Al Barwani Wins 2017 Ramadan Challenge Senior Cup Title
Champions were crowned following the 4th and last round of the Sodi World Series (SWS) 2017 Ramadan Challenge on Monday night (19 June) at the Dubai Kartdrome.
Atef Al Barwani claimed a narrow victory over Romaldo Labrooy to gain his 2nd Ramadan Difficulty Senior Cup title, with his last SWS championship win in 2015.
Keanu Al Azhari racked up an emphatic dual race win to secure the 2017 Ramadan Difficulty Junior Cup title, with his siblings Enzo and Adam also on the podium to complete an unbelievable championship sweep.
Senior Cup & Masters
Romaldo Labrooy sought to retaliate a slim defeat in the Senior Cup title obstacle in 2014 and was well on his method at an early stage in the competition. He covered the certifying session and went on for a Race One victory, yet a 6th place surface in Race 2 price him beneficial factors - and the championship.
Atef Al Barwani took pleasure in a much more regular evening compared to Labrooy, qualifying fourth on the grid, and asserting third place in Race One and 4th place in Race 2.
For Al Barwani, it was just enough. After four rounds of racing the Emirati had gathered 170 champion factors, slipping past Labrooy's 169 by a solitary factor. For the second year in a row Romaldo had to opt for a second place prize, while an Emirates Schools Karting Champion (ESKC) natural born player, Samuel Garbutt, declared third with 146 championship factors.
On the platform Al Barwani appeared appreciative to be back in champion kind. He ssid, "I'm happy for everything that is happening now. I can't complain, to be truthful."
Relentless and steady driving also paid off in the Masters category of the Senior Cup. Mohammed Ismail took care of only one class win in 4 rounds, but his constant platform looks gave him 119 championship factors, which sufficed to assert his 2nd Masters title in a row.
With 110 champion points, Dario Rubio was jogger up and Gianluca Elmosi took third place on 88 points.
Ismail delighted in the challenging competition. He claimed, "It was close in Masters since Dario and Gianluca are great motorists. We had a great race."
Senior Cup and Masters winners got prizes thanks to IAME X30 Challenge, Pearl Beach Hotel Umm Al Quwain and Dubai Autodrome.
Junior Cup
Kyle Kumaran topped qualifying early on, but afterwards the following 2 races - and the championship - came from the Al Azhari bros.
Keanu Al Azhari was the title favourite going into Round 4 and he ensured his rivals didn't have an opportunity to catch him. He topped his sibling Enzo by 0.139 secs in Race One and afterwards cruised to another win in Race 2 by a significant 8.889 secs over Kumaran.
After four rounds of auto racing and 194 champion points, Keanu Al Azhari was the unequivocal champ, leaving his bro Enzo to claim second place on 171 points and his other sibling Adam to safeguard third with 153 points, making it an all-Al Azari championship podium.
Keanu remarked "It was truly fantastic that we, three brothers, got on the top of the podium together, two times straight now."
Junior Cup winners received rewards courtesy of Energy Karts, IAME X30 Challenge and Dubai Autodrome.
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1. 2017 Ramadan Challenge Senior Cup Championship Platform 19 June 2017
2. 2017 Ramadan Challenge Masters Champion Platform 19 June 2017
3. 2017 Ramadan Challenge Junior Cup Championship Platform 19 June 2017
