Drag Racing Mania
T he long wait is over as Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) proudly welcomes back to action this week the biggest and most sought-after drag racing series in the region. Kicking off tomorrow and ending Friday will be the first round of the 2015/2016 Bahrain Drag Racing Champion
The long wait is over as Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) proudly welcomes back to action this week the biggest and most sought-after drag racing series in the region.
Kicking off tomorrow and ending Friday will be the first round of the 2015/2016 Bahrain Drag Racing Championship, to be held at BIC’s world-class quarter-mile drag strip.
The series is run by the Bahrain Drag Racing Club, in cooperation with BIC and the Bahrain Motor Federation (BMF).
As a member of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Worldwide Network, BIC’s hosting of the championship allows it to fly the prestigious NHRA banner. It also awards each of the season’s category champions a “Wally” trophy, which is a major accomplishment given only to winners in NHRA-sanctioned events.
Two evenings of Test and Tune will get this week’s proceedings underway. These are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday night from 8pm to 12midnight. Qualifying follows on Thursday and Race will take place on Friday. Action begins at 4pm and continues until midnight on the final two days.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate. Tickets to the Test and Tune cost BD2 each night. For Qualifying and Race Day, tickets are BD5 for both days at the Start Line Grandstand, while tickets are BD3 for both days at the Batelco Grandstand. Children aged up to age of 12 years can attend for half the price.
The race will take place in 13 different categories, including 10 for cars and three for motorbikes.
The cars categories include the Street 4 and 6, the Outlaw Front-Wheel-Drive (FWD), the Super Street 6-Cylinder, the Outlaw 6-Cylinder, the Street V8, the Super Street V8, the Competition 4.5, the Outlaw 10.5, the Pro Mod and the Index 10.5.
The bikes classes include the Street Bike, Super Street Bike and Pro Bike. Round two is set from December 15 to 18 and Round three from January 12 to 15. The fourth round follows, from February 23 to 26, and then the season finale from March 1 to 4.
Participants from all across the region and beyond will battle for trophies and points that count towards an end-of- season standings to determine an overall champion.
Meanwhile, taking place on the sidelines of all the action will be BIC’s Dragster Xpereince – one of the circuit’s most sought-after public activities. Clients get into one of BIC’s three-seater Top Dragsters for a run, down the quarter-mile strip in mind-boggling speed, powering from zero to 100kph in just one second.
The Dragster Xperience costs BD40 per person.
For more information on the test and tune or the Bahrain Drag Racing Championship, visit the circuit’s official website on www.bahraingp. com or call the BIC Hotline on +973-17-450000.