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Adeeb Kuzbar clinched the 2012 Red Bull Kart Fight title in Bahrain at the 1.4km VIVA Karting Track. The event, held in collaboration with MINI, proved to be action-packed and entertaining as a large number of motorsport spectators enjoyed the thrills and spills of karting.
Kuzbar, 16, from Bahrain, started the race fourth on the grid but faced a problem on the first lap which left him in eighth position. He then did all he could to climb back through the field and by lap 8 he managed to catch the leaders Louis Skalski and Ahmed Kooheji.
The trio exchanged the lead several times but it was Kuzbar who had the upper hand and crossed the finish line 0.120 seconds in front of Kooheji. Skalski took a deserved third finishing 0.842 seconds behind the winner.
Kuzbar who will now represent the kingdom at the World Final on December 8 and 9 in Bologna, Italy said: 'I’m extremely happy. I slowly managed to gain momentum and led the race in the closing laps. The last few laps were extremely close and tense but I managed to keep my nerves and cross the finish line first.'
The MINI Fastest Lap Award was won by Skalski who managed to set the fastest time (1m:02.508s) during the one-month qualifier. Although he will not be able to compete he gets a trip-for-two to Italy to watch the final featuring racers from 22 countries.
