both Master Cup and Star Cup series [...]

  There is a phrase that goes something like “Racing can be a cruel mistress”, well we can confirm the phrase. Here is the day by day blow of what transpired before the event. Friday 6th January. The drivers and support team meet at the Dubai Autodrome for a test session. The car refuses to [...]