QDRC second round concludes with 16 new winners

Amidst strong competition and a high level of excitement and challenge on the drag strip at Qatar Racing Club (QRC), the second round of the Qatar Drag Race Championship (QDRC) concluded with great success.The event was held under the generous sponsorship of QRC Chairman HE Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad al-Thani. The round saw the participation of over 150 competitors, who competed in 8 categories, six for cars and two for bikes. Only the Kuwaiti Mohammed Bo Rashid managed to retain the title he won in the opening round. The round saw 16 new winners across all categories.The Index categories, which compete over a quarter-mile distance and include 4 categories, saw entirely new champions crowned in the second round. In the (INDEX 10.00) category, despite last round’s champion Hisham al-Awadi reaching the final race, which he competed against Hussein al-Balushi, al-Awadi settled for second place in this round while al-Balushi won his first title. A similar scenario occurred with Hamdan al-Kaabi in the (INDEX 8.5) category. He was the champion in the opening round, but after reaching the final race, he had to settle for second place after losing the final to Mustafa Atat, who claimed his maiden championship title. The final race in the INDEX 9.00 saw a highly competitive and exciting showdown between competitors Rumaih Jassim and Badr al-Fodari, with Jassim coming out on top to win his first title, while al-Fodari finished in second place.The motorcycle category, competing over a quarter-mile in the (INDEX 8.50) category, also featured an entirely new podium. Abdullah al-Ansari took first place after defeating Mohammed Ali in the final, who had to settle for second place. The youngest competitor in the championship, Yusuf al-Darwish, secured third place on the podium.Only Mohammed Bo Rashid was able to retain his title from the opening round, increasing his title count to two. The second round featured a final race between him and Mohammed al-Salem, repeating the final from the previous round, which had also featured the same competitors.While al-Salem aimed to settle the score with Bou Rashid in this round, the latter reaffirmed his dominance, leaving al-Salem with second place on the podium.The INDEX 4.50 category saw an entirely new podium, with Mohammed al-Awad being crowned champion after reaching the final race, where he defeated his competitor Abdulaziz al-Saleh, who had to settle for second place.The third spot went to Saeed al-Balushi. In the (INDEX 4.80) category, the final race was between competitors Yusuf Adel al-Khamiri and Nawaf Mesier al-Khalidi. Neither of them had previously made it to the podium in the past round. In this round, al-Khamiri claimed his first-ever victory, leaving al-Khalidi in second place.As for the most powerful category in the championship, the Super Street category, the third-place prize was withheld, as only two competitors reached the semifinals and advanced to the final: Badr al-Sharshani and Turki al-Dhufairi. Al-Dhufairi emerged victorious, securing his first win in the championship and his second podium finish after taking third place in the previous round. Meanwhile, al-Sharshani recorded his first podium finish of the season by securing second place.QRC Head of Operations Jassim al-Emadi crowned the top three finishers in each category. The third round will begin on Thursday with the first and second qualifying sessions, followed by the third session on Friday before the elimination rounds begin.