So here we are, last race day of the season and although Mahmoud was 31 points clear of the second placed riders (Alan Boyter and Erikas Savikas), there were 60 points on offer as double (now that is a Brucey Bonus you don’t get every day) the normal points were on offer, the championship was [...]
Dubai, April 14, 2012- – Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, Levi Sherwood won the 2012 season opener of the $1 million World Tour on Friday. With a brilliant performance in front of 20,000 spectators on a [...]
Abu Dhabi, 10 April, 2012: Some of the world’s and the region’s best motorsport racers competed this past Sunday in the Etihad Airways Head2Head Challenge at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit. As the first pan-GCC, multi-disciplinary motorsport challenge, the Etihad Airways Head2Head Challenge saw 13 drivers from 8 countries team up in a battle to [...]
Abu Dhabi, 6 April, 2012: This weekend Aussie V8 Supercar drivers Craig Lowndes and Lee Holdsworth are making a special trip to Abu Dhabi as guests of Yas Marina Circuit. While motorsport will be on the agenda, the champion duo will be in the capital 6-9 April to participate in a bucket list of activities [...]
UK, Sat 31st Mar – Oman Air Racing Team driver Ahmad Al Harthy made a strong start to the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit on Saturday, 31st March, with a Pro-Am 1 podium finish during the first race of the 2012 season. Starring in qualifying by securing the [...]
Well here we are again at the Dubai Autodrome for rounds 11 and 12 of the 2011-12 Sportbike Championship. After eight wins Mahmoud had opened up a 26 point lead over the 2nd placed rider in the championship (his team mate Alan). The fight for the runner up position was much closer with only 4 [...]
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 [...]
UAE: Umm Al Qaiwain, Dec 15th 2011: Emirati racing driver Haytham Sultan Al Ali has partnered with NBQ (The National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain psc) in his debut season racing in the UAE Championship Formula Gulf 1000. NBQ (The National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain psc) is providing sponsorship funding to support Haytham in [...]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 December, 2011:Hussam Al Ansary and Tarik Al Bahnini take second and third places respectively in an action packed weekend competition. Thousands of spectators made their way to Dubai Autodrome over the weekend to watch one of the UAE’s biggest amateur motorsport competitions, The Potenza Performance Challenge 2011, presented by Bridgestone [...]
Mon 5th Dec- The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) celebrated motor racing achievements of 2011 today (Monday 05 December), at the star-studded BRDC Annual Awards. The ceremony, hosted by BBC Formula 1 presenter Jake Humphrey, was attended by motor racing’s finest, including World Champions. Other greats of British motor sport included Sir Stirling Moss OBE, BRDC [...]