Everyone in the UAE feels proud for the accomplishment achieved by the motor driver “Khalid Al Balushi” through his participation in the United States and his victory in the first race for him in the category of “Top Fuel” in the championship of the “NHRE Phil throttle” Drag Racing which represents the top level of drag racing in the world. Khalid Al Baluchi has been able to win the race after achieving a time of 3.735 seconds and his speed reached to 515 kilometers per hour. The 32 years driver spoke while he was on the Yas Marina Circuit which hosted his “Annabi” team which participated in a series of pro drag racing where he revealed the physical and mental conditions for him and his team which make him and his team able to control a car that has so much power within the narrow track of the drag racing and he said: “this sport requires a high level of physical fitness and mental focus from the person who drives these kinds of cars. It is difficult for the driver to describe the sensations that beat it during the race and certainly these sensations become more beautiful and impressive when the driver achieves the victory and takes the title with him”.
The Emirati champion confirms that the driver performs hundreds of amendments and changes to the steering wheel, brakes and speed of the car during the race which requires a high concentration to the extreme where he said: “The driver during the race day has to keep his interest and focus on the car without being occupied by any other things at all and he must deal with things seriously when the car reaches this tremendous speed, and avoid everything that could cause any distraction or losing the focus in the race because it is very important that the driver keep his mind very clear in order to achieve the victory”. The driver “Khalid Al Balushi” took the advantage of this occasion to send a message to the youth of Emiratis who love the cars racing and high speeds where he said: “I want to say to young people who love the speed and have the qualifications of this great sport that they don’t do anything related to this sport on the public roads especially since we have a large number of arenas and private clubs where they can drive safely under the supervision of professional people assisting them to develop their skills”.
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