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Ras Al Khaimah: The 9-year-old female karting sensation, Atiqa Mir took a stunning pole position in the curtain raiser event, the IAME Pre-Season Cup held at RAK Track in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE in sweltering conditions.

Atiqa was in top form securing a stunning lap time of 44.77 seconds and setting an event record in the process. With the top competition of 24 karts in the event, Atiqa showed maturity as her kart did not start on the grid and she missed three laps of qualifying. She did not let this affect her performance as the team was able to fix her kart and Atiqa managed to get the crucial five laps which secured her pole position.

In the pre-final starting from the pole, Atiqa had an issue with the engine at the start and got passed by three karts. Atiqa fought hard in the race but an unfortunate penalty of three seconds dropped her down to eighth place.