QMMF to make Baja series bigger from next year, says Al Hamad
DOHA: The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has decided to make the hugely popular Baja series bigger from next year.
“The Qatar National Baja series is going to be called the Qatar Off-Road Championship from next year,” said Amro Al Hamad, QMMF Executive Director.
“It’ll be a mix between Enduro and Baja. The first round is going to be Enduro and the last round is going to be Baja. The points for Enduro and Baja will be accumulated for the final championship round. The sixth and final round will be an extended week of competition which will be held over two days.”
Al Hamad also added that QMMF successfully completed all events listed on the national championships calendar for the year 2020.
The national motorsport body had overcome COVID-19 related postponements to complete the calendar of events for 2020.
“We are proud to announce that this week’s event marked the QMMF’s target of completing all national competitions for the year 2020. There were so many delays because of the pandemic. We had to reschedule or even postpone events but in the end we managed to do it,” said Al Hamad.
The fifth and final round of Qatar National Baja concluded last Saturday.
“We completed the QSTK, QTCC, Qatar National Baja and Qatar National Sprint Championship which were halted in March,” he added.
Khalid Al Mohannadi wins Qatar National Baja title
Khalid Al Mohannadi emerged as Qatar National Baja champion after winning the fifth and final round at the Sealine last weekend.
Driving a Polaris, Al Mohannadi clocked a total time of 2:21:02.4 seconds with Russian co-driver Kirill Shubin.
It was the second successive win for Al Mohannadi and his third overall, which fetched him a total points of 97 and earned him QR80,000 in prize money.
Ahmed Al Kuwari, who finished fourth in the final round in the Jeep, finished second overall with 72 points. Al Kuwari and his co-driver Manuel Lucchese walked away with QR60,000.
Mohammed Al Meer had a disappointing final round, finishing fifth with co-driver Egor Okhotnikov, but that was enough for a overall third place with 50 points.
