Abu Dhabi Racing set for Kuwait Rally test

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Abu Dhabi Racing set for Kuwait Rally test

Defending regional champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his French co-driver Matthieu Baumel top the entry in their Ford Fiesta RRC.

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Published: Sat 28 Feb 2015, 3:37 PM

Last updated: Thu 25 Jun 2015, 10:45 PM

Kuwait City — The Basil Salem Al-Sabah Motor Racing Club (BMRC) and the Kuwait International Automobile Club (KIAC) have announced a 21-car entry and competitors from 10 countries for the 2015 Kuwait Rally, which takes place on March 12-14.

The entry list was released on Thursday for the second round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship that will run under the chairmanship of Shaikh Athbi Nayef Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah.

Defending regional champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his French co-driver Matthieu Baumel top the entry in their Ford Fiesta RRC, but the series leaders face fierce competition for the second time in just over a month from the likes of Abu Dhabi Racing’s Shaikh Khalid Al Qassimi, Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al Rajhi and fellow Qatari Abdulaziz Al Kuwari.

Hosts Kuwait will be strongly represented: Masoud Al Saleh, Salah bin Eidan and Meshari Al Thafiri lead the home challenge on an entry list that also includes locally-based drivers, Dawood Al Gharabally, Saleh Ali, Kuwait-based Lebanese Elie Chachati and Mohammed Al Thafiri. Abu Dhabi Racing’s junior drivers missed the opening round in Qatar last month and make their first appearance of the season.


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