Driver file · North Cyprus
YusufÖzcanDoğan
A developer living in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus who never let go of cars. The ride that began in a go-kart at seven now runs on track — and in the cockpit of a private jet.
- 01First go-kart
- 7yrs
- 02Professional training
- 12yrs
- 03Private jet pilot
- 2022
- 04Tazzmobil begins
- 2024
01Who he is
A passion that grew up on petrol
Yusuf Özcan Doğan is a developer living in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, with cars at the centre of his life. He first met them at seven, behind the wheel of a go-kart. From the age of twelve he started professional training in both driving and car modification.
Over the years his road led to music, briefly to a garage of his own, and finally to the sky: since 2022 he has been an active private jet pilot. One goal never changed — to build a Toyota MR-S that is a true fun machine. The car he bought from a scrapyard in 2024, as a bare chassis, is on track today as Tazzmobil.
02The road
Milestones
From a go-kart to a chassis saved from the scrapyard: Yusuf’s years with cars, in order.
Stop 01Age 7
First wheel
It all started at seven, behind the wheel of a go-kart. That was his first meeting with cars — speed, corners and that first feeling of a steering wheel in his hands.
- Go-kart
Stop 02Age 12
Learning the trade
From twelve on he took professional training in both driving and car modification — learning what to do behind the wheel and what goes on under the bonnet in the same years.
- Driver training
- Modification training
Stop 03Age 19
Dragy Suby
His first project car came at nineteen: a Subaru Impreza WRX STI he named “Dragy Suby”. The first project car he built, and the start of every one after it.
- Subaru Impreza WRX STI
- First project car
Stop 04In between
Watching from the side
Then he put his education first. For a long time he followed motorsport closely without competing himself. In those years he met Ahmet Bağrıaçık, who still gives advanced driving and drift training in Northern Cyprus. Beyond the friendship they built, he learned a great many technical details from him.
- Ahmet Bağrıaçık
- Advanced driving
- Drift
Stop 052020
Back, supercharged
He came back to car projects in 2020, this time with a Toyota MR-S (MR2 Spyder). Into it went a supercharged 2ZZ-GE engine taken from a Lotus Exige 240R. When his education came first again, he let this project go too.
- Toyota MR-S
- Lotus Exige 240R
- Supercharged 2ZZ-GE
- Engine swap
Stop 062020
On stage
2020 was also the year of another dream: music. Yusuf focused on a music career and put his name to many successful works there too. These days he seems to be taking a break from music.
- Music
Stop 072021
A garage of his own
For a short while he ran his own garage, and put his name to several important modification projects there.
- Garage
- Modification projects
Stop 082022
In the cockpit
He started flying as a private jet pilot and has been flying actively ever since. He is at home on the Gulfstream G650, the Dassault Falcon 2000LX and the JMB VL3 Evolution.
- Private jet pilot
Stop 092023
The quiet one
In 2023 he modified a W207 Mercedes-Benz E 400 Coupé — without making much noise about it.
- Mercedes-Benz E 400 Coupé
- W207
Stop 102024Today
Scrapyard to track
He turned up at night street races and rolling races, but one goal stayed on his mind: a Toyota MR-S that is a true fun machine. In 2024 he bought an MR2 Spyder from a scrapyard as a bare chassis and, with his own hands, turned it into today’s Tazzmobil.
- Bare chassis
- Toyota MR2 Spyder
- Tazzmobil
03The other cockpit
In the sky
Since 2022 Yusuf Özcan Doğan has been an active private jet pilot, flying types from long-range business jets to light aircraft.
Alongside his flying career, he also takes on private car modification projects.
- Gulfstream G650Business jet
- Dassault Falcon 2000LXBusiness jet
- JMB VL3 EvolutionLight aircraft