Turkish family
The three brothersBahattin,Sinan andKenan Sofuoğlu have been some of the most successful Turkish motorcycle racers. Their fatherİrfan Basri Sofuoğlu, a motorcycle enthusiast since 1965, ran a motorcycle repair shop in the Kuzuluk town ofAkyazı district in theSakarya Province. The family moved 1992 toAdapazarı, where the father opened up a motorcycle dealer and repair shop.
- Bahattin Sofuoğlu Sr. (1 January 1978,Adapazarı,Turkey – 25 October 2002) was a successfulmotorcycle racer for the TurkishHonda team. As son of a motorcycle dealer, he started racing in 1997 at the age of nineteen.[1]
- Sinan Sofuoğlu (born 15 July 1982,Adapazarı – 9 May 2008) was a successful Turkishmotorcycle racer. Starting racing at 15, Sinan became drag champion in 1998. He continued his victories with championships won in Group B in 1999, and in Group A in the years 2001, 2002 and 2004. He finished the 2003 season in second. Sinan Sofuoğlu also won the Turkish championship in 2005. He had a single wild-card ride in the Turkish 250 cc round ofMoto GP atIstanbul Park in April 2006.
- Kenan Sofuoğlu (born 25 August 1984,Akyazı) is a Turkish former professional motorcycle racer, who won the highest number ofSupersport World Championship titles – five, in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016.
- Bahattin Sofuoğlu Jr. (born 19 August 2003,Adapazarı) is the third generation motorcycle racer of the Sofuoğlu Family competing in SBK.[2][3]
