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Prologue wins for Rajhi, Eid and Noumesi at Jordan Baja
Gulf Today
|April 11, 2025
Yazeed Al Rajhi, Rafic Eid and Hani Al-Noumesi set the fastest times in the car, motorcycle and quad categories on the opening 5.15km Prologue stage of the 6th Jordan Baja at South Beach, near Aqaba, on Thursday afternoon.
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The success for Al-Rajhi and his co-driver Timo Gottschalk enabled the Toyota Hilux crew tochoose a favourable starting position forthe opening special stage of Jordan Motorsport’s latest sporting offering through Wadi Rum on Friday morning.
Rajhi said: “This rally is special to me. Racing inJordan always feels unique andthe landscapes are truly spectacular. We've put in serious work with the team - the pace notes are tight, the set-up is optimised and our strategy is clear. The objective is simple: fight for the win and extend our championship lead.”
This story is from the April 11, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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