Four Bahrainis were crowned champions of their respective categories in the 2017/2018 Bahrain Drag Racing Championship at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).
Mohammed Al Jalahma, Mohammed bin Hasher, Nawaf Al Mannai and Yousif Al Zayani each took home some coveted silverware after flying the kingdom’s flag with pride throughout the season.
The homegrown talents each triumphed in the fifth and final round of the season, held this weekend at BIC in Sakhir.
Al Jalahma claimed the title in the Street FWD. He also claimed the championship finale against countryman Ali Abdulla with a fine run of 9.924 seconds, beating Abdulla’s 16.918s.
Triumphant
Bin Hasher followed suit in the Outlaw FWD. He secured his title after a win in the final round, where he beat Bader Dashti of Kuwait by a narrow margin. Bin Hasher had a final pass of 8.392s while Dashti finished in 8.759s.
Al Mannai was the new champion in the Super Street 6-Cylinder. The Bahraini ace had twice the reason to celebrate after also claiming the season-ending round in 7.188s, beating fellow-Bahraini Ahmed Al Balooshi’s time of 7.528s.
Al Zayani was Bahrain’s fourth champion. He topped the Outlaw 6-Cylinder class, after ending the season in style with a final race of 6.998s, winning by the narrowest of margins against countryman Mohammed Shakeeb who had a pass of 7.158s.
In attendance at the awarding were BIC Chief Executive Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, and officials from the Bahrain Drag Racing Club, the Bahrain Motorcycle Club and the Bahrain Motor Federation.
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