ENDURANCE 7H · Gara Race

CKC OFFICIAL claimed victory at the endurance race held at Competitions Karting Club in Ispica on 5 September 2026, on the Pista Orario Full (1,400 m), topping an 11-team field. Kart #34 completed 305 laps, matching second-placed CKC 2 on lap count but holding a 20.302-second advantage at the flag. Third went to CKC RT, one lap down at 304 tours.

The result was tight at the front: CKC 2 (kart #38) and CKC RT (kart #12) both finished within striking distance of the winner, while positions 4 through 6 — ALISEA, AVENGERS and MARITON — were all locked on 300 laps, separated by 37.6 seconds. TRECY SRK finished seventh with 299 laps. SIRAKA PRO, KAPCI, SIRAKA ACADEMY and MMMR rounded out the classification, all having completed between 297 and 298 laps. Every team made exactly 17 pit stops during the race.

The fastest lap of the race — 1:11.626 — was set by CKC 2, who also posted the strongest pure pace across the entire event: a median race lap of 1:12.213, best of all 11 teams. Despite holding the outright pace advantage, CKC 2 crossed the line 20 seconds behind CKC OFFICIAL, illustrating how strategy and execution over a long distance can override raw speed. CKC OFFICIAL themselves recorded the 2nd-best race pace (median 1:12.427) with a remarkable consistency index of just 0.43 s standard deviation — a very stable output across all 14 stints.

CKC RT took the third step on the podium and was the most consistent team overall, with a standard deviation of just 0.40 s across their race laps. Their pace (median 1:12.476) matched their final position, making their result a reflection of clean, disciplined execution throughout.

One of the most striking performances came from ALISEA: classified 4th on the road, they ranked only 7th in pure pace (median 1:13.153), suggesting they capitalised significantly on strategy and pit stop management to outplace faster rivals. In contrast, SIRAKA PRO exhibited the reverse pattern — 5th-best race pace (median 1:12.803) but only 8th at the finish — leaving pace on the table relative to their final position.

AVENGERS (5th, median 1:12.795) deserve mention for posting the 4th-best pure pace, making them another team whose race pace was not fully rewarded in the classification. MARITON (6th) and TRECY SRK (7th) were consistent with their pace ranking — 6th and 8th in pure rhythm respectively.

At the back of the field, SIRAKA ACADEMY stood out for the most pronounced late-race decline, losing 0.28 s per lap in their final stint, contributing to a high overall standard deviation of 1.19 s — the largest irregularity figure of the event. MMMR also showed significant variability (σ = 1.35 s) and a median pace of 1:14.568, the slowest of the grid.

Key takeaways for teams: at Competitions Karting Club's Pista Orario Full, managing consistency over long stints proved at least as decisive as outright lap time. The gap between 1st and 2nd in pure pace (CKC 2 vs CKC OFFICIAL: 0.214 s/lap median) did not translate into a gap in results. Teams targeting the podium should focus on minimising pace variability across stints — the top three all posted standard deviations below 0.44 s — and on strategic pit execution, as ALISEA's result over faster rivals clearly demonstrates.