New Record for Toktaş at Şahintepe

Round 3 of the 2022 AVIS Turkish Hill Climb Championship took place on 2-3 July on the Şahintepe course in Gemlik, Bursa. Organised by the Bursa Otomobil Sporları Kulübü with the support of ICRYPEX and Gemlik Municipality, the event saw 40 competitors from 8 different teams battle across 4 categories. Run over three runs on the 7.10-kilometre course in front of thousands of spectators, the event ended with İsmet Toktaş, competing in Category 4 with a Skoda Fabia R5, setting the fastest time of the day on all three runs and also setting a new Şahintepe course record with a time of 4:14.72. Toktaş won with a total time of 12:46.37, finishing 49 seconds ahead of the nearest rival, and received the Fastest Time and Category 4 winner's awards from Bursa Otomobil Sporları Kulübü President Mete Pala at a ceremony held at Kumla Pier. The fourth round of the AVIS 2022 Turkish Hill Climb Championship will be organised by Frigya Spor Kulübü (FSK) on 13-14 August.