AARKC 2011-12 ROUND 10 PREVIEW
The 10th round of the AARKC Championship will be taking place at Al Forsan International Resort just off Abu Dhabi Island this coming Friday 30th March 2012.
With some of the Championships still wide open there’s still much to play for and inevitably the racing will be closer than ever.
Tehmur Chohan will be looking to capitalise on his healthy points advantage by carrying his form over. He was blisteringly quick last time out and will no doubt be a force to be reckoned with. Alain Bauwmans – who is based in Abu Dhabi – is second in the championship and will be vying for a win. Watch out for Taymour Kermanshahchi and Zachary Robertson as they are expected to light up the field.
In Junior MAX, Abdullah Al Rawahi hopes to all-but-seal his second consecutive title by scoring another win. Cyrus Engineer and Pasqual Pook are both expected to push him hard but the onus is on Cyrus to take as many points as he can in a last ditch attempt to keep the title race alive.
The Senior MAX class may nearly be settled in favour of Sanad Al Rawahi but the racing is expected to be as close as is possibly imaginable. The field is packed with quick drivers such as Piers Pakenham-Walsh, Alexandre Silanine, Nikita Miliakov and Philippe Valenza. Never discount Raffaele De Lorenzi and the in-form Ali Al Najjar. The question is which one of these charges is going to take the fight to Sanad and try to spoil his string of impressive results?
The MAX Master class is intensely close and Andrew Fuller – the championship leader – has been riding his luck at times this year. He will be hoping for a win to hold off the points assault from Abu Dhabi-based driver Luc Bauwmans and Emirate Sheikh Walid Al Qassemi. The latter scored a fantastic race win last time out and is riding the waves of his own confidence. Masters beware though as Duncan Foster is still in the hunt for his debut final win and has been threatening for the last 2 races…
Finally the DD2 class seems to belong to Maurits Knopjes. It has not been an easy season by any means as he has had to deal with fierce competition from his rivals. Mohammed Al Dhaheri is chasing him down and Oliver George has found a massive breakthrough in pace in the second half of the season. Will Maurits be able to claim his title at Al Forsan or will the others be out to spoil the party?
The first racing heat of the day is scheduled to begin at 13:00hrs.
