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BatelcoDT News Network to victory in Karting Manama would like you to atelco Drag 965 Racing emerged victorious in the Bfirst round of the 2017/2018 Bahrain SWS Endurance Championship, held over the weekend at Bahrain watch the game, International Karting Circuit (BIKC) in Sakhir. The pair of Ramez Azzam and Saeed Al Mehairi combined their talents for Batelco to win the three-hour challenge. Go Gosaibi pair Abdulla xxx Buhindi and Rashed Al Muammari were the overall runners-up, while the Zain Winners celebrate on the podium Racing 2 tandem of Khalid Raed Raffii and Mohammed Zain Racing 2’s Abdulla and Sister team Redline Racing podium ceremony attended by events and which combines a Abdulla and Najashi Rashdan Amin were second while Ice Rashdan took second while 2 consisting of Fred Clark officials from BIKC, Bahrain great mix of corners and level came third. Racing Team’s Ahmed Kooheji BeeSa Racing’s Ahmed Bin and Nabil Khadiri were the International Circuit and the changes. Aside from their outright and Qamar Saleem came in Khanen and Khaled Al Zayed runners-up, while Texel Air’s Bahrain Motor Federation. The teams were competing win, Azzam and Al Mehairi third. In the Nations class, the completed the top three. Mohamed Abdulaal, Ashlee Racing was held along on identical karts – a 390cc also clinched the victory Go Gosaibi boys of Buhindi and In the Corporate division, Joylon and Owen Stringer BIKC’s 1.414-kilometre Sodikart GT4 – each of which for Batelco in the race’s Pro Al Muammari were classified the Redline Racing 1 tandem came in third place. Commission Internationale de can generate up to 13 BHP. category. first, adding to their success in of Paul Lecaillon and Hussein Following all the action, the Karting (CIK) track, which is The second round of the Hanover, Germany On a crisp afternoon this week, The Zain Racing 1 pair of the overall classification. Lala were the winners. winners were honoured in a homologated for international Bahrain SWS Endurance ost referees Steinhaus, whose career has included Championship is scheduled would rather officiating the finals of every major for December 2 and it will be Mspend an afternoon in global women’s soccer competition, another three-hour challenge. Not her Then, then third and final round a dentist’s chair than recapped the invigorating last few see their name in a months of her life. In September, she will take place on February newspaper headline. In reached a new professional pinnacle, 9, and that will be a gruelling their world, anonymity officiating her first game in the 24-hour challenge. implies a job well done. Bundesliga, the top level of German After all the rounds are So forgive Bibiana soccer. In doing so, she became the completed, the first and second Steinhaus for rolling her first woman to referee a match in place teams of the Bahrain 24hrs eyes when she thinks about one of Europe’s top leagues. SWS Endurance Championship the various times she has Nursing the vestiges of a cold will qualify directly to the Sodi been tugged into the soccer with sips of hot peppermint tea, World Finals, to represent the news cycle. There was the she alternated between nonchalant Kingdom of Bahrain in July of men’s game she officiated professionalism (“I’m doing the same Highlight from the Karting champinship next year. seven years ago when a job as all my colleagues”) and earnest player accidentally touched excitement about the achievement her. There was the time in (“This is the freaking Bundesliga! Mohammed claims 2014 when Pep Guardiola, This is cool!”), all while reckoning WEC heading to Bahrain following then the manager of with the multidimensional state of Bayern Munich, put being a pioneering female in a male- Schlumberger Trophy his hand on her — dominated field. , success in China DT News Network first angrily, then “I don’t think I embrace it,” she DT News Network rivals Porsche, with the final Manama apologetically — as said of a status that still feels mildly Manama race coming up November 17 ohammed Hamad Al she did her job as a uncomfortable. “I deal with it.” he focus now shifts to and 18 at BIC in Sakhir. MAathem claims the fourth official. There Still, that first game in the TBahrain following the Rounding out the LMP1 Schlumberger Trophy with 85 was the German Cup Bundesliga, on Sept. 10, in front of success of both Porsche and podium in Shanghai was the gross, 66 net, held at Awali Golf match, just this a crowd of 49,118 in Berlin, gave Toyota at the 6 Hours of no. 1 of Club on Friday. Overall runner up summer, when Steinhaus a different magnitude of Shanghai held last weekend as , André Lotterer and was David Bailey with 79 gross, 67 a mischievous fame. Hertha B.S.C., the home club, the penultimate round of the . net. The Medal Winner was Diab Franck Ribéry offered half-price “Bibiana tickets” to 2017 FIA World Endurance Winning the LMP2 class Al Noaimi with a 73 gross. untied her female fans, and Reinhard Grindel, Championship. The FIA WEC Action from the previous race were Vaillante Rebellion First place for flights 1, 2 and shoelace before a the president of the German soccer Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain at and were the no. 7 Hybrid of José Maria of , Nicolas 3 were Rashed Ahmed Abdulla free kick. federation, turned up to watch from Bibiana Steinhaus (file pic) Bahrain International Circuit classified second overall, and Lopez clashed with one of Prost and . The with 74 gross, 68 net, Bronson Steinhaus, the stands. texted her. But none of those steps, Chenard (BIC) is set to be a fitting finale that was enough to win them the leading GTE Pro cars in LMGTE Pro class was claimed John with 85 gross, 69 net, and 38, brushed these For Steinhaus, the daughter of Her promotion highlighted a said, could match the power of to yet another thrilling year in this year’s drivers’ title with the the final hour, forcing them by the Ford Chip Ganassi Luke Taylor with 91 gross, 67 net moments aside when they an amateur referee who took her recent stretch of progress for women seeing her longtime friend referee the world’s premier endurance Bahrain round still remaining. to pit and allowing the two Team UK consisting of Andy respectively. occurred, but to her dismay, first officiating course at age 15, in her profession. In 2016, FIFA, for a match in one of the world’s best racing series. It is Bernhard and Hartley’s Porsche 919 Hybrids to move Priaulx and ; Second place for flights 1, 2 each incident was caught on promotion to the Bundesliga was the first time, merged its training leagues. Porsche had twice the second championship (first in up to second and third. The while first place in the LMGTE and 3 were Abdulla Sultan Faraj video, and each quickly was the realization of a lifelong dream. courses for men and women. And “It can really push people to see reason to celebrate in China 2015) and Bamber’s first. delayed Toyota which also Am category was claimed by with 77 gross, 68 net, Abdulla Al blown up, in her view, far out But it was in the flood of messages over the summer, seven women, things differently,” Chenard said after securing both the FIA Toyota’s no. 8 TS050 Hybrid featured Racing’s Paul Hajji with 80 gross, 69 net, and of proportion. she received before, during and after including Carol Anne Chenard, of Steinhaus’s professional ascent. WEC World Manufacturers’ of , Anthony and ultimately Dalla Lana, and Jonathan Jane with 90 gross, 68 net “I work my butt off for 20 the game that she began to grasp the were selected to work matches at “I think it can be an important Championship and the FIA Davidson and Sébastien Buemi came in fourth. It was Toyota . respectively. years,” Steinhaus said with a remarkable extent to which others the under-17 men’s World Cup in message that things are going to World Endurance Drivers’ led a convincing display by the Gazoo Racing’s fourth win Tickets to the 6 Hours of Side prizes for nearest the pin sharp laugh, “and I’m famous were invested in her achievement. India, with one, Esther Staubli of change, and it won’t have to be a big Championship, despite Toyota Japanese manufacturer all the of the season meaning that Bahrain are now available. were Susan Scott, Abdulla Sultan for that?” “You’re breaking the glass ceiling Switzerland, acting as the center news story the next time it happens.” winning the race. The no. 2 way to the chequered flag. the eight races have been Visit www.bahraingp.com or Farj, Dong Jin Jeong and Paul That and, now, much more. for all of us,” a fellow female referee referee in a group-stage match. (nytimes) Porsche 919 Hybrid crew of It could have been two completely split between the call +973-17-450000 for more McLean. More than 100 Awali , on the podium, but Japanese marque and their details. Golf Club members participated Mohammed Hamad Al Aathem in the tournament.