Dubai Festival City Mall’s outdoor arena has been transformed by Al-Futtaim Toyota for the weekend where off-road thrill-seekers can test the capabilities of Toyota 4×4 vehicles. Fun and a large dose of adrenaline await the whole family from today through Saturday where children can enjoy a friendly rock-climbing activity. The …
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge: Al Zubair champion
Result: Al Zubair first, Al Khalifa in second and Frijns third. The Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix track turned out lucky for 19-year old Al Faisal Al Zubair of Oman. His first back-to-back race win of the year secured the overall title when the grid lined up for …
Racing championships complete season at Dubai autodrome
Last Friday, championship trophies in four different race series marked the end of the season finale at Dubai Autodrome. NGK Racing Series Class One championship trophies went home with Costas Papantonis and Alexandros Annivas of Gulf Petrochem Mouhrista Racing. Their Seat Leon Super Copa finished second in both the races. …
2018 F1 Weekend New Ticket Choices
It is the tenth anniversary edition of the FORMULA 1 2018 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX and Yas Marina Circuit, the home to the Abu Dhabi F1 is gearing up to please its visitors with some customized options. Over the past nine editions, the event has come to epitomize …
NewsTrack: Gulf 12 Hours, UAE’s first sports car, 4×4 school challenge and Porsche marks 100 races
First UAE made sports car delivered, Land Rover 4 x 4 challenge for schools on Monday, Porsche GT3 Cup completes 100 races and Gulf 12 Hours race next weekend First UAE made sports car finds first owner Chassis number #001 of the Jannarelly Design-1, an open-top, two-seater sports car designed …
FUTURE NOW: Jaguar overtakes Tesla to the all-electric racing starting grid
As Tesla’s Electric GT plans faced a setback with a crash of their prototype while testing, Jaguar is planning a race of their own that will be an important element in the coming Formula-E season. The race will use Jaguar E-Type, the sport SUV equipped with a 90 kWh battery …
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Valtteri rises
The fireworks above the Yas Marina was one of the most spectacular the Circuit had ever seen. It looked particularly brilliant, because it seemed to mark the dawn of a new era in Formula 1. The era of Valtteri’s ambition and the battle for lane control between the two teammates. …
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Day: ‘The Curtain Racer’
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2017 race weekend has been about racing against oneself and coming out as a new benchmark! Winning titles four times in a row can go to one’s head. Just watching it happen can do that to us. So one can’t blame Hamilton if he found his …
Supercharged Tesla Odyssey: From UK to Netherlands via Pikes Peak and Pau-Arnos
July began with a buzz for me. Quite literally, considering the source of it was Tesla, for the most part. There was the Tesla store opening in Dubai coming up, in the second week. There was Drivemeonline’s 6th birthday turning up even sooner and, around the same time, something I’ve …
Goodwood sees most powerful ever Porsche 911
The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS just celebrated its world premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, which came to a close today. With a 700 hp (515 kW) biturbo flat engine mated to a customised GT seven-speed double-clutch transmission (PDK), the new lightweight 911 GT2 RS …
