Ardi Mahendra of Yamaha World Sprider spoke about her coaching expertise at Tulkier on the Kenan Sofuogle facility.
Supersport’s five-time world champion, Sofuoglu has developed a small however efficient coaching facility in his house nation of Turkiye.
WorldSSP’s Oncu, Moto2 Rider Deniz Oncu and Razgatlioglu fellow WorldSBK Rider Bahattin Sofuoglu are additionally nephews of Kenan Sofuoglu and are a part of the group that trains on the Sofuoglu facility.
All of the riders at the moment educated as a part of his group as Sofogl in his personal profession are characterised by their offensive using and racing type.
Mahendra graduated from the Supersport Championship this yr after profitable the Supersport 300 title in 2024, turning into the primary Indonesian to win the Fim World Championship title within the course of.
Shifting to this yr’s Evan Brothers workforce, Mahendra joined the storage and moved from the Puttetti Kawasaki workforce to Italian set-up within the winter.
This can be a partnership with ONCU. Due to this yr’s efficiency, it’s rumoured to be inline for a 2026 swap to Moto2 with the Yamaha-backed Pramac workforce.
“Earlier than Balaton, I educated in Turkey,” Mahendra instructed the German publication SpeedWeek.
“It was good for me and for my psychological perspective.
“It was a really tough and new expertise.
“After that, I attempted to proceed like that in gymnasium and bike coaching.
“I simply tried to try to it helped me rather a lot.
“He has extra expertise than I do, so I am making an attempt to study from him.”
Mahendra at the moment sits eleventh within the 2025 Tremendous Sports activities World Championship standings, incomes seven top-10 finishes within the opening eight rounds and a top-10 end in race one of many Autodroms in fifth place.
