Fly Emirates 1 Tops Corporate Category and LD Takes Nations Cup

Dubai, UAE, 22 October 2016:  CG Pro continues to dominate the endurance leisure karting world with a convincing Round Three victory at the Endurance Championship Driven By MINI at the Dubai Kartdrome on Saturday morning.

CG Pro was the first team to reach the required 700 kilometres distance on the outdoor circuit, seeing the chequered flag after 583 laps and over 12 hours of intense racing.

Jam-packed with confidence after winning the Endurance Cup at the 2016 SWS World Finals in France this summer, CG Pro took command at the Dubai Kartdrome despite losing out during qualifying to long-time rivals BatelcoDrag965 Racing.

Pole position belonged to BatelcoDrag965 Racing but it was quickly lost as CG Pro made the most of the famous Le Mans-style start of the race and grabbed the lead immediately.  However, a series of small strategy errors and a penalty dropped CG Pro down the field and after the first hour BatelcoDrag965 Racing was back in control, followed by Bin Drai Karting Team and Globcom-Flame.

The opening hours on Friday night were scrappy and punishing as drivers jostled for position and then settled into a groove.  Two title contenders, LD and Mach1, got caught up in the early mayhem and were pushed to the bottom of the pack, and both teams spent the rest of the race clawing their way up back into the top ten.

In the middle of night CG Pro began to make their move.

CG Pro Team Captain David Terrien said, “We felt we were back in the game after about three o’ clock in the morning when we managed to close the gap on Batelco.  We thought we still had a chance to win but with this kind of race with such tough competition, you don’t know what can happen.”

Better pit stop strategy and improved lap times brought CG Pro back into play, step by step.  By the end of the 700 kilometres the team was in top form, crossing the finish line a full 48.626 seconds ahead of BatelcoDrag965 Racing.  Last year’s Endurance Champions, Dubai Falcon Racing Team, claimed the remaining spot on the podium.

With only one round remaining, CG Pro leads the 2016 Pro Rankings with 115 championship points.  BatelcoDrag965 Racing is still in the hunt at 110 points and Mach1 holds on to third with 86 points.

In the Corporate Rankings, Fly Emirates 1 got a huge boost to its championship ambitions with a sensational victory in Round Three.  The crew finished several laps ahead of two Choueiri Group teams, CG Racing and CG Academy.

The Emirates Group Karting Club entered three teams into the championship but on the final 24 hours round in December it will put all of its efforts into its top ranked team, Fly Emirates 1, with the hopes of avenging a second place finish in the Corporate category back in 2015.

Fly Emirates 1 Team Manager Redza Jamil explained, “We will be focusing on the Corporate Category and focusing on the top step of the podium.  We missed it by just a few points last year, in fact we missed it by 11 seconds after 24 hours of racing.”

LD made up for a dreadful start to take first place in the Nations Cup.  Amid opening lap chaos the Russian contingent was booted to the back of the grid but made an incredible comeback throughout the twelve hours to claim eighth position overall by morning.

This earned it top spot in the Nations Cup for Round Three, just beating out the Indian line-up ENOC-NH8 for second and another Russian squad, Strizh, for third.  LD now leads the 2016 Nations Cup Ranking ahead of ENOC-NH8 going into the last race.

The fourth and final round of the Endurance Championship Driven By MINI will take place on 16-17 December 2016 at the Dubai Kartdrome.

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CG Racing Pro and BatelcoDrag965 Level On Points

Dubai, UAE, 20 October 2016:  The Endurance Championship Driven by MINI returns to the Dubai Kartdrome for Round Three on Friday, 21 October 2016.  Participating teams from around the world will need to complete 700 kilometres on the outdoor circuit to see the chequered flag, braving 12 hours of highly competitive kart racing.

After two rounds in 2016, top contenders CG Racing Pro and BatelcoDrag965 have each collected 75 championship points.  CG Racing Pro won the Pro title once in 2013 and Batelco teams have been crowned Pro champions an astonishing four times, which is an Endurance Championship record shared with NFM Professionals.

History suggests that BatelcoDrag965 might have the advantage; however CG Racing Pro has been on top form this year, including a spectacular win to claim the Endurance Cup at the 2016 SWS World Finals.

CG Team Manager Habib Chouery said: “After returning from the SWS World Series in Paris with the 2016 World Championship trophy in hand, the entire CG Racing contingent is looking forward to some very exciting racing action back at the Dubai Kartdrome. We’re going to be shooting for the top spot and make history once again.”

Other contenders for the Pro championship include Mach1, a team that has improved race after race and is now up to third place on 60 points, while Globcom-Flame and LD are even on 56 points in fourth.

LD has an all-Russian roster and currently leads in the Nations Cup category, followed by another Choueiri Group entry, the Lebanese outfit of CG Racing in second and the all-Indian team of ENOC-NH8 in third.

Choueiri Group is also well represented in the Corporate category with CG Racing currently in first place and CG Academy in third.  Fly Emirates have split the CG pair with a hold on second position.

Although many of the participants live here in the Middle East, kart racers from Europe, Asia and North America have also travelled to Dubai to line up for the renowned Le Mans-style start of the race.  Just finishing the endurance race is considered an accomplishment; winning it takes superior teamwork, ability and determination.

Qualifying for the Endurance Championship Driven by MINI 700km race will commence at 18:00 on Friday evening, 21 October 2016.  The race flags off at 19:00 and will run until approximately 07:00 on Saturday morning, with trophies awarded thereafter.

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Great offers continue from 19^th-21^st October 2016

10% instant discount on HDFC Bank Debit & Credit Cards

Special offers on curated selection of Diwali lighting & Puja material

New Delhi, October 18, 2016: Snapdeal, India’s largest online marketplace, unboxed round three of its Unbox Diwali Sale which will run from 19^th-21^st October 2016

The three-day sales extravaganza will have a plethora of great deals across popular categories like homes & kitchen, electronics & appliances, furniture, mobile phones and fashion among others.

Snapdeal customers can look forward to attractive offers on a range of popular products across categories with tempting deals across:

Sony BRAVIA Full HD Smart LED Television

Mobile Phones, including the hot selling Redmi Note 3 (32GB) and Micromax Spark 3 (8GB) & Moto G Turbo

Lenovo Ideapad 100 Notebook

Remote Controlled Toys

Ethnic wear for children

LED Lights

Air Purifiers

Blankets & Quilts

Geysers

Those looking for festive buys will also find a huge assortment of festive wear for both kids and adults with sizeable deals on them.The three day sale also features attractive deals on furniture items for those looking to make additions to their homes.

Snapdeal has also curated a special lighting & Puja store with hand picked assortment of diyas, candles, lights and aroma diffusers.The store also has the choicest selection for puja preparation including electric “Havan Kunds”, Mandirs, idols, thalis, religious books, incense sticks and a lot more.

For a sweeter Diwali, Snapdeal and Nestle have partnered to launch exclusive packs that you can gift to your friends and family. Nestle is introducing its premium Alpino Imported Swiss chocolates for the first time in India, in a special pack of three priced at INR 430. The pack will contain three choicest flavours –Very Milky, BitterSweet and Dark, to suit various taste-buds. For the festive season, customers can also enjoy a sweet deal of 20% instant cashback, when they purchase this pack. Nestle is also introducing an exclusive pack of BonBon chocolates on Snapdeal.

HDFC Bank Card users can avail 10% instant discount on all purchases made through HDFC cards with a minimum purchase of INR 2000.

Snapdeal has also introduced an exciting group buying feature. Users who register in groups of 5 to 10 people and shop for Rs. 60,000/- or more will get a cashback of 6% in addition to to all other offers.

Speaking about the offers, Saurabh Bansal, Vice President & Head, Category Management said, “After the overwhelming response to our previous Unbox Diwali sales, we bring our customers bigger offers on products they’ve been waiting to buy this festive season. Customers have loved the additional discounts on card-based payments and we are excited to spread more festive cheer with instant discounts on the use of HDFC Bank cards. ”

About Snapdeal:

Snapdeal’s vision is to create India’s most reliable and frictionless commerce ecosystem that creates life-changing experiences for buyers and sellers. In February 2010, Kunal Bahl along with Rohit Bansal, started Snapdeal. Today Snapdeal is India’s largest online marketplace, with the widest assortment of 50 million plus products across 1000+ categories from over 125,000 regional, national, and international brands and retailers. With millions of users and more than 300,000 sellers, Snapdeal is the shopping destination for Internet users across the country, delivering to 6000+ cities and towns in India. In its journey till now, Snapdeal has partnered with several global marquee investors and individuals such as SoftBank, BlackRock, Temasek, Foxconn, Alibaba, eBay Inc., Premji Invest, Intel Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Mr. Ratan Tata, among others.

For further information visit: www.snapdeal.com

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