Tannoury, Rizk and Chidiac Win the Lebanese 4×4 Championship Round in Kfarselwan

Camille Tannoury wins the 4x4 class, Pierre Rizk the turbo UTV class and Mark Chidiac the standard UTV class at the ATCL's 4x4 championship event in Kfarselwan.

Khaled Karam · 1 min read
Mark Chidiac's UTV airborne during the 4x4 championship in Kfarselwan
Mark Chidiac takes flight on his way to winning the standard UTV class. Photo: MMS Racing

KFARSELWAN, LEBANON – The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) held the Lebanese Championship for four-wheel-drive (4×4) vehicles of all types in Kfarselwan, with 13 vehicles taking part. The event was sponsored by Linglong tyres and Molinol oils and was watched by fans of the sport, under strict precautions against the coronavirus pandemic taken by the organising club.

The race consisted of two official runs, with the best time from the two used to decide the final classification.

Tannoury takes the 4×4 title

Camille Tannoury won the 4×4 vehicle class by around five and a half seconds from runner-up Georges Ziadeh.

In the UTV (turbo) class, Pierre Rizk took first place ahead of Rony Kanaan. In the UTV (standard) class, Mark Chidiac came out on top, with Georges Hakayem in second.

Results

4×4 vehicles

  1. Camille Tannoury – Jeep Cherokee: 8:23.31
  2. Georges Ziadeh – Jeep Cherokee: 8:28.87
  3. Tarek Akoury – Jeep Cherokee: 8:33.96

UTV (turbo)

  1. Pierre Rizk: 7:54.17
  2. Rony Kanaan: 9:01.50

UTV (standard)

  1. Mark Chidiac: 8:39.05
  2. Georges Hakayem (Washi): 9:20.38
  3. Mazen Hreiz: 9:24.89

Prize-giving

At the end of the race, the winners were crowned by Kfarselwan mayor Bassam Hatoum, Gaby Kraiker, observer of the organising club’s National Sports Committee, clerk of the course Marc Hayek and the event officials.