CHALLENGE ROTARY CLUB MENTON · COURSE 2H Race

On September 12, 2026, the 987-metre Brignoles Karting Loisir circuit hosted a 2-hour endurance race bringing together 18 teams. The event delivered a tightly fought contest from start to finish, with the gap between the top finishers reflecting the fine margins that separate good strategy from great execution over a long race.

Les Belins de Menton (kart #8) took the overall victory with 109 laps completed, one full lap clear of their nearest rivals. Their success was built on a dual foundation: the best consistency in the field (standard deviation of 1.14 s) and the fastest lap of the entire race — a 59.700, set in the opening stint and matched in substance at the very end of the race. Remarkably, their median race pace of 1:02.080 places them only second in terms of pure rhythm, yet their ability to string together eight stable stints without variance made the difference over two hours.

SKRO (kart #1) crossed the line second with 108 laps, one lap down. Their median pace of 1:02.418 (3rd in the field on raw rhythm) was backed by generally stable stints, including a particularly sharp fifth stint where they picked up 0.23 s/lap over eight laps. EPO (kart #9) completed the podium also on 108 laps, 46.834 seconds behind SKRO. EPO recorded the best pure median pace of the entire race at 1:02.011 — faster than the winners over a clean lap — but their higher consistency index (1.68 s) and a penultimate stint where they lost 0.17 s/lap over nine tours cost them the positions their raw speed deserved.

Galian-SMABTP (kart #11) finished fourth at 107 laps, managing a variable race featuring multiple accelerating stints before a sharp slowdown of 0.26 s/lap in stint 7. M&M (kart #13) and Les Barbajuans (kart #14) shared fifth and sixth on 106 laps, separated by just 1.560 seconds, with Les Barbajuans holding the 4th best pure median pace (1:03.186) in the field despite finishing sixth — a gap that points to costly time lost elsewhere in the race. Racing Beausoleil (kart #18) completed the 106-lap group in seventh.

In the midfield, No Brake (kart #17) stands out for analysis: 10th on the road but 6th in pure median pace (1:03.432), making them one of the teams whose on-track rhythm was not reflected in their final result. Conversely, Fast and Curious (kart #3) finished 9th despite ranking only 13th in pure rhythm, illustrating how race management and pit stop execution can compensate for a pace deficit.

All 17 teams that completed the race made 7 pit stops, with the sole exception of Team (kart #15, 17th) who made 8. The tail of the field saw Barbeuk Racing Team (kart #5) complete 95 laps in 18th position.

Key takeaways for teams: This race at Brignoles Karting Loisir confirms that raw pace alone does not win two-hour endurance events. EPO had the fastest median pace in the field but finished third; Les Belins de Menton won on consistency (lowest standard deviation: 1.14 s) and by converting their best-rhythm stints into the overall lap count. Eliminating pace variance between stints — particularly mid-race when rhythm tends to drift — proved to be the decisive factor on the 987-metre circuit.