ABU DHABI (UAE). The fourth day of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge today (Wednesday, April 6) sees competitors take on arguably the rally’s toughest leg, comprising 350 kilometres the most demanding desert terrain. Named after Nissan, whose flagship Patrol SUV is the race’s official car, the stage is likely to make or break a large [...]
ABU DHABI (UAE). Tuesday, April 5, 2011: Experience really showed on Leg 3 of this year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, with two defending Desert Challenge champions enjoying strong performances among the towering dunes. Marc Coma furthered his overall lead in the bikes category while Russian driver Leonid Novitskiy gained his first stage win of the [...]
ABU DHABI (UAE). Monday, April 4, 2011: Rider Sam Sunderland of the KTM-UAE Rally Team today broke an Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge record by coming first in Leg 2 of this year’s rally, and, in the process, becoming the youngest ever rider to win a stage. The 21-year-old Briton completed the stage in 4h 10m [...]
ABU DHABI (UAE). Monday, April 4, 2011: The third leg of this year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge will today (Tuesday, April 5) see the 101-strong field undertake an itinerary unique in the event’s 21-year history, as two separate stages start and finish at the stunning Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara. Following on the [...]
ABU DHABI (UAE). Tuesday, March 29, 2011: While the likes of Leonid Novitskiy from Russia, Spaniard Marc Coma and Stéphane Peterhansel from France are set to take the headlines at this year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, four women are looking to make their mark as they take on some of the world’s toughest and most [...]
Sat, Feb 5th, 2011- DOHA (Qatar): Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah claimed a ninth successive victory in the 2011 Qatar International Rally, round one of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), on Saturday. At the wheel of his new Ford Fiesta S2000, the Dakar Rally winner overcame a serious propshaft problem on Friday to [...]
Fri, Feb 4th, 2011 – AL-WAKRA (Qatar): Qatar’s Mubarak Al-Hajri and UAE co-driver Aref Mohammed Yousef were the surprise leaders of the 2011 Qatar International Rally after the opening six timed special stages south of Doha on Friday. Al-Hajri was the last Qatari to win a round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship with [...]
Doha (Qatar): Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah starts as the firm favourite to claim a ninth successive victory in the Qatar International Rally this weekend, in the absence of defending regional champion Misfer Al-Marri and Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi. Al-Attiyah and Italian co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini head a 22-car entry from 10 countries in the 12-stage rally [...]
Dubai, UAE, 4th Dec 2010: Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah cruised to a comfortable victory in the 32nd Dubai International Rally today but lost his FIA Middle East title to fellow-Qatari driver Misfer Al Marri. Partnered by Italian Giovanni Bernacchini in a Super 2000 Ford Fiesta, Al Attiyah had a winning margin of six mins 16 [...]
Dubai, UAE, 29th Nove 2010: The 32nd Dubai International Rally, taking place over UAE National Day weekend (Dec 2-4), is the final and deciding round of the 2010 FIA Middle East Rally Championship following previous rounds in in Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus. One of the region’s most experienced drivers today predicted [...]
