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   Wednesday, 07 January 2009
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Karting championship gets underway with new entrants |
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Karting championship gets underway with new entrants
DUBAI: The new racing season got off to a promising start with eight
new drivers taking to the track in the UAE Karting Championship’s first
round organized by the Emirates Motor Sports Federation at the
Kartdrome on Friday (September7) with the prospect of many more joining
the race for the coveted trophy looking bright as the championship
progresses into the cooler months.
Friday saw 31 competitors in four classes taking advantage of the
absence of some of their fellow competitors from the last season owing
to rising temperatures despite the fact that the first race was held
under lights from 5pm onwards.
Five new competitors registered for the championship in the Cadets
Class with last season’s winner Elliott Patrick shifting to the Max
Junior Class, some thing he wanted to do for a while now. However,
Cadet runner-up in the last season Riccardo Curatola is back in the
company of Thomas Bale and Leela EcElroy and is expected to push hard
for an overall first this season.
On Friday, Curatola topped the podium with 120 points, just three short
of the full points for the day, followed by newcomer Patrick Schoeller
finishing a creditable second with Bale completing the podium.
Apart from Patrick, Joe Morrit too has moved to Max Junior this year
after having competed in the Cadets Class last season. The two seasoned
drivers are likely to be given a run for their money by veteran
colleagues Edward Jones and Grace Brownlee who secured second and third
overall in this class last season.
In the first round on Friday, Elliott began his campaign in the Max
Junior Class with a second-place finish with Brownlee in third while
Morritt topped the podium with a spectacular display collecting all 123
points available on the day.
Most drivers in the TAG Class (Light and Heavy) who have returned this
season for another shot at the championship have been joined by three
debutants with expectations of a higher level of competition this
season.
The 11-round UAE Karting Championship 2007-08 is being held under the
Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Marwan Bin Rashid Al Mualla and
organized by the Emirates Motor Sports Federation at the Kartdrome.
Following were the winners in their respective classes in round 1:
CADETS
1. Riccardo Curatola
2. Patrick Schoeller
3. Thomas Bale
MAX JUNIORS
1. Joe Morritt
2. Elliott Patrick
3. Grace Brownlee
TAG – LIGHT
1. Roy Weyden
2. Hasher Maktoum
3. Tim Murdoch
TAG – HEAVY
1. John Mace
2. Fadi Al Aswad
3. Ian Prestwich
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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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