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Aliyyah Koloc ended in the FFSA GT4 Series with a morale-boosting top 10 finish With a field of 45 cars taking to the track for the final race weekend of the year, it was a confidence building event for Aliyyah and her team-mate in the Buggyra ZM Racing Mercedes, David Vr?ecky, which culminated in a 21st-place finish overall in race two and ninth in the Silver Cup class. Race 1 The duo took part in two pre-event tests before the weekend kicked off properly with a pair of free practice sessions on Friday. Aliyyah qualified the car 39th overall on Saturday ahead of the opening race, held at night, while Vr? ecky was 34th fastest. Aliyyah made strong progress at the start of race one, despite visibility proving difficult under darkness. "This was our first night race, I started and had a good first stint where I passed a few cars," said Aliyyah. From there, the #29 Mercedes-AMG GT4 made further progress in the second half of the one-hour encounter to come home 31st, a positive end to a mentally demanding race. "David took over and did a good job and we finished in a higher position to what we started, so that was positive." Race 2 Vr?ecky was entrusted with the start of the second race, which was held in daylight on Sunday. "And then on the back straight, there were three cars altogether and it was really fair racing, some contact but it was a nice race." Following an early safety car, Vr?ecky ran inside the top 20 before handing over to Aliyyah during the pit window. Throughout her stint, Aliyyah slipped to 21st but showed good pace in the closing stages, which were full of close action with other cars, to maintain that position at the finish and finish ninth in the Silver Cup class. Speaking about her race, Aliyyah Koloc said: "Today's race was really good; David did a very good stint in the car. And then in my stint, I was fighting a lot in the last few laps, and I was sweating a lot! We managed to keep our position, so I'm really happy with our end result." In the final standings, Aliyyah finished 11th in the Silver Cup standings, capping off a hugely encouraging maiden season in the highl Contact Us At: https://www.buggyra. com/
