CG Racing will try to hold off Batelco

Batelco beat CG Racing in a very close contest last time out in Round 3 of the 2014 Kartdrome Endurance Championship. Dubai Autodrome

2014 Kartdrome Endurance series enters last round

DUBAI // The final round of the 2014 Kartdrome Endurance Championship driven by Mini this weekend will see title holders CG Racing Pro and three-time champions Batelco go head to head in the Pro Category.

Batelco, who won the first three rounds, lead the standings by 15 points, which means that CG Racing Pro need to win the race and then hope the championship leaders do not finish any higher than fifth place.

Thirty teams will be on the starting grid, while the champions of the Corporate Category and the Nations Cup will also be decided this week, with CG Racing in with a shot of bagging both these titles.

CG Racing 1 lead the Corporate standings by 13 points from Team Emirates, while in the Nations Cup standings they trail Dubai-5 by only five points.

“Our aim is to finish on the podium in all three categories,” CG Racing team manager Habib Chouery said. “Winning three titles as we did last year will be tough but our boys are well prepared and ready for the challenge.”

He said his team would focus simply on beating Batelco in the race and then hoping for some help from the other teams.

Batelco, meanwhile, have been untouchable all year.

Team manager Osama Al Saad is confident they will return home to Bahrain with the champions’ trophy.

“Our team Batelco do not like to finish second, and even though we need only finish in the top four or five, we are going all out for the win, and do it in style,” he said.

The 24-hour race will be flagged off today at noon.

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