Pomposa Heroes PitBike/Minigp 20 · Gara Race

The Circuito di Pomposa in San Giuseppe di Comacchio (Ferrara) hosted an endurance race on 25 October 2026, bringing together 19 teams on the 1,213-metre Pista Kart circuit. After a hard-fought battle at the front, it was TEAM 89 PIT BIKE IRON TEAM (kart #89) that took the chequered flag with 113 laps completed, edging out METROMAN PIT BIKE IRON TEAM by just 35.855 seconds — the narrowest margin of the event. Third place went to MEO TEAM RACING PIT BIKE IRON MAN, one lap down, followed by PISTACCHIO RACING TEAM and TEAM ATRIS 2STROKES, both also on 112 and 111 laps respectively.

The fastest lap of the race was set by METROMAN PIT BIKE IRON TEAM in 1:01.431 — a benchmark that tells much of the story of this event. METROMAN posted the best pure pace of the entire field with a median race lap of 1:02.593 and made only 2 pit stops across three long stints (16, 44 and 49 laps), a strategy that minimised time loss in the pits. Yet despite this clear pace and strategic advantage, they were unable to convert it into victory, finishing 35 seconds behind the winners.

TEAM 89 countered with a higher-frequency strategy — 7 pit stops and 8 stints — but maintained a remarkably consistent median pace of 1:03.086 (2nd best in the field). Their regularity index of 1.24 seconds reflects solid discipline throughout the race. The opening stint of 14 laps was their sharpest, with a median of 1:01.911, before pace settled progressively into the 1:03 range. The final stint showed a natural increase to a 1:05.377 median, but the team held position through consistent management across the whole race distance.

B&B PIT BIKE IRON TEAM (kart #9) deserve a special mention: 3rd-fastest pure pace in the field (median 1:03.870) and 7 pit stops, yet they finished only 6th. Their relatively high regularity index of 1.94 seconds — the result of significant pace swings between stints, alternating between 1:03-range and 1:07-range medians — ultimately cost them positions against more consistent rivals.

Among the notable sub-stories: MAGGICO PIT BIKE IRON MAN (15th overall) was 5th-fastest in pure pace, a significant gap between speed and final classification. At the other end, IGNORANZA AGRICOLA & IENA TEAM (9th) was the most consistent team on track with a regularity index of just 1.03 seconds, even if their median pace of 1:09.995 limited their overall ambitions. CERTINI RACING TEAM also ran only 2 pit stops but saw their median pace degrade from 1:05.293 in stint one to 1:08.415 in the third and final stint, surrendering positions over the closing phase.

At the back, FINECORSA PIT BIKE IRON TEAM managed only 74 laps and GLIMPROVVISATI PIT BIKE IRON TEAM completed 37, while IMBUCATI PIT BIKE IRON TEAM did not record a classified result. TEAM FUORI GIRI POWER PIT BIKE IRON TEAM showed the strongest pace degradation in the race, losing 0.42 s/lap across their fourth stint.

Key takeaways for teams: At Circuito di Pomposa, pure pace alone is not enough — METROMAN's race illustrates that having the fastest median and the outright quickest lap does not guarantee victory. Consistency across stints and overall race management proved decisive. Teams alternating strong and weak stints (as seen with B&B) risk losing ground despite competitive raw speed. Low pit-stop counts can be effective but require pace to hold over very long stints — something CERTINI's third stint showed is not always guaranteed.