Kuwait’s Zaid Ashkanani secured his first race win in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East in race two of round two at Dubai Autodrome on Friday, in what was the closest contest of the series’ fifth season so far.
Starting from pole on the 16-car grid, Ashkanani led throughout and took the flag despite immense pressure from reigning champion Clemens Schmid. Al Nabooda Racing’s Schmid almost snatched victory on the final lap, but the Kuwaiti kept his cool to cross the line first. [Article]
If guys are winning without a race track in Kuwait, imagine how much better and much more drivers we would have if we did have a track.
Note: That’s Askhaknani’s car on the left. Download the wallpaper sized version of the photo [Here]
12 replies on “Kuwaiti comes first in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East”
That photo is amazing.
Mashallah and i think he’s only 19.
AWSOME!!!
Wow looks like that Porsche is popping a wheelie!
Makes you proud to be Kuwaiti … Hope it lands the front page of our useless newspapers these individuals need exposure and deserve to be celebrated ..
And forgot a big thank you to Mark for publishing this … kudos mate ..
Given the standards of driving seen frequently in Kuwait, there is no need for a racetrack to learn to drive both quickly and defensively…
It’s really not that bad
Now u post about it! Lol
But glad u did anyways :p true champ and they guy is only 19 or 20… Future star in the making for sure.
And by the way the fact that he made it to this level without any track or driving in kuwait is a huge achievement.
There is a new track in Kuwait , right ?
Anyways , this is really good news for Kuwait. I hope the government supports this kind of racing and start encouraging it on a higher level.
Kuwait is one of few countries with huge pile of cash and just sleeping on it. Wake up people !!
We have a track.. it’s called Fahaheel Express Way