Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) Adana consultant Şendağ Öztoprak is working to extend ladies’s curiosity in motorsports.
Öztoprak, the chief doctor assistant and advertising and marketing and communication supervisor at a non-public hospital, has achieved quite a few successes in karting races since beginning in 2009.
Competing in some races the place there have been no feminine drivers, Öztoprak has gained awards and, since changing into the TOSFED Adana consultant, has begun efforts to introduce motorsports to ladies.
As the federation’s sole feminine consultant, Öztoprak goals to achieve extra ladies by organizing academic packages tailor-made to them, specializing in a sport historically considered as male-dominated.
She advised Anadolu Agency (AA) that she first drove a karting automobile in 2009 and subsequently participated in races organized by TOSFED.
She highlighted her in depth expertise as a karting inspector, boasting a group of trophies amassed over 15 years.
Competing in each ladies’s and males’s classes, she emphasised her success towards male racers, together with a memorable third-place end in Türkiye’s Rotax Max Masters Challenge in 2010.
Her achievements additionally embrace a first-place victory within the Mahalli Karting Endurance Race in Istanbul in 2011 and recognition as probably the most improved pilot within the 2013 Prokart Istanbul Endurance Cup.
With 18 trophies, together with 10 first-place finishes, she stays devoted to her karting profession.
Öztoprak lamented the absence of feminine karting athletes in Adana, expressing a need to encourage extra ladies to affix the game.
She highlighted the presence of quite a few feminine athletes of their federation, notably in off-road and rally driving.
She additionally identified the participation of feminine athletes in Izmir and Istanbul, underscoring that ladies able to overcoming challenges can excel in motorsports.
As the only feminine provincial consultant amongst 33 federations, Öztoprak expressed immense satisfaction in representing Adana.
She emphasised her dedication to addressing Adana’s deficiency in racing tracks, meaning to prioritize ladies as her first college students as soon as the observe is established.
Öztoprak’s final aim is to extend feminine participation in karting and different motorsport disciplines, similar to drift and drag occasions in Adana, highlighting the untapped potential of many profitable ladies within the area.
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