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The Season So Far

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Over the years, motorsport has developed into a successful

industry on the island. One sport that has never failed to attractthe masses is the Drag racing. Competitors from all around theGulf ock to the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) to do battle onthe Drag strip to prove superior of the quarter mile.This year sees new records broken and more created as over6,000 people have attended the 2008/2009 Drag season, thatstarted back in November of last year. Almost 300 cars lined upfor the scrutinizing and check ups before testing their rides onone of the most famous Drag strips in the Middle East. Registeredteams and drivers from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and the

UAE have all promised a erce showdown to mark one of themost exciting Drag seasons in the history of the BIC.

Round one

Along with the all-new timing system,this year, fans have gotten the chance to

witness increased action and intensity as

drivers set new class records and topped

the groups. Returning favorites included

Adel Hassan from Bahrain in the Street

FWD category who set a new class

record of 11.623 seconds for Team KFH.

Meanwhile, Bahrains Sayed Nader Al

Alawi beat Jameel Ebrahim and Ali

Redha in the Street RWD and picked up

a time of 11.472 seconds putting him in

rst place with a new class record as the

opening of Round was coming to a close.

As the smoke began to clear on anight that left the adrenaline rushing

through the blood of supporters, the

Pro Mods stepped up to do battle. Much

anticipation has been built over the

break as Popeye step up to defend their

title on their home soil with Al Anabi

racing from Qatar looking to dissapoint

the home fans. Before the Pro Mods

got toed from their garage to the strip,

Popeye Racing gave media the chance to

get a rst glimpse at their new Blower

car for the very rst time as well as

American driver, Tommy Moonie. Team

Popeye ended the night in second place

next to Robert Von Smith, Al AnabiTeams American driver who set a new

class record of 6.080 seconds in the

category. Ali Aryan nished with a run

of 6.224 seconds as team counterpart

Tommy Moonie nished in third with

6.198 seconds.

Organized by the BahrainDrag Racing Club, under the

Bahrain Motor Federation,

organizers highlighted that with the

new timing system in place, what

used to take two days to complete a

round now can be completed in one

night, this is an indication of the

increasing professionalism and level

of organization going into the Bahrain

National Drag Racing Championship.

Read the full article in M.E.M - April 2009 issue.