This is this weekend’s to-do list, if you’ve been looking for a desert activity then the Car Boot & Dine event is the one to check out:
Thursday
Kuwait Motor Town Open Track
Friday
Car Boot & Dine [Location]
Ultimate Frisbee Pick Up Game
Saturday
Car Boot & Dine [Location]
Trashtag Messila Beach Cleanup
Trash Hero Subiya Cleanup
If I missed an event let me know.
21 replies on “Things to do in Kuwait this Weekend”
Mark, I wish you could write a post about how so many Muslims in Kuwait are celebrating Christmas this year. I’ve spoken to staff in different stores that sold Christmas ornaments and stuff and they all told me that hijabis wiped the stores clean the first week the decorations were put up for sale.
I’ve seen it myself – a mullah with a 12 inch beard buying a Christmas tree for his daughter LOL.
Me and a couple Filipina salesladies were in the corner laughing our butts off.
Maybe it’s because of Ms. Rona? People just want a little pick-me-up.
That’s not a new occurrence though, a lot of people see Christmas like a regular event similar to valentines or Halloween. Nothing to do with religion. A guy I used to work with years ago who was like hardcore Hezbollah fanatic used to celebrate Christmas more hardcore than anyone I knew to the point of decorating his car with Christmas decorations.
I’ve never seen religious Kuwaitis celebrate Christmas like this before.
I mean in Lebanon, Christmas is a national holiday. It isn’t so much here.
Some Muslims now aren’t really Muslims anymore (as in they don’t practice at all, and if they do, it falls under traditions rather than religion and faith e.g. wearing a hijab/niqab because its a tradition or praying at the mosque so you can be acknowledged as a good person around the block or something) just the same way most Christians aren’t really Christians. Unfortunately these individuals associate celebrating Christmas as being “open minded”. Oh well…
I don’t think it has anything to do with religion though, its just a holiday, you guys are reading too much into this. The whole santa claus thing isn’t even Christianity, it was a coca cola mascot basically.
Christmas is a religious holiday associated with Christianity, therefore it has to do with religion. But now, I bet even atheist would celebrate it too jus because it’s a tradition now. Now it doesn’t do with religion as much as it’s just a
No not true this Atheist doesnt
Just because a person does not practise one aspect of Islam, doesn’t mean he or she automatically becomes a non-Muslim. What’s with this expectation of Muslims to be the pinnacle of perfection?
To each their own I say.
Case closed.
I hope everyone had a pleasant, intimate Christmas yesterday that didn’t involve a large group of people. Let’s try to curb this thing folks.
More details on the car boot and dine event please?
just updated the graphic with their latest one, the location I guess will be shared tomorrow on their insta account https://www.instagram.com/fikraproduction.kw/
From what i heard, you can order food from food trucks and then sit in your car or around your car to eat. Im not sure how the set up will be but they are very focused on social distancing. (Info from one of the organizers)
Does anyone have an update on the exact location of this event?
Not sure why the organizers are so unorganized, here you go
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=29.623472213745117%2C48.06523132324219&z=17&hl=en
I’m intrigued by this ultimate frisbee thing but I’m old and fat so not sure it would be for me :(. Sounds a lot of fun though
Do you need some special insurance for driving on the track?
If you mean car insurance the answer is no, and your regular car insurance doesn’t cover your car on the track either.
If there is no special insurance, and regular car insurance doesn’t cover the car on the track… does that mean cars driving around the track are uninsured?!
from what I’m aware, yes, uninsured.
Interesting.
I just skimmed through the terms and conditions of full coverage insurance found here: https://www.wethaq.com/app_themes/Wethaq/PDF/motors_150_ar.pdf
I couldn’t see any reason why the car would not be covered. They may claim that the car was not used for its intended purpose… however the car purpose is to be driven. The document mentions “speed tests” and I suppose they’re referring to races? I suppose that makes more sense if it was a proper official race or a drag race. However taking your car to the lap and losing control while driving it while its completely stock and within the speeds its designed for doesn’t sound to me like grounds for voiding the insurance. Furthermore, sports cars gets insured at higher rates than normal cars. This implies that insurance companies are already aware what these cars are, what they’re designed for, and why people buy them!
And just because this is a practice that insurance companies do doesn’t mean they’re doing the right thing. There are many rights we are voluntarily waiving simply because no one said “this is wrong”.
Taken from the KMT track rules guide which they send out before every event:
• Your standard insurance car cover does not cover you for track days!! if you damage
your car you will be responsible, and although the circuit will have insurance it will only
be for Third Party Public Liability.
There was a similar discussion in a Lotus forum regarding the warranty on the car. According to Lotus:
“USE IN A COMPETITIVE MANNER, INCLUDING TIMED LAPS OR RUNS, WILL INVALIDATE THE NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY.
Lotus models are designed as road going sports cars. It is recognised that owners may wish to use their cars occasionally on closed circuits or private test track in order to experience the car’s full range of dynamic capabilities and indeed the specification of some models has been optimised for such activities. Lotus is pleased to maintain vehicle warranty coverage for any reasonable use in this manner, however if the car is used in competitive events including timed laps or runs or on a commercial basis, or if we feel the product has been abused or misused, Lotus will invalidate the warranty.”
Does that mean if I use a lap timer in my car to measure my performance the car warranty is voided?