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MXGP Türkiye begins ninth edition in Afyonkarahisar

From Daily Sabah · () English

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  • The 17th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship has begun at the Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center in Türkiye.
  • The ninth MXGP Türkiye features upgraded track elements and competitions in MXGP, MX2, EMX250 and EMX125.
  • Organizers are considering a larger festival and additional races for the event’s 10th edition next year.

The ninth edition of MXGP Türkiye has begun in Afyonkarahisar with riders facing a more demanding track and a broader competition program. Free practice and qualifying sessions opened at the Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center for the MXGP and MX2 world championships, along with the EMX250 and EMX125 European championships.

The track has become a very challenging and ambitious course with the new features we added this year.

· Ogün BaysanThe Turkish Motorcycle Federation vice president described the upgraded track.

The course includes new features designed to raise its technical difficulty. Ogün Baysan, vice president of the Turkish Motorcycle Federation, described it as “a very challenging and ambitious course with the new features we added this year.” He said the championship has developed continuously over nine years, building on the previous edition each time.

For organizers, the event has grown beyond racing. Its festival component now plays an increasingly important role, and preparations are already looking toward next year’s 10th edition. Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal has requested that the festival run for 10 days, while the Turkish federation has asked the FIM to consider adding more races. This year’s schedule has already expanded with the inclusion of the two European championships.

We have been developing the championship continuously for nine years, always building on what we achieved the year before.

· Ogün BaysanBaysan discussed the event’s development over nine editions.

Baysan said MXGP Türkiye also promotes Afyonkarahisar and Türkiye internationally and supports sports tourism. “This is a motorcycle organization rather than just a race,” he said, calling the event a platform to showcase local businesses, hotels, residents and the character of the Anatolian city to foreign visitors.

This is a motorcycle organization rather than just a race.

· Ogün BaysanBaysan emphasized the event’s festival and tourism role.

The event also continues the MXGP Academy, which prepares promising young Turkish riders for international motocross careers. The academy brings together riders who have performed well in Türkiye’s national championships.

We are showing the world our businesses, our hotels, our people and the fact that this is a very different Anatolian city.

· Ogün BaysanHe described the event’s value for Afyonkarahisar’s international profile.
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