The fourth round of the 2018 Qatar Manateq Baja series will be held tomorrow, organisers confirmed yesterday.
Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), organisers of the hugely popular series, said a strong field will be finalised by evening today.
Sheikh Hamed Al Thani won Round 3 with co-driver Feras Allouh in their Nissan Patrol in the T1 class. A veteran in off-road racing, Sheikh Hamed is set to tag along with co-driver Nasser Al Mutari for Round 4.
The next round will be held from December 21 to 22. The sixth and final round will be held from January 18 to 19. In the provisional list, Abdullah Al Raban (Baja) and Mohammed Al Mannai (Baja) will be battling for top honours in the T1 class along with Sheikh Hamed.
In the T2 class, the battle for victory will involve Mohamed Hargan (Nissan Patrol), Jamal Fakhro (Nissan Patrol), Rashid Al Mohannadi (Nissan Patrol) and Mohammed Al Meer (Nissan Patrol).
Meanwhile also tomorrow Nayef Al Nasr (Can-am Maverick X3), Mohammed Al Attiyah (Can-am Maverick X3) and Abdulaziz Al Bshayer (Can-am Maverick) will battle for honours in the T3 class.
“We have a good mix of some experienced drivers and some new faces like Al Attiyah and Mohannadi are taking part in our Qatar Manateq Baja. It is good to see them exhibiting good driving skills in testing conditions,” QMMF President Abdulrahman Al Mannai said at the end of last round held in October.
“This a tough sport and it’s expensive and sustainability is always an issue. So I am glad to see drivers continuing a competing,” he added.
The final list of drivers will be announced today 9:00pm at QMMF headquarters. The actual race will commence at 10:25 am tomorrow.
The prize distribution ceremony will take place by 4:00pm, organisers said.
