Moto2 – Marc VDS riders in the spotlight at the 24 Hours of Spa

In parallel with the Dutch MotoGP Grand Prix, the 24 Hours of Spa will be held, a famous endurance car race in which the Boutsen VDS team usually participates. For the occasion, the Moto2 team riders, Marc VDS Racing, will thrill motorsport fans by participating in the opening parade of the Belgian meeting.

Three Marc VDS drivers will take part in the parade which will take place this Wednesday June 26 in Belgium, on the sidelines of the Spa 24 Hours. Thus, Sam Lowes, who begins this season with the team in the WorldSBK championship, will join Moto2 riders, Tony Arbolino and Filip Salac, to accompany the members of the Boutsen VDS team entered at the start of the event.

Such an initiative had already been taken last year, during the 2023 edition, and was rather well received by fans. It is therefore with enthusiasm that the team owner renewed this proposal in 2024.

“For the second year in a row, our drivers will participate in this special event, comments Marc Van der Straten. It is a great pride and pleasure to see the colors of my three teams, on two and four wheels, in the streets of Spa.

Last year the experience was simply indescribable, he continues. LThe welcome from the fans was very warm and we immediately felt at home. I am convinced that this year it will be the same, or even better! See you at Spa! »

The event will start from the famous Spa circuit, at around 4:30 p.m. (local time), and will end in the city center around 5:40 p.m., when the drivers will approach the Place Royale de Spa to meet the fans at the opportunity for autograph and photo sessions.

The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa is the second round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Endurance, a championship in which a certain Valentino Rossi also participates. The multiple MotoGP world champion will be entered at the start of the race this year for the third time in a row.