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SWS Senior Cup Triumph for Al Mehairi at Dubai Kartdrome

Emirati racer Saeed Al Mehairi placed on a near perfect display of owning on his method to a karting hat technique, protecting pole position and 2 Senior Cup race wins at the Sodi World Series (SWS) Sprint Round at Dubai Kartdrome on Monday evening (20 February).

Heiki Eelma ordered his 2nd Master Cup triumph straight with Alexander Renner securing a win in the Junior Cup category.

Saeed Al Mehairi, part of the Batelco Racing Drag965 group that claimed triumph in the preliminary of the Stamina Championship a week earlier is keeping up the winning momentum.

Al Mehairi placed in the very best qualifying lap time of 1:11.018, which was just sufficient to find out in addition to a close session. The following seven vehicle drivers finished within a second of his time. With an ideal lap of 1:11.452, Anjum Shaikh was a plain 0.434 secs off the mark, one more tenth of 2nd down was Atef Al Barwani to take 3rd on the grid.

Al Mehairi produced a masterclass efficiency in the following SWS Senior Cup races, managing the thirty kart grid with accuracy. A gang of four, consisted of Ahmed Al Hammadi, Anjum Shaikh, Romaldo Labrooy and Abigail Birch, put pressure on Al Mehairi from the start, pressing the frontrunner to make a blunder.

The frontrunner took the placement back whenever a rival overtook him and maintained command of the pack. In Race One he crossed the goal simply 0.732 secs in advance of Al Hammadi and in Race 2 Al Mehairi once more confiscated triumph by a slim margin, just 0.367 secs in front of Labrooy.

When the points of the two SWS Senior Cup races were calculated, Saeed Al Mehairi was the clear winner on the night, with Ahmed Al Hammadi securing 2nd place and Romaldo Labrooy taking 3rd.

Al Mehairi claimed: "You're excited, just straining every time and then the time goes actually quick. Then you realize, oh, the chequered flag is out!"

Regarding his challenging competition he included: "Any type of opportunity of also one small error and anybody could surpass."

In the Masters group, for SWS Senior vehicle drivers 35 years or older, Heiki Eelma returned to the top action of platform for his 2nd triumph in a row. Second place silverware went to Damian Hehir and third place for Kelly Fergal.

It was likewise repeat success for Alexander Renner in the SWS Junior Cup classification. Just 2 weeks ago he landed his first SWS win and now the climbing celebrity has proven it wasn't an opportunity event.

Renner began well at an early stage, gaining lead in qualifying with an ideal lap time of 1:20.572, the only driver to dip below the 1:21 mark.

He made the most of the starter placement in Race One going all the method for the win, despite strong resistance from Kyle Kumaran and Iya Seys. Renner crossed the goal only 0.261 secs ahead of Kumaran, while Seys was an additional 0.284 secs behind in 3rd.

Renner did well in Race Two but it was insufficient for success, as Zaid Haddad took the lead and the chequered flag, by simply 0.180 seconds. Renner protected 2nd place and once again Seys needed to settle for 3rd.

After the points were tallied, Alexander Renner was declared SWS Junior Cup winner on the evening with 76 factors, with Zaid Haddad asserting second on 71 points and Kyle Kumaran barely catching third place with 67 points, pipping Iya Seys by a single point.

The next SWS Sprint Race evening will certainly take place on Monday, 13 March 2017.

Captions:
1. SWS Senior Cup Platform at Dubai Kartdrome
2. Saeed Al Mehairi leads Anjum Shaikh in SWS Senior Race Two
3. SWS Junior Cup Podium at Dubai Kartdrome

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