Victoryandthepoints leadforBuggyraZM
BuggyraZMRacingclaimeditsfirst24HGTSeriesvictoryoftheseasonas AliyyahKoloc,AdamLacko,andDavidVršeckycameoutontopin dominantfashioninthe12HoursofSpa-Francorchamps,winningwitha three-lapmargin.
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BuggyraZMRacingclaimeditsfirst24HGTSeriesvictoryoftheseasonas AliyyahKoloc,AdamLacko,andDavidVršeckycameoutontopin dominantfashioninthe12HoursofSpa-Francorchamps,winningwitha three-lapmargin.
HavingbeendeniedvictoryintheGT4classduetoalate-raceretirement inthe12HoursofMugelloinMarch,thetrioarrivedattheiconicBelgian circuitdeterminedtomakeamends.
Theydidsoinstyle,bytakingvictoryina trickyopeningsix-hourraceonSaturday whichwasaffectedbytypically unpredictableSpaweatherandthen repeatingthefeatforthesecondparton Sunday.
ThevictorymovesKoloc,Lacko,andVršeckytothetopoftheGT4 drivers’standings,12pointsclearoftheirnearestchallengers aheadofthenextroundoftheseasonatMonza.
Intheteams’standings, BuggyraZMRacingholdsthe samemarginoverthesecond placeatthetopofthetable.
“It’sonlythesecondraceoftheseasonandthereisalotofracingstill togobutsofar,wearefeelinggood,”saidAliyyahKolocpostweekend.
“Theweatherhasbeensodifficult,it’sbeen rainingonandoff[thisweekend],sothis causedalotofissueswithknowingwhich tyrestoputonandthendrivingintheweton slicks,butwemanageditwell.”
ThepredictedrainforSundaythankfullyfailedtoappear, makingstrategyfarlessofaheadachethanithadbeenthe daybefore.
Nevertheless,severalCode60 periodsaffectedtherace,most notablyduringLacko’stimeinthe carwherenofewerthanthree occurredinonestint.
Afterapromisingstarttothe12Hours,consistencywasthekeytoSunday’sraceandthatisexactlywhat thetriomanagedtoachievetosecurevictory.Thankstotheirhalfwaystagewin,the#416startedfrom polepositionforthesecondsegmentandmaintainedtheadvantageduringtheopeninghour.
Suchwasthepaceofthetriointhe Mercedes,thatwhenLackobroughtthe carhomeattheendofthe12Hours,the #416tookvictorybythreelapsfromthe secondplacedcompetitors.