Dubai Autodrome

The Hankook 24H Dubai race came to a conclusion yesterday as the Eastalent Racing Team brought Audi its fourth win in the series with a dominating overall victory with the R8 LMS GT3, while the Simpson Motorsport came first in the TCE class with its Audi RS3 LMS, wrapping up an impactful weekend packed with high-octane racing, electrifying unveilings, and a celebratory atmosphere. A grueling endurance race that demands both precision and resilience, Hankook 24H Dubai is the mainstay in the global motorsport calendar and is the second-largest 24-hour race grid in the world, with participants from all over the world.

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AGMC introduced the BMW M Experience in partnership with Bridgestone offering customers the opportunity to experience the thrill of driving their M series vehicles on the racetrack under the guidance of seasoned FIA licenced instructors. This one of a kind opportunity to drive a BMW M series and put it through its paces on a racetrack where it truly shines is accessible to all (eligibility clauses apply). It can be experienced by signing up for it on any of their branches or on the BMW AGMC website.

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Back in 1981, the Dubai Autodrome facility hosted the country’s first ever Grand Prix as part of the nation’s 10th Anniversary. Then Chief of Police, the 28-year-old Dhahi Khalfan Tamin and Major Saeed Khalfan, who was also the Chairman of Al Nasr Motor Sports Club, approached Marin Hone to run a one-off Dubai Grand Prix with global famous drivers including Nigel Mansell, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Stirling Moss, among others. This event stirred great interest in racing enthusiasts and has successfully put Dubai’s name on the region’s history of motorsport.

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There have been several high-profile post-lockdown car launches that set the internet on fire. The Nissan Patrol Nismo, the Chevy Tahoe and the upcoming Ford Bronco featured prominently among them, but those were all SUVs. The only small car to “trend” is the Volkswagen Golf GTI, which shows that cars might be giving way to SUVs, but the legendary O.G. hot hatch is always going to be around.

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A complete mental recalibration is called for. This is just the first three-quarter-throttle squirt out of the pitlane and onto the front straight of the Dubai Autodrome, yet it’s already evident the forward thrust being served up here is on the gob-smacking end of the scale. It feels as though I’ve been implanted in a movie that’s playing in fast forward, and the grey matter is still trying to comprehend this madness.

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The Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign made its Middle East debut at the Dubai Autodrome, as part of a global tour.

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We just attended a launch event at the Dubai Autodrome, although the car we were there to drive doesn’t really belong on a track . There is a new Kia Cerato in town for the 2019 model year, building on the best qualities of the previous model.

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The Mitsubishi Eclipse has been around since 1990, until a green one with unlimited manual gears was popularised in the first The Fast and the Furious movie in 2001. While that movie franchise is still ongoing, the Eclipse sports coupe took a break in 2012. It’s back now as the 2018 Eclipse Cross, embodying Mitsubishi’s committment to become an SUV-focused carmaker. We took it for a stroll around the Dubai Autodrome at its UAE launch.

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Recently, the LoadME Racing Team contacted us to experience the Radical race-car at the Dubai Autodrome. The team are taking part at the ongoing Radical Middle East Cup (RMEC) series which started around October and ends in April next year.

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