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Wheels of Arabia recently organised its annual track event, the Ducati Regional Track Experience (DRTE), at Bahrain International Circuit.
The DRTE started as an idea of gathering motorcycle dealers and owners in Bahrain to experience motorcycle riding on track and get trained by professional riding instructors from the famous Italian marque. Following last year’s initial success, this time round it was even bigger and better, with more than 50 participants attending.
“We take pride in the fact that we are contributing to this continuous process of learning and the more you learn the safer it gets. Our endeavour is to provide a world-class training haven for motor-bikers using the great facility provided by BIC,” said Abdulrahman Almoayed, a director of Wheels of Arabia.
Italian Dario Marchetti, chief instructor of the Ducati Riding Experience, flew into the kingdom to train the participants this year. His racing honours include four national titles, the 2001 Italian Endurance Championship on a Ducati 996R, the 2004 Battle of the Twins race at Daytona aboard a 748, and the European Endurance Championship later that year on a 998 and 999R.
Along with the DRTE, Wheels of Arabia also kicked off the DESMO club, a Ducati owners’ motor-biking club in Bahrain. The club aims to organise rides, provide an arena for ideas and technique exchange and generate a community feel among marque owners, as well as promoting safety and awareness.
Wheels of Arabia also launched the Ducati Experience Centre at the BIC. It was inaugurated by BIC’s CEO Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa and is intended to aid and augment the skills of riders and develop young talent.
“We are extremely delighted to be opening the Ducati Experience Centre, in cooperation with Wheels of Arabia, here at BIC,” said Shaikh Salman. “It is a wonderful addition to all that we have to offer. We look forward to seeing its impact on the continuous development of the motorsport culture here in Bahrain.”
