On the sidelines of the 38th Rally of Lebanon, the Automobile et Touring Club du Liban (ATCL) will host a meeting of the FIA’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) motoring clubs at 14:00 on Wednesday, September 2, 2015.
The meeting will be chaired by FIA Vice-President Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah of Qatar and attended by the FIA’s regional coordinator, Lebanon’s Imad Nasri Lahoud, along with presidents and representatives of clubs from across the region. Many issues related to the future of motorsport in the region are on the agenda.
Al-Attiyah praised “the great role played by Imad Lahoud” as FIA regional coordinator and head of the ATCL motorsport committee in hosting the meeting, and thanked the club’s president and members for their efforts to develop motorsport.
The upcoming meeting will be a new turning point towards a better future for motorsport across the Middle East and North Africa, by setting up a working mechanism for championships of an international character, for example drifting as well as karting and hill climbs, in addition to many activities under the FIA umbrella.
Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah
I would like to welcome my friend Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah and the officials of the region’s motoring clubs to Lebanon. The host club has made all the logistical and administrative arrangements to hold the meeting next Wednesday.
Imad Lahoud
Lahoud also praised Al-Attiyah’s efforts to develop and support motorsport in the region.