Action-Packed Weekend in Izmir

The fourth races of the 2015 season in the Turkish Circuit Racing Championship and the TOSFED Circuit Racing Cup were held at Izmir Park Racing Circuit on 21-22 November, with 18 drivers taking part.

At the events organised by Izmir Ülkü Motorsporları Kulübü at Izmir Park Racing Circuit, the TOSFED Circuit Racing Cup was run on Saturday 21 November, with the Turkish Circuit Racing Championship races following on Sunday 22 November.

In the TOSFED Circuit Racing Cup, run over two races, Uygar Birgili took the win in Category 1 in a Peugeot 106 GTI, with Mehmet Yeğen second in a similar car. In Category 2, where young drivers battled in VW Polo TDIs, Ümit Erdim, who was starting in a circuit race for the first time, took the win, Cenk Burak Çelik finished second and Azat Turan, also racing for the first time, completed the podium in third. In Category 3, Ahmet Mutlubaş took victory in a Honda Civic Type-R FN2, while Süleyman Sırrı Kolot finished second in a Honda Civic Type-R EP3. At the prize-giving ceremony after the races, the winners received TOSFED incentive prizes of 1,000 TL, with 750 TL for the runners-up and 500 TL for the third-placed drivers.

The Turkish Circuit Racing Championship, run over two races on Sunday, saw a fierce fight… In the first race of the Maxi group, three drivers racing for Ülkü Motorsport in Porsche 997 GT3s filled the podium. Ümit Ülkü, Turkish Champion for the last three years, added another win to his streak, with Galip Atar second and Ali Özerinç third. In the day's second race, Ülkü retired on lap 8 with a mechanical failure, and Bilal Saygılı took the win, with Ahmet Mutlubaş second and Ali Özerinç third. In the Super group, which had five drivers, Ülkü Motorsport drivers Ümit Ülkü and Galip Atar took first and second respectively in a BMW 320 in both 20-lap races, while Muhammed Ali Ülkü took third in the first race in a Fiat Punto S1600 and Ahmet Mutlubaş took third in the second race in a Honda Civic Type-R FN2.

The finals of the Turkish Circuit Racing Championship and the TOSFED Circuit Racing Cup will be organised by Izmir Ülkü Motorsporları Kulübü at Istanbul Park Circuit on 28-29 November, where the class winners and champions will be decided…