Dead Sea, Jordan – Omani drivers will be in focus when the Jordan Rally begins at the Hover-Up Park on the shores of the Dead Sea on Thursday. Abdullah Al Rawahi heads the Omani challenge in the third round of this year’s FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC). He returns to Jordan aiming to revive his title bid after a mixed start to the season. Seventeen crews from 10 countries are competing in the MERC event. They will be joined by 21 teams taking part in two national rallies on Friday and Saturday. All drivers will tackle 12 special stages covering 196.80 competitive kilometres. The total route is 557.11km across the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea areas. Al Rawahi won…