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   Tuesday, 06 January 2009
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Round 7 of Autox on Feb.1 |
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ABOUT || REGS || RESULTS || PHOTOS || VIDEOS || ENTRY FORM || ARCHIVE
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UAE AUTOX CHAMPIONSHIP 2008
Round 7 of Autox on Feb.1
DUBAI: Round 7 of the UAE Autox Championship
2008, organized by the Emirates Motor Sports Federation, will take off
on a pre-defined track at the Emirates Motorplex in Umm Al Quwain on
Friday morning, with two of the top three contenders for the overall
championship foregoing this round due to prior work commitments.
Fadi Bikawi who leads the pack overall with 85 points and Waleed Afani
with a close 83 points in second place will miss this round making way
for third-placed Allan Nawfal (79 points) to gain ground in the title
chase that will end in mid-April.
Umair Khan and Akram Malas are tied in fourth position with 47 points
each going into round seven while Raed Hassan and Joe Dawaliby are in
fifth and sixth position overall respectively.
Should Allan have a good run on Friday he stands a realistic chance of
topping the overall standings going into the final stages of the
championship, though Fadi and Waleed, both tenacious and skilled
drivers, could yet give Allan a run for his money in the last three
remaining rounds.
Apart from a trophy, the overall winner for the day will receive a 3,000-dirham Pirelli tyre voucher.
According to the official programme released by the organizers on
Thursday evening, the first car will hit the track at 10am. The
presentation ceremony for the day is expected to be at around 3pm.
  
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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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