Dubai Autodrome hosts the eighth UAE national race day with an action packed bill in store for race fans this Friday (2 March), featuring: Round 6 of the Total UAE Touring Cars, Round 6 of the Motorcity UAE Sportbikes, Round 7 of the NGK UAE GT Championship, Round 6 of the Maserati Trofeo Middle East, …
The towering dunes and spectacular terrain of the formidable Liwa Desert have once again attracted the biggest stars of motorsport with three of cross-country rallying’s biggest names confirmed to take part in next month’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. This year, legends Leonid Novitskiy, Marc Coma and Stéphane Peterhansel – each one among the sport’s most …
The world’s ultimate desert rally, the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is back for 2012, and is once again set to push the best racers on earth to their physical and mental limits over some of the harshest yet most dramatic scenery the world has to offer. No other rally in the world pits competitors against …
The world’s ultimate desert rally, the 2012 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (30 March – 6 April) is set to feature an even more varied line-up than ever before, with some 35 different nationalities and a record number of female competitors already signed up to tackle the towering dunes and spectacular terrain of the formidable Liwa …
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On a day that saw temperatures in the desert hitting around 40oc, Jean-Louis Schlesser (cars) and Marc Coma (bikes) finished on top of the overall rankings after the unique, double-stage Qasr Al SarabLeg of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. At 63 years old, and with many decades of racing behind him, there is no …
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As the summer heat approaches, most sports in the UAE are looking forward to their hiatus. However, there is no rest for the motorsport community as preparations are already underway for next season. The Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) recently met with their affiliated sporting clubs to discuss and finalize the sporting …
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Dubai Autodrome Motorsport Club (DAMC) have released sporting and technical regulations for the forthcoming season motor racing championships which they will be running in 2012/2013 under the auspices of the ATCUAE. Regulations for the UAE Touring Cars, UAE GT and UAE Sportbikes championships were published last week with no big surprises for competitors and …
The Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) is stepping up efforts to create a growing role for Emiratis in shaping the country’s future as one of the world’s leading motor sport destinations. As a result of an intensive ATCUAE recruitment and training program over the last three years, Emirati officials and volunteers will …
ATCUAE to Grant Emiratis Growing Role in UAE Motor Sport Read More »
The first Arab accepted into the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy is set to be a leading figure in the future growth and development of motorsport in the UAE and across the Middle East. Emirati Mohammed Al Mutawaa, the only Middle East representative among 18 participants at the FIA Institute’s academy aimed at developing …
First Arab to Be an Ambassador For UAE Motorsport Read More »
Measures to simplify procedures for motoring tourists when driving across borders in the Middle East and worldwide were top of the agenda for the AIT/FIA Customs Council in Dubai today. The new body, established earlier this year by the Alliance Internationale de Tourisme (AIT) and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), was meeting for the …