Aliyyah Koloc took a victory in the FIA Middle East Cup 2022

Takingplaceovertwodays,theDubaiInternationalBajawasalsothefinal preparatoryeventforAliyyahandherBuggyraZMRacingteamaheadof theDakarRallywhichtakesplaceover15daysinnearbySaudiArabiain January. Thetitlesuccesswassharedacross theteamcometheendofthe weekend,withSt?phaneDupl? pickingupthenavigators'titleand BuggyracollectingtheoverallTeams' crown.

teambeforetheDakarRally. Westillfoundsomethingswhich needtobedone,wearealmostthere butweneedtofixsomesmallthings intheteamtobeperfectforDakar.

"TheDubaiInternationalBajawasthelasttrainingforthe

theresults,wehavebuiltacompetitivecar,AliyyahwinningtheMiddleEastchampionshipthis

AliyyahandSt?phanegotoffto adecentstartbutfound themselvesintroublebeforethe refuellingstop.

ButifwesummarisetheprojectofAliyyahandYasmeeninthepastthreeyears,wehavehad

year,myexpectationsforDakararereallyhigh."Theteamenteredtwocarsforthefinalround oftheMiddleEa

"Thefirstpartofthestagewentreallywellbutwegotstuckalittle bitbeforetherefuelling,sowelostaroundsixminutes.

Butthesecondpartwentreallywell,untiltherewasadangerthatwasn'twrittenintheroad book,andIwasgoingfastanddidn'tseeitintime,sothecarjumped,andIhitabigrock whichdamagedthecaralot."AliyyahandStephanedidgetsomehelpfromCalvetandPerry whodonatedsomeof "Wehadagood,strongstage,andwe hadreallygoodpace,andthenabout 40kmfromtheend,wesawAliyyahand Stephaneandtheircarwastotally destroyedinthecrash,sowestoppedto helpthemandgivethemourparts.

Wearetheback-upcrewandonlyhereforthetraining," saidTeoCalvet. ForAliyyahandStephane,theymanaged toreceiveadditionalhelpfromthe BuggyraZMmechanicsand,despitenot beingabletofinishthestage,wereable tocontinueinSaturday'ssecondstage.

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