2008/2009 Red Line Challenge.Dubai: A record 51 entries took to the track under floodlights last Friday for the season opening round of the 2008/2009 Red Line Challenge at the Dubai Autodrome The Dubai Autodrome is an FIA sanctioned 5.39 km motorsports circuit located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Opened in October 2004, Dubai Autrodrome was the first part of the MotorCity devolopment that was available for use. . Big winner on the night was Akram Malas malas (m  ·läsˑ),n. who took home three trophies for the best time in the Sprint run, Class 5M victory and Overall Winner in his Mitsubishi Evo 6. However, it wasn't all smooth sailing for the trophy winner as he was forced to fend off the concerted challenges of Ra'ad Haddad, reigning champion Fadi Bikawi and Raed Hassan. Second placed Haddad, driving a Mitsubishi Evo 8, was happy with his performance which saw him within half as second of the winning combined times. The racer now hopes new tyres, which were not at his disposal for Round 1, will up his game in future rounds. Bikawi, also driving a Mitsubishi Evo 8, made the top three. It was a good result, as he marks time waiting for the arrival of his modified Evo 7 from Jordan, which he believes will give him an edge. Meanwhile, Himmo in his purpose-built Ultralite S2K S2K S2000 (Honda) S2K System 2000 S2K Synagogue 2000 S2K Shoot to Kill (gaming clan) was sensational in the Autotest segment of the Challenge, beating his nearest rival by well over a second. A hard fought three-way battle in Class 2S, between the Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini/subcompact produced by the French automaker Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation. The Clio has seen substantial critical and commercial success, being consistently one of Europe's top-selling cars since its trio of Mustafa Al Khatib, Basil Daham and Weaam Abdou went down to the wire with Al Khatib winning by the narrowest of margins ahead of second-placed Daham. Dahman, in turn, was less than a hundredth of a second ahead of third-placed Abdou. Reswee Masahud dominated Class 2M which he won by three seconds over his nearest rival, Challenge debutant De`bu`tant´ n. 1. A person who makes his (or her) first appearance before the public. Peter DeVido. However in the Autotest discipline, it was DeVido (Honda S2000) who was quickest in the class by almost a second over the eventual winner. Masahud (Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a three-door hatchback version that September. With the transverse engine placement of its 1169 cc engine and front-wheel drive, like the British Mini, the ) showed his muscle in the Autosprint section with a time of almost five seconds faster than DeVido. It was good enough to take top honours by a comfortable margin. Wael Mustafa (Mitsubishi Evo 9) won the 5S class narrowly beating second-placed Samer Abdul Malak (Mitsubishi Evo 8). In the all Ford Mustang VM Class Alaa Al Akawi got the better of Aref Ramli by less than a second. Other winners on the night included Michael Gueco (Honda Civic) who won Class 1M and Jenniever Verana (Honda Civic) who won Class 1S. Round 2 takes place at Dubai Autodrome on Friday, 26 September. Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 2007. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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