Hanna and Benham simply unstoppable in NGK Racing Series

Sport360 staff 11:15 13/03/2016
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  • Tani Hanna (r) and Michael Benham (l) won the NGK Series races.

    In the UAE Sportbike races, Abdul Azziz Binladin and Mashel Al Naimi claimed a victory each. Hanna won the first of two NGK races by three seconds from Benham, but the latter – racing at the Autodrome for the very first time – won a close-fought Race 2 by one and a half seconds from Hanna. Benham said after his Race 2 victory:

    “Really a good weekend. It was my first time in Dubai and also first time at this circuit. More than happy with the result and totally unexpected, so absolutely delighted. I will be back for sure.”

    In Class 1, Peter England scored two wins in his Vauxhall, with BMW driver Marcel Kusin runnerup on both occasions. Simon Dennis also scored a double win on the day in the Clio Cup/Class 2 races.

    He was chased hard by Alexandros Annivas and Will Morrison, both in Renault Clios, who finished second and third respectively.

    Reigning UAE champion Abdulazizi Binladin and multiple Qatar champion Mashel Al Naimi shared a win each in UAE Sportbikes Championship.

    Kawasaki-mounted Binladin won Race 1 with Al Naimi scoring a DNF due to a technical issue on his Yamaha. Fahad Al Suwaidi was second on his Honda, with Ahmed Almuyni third. Kris Murphy on a Yamaha was top rookie.

    Al Naimi bounced back from Race 1 disappointment, setting the fastest lap by a healthy margin on his way to scoring a dominant victory over Yamaha rider Nawaf Al Shuaibi, with Leigh Young in third doing enough to claim the Rookie Cup, and Binladin was fourth.

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