About Us - Al-Anabi Racing

At the forefront of  Al-Anabi Racing is HH Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani, a member of the ruling family of Qatar, who set a goal of promoting the domestic and international awareness of motorsports in the nation of Qatar. As a result of his efforts, Al-Anabi Racing has emerged as one of the leading drag racing teams in the region.

Al-Anabi Racing has recently completed a state of the art drag race track in Qatar.  The Qatar Race Club (“QRC”) will hold its premiere event on Feb. 5 2009 in Doha to begin its six-race series this spring.
Al-Anabi Racing is also co-owner along with Awesome Motorsports of the recently formed "Awesome Al Anabi," whose drivers are employed by Al-Anabi Racing and race the team's Pro Modified cars in IHRA and NHRA competition. Sheikh Khalid's vision is to build championship-caliber race teams in the United States and Qatar.

Quotes from His Highness:

“I am very huge fan of drag racing, especially the manufacturing / engineering industry and how it relates to the sport.  I have followed Alan Johnson’s career over the past decade and understand he encompasses the variety of skill sets that it takes to be a World champion from an engineering capacity, hence the reason all the top teams choose to race with AJPE components."

“Alan has a will to win and a competitive zeal that comes from Alan’s own person. He doesn’t need motivation to succeed, he was born with it. He is the most knowledgeable person on the track on Sunday. That is who I want representing Al Anabi racing."

“The championships Alan Johnson has accumulated are synonymous with his ability to conceptualize a product transcending it to record-setting performance year-after-year. He has always been at the forefront to design components that make Top Fuel the class it is today."

My passion has always been drag racing, even as a younger adult. NHRA racing has quality teams, drivers and competitive racing.  I have followed several teams’ growth and success through television and news media outlets for some time."

” I am no different than any other team owner; I want to see both the Funny Car and Top Fuel team as World Champions. I trust Alan’s vision of operating his own team will manifest more wins, more records and championships while also raising awareness of the drag racing in my home country of Qatar.”

About Qatar: 

The State of Qatar sits on a peninsula halfway along the western shoreline of the Arabian Gulf and is almost completely surrounded by sea. It borders Saudi Arabia to the south and is separated by the sea from the United Arab Emirates in the southeast and Bahrain in the northwest.

  • Established in 1850; approximate population:  reaching 1 million
  • Capital: Doha, approximate population 286,000
  • Area: 4,448 square miles, about the size of Connecticut
  • Languages: Arabic and English
  • Industry: crude oil production and refining, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement
  • Agriculture: fruits, vegetables, poultry, dairy products, beef and fish
  • Exports: petroleum products, fertilizers and steel
  • Education City: Mission is to prepare the people of Qatar and the region to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world and to make Qatar a leader in innovative education and research. Some colleges in Education City include Georgetown University, Northwestern University, Texas A&M, Virginia Commonwealth, Carnegie Mellon, and Cornell Medical
  • Qatar is also planning an “Entertainment City” which is being designed to help Qatar to compete with other countries in the region. 
  • The 2006 Asian Games were held in Qatar.

Qatar is now a sought-after tourist destination, with many attractions including international five-star hotels, spas and resorts. Its year-round sunshine provides an ideal climate to escape the northern hemisphere winters.