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AliyyahKolochashadquiteawhirlwindlifeinher18yearsof living.Untilthreeyearsago,shewasonastraightpathto becomingaprofessionaltennisplayer.
Buttheninjurystruck.And Aliyyahhadtolookforan alternativetoherbelovedtennis. That’swhenshediscoveredrace cars.
Today,sheisaprofessionalracedriver.Andifthatwasn’t unusualenough,sheisn’tjustconcentratingononeseries.
Aliyyahisdrivinginsportscars enduranceracingaswellasoff-road rallies.Youcouldn’tfindtwomotorsport seriesmoreopposedthanthat.Sohow doesshedoit–andwhy?
ButsinceIstartedracingthreeyears ago,Ihavetriedalotofdifferent carsandseries,liketrucks,CanAms,shortGTsprintraces, enduranceGTandrallyraids.
“Myfatherwasatwo-timesEuropeantruckchampionin the90s,soIhavegrownupwithmotorsport.
The18-year-old’sfirsttimeinaGTcarwasataprivatetestin Mostin2020inaMercedesGT3.
Atthetime,shedroveinthe FrenchTruckChampionship.“AllI rememberisspinning.Iwasvery stressed.
Ilikethecontrastbetweenthetwo.Enduranceracingisteam workandlong-termstrategybutitisalsoquitechaoticas positionschangeconstantly.
Off-roadrallyingischallengingas youarealonewithyourco-driver forlongperiodsoftimeinthe middleofnowherewhereanything canhappen.
Aliyyahknowsthatlong-termshehastomakeadecisionasitwill becomeincreasinglydifficulttorunintwoseriesasdifferentas enduranceGTandoffroad-rallying.
“Atthemoment,Ienjoybeingableto raceinbothcategories.ButIknowI havetomakeadecisionatsomepoint. However,Ican’t’makethatchoicejust yet.Ilikeboth.”
