One of the oldest national organizations in the United Arab Emirates, the Emirates Motorsports Organization (previously Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE, ATCUAE) marked its golden jubilee in 2015.
Since its inception in 1965, EMSO has played a
leading role in the development of motorsport on both the national and
international level. Today, it governs approximately 140 competitive events
forming the UAE motorsport calendar, and covering disciplines such as circuit
racing, rallying, drag racing and motocross.
The EMSO is the country’s sole representative
of the FIA, automobile sport's world governing body, and its motorcycling and
karting equivalents, the FIM and CIK respectively. Its primary responsibilities
are to promote the safe and sustainable growth of motorsport in the UAE, and to
ensure all events are run fairly and to regulation.
The organization is also a member of
FIVA, the international body for classic vehicles, and the IRU, the International
Road Transport Union. The EMSO is accredited by the UAE National Olympic
Committee.