AARKC 2011-12 ROUND 11
Under a milky sky the UAE’s national kart drivers participated in the 1st of a double header race day at Al Ain Raceway. It was a calm day with all drivers conducting themselves well on track.
In Mini MAX there was drama when early leaders Tehmur Chohan and Zachary Robertson collided in a racing incident. Zachary was eliminated but series leader Tehmur held on to finish 4th. Alain Bauwmans benefitted and went on to take the win from Ivan Berets. Finn Healy drove his best race to date to finish in third place.
In Junior MAX Abdullah Al Rawahi held off an early charge from Pasqual Pook and Cyrus Engineer to score yet another win that sees him sit firmly atop the points standings. Pasqual crossed the line second ahead of his team mate Cyrus.
Senior MAX was once again dominated by Sanad Al Rawahi who led the field from the lights to take his 10th win of the year. A great race for second place appeared in the dying stages as Nikita Milakov held off a hard charging Philippe Valenza.
The MAX Masters was turned on its head after race leader Jonathan Mowatt was taken out by Duncan Foster. Duncan was handed a 10 second penalty which promoted Kevin Day to third place. Andrew Fuller scored highly to keep his title hopes on track with a strong second place but the race was won by Walid Al Qassemi who fought his way from the back.
DD2 was intense and after a first lap pile up was led by Sanad Al Rawahi (racing in 2 classes). His lead was taken when Mohammed Al Dhaheri completed his massive come back drive to score a superb win, setting a new lap record on the way. Sheikh Hasher Al Maktoum completed the top three with an excellent drive to third place.
Finally, the Honda Challenge was won by Sam Zian who blitzed the field after fighting hard for the lead early on. Anas Al Halabi scored his first podium at Al Ain Raceway with second ahead of Chris Coles in third. The result means that Hussain Umid Ali – despite finishing in 6th is the new Honda Champion. Sam Zian was classified second in the championship and Anas Al Halabi third.
The final round of the season takes place tomorrow at Al Ain Raceway.
Martin Fullard
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