ArchivesTag : motorsports
Speedcar collapses, A1GP in strife
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 driven by [...]
BIC stepping up green drive
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 Dr [...]
$3.5bn Bahrain Centre of Excellence planned
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 [...]
Bahrain firm to build Abu Dhabi F1 circuit
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 by the [...]
Bahrain buys into GP2
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 [...]
Full StoryBahrain Circuit’s revenues soaring
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 at the [...]
Bahrain might continue to host the F1 season opening race
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 than usual [...]
BIC kicks off another round of the National Race Championship 2006
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 be [...]
Changing times for Bahrain
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 [...]
Full StoryUnstoppabulls Karting Team leave for Dubai Autodrome
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 [...]
Full StoryUnstoppabulls Racers Ready for weekend of racing at BIC
Unstoppabulls Racers Talal Al Ghaith is currently leading the mini-cooper and Formula BMW National Championship and is set for a weekend of racing and hoping to extend his lead further.
In the Mini-Cooper Championship Unstoppabulls Talal Al Ghaith is leading with 227 points, 2 points ahead of Salah Saluhuddin from Team Intercol and currently [...]
Driving skills boost for Porsche fans
Porsche owners will have the chance to enjoy a day on the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) track as part of a course to improve their driving skills this weekend.
The Porsche Club of Bahrain is holding its second annual Driver Skills Improvement Day tomorrow.
Professional instructors will teach motorists how to make a difference in their driving, [...]
Right formula for success…
Officials have hailed the third Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix as the most successful event since Formula One arrived in the country.
More than 40,000 fans flocked to the Bahrain International Circuit for this year’s race, 6,000 spectators up on last year’s race day.
It meant 77,000 people visited the track during the three days of F1 [...]
National Championship kicks off at BIC
The National Championship kicked off yesterday at the Bahrain International Circuit in its 6th round, with 3 series included Bapco Caterham, Mini Cooper Challenge, and FBMW.
The BIC championship is the first of its kind in the region bringing local and gulf champions to battle it out in the high-speed world of single-seater racing. The championship [...]
One last thought about Bahrain
The Grand Prix in Bahrain may be doing wonders for the reputation of the city and there is clear development going on all over the island but this does not seem to have had much of effect on the crowds. In 2005 the circuit said that it had attracted 77,257 spectators over three days. This [...]
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