December 22, 2013

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

The UAE’s new role in preparing Russia for its debut in Formula One Racing will be the starting point for broader cooperation between the two countries on road safety and motoring consumer protection. Phase one of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Moscow on Monday between the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE and

The Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) is taking a new step forward in Formula One Grand Prix safety in Abu Dhabi this weekend by partnering with one of the Middle East’s premier fire safety organizations.   The sporting organizers of the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix have teamed up

Dubai, UAE, 16 November, 2012: Mohammed Al Balooshi has won the UAE’s inaugural Arab Motocross Championship on home territory today at the Jebel Ali DMX Motocross track, bringing a fitting finale to an action-packed weekend.   Competing in the top tier MX1 category, the Emirati home favourite won both of his two races with ease,

Marc Coma, the reigning world champion, rubberstamped his two-wheeled superiority today, the enigmatic Spaniard clinching a third consecutive bikes category title in the 2011 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge – the opening round of the FIM Cross Country Rallies World Championship and second round of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. Having led for the

Dubai, UAE, 29th November 2012: The Dubai International Rally adds another chapter to its colourful history as the UAE’s most durable sporting event over National Day weekend with its future, and that of the FIA Middle EastRally Championship, set to receive a significant boost.   At a meeting in Istanbul next Wednesday, the World Motorsport

The United Arab Emirates Rotax MAX Challenge begins 2013 with a double-header race meeting at Dubai Autodrome, Motor City. The welcome winter break will doubtlessly have allowed the competitors to compose themselves and try out new parts for their karts in an effort to close up the championship tables. The weather forecast for the weekend

After a week of world class endurance racing at Dubai Autodrome, action moves over the boulevard at Motorcity to the Kartdrome for a first ever double header weekend this Friday and Saturday, featuring the UAE Rotax Max Challenge races and SWS Sprint races.   It’s back to grassroots racing, after a couple of months lay

Five Emirati drivers are hoping to kick-start their FIA Middle East Rally Championship campaigns at this weekend’s Qatar International Rally by mirroring the all-conquering regional exploits by the UAE national football team in the Gulf Cup of Nations.   With Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi, the 2004 regional champion, spearheading the Abu Dhabi Racing effort in

The race weekend on 8 February at Dubai Autodrome will feature the inaugural running of the NGK 300 endurance race for a variety of car categories, making it the first race of its kind in the region.   DAMC manager Richard Birch explained, “The event will be historic as for the first time we will