Nickname: Shlagem

Birthdate: 17th January 1983

Nationality: Lebanese

Residence: Beirut, Lebanon

Hobbies: building computers, gaming, Karting, geeking and SimRacing

Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna

Sim titles: iRacing (iR), Automobilista 2 (AMS2), Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC) and rFactor 2 (rF2)

Jamal was born on January 17, 1983 and is from Lebanon.

He is an avid SimRacer and real-life racer. His nickname is “Shlagem” the Lebanese rocket (dates back to 1996 GP2 era, his nickname is based on a cat name which does not have any meaning whatsoever).

He is a clean, intelligent and consistent race driver. He holds a Master’s degree in Biology, is a Certified Programmer, is a teacher his daily life and is the founder of Sim Racing Middle East (SRME), a community platform to bring SimRacers together from the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and MENA (the Middle East and North Africa).

Jamal worked as a consultant to SIMMSA during the McLaren Shadow Project competitions and Esports management in 2018 and 2019. He is a member of the Lebanese Esports Committee, Expert in SimRacing Hardware consultancy and solutions provider. He builds racing simulators and optimizes them.

• 3rd Nissan GT Academy 2013 Regional
• Finalist Nissan GT Academy 2014 International
• 3rd in the “24Hours of Spa; iRacing” in 2016 with KB Motorsports in the BMW Z4 GT3
• Winner “Gran Turismo 6” National Competition by KFC in 2014
• Winner “Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec” Game Launch Competition by Virgin Megastore in 2001
• Podium finishes in Sodi World Series (SWS)

CASE: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX TG

CPU: Intel i9-9900K

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Hero

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3200Mhz

GPU: MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio 10GB

PSU: Corsair CX750

SSD: 1x Samsung SSD 960 Evo NVMe M.2 500GB

SSD: 1x Samsung SSD 850 Evo 2.5″ 250GB

HDD: 2x Seagate BarraCuda ST1000DM003 1TB

OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

DISPLAY: 3x Dell S2716DG, 27”, 2560×1440, 144hz, G-SYNC

DISPLAY: 1x TV, 32”, 1920×1080, 60hz

HEADSET: Thrustmaster T.Racing Scuderia Ferrari Edition

SimRig: SimLab P1-X with JCL-SimRacing quad monitor stand

Seat: Recaro Pole Position

Wheelbase: VRS DFP (DirectForce Pro) w/ Q1R

Steering Wheel: AS-SimDesign MOMO Mod. 27/C and Fanatec Clubsport Formula Black w/ SRM conversion

Pedals: Heusinkveld Sim Pedals Sprint (3 pedal set)

Shifter: DSD short-throw, modded TH8A gated

Handbrake: Arduino DIY progressive handmade

Other: DSD Race King BB, Ignition Controls BB, custom-made BlackBox MK9 Pro BB

Extras: M-spec shift light