Qatar Motor City...."Barwa Baraha"
Now i know tht doha hasnt a lot of motor-heads A.K.A petrol-heads.... and especially here on QL...but anyways....for any motor heads out there this is good news...
i know this is old news..but i read on yesterdays paper tht plans are on to setup wat is termed as a motor city.... the project is taken up by barwa and it will be located in the area after the drag race circuit off east industrial area .....
the motor city will have including car and truck and motor cycle showrooms, accesories shops, driving schools, vechile inspection centers, cafe's, garages, service centers and even a huge truck parking area.....
there are plans also set for linking the drag race circuit and also the drift racing ring to the city...(a petrol heads wet dream!)..... so wat u guys think?
.......well postman pat...... bonus points for the nitros pack.....its illegal here in doha jus FYI...! jus make sure ur "black and white cat" holds on real tight....! lols!!
I forgot to mention about the Akers air scoop and the nitrous oxide bottle discreetly hidden in the boot :0)
...finally sum petrol heads...
ay postman pat..... i rest my case abt ur kia....sorry esse...it dont make u one! but i l give ya points fer trying...lols
now we are on the subject...truth be told...i guess the sport isnt promoted as it shud and cud be.. (have seen how its done in bahrain and kuwait....wayyy better! and more crowds!)
but nonethless......im hopeful......with now the cross country rally championship being held for the first time in the middle east this year in doha....(and hopefull some more special stages for us to watch some dakar spec rally bred cars and trucks.....) hopefuly its gonna be a good season for us....jus like the good ol days...(remember saeed al hajri's porsche 911 turbo rally special zooming past the toyota building grounds...??!)
anyways......any news on this years gcc doha round of drag race championship ???
Great to see such progressive thinking. This is great news and can only further this sport! The race track and the new complex will complement one another and serve to bring new racers and spectators as well.
You really said that as proof of your street cred? Please. I was at all the drag races last year for my website http://www.eatmyink.com/ and they were off the hook. Eighth mile world records (not bullshit, for real) in the 3.50s were set in Pro Exreme, the class KH drives. Cars and bikes were all running at or near record pace for their classes and cars were bursting into giant fireballs, if that's the kind of thing you like. All this at a great facility for FREE. Try to get that at Santa Pod or any NHRA race.
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I am a "petrol head" - why else would I drive a souped up KIA capable of running sub 15 secs :O)
Having been to drag races at Santa Pod and USA, my point was that the ambiance and the "real" cars were missing in Doha - apart from the Al-Anabi Racing ..
...eeehhh yikes tough crowd as usual...
... and as is illustrated from the comments i guess i was right....aint no petrol heads here...jus a whole lotta work-a-holic whinos..... cheez...
anyways... i wud beg to differ with sum of y'all especially postman pat ..... ay yo i did go to the drag races.....(to mike...stick to ur latino carnivals homey thts all i can say to u!).....and i must say yeah it was all not so world class and stuff.....but hey i wasnt there to have my own butler y know...i was there for the engines and their sounds...and for a petrol head trust me....thts enuf!
i've been here in QL for some years now...and its like the petrol heads of yester-years have all but gone...(how sad!)...oh well.... back to work and the whining!!!
that's a good news... I find Losail Circuit too far...
Drag Race: Two drag queens running naked = awful!
I went to the Drag Race a couple of times and it was awful. I went to Losail Race Course a couple of times and it was awful. I went to the Arab Games a couple of times and it was awful. What do you expect?
great news..and of course doha has loads of motorheads..from tuner civics to aventadors..it's all here..the arab world is shot through with the love of speed:-)
I went to the Drag Race a couple of times and it was awful :O(