KSA Business: Saudi Autoville concludes with great fanfare – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: Saudi Autoville concludes with great fanfare – Gulf Digital News

The first-ever Saudi International Festival of Motoring, publicly known as Autoville, has concluded on after one-week of action-packed activities and thrilling events.

Held by the Saudi Conventions and Exhibitions General Authority (SCEGA,) the weeklong event saw participation from more than 100 globally renowned automotive brands on an area of 1.7 sq kms.

As the Middle East’s largest interactive automotive event, Autoville witnessed a huge turnout among lovers of everything automotive, who flocked to the Dirab Motor Park near the Saudi capital Riyadh to experience adventure and stunt driving side by side with their favorite rally drivers in their favorite cars.

The who’s who of rallying and stunt driving were there, among them Saudi drift racer and twice-over Guinness World Records breaker Abdulhadi Al Qahtani, as well as drift legend Ken Block and world-renowned stunt drivers Vaughn Gethin Jr. and Remy Bizouard, among many others. The carnival also included concerts by the artists Majid Al Mohandes, Zina Emad, Aseel Hammim, DJ Aseel and Ayed, in addition to Ramy Jamal, Msallam, Ahmed Bachan, Hamo Beca and Hassan Shakoush.

Automobile fans got to participate hands-on in many activities, such as drift lessons with Chelsea DeNofa; professional stunt driving with Team RTR;