Mert and İsrafil Make a Fast Start

Baja Mustafakemalpaşa, the opening round of the 2022 TOSFED Baja Cup, was organised by Bursa Alternatif Sporlar Kulübü (BASK) and held on 11-12 June with 17 vehicles and 34 competitors. Staged with the support of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality and Mustafakemalpaşa Municipality, the event's first day was completed with four special stages at Suuçtu Waterfall, while the second day was cancelled because of heavy rain. In the classification compiled from the first day's results, Mert Becce, alongside the well-known actor Çağrı Çıtanak, who began his motorsport career at this event, won the car category with a time of 2.58.18.6 and also took the Class 2 win. Murat Kamil Altun-Tuvana Sayar finished second in this category, while Bener Baş-Yavuz Türkmen took third. The Baş-Yavuz crew also won Class 3, while in Class 4 Tarık Gökbay-Osman Metin came out on top. In the SSV category, last year's TOSFED Baja Cup winners İsrafil Akyüz-Timur Sancak took the win with a time of 2.59.38.6, with Diren Üykü-Arda Şenay second and Yağız Birinci-Ali Emre Yılmaz third. The 2022 TOSFED Baja Cup continues with the second round, which will be organised by Düzce Otomobil Sporları ve Offroad Kulübü, abbreviated as DOSOD, in Düzce on 16-17 July.