With a trial at Abu Dhabi Racing’s Daman Speed Academy on offer, budding young Emiratis will line-up alongside more than 150 students from 10 different countries at the Al Ain Raceway this Friday for the first weekend of the Students’ Karting Cup, hoping to get a seat at the prestigious academy in the capital.
The Students’ Karting Cup, the first event of its kind in the country, has attracted a good mix of drivers, both male and female, from countries like the UAE, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, France, Morocco, Australia, the UK and Bangladesh.
The students will be vying for top honours in two different categories – Juniors (12 to 15-year-olds) and Seniors (16 to 19-year-olds) – and the top-ranking Emirati driver in each of those two categories will be invited for a trial at the Daman Speed Academy.
“Although the Cup is only open to UAE residents, the multinational entries generated so far highlight the universal popularity of karting across the country and beyond,” said Sayed Harris Hassan, the chief execute of Prodrive Sports Services, the organisers of the series.
“The sport knows no borders and we’re looking at a bona fide grid of nations of our hands at Al Ain Raceway.”
The Students’ Karting Cup will take place over four race weekends at Al Ain Raceway from January 15 to February 26, with the first weekend seeing qualified instructors from the circuit and Prodrive evaluate the drivers on the basis of their skills and responses to aspects such as safety, punctuality, speed and the attention paid to rules and regulations.
Following the 30-minute assessment, the field will be trimmed down to a final line-up of 100-125 drivers, who will compete in the following three race weekends on February 5, 19 and 26.
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