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Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 17 February 2022: 1000 Miglia Srl – the Italian company that organises the 1000 Miglia, also known as The Most Beautiful Race in the World – and Octanium Experiences LLC announce the first ever 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue, taking place from February 19-20, 2022.
The 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue is a regularity rally designed to give 40 participants from the GCC a taste of the high-octane thrills of the historical Italian original 1000 Miglia, while serving as an enticing preview for the general public of the full 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Jubilee Edition in Q4, 2022. Participants can expect two days of action-packed rallying across four of the seven Emirates that comprise the UAE, covering 700km in total, with five-star hospitality awaiting them each evening.
Prior to the Prologue, Octanium Experiences LLC will host the 1000 Miglia Prologue Night – a live gathering of participant vehicles and select collector automobiles at the 25hours Hotel in One Central, Dubai. This extraordinary assembly of enthusiasts and car collectors is open to the general public to view – completely without charge – from 4pm-11pm on Friday February 18.
Exclusively held for GCC participants, the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue will be staged with the same rules as the Italian 1000 Miglia, with vehicles conforming to the original vehicle classes. Participants will receive extensive training prior to the event on the various regulations of a regularity rally, how they can maintain precise timing along the route, and other technical elements.
Starting at the new five-star 25hours hotel, the Prologue covers selected highlighted sections of the main Q4 event, with a challenging first day that sees the rally participants travel to the windswept dramatic coastline of Fujairah via the twisty mountain roads of Hatta, completing a highly technical average speed trial en-route.
On the second day, the participants will head inland to scale the towering peak of Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah, a true test for classic car driver and machine alike. This winding mountain road, part of the ancient Hajjar mountain range, rises to a height of nearly two kilometres above sea level and is renowned for its complex curves and stunning mountain views that is sure to leave our participants breathless with anticipation, while putting their driving skills to the ultimate test.
Having successfully conquered Jebel Jais, the drivers of the Prologue will head back to Dubai via the bustling Emirate of Sharjah – with a few surprises in store for them – before concluding with a rousing finish at the 25hours Hotel for the awards ceremony.
Octanium Experiences is proud to announce the key sponsors for the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Jubilee Edition: Chopard as Official Timekeeper, ADNOC Distribution as Official Fuel Supplier, and Carrera as Official Eyewear Partner.
1000 Miglia Srl (Alberto Piantoni, CEO) said: “On behalf of 1000 Miglia, which I am proud to represent here, my warmest thanks go especially to the participants in the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue, the true protagonists of this new 1000 Miglia-style format that will find its fullest and most complete representation in the event scheduled for the end of 2022.
“The 1000 Miglia has almost a hundred years of history, with deep roots that over time have led the Freccia Rossa to be universally recognised as the most important regularity race for historic cars in the world.
“We can without a shadow of a doubt say that, since its origins, 1000 Miglia has crossed into the future; born on the ideal momentum of the futurist movement, it has challenged time and space with the speed race that has written the Epic of legendary cars and drivers.”
“Since 1977, the historic re-enactment has been transformed into the world’s most important regularity race for classic cars, the Freccia Rossa. Remaining faithful to the traditional route, it still crosses Italy, passing through uniquely beautiful places and relaunching the challenge of the original thought.”
“The crews will be introduced to the world of classic Italian regularity racing, learn how to use timekeeping instruments and create rankings with differences of hundredths of a second. It will be an opportunity, in anticipation of the main event 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Jubilee Edition, to be acquainted with a competition in pure 1000 Miglia style and discover its rules and characteristics. My wish is to see them in the list of participants of the most beautiful race in the world, the one that gives unique and unrepeatable emotions every year in Italy.”
Chopard Co-President, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele said: “For over 30 years, Chopard has been the official
partner and timekeeper of the Mille Miglia race in Italy. We are happy that the Mille Miglia is coming to the UAE for the first time and we are proud to be part of it. I look forward to participating in the main event later this year during which we will reveal a special watch edition for the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE.”
Eng. Bader Saeed Al Lamki, CEO, ADNOC Distribution said: “Being part of the inaugural 1000 Miglia
Experience in the UAE is a truly special occasion, and an event that will be embraced by car enthusiasts. Our Super 98 premium fuel is specially designed to offer advanced care and efficiency, for even the most delicate of engines, so participants of this milestone race can rest assured they will be racing with the power of ADNOC Distribution behind them.”
Andrea Zaffin, Managing Director of Safilo Middle East & Commercial Head IMEA, on behalf of Carrera
eyewear, said: “Our Carrera sunglasses were born as racing glasses therefore having been selected as
Official Eyewear Partner of 1000 Miglia is truly an honor and clearly it is the perfect association to celebrate the DNA of Carrera eyewear; we are extremely excited because not only Carrera sunglasses will be provided to all the 1000 Miglia participants but also because we will be in the race with a fantastic Carrera sport car so we all look forward to the most beautiful race in the world!”
Octanium CEO Martin Halder said: “The 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue is the first step in our journey to bring the glory of the 1000 Miglia to the United Arab Emirates. For our fortunate participants who received starting slot in this overbooked event, they will receive the priceless opportunity to train for the Jubilee Edition event in a special preview competition that maintains the same rigorous standards as the original 1000 Miglia, while presenting a few surprising challenges of its own.
“We also warmly invite all car enthusiasts in the UAE to join us for the 1000 Miglia Prologue Night – an
opportunity to both meet the teams of our 1000 Miglia Experience Prologue UAE and their magnificent
machines in person, as well as enjoy some truly special automobiles amidst an extraordinary setting. We
thank our partners Flat 12, Dubai Drives and Supercars Majlis for their support in helping us bring this event to fruition.
“Beyond the Prologue, we are already looking ahead to the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Jubilee Edition in Q4, 2022. Our main event will undoubtedly be the crowning achievement of our efforts to bring the Most Beautiful Race In The World to the United Arab Emirates and truly showcase the magnificence of classic automobile racing. With 100 teams expected to attend from across the world, we believe it will be the absolute pinnacle of the UAE’s winter sporting calendar in 2022.”