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Junior, S3, Open Supermoto EC in Sakaraya

aboutuemThe final round of UEM Supermoto European Championship SM Junior, S3 and OPEN was organized for the first time in Kenan Sofuoglu Racing Circuit in Sakarya, Turkey.

In class SM Junior, the Turkish rider Harun Cabuk (Honda) made a good battle for the top finish on the podium with the other Turkish rider Asrin Rodi Pak (KTM), leaving Bulgarian rider Hakan Halmi (KTM) third in both races. The final standings for the year in the top three of this class are as follows: Champion is Harun Cabuk with 191 points, vice champion is Hakan Halmi with 170 points and bronze went for the Asrin Pak with 153 points.

In class S3, the leader in the championship Mehmet Celik from Turkey with KTM was not in top form during the weekend and finally saw the second place on the podium but managed to win the European title for 2012 in class S3. However first for the event in Sakarya was Uzay Bengic (Kawasaki) who managed to earn a five points lead in front of Bulgarian Borislav Stoimenov (KTM). Uzay won the silver medal and the bronze remained for Stoimenov.

In class OPEN, Angel Karanyotov (Honda) from Bulgaria started his golden weekend with a new record of the circuit, followed by a top of the podium position finish on Sunday and a third consecutive title in the OPEN class. 11 points behind him remained the other top Bulgarian Alexander Georgiev (KTM) and third place for the season was achieved by the Turkish Ata Nurcan (KTM).

(UEM Press Release 148/2012)