WITH less than 48 hours before the first National Race of Champions, Sharima Khan has signalled her intent to be a front runner for 2018.

Competing in both the Street and Sport Tuner Class of Action come Sunday, the lone female competitor wants to show her male counterparts that she is a force to be reckoned with.

“The last race which was the November GMRC leg, we didn’t get to complete the project we had in mind. The car was here to run but we had some engine problems.”

She stated that back them, the 1500cc engine that was supposed to make her eligible for both the street and sport tuner class had developed issues.

“We had some engine malfunctions so we ended up throwing in back the stock 1600cc engine just to run that race. It wasn’t as good as we thought it would have been so we’ve continued the project.”

This time around, she says that she is ready for the competition and has sent a warning to all competitors to be mindful of the Pink Honda Del Sol.

The 21-race programme of events which is sponsored by Mohamed’s Enterprise, STAG and Tropical Shipping, begins at 10:00 hrs.