Baslar clinches karting finale

Manama : Ali Baslar managed to eke out a fine victory in the meeting’s 15-lap Final race, held along BIKC’s 1.414-kilometre Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK) Track in Sakhir.

Baslar finished just 0.192 seconds clear of runner-up Rashid Khalifa while Abdulla Buhindi (+0.302 seconds) came a close third from the victor.

Yousif Khamiri was classified fourth, Abubaker Ali fifth, Khaled Alsaie sixth. Abdulla Al Thawadi seventh and Talal Beshara to round out the top eight.

Alsaie had a positive start to the action and set the pace in Qualifying and took pole position for the Pre-Final, which he won ahead of Buhindi and Khaled Abdulla.

With the results, five karters came away with valuable prizes. They emerged following the points they had accumulated from both the challenge’s rounds.

Buhindi (70 points) banked on his victory in round one and was classified in first place, followed by Alsaie (67), Khalifa (46) followed in third place, Abdulla (41) was fourth and Abubaker Ali (48) finished fifth.

Buhindi, Alsaie and Khalifa each won a Clio Cup Experience from Bahrain International Circuit; whereas Abdulla and Ali each won a free test in a Rotax Max kart, courtesy of BIKC.

A packed grid of 25 karters took part in the event. The Bahrain SSWS Ramadan Challenge was a first-of-its-kind competition organised by BIKC and designed to help cater to the demands of racing aficionados during the Holy Month.

The format of the challenge was similar to the Bahrain SWS Sprint Championship.