Harun Çabuk (born 1997) is a Turkish motorcycle racer.[1] He competes for Kawasaki Puccetti Racing team on a Kawasaki Ninja 300.[2]
| Harun Çabuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1997 (age 26–27) Denizli, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Private life
editHarun Çabuk was born into a motorcycle-related family in Denizli, western Turkey in 1997.[3] His father Yaşar Çabuk is a motorcycle mechanic and her mother Gülay is a motorcycle racing referee.[1][4]
At the age of 2–3 years, he used to spend his time at his father's motorcycle repair shop. At the age of 5–6 years, he started to ride small motorcycles.[1]
Sports career
editÇabuk began to race when he received his own motorcycle, and won many trophies and medals at local and nationwide events already at very young age.[1] He won four Turkish champion titles in motorcycle racing and motocross. Following his success, five-time world-champion retired Turkish motorcycle racer Kenan Sofuoğlu took him in his team.[4]
Çabuk debuted internationally in 2012 at the first round of the Supermoto Junior and S3 European Championships at Pleven, Bulgaria, and became champion.[4] He completed the 2015 European Junior Cup at tenth place.[5] He placed third at the 2016 European Junior Cup finishing three of the season's total eight rounds as winner.[6] The 2017 Supersport 300 World Championship ended for him at 22nd rank.
Career statistics
editEuropean Junior Cup
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Bold – Pole position |
Supersport 300 World Championship
edit| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Pts |
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| 2017 | Kawasaki | ARA 14 |
ASS 8 |
IMO DNS |
DON |
MIS |
LAU 17 |
POR 11 |
MAG 18 |
JER 20 |
22 | 15 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Çabuk ailesinin hayatı motosiklet üzerine kurulu". Haber Ekspreds (in Turkish). 5 November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Harun Çabuk'un Rakipleri Belli Oldu". Moto Aktüel (in Turkish). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ Palma, Alessandro (25 January 2017). "Keep an eye on…Harun Çabuk (English version)". Tutto Notorsport. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Çetin, Ramazan (24 May 2012). "Denizli'den Avrupa şampiyonluğuna". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Razgatlıoğlu Sezonu Kupayla Tamamladı". Motorcular (in Turkish). 4 October 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Cabuk Wins Race 2 in Spain as Perez takes EJC Title". 16 October 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Spanish Round, 14–15–16 October 2016 – European Junior Cup – Championship Standings" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2019.