The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge is the world’s longest suspension bridge, which crosses the Dardanelles Strait in the northwest corner of Turkey. Before the bridge opened, you had to go from Asia to Europe (or vice versa) via a ferry, which could take about half an hour. Thanks to this impressive new bridge, that same journey now takes about six minutes. Well, that’s if you’re driving or riding at normal speeds, of course.
This massive undertaking officially opened on March 18, 2022—which was also the 107th anniversary of the Çanakkale Naval Victory during World War I. To officially inaugurate the bridge, organizers of the opening ceremony decided to do something more than a little special. What if you had a drag race? Even better, what if you had an extremely spectacular drag race, featuring two of Turkey’s finest international racers, each piloting one of the fastest vehicles in the world against one another?
