Kukhen wins Jordan Drift Championship title

AMMAN — Mohammed Kukhen on Friday captured the Jordan Drift Championship title after a heated finale at Sofex Racetrack with the participation of 43 drivers from Jordan and four from Palestine.

Kukhen beat his brother Omar after finishing the championship with 86 points while Omar, who won the final round, settled on 84 points.

Munir Hattar came in third with 52 points, followed by Othman Takriti, with 51 points.

Kukhen expressed his happiness after the event saying: “It was an excellent season for me and an amazing final round and although my brother won the final round I am happy that I won the title.”

“This season the level of competition was really impressive and it was hard to beat some but I managed. Hopefully we will see more participation next year from neighbouring countries,” he added.

 “We were all waiting to watch the best finale for the drift championship and we did and everyone was watching with complete focus. Next year we will have more surprises for the fans of this sports,” Othman Naseef, Jordan Motorsports CEO said.

Mousa Hazeeneh, race director, said that everyone worked as one team.

“The success of the drift championship shows that we all worked as one team despite the challenges and we managed to give fans and drivers the best service and the best event,” he added.

Meanwhile, the 5th round witnessed Omar Kukhen taking on his brother and the rest of the drivers with a sure win after collecting 547 points in his BMW E30, followed by Mohammed Fugaha with 520 points in his BMW E30 and Mahmoud Jabali in the third spot with 474 points in his BMW E30. 

Mohammed Shaker settled in the fourth place with 464 points in his Ford Mustang and Mohammed Kukhen in the fifth place with 461 points in his BMW E46.

Yazan Hamoudeh took the first place in the Palestinian participation category, while Sohaib Bakar took the Beginners Cup.