Karting 4th round sees disturbance

AMMAN — The 4th round of the Jordan Karting Championship concluded its activities on Saturday after a disturbance erupted during Friday’s event held at Jordan Speed Centre Racetrack.

The unrest forced the postponement of Friday’s last heat to late Saturday due to problems that occurred between families of the participants and the race director that caused trouble for the participants and the organisers.

In a statement, Jordan Motorsport condemned the situation that occurred when families entered the racetrack to object to decisions instead of presenting their objection according to regulations.

“This is the first time in history that something like that happens during a karting event. The referees had to act accordingly and penalise those who started the problem. Regulations are clear regarding any objections and they should have followed these regulations,” Othman Naseef told The Jordan Times. 

“The referring committee acted according to the FIA Karting regulations and based on this the fourth round was held on Saturday. Winners of both the 3rd and 4th rounds were acknowledged during a special ceremony,” he added.

4th round winners

Senior Max category

Christoph Rezq

Rashed Saboubeh

Abdullah Dulaimi

Junior Max category

Ali Oqabi     

Royd Hanoush

Ameer Hesham Najjar

Mini Max category

Saif Dein Amjad Sheikh

Abdullah Dasouqi

Ziad Khalifeh

Micro Max category

Ghazi Khalifeh

Zaid Haj Hamed