Al Musalam to make V8 debut.BAHRAIN's Fahad Al Musalam will be the first Middle Eastern driver to participate in the Australian V8 Supercars Championship Series, starting with the Gulf Air Desert 400 which gets underway on Thursday at the Bahrain International Circuit The Bahrain International Circuit (Arabic: حلبة البحرين الدولية) is a venue used for drag racing, GP2, and an annual Formula One Grand Prix. (BIC BIC See: Bank Investment Contract ) in Sakhir. Following talks between the BIC and Team Kiwi Racing Team Kiwi Racing is a V8 Supercar racing team that competes in the V8 Supercar series in Australia. Although the majority of races in the V8 Supercar series are run in Australia, Team Kiwi Racing is the only team to be based in New Zealand. , it was confirmed that he was invited to race for the New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. outfit after his exceptional performance in Winton Raceway with the Garry Rogers Motorsport Garry Rogers Motorsport is an Australian Touring Car Team. Pre Touring Car Era Garry Rogers Motorsport started out as a small privateer team in the late 70's running a Holden Torana. team. Al Musalam had tested GRM GRM Gross Rent Multiplier GRM Geospatial Resource Management (GIS, mapping) GRM General Routing Matrix GRM General Relationship Model GRM Gregg Reference Manual GRM Gross Refining Margin GRM Global Request Manager team in Australia last May as part of his prize after winning the Lumina CSV (1) (Comma Separated Value) Same as comma delimited. (2) (Computer System Validation) See software validation. CSV - comma separated values ME championship where he impressed many people, among them was Team Kiwi Racing. "I am looking forward to driving with Team Kiwi Racing and it gives me great honour to be the first Middle Eastern driver to be racing alongside some of the world's top touring champions," said Al Musalam. "I will be racing next to the Australian drivers with all their experience, but I aspire to start, finish and perform to the best of my ability." Having tested with the Garry Rogers Motorsport team aboard a right-hand drive Holden, Al Musalam will now be driving a Ford as part of the Team Kiwi Racing outfit. Al Musalam thanked Team Kiwi Racing for appreciating his talent and making his dream a reality. He is looking forward to meeting the team and drivers and hopes to make the Kingdom proud. Meanwhile, Jack Perkins from Jack Daniel's Racing Jack Daniel's Racing is one of the most iconic teams in the V8 Championship. The team was founded by former F1 driver and ATCC legend Larry Perkins. While his team has collected three Bathurst wins, championship wins have often slipped away in the V8 Supercar era and the team has team was the first V8 driver to touch down into the Kingdom for the upcoming event Larry Perkins, son of six-time V8 winner Jack, and other BIC staff welcomed the driver at the airport yesterday. More drivers including Will Davison, Steve Johnson and Todd Kelly are arriving in the island tonight. Arrival The teams and drivers are making their way back to the kingdom for the third consecutive year. The staff are being based at the airport round the clock to ensure drivers and teams are given a warm welcome and have the necessary support from the minute they land, a service all international drivers and teams have greatly appreciated over the last five years. The Australian V8 Supercars Championship was first made hugely popular throughout Australasia and has quickly picked up even greater popularity worldwide as the touring series spreads to Bahrain. With plenty on the agenda this year, three support events will sideline the world-class touring championship, including the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, Batelco 2000CC Challenge and DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Gulf Radical Cup. Entertainment, games and activities will also be on the list of things to do on race weekend as much more is set in store. Fans wishing to attend the races this year can get their tickets from the BIC stand at Seef Mall or the BIC Welcome Centre. Tickets are 10BD for adults and under-18s can get in for free throughout the three-day race weekend. Fans can contact the BIC hotline on 17450000 for more details or visit the website at www.bahrainv8.com. Copyright 2008 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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