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NEWS
SHARJAH TO HOSTWEEK LONG
SPORTING SPECTACULAR TO CLOSE
OUT AQUABIKE AND F1H2O SEASON
UIM-ABP AQUABIKE RIDERS ALL SET FOR
SHARJAH SHOWDOWN ON KHALID LAGOON
The battles for the honour of
being crowned a UIM-ABP
Aquabike World Champion, the
mostcovetedtitleininternational
jet ski racing, will take place on
the spectacular Khalid Lagoon
when the championship returns
to the United Arab Emirates for
the Grand Prix of Sharjah on
11-14 December for the title
showdown for the fourth year in
a row.
After two Grand Prix over back-
to-back weekends in Gallipoli
and Olbia in Italy the battle to
end the year as world champion
will again be fought out over
three Motos, with the final day’s
action of the year in the Aquabike
Championship crossing over
with the final Grand Prix of
the season of the UIM F1H2O
World Championship.
With 75 points on offer the
coveted UIM-ABP world titles
in all categories, Runabout GP1,
Ski GP1, Ski GP1 Ladies and
Freestyle are all still wide open
and up for grabs.
Luis
Ribeiro
has
been
appointed Chairman of the
Formula 1 Committee, the
body responsible for all
aspects of F1 Racing and
reporting directly to [UIM]
Council.
The appointment comes
following the 91st UIM
General Assembly which
took place last month in
Beirut,
with
long-time
Chairman Fred Hauenstein
stepping aside and Ribeiro
elevated to top spot fromhis
position as Vice Chairman.
Ribeiro will chair meetings
of representatives which
include
the
F1H2O
Promoter,
engine
manufacturers,
local
organisers, team owners,
drivers and safety officials
to ensure the smooth
transition and ratification
of decisions taken by the
F1
Daily
Management
Committee.
Ribeiro
is
long-serving
and ever present figure in
F1H2O circles with the, at
times, difficult task of Race
Director at Grand Prix and
responsible for the smooth
running of all on water
activities.
LUIS RIBEIRO APPOINTED CHAIRMAN
FORMULA 1 COMMITTEE
Khalid Lagoon in the heart of the
Emirate of Sharjah is the fabulous
setting for a week of non-stop action to
close out the 2018 UIM-ABP Aquabike
and UIM F1H2OWorld Championship
season.
The world’s two most prestigious
international championships will share
centre stage and the water from the 11
to 15 December, with the jet ski riders
first out on Tuesday and Wednesday
for practice, qualifying and motos 1&2
with the final moto of their year on
Friday.
The final round of the F1H20 World
Championship gets underway on
Thursday with two practice sessions
and BRM Official Qualifying with a
days’ break before the final race of the
year on Saturday.
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