July 25 2010

Hot Rod’ Fuller drives Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit Top Fuel dragster to semifinals in Denver

DENVER, Colorado (25 July 2010) – Rod Fuller drove the Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit Top Fuel dragster to the semi-finals of the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Raceway in Denver today. His best time during the elimination rounds was 3.981...

July 17 2010

Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit Drag Racing Team To Go Full Throttle At World’s Largest Drag Racing Competition

Abu Dhabi, July 17 2010 – Yas Marina Circuit (YMC) and Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) today launched Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit Drag Racing Team, a Top Fuel dragster team, which will be led by world-renowned driver Rod ‘Hot Rod’ Fuller. Abu...

June 22 2010

YAS MARINA CIRCUIT OPENS STATE-OF-THE-ART RACING SCHOOL

New School will offer expert tuition for all Abu Dhabi, UAE (20 June 2010): Drivers from across the UAE can learn to drive Yas Marina Circuit at racing speeds and even be driven in a two-seater Formula 1 racing car at the Yas Racing School, which...

June 02 2010

F1 in Schools - Eleven teams from six schools across the UAE

Abu Dhabi, UAE (2 June 2010): Eleven teams from six schools across the UAE are competing today at Yas Marina Circuit to find the UAE national champion of the F1 in Schools competition. The winning team will represent the UAE in the 2010 World Championships...

May 09 2010

UAE gets chance to buy F1TM tickets before rest of the world

Formula 1TM Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tickets on sale globally at 10AM on 17 May Abu Dhabi, UAE (6 May 2010): On 16th May, UAE residents will get the chance to buy tickets for November’s Formula 1TM Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix...

April 04 2010

FIA GT1: BACKGROUND

The FIA GT1 World Championship is a brand new race series featuring six of the world’s sportscar marques: Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, Lamborghini, Maserati and Nissan. Competition is between 12 teams, entering two cars per team. Each car must have...

April 04 2010

YAS Marina Circuit to host first-ever GT1 sports car series

Six of the world’s most iconic sportscar marques will compete in the first round of the new FIA GT1 World Championship series at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 16-17 April. Twenty-four cars from Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, Lamborghini, Maserati...

March 25 2010

Yas Drag Racing Academy puts UAE driver on road to stardom

A young Emirati driver took the first step towards potential drag-racing stardom today (25 March) when he was awarded a scholarship to the Yas Drag Racing Academy. Faisal Ali Al Shamsi from Abu Dhabi received the award from Richard Cregan, Chief Executive...

March 08 2010

Yas Marina Circuit Officially Opens World-Class Drag Racing Centre

Ahead of March 19-20 Drag Racing Festival His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sends the First Cars Down the Track Abu Dhabi, UAE (7 Mar., 2010) – His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman- Etihad Airways, today...

February 20 2010

Yas Marina 400 a showcase for Whincup, Abu Dhabi

Jamie Whincup has used the Yas Marina 400 to signal his intentions to claim a third straight V8 Supercar championship, winning race two of the season-opening round in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night. The 27-year-old Whincup returned to Holden after...