Barış Tok Explained

Barış Tok
Nationality: Turkish
Birth Date:13 January 1978
Birth Place:Turkey
Current Team:GoPro BT Racing Team
Bike Number:113

Barış Tok (born January 13, 1978) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the 600 A category of Turkish Superstock Championship.[1] [2]

At the age of fifteen, Tok started to work for an advertising agency. His interest in BMX began during this time. His father sold his car and bought him an enduro motorcycle. He began then racing motocross in 1995 for Castrol Racing Team, and became Turkish champion in 1998 in the 250cc category.[3] [4] [5] The same year, he placed third at the Balkan Motocross Championship held in Skopje, Macedonia.[6]

He took part also in drag,[7] and Superbike racings.[8]

Gaining a wildcard,[9] Tok raced at the 2013 Supersport World Championship's İstanbul Park round for GoPro BT Racing Team on Yamaha YZF-R6, and finished 2:07.077 behind the winner with a time 34:06.824 placing last of the 27 finishers.[10]

Racing record

Supersport World Championship

(key)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pist Ateşi İstanbul Park'ı Kavurdu . TMF . 2013-08-30 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130831143450/http://www.tmf.org.tr/haber_detay.asp?haberID=817 . 2013-08-31 .
  2. Web site: Istanbul, 13-14-15 September 201 - Supersport - Biographical Entry List . Perugia Timing . 2013-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234354/http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=TUR&p_Anno=2013&p_Manifestazione=11&p_Gara=02&p_Sessione=ENT&p_Stampa=RID . 2013-10-04 .
  3. News: Dünden Bugüne motokros . . 1998-03-22 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  4. News: Ekstrem spor tutkunları buluştu . . Uçak, Yusuf . 1999-05-09 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  5. News: Motokrosta Tok şampiyon . . 1998-05-11 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  6. News: Barış Tok motokrosta Balkan üçüncüsü oldu . . 1998-04-16 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  7. News: Manisa’da Drag şov . . 2000-09-19 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  8. News: Körfez Pisti’nde zafer bizimkilerin . . 2004-06-03 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  9. News: İstanbul Park'ta antrenman turları . https://archive.today/20130918144527/http://www.cnnturk.com/2013/spor/09/13/istanbul.parkta.antrenman.turlari/723279.0/ . dead . 2013-09-18 . . 2013-09-13 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .
  10. News: Sofuoğlu İstanbul'da kazandı . . 2013-09-15 . Turkish . 2013-09-18 .