(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Kuwaiti rider Mohammed Jaffar clinched the MX1 title of the 2014-2015 Losail MX Championship and his fellow countryman Barak Al Jasmi secured the MX2 title at Losail MX track, on the outskirts of Doha, this afternoon.
Jaffar had some problems with his bike yesterday and finished fifth in the first race. Today his bike was not fixed but he didn't have to worry because he had the title in the bag, even without racing today.
"I am really glad to win this championship, as it was not easy to get this win. I am very happy because all the bike issues and troubles with my bike, I kept them out and I managed to get the championship. There is a lot of work behind the scenes that people don't know as they just see the rider but we have to travel and drive many hours, leave the family in each round to compete and get points to win the title. So winning the championship is really something big that makes me really proud of myself and makes my team and coach also proud of me. I would like to thank Red Bull, Sun Garde, Adidas and Balooshi Racing Team for all their support during this championship," Jaffar said after his win.
Meshay Abou Shaibah, also from Kuwait, finished in second position in the MX1 championship. "First of all I would like to thank the QMMF for this championship and all the support and also to Honda and Kuwait Racing for all the help. It is really good for me, this second position, and I am very happy with it," he said.
Another Kuwaiti, Abdullah Al Shatti came third in the MX1 championship.
The winner of the MX2 championship, Al Jasmi, ended the race very happy with his two wins of this weekend.
"I am really happy for this win and all the effort I have done during my four years of riding are now here in this victory. I am very happy to make it here in Qatar, at the Losail MX track. Thanks to QMMF for this amazing championship and also it is great to be here with the big guys of MXGP and ride in the same track as them. I also thank KTM Kuwait for all their support," Al Jasmi said after the podium. The second position went to Moath Al Ansari and Mohammed Al Hattab came in third overall.
In today's MX1 race, Britain's Jake Preston came first, followed by Denis Stapleton and QMMF Racing Team's Julian Simon respectively.
Simon said: "I am really happy to participate in this race today and I enjoyed a lot. I had a lot of fun riding in the same track as world champions and thanks to QMMF for this opportunity. Today's race was perfect, the start was perfect and I had a better rhythm during the race and the track conditions were also better today. I am really happy for this weekend's results."
In the MX2 race, Al Jasmi stood first followed by Moath Al Ansari and Saeed Al Shenqiti in second and third place respectively.
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