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Prize distribution ceremony held
MUSCAT —
The Haffa House in Ruwi witnessed the
annual gala of the Oman Automobile Association on Monday. The gala evening
was presided over by Rashad bin Ahmed al Hinai, the Under-Secretary at the
Ministry of Sports Affairs. It saw the achievers of the year and the
supporters being honoured.
The event showcased the activities of the last season and in the end a new
logo for the Oman Rally Championship 2010, which will be flagged off on
Friday. Shields were presented by the chief guest to the Royal Oman Police,
Civil Defence, Royal Oman Hospital, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Sport
Affairs, Ministry of Tourism and The Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society for
their invaluable support and service rendered for the championship that made
the year a grand success.
Joining the presentation ceremony was Brigadier Salim Ali Khalifa al Maskiry,
Chairman of Oman Rally Championship 2009 and Director of Oman Automobile
Association. An OAA official also revealed that the new Go-Kart track will
be officially opened in March 2010, which means the go-karts will be back in
action this season after a long lay-off.
The first round of the Rally Oman 2010 will be held on Friday, which will
start from Oman Automobile Association at 9am and finish at 5.30pm. The
rally stages will be at Al Mawaleh (9.10km), SQU (6.20km) and Rusayl
(7.10km) — all these three stages will be run thrice. Total distance of the
rally will be 162.20km, out of this the special stages will be 67.20km and
road section will be 95km.
The service area of the rally will be situated near Al Mawaleh rally
stage. The scrutineering of the rally vehicles will be held at the Oman
Automobile Association from 10am to 5pm. The first three positions of the
drivers last season are as follows: 1. Khalil Abdullah Soomar al Zadjali; 2.
Ibrahim Salim Mohammed al Abri; 3. Khalid Soomar al Zadjali. The first three
positions of the co-drivers are as follows: 1. Taha Said Shaban al Zadjali;
2. Salim Shaikhan Zaher al Abri; 3. Naif Khalfan Mohammed al Obaidani |
