{"id":45664,"date":"2021-12-14T15:41:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T11:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=45664"},"modified":"2021-12-14T15:41:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T11:41:53","slug":"preview-dubai-kartdrome-24-hours-powered-by-ebc-brakes-last-chance-to-enter-as-big-field-readies-for-a-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/preview-dubai-kartdrome-24-hours-powered-by-ebc-brakes-last-chance-to-enter-as-big-field-readies-for-a-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview Dubai Kartdrome 24-Hours Powered By EBC Brakes: Last Chance To Enter As Big Field Readies For A Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time is running out for final entries for the Dubai Kartdrome 24 Hours, the final round of the 2021 Endurance Championship Powered by EBC Brakes, at Dubai Kartdrome on 17-18 December.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-Hour race is the crown jewel of an intense four-race endurance season that began at Round 1 with the Dubai Ramadan 7-Hour race in April, followed by 12-hour races, Round 2 in May and Round 3 in October.<\/p>\n<p>Next week&#8217;s final round is the most prestigious by virtue of having been run since 2005 and has since become one of the most respected and well-supported endurance kart races of this genre.<\/p>\n<p>So much so that for this year&#8217;s race, and not for the first time, Formula 1 legend Fernando Alonso will again be entering a formidable team that also includes former F1 driver Pedro de la Rosa.<\/p>\n<p>The Alpine driver will be fresh from the final round of the intense 2021 F1 season in Abu Dhabi, is aiming to win the 24-Hour this time out after scoring a podium last year. Apart from De la Rosa, Alonso will have his mate, from F3000 days, Angel Burgueno as well as Bulgarian karting sensation Nikola Tsolov in his team.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers have confirmed entries from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Ukraine, Belgium, Russia, India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Portugal and France.<\/p>\n<p>In the pro category, last year&#8217;s winners &#8211; Swiss team Super Dryver &#8211; will be looking for a repeat performance and win karting&#8217;s most prestigious endurance race.<\/p>\n<p>As for the 2021 Dubai Kartdrome Endurance Championship title, EBC Racing, Stop &amp; GO and Porsche Fantastic will slug it out for the honour of qualifying for the 2022 SWS World Finals, and also a free entry into the Spanish 12-Hour courtesy of Circuit de Fernando Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>The top teams contending for the title are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EBC Racing: Reigning Dubai Kartdrome Endurance Champions with drivers Duarte Lopez, Miguel Neto, Arjun Manjunath and current SWS World Champion MickelMota;<\/li>\n<li>Porsche Fantastic 1: Led by multiple UAE racing champion Karim Al Azhari alongside his son, karting ace, Keanu Al Azhari as well as RomaldoLabrooy, Fergal Kelly and VasiliiZhuravski;<\/li>\n<li>Stop &amp; Go: A Portuguese team consisting of Andre Caido, Andre Bandeira, Luis Oliveria and Ruben Conceicao are there to win the title.<\/li>\n<li>Mirgap Racing: An all UAE driver line up, lying second in the championship targeting a &#8216;home&#8217; victory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the hotly contested corporate category, reigning Champions Emirates Group Karting have been dominant, this time around targeting one-two in the 2021 Championship, with OmanTel third ahead of the final round.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to media ahead of the race, Kartdrome manager and series organiser, David Bright revealed: &#8220;The track layout we are using is the Links track configuration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s different to the normal &#8216;Arrive &amp; Drive&#8217; layout but also features elevations, cambered corners and long straights. The type of track where a good on form driver can make the difference. Racing will be mega close and exciting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also have a new qualifying format, with 60-minutes timed practice to determine the starting order for a nine lap feature sprint race to determine the final grid. For this each team will nominate one driver, the winner&#8217;s team getting the honour to start from pole position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a pleasure to have F1 world champ Fernando join us on the grid, with a very strong team, just days after the F1 finale at Yas Marina.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Finally, on behalf of Dubai Kartdrome, I want to say thank you to Jon Simmons from EBC Brakes for their continued support of our Endurance Championship,&#8221; added Bright.<\/p>\n<p>With a week to go, last chance team entries are still being accepted, with a full grid being anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>Also new to the series is the option for drivers and\/or first-time endurance racers without teams to connect with drivers in similar positions to form new teams and inevitably new friendships which such races (or adventures!) tend to do.<\/p>\n<p>Interested drivers should contact Amal at <a href=\"mailto:Amaln@dubaiautodrome.com\">amaln@dubaiautodrome.com<\/a> to be added to an available team.<\/p>\n<p>For teams, further information about 2021 Endurance Championship Powered by EBC Brakes and the Kartdrome 24-Hours: <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdubaiautodrome.ae%2Fkartdrome-main%2Fracing%2Fdubai-kartdrome-endurance-championship%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Crohanm%40dubaiautodrome.com%7C322bb4bb175a4e3cd00808d9be169774%7C0acc7d0c98f6499d90089adee1d923e9%7C0%7C0%7C637749826521872839%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=pzPfAA8bwvOKNp37AiBXhp31aaO5p%2BJGW91VEU17FSg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/dubaiautodrome.ae\/kartdrome-main\/racing\/dubai-kartdrome-endurance-championship\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45666\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-3-732x488.jpg 732w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-3-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45667\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"995\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-1-1.jpg 995w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-1-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-1-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-1-1-732x586.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time is running out for final entries for the Dubai Kartdrome 24 Hours, the final round of the 2021 Endurance Championship Powered by EBC Brakes, at Dubai Kartdrome on 17-18 December. 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