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The Hankook 24H Series will come to
an end in three weeks time at Brno;
however the TCR class, that has been
included in the series for the first
time, has already found its
champions.
With victories at Dubai, Le Castellet
and Barcelona, plus a second place at
Silverstone, the Memac Ogilvy Duel
Racing SEAT León TCR has put
together more than double the points
of its rivals. The team is comprised of
English driver Phil Quaife and three
Lebanese brothers based in Dubai:
Sami, Ramzi and Nabil Moutran.
“
We don’t drive racing cars, we drive
desks
,” says Ramzi, referring to the
family’s activity, the advertising,
marketing and PR firm, Memac
Ogilvy. Racing is just a family hobby
that began eight years ago.
“
We decided to invest in a Volkswagen
Golf and started with some local races
here in the Emirates. Our aim has
always been endurance racing, as it
was the best option for the three of us
to race together. We entered a number
of 24-hour races and when Creventic
started their championship it was the
ideal series for us
,” Sami explains.
It’s a full family affair, as their sister
Natasha acts as team manager and
their father Eddie is the team owner.
“
Our father has always been
passionate about motorsport, so he
was happy to get involved. Our sister
tried being the team manager for one
event and quickly caught the bug. She
has done the job ever since, and is
doing great in managing the team
.”
When the team claimed the 24H
Series overall title in a SEAT León
Supercópa last year, Eddie wasn’t
able to travel to Brno for the final
event. “
He was on the phone the
A TEAM OF THREE BROTHERS
WINS THE TCR CLASS
IN THE 24H SERIES
The brotherhood
of the long
distance runners