As the global economic recession bites, two prominent motor racing series are in dire straits. For the Middle East and Asia-based stock car series Speedcar, the end of the road has come. The official website is off the air amid reports the organisation has been closed down after just two seasons. Speedcar featured stock cars [...]
An agreement was signed yesterday to make the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) more environment-friendly. A memorandum of understanding was signed by the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) to develop various initiatives, including sustaining indigenous plants, shrubs and trees. The deal was signed by BIC chief-executive Martin Whitaker and Unep Regional Office for West Asia director [...]
Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) and MCC Project Partners (MCCPP) have announced a joint venture to develop the Bahrain Centre of Excellence, an independently funded $3.5 billion world-class centre of innovation in the automotive engineering, motorsport and alternative energy sectors. The centre is designed by internationally acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid. The Bahrain Centre of Excellence will [...]
Aldar Properties has awarded Bahrain-based construction firm Cebarco-WCT a $350 million contract to build Abu Dhabi’s F1 circuit. The deal was announced on Monday by Cebarco-WCT’s Malaysian parent company WCT Engineering in a statement to the Bursa Malaysia. The racetrack will be situated on the southern side of Yas Island and is expected to complete [...]
Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa , the Crown Prince of Bahrain, has acquired 30% of ART Grand Prix and its sister operation ASM in Formula 3. The remaining shares in the teams are shared equally between founder Frederic Vasseur and Nicolas Todt, the son of Ferrari team boss Jean Todt, who is [...]
Bahrain International Circuit Company’s revenue is increasing every year, Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told MPs yesterday. The company posted revenues of BD116 million last year, which was up from BD101.4m in 2004. “We are expecting further increases in the revenue considering that there are many companies interested in staging their events [...]
Australia’s grand prix boss has vowed to keep fighting to restore Melbourne to the top of the Formula One schedule. To make way for the Commonwealth Games, the race at Albert Park deferred to season-opening substitute Bahrain earlier this year but remains contracted to open the calendar. However, with Bahrain recording better global TV ratings [...]
The region’s best battled it out at the desert track as a part of the high-speed world of single-seater racing as the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) hosted another round of the National Race Series 2006. The BIC’s National Race Series 2006 – the first series of its kind in the Middle East – is to [...]
These are not easy times for Bahrain, despite the efforts being made by the authorities to create a tourist paradise in the years ahead. The Formula 1 Grand Prix is an important part of that process along with massive construction projects which are either underway or now being planned. The vast Bahrain Financial Harbour is [...]
Unstoppabulls Karting Team is all set for the Nivea Karting Challenge in Dubai. The first race between Thursday 4th May and Friday 5th May will see the Unstoppabulls race against other teams from all over the GCC for a total of 1000kms. Unstoppabulls Karting Team Captain is Mohammed Al Baharna with his team mates Talal [...]
