Professional motorcycle racer Kenan Sofuoglu reaches 400 kilometers on Osmangazi Bridge

KOCAELI, TURKEY - JUNE 30: Kenan Sofuoglu, Turkish world superstar professional motorcycle racer reaches 400 kilometers (248.5 miles) per hour on his sports bike before inauguration ceremony which will be held by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Osmangazi Bridge on June 30, 2016. A landmark road bridge over the Marmara Sea will open to traffic in Turkey on Thursday, which aims to drastically cut travel time between Istanbul and the country’s western provinces. Osmangazi Bridge, a 2,682-meter long structure, is said to be the fourth-longest suspension bridge in the world and the second longest in Europe. The bridge lies in the southern shore of the Marmara Sea along the route of the new six-lane Istanbul-Izmir Highway Project, which cost around $6.3 billion. The 421-kilometer (261.6-mile) long highway will cut the average journey time between Izmir and Istanbul from 10 hours to approximately four hours. (Footage by KNN 54 Motor Sports Club/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)