Yasir Seaidan eases to victory in Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota

Yasir Seaidan eases to victory in Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota

DAMMAM: Yasir Seaidan won the remaining two desert selective sections of a weather-modified Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota to secure a start-to-finish victory by the margin of 13min 38sec on Saturday. It was the Saudi national's first ever FIA event victory. With competitors tackling two timed stages on the final day “” following the cancellation of Friday's itinerary because of sand storm conditions “” Seaidan and Russian co-driver Alexey Kuzmich were never troubled in their Mini John Cooper Works Rally once early morning pace-setter and pre-event favorite Yazeed Al-Rajhi crashed his Toyota Hilux after 82km of the first stage. He and co-driver Michael Orr were taken to hospital for medical examinations with both complaining of back pain. "Finally we finish this rally," said Seaidan. "It was not an easy rally. We had a lot of situations. The first leg was canceled so we had to do all the rally in one day. It was difficult but we had a strategy to finish without any problems because we have another round in two weeks. I am so happy to win. The car was okay and we finished without any problems." To ensure that at least 350 competitive kilometers were available to guarantee