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Dubai 24Hrs 2012. On The Grid With…
A whistle has just sounded over my left shoulder. It’s ten minutes until go time, and shepherding spectators and media off the…
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Dubai 24Hrs 2012. Green Light
The Nissan Juke-R Course Car accelerates away from the starting line, and soon, the baying mob of snarling supercars – and the…
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Dubai 24Hrs 2012. Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Time’s ticked away almost unnoticed at the Autodrome since morning warm-up. Hitherto sleepy garages along the pitlane, save the whir of wheel…
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Dubai 24Hrs 2012. The Grid Is Set
A last gasp effort was all that was needed for AUH Motorsport to secure pole position ahead of tomorrow’s 24-hour race in…
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Dubai 24Hrs 2012. Lambos Flying High
Practice is complete at the Autodrome, and – while other team garages were awash with activity as final niggles were eradicated –…
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Dubai 24Hrs 2012. The Build-Up
The wait is over, the containers are empty, and the paddock is set. Dubai’s version of Le Mans’ 24Hr classic race –…
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McLaren Mercedes SLR. Record Set, Job Done
Many mourned the loss of the McLaren-Mercedes SLR when production ceased in 2009. Stuttgart and Woking’s follow-up to the epic McLaren F1…
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Scion FR-S. Drifting Onto The Scene
Drift Racing, as a form of quote unquote motorsport, shouldn’t work. Purists familiar with the Sennas and Schumachers of this world –…
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The Dakar 2012. One Week In
Trouble never strays far from the Paris-Dakar Rally. In 1982, the son of then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sparked a six-day…
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Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge. Al Azhari Set For Debut
Karim Al Azhari, one of the UAE’s most experienced racing drivers, says he can’t wait for his debut in the Porsche GT3…
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Nissan GT-R. Enduring The Run-Up
Nissan is something of a watchword in the crankandpiston office at the moment. The team's management fleet now boasts a Juke (more…
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Maserati Trofeo JBF RAK. rd2. Fahad Al Gosaibi Takes Pole
KSA’s Fahad Al Gosaibi sits on pole position after scoring the fastest time in the first Qualifying session of Round 2 of…