JEDDAH: Khaled Al-Sadoon won the two-day final round of Toyota Saudi Star Autocross Championship 2009, which ended at Jeddah Raceway racetrack on Thursday night.
Thirty-three car racing enthusiasts pitted skills in a marathon battle as each tried to score the maximum under the new points system of scoring. When the dust settled it was Al-Sadoon in his Hyundai Elantra who led the podium winners clocking the best time of 00.54.453 in the Camry challenge stage on the second day.
“I struggled to win, but I loved every minute of it and will do it again,” Al-Sadoon said of his victory. Faisal Al-Shareef, the favorite of the round, piloted his Hyundai Genesis around the track in a second best time of 00:55:235. In third place was Nail Bedair in his white Nissan Z who finished in 00:65:448.
In the first group (SS) Abdullah Najar won (00:56:448) to move to the second stage. In the second group (AS) Nail Bedair won with 00:54:453. In the third group (DS) Yousef Al Harmoosh clocked 59:728. In the fourth group (BS) Faisal Al Shareef registered a best time without any mistakes 00:55:235. In the fifth group (CS), Khaled Al Sadoon won with 00:56:951. In the sixth group (ES) Zeeb Al-Qahtani clocked 00:55:269. In the last group (P), Maed Al-Gamdi topped with 00:54:132.
The last round of the second day featured the Toyota Camry challenge. All qualified drivers had two trial rounds. Outsmarting his rivals, Al-Sadoon clinched the championship. It was a thrilling and interesting round where Al-Shareef finished second and Nail Bedair third.
Results were calculated on the times the racers achieved on their own cars. Top drivers of each category had to compete again using two Toyota Camries. Al-Sadoon, the flamboyant driver who blazed the tarmac with his skillful and stunt driving, won on the Camry by one second and fraction of a second from his rival Faisal Al-Shareef. The tournament, held under the supervision of Saudi Automobile Federation (SAF), has helped discover and rediscover many motorsport talents, said Abdullah Bakhashab who organized the event and crowned the round winner in the presence of Ali Raif Al-Harbi from Jeddah Youth Welfare Office and Badr Al-Ghythi from the Saudi Motorsport Federation.
Overall winners: Toyota Autocross Championship 2009 comes to an end with Khaled Al Sadoon the over all champion clocking the best time of 00:56:782, followed by Majed Al-Ghamdi with 00:56:857 and Zeeb Al-Qahtani clocking 00:57:868.
