9 Eylül Autocross Cup Comes to a Close

The final round of the 9 Eylül Autocross Cup was held by the Aydın Automobile Sports Club, with the support of Menderes Municipality, on Sunday 22 November at the Menderes autocross track.

On a sunny Sunday, the drivers battled on a dry, dusty surface at the track inside the Ege Asal Motorsport Rally Centre, and three of them failed to finish the race with mechanical failures. Tolga Tezeken did not start, as the Category 1 title had already been secured.

In Category 3, Alper Gençer and Selim Karabağ fell victim to mechanical failures, while Doğukan Alkan took the win after completing the track with the best final time among the two-wheel-drive cars. Yonca Güngör spun on lap 3 of the race and ended up on top of a pile of earth, losing around 22 seconds, but still managed to finish second. Erdal Oral took the Category 2 win, with the experienced Mithat Diker second. As in the previous race, Hakan Vural was struck down by a technical problem and missed out on the podium. In Category 1, where five drivers started, Bedri Kolsallayan took the win. Burak Güngör was fourth in qualifying but delivered an extremely accomplished drive in the final to take second place. Furkan Paşalı, an 18-year-old young driver from Bodrum, managed to finish third in the Fiat Palio on his second experience of loose-surface racing. The promote cup, awarded to the driver who stood out with their performance, went to Cemal Diker. Alara Güçeli, who finished fifth in this category, took the cup for first place in the ladies' classification.

The top finishers received their cups from Aydın Automobile Sports Club President Kuvvet Erim. Speaking at the trophy ceremony, Kuvvet Erim said: "As a club, we want to increase the number of races our drivers can take part in so that they gain experience. With organisations like this, we are also raising the profile of motorsport. God willing, just as we did this year, next season we will organise different cups and give our drivers more opportunities to compete."

With these results, Tolga Tezeken won Category 1, Erdal Oral won Category 2 and Yonca Güngör won Category 3 in the 9 Eylül Cup. The cups for the top three in each category will be presented at the awards ceremony to be held in December.