KUWAIT CITY (KUWAIT): Officials at the Kuwait International Motorsport Club (KIMC) have confirmed that the 26th Kuwait International Rally will be the third round of the 2022 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) on the revised dates of March 17-19.
Kuwait’s premier rally has not taken place since 2018 and is now running under the supervision of a new organising committee with Emad Bukhamseen taking over as the chairman of the board of the KIMC alongside members, Issa Hamzeh, Mohammed Bukhamseen, Garbis Karzelian, Hamad Marafie, Hamad Al-Saif, Meshari Al-Sabti and Fuad Abu Arja.
“We look forward to welcoming international competitors to Kuwait for the rally in March,” said Emad Bukhamseen, a businessman who specialises in investments, real estate and publishing. “Our team will work hard to make the new event a success and a worthy round of the regional rally championship.”
Meshari Al-Sabti will act as Clerk of the Course on this occasion, ably supported by his assistant Hamad Al-Saif. Hamad Marafie will work as the Rally Director.
The three-day event is running in co-operation with the Kuwait International Automobile Club (KIAC).
It is popular with many regional teams and officials are expecting a quality international field to tackle 180.60km competitive kilometres and 10 special stages across a route of 517.62km. There will be two loops of three desert stages on Friday, March 18th and two specials run twice on Saturday, March 19th.
