You can see results of others on the screen while driving and this can put pressure on you to push more either to run away from others or catch up quickly if you are behind. “In SIM racing, it is however slightly different. Usually in real races, I fear about mechanical failures and not other competitors. I’m expecting tough competition but I’m trying to get as much training as possible.
“I’m looking forward for tomorrow’s race.
Both faced some spirited resistence in Sweden but thereafter, they went on to regain their superb rhythm and speed, posting wins in 18 stages.Īl Aufi said he was preparing hard for the semi-finals.
WRC 8 TOO DIFFICULT DRIVERS
The Group A features two of the top three drivers in the competition - Al Aufi and Dbeissy. Al Thefiri grabbed a stage in the Rally Argentina and displayed he was getting into a shape good enough to resist the fastest drivers in the pool. MERC 2 regional winners Al Thefiri and Nasser Saadon Al Kuwari are also in the pool. I hope that I get a bit lucky and can achieve the desired results - the finals.” “I’m happy to reach the semi-finals round with the best drivers. Let us see what happens.”Īl Sulaiti said he is thrilled to be racing against the best of the lot. I’ll try my best but it is going to be very tough and interesting. Now the aim for me is to get into the finals. Even other drivers are also quite competitive. El Khouly won all his stages in Sweden, while Al Sulaiti also performed well in that rally in his group and clinched three of his stages.Įl Khouly said: “My group is very difficult. QORC Auto winner and runner-up Al Khouly and Al Sulaiti, who have bagged four stages each, are also in the fray and capable of big upsets. We’ll try to take the championship to Oman,” Al Balushi added. “Zakariya and I are very happy about the results in the qualifying stage. I will try my best so that I can grab a podium position. He said: “Of course the drivers who qualified to the finals are very skilled and I feel the competition level will be high. Al Balushi, with 16 stage wins, is surely going to lead the challenge.
WRC 8 TOO DIFFICULT DRIVER
I wish good luck to all and may the deserving driver win and advance to the finals,” Abdulla added.īut Abdulla’s pool may not be easy for him.
The WRC cars (in the semi-finals) are much faster than the R5 that we used in the qualifying, requiring a great deal of concentration. I’ll try my best to win the race tomorrow. The competition is certaintly going to get difficult with the best drivers left in the fray. “I hope I can something very good in this stage and qualify for the finals. On the basis of his envious peformance, he is clearly tipped to get into the finals from his group. This shows clearly how hot pace he has set in this digital challenge. He has not only set the fastest times in all the three rallies, he has claimed all the 22 stages so far and beaten the closest challengers by over three minutes. The Group B features former FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies T2 winner Adel Hussein Abdulla, who has been unbeaten in all 22 stages that he has contested so far, Ammar Al Balushi, the co-driver of Al Aufi, Ahmed El Khouly (QORC Auto winner), Hamad Al Sulaiti (QTCC M240 and QORC Auto runner-up), Kuwait’s Meshari Al Thefiri and his co-driver Nasser Saadoun Al Kuwari, the MERC 2 champions.Ībdulla has indeed been the driver to beat after three qualifying rallies (Sweden, France and Argentina). The Group A consists of Omani rally champion Zakariya Al Aufi, Mansour Dbeissy (eighth in QORC Auto finals), Misfer Al Hajri, Khalid Al Maraghi (QORC Moto third-place winner), Ahmed Al Kuwari and Patrick Roux. The races will have Qatar Online Racing Championship Observer Omar Aswat and Timekeeping Officer Aaron Limbago. Three top drivers each from the two groups will figure in the one race shootout to decide the champion. There will be three rounds in all to spot the fastest three from each group on the basis of the maximum points collected. The drivers have been split into two pools with six each and the Group A will take to the starting line at 5 pm, while the Group B begins the quest one and a half hours later. Doha, 14 June 2020 - The rough gravel terrains of Chile will test the 12 qualifiers to limits as they battle it out in the WRC 8 semi-finals for six slots on Sunday.
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