The Peninsula
The fifth and final round of the Qatar National Baja will be held tomorrow at the Sealine area, with the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) hosting the hugely popular off-road challenge. The off-road event will be held with all the preventive measures and safety protocols put in place by the QMMF as per directives by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). Prior to the start of final round, the second day of the installation of navigation kits for the motorcycle category was done yesterday at the QMMF headquarters.
The QMMF hosted the previous round in Dukhan. Today, the vehicles will undergo scrutiny before a briefing is held for the participating teams. Also today, the QMMF will release the final starting list of drivers and riders featuring in the event, according to the rally programme issued by the organising body. The Baja for riders will kick off at 8:00am tomorrow while the cars move out of the starting ramp at 11:00am.
Prize distribution in the Moto category will take place at around 1:00pm while top drivers will be handed their trophies at 3:30pm. The top entries in both classes will be given the cash prizes. In the fourth round held in November, Khalid Al Mohannadi and Sebastien Delaunay (Polaris) had won the T3 category for cars. Ahmed Allouh and Tamer Al Hijazeen came second in a Canam while Ahmed Al Kuwari and Dennis Nikitopoulus, in a Yamaha YXZ 1000R, were third.
The T1 category was won by Mohamed Al Meer and Alexey Kuzmich (Chevrolet Buggy), with the pair of Rashid Al Muhannadi and Mubarak Al Khelaifi coming second. In the bikes category, William Magnat had won Class 1, with Ali Al Badi taking the Class 2 and Emiel Stuckens triumphed in Class 3.