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SWS Senior Cup victory for Al Mehairi at Dubai Kartdrome
11.04.2017: Kumaran tops SWS Junior Cup
photo caption: SWS Senior Cup Podium at Dubai Kartdrome 10 April 2017
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Kumaran tops SWS Junior Cup

photo caption: SWS Senior Cup Podium at Dubai Kartdrome 10 April 2017
Fuelled by a narrow defeat in the preceding round of the Sodi World Series (SWS) Sprint Series, Saeed Al Mehairi bounced back to take a commanding SWS Senior Cup win at the Dubai Kartdrome on Monday night (10 April).
With a best lap time of 1:11.188, Rami Azzam opened the contest as the top qualifier, 0.127 seconds ahead of Al Mehairi and 0.193 seconds ahead of Ahmed Al Hammadi in third position.
The three drivers began Race One fighting for the lead with Al Hammadi dropping back to sixth position after spinning out. The other two karts carried on and Al Mehairi took control of the race and held on for the win. Azzam harassed the Emirati on every turn but was still 0.598 seconds behind at the finish line.
In the opening lap of Race Two, Azzam managed to block out Al Mehairi on the main straight but his lead didn’t last long. Al Mehairi took back the frontrunner position while Azzam dropped back into a pack of skirmishing karts.
Al Hammadi moved up to challenge Al Mehairi, sticking to his back bumper and waiting for a chance to overtake. Al Mehairi defended his position well managing to keep his kart in front until the chequered flag, 0.119 seconds clear of Al Hammadi. Romaldo Labrooy followed in for third place.
After the race points were computed, Saeed Al Mehairi reclaimed his spot on the top step of the SWS Senior Cup podium with 80 points. Ahmed Al Hammadi earned 65 points and second place, just one point ahead of Rami Azzam who claimed third.
Five karts were hit with penalties in the second race and Al Mehairi was grateful not to have been caught up in the drama. He said: “Things happen sometimes in a race but I’m glad that everyone is happy now. Even after the race they were shaking hands which is really good.”
Newcomer Pierre Oliver Chevalier made an instant impact in the Masters category, taking top honours over veteran Heiki Eelma in second place. Adrian Jones secured third.
SWS Junior Cup
A dominant double win on Monday night at Dubai Kartdrome was exactly what the ambitious Kyle Kumaran needed to get one step closer to that dream, who has grand ambitions to compete in the next SWS World Finals.
His two rivals managed to get ahead of him in qualifying with Ahad Minhas topping the timing screens with a best lap time of 1:21.431, which was 0.307 seconds better than Hugo Gid and 0.318 seconds better than Kumaran.

photo caption: SWS Junior Cup Podium at Dubai Kartdrome 10 April 2017
In the opening lap of Race One, Minhas and Gid dropped back and Kumaran got away clean. Kayne Cherian came up from fourth and Alexander Renner all the way from sixth on the grid to battle it out up front with Kumaran.
The three drivers scrapped the entire race, with Alexander and Kyle emerging side by side in the last corner of the last lap. Kumaran nosed ahead for the win, just 0.158 seconds ahead of Renner, with Cherian claiming third.
Kumaran took the winning momentum into Race Two, securing the lead and fighting off challenges from Patrick Debattista and Hugo Gid. He held on for victory, crossing the finish line 0.786 seconds ahead of Debattista, with Gid another 0.724 seconds behind in third place.
After the points were tallied from the two races, Kyle Kumaran was the clear SWS Junior Cup winner on 80 points, while Patrick Debattista and Alexander Renner were tied at 67 points each. Renner’s qualifying time of 1:22.005 was 0.143 seconds better than Debattista, which was just enough to settle the tie and reward Renner with second place silverware while Debattista was obliged to take third.
Despite going two for two on the night, Kumaran acknowledged the tenacity of his rivals. He said: “The competition was pretty stiff; I was lucky to get up front so quickly.”
- Lindsay Johnston, Total Communications Dubai - also photos
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