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Strong weekend pace rewarded with more points in Mugello 12 Hours for Buggyra Although a 12 Hour race in name, the uniqueness of the Mugello weekend was such that two races of six hours in length were run on consecutive days, with the aggregate across the two counting towards the final result. "It started off well, but in the last 15 minutes during David's stint, he said he had a problem with the clutch and had to stop the car and we weren't able to pass the chequered flag. So that wasn't easy, especially as we had a good strategy and were fighting for the win for the 12 hours. It's hard to take that we had the problem in the last 15 minutes of a 12-hour race but at least we know the strategy was the right one." Free Practice and Qualifying Things got off to the perfect start by topping free practice by almost a full second around the 5.245km circuit. The combined average qualifying time was just over three tenths of a second quicker than the second placed competitors. Saturday Race Vršecky took the start and successfully maintained the lead of the race on the opening lap, even dicing briefly with faster Cup cars ahead of him early on. "Today, there were a lot of mixed emotions, In the beginning things were going really well but we had to pit unexpectedly because of an issue with the brakes," explained Aliyyah after the race. "So, we were behind by a couple of laps, but both cars in front of us also had problems so that brought us into the lead." Sunday Race Having inherited the lead on the final lap of Saturday's first part of the race, the #416 should have started Sunday's segment from pole position and with a Like Saturday's opening salvo, Vršecky started and held a reduced lead over the chasing rival in second before swapping with Lacko, who drove an incredible stint to restore the team's one-lap advantage at the head of the field. The team had to overcome a number of challenges in the second part of the race, most notably several Code 60 interruptions which contributed to a somewhat stop-start nature. Aliyyah drove well during her time in the car and handed over to Vršecky in the closing stages as the team attempted to chase down the leaders for the class win. The race ended in disappointment as a technical issue meant Vršecky had to pull off the circuit 15 minutes from the end, while running in second place. Find Out More At https://www.buggyra.com/
