News - October 2010
Dubai Rally offers new look and assistance packages for overseas crews
The Dubai International Rally will run in December with a completely revised route featuring all new stages, and generous assistance packages are available for overseas competitors tackling the final round of this year's FIA Middle East Championship.
The new stages are all fast flowing with short "technical" sections to ...
2010 FxPro Cyprus Rally Announces Super Special Stage Spectacular
With just weeks to go until the start of the 2010 FxPro Cyprus Rally, the organisers (the Cyprus Automobile Association – CAA) have released more information about the event, including details of its exhilarating Lemesos Super Special Stage.
At a press conference in Nicosia, the organisers presented further details of what ...
Pirelli Star Driver Global Shoot-Out
As part of the Pirelli Star Driver scheme, the young drivers chosen for a programme in 2011 will be selected at a Global Shoot-Out held on roads close to Salou, Spain, during the weekend 22-24 October. Sixteen drivers from around the world will arrive at the home of the RallyRACC ...
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah storms to emphatic fourth Syrian Rally victory
Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Italian co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini clinched an emphatic victory by the margin of 12min 23.4sec in the 10th Syrian International Rally, round six of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), which finished in Sednaya on Saturday afternoon.
The pair won nine of the ...
Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah surges into huge Syrian Rally lead after day one
Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Italian co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini held a massive 7min 39.5sec lead after seven stages of the 10th Syrian International Rally, round six of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), in Sednaya on Friday.
"Mission accomplished so far," said Al-Attiyah. "I pushed very hard ...
Middle East title rivals set for fierce battle across Syrian Deserts
Ahmad Hamsho and Haitham Al-Yousefi will lead the Syrian challenge against the region's top rally drivers when competitive action in the 10th Syrian International Rally, round six of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, gets underway on Friday morning.
Local support will naturally side with the leading Syrian duo ...
All systems go for Middle East's top rally drivers in Syria
The Middle East's leading rally drivers completed their two-day reconnaissance for the Syrian International Rally, round six of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, on Wednesday afternoon. The event gets underway with a ceremonial start in downtown Damascus from 18.00hrs on Thursday.
The Syrian Automobile Club has laid ...
World’s leading co-drivers set for Syrian International Rally
Several of the world's leading co-drivers will take part in next week's MTN-backed Syrian International Rally, round six of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, which takes place in the deserts around Sednaya on October 7-9.
While drivers normally earn more than their fair share of glory in ...