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29 LAST week, the Malta Drag Racing Association organised the third round of the Enemed National Drag Racing Champi- onship at Hal Far Raceway. This round offers a different experience to the drivers and a different show to the drag rac- ing fans that follow the races at Hal Far and on live streaming since it is organised during the night to beat the heat during the day. Drivers Neil Gauci, Felix Zarb, Billy Lowhing, Conrad Vella, Daniel Micallef, Chris Gauci, Christian Azzopardi, Semira Galea, Dennis Desira and John Martin won the bracket classes. Luke Mercieca won Index Class 1 followed by Charlton Zammit and Clinton Degiorgio. Index Class 2 was won by Kevin Gauci, Neil Gauci and Semira Galea. Franklyn Borg won the Mo- torcycles Bracket Class. Both Open Class 3 and Ex- treme 2 Class were won by Clint Fenech, Front Wheel Drive Open Class was won by Chris Gauci. Anthony Vella won the CA6 Class while Christian Pace won both Escort Class 2 and Escort Class 3. Mario Borg won the Open 6 Class while Glenn Caruana won the SM3 Class. The results for the dragster classes were as follows; Drag Racing Driver Tyson Debono won the D4 and D5 class while Mario Borg won the D6, Alan Muscat won the DTF Class while the youngest driver on the day, Luca Mangion, won the Junior Dragster class. The best reaction time was that of Neil Gauci. The fourth round of the En- emed National Drag Racing Championship is set for be- tween 27 and 29 September, again at Hal Far Raceway. maltatoday | SUNDAY • 21 JULY 2019 SAILING SPORTS DRAG RACING Night-time races in third round of Drag Racing championship attract crowds THE oldest race on the Royal Malta Yacht Club racing calendar, the Malta – Syracuse race, celebrated its 59th year this July. The race, organised by the Roy- al Malta Yacht Club and the Lega Nav- ale Italiana (Sezione di Siracusa) is very popular, and has garnered the attention of many Italian crews, who keep return- ing year after year. This year, the race which started in Syr- acuse had an extra leg added to it. Sulla Rotta di Ulisse was a southbound course from Messina to Syracuse which then joined the Syracuse-Malta race to fin- ish in Malta. This was organised by the Royal Malta Yacht Club together with the Partenariato Internazionale Messina Malta and the support of the Comune di Messina. Being the first year of its intro- duction, it was a small fleet that started on the 10th July from Messina to Syra- cuse in mild conditions, but with strong winds off Catania, the 60 nautical mile course was completed in good time. It is expected that this race will increase in popularity in future years. Maya Podesta, skipper of the First 45 Elusive 2, said that although they were shorthanded, due to two crew members dropping out at the last minute, they still decided to compete and make the most of the opportunity, especially in view of the forthcoming Rolex Middle Sea Race. The crew of Elusive 2 was made up of Maya Podesta, Christoph Podesta, David Anastasi and Thomas Zammit Tabona. Results of the Messina – Syracuse – Malta race can be found on the Royal Malta Yacht Club's website - https:// www.rmyc.org/event-type/races/ Elusive 2 scoops major prize haul at the Messina-Syracuse-Malta race