Hankook Racing’s champion Saeed Al Mouri has unveiled his new rally car, the Mini Countryman RRC which falls under the S2000 category in the rally world. The car is a 4 cylinder 1.6 liter turbo car that produces around 270 horse power with a six speed Xtrac gearbox. The car is a 4WD 1200 kg racer, and its considered the lightest car in its category within the FIA rally regulations.
Al Mouri held a press conference at the “Pitstop” center in Jeddah, and presented his car. A group of well reputed and highly ranked managers from the Bin-Shihon group, the exclusive agent of Hankook in KSA, were present at the launch alongside representatives of Mini’s exclusive agents in KSA, Mohammad Nagi Youssef. At the press conference Al Mouri declared that he will be participating in the 2013 Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) in the following rallies; Kuwait Rally, The Rally of Lebanon and the Jordan Rally.
Saeed is one of the best and most talented drivers across the Middle East and especially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His achievements spread across different types of racing formulas. He was crowned Red Bull Car Park Drift champion in 2011, and holds Middle East and Saudi titles in Radical racing as well as the Saudi Super Leggera title. Saeed was able to claim his first ever rally win, a couple of month ago in the local rally of Kuwait.
During the launching Saeed stated the following: “I would like to thank the Bin-Shihon group for their continuous support for Saudi Motorsports and the support they always present to me. I grasp this moment to tell you that I am very optimistic about driving the new Mini country man, especially that the car proved itself in a very short period of time. I hope I can make my country and the team proud during the MERC participation.”
On the other hand Hankook’s Mr. Adeel Naim, the company’s marketing manager said: “We are very aware that the private sector has a crucial role in supporting motorsports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. From this perspective the company is presenting its support for the champion Saeed Al Mouri, who achieved great results in motorsport, most noticeably in the last rally participation he had in Kuwait. The company is always trying to help motorsports in general and would like to wish Saeed al the best.”