New Lamborghini Series Featured Alongside National Racing at Dubai Autodrome
Two days of motorsport activity ended on Saturday (18 February) at Dubai Autodrome as the National Race Days Power Weekend highlighted four champion series consisting of the NGK Competing Series, the UAE Sportbike Champion, the Formula Gulf Academy and the new Lamborghini Super Trofeo Winter months Series Middle East
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Winter Series Middle East.
The Super Trofeo, a one-make collection including exotic Lamborghini Huracns, is currently established in Europe, Asia and North America. This weekend break was the first appearance of the collection in Dubai and 2017 marks the initial year for the championship Middle East.
The new series was greeted with tough gusty conditions on the 4.29 kilometre International Circuit at Dubai Autodrome, but the weather was inadequate to discourage fifteen barking Lamborghinis from aligning at the start grid on Friday.
The Austrian duo of Paul Scheuschner and Hendrik Still of Konrad Motorsport gained lead after Still safeguarded an ideal lap time of 1:36.766 in the first of two certifying sessions. Nonetheless, it would certainly be the 2nd place group, GDL Racing, with motorists Axcil Jeffries and Rik Breukers, that would eventually control the competition.
The Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini led for most of Race One, however was at some point reeled in and overtaken by Dutchman Rik Breukers. Breukers took place to take the chequered flag 7.047 seconds ahead of an additional GDL Competing car piloted by Andrew Haryanto of Indonesia. Australian Richard Goddard, that replaced young German feeling Carrie Schreiner, secured 3rd place for FFF Racing Group by ACM.
Breukers started Race Two taking the lead over Goddard, handing the car over during pit stops to his capable Zimbabwean teammate Jeffries, who powered house to a convincing success, 13.219 secs ahead of Haryanto, with Schreiner trailing in for 3rd.
The two overall victories finished up maximum points in the Pro Class for Breukers and Jeffries. Haryanto covered the Am Class, while Scheuschner and Still were best in Pro-Am.
GDL Competing's Axcil Jeffries commented, "It is only mosting likely to benefit the region, obviously, to have such high profile champions coming below. It's wonderful for the region and I want to see it continue to expand."
NGK Racing Series
Czech racer Petr Kacirek of Duck Competing started the weekend well by placing his Audi RS LMS Ultra in lead by controling qualifying with a best lap time of 1:42.836, just 0.190 secs much faster than the Dragon Competing Ferrari 488 GT3 owned by Leon Price.
The leading place was short lived for the post caretaker, nevertheless, as Price jumped into the lead in Race One and after that travelled on victory 36.755 seconds before Kacirek. Costas Papantonis of Mouhritsa Racing moved his Seat Leon Super Copa in for 3rd place.
Cost did not begin Race Two, leaving the door broad open for the Czech motorist to take a comfy success in Race Two. Kacirek's Audi crossed the finish line 57.753 seconds ahead of Dragon Racing's Expense Martin, owning a Porsche GT4 Clubsport. Ashan Silva's Honda Civic seized 3rd.
Rate and Kacirek divided Class 3 triumphes, while Papantonis covered Course One. Sri Lankan Ashan Silva succeeded for his champion passions with a set of Class Two victories, leaping to the top of the standings over his British competing Willie Morrison.
Morrison, however, still placed high sufficient over the weekend break to keep his lead in the Clio Cup sub-category over Alexandros Annivas of Mouhritsa Competing.
Ian Roberts in his Caterham and Noel Ebdon owning a Peugeot 206 Gti, each gotten Class Six honours, while Costs Martin was the standout in Course 5.
UAE Sportbike Champion
Mahmoud Tannir tightened his grip on the 600cc Champion with a supreme screen, topping certifying early on and then taking two comfortable course victories. With only 4 races to go, Tannir has 181 factors total and a substantial 63 factor space on his nearby competitor, Ahmed Almuyini.
Magnus Mossberg, back in Dubai for the first time this season riding a Yahama R6, was best-of-the-rest of the 600cc motorcyclists, grabbing 2nd place flatware in both races. Nawaf Al Shuaibi and Nasir Syed each captured a third place surface.
South African Brendan Zaimaan, racing a Honda CBR600RR, obtained a big boost over the weekend break, grabbing two 600cc Rookie class success and bordering him closer to Rookie championship leader Sunit Gonsalves of NERDS Racing, riding a Yamaha R6.
Emirati Nasser Al Shaiba on his Yamaha R1 went two-for-two overall and in the 1000cc group, getting slim wins over Fahad Al Gharbally on his BMW S1000RR.
Formula Gulf Academy
Polish driver Aleks Karkosik is currently much closer to safeguarding a GulfSport $20,000 scholarship, winning both races at Dubai Autodrome and putting him strongly in control of the championship.
Saudi Omar Gazzaz and Saeed Al Ali of the UAE both tried their ideal to ferret out the champion leader under hard track conditions, but Karkosik was merely unstoppable.
Subtitles:
1. GDL Racing success Lamborghini Super Trofeo round at Dubai Autodrome
2. Petr Kacirek wins Race 2 of NGK Competing Series
3. Mahmoud Tannir leads UAE Sportbike Championship
4. Aleks Karkosik wins two Solution Gulf Academy races at Dubai Autodrome
