- Kenan Sofuoğlu
Infobox Superbike rider
Name = Kenan Sofuoğlu
Nationality = flagicon|Turkey Turkish
Birthdate = August 25, 1983
Birthplace =Adapazarı ,Turkey
Current team =Hannspree Ten KateHonda Jr.
Bike number = 54
Championships = 0
Race Starts = 6
Race Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
Last season = 2008
Last position = 16th (32pts)Kenan Sofuoğlu (born on August 25, 1983, in
Adapazarı ) is a professional motorcycle racer. He is the WorldSS|2007Supersport World Champion , for the Ten KateHonda team, having finished third for them in WorldSS|2006.Career
* 2000 Turkish Motorcycle Circuit Championship Supersport Class B: Champion
* 2001 Turkish Motorcycle Circuit Championship Supersport Class A: Third
* 2002 German R-6 Cup: Champion
* 2003 International German Supersport Championship: Second
* 2004 European Superstock Championship: Third
* 2005 European Superstock Championship: Second
*2006 Supersport World Championship season : Third
*2007 Supersport World Championship season : ChampionSofuoğlu has dominated the
2007 Supersport World Championship season , winning five of the first eight races, and broke the record for taking the most wins in one season. These included a two-lap charge from sixth to first atMonza , and a win on his first ever visit toDonington Park , in the wet. He also won atLosail ,Spain andAssen ,Netherlands . He clinched the championship with three races to go, by finishing second atBrands Hatch .Sofuoğlu has signed with Ten Kate
Honda for three more years. For 2008 he is riding a 3rd Ten KateHonda CBR1000RR in World Superbikes, as part of a junior team. He has noted that his riding style uses too much upper-body effort, causing him to tire on the bike.Personal life
Sofuoğlu has one sister and 2 brothers. His father, İrfan Sofuoğlu, is a repairman at his own garage. Two of Sofuoğlu's brothers, who were also local race drivers, have passed away in accidents. Sofuoğlu's eldest brother Bahattin was a Turkish motorcycling champion, who died in a traffic crash in 2002. His elder brother Sinan died during a race training at the
İzmit Körfez Circuit in May 2008. [ [http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/445818.asp Ntvmsnbc.com related news] tr icon]See also
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Sofuoğlu family References
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