Dubai International Rally 2015 flags-off on 19th November with ceremonial start

DUBAI, 19th November, 2015 (WAM) -- Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE National Olympic Committee, the 37th edition of the Dubai International Rally gets underway on Thursday with a ceremonial flagging-off at 1:30pm from Dubai Men’s College, at the Higher Colleges of Technology campus in Dubai International Academic City. To commence proceedings, the UAE’s longest running international sports event will host a press briefing at 11:00 a.m. to provide the media with additional information and insights about the route for the two-day speed stages in Maliha, Al Dhaid, and Kalba areas. The press briefing will be headlined by Mohammed ben Sulayem, President Automobile and Touring Club UAE, ATCUAE, and FIA Vice President, and Dr. Hashim Al Zaabi, Director of DMC, in addition to a number of rally drivers including Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi, Sheikh Abdullah Al Qassimi, Michel Saleh, Mohamed Al Mutawaa and Abdulaziz Al Kuwari. – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/sports/1395288176231.html