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Toprak Razgatlioglu Fires Up His Late Father's 2002 Yamaha R1 Again in a Summer Tribute

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Toprak Razgatlioglu Fires Up His Late Father's 2002 Yamaha R1 Again in a Summer Tribute© Moto.it
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During the MotoGP summer break, Pramac Yamaha's Turkish champion Toprak Razgatlioglu returned to his home town of Sakarya and fired up once more the 2002 Yamaha R1 that belonged to his father Arif, who died in an accident in 2017. A tribute full of love and nostalgia showed the world the origin of his talent and his extreme acrobatics.

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Sergio Higuchi
Sergio Higuchi
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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

At the root of racing speed there is always somebody's memory. Toprak, on his summer break at the family home in Sakarya, firing up his late father Arif's 2002 R1: so this was the origin of that extreme acrobatic riding. It got to me too. That throttle feel that stays in the fingertips is surely something he inherited from his old man.

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