Mohammed Kukhen off to a great start in Jordan Drift Championship

DEAD SEA — Mohammed Kukhen on Friday was crowned champion of the first round of Jordan Drift Championship with the participation of 44 drivers at the Service Park of the Dead Sea area.

Kukhen in his BMW A46 ended the round, with 168 points, followed by Othman Takriti in his BMW A46, with 153 points, and Munir Hattar in the third place, with 149 points, in his BMW A30.

Around 4,000 fans crowded the area and watched three heated rounds with the best 13 drivers battling it for the win in the third and most competitive round.

Takriti surprised everyone when he captured the first race after collecting 153 points leaving Mahmoud Jabali in the second place with 148 points and Hesham Issam in the third place with 147 points.

Kukhen came from behind in the second race and collected 168 points forcing Takriti to slide into the second spot with 153 points and Hattar in the third place with 149 points.

The 13 best results moved to the third race with Kukhen taking the lead in this challenging first round. 

Jordan Motorsport CEO Othman Naseef told The Jordan Times that the excitement could not be measured.

“It was absolutely amazing especially seeing this huge number of fans coming and watching their favourite drivers marking their win in the first round,” he said.

“The event witnessed the participation of drivers from Egypt and several new faces which shows that this sport is increasing in popularity year after year,” he added.

Drifting is a kind of driving technique used by drivers through oversteering and causing a loss of traction whether in the rear wheels or all tyres while controlling a certain entry to exit of a corner.

Drivers are judged according to speed, angle and perfect track line (90 points), Showmanship (5 points) and smoking tyres (5 points).