DAMC releases regulations for new season

Dubai Autodrome Motorsport Club (DAMC) have released sporting and technical regulations for the forthcoming season of competition under the auspices of the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE). Regulations for the UAE Touring Cars, UAE GT and UAE Sportbikes championships were published last week with no big surprises for competitors and teams, as the DAMC strive to maintain continuity and stability for competitors. “The goal was to maintain stability throughout the championships run by the DAMC, and the early release provides all concerned with time to prepare for the 2012-2013 season,: DAMC manager Richard Birch said. “We have also endeavoured to keep changes and tweaks to the regulations to a minimum and again to sustain continuity and hopefully growth too.” Although the regulations essentially remain unchanged, with the advent of the ATCUAE Technical Centre cars will now be more stringently monitored. Once again the UAE Clio Cup will run within the UAE Touring Car Championship, while also being eligible for Class 2 honours. The UAE Sportbikes Championship will feature a 600 Class and Rookie Cup, with an invitational (non-championship) class for 1000cc machines. The 600 Class will again be the premier two wheel road-racing championship, with the 1000 Class being given another year. The regulations for the UAE GT Championship have been tweaked to accommodate the global trend towards GT3 and GT4 racing. With dwindling grids last year, international GT teams will be attracted to use the competition for testing and development. Several major international teams have expressed interest in participating. The DAMC has decided to freeze entry fees once again to contain costs for competitors. From gulfnews