ROTARY AM · ENDURANCE Race⏱ 1h43

Fifteen teams lined up on the 1,200-metre circuit at Dunois Kart in Lutz-en-Dunois for a 102-minute endurance race held on 19 September 2026. The event produced a tightly fought battle at the front, with the overall result settled by just 5.679 seconds between the top two finishers after 82 laps each.

KEEP-PUSHING (kart #22) took victory with 82 laps completed and 9 pit stops, crossing the line 5.679 seconds ahead of C15 (kart #15), who matched them lap-for-lap. TEAM COURSIMAULT (kart #9) completed the podium one lap down, edging TEAM BOUCHER (kart #17) by 3.318 seconds, with both teams on 81 laps. PLAN A TROIS (kart #5) rounded out the top five, also on 81 laps, 4.453 seconds behind fourth place.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by C15 in 1:03.027, making them the benchmark for outright pace on the day. Despite holding the best pure race rhythm (median lap time of 1:03.917, 1st in pace ranking) and setting the fastest lap, C15 had to settle for second place overall, their 5.679-second deficit to KEEP-PUSHING illustrating how thin the margins were at the sharp end. KEEP-PUSHING, for their part, posted the 2nd-best median race rhythm at 1:04.192 and demonstrated strong consistency across their ten stints (standard deviation of 1.0 s), ultimately converting that solidity into the race win.

PLAN A TROIS is a notable case in this classification: ranked 3rd in pure pace (median 1:04.623), they finished only 5th, suggesting that their race rhythm was not fully converted into track position. In contrast, TEAM BOUCHER punched above their weight: ranked only 6th in pure pace, they secured 4th overall — the clearest example of strategic efficiency on the day.

For consistency, GUINOIS MACONNERIE (kart #7, 8th overall) stood out as the most regular team of the field, recording the lowest standard deviation of any team at just 0.7 seconds. Their median race pace of 1:05.920 placed them 7th in the pure-pace ranking, perfectly aligned with their final classification. Teammates GUINOIS PEINTURE (kart #12) finished 7th, 43.227 seconds behind them on the same lap.

Further back, TEAM LANNERAY (kart #11, 10th) showed the sharpest pace degradation of the race, losing 0.68 s per lap across their ninth stint — the most pronounced end-of-stint drop recorded in the field. Their overall standard deviation of 2.03 s confirmed a difficult management of rhythm throughout the race. COOP BONNEVAL 3 (kart #18) closed out the classification in 15th with 71 laps, finishing 23.295 seconds behind 14th-placed LES FOUS DU VOLANT.

Key takeaways for teams: At Dunois Kart, raw pace alone does not guarantee results — KEEP-PUSHING won with the 2nd-best median rhythm by managing consistency (σ = 1.0 s) across ten stints and 9 pit stops, while C15's superior speed (best pace, fastest lap in 1:03.027) was not enough for the top step. Teams showing large inter-stint variation — particularly those with standard deviations above 1.5 s — lost significant ground over the 102 minutes. Tyre and driver management, combined with disciplined pit strategy, proved decisive in this format.