Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center () is a motor sports race track for
motocross
Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom.
History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...
events in
Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar (, 'poppy, opium', ''kara'' 'black', ''hisar'' 'fortress') is a major city in western Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Afyonkarahisar Province and Afyonkarahisar District. Its population is 251,799 (2021). Afyon is in the ...
, Turkey. Opened in 2016,
the -long track has a hard pack type of soil.
The race track was opened after a short construction time in 2016. Owned by the Afyonkarahisar Municipality and operated by the Turkish Motorcycle Federation,
it is located at Sadıkbey Mah. and Dörtyol Mah., Turgut Özal Cad., next to the Yeni Şehir Stadiumu in Afyonkarahisar.
The Turkish Motocross Championships in 2016 and 2017. were held at the race track.
The finals of the 2019 European Motorcycle Acrobatics Championships took place at the race track.
It hosted the MXGP of Turkey on 2 September, the
2018 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 62nd FIM Motocross World Championship season. It included 20 events, started at Neuquen in Argentina on 4 March, and ended at Imola
Imola (; or ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan ...
,
the MXGP of Turkey on 8 September, the 17th leg of the
2019 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 63rd FIM Motocross World Championship season. It included 18 events, started at Neuquén in Argentina on 3 March, and ended in Shanghai, China on 15 September.
In the main MXGP class, Jeffrey Her ...
, the MXGP of Afyon on 9 September as the ninth leg of the
2021 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 65th FIM Motocross World Championship season.
In the MXGP class, Tim Gajser started the season as the reigning champion after picking up his fourth world title in 2020. In MX2, Tom Vialle was ...
, and the WMXGP of Turkey on 4 September and the WMXGP of Afyon on 7 September in the third leg of the
2021 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship
The 2021 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship was the 17th Women's Motocross World Championship season. Courtney Duncan successfully defended her title, after taking her second title in 2020 Yamaha is the defending Manufacturing champion.
...
, were held .
References
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[{{cite web , url=https://www.mxgp.com/tracks/afyon , publisher=MXGP , title=Afyon , accessdate=10 September 2021 ]
[{{cite news , url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/yerel-haberler/afyonkarahisar/dunyanin-en-onemli-motokros-parkuru-afyonkarahisardadir-13012497 , newspaper=]Milliyet
''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey.
History and profile
''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 May 1950 ...
, title="Dünyanın En Önemli Motokros Parkuru Afyonkarahisar'dadır" , author=Tükelay, Canan , date=4 September 2018 , language=tr , accessdate=10 September 2021
[{{cite news , url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/spor/afyon-motor-sporlari-merkezine-en-iyi-pist-odulu/1638279 , newspaper=]Anadolu News Agency
Anadolu Agency (, ; abbreviated AA) is a state-run news agency headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.
History
The Anadolu Agency was founded in 1920 during the Turkish War of Independence by the order of Mustafa Kemal Pasha. As the Empire's capital †...
, title=Afyon Motor Sporları Merkezi'ne 'en iyi pist' ödülü , author=Tükelay, Canan , date=7 November 2019 , language=tr , accessdate=10 September 2021
[{{cite news , url=https://www.sporx.com/afyonkarahisarda-motokros-heyecani-SXHBQ724601SXQ , newspaper=Spor X , title=Afyonkarahisar'da motokros heyecanı , date=7 August 2018 , language=tr , accessdate=10 September 2021 ]
[{{cite web , url=http://www.afyon.bel.tr/news/1/5375/yaris-pisti-sampiyonaya-hazir.aspx , publisher=Afyonkarahisar Belediyesi , title=Yarış Pisti Şampiyonaya Hazır , date=25 November 2016 , language=tr , accessdate=10 September 2021 ]
External links
Official website
Motorsport venues in Turkey
Sports venues in Afyonkarahisar
Sports venues completed in 2016
2016 establishments in Turkey