Yeşil Bursa Rally Ends in Dust and Smoke

The 42nd Yeşil Bursa Rally, round four of the 2017 Turkish Rally Championship, ended in victory for the Burak Çukurova-Vedat Bostancı crew, competing in a Skoda Fabia R5 for BC Vision Motorsport.Organised by the Bursa Otomobil Sporları Kulübü (BOSSEK) with the support of Nilüfer Municipality, the rally saw Yağız Avcı-Bahadır Gücenmez take second place in a Peugeot 208 T16 R5 for Neo Motorspor, while third went to Uğur Soylu-Aras Dinçer of BC Vision Motorsport.
Class wins went to Menderes Okur-Ufuk Uluocak of Toksport WRT in Class N in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX, Ümit Can Özdemir-Batuhan Memişyazıcı of Ford Motorsport Turkey in Class 4 in a Ford Fiesta R2T, and Murat Soyçopur-Can Hergüner of GP Garage MyTeam in Class 3 in a Renault Clio R3. The rally's Young Drivers winner was Eren Burkay in a Citroen C2 for BC Vision Motorsport, while the Female Co-Drivers winner was Merve Hasbay, who competed as co-driver to her child Saipcan Hasbay in a Ford Fiesta ST for Ford Motorsport Turkey. In the Renç Koçibey Rally Cup classification, Emrah Ali Başo-Gürkal Menderes won overall and took Category 1 in a Ford Fiesta R1, Orçun Nural-Soner Çevik finished second overall and won Category 2 in a Fiat Palio, and Mert Gür-Ege Can Ünlü took third overall, also in a Fiat Palio. Salih Uzunosman-Elif Tavukçuoğlu won Category 3 in a Fiat Palio, while Murat Güray-Bora Yakın took Category 4, again in a Fiat Palio.
In the historic class, for classic rally cars over 35 years old, Parkur Racing's Burak Türkkan-Onur Aslan took victory in a 1976 Ford Escort MK II, with team-mates Engin Kap-Ali Emre Yılmaz second and Kerem Üstünkaya-Özden Yılmaz third. The Turkish Rally Championship continues on 9-10 September 2017 with the 38th Istanbul Rally, organised by the İstanbul Otomobil Sporları Kulübü (İSOK).