ENDURANCE SECURITY BIKE 2 · Course Race⏱ 2h08

On 19 September 2026, the Ouest Circuit International d'Essay in Aunay-les-Bois hosted a 127-minute endurance race on the 1,220-metre Piste 1200m Horaire layout, bringing together 37 teams at the start. At the chequered flag, SECURITY BIKE (kart #10) claimed victory with 103 laps completed and five pit stops, edging out NS 1 (kart #12) by a mere 0.150 seconds – one of the closest finishes of the season. TEAM DKA (kart #14) completed the podium, 36.898 seconds adrift, ahead of POF 1 (kart #32, +46.136 s) and POF 2 (kart #34, +52.735 s). The top five all completed 103 laps with five pit stops each.

The absolute fastest lap of the race was set by KOCKERLING 3 (kart #46) in 1:05.489, a benchmark no other team could match over the full race distance.

In terms of pure race pace, the data tells a more nuanced story than the final order. NS 1 posted the best median pace of the field at 1:06.899 per lap (1st in pure pace ranking), yet ultimately had to settle for second place overall – defeated by a margin of just 0.150 s despite clear speed superiority on paper. TEAM DKA ranked 2nd in pure pace (median 1:07.510), converting it well into 3rd overall. POF 2 (3rd in pure pace, median 1:07.522) and L'ELEPHANT (4th, median 1:07.546) also delivered performances above their finishing positions, with L'Elephant crossing the line 6th despite carrying the 4th-best race rhythm.

Conversely, SECURITY BIKE won the race with the 5th-best median pace (1:07.715), demonstrating that consistency and execution across all six stints were decisive. The winner's regularity index of 1.08 seconds of standard deviation – the best among the top four finishers – reflects a remarkably controlled performance throughout. All six relays were rated stable, underlining a race managed with discipline from start to finish.

NS 1 showed acceleration in stints 3 and 6 (gaining 0.21–0.22 s/lap), but a heavier standard deviation overall (1.39 s) compared to the winner points to occasional inconsistency that may have cost tenths in the final gaps. TEAM DKA's median pace was also solid, though their final two stints (medians of 1:08.045 and 1:08.125) showed a slight slowing compared to their opening stints, losing roughly 0.6–0.7 s/lap in median terms in the closing phase.

One of the most striking stories from the data is LES JAMAIS À L'HEURE PROMOCASH (34th overall), which ranked 9th in pure pace – a significant gap between performance and final position. At the other end of the spectrum, LES NULS (15th overall) punched above their pace ranking (23rd in pure rhythm), suggesting effective strategy or fewer time losses during stops. The heaviest lap-time degradation recorded was by KOCKERLING 4, who lost 0.36 s/lap during their 5th stint.

Key takeaways for teams: At Essay on 19 September 2026, raw speed was not enough – SECURITY BIKE won not by being the fastest but by being the most consistent across 127 minutes. NS 1's superior median pace (1:06.899 vs 1:07.715) was cancelled out by a 0.150-second gap at the flag, showing how critical late-stint management and overall execution are. Teams with strong pure pace but high variability (standard deviation above 1.5 s) left points on the table. The gap between pure-pace ranking and final result – particularly for L'Elephant (4th pace, 6th finish) and LES JAMAIS À L'HEURE PROMOCASH (9th pace, 34th finish) – highlights how strategic and consistency factors can outweigh outright speed in this format.