At the invitation of the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL), automobile clubs from the Middle East and North Africa held a two-day meeting at the Rest-on hotel in Mkalles, under the title “Safety in Motorsport”, which also reviewed the latest rally regulations approved by the FIA.
FIA Vice-President Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah attended, along with delegates from automobile clubs in Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Cyprus, Oman, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. The FIA coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa was also present, and Imad Lahoud, head of the host club’s Motorsport Committee, led the Lebanese delegation.
The meeting ended with recommendations on strengthening safety measures during events, which Al-Attiyah will present to the FIA’s annual General Assembly for approval.
The meetings were fruitful and the recommendations issued by the participants are important.
Imad Lahoud
Lahoud said such meetings benefit and develop motorsport across the Middle East and North Africa, and stressed the ATCL’s leading role in developing motorsport in cooperation with automobile clubs in the Arab region, as well as Iran and Cyprus.