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QORC: Al Sowaidi, Al Balooshi shine in second round

QORC: Al Sowaidi, Al Balooshi shine in second round

The Peninsula

Qatar’s Nawaf Al Sowaidi clinched the overall title in the cars category at the second round of the Qatar Off-Road Championship (QORC), which was held at Sealine Desert Track yesterday.

Qatar’s Nawaf Al Sowaidi celebrates on the podium with Abdulla Al Khelaifi and Ahmed Al Muhannadi

Al Sowaidi completed his 12 laps in a time of 1:08.46 seconds, to finish ahead of Abdulla Al Khelaifi and Ahmed Al Muhannadi.

Mohamed Al Balooshi in action.

Mohamed Al Balooshi extended his overall lead after winning the bikes 450cc class yesterday. Al Balooshi has 43 points, with four more rounds remaining. 

Michael Anderson was second yesterday, followed by Khaled Al Fayez.

Results

Cars

Overall: 1. Nawaf Al Sowaidi; 2. Abdulla Al Khelaifi; 3. Ahmed Al Muhannadi

Class 2: 1. Nawaf Al Sowaidi; 2. Ahmed Al Muhannadi

Class 3: 1. Abdulla Al Khelaifi; 2. Ahmed Al Kuwari

Class 4: 1. Abdul Aziz Yousef Al Yaeesh 

Bikes

450CC: 1. Mohamed Al Balooshi; 2. Michael Anderson; 3. Khaled Al Fayez

Over 450CC: 1.  Gergely Kis; 2. Yaghoob Azadi; 3. Jaco Anderson 

Quads: 1. Mansoor Al Suwaidi; 2. Abdullah Al Falasi; 3. Emiel Stuckens