Massive motorcycle lead for Al-Balooshi; Al-Shayban on top in the quads The Portuguese Can-Am duo of Joao Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro led the Jordan Baja by just 3.5 seconds from Emirati Taurus T3 Max driver Khalid Al-Jafla and his co-driver Andrei Rudnitski after the first day of the Aqaba-based Jordan Baja on Friday. MX Ride…
Competitive action moves to stunning Wadi Rum region on Friday morning Argentina’s Diego Martinez, Jordanian Abdullah Abu Aisheh and Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz Al-Shayban claimed the quickest times in the car, motorcycle and quad categories on the three-kilometre Prologue stage that got the competitive action underway at the Jordan Baja at South Beach in Aqaba on…
National event and Wadi Al-Qamar Navigation Rally run in tandem with Baja The Jordan Baja gets underway with a short Prologue stage (13.50hrs) and the ceremonial start at the Arab Revolt Plaza in the Red Sea City of Aqaba from 16.45hrs on Thursday afternoon. Nineteen crews and 16 riders competing for points in the FIA…
The Qatar International Baja will be officially flagged away from the iconic amphitheatre in Katara Cultural Village from 19.20hrs on Thursday evening. Drivers and riders from 33 countries will tackle two days of gruelling competitive action in the Qatar deserts over the weekend with a Prologue stage of 9.9km on Thursday afternoon being used to…
Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah has entered the Qatar International Baja at the last minute to further boost a massive international entry of cars, motorcycles and quads for this weekend’s three-day event that is based out of the Lusail International Circuit, north of Doha. Competitors from a staggering 33 countries will tackle the fifth round of the…
MX Ride Dubai’s Mohammed Al-Balooshi and his Portuguese rivals David Megre and Pedro Bianchi Prata are locked in a three-way battle for supremacy in the FIM Bajas World Cup as the eight-round series heads to Qatar this week. The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) is hosting the fifth round of the series on October…
After Erik van Loon’s successful test in Morocco, he goes to Qatar to help South Racing further develop the Can-Am Maverick R. Anja van Loon will also start to warm up for the Dakar Rally in January, she will drive the Can-Am Maverick X3. Finishing is the goal for both and mileage is important. Erik…
The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has released a quality entry list for next weekend’s Qatar International Baja, round six of the FIA World Baja Cup and the FIM Bajas World Cup and the second round of the FIA Middle East Baja Cup. The event takes place on October 30th-November 2nd. Thirty-eight cars have…
Isle of Man TT legend James Hillier is heading to Doha next week to take part in the Qatar International Baja for the first time. The three-day event is based out of the Lusail Sports Arena and is the sixth counting round towards both the FIA World Baja Cup and the FIM Bajas World Cup….
The South Racing Can-Am Team’s Fernando Alvarez and Xavier Panseri finished fourth of the registered FIA World Baja Cup crews and second of the SSV teams at Portugal’s Baja Portalegre 500 and continue to lead the SSV Championship. The crew now head to the Middle East for the remaining three rounds in their Conarpesa-backed Can-Am…
