Mohammed Al Mutawaa and Mohammed Al Sahlawi will receive valuable experience on the elite level of rally racing when they drive the Abu Dhabi Racing team’s Citroens in upcoming World Rally Championship races in Europe.
The plan
“This is part of our mission to provide many more opportunities for young Emirati drivers in international motorsport,” said Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi, who competes on the WRC circuit and engineered a five-year deal with Citroen.
Backgrounds
Al Mutawaa, a former karting driver from Ras Al Khaimah, in 2007 was chosen from 700 drivers to represent the UAE in the HSBC Racing Academy and has raced many types of cars. Al Sahlawi – pictured far right with Sheikh Khalid, centre, and Al Mutawaa – from Dubai, has a background in karting and desert driving in a truck he built himself.
Schedule issues The WRC push comes after uncertainties surrounding two races on the Middle East calendar, in Lebanon next month and in Cyprus in October. Sheikh Khalid said: "The best solution was to give the two young guys some WRC experience."
Rallye Deutschland Al Mutawaa will race in the WRC event in Germany this weekend, with his Irish co-driver, Stephen McAuley. Sheikh Khalid will also drive. He said it was not possible to get both young drivers into the Germany race.
Rally Spain Al Sahlawi will make his debut, with Irish co-driver Allan Harryman, in October, at Rally Spain, the WRC's penultimate event. Sheikh Khalid also with drive. Said Al Qassimi: "They must make the most of it."
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When: 7pm kick off
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Admission: Free
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Milestones on the road to union
1970
October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
1971
March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.
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