Drift NEU Racing Team Wins First Place at Istanbul Park

Drift NEU Racing Team reached the top step of the podium at the 5th leg of the TOSFED Drift Cup, held at Istanbul Park on October 24 and 25. Enver Haskasap, who finished third in September, won the Apex Masters Turkey Drift Championship this time, winning every head-to-head pairing.

The team's only female driver, Cemre Günsel Haskasap, finished third overall after competing against male rivals. The youngest driver on the track, Salih Çelebi, took first place at the age of 11 and claimed the cup. Trained in the Drift NEU Racing School system, Salih had also become champion in the junior category at the race held in Northern Cyprus in September.

The team's 13-year-old driver, Rüzgar Okman, dealt with mechanical failures throughout the race. The young driver did not give up, completed the race, and collected championship points. With this result, Okman finished second in the overall standings of the Turkey Drift Championship.

After the race, Enver Haskasap viewed the team's success as the result of teamwork rather than an individual victory. Haskasap said that the aim at Drift NEU Racing School is to discover and develop young talent, and that they want successful drivers to emerge from this country to compete on international tracks.