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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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