Sheikh Khalid bin Faisal Al Qassimi, Abu Dhabi Racing Chairman, has announced his participation in Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge for the first time.

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The event is taking place from March 26th to April 2nd and is one of the most prestigious rounds of the international cross-country rallies. Sheikh Khalid will be taking part in the rally in Toyota Hilux with the expert Portuguese co-driver Jose Manuel Teixeira Marques.

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge Rally celebrates its silver jubilee (25 year anniversary) this year. The challenging 6-day event, taking place on the exciting slopes of Liwa desert in the eastern region of the capital, has attracted participants from around the world.

Sheikh Khalid bin Faisal Al Qassimi said: “I am very excited to be making my debut in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. This will be an exciting new challenge for me personally, I am looking to gain more experience in this type of racing and see whether I will be participating in future desert rallies. The challenges of this event are two fold, I will have to compete with the regular participants as well as get used to the car and the pace notes.” 

The event will kick off on Saturday 28th of March with a Super Special Stage on Yas Marina Circuit where the rally headquarters are, then the Abu Dhabi Racing team heads east to the Liwa desert with the rest of teams to compete over 5 days in special stages that were 1300KM length last year, the closing ceremony will take place on April 2nd on Yas Marina Circuit as well.