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PHILIP ISLAND (AUSTRALIA):
India's first World Superbike
team, Mahi Racing, began its
World Supersport Championship
campaign with a bang when its
lead rider Kenan Sofuoglu of
Turkey comfortably won the first
race of the season on Sunday.
Sofuoglu's triumph positioned
Mahi Racing Team as one of the
front runners for the title in this
15 round championship.
The three-time world champion,
who started second behind Sam
Lowes of Yakhnich Motorsport,
showcased the speed and
reliability of the Kawasaki ZX-6R
by taking the chequered flag 1.899
sec ahead of Lowes.
Sofuoglu stopped the clock at
23'32.480 and in the bargain also
recorded the fastest lap timing of
1'33.283 on the 15th and final lap.
The Turkish rider had a see-saw
battle with Lowes till the 12th lap
but once he got past his
challenger there was no stopping
him.
"It was a near perfect race for us
and I am very happy that me and
the team have started the
campaign on the winning note,"
said Sofuoglu after the race.
Sofuoglu's teammate Fabien
Foret, however, failed to finish on
the podium. The Frenchman, who
started in the third position,
slipped a spot in the race.
Chairman and Managing Director
of the team, Arun Pandey, could
not hide his elation and said such
a performance will only give
Motor Racing a huge boost in
India.
"Despite finishing second and
third in qualifying we knew that
we had a very good chance to
finish at the pole and Sofouglu
was fantastic today," he added.
Mahi Racing's Kenan Sofuoglu Wins First Race of the Season | Motorsport | www.indiatimes.com
India's first World Superbike
team, Mahi Racing, began its
World Supersport Championship
campaign with a bang when its
lead rider Kenan Sofuoglu of
Turkey comfortably won the first
race of the season on Sunday.
Sofuoglu's triumph positioned
Mahi Racing Team as one of the
front runners for the title in this
15 round championship.
The three-time world champion,
who started second behind Sam
Lowes of Yakhnich Motorsport,
showcased the speed and
reliability of the Kawasaki ZX-6R
by taking the chequered flag 1.899
sec ahead of Lowes.
Sofuoglu stopped the clock at
23'32.480 and in the bargain also
recorded the fastest lap timing of
1'33.283 on the 15th and final lap.
The Turkish rider had a see-saw
battle with Lowes till the 12th lap
but once he got past his
challenger there was no stopping
him.
"It was a near perfect race for us
and I am very happy that me and
the team have started the
campaign on the winning note,"
said Sofuoglu after the race.
Sofuoglu's teammate Fabien
Foret, however, failed to finish on
the podium. The Frenchman, who
started in the third position,
slipped a spot in the race.
Chairman and Managing Director
of the team, Arun Pandey, could
not hide his elation and said such
a performance will only give
Motor Racing a huge boost in
India.
"Despite finishing second and
third in qualifying we knew that
we had a very good chance to
finish at the pole and Sofouglu
was fantastic today," he added.
Mahi Racing's Kenan Sofuoglu Wins First Race of the Season | Motorsport | www.indiatimes.com
