Amna first Emirati girl to win Senior Max
abu dhabi — The Daman Speed Academy (DSA) camp broke into celebrations at the end of the penultimate round of the UAE Rotax Max Challenge after Amna Al Qubaisi sealed her maiden Senior Max class championship title at the Yas Marina North Circuit with one round to spare.
After persevering for three years, Amna is now the first Emirati girl to win the championship title in the class.
Having started her 20162017 season in October 2016 with the first round in Al Ain, Amna displayed impressive skill and pace to seal the title in class with one round to spare, which will be held over two days (April 6-7) at the Al Ain Raceway where the championship commenced. It was never an easy road to the ultimate prize in class, but persistence, hard work and determination eventually paid off.
Competing against some of the very best from the region and the world behind the wheel of her CRG kart, the 16-yearold Abu Dhabi schoolgirl took up the challenge in one of the toughest categories competing against an all-boys line-up.
Amna was pitted against top drivers such as Pasqual Pook, Abdullah Al Rawahi, Andrew Hunt, Jakob Robinson and Teymour Kermanshahchi, but she demonstrated tremendous determination, skill, pace and consistency throughout the season to emerge champion.
Going into the penultimate round, Amna had accumulated 961 points and an impressive 232-point lead over her nearest challenger.