Nine-times World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb believes that thorough testing in the UAE this week at the wheel of a car powered by a new sustainable fuel can boost his challenge for a first Dakar victory next month. The world’s most successful rally driver and his Bahrain Raid Xtreme (BRX) team-mates Nani Roma and Orlando … Read more
Abdullah Al-Rawahi became the first Omani in motor sport history to claim victory at the Oman Rally Sohar International 2021 on Saturday. Partnered by Jordanian co-driver Ata Al-Hmoud, Al-Rawahi guided his SRT Škoda Fabia Evo to a stunning start-to-finish victory with a winning margin of 21min 22.5sec. In so doing, the talented youngster joined veteran … Read more
Abdullah Al-Ruwahi dominated the opening leg of the Oman Rally Sohar International 2021 and surged into a commanding lead of 13min 40.2sec after six special stages on Friday. Partnered by Jordanian co-driver Ata Al-Hmoud, the Omani won all the day’s twisty and technical timed tests in his new SRT Škoda Fabia Evo and is firmly … Read more
The Hail Cross-Country Rally has attracted a bumper entry of national and international competitors to close out the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. The last off-road event of the FIA calendar year takes centre stage in the north-central region of Saudi Arabia on December 6th-11th. Organised by the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation … Read more
Abdullah Al-Ruwahi has a superb opportunity to become the first ever local winner of the Oman Rally Sohar International 2021 this weekend. The event has been in and out of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship since 1984 and the closest an Omani of sorts has ever come to winning was when Oman-based Lebanese driver … Read more
Oman Rally Sohar International 2021 gets underway with a ceremonial start at Al-Qurum from 6pm on Thursday (tomorrow) evening. Organised by the Oman Automobile Association, the 12-stage event is the final round of the 2021 FIA Middle East Rally Championship has attracted a dozen crews in the international section and a further 11, who will … Read more
: Bahrain Raid Xtreme (BRX) will run a three car team at the 2022 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January, with its cars powered by a new sustainable fuel. The fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to petrol, as it is made from generation 2 biofuel manufactured from agricultural waste and efuels … Read more
The route for the 44th edition of the Dakar Rally has today been revealed by organisers A.S.O. and has been welcomed by the Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation (SAMF). The 2022 journey will encompass a distance more than 8,000km, featuring 4,300km of timed stages, on challenging terrain across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Dakar Rally will … Read more
Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, the winner of a record-breaking 17 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) titles, tops the entry for the Oman Rally Sohar International 2021. The final round of the regional series takes place next weekend (December 2nd-4th). The six-time winner of the rally in Oman teams up with regular French co-driver Matthieu Baumel … Read more
GCK Motorsport will revive one of the sport’s most iconic cars when it returns to FIA World Rallycross Championship competition for the new electric era in 2022 with a model based upon the legendary Lancia Delta Integrale. Founded by four-time World Freeriding Champion-turned-rally, rallycross and stunt driver Guerlain Chicherit, GCK joined World RX in 2018. … Read more