The Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship (also known as the Chevrolet Lumina CSV Championship Middle East) was a one-make auto racing championship for Chevrolet Luminas held in the Middle East.
[1] Run by the Bahrain International Circuit, the Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship was launched in 2005 in an attempt to establish a domestic racing scene in the Middle East.
Vehicles were Improved Production versions of Holden Commodore VZs re-badged as Chevrolet Luminas, utilising Chevrolet V8 engines and a four-speed gearbox.
For the 2009–10 season, the championship developed a class structure whereby the Holden Commodore VE was introduced as the top-class Chevrolet Lumina SC09 and the VZ model became a secondary-class Chevrolet Lumina SC06, with the SC09 cars 50hp better than the previous generation.
[3] Due to the vehicles similarity to V8 Supercars, Al Musalam and compatriot Raed Raffii earned tests with Garry Rogers Motorsport and Paul Morris Motorsport respectively – Al Musalam going on to race for Team Kiwi Racing in the 2008 Desert 400.