Bahraini drivers steal the show

Manama: Seven of Bahrain’s top drag racers triumphed during the fourth and penultimate round of the 2015/2016 Bahrain Drag Racing Championship, held on Friday at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.

Salah Salahuddin, Adel Hassan, Mohamed Mubarak, Hammad Al Murbati, Mohammed Shakeeb, Raed Hussain and Fahim Zahran were all victorious in their respective competition categories, making for a superb showing from the Kingdom’s homegrown talent.

Action was held in 14 classes - 10 for cars and four for motorbikes in the meeting organised by the Bahrain Drag Racing Club (BDRC) in cooperation with BIC and the Bahrain Motor Federation.

It set the stage for an exciting climax to the season, which is scheduled for a fifth and final round this week from Tuesday to Friday.

Salahuddin (8.091 seconds) clinched first place in the Street V8 category as he battled Mohammed Sulyman (8.2623) in the final with Hussain Mohammed finishing third.

It was the third victory from four tries this season for Salahuddin and now heads to the championship finale as the favourite to claim his class title.

Adel Hassan (9.521) won the Street 4 and 6 category to beat Jamil Ebrahim Hilal (10.759) in the final with Abdulaziz Faisal was ranked third.

Mohammed Mubarak (9.871) was triumphant in the Outlaw Front-Wheel-Drive class against Mahmood Mohammed (12.609) with Zakreya Abdulla third.

Bahrain’s success continued with Hammad Al Murbati (7.308) defeating compatriot Mohammed Shakeeb (7.761) in the final of the Super Street 6-Cylinder category.

At the end of action, the winners were handed over their respective trophies in a podium ceremony by BDRC president Fahad Taqi.

Meanwhile, prior to the start of the final round on Tuesday, BIC will host an E K Kanoo Drag and Drift Night tonight sponsored by Ebrahim K Kanoo and powered by Motor City and invites drag racing and drifting enthusiasts to take their own cars or motorbikes and push them to their limit in a safe and controlled environment at BIC.