QMMF unveils strong Qatar International Baja line-up

LUSAIL: The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has released a quality entry list for next weekend s Qatar International Baja, round six of t...

LUSAIL: The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has released a quality entry list for next weekend’s Qatar International Baja, round six of the FIA World Baja Cup and the FIM Bajas World Cup and the second round of the FIA Middle East Baja Cup. The event takes place on October 30-November 2.

Thirty-eight cars have entered under the various FIA categories with 62 motorcycles and five quads competing under the auspices of the FIM.

The FIA section is further broken down into eight cars registered in the Ultimate section, 12 competing in the Challenger group, 13 in SSV and five in the Stock category for series production cross-country machines. Of those entrants, 12 are registered for the FIA World Baja Cup and 14 will challenge for points in the FIA Middle East Baja Cup.

Dennis Krotov tops the car category in an X-Raid Mini JCW Rally 3.0l. Overdrive Racing Toyota duo of Dania Akeel and Akira Muira, and Miroslav Zapletal will also be in action. The South Racing Can-Am Team’s Diego Martinez is chasing overall Challenger honours. The Argentine heads the lightweight prototype section against the likes of Eduoard Pons and Khalid Al Jafla in their Taurus T3 Max entries and five similar machines entered by the QMMF for Rashid Al Muhannadi, Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, Khalifa Al Attiya, Nouef Al Sowaidi and Ahmad Al Muhannadi.