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Arab Motocross to
make Dubai debut

Held under the patronage of Shaikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and taking place on November 15 and 16 at the DMX Motocross track in Jebel Ali, the two-day racing series will host more than 40 world class riders from 12 countries.

The Arab Motocross Championship is organised by the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE), and consists of races across two bike categories and one quad bike category.

The racing championship in Dubai is the first of the AMF after being restructured following a significant overhaul in August this year at its Riyadh based headquarters in Saudi Arabia – a process driven by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees (UANOC), in order to take competitive bike racing in the Middle East to a new level.

Dr. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the ATCUAE, said that with the Arab Motocross Championship as a starting point, regional moto racing can look forward to a bright future with a calendar of events run to the international standards laid down by the FIM, the sport’s world governing body.

“In just under one month, the AMF will enter a new chapter of world class internationally recognised motor bike racing events,” said Ben Sulayem, FIA Vice President for Sport.

“We are very grateful to Shaikh Mansoor for his patronage of this, the first ever Arab Motocross Championship in Dubai. His support is crucial as we look to grow motor cycle and quad bike racing in the UAE and wider Arab world.”

“As per FIM regulations, the championship complies with the highest international standards of competitive racing that ensure the safety of competitors, spectators, and all others involved.”

The Arab Motocross Championship will run on the more technical 1,600 metre DMX Motocross track, designed by Sean Gaugain at Gecko Motorcycles.

Consisting of manmade table tops, step ups, whoops, drop off’s, rhythm sections and doubles that enhance the natural surrounding terrain, the track is sand based and is ripped, rolled, and graded ensuring optimum performance before each race meeting.