Ahmed Hamada, known as "Hamada", is an Egypt

Egypt

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ian racing driver. After eight years in racing, achieving third position overall in the Zip Thunderarabia Middle East Championship as well as racing with the same team, ERTMD in the Chevrolet Lumina

Chevrolet Lumina

The North American Chevrolet Lumina sedan , coupe and minivan were first introduced in 1989 for the 1990 model year as a new range of vehicles from the Chevrolet brand of General Motors to replace the Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Celebrity sedan, and the Monte Carlo coupe. The Lumina was an answer...

 CSV Middle East Championship and finishing fourth overall.

Racing career

2001-2004

Ahmed entered racing back in 2001 when he participated in a race done in North Coast, Egypt in the Golden Beach karting track managed by Egyptian Karting Club (EKC) and finished 8th position overall. Then in 2002 he joined the EKC team with 6 other drivers, and entered the 2002 EgyKart Championship and managed to finish 7th in the Championship. During the 2003 EgyKart Championship he managed to reach 4th position on the high but due to many absences in the championship due to his Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...

 Studies at the American University in Cairo

American University in Cairo

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, he finished off 8th in the Championship.

2005

Ahmed stepped up into the higher category of single-seater racing in 2005 when he entered the Thunerarabia Zip formula Ford Championship aiming at developing the first Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

 racing driver. he achieved 6 podiums and 2 fastest laps and one pole position

Pole position

The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...

, finishing off 2nd total in points but 3rd after eliminating the worst three races in the championship.

2006

Ahmed moved on in participating in the 2006 ThunderArabia Middle East Championship, managing to race for only one weekend in which he did not start the first race due to engine failure in an earlier practice session and finishing 8th after starting last on the grid (16th) reaching 4th but being hit and going off the track and trying to regain his position. He did not continue the Championship due to lack of financial support.

2007-2008

Ahmed later on stepped into the Saloon Car Category, racing with ERTMD in the Chevrolet Lumina CSV Middle East Championship, Achieving two pole position, 2 fastest laps, and 4 podiums finishes, finishing off 4th overall in the championship.

Engineering career

Ahmed joined the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in 2003, and in his senior year in 2007, he became Mechanical Engineering Club President, and created a team and started to manufacture the first Formula SAE

Formula SAE

Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers . The competition was started back in 1978 and was originally called SAE Mini Indy.-Concept:...

 Race car in Egypt and the Middle East, that would be a model to many FSAE cars to come.
Ahmed also consulted Helwan University

Helwan University

Helwan University is a public university based in Helwan in Egypt. It comprises 18 faculties as well as 50 research centers.Generally, it is known for engineering and business studies...

team in their team and in developing the basics of competing in the British Institute of Mechanical Engineers IMechE Formula Student Competition.