Rally team duo come 27th in Sicily rally

Sicily The Skydive Dubai Rally Team duo of Rashid Al Ketbi and Khalid Al Kendi held 27th overall after the opening three special stages of the Targa Florio-Rally Internazionale di Sicilia, round five of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), on Friday.

It could have been so much better for the Emirati duo had they not been penalised for a minor route violation by event stewards - after they had set the provisional fastest time through the opening 1.65km super special stage in Palermo on Thursday evening.

Their Skoda Fabia S2000 was adjudged to have inadvertently strayed from the designated route and a 90-second time penalty dropped the pair down to 38th position. “It was a simple and unfortunate mistake,” admitted Al Ketbi.