Ali Al Hosani won the 10.5 Class Award in his twin-turbo Corvette C5 at the first Yas Exotic Drag Racing event of 2011 on Friday (7 January). Al Hosani recorded an elapsed time of 10.641 seconds and a terminal speed of 215.11 km/h, winning the race on a hole shot with a better reaction time. The runner-up was Sharif Ahmed with an elapsed time of 10.627 at 216.80 km/h.

The 11.5 Class saw Khalefa Al Remethi winning first place in a Jeep SRT8 with an elapsed time of 12.070 seconds at 190.26 km/h, with runner-up Ibrahim Al Katheeri recording a time of 12.081 seconds at 191.62 km/h, in another Jeep SRT8.

During the event, participants and spectators saw the world’s fastest three-seat Super Comp dragster shaking the drag strip at the hands of Yas Top Fuel ace and Chief Drag Racing Instructor Rod Fuller. Fuller offers passenger rides that last a fraction over six seconds at a terminal speed of 240 km/h.

Mohamed Ali Basha won the 13.5 Class in a Chevrolet Camaro with an elapsed time of 13.593 at 167.29 km/h. The runner-up was Sultan Al Zaabi in his Jeep SRT8 with an elapsed time of 13.295 and a speed of 163.28 km/h.

Suzuki GSXR 750 rider Toby Begendorf delivered an elapsed time of 10.872 seconds and a speed of 212.34 km/h in the 10.5 class – just hours after riding the same bike in a track day at Dubai Autodrome.

Rashed Al Qubaisi, Head of the Yas Drag Racing Centre, said: “Our congratulations go to all the winners. We are seeing increasing interest in the Exotic Drag Racing nights and the Open Drag Racing nights among the drag racing community. In particular, we look forward to seeing more bikes coming here to compete. Toby’s performance shows that the same bikes can shine on a circuit as well as on the drag strip.”
 

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