Tannoury, Rizk and Chidiac Win the Linglong 1st 4×4 Speed of Lebanon

Camille Tannoury (4x4), Pierre Rizk (UTV turbo) and Mark Chidiac (UTV standard) win the ATCL's Linglong 1st 4x4 Speed of Lebanon at Ouyoun El Simane.

Khaled Karam · 1 min read
A UTV kicks up dust at the Linglong 4x4 Speed of Lebanon at Ouyoun El Simane
Action from the Linglong 1st 4x4 Speed of Lebanon. Photo: MMS Racing

KFARDEBIAN, LEBANON – Camille Tannoury won the 4×4 vehicle class, Pierre Rizk the UTV (turbo) class and Mark Chidiac the UTV (standard) class at the Linglong 1st 4×4 Speed of Lebanon, organised by the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) at Ouyoun El Simane (Kfardebian) and sponsored by Linglong tyres.

Thirteen vehicles took part across all classes, with the organising club again applying its coronavirus prevention measures. The event featured two official runs, with the best time used for the final results.

Results

4×4 vehicles

  1. Camille Tannoury – Jeep Cherokee: 10:14.84
  2. Tarek Akoury – Jeep Cherokee: 10:35.85
  3. Tony Jalbout – Jeep Cherokee: 10:37.84

UTV (turbo)

  1. Pierre Rizk – BRP Maverick (turbo): 9:37.50
  2. Tony Azar – BRP Maverick (turbo): 9:58.52
  3. Michel Henri Njeim – Polaris RZR (turbo): 10:41.48

UTV (standard)

  1. Mark Chidiac – Yamaha YXZ1000: 10:40.63

Prize-giving

The winners were crowned by Wahib Salameh, representing the Kfardebian municipality, Gaby Kraiker, head of the organising club’s sports department and clerk of the course, and Roy Mokarzel, head of the stewards. Kraiker presented Salameh with a commemorative shield on behalf of the club, as a token of thanks to the Kfardebian municipality.