News - June 2007

Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah takes victory in Syria as Khalid Al-Qassimi closes in on second title

9 June 2007 - admin

Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Ulster co-driver Chris Patterson maintained their slim chance of retaining their FIA Middle East Rally Championship title by winning a gripping Syrian International Rally in Sednaya on Saturday.

The pair collected 10 championship points, but a defiant second place for the hard-battling UAE's ...

Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah edges ahead in dramatic Syrian International Rally

8 June 2007 - admin

Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Ulster co-driver Chris Patterson will start the final day of the 7th Syrian International Rally with a 32.7 second lead over the UAE's Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi and British co-driver Nicky Beech, after winning the first leg of seven special stages on Friday ...

Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah holds miniscule advantage in Syrian Rally

8 June 2007 - admin

Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah held a tiny 0.1-second advantage over the UAE's Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi after three timed special stages of the 7th Syrian International Rally on Friday.

The event is the fifth round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship and has been organised by the ...

Qatar's Al-Attiyah set to turn up pressure on championship rivals in titanic Syria Rally clash

7 June 2007 - admin

The 7th Syrian International Rally got underway with the official ceremonial start in Damascus on Thursday evening. Lying ahead of international teams from nine countries are 13 timed special stages on Friday and Saturday to the north of the city. The event is the fifth round of the FIA Middle ...

Top rally teams complete two-day recce for this weekend's Syrian International Rally

6 June 2007 - admin

Thirty-three teams completed two days of reconnaissance of the special stages on Wednesday that they will tackle in the 7th Syrian International Rally on Friday and Saturday. The event is the fifth round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship and has been organised by the Syrian Automobile Club (SAC ...