The inaugural Kuwait Track Challenge (KTC) takes place at Kuwait Motor Town this weekend (November 4th-5th).
The first event of its kind in Kuwait has attracted 38 cars, with drivers from Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE chasing generous cash prizes across the Pocket Rocket, Sleeper and Outlaw categories.
Pocket Rocket
Sixteen drivers have entered the Pocket Rocket class for cars on tyres below a 245 profile, with slicks banned. Popular cars include the Audi TT, Honda S2000, Volkswagen GTi, Toyota GR Yaris and BMW M2.
Kuwaiti entrants include Ahmad Al-Kanderi, Mohammed Al-Hassawi, Ali Al-Ibrahim and Ahmed Al-Mudhaf, while Saudi Arabia is represented by Almohanned Al-Sharif (Audi RS3) and Abdulaziz Al-Fudhaili (Alfa Romeo 4C). Emirati Salem Al-Shamsi (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X) and Bahrain’s Ali Al-Mansouri (Volkswagen Golf GTi) are also entered.
Sleeper
Eleven drivers of cars on tyres below a 285 profile (no slicks) are eligible for the Sleeper class. Kuwaiti entrants include Abdulrahman Zainal (BMW M2), Khaled Al-Nasser (Porsche GT4), Mohammed Al-Sabah (BMW M3), Fahad Al-Fulaij (Toyota Supra) and Hesham Ali (Lotus Exige).
Outlaw
The Outlaw class is open to any tyres, including slicks, and has nine entries from Kuwait and two from Saudi Arabia. They include Abdulhameed Ali and Mohammed Al-Sayer in Porsche GT3 RSs, Ahmed Al-Sheehab (Porsche GT2 RS) and Saudi drivers Fehar Al-Shareef and Jean Lahoud in two more Porsche GT2 RSs.
Scrutineering takes place at Kuwait Motor Town on Thursday, before qualifying heats on Friday and Saturday lead to a final showdown in each class.