WorldSBK Jerez Test: ‘In the end I’m here for fun’ - Sofuoglu

Kenan Sofuoğlu was back in action this week testing not one but two WorldSSP machines at the Jerez Circuit - Angel Nieto.

As manager and mentor to WorldSBK Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, alongside twins Can and Deniz Öncü and nephew Bahattin Sofuoğlu, the five time World Supersport Champion has his work cut out but that didn’t stop him taking to the track across the two days in Spain, with two different manufacturers.

After his nephew tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the 18-year-old’s first outing with the MV Agusta Supersport squad, Sofuoğlu found his services requested, and with a new machine in the offing, he was not about to turn the opportunity down.

“We were very disappointed to receive the test of Bahattin for the corona that’s a positive,” Sofuoğlu explained from the Spanish track. “Because he needs to do this test, he needs to understand the bigger bike. We inform the team ‘Okay, Bahattin cannot come’. The next day team call me, ‘We need someone to ride a bike, can you do for us?’ I say ‘Okay.’

“I will be very interested to be in MV Agusta because in the old days when I was racing, there was a year I was very close to dealing with MV Agusta, always am interested to see how is the bike and today I get the chance to make some laps on the track, which was very interesting.

“I spent a lot of years on the Kawasaki 600, to move to this bike is very different,” he continued. “I think is a special new generation of the Supersport which is very good for young boys to move to Superbike, because this bike has a lot of electronics and running into the corner like you don’t need to use a clutch. There is also a lot of electronic support when you enter the corner.

“What I understand for the young boys for the future is