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Al Qassimi to lead DS 3 charge in Oman

Three DS 3s will start in Oman later this week, entered by Abu Dhabi Racing.
Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi and his co-driver Chris Patterson on board the DS 3 RRC are leading the Abu Dhabi Racing team's participation in Oman International Rally this coming weekend.
Saeed Bintouq and Mansoor Belhelei to participate in the 2WD class in the Oman Rally in the DS3 R3.
Commenting on his participation in Oman International Rally, Al Qassimi said: "I am really looking forward to Oman Rally, it's always nice to come back to Oman, the stages are really beautiful."

Al Qassimi added: "The terrain in Oman is very rough and challenging, last year in the candidate event we were leading the rally before a broken drive shaft prevented us from winning the event. So we will have a lot of work to do on the RRC car's setup to ensure it is properly prepared."

"My aim in Oman will of course be to win the Rally, I won the Oman International Rally in 2007 and will do my best to repeat that achievement this weekend."

Racing in the two wheel drive DS 3 R3, ADR junior drivers, Saeed Bintouq and Mansoor Belhelei are looking forward to repeating last year's achievement finishing in top 10.

The 253.82Km long Oman International Rally will be divided into 13 Special Stages spread over 3 consecutive days. There will be one stage on the first day (Thursday 5th of November) taking place over 3km, while the following two days (Friday 6th Nov/ Saturday 7th Nov) will consist of 6 stages per day totalling 124.80Km and 123Km respectively.