The Nissan ‘Z’ sports car needs little introduction. Nissan’s iconic sporty coupe lives in the sweet spot of performance, style and value, a position that Nissan invented with the original Z back in 1970.
Shining chrome engines, exotically muralled petrol tanks and fat rear tyres were all on display in the customised bike section of Barbican Turbo 2009, the weekend auto-fest at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, which celebrated the world of two-wheeled touring. The event, which is the largest custom vehicle show in the region, had an array of incredible hand-built and specially crafted machines on show, including the amazing Abu Dhabi police Falcon.
UAE rallying Legend, Mohammed bin Sulayem, today officially opened the Barbican Turbo 2009, the region’s largest festival that celebrates the world of customised cars.
Middle East car fans are to be entertained with stunning demonstrations by world-class drift racers from the “Need for Speed” European Drift Championships – Europe’s premier drift championships when they headline at this year’s Barbican Turbo festival. Drifting is a high skill level motorsport in which drivers control a car while it slides from side to side at very high speed. Organised by United Business Media, Barbican Turbo is the region’s premier custom, tuning and motorsports festival to be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from the 8th – 10th of October 2009.
Modified car and motorsports enthusiasts from across the UAE and the Gulf are to be captivated by Barbican Turbo, the region’s premier tuning, custom car and motorsports festival organised by United Business Media.
Road safety and in particular, the use of seatbelts is to be the main theme presented by the Emirates Driving Institute, when it attends Barbican Turbo – the Middle East’s custom, tuning and motorsports festival organised by United Business Media from the 8th – 10th of October at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi in the UAE.