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Middle East Rally
The Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) is a motor rally championship run under the auspicies of the FIA. First held in 1984 the championship encompasses a series of rallies held across Western Asia. The championship has featured long-running events like Rally of Lebanon, Rally Oman and the Troodos Rally in Cyprus as well as World Rally Championship event Jordan Rally. Many of the rallies in the region pre-date national independence, mostly from the United Kingdom. The championship has been dominated by Nasser Al-Attiyah has won 17 titles. The championship features events in Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The championship has also visited Bahrain, Syria and Saudi Arabia. List of events *Qatar International Rally (1984–present) * Kuwait International Rally (1984–85, 1987–89, 1995–96, 2009–2016, 2018–present) * Bahrain International Rally (1984, 2000–02, 2004–05) *Jordan Rally (1984–88, 1990, 1992–present) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group N
In relation to international motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to regulations providing 'standard' large scale series production vehicles for competition. They are limited in terms of modifications permitted to the standard specification by the manufacturer making them a cost effective method of production vehicle motorsport. Often referred to as the "showroom class", Group N contrasts with Group A which has greater freedom to modify and tune the cars to be more suitable to racing. Both Groups may have the same or similar models homologated by a manufacturer. Group N was introduced by the FIA in 1982 to replace the outgoing Group 1 as "''standard touring cars''". At this time there weren't specific formula for production racing cars in competition. The World Rally Championship (WRC) for example only permitted Groups A, B and N cars to compete (Group B was banned from 1987). It wasn't until 1997 that the World Rally Car formula was introduced and other specific formul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai International Rally
The Dubai International Baja (formerly known as the Dubai International Rally) is an international baja-style rally racing event based in Dubai held around the facilities of the Dubai Innovation Centre. History The rally, a gravel and sand event, dates back to 1984 and it used to be the final event of the Middle East Rally Championship each year. The rally changed its name to the Emirates Rally in 1989 but changed back the following year. In 2016 the rally was reformatted into a cross-country rally and hosted a candidate event for the FIM and FIA cross-country world cup events. In 2017, the rally became an official event, hosting competition in both the car and bike categories. The rally has been dominated in the car category by Emirati driver Mohammed bin Sulayem who has claimed 15 victories including twelve consecutive wins from 1991 to 2002. Eleven wins have been taken by Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah, including a run of eight straight from 2007 to 2014. Winners Auto List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Al-Hajri (rally Driver)
Saeed Al-Hajri (born 11 November 1950), called The King of Dunes is a Qatari rally driver. Biography Al-Harji was born on 14 April in Doha, Qatar. Al Hajri is the winner of the first two editions of the Middle East Rally Championship, he won 18 international victories in rallies (MERC 11), and is also the first Arab to win points in the European and worldwide championships of Rally. His team was the Rothmans Porsche Rally Team from 1983 to 1986, 1987 with Audi Quattro and the Rothmans Ford Team from 1989 to 1990. History * Double champion of the Middle East Rally FIA (MORC) in 1984 and 1985 in the Porsche 911 SC RS; * Double champion of the Persian Gulf rallies in 1983 and 1984, in a Porsche 911 SC RS; * Champion of the Middle East Rally in 1984, in a Porsche 911 SC RS; * 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1992: Rally of Qatar; * 1983, 1985 and 1986: Jordan Rally; * 1984: Rally of Dubai; * 1985: winner of Pharaoh's Rally in Egypt in a Porsche 959 * 1993: Rally of Tunisia on M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi ( ar, يزيد محمد الراجحي; born 30 September 1981 in Riyadh) is a Saudi businessman, entrepreneur, and business magnate. One of the sons of businessman Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi. His origins trace back to the Al-Qassim region (Al-Bukayriyah), and his lineage traces back to the Bani Zaid tribe. He was born and raised in Riyadh. He began his working life at an early age when his father appointed him in 1998 as an observer of the Private Property Office and later became its general manager throughout the Kingdom in 2004, after which he rose to a number of high positions until he became one of the well-known businessmen. At the same time, Yazeed is a Rally driver who has been competing in the World Rally Championship and other international rally events since 2007. He participated in the Cross-Country Rallies and his debutant at Dakar Rally was in 2015. In 2007, Yazeed established his own racing team. It was known as Al-Rajhi Racin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Al Qassimi
Sheikh Khalid bin Faisal bin Sultan Al Qassimi ( ar, الشيخ خالد بن فيصل بن سلطان القاسمي) is a rally driver from the United Arab Emirates, and a member of the royal house of Al Qasimi who rule the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, and has competed in the World Rally Championship and Dakar Rally. Family Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi is the son of Sheikh Faisal bin Sultan Al Qassimi and Sheikha Moza bint Hilal Al Nahyan. Career Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi won the FIA Middle East Cup for Drivers of Production Cars in 2002 and the FIA Middle East Rally Championship in 2004. At the half way stage of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, a joint venture between the BP Ford World Rally Team and the Abu Dhabi Tourism Board was announced to bring a third official Focus RS WRC to the team's World Rally Championship campaign. With heavy sponsorship from the latter, Khalid was given a chance to drive alongside Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala in the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashed El-Ketbi
Rashid is the transliteration of two male given names: ar, راشد and ar, رشيد (also spelled Rasheed), both meaning 'rightly guided', 'having the true faith'. It also means 'the high one'. Given name * Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla, former ruler of Umm al-Quwain, part of the United Arab Emirates *Rashid Ali, Danish cricketer *Rashid Ali, Singer, Musician and composer *Rashied Ali, American avant-garde jazz drummer *Raashid Alvi, Indian politician * Rachid Arma, Moroccan footballer *Rashid Baz, Lebanese convicted murderer *Rashid Behbudov, Azerbaijani singer *Rachid Bouaita (born 1974), French boxer *Rashed Al Hooti, Bahraini footballer *Rashid Khalidi, Palestinian-American historian *Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Bahraini royal * Räshid Hakimsan, Finnish Tatar hockey player *Rashid Khan (actor), Indian actor *Rashid Khan (cricketer), Afghan cricketer *Rashid Khan (Pakistani cricketer), Pakistani cricketer *Rashid Khan (golfer), Indian golfer *Rashid Khan (musician), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Feghali
Roger Feghali (born 20 September 1973 in Wadi Chahrour, Lebanon) is a Lebanese rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade * Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event Sport ... driver, he is 15 times Lebanese Rally champion and the record holder of wins (15) in Rally of Lebanon (part of MERC). Roger runs his own team, Motortune Racin for rally car preparation and management. Palmares *15 Times Lebanese Rally Champion: 97–98–99–2000–07–08–09–10–11-12-13-15-17-18-21 *15 Times Winner of Rally of Lebanon (MERC): 2000–03–04–06–07–08–09–10–11-12-13-15-17-18-21 *Winner of Rally d'Antibes 2015 (French Rally Championship) *6 times Lebanese Hill Climb champion 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021 *2nd Overall in Rally of Lebanon 1999 and Jordan Rally 2009, 2012 and 2013 and Troodos Rally 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Mohammad Al-Suwaidi
Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname. Behind the Name; accessed February 2016 Notable persons Politics and military * (1913–1982), the fourth king of Saudi Arabia * |
Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari
Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (born 13 November 1979) is a Qatari rally driver. He made his World Rally Championship (WRC) debut on the 2012 Acropolis Rally, scoring a point with a tenth-place finish. In January 2012 Al-Kuwari won the Qatar International Rally, a round of the Middle East Rally Championship, on his first outing in a Mini John Cooper Works S2000. He switched to a Mini John Cooper Works WRC for his WRC debut on the Acropolis Rally in May, entered by the Seashore Qatar Rally Team. He finished the rally in tenth place, becoming the first driver since Sébastien Ogier in 2008 Rally México The 2008 Rally México, officially ''22º Corona Rally México'', was the third round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The rally was held on February 29 — March 2 and began with a ceremonial start on Thursday, February 28. It was ... to score points on their maiden WRC appearance. Career results Complete World Rally Championship results WRC-2 results References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharqia Rally
Al Sharqiyah, Ash Sharqiyah ( ar, الشرقية, from Arabic ) or its variants, meaning 'eastern' or loosely 'oriental', may refer to: Places *Ash Sharqiyah Region (Oman) **Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate **Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate *Ash Sharqiyah Province, Saudi Arabia * Ash Sharqiyah, Abyan, Yemen *Ash Sharqiyah, Hadhramaut, Yemen *Ash Sharqiya Fort, in the harbor of Old Muscat, Oman *Sharqia Governorate, Egypt **El Sharkia SC, a sports club *Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, formerly Ash-Sharqiyyah Region *Kassala (state), Sudan, called Ash Sharqiyah 1991–1994) *Sharqiya Sands, Oman See also *Al Gharbiyah (other) (western) *Ash Shamaliyah (other) (northern) *Al-Janubiyah (other) (southern) *Al Wusta (other) (central) *Eastern (other) *Sharq (other) *Axarquía, a comarca of Andalusia, Spain *Mashriq, the historical region of the Arab world to the east of Egypt *Sharqliyya Sharqliyya ( ar, شرقلية, also spelled Sharql ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria International Rally
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Albanians, and Greeks. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Muslim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troodos Rally , Royal Air Force signals station in the Troodos Mountains
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Troodos may refer to *Troodos Mountains, Cyprus *RAF Troodos Royal Air Force Troödos, commonly known as RAF Troödos, is a Royal Air Force station in the Republic of Cyprus. RAF Troödos is a remote Signals Station run by 27 personnel from Golf Section, Joint Service Signal Unit (Cyprus), and also cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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