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Victory and the points lead for Buggyra ZM Racing after challenging 12H of Spa Buggyra ZM Racing claimed its first 24H GT Series victory of the season as Aliyyah Koloc, Adam Lacko, and David Vršecky came out on top in dominant fashion in the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, winning with a three-lap margin. They are now leading the drivers’ and teams’ championship in the GT4 class by 12 points. Having been denied victory in the GT4 class due to a late-race retirement in the 12 Hours of Mugello in March, the trio arrived at the iconic Belgian circuit determined to make amends. They did so in style, by taking victory in a tricky opening six-hour race on Saturday which was affected by typically unpredictable Spa weather and then repeating the feat for the second part on Sunday. The victory moves Koloc, Lacko, and Vršecky to the top of the GT4 drivers’ standings, 12 points clear of their nearest challengers ahead of the next round of the season at Monza. In the teams’ standings, Buggyra ZM Racing holds the same margin over the second place at the top of the table. “It’s only the second race of the season and there is a lot of racing still to go but so far, we are feeling good,” said Aliyyah Koloc post- weekend. “The weather has been so difficult, it’s been raining on and off [this weekend], so this caused a lot of issues with knowing which tyres to put on and then driving in the wet on slicks, but we managed it well.” The predicted rain for Sunday thankfully failed to appear, making strategy far less of a headache than it had been the day before. Nevertheless, several Code 60 periods affected the race, most notably during Lacko’s time in the car where no fewer than three occurred in one stint. After a promising start to the 12Hours, consistency was the key to Sunday’s race and that is exactly what the trio managed to achieve to secure victory. Thanks to their halfway stage win, the #416 started from pole position for the second segment and maintained the advantage during the opening hour. Such was the pace of the trio in the Mercedes, that when Lacko brought the car home at the end of the 12 Hours, the #416 took victory by three laps from the second placed competitors. Find Out More At https://www.buggyra.com/
