After a winter of heavy rain, Jordan Motorsport says a huge national effort has ensured the Kingdom is ready to host the Jordan Rally on May 5-7.
While the rain was a welcome boost to Jordan’s scarce water supplies, it posed a major challenge for organisers, as many competitive stages needed substantial work to restore them to world-class standard.
The finishing touches were made last night to the routes, which also provide a vital link for the remote communities along the route in the Dead Sea and Jordan Valley areas.
We are indebted to the many partners that have pulled together in order to be ready for next week. The work carried out by the Ministry of Public Works and Amman Municipality has been vital and it means we have stages as good as new that will provide a tough challenge to the region’s best drivers.
Othman Nassif, CEO of Jordan Motorsport and Chairman of the Organisers
Nassif also praised the safety and security services and the private sector, whose sponsorship is the backbone of the event. Support comes from Toyota, Hyundai, the King Hussein bin Talal Convention Centre managed by Hilton, Samarah Mall and Abdali, where the event starts on May 5.
Media sponsors are Radio Hala, Bliss 104.3, Pikasso, Roya TV, Jordan TV, Mode, Al Rai, Ad Dustour, Layali Amman and Venture magazine.
Last week the organisers unveiled a quality entry from 12 nations, led by multiple regional champion and 2015 Jordan winner Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah of Qatar.