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   Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Social Responsibility
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The word speed may be synonymous with the Emirates Motor Sports Federation, but it remains a fact that safety has been, and always will be, uppermost in our minds, be it on the race track or the roads.
While the main objective of the EMSF is to promote motor sport in the UAE in a safe and controlled environment, the Federation for the past decade has been actively involved in a number of road safety projects, pouring in over a million dirhams to educate drivers on the need to adhere to road rules in order to save lives, not just their own but others’ too.
Some of the activities that the EMSF undertakes in order to drive home the necessity to drive safe include the Class Car and Bikes Parade and the Convertible Cars Parade, held annually during the Dubai Shopping Festival in conjunction with the DSF and Dubai Immigration and Naturalization Services.
Apart from this, the EMSF was actively involved in a global road safety initiate of the FIA Foundation, Bridgestone Corporation and motoring clubs worldwide.
Last year, the EMSF conducted a huge exercise in over 15 schools educating tomorrow’s drivers today on road rules.
In the coming months and years, there are plans on the drawing board to involve as large a section of the society as is possible to drive home the point that safety comes first.
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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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