Enduro karting set for intense action at BIKC

The stage is set for another gruelling test of motor racing prowess as the second round of the 2018/2019 Bahrain Karting Enduro Championship (BKEC) takes place Saturday at Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC) in Sakhir. A grid of no less than 11 entrants is set to compete in the highly anticipated six-hour event. They will be battling it out for placing in four classes, including the Overall, Pro, Corporate and Nations.

Racing will take place along BIKC’s 1.414-kilometre Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK) Track. The drivers will be behind the wheel of identical 390cc Sodi GT4R go karts. Sign-in for competitors on Saturday is scheduled to be held from 7.30am to 9am. A Drivers’ Briefing will then be held at 9.05am, after which the on-track action begins with Qualifying Practice at 9.50am. Final Qualifying follows at 10.45am, setting the stage for the six-hour race, which is scheduled to flag off at 11.30am.

The podium ceremony is scheduled to take place at around 6pm. The 2018/2019 BKEC is set to be a hotly contested series featuring four hugely exciting rounds. The season-opening meeting was held in October of last year as a three-hour race. Round three will be a 12-hour event, while the year’s ultimate challenge, the championship finale and the most highly anticipated event of the season: the 24-hour fourth round.