Adrenaline Peaks at Tuzla

Round 5 of the 2018 Turkish Karting Championship was organised by Tuzla Motorsporları Kulübü at Tuzla Karting Park on 11-12 August 2018. Across all categories, the two days produced closely fought and thrilling racing.

In the Mini category, there was a big battle between Ömer Asaf Kolot and Alp Hasan Aksoy. The two young drivers, who also race in Europe, ran bumper to bumper through all three races and gave spectators plenty to enjoy. National team driver Ömer Asaf Kolot, who won all three races, finished the day in first place, with Alp Hasan Aksoy taking second and Hakkı Dorum third.
In Formula Junior, the fight was between Zekai Özen and Ehad Türker. Ömer Asaf Kolot and Yiğit Arslan pushed the pair hard right to the end. Ehad Türker won Saturday's opening race comfortably. Zekai Özen took the first race of Sunday, with Ehad Türker finishing third. In the final race, which decided the winner of the day, Ehad Türker came home first to take the overall result for the day as well. Yiğit Arslan was running second when a mechanical problem forced a retirement, handing second place to Zekai Özen. At the end of Round 5, Ehad Türker took first, Zekai Özen second and Ömer Asaf Kolot third.

In the Formula Senior category, the fight came, as expected, between Gün Taşdelen and Mert Dalkıran. Taşdelen won Saturday's opening race with Dalkıran second. When Dalkıran took the first race on Sunday, all eyes turned to the final race. Mert Dalkıran was leading in the last race when a mechanical problem prevented him from finishing, and championship leader Gün Taşdelen added another victory to his tally. At the end of Round 5, Fahrettin Çak took second and Mert Dalkıran third.
In Formula Master, Volkan Düzgün won all three races to take victory in Round 5. Mehmet Çınar, one of the category's leading contenders, finished second in the first race on Sunday but suffered an injury and was unable to start the final race, missing out on a likely podium. In Formula Master, Izmir driver Mehmet Yaman took second place in Round 5, while Süleyman Kolot took third. As a result, father and son Kolot left the weekend with three trophies.