Alsaei, Almuammari triumph

Manama : Khaled Alsaei and Rashid Almuammari were both victorious in the latest edition of the Bahrain Karting Sprints Championship (BKSC) at Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC) in Sakhir.

Alsaei triumphed in the fifth round of the 2016/2017 Bahrain Rotax Mojo Max Challenge (BRMMC) while Almuammari continued his winning ways in the 2016/2017 Bahrain SWS Sprints Championship (SSWS).

Both meetings were the penultimate meetings in each highly competitive national championship, which together makes up the BKSC.

In the BRMMC, which is a series for Rotax kart owners, Alsaei triumphed with a spirited finish to the day’s events.

He completed the 15-lap event in a total race time of 14 minutes 34.960 seconds, Hussain Hassan (+3.676 seconds) was the runner-up while Muayyad Alabandi (+10.959) was third. Talal Beshara, Alexander Bekkers, and Adam Salem were fourth through sixth, respectively. Anas Lecaillon, Luca Santiago and Sulaiman Alkanderi rounded out the final classification.

Despite the result, Hassan (154 points) continues to lead the title race in the BRMMC’s Senior Max category. Alsaei (139) is in second and Mohammed Mattar (121) third.

Leading the Junior Max class was Santiago (103), followed by Bekkers (94) and Lecaillon (93).

In the SSWS, which is an arrive-and-drive championship that sees karters compete in identical Sodikarts, Almuammari (19:34.391) ahead of Abubaker Ali (+0.163) in second with Najashi Rashdan (+8.026) in third.

A total of 21 drivers took part in the Final, which was held over 15 laps. Mohammed Jalal was fourth, Ahmed Ebrahim fifth and Yousif Khamiri rounding out the top six.

Following the seventh round of action in the SSWS, Almuammari (198) remains in first place on the SSWS championship standings, followed by Buhindi (171)  in second and Ahmed Ebrahim (147) third. The karters now head to the final round of the BKSC on April 7 at BIKC. Entrance to the karting facility is free of charge.