Through MG’s official distributor, the Modern Equipment Supply Company, the brand has continued its alliance with Red Bull to bring even more adrenaline-pumping moments in its fully modified and rebranded MG GT. 

This year’s championship has been a spectacle as the world’s and the region’s most famous Rally and drifting champion Abdo Feghali effortlessly showcased the full potential of the extraordinary and fully modified MG GT. He dazzled the audience with his drifting skills during his show tour and showed fans the power, stability, and pure adrenaline rush that the MG GT was able to deliver.

This year’s Red Bull Car Park Championship witnessed over twenty skilled Jordanian drivers putting their drifting prowess to the test on the most exhilarating and challenging tracks. The event drew an enthusiastic audience, whose numbers grow year after year, along with representatives from regional as well as local press. 

Commenting on this partnership, Eng. Muhammad Omar Shaheen, the CEO of Modern Equipment Supply Company, said: “We are proud of this strategic partnership with Red Bull. This collaboration aligns perfectly with MG’s vision since its inception, aiming to cater to the passion of premium cars and motorsports enthusiasts. Additionally, this led MG to achieve many awards in motorsports globally over the years, proving time and time again that it is the pride of the brand’s British heritage. We seek, with the rise of MG’s position in Jordan and the increasing demand for its ownership, to make it the best-selling brand in the Jordanian market.”

It is expected that the new MG GT model will be widely welcomed in Jordan, especially among young car enthusiasts who see it as a reflection of their independence and passion for adventure.

Tom Lee, The Managing Director of MG Motor Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, said, “We are pleased with the efforts invested from Modern Equipment Supply Company, which has set the MG Motor brand on a strong path since the establishment of this partnership in Jordan. The commitment our local distributor in Jordan is doing for the MG brand is strong and we are proud of the lineup we have to offer. We look forward to bringing even more new products to meet our customers’ demands in Jordan that will further help strengthen our positioning in the market”.

After the fierce competition among the elite drift drivers in Jordan who ignited the Jordan Rally arena in the Dead Sea, Moaid Marwan Yousef won this round of Red Bull Car Park Drift, thus qualifying to represent the Kingdom in the World Finals of the series that will be held in Qatar’s capital in early December. 

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Making the most of his second-place start on the grid, Rajiv continued to maintain his momentum to garner the top spot. Giving tough competition to the competitor, the race saw changing statistics with every turn. Trying his best to overtake the competition, Rajiv was pushed back to third in the last lap.

However, with his experience, Rajiv climbed up in hot pursuit of the lead rider and finished first with a total time of 11:48.625 and 0.275 seconds lead. Rajiv’s teammate Senthil Kumar finished the race at fifth – a 4 positions gain from his 9^th position start. Whereas, ASK Honda Racing’s Abhishek V could not finish the race.

|Speaking on rider’s performance in today’s race, Prabhu Nagaraj – Operating Officer, Brand & Communication, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India said, “With utmost sincerity and dedication Rajiv Sethu demonstrated his true mettle in today’s race of PS165cc class of the national championship. His exceptional performance brought home the first win of the season.”

He added, ” On the other hand, I am happy to see the commitment and passion with which our young guns are performing in every outing. Sarthak Chavan and the youngest Raheesh Khatri finished the day with one more victory to their names. Following the results today, I am confident that Race 2 tomorrow will also give us good results and justify the potential of all racers.”

IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup NSF 250R and CBR150R

Setting off a brilliant start in today’s race of IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup NSF 250R, international rider Sarthak Chavan rode with poise and jetted off to the first position overtaking teammate Kavin Quintal from the early seconds of the race.

Sarthak’s masterful riding garnered him his fifth consecutive win of the season with the best lap of 1:49.551 in today’s race. Lapping back home after Sarthak was another young international rider Kavin Quintal who finished second with a total time of 11:15.856. Joining them on the podium is Chennai’s Shyam Sundar who after his 6^th place start finished third at 11:18.495.

The race 1 of IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup CBR150R saw Raheesh Kahtri once again making it to the top of the podium. Recording the fastest lap of 2:08.036, the 14-year-old young gun from Mumbai crossed the chequered line at 12:58.915 with a lead of 3.319 seconds. The battle for P2, P3 & P4 stretched till the last lap.

Giving a tough fight to other riders, local boy Shyam Babu with his skillful riding maneuvered his way at turn 5 of the last lap and finished the race in 2nd position. Inching it out in P3 with a total time of 13:02.345 was Kolhapur’s Siddesh Sawant. Whereas, Bengaluru’s Harshith Boggar who was fighting for podium contention, lost his momentum in the last sector and settled for fourth.

Honda Hornet 2.0 One Make Support Race

In a 5-way fight for top order finish in today’s Honda Hornet 2.0 One Make Race, local boy Allwin Xavier stretched away from the rest of the pack and emerged victorious with 0.381 seconds lead.

Following him back home was G Balaji who after his fourth-place start finished the race at second and recorded the fastest lap of 2:12.082 in today’s race. After an extensive fight with Mumbai’s Kayan Zubin Patel, Romario made a move in the last lap, thus finishing the race at 3rd leaving behind Kayan at fourth. It was an unfortunate day for Sudheer Sudhakar who missed the podium finish after trouble in his machine on lap 3, thus forcing him to settle for the fifth position.  

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