In a unique gesture, Yemeni teenager Ghazi al-Sharmani sparked a wave of interaction among social media users after he managed to design what he said was the first Yemeni sports car that conforms to the country's technical specifications, and competes with a famous Canadian sports vehicle.
Shabakat (2023/8/29) highlighted the story of 35-year-old Al-Sharmani, who studied at a technical institute and works as a mechanical engineer in Aden. But in his modest rooftop workshop, however, he worked with little means to design what he said was Yemen's first gasoline-powered sports car.
Due to the limited capabilities, Al-Sharmani resorted to assembling the necessary parts from materials available in the local market, and he designed the car and began the work of blacksmithing, turning, painting and designing the electrical network of the car.
The work period took about two months and cost him two thousand dollars to become a ready-made car with various equipment, and it was called "Falcon" (falcon). It was also fitted with a small 3-cylinder Daewoo engine with a power of 800 cc, enough for the car to travel at 120 kilometers per hour.
The young engineer does not hide his ambition to open a production line for this type of car, and be able to download them to the local market, especially since this car obtained a Yemeni plate number, which means that it is licensed according to the country's technical specifications.
The idea was inspired by the Canadian Can-M Maverick RXRS sports car, designed for extreme conditions and off-road, and priced at around $44,4, while Sharmani aspires to offer a replacement for just $<>,<>.
An achievement from nothingness
Pioneers of social media platforms in Yemen expressed their great encouragement and pride in the achievement of the ambitious engineer, and many of them called on state agencies to provide support to him and similar creative youth.
In this context, Abdullah wrote praising this experience, and tweeted, "From the womb of suffering creativity is born, this saying was literally embodied in Engineer Al-Sharmani, as he insists on achieving his dream, in the manufacture of the first Yemeni sports car, which challenges the conditions of his country."
Mahdi al-Awsji also called for encouraging such initiatives, saying, "Where are the merchants of malls and hospitals? They support him and open a car factory for him."
Al-Mawani called for the need to encourage such initiatives to advance the country's economy, saying, "There are many innovators who must be taken into their hands, supported and provided with all the capabilities they need to advance the economy and employ the workforce, which has become idle."
Abdul Aziz also urged the young man to encourage and support him, saying: "We hope to encourage him in this aspect so that he becomes a real and actual inventor. What we see with this vehicle is not an invention, but the synthesis of many pieces and their collection from different engines, to become an Arab or a vehicle that is not qualified for long lines because it lacks scientific theories and the necessary physical laws."
Noah al-Dhali asked about the safety factors in the car, saying, "Are there safety means in the car such as airbag, seat belt, brake system, car computer and health meter reading?"
It seems that the Minister of Youth and Sports Nayef al-Bakri responded to the demands of the activists, as he announced that he met with Al-Sharmani, and said in a tweet, "I directed the youth sector to provide all forms of support and assistance to Al-Sharmani, and to address the relevant authorities to produce a version of the car and subject it to the procedures followed in accordance with the laws in force in the country."