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Sinan Sofuoglu

  • 25 years old
  • Born Jul 15, 1982
  • Died May 09, 2008
  • Turkey
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A Champion is Lost!

Sinan Sofuoğlu was a successful Turkish motorcycle racer.

Part of the motorcycle racing Sofuoğlu family, he started racing at 15, and 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 250cc round of Moto GP at Istanbul Park in April 2006, where he qualified 26th with a time of 2:05.532 and finished 19th (and last finisher) with an overall time of 40:44.241

Sinan Sofuoğlu died on May 9, 2008 at the age of 25 in the intensive care unit of Kocaeli University Hospital aftermath of severe injuries and traumas he suffered following a motorcycle accident. He was training for the Turkey Motorcycle Championship at İzmit Körfez Circuit in Körfez, Kocaeli, where he fell-off his motorcycle and broke his neck, had skull base trauma and lung bleeding.

The sons of a motorcycle dealer in Adapazarı, Turkey, Sinan and two other brothers Bahattin and Kenan are all motorcycle racers. His elder brother Bahattin, died in 2002 at the age of 24 following a traffic accident as he was hit by a car while crossing the street.

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Bruce and Martha Mar 08, 2009

Sorry to hear of your loss. We respect the family's committment to competition and wish you peace.

Sincerely,
Bruce and Martha
Durham, England, UK

Yurek dayanmaz!!

gul Jul 12, 2008

Sinan'in, gelecegi parlakti o pistlerde, super bi yarisciydi. Sevdigi motorunun yolunda vefat etti.
Uzgunuz cok.
Bir annenin yuregi nasil dayanir bu aciya?, Iki oglu birden.
Hepiniz icin duaciyim.
HUZUR ICINDE YATSINLAR
GUL

so sad

aydin May 16, 2008

this is such a great loss for the sofuoglu family, my condolences to the family, lossing a second brother pffff what a tragedy, its gonna be very hard for kenan coming back from such an incident, i just can't believe it, i never seen sinan race but i heared alot from him,ive been told he was a supertalent,this is so sad news, r.i.p. sinan

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simon May 14, 2008

a big loss for all of us bikers, wi will miss you Sinan and never forget.

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