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   Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Ben Sulayem elected Vice President
on FIA World Motor Sport Council
ATCUAE President becomes first Arab to win a place on motor sport’s most powerful body
Mohameed Ben Sulayem with FIA President Max Mosley
MOHAMMED Ben Sulayem has become the first Arab to earn a place on the most powerful body in world motor sport.
Sulayem, President of the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE and a rallying legend in the Middle East, has been elected to the FIA World Motor Sport Council and named as Vice President of the FIA for Sport by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
FIA President Max Mosley confirmed his double appointment on October 7 during the FIA General Assembly in Paris.
It underlines Sulayem’s status as the leading motor sport figure in the Middle East, and recognises the influential role he has played in bringing world championship motor sport to the region.
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* Officials say recognition is felt by Arab motor sport community
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Attiyah takes FIA ME
crown in Troodos Rally
Qatari secures Mid East Championship & record FIA triple
 QATAR’s Nasser Al Attiyah made history in Cyprus on October 9 with his 6th consecutive Troodos Rally win.
Attiyah and Ulster co-driver Chris Patterson steered their Subaru Impreza to a historic win that not only crowns him 2008 Middle East Champion, but also sees him enter the record books as the first driver ever to win three FIA Championships in the same year. (Attiyah has already won the FIA Cup for Cross Country Baja, and the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies.)
The penultimate round of the 2008 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), this year’s Troodos Rally has been as exciting as ever, with plenty of action and surprises.
Al-Attiyah got off to a flying start on October 8 and set an impressive pace from the off. He was fastest through 4 of Saturday’s 6 special stages. Lebanon’s Roger Feghali set fastest times through SS3 and SS4 and briefly took the overall rally lead, seemingly undaunted by a wrist injury picked up early in the day.
Along with Attiyah’s battle to secure the championship, attention also focussed on the ongoing battle between Cypriot Nicos Thomas and Lebanon’s Nick Georgiou in the Pirelli Star Driver competition. The ultimate winner of which will secure guaranteed World Rally Championship drives next year.
Georgiou started the Troodos Rally ahead in the Pirelli competition, but Thomas maintained a fast pace throughout the event to draw level with Georgiou. The ongoing fight will now be decided in the last round of the 2008 MERC in Dubai.
* Attiyah claims first DC title
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RoadStars promise to spread the ‘safe’ word
First phase of annual contest concludes in Abu Dhabi
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 ABU DHABI: The curtains came down on the first of two annual Caltex RoadStar Contest for the year in Abu Dhabi today (May 22) with 12 more ‘safe drivers’ being awarded on Day 2 in the National Capital.
The over decade old campaign, organized by the Emirates Motor Sports Federation (EMSF), to promote safe driving was held from May 18-19 in Dubai and May 21-22 in Abu Dhabi in association with the police of the respective emirates.
While Caltex was the main sponsor, Lexus (Al Futtaim Motors), AXA Insurance and the International Automobile Touring Club were the co-sponsors with Gulf News, Wheels and Radio2 as the media partners.
Following were the winners in Abu Dhabi on Day 2: Haji Gul, Rensgasai Jaganadhan, Rahman Gul, Sajjid Khan, Suaad Al Haryhi, Robert Butt, Ahmad Al Romaithi, Lalu Pathrose, Abbasi Tabraz Alam, Kate Draycott, Tristan De Furluc and Sri Kumar Andiveedu.
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THE BMW Driving Skills Challenge organized by the Emirates Motor Sports Federation got underway on the sidelines of the 9th International Motor Show 2008 at Expo Centre Sharjah on November 18.
The debut of the five-day event saw 28 competitors of various nationalities negotiate a BMW through a specially set up track in the car park located next to Gate No. 3 of Expo Centre Sharjah.
Khalil Mohammed Khalil, Alaa Said Rahrough and Yasser Ahmed Mohammed walked off with the first, second and third prize with times of 26.01 seconds, 26.91 seconds and 27.06 seconds respectively.
The winners received a trophy and Certina watch each while all participants received a certificate.
The challenge, sponsored by BMW, tests the driving skills of participants and highlights the importance of abiding by traffic rules and regulations.
The driving skills challenge is being held daily from 5pm to 10pm until November 22, the last day of the automobile show.
Pirelli, Certina and Mobil 1 are the other co-sponsors of the challenge.
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