Very exciting start for the first round of the 2010 Open Karting Challenge with the young lady driver Terry Farah in pole position! She was fastest and no one could get close to her in the qualifying session. In the pre-final race, she kept her position up till the 8th lap when Saif Abdelhadi passed her and took the lead. Faisal Bustami spun in the formation lap and had to start his race from the back of the grid. He managed to put himself in 3rd position, but his chain went off and made him retire. The Saudi Champion, Yazan Hamada, also spun on the first turn. He finished the pre-final race 6th place.
Results of pre-final race:
Saif Abdelhadi, Terry Farah, Tarek Sukhtian, Nabih Muammar, Ahmad Sukhtian, Yazan Hamada, Sanad Shannak, Izz Bustami, Faisal Bustami (out).
In the final race, Terry also was competing for the first place, but she couldn’t keep up her pace for 25 laps. Jordan Champion Tarek Sukhtian took the lead later but after a long battle with Terry and Saif.
Faisal Bustami who started again from the back of the grid kept on pushing hard and finished his race in 4th place setting the fastest lap for the race. Nabih Muammar who was unreachable in the official practice had a very bad start; his spin on the first lap dropped him to the last place. But he was much quicker than the rest and did an excellent job climbing back to the podium in 2nd place.
Ahmad Sukhtian, leader of 2009 Open Karting Challenge had a very bad start and decided to end his race early. Sanad Shannak went off the track and couldn’t rejoin the race. Izz Bustami had technical problems and was below racing speed; the organizers had to disqualify him from the race.
In the junior’s race, the Lebanese driver Roubens Bouchabkeh was in control. He started his race in first place and flew away to win the race. Tala and Walid Farah, younger sister and brother of Terry, came in 2nd and 3rd.
At the end of the race, Bank of Jordan Team Manager was very happy from the result and said that the race was very well organized and he is looking forward for the next round.
Final Results:
Tarek Sukhtian, Nabih Muammar, Saif Abdelhadi, Faisal Bustami, Terry Farah, Yazan Hamada, Ahmad Sukhtian (out), Izz Bustami (out), Sanad Shannak (out).