Saudi driver Feher Al-Shareef and Kuwait’s Hamed Al-Saleh claimed hard-fought wins in the Outlaw and Sleeper categories at the inaugural Kuwait Track Challenge (KTC) at Kuwait Motor Town on Saturday afternoon.
The first event of its kind in Kuwait drew a strong field of national and international drivers chasing generous cash prizes in the Pocket Rocket, Sleeper and Outlaw categories.
Pocket Rocket
Local driver Dhari Al-Mouasherji won the Pocket Rocket category and most of the prize money. The Kuwaiti set a fastest lap of 2min 19.488sec in his BMW M3 over 14 laps of the 5.682km circuit to beat compatriot Ali Al-Ibrahim’s BMW M2 by 1.173 seconds.
The class, for cars on tyres below a 245 profile, was well supported. Ahmad Al-Kanderi was third in his Audi TT RS, with Jassim Al-Sarraf (Porsche GT4) and Mohammed Al-Sayer (Toyota GR Yaris) completing the top five. Bahrain’s Ali Al-Mansouri (Volkswagen Golf GTi) set the eighth fastest lap.
Sleeper
Hamed Al-Saleh drove his Porsche GT3 to Sleeper victory, setting a winning lap of 2min 14.653sec over six laps, 1.35 seconds quicker than Ahmed Al-Mousasherji’s Porsche GT4. Mohammed Al-Sabah’s BMW M3 ran 12 laps with a best of 2min 17.789sec to take third.
Fahad Al-Fulaij (Toyota Supra) and Khaled Al-Nasser (Porsche GT4) were fourth and fifth of the 10 finalists.
Outlaw
The Outlaw class was open to cars on any tyres, including slicks, and eight drivers fought for honours. Saudi driver Feher Al-Shareef (Porsche GT2 RS) won with a fastest lap of 2min 10.642sec, just 0.03 seconds quicker than runner-up Ahmed Al-Sheehab (Porsche GT2 RS). Zaid Ashkanani completed the podium in his Porsche GT3 RS.