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Shadian wins 2016 Al Hussein Rumman Hill Climb

By Roufan Nahhas - Jul 23,2016 - Last updated at Jul 23,2016

HRH Prince Feisal, the chairman of Jordan Motorsport, poses with the 2016 winners of Al Hussein Rumman Hill Climb, Khatsheek Shadian (centre), Mohammed Tayseer (right) and Saher Fatafteh (left), on Friday (Photo courtesy of Jordan Motorsport)

AMMAN — Khatsheek Shadian on Friday was crowned champion of Al Hussein Rumman Hill Climb after clocking 1m50:357s, improving on his 2015 record of 1m52s in his Cosworth F3.

Mohammed Tayseer came second with 1m54:943s, followed by Saher Fatafteh (1m55:352s).

The record registered by Lebanon’s Roger Feghali in 2007 is still unbroken.

In 2007, Feghali, in a Mitsubishi Motortune Proto, clocked 1m48.76s to break the 2005 record of Jordan’s Ameer Najjar’s (1m49.71s).

The event witnessed a heated competition among the best of the best drivers who were willing to do the impossible to win the Hill especially that the event did not have any participation from Lebanon.

The competition witnessed unfortunate events in which Fadi Shaheen’s car flipped while Atef Awad’s car caught fire and Abdullah Ibdah and Najm Kurdi had to retire early due to mechanical problems.

“Unfortunately, some incidents happened, but nothing serious. The Hill is very tough and needs a lot of focus and practice. We hope that everyone will get ready for the next year’s event,” Jordan Motorsport CEO Othman Naseef told The Jordan Times

“We had a lot of fans enjoying the event as this is one of the most popular auto events in any season,” he added.

The only woman driver Lina Hadidi won the Women’s Cup.

At the end of the event, HRH Prince Feisal, the chairman of Jordan Motorsport, handed out trophies.

 

The Hill Climb course is exactly three kilometres in length and three metres in width with an average rise of 8.5 per cent. There are a total of 27 bends and corners including four hairpin bends. The course is situated two kilometres north of Rumman. 

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