JEDDAH, 23 March 2008 — The two-day final round of the Chevrolet Speed Star Championship series will be held at Durat Al-Arous from Wednesday.
Abdullah Bakhashab Establishment, organizers of motorsport events in the Kingdom, told the media yesterday that all preparations were in place for the competition.
In each round, participants display their drifting-style technique in a twisting track of 1.50km specifically designed for the championship. The races will be judged on time, and drivers will accumulate points from each round with the title awarded to the driver with the most points. The official car will be Lumina SS for its great power and high flexibility on the track.
As with other Chevrolet Motorsport events in the region, accessibility to the competition is a major focus. To enter the Speed Star Championship a rear wheel or all wheel drive car and the desire to compete are the only requirements. The results through collecting points will be -- 20 points for 1st position, 15 for the 2nd, 12 for the 3rd, 10 for the 4th, 8 for the 5th, 6 for the 6th, 4 for the 7th and 2 for the 8th.
There will be cash awards for the winners — SR10,000 for first place and SR6,000 and SR3,000 for second and third places respectively.
The race will begin after grouping the participants according to their vehicles into four classes based on the capacity of the engine, its power and its production year. The vehicles were standard six cylinders, modified six cylinders, modified eight cylinders and standard eight cylinders. After the technical test on the first day, every participant will make a free tour through the track. The drivers then will have two trials to collect the best time.
Sayeed Al Moori won the 1st round of Chevrolet Speed Star competition held at Durat Al Arous in north Jeddah over the weekend.
In his V6 BMW Z3 car, he led the podium winners clocking the best time of 01: 41:770 on the second day.
Al-Moori, a phenomenon in motor sport, charged through the grueling qualification process and emerged winner on the first day and stayed on the top in the round.
Not only Al-Moori kept his place, Majed Al Ghamdi came second clocking 01:50:905 driving his red standard 8 cylinder Lumina SS. Eyeed Al-Najjar failed to stay in third position having surrendered it to Bandar Al Sylami on his standard 6 cylinder Lumina SS clocking 01:51:046.
2nd round
Sayeed Al Moori again trounced the field to Chevrolet Speed Star competition 2nd round in his car V6 BMW Z3 who led the podium winners clocking the best time of 00: 51:670 on the second day.
Nael Bedair 2nd on the podium clocking 0:56:846 driving his red standard 6 cylinders Nissan Z.
Abdulaziz Al Yaeesh, Universal Motorsport Agency driver, on his standard 6 cylinders Lumina S managed to stand on the podium 3rd clocking 01:51:046.
