Enticing battles in karting sprints

Manama : Action resumes tomorrow in the 2016/2017 Bahrain Karting Sprint Championship (BKSC) at Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC) in Sakhir with the fourth round of the Bahrain Rotax Mojo Max Challenge (BRMMC) and round six of the Bahrain SWS Sprint Championship (SSWS).

Racing will be held along BIKC’s 1.414-kilometre Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK) Track, and many of the Kingdom’s top karters will be showcasing their talents.

All the action begins at 3.45pm with a free practice session for the BRMMC competitors, qualifying then is at 4.30pm, to be followed by the Rotax karters’ Pre-Final at 5.15pm. The Final is then scheduled for a 6.15pm start, determining the final podium finishers.

In the SSWS, participants go straight into qualifying at 4.10pm which will determine the grid for the Pre-Final at 4.50pm, which then leads to the Final at 5.40pm.

The round’s winners will be honoured in a podium ceremony following all the action and is for Rotax kart owners and one of the most highly competitive series in the national scene.

Battles for the season titles in four different categories are now headed into its final stages, and each and every point is necessary.

Hussain Hassan (80 points) lead the BRMMC Max class, Mohammed Mattar (79) is a close second and Khaled Alsaei (60) is third.

In the BRMMC Junior, Sulaiman Alkanderi (54) leads, Luca Santiago (42) is second and Anas Lecaillon (32) is third, while the BRMMC Masters sees Anthony Genocchio (45) first followed by Mohammed Faqihi (25) in second and in the BRMMC Entrant class, Batelco Drag 965 Racing (276) leads.

Meanwhile, all those aged 15 and above and are hungry for a taste of some heated competition are invited to take part in the SSWS. This arrive-and-drive championship is open to both men and women of whatever nationality or skill level. They will race it out in identical Sodikarts, which will be provided for by BIKC.

Abdulla Buhindi (146) is setting the pace amongst the 40 entrants so far this season, Rashid Almuammari (117) is second, while Ahmed Ebrahim (108) is third.