Kik, Ghazaleh, Achkar and Abdel Samad Win Round 1 of the 2020 Lebanese Drift Championship

Oliver Kik (Pro), Hazem Ghazaleh (Hybrid), Joey Achkar (Street) and William Abdel Samad (Street Modified) win the ATCL's first drift round of 2020 at Mzaar Motor Park.

Khaled Karam · 1 min read
Pro class winners on the podium at round one of the 2020 Lebanese Drift Championship
The Pro class champions are crowned at the first drift round of 2020. Photo: MMS Racing

KFARDEBIAN, LEBANON – Under strict precautions against the coronavirus pandemic, the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) held the first drift competition of the year at Mzaar Motor Park – Warde (Kfardebian).

The event counts towards the 2020 Lebanese Drift Championship, and the titles went to Oliver Kik, Hazem Ghazaleh, Joey Achkar and William Abdel Samad in the four classes.

Pro class

  1. Oliver Kik – Nissan 350Z: 281 points
  2. Mario Kleiani – BMW E30: 263 points
  3. Jalal Daibes – BMW M3 Coupe: 231 points

Hybrid class

  1. Hazem Ghazaleh – BMW 318i: 208 points
  2. Johnny Najem – Nissan 350Z: 193 points
  3. Joseph Kleiani – BMW 325i: 188 points

Street class

  1. Joey Achkar – Nissan 350Z: 285 points
  2. Patrick Elias – Nissan 350Z: 285 points
  3. Cynthia Anna Elian – Nissan 350Z: 235 points

Achkar and Patrick Elias finished level on points, but Achkar took the win after scoring the higher mark on the first run.

Street Modified class

  1. William Abdel Samad – BMW E36: 78 points

Judges and prize-giving

The judging panel was made up of Nicolas Hindi, Youssef Bassil and Mostafa Fakhri.

At the end of the competition, the winners were crowned by Walid Beaino, representing the Kfardebian municipality, Gaby Kraiker, observer of the organising club’s National Sports Committee, and clerk of the course Marc Hayek.