Race-goers to enjoy unique WEC Open Paddock experience

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

All fans attending this year’s Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) will enjoy unparalleled access to the heart of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with an open paddock.

“The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East” hosts the WEC’s 2022 season-finale on 11 and 12 November, and all ticket-holders will be treated to the open paddock for both days of the endurance racing spectacle.

The open paddock is unique to the WEC weekend, and it is a fan-friendly initiative that can be enjoyed by all.

Aside from getting to watch the high-octane action from BIC’s grandstands, fans will have the unique chance to go and see what goes on behind the scenes in the WEC Paddock.

This is where the participating team buildings are located to accommodate the series’ star drivers and all team members while at the circuit.

The Paddock is also where the teams have the entrances to their garages, so fans will more than likely bump into the WEC’s biggest talents as they make their way around the facility and also witness team preparations for the racing action.

Tickets for the Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain cost just BD5 for adults and BD2.5 for kids for the two-day weekend. They can be purchased online at bahraingp.

com or by calling the BIC Hotline on +973-17450000. The WEC finale will see a packed 37-car field line up on the BIC grid.

They will be competing in four race categories from day to night around BIC’s 5.412-kilometre track, making for a brilliant spectacle that flags off under the afternoon sun and then wraps up under the stars while being brilliantly lit by BIC’s state-of-the-art floodlights.

The WEC action promises to be intense as the 2022 season’s titles are still up for grabs.

There will also be plenty of action in support of the WEC from the WTCR Race of Bahrain, part of the 2022 WTCR-FIA World Touring Car Cup, and the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East.

Furthermore, to complement the racing on the track, BIC has lined up an incredible series of off-track entertainment for the race weekend.

These include incredible stunt shows from The Stannage Stunt Team as well as Terry Grant and Lee Bowers, plus a classic car show featuring some of the rarest cars around, live music and a kids’ zone— something for the whole family to enjoy! The Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain’s significance goes beyond the racing entertainment.

This year, BIC will be implementing a ground-breaking new Green Ticket project, which will set the benchmark for a number of initiatives in areas of sustainability.

This very special initiative is being done in cooperation with The Oil and Gas Holding Company “nogaholding” and The Government of Bahrain.

A proportion of the ticket price, together with an amount matched by nogaholding, will be donated to a local environmental project in cooperation with the Government.

This particular fund will finance the planting of mangroves in Bahrain, and meaningfully contribute to Bahrain’s commitment to quadruple mangrove coverage in The Kingdom by 2035.

For more information on the Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain or other BIC events and activities, visit bahraingp.com or call the BIC Hotline on +973-17450000