Anjum Shaikh Wins Closing SWS Senior Sprint Race of 2016 at Dubai Kartdrome
Dubai, UAE, 20 December 2016: The last Dubai Kartdrome Sodi World Series (SWS) Sprint Race event of the year finished on Monday night (19 December) with Anjum Shaikh, Mohammed Ismail and Danny Shields all receiving top place trophies.
Anjum Shaikh returned to his winning ways in the SWS Senior Cup group, yet he would certainly find the competitors strong.
In certifying, Abigail Birch was the only driver to dip listed below the 1:11 mark, lighting up the timing screens with an ideal lap time of 1:10.880. She would certainly align on the grid in lead with Hussain Umid Ali in second and Ahmed Al Hammadi 3rd.
Birch rocketed off the line in Race One and took a comfortable lead over the pack. Nevertheless, within a couple of laps Al Hammadi and Anjum Shaikh, who was 4th on the grid, took care of to reel her in and the 3 motorists skirmished for the frontrunner placement.
Shaikh came out of the scuffle on top, crossing the finish line just 0.552 seconds ahead of Birch, with Al Hammadi only 0.688 seconds behind her in third.
In Race 2 the three motorists would certainly tussle once again, yet this time around Hussain Umid Ali and Romaldo Labrooy were likewise in the mix for the lead. Birch dropped back in the commotion and Al Hammadi took control of the competition. He confiscated the chequered flag by a hair, with Shaikh just 0.175 secs adrift and Umid Ali drifting in for third.
After the factors from the two races were calculated, Anjum Shaikh was the clear victor with an overall of 76. Ahmed Al Hammadi took home the 2nd place prize on 73, while Birch's 66 points secured 3rd place.
After the race Anjum Shaikh was noticeably relieved to be gripping a starting point prize once more. He commented just, "It was a very long time coming."
In the Masters category of the SWS Senior Cup, for drivers 35 years or older, Mohammed Ismail was additionally delighted to be winning once again; now with two SWS Masters wins straight.
In both races Ismail was leading, taking starting point each time. Porus Noshir was best of the rest, taking residence the second place prize while Heiki Eelma nabbed 3rd.
It took Danny Shields practically an entire year of kart auto racing to depend on the top action of the Junior Cup podium, but once he arrived in November he chose to remain. He currently has two SWS wins in a row.
Shields was almost best on the evening, grabbing pole position early on and after that defending the lead over the following two races. Seif Al Naggar existed tough Shields every step of the means yet simply lost out on the victor's prize after a tie-breaking decision.
Success began in qualifying as Shields established the benchmark with a best lap of 1:19.793, which mored than half a 2nd faster compared to his closest competitor, Seif Al Naggar.
In Race One Shields could not hold the lead as Al Naggar took care of navigate him and take success by just 0.265 secs. Samir Malas went after behind in 3rd.
Shields rapidly retaliated the defeat, taking control of Race Two and crossing the finish line a comfortable 7.38 secs ahead of Seif Al Naggar, while Omar Aswat tracked for third place.
When the points were tallied for the night, both Shields and Al Naggar had a total amount of 76 each. The tie-breaker was after that figured out by podium finishes and once again they went to a delay as each had a first and a 2nd place surface. The following choice to settle the draw was certifying, with Shields' pole position the last decider in giving him the starting point trophy.
Seif Al Naggar took house 2nd place silverware, while Samir Malas had adequate factors at 63 to take the 3rd podium area.
At the conclusion of the evening's racing David Bright of Dubai Kartdrome reflected, "Throughout 2016 it has actually been fantastic to enjoy the steady development of the competitors; we now have drivers winning first place trophies that were not contenders at the start of the year."
" The SWS Sprint Collection has given an outstanding platform for leisure karters to develop. A lot of these drivers will now go on to challenge specialist levels of karting and motorsport." Bright included.
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1. Dubai Kartdrome SWS Senior Cup Platform 19 December 2016
2. Dubai Kartdrome SWS Junior Cup Platform 19 December 2016
