Bahrain Darts Masters
Bahrain Darts Masters
Darts’ biggest global stars will return to Bahrain International Circuit on 16 and 17 January next year, as a 16-player field is set to compete in the first World Series of Darts event of 2025.
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Bahrain Darts Masters
Darts’ biggest global stars will return to Bahrain International Circuit on 16 and 17 January next year, as a 16-player field is set to compete in the first World Series of Darts event of 2025.
View MoreBIC set for action-packed second round of Bahrain Drag Racing Championship
BIC set for action-packed second round of Bahrain Drag Racing Championship
Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), ‘The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East’, hosts the second round of the 2024/2025 Bahrain Drag Racing Championship this week.
Participants from all over the world will be lighting up BIC’s world-class quarter-mile drag strip – a part of the NHRA Worldwide Network of the U.S.-based National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) – from today evening to Friday (10 to 13 December). It will be another action-packed event featuring the region’s biggest and most popular drag racing series, which is sanctioned by the NHRA.
The meeting is organised by BIC, the Bahrain Motor Federation, and the Bahrain Drag Racing Commission.
More than 200 participants, including 140 cars and over 60 bikes, took part in the first round, and even more are expected this week.
Action begins with Test and Tune today and Wednesday from 3pm to 12 midnight on both days. Qualifying will then be held on Thursday, which will set the elimination ladders for race day on Friday. Action on both days is scheduled to be held from 3pm onwards.
Fans looking to attend the round can watch the excitement on the strip from BIC’s Beyon Grandstand. Tickets for Test and Tune are BD2 apiece for both days, while tickets for qualifying and race day are BD3 per person for both nights.
Tickets can be purchased online at bahraingp.com, by calling the BIC Hotline on +973-17450000, or at the gate.
Racing this season is being held in 14 categories for both cars and motorbikes. The cars classes include the Index 7.5, Pro 29.5 V8, Outlaw 4 Cylinder, Outlaw 6 Cylinder, Index 10.00, Index 9.00, Index 8.50, Competition 4.5, and Pro Mod; while the motorbike classes are Pro Street Bike, Street Fight 9.5, Index 8.5 Bike, Outlaw Bike, and Street Fight.
The competing drag racers are all vying for glory, bragging rights, and all-important championship points. At the end of the season, each category will crown their champion, who will get to take home a prestigious ‘Wally Trophy’ – awarded only to title winners of NHRA events.
The ‘Wally’ is drag racing’s most prestigious accolade. It has been named after NHRA founder Wally Parks, and has been handed out since the 1969 NHRA season in the US.
Also available to fans attending the meeting is the Dragster Experience – BIC’s most adrenaline-pumping passenger activity.
Known as ‘the Fastest Ride on Earth’, this offers fans the chance to get a taste of pure speed as they are taken from zero to 100kph in just one second while in the cockpit of a 10,500cc Top Dragster. It can be enjoyed individually or by two passengers at a time.
The Dragster Experience is available at BD44 for a first passenger, while a second passenger can join for half the price.
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