SWS Team 2h Race 20'+100' · Finale Race⏱ 1h43

The 103-minute endurance final at Eastbelgium Karting on the Karting 26 (900 m) circuit brought together 13 teams on July 29, 2026 for a demanding race ultimately decided by consistency and pit-stop strategy rather than outright pace.

TKR (kart #62) took the victory with 97 laps completed, edging out PF RACING (#68) by just 3.377 seconds at the flag. NO FEAR (#67) completed the podium, also on 97 laps but 40.573 seconds adrift of the winner. LUCKY STRIKE (#64) finished fourth, a further 3.3 seconds back, while BKS (#66) rounded out the top five, 59.497 seconds behind TKR. All five top finishers completed 97 laps and made a single pit stop each.

DGV DANY (#51) crossed the line sixth with 96 laps, one lap down on the leaders. SLOWLY SIDEWAYS (#52), GUMP RACING (#63), PATRICK EDDY (#70) and TURFU1 (#69) all finished on 95 laps in positions seven through ten. GERARD (#72) and MERCIER (#65) completed 94 laps to take eleventh and twelfth respectively. JIMMY GA (#61) did not record a race distance.

The fastest lap of the race was set by PF RACING in 1:00.361.

Pace and consistency analysis. PF RACING held the best pure pace of the field with a median race rhythm of 1:00.651, yet had to settle for second place. Their first stint (42 laps, median 1:01.090) was notably slower than their second (54 laps, median 1:00.562), pointing to a marked step-up in the second half of the race. Their overall consistency figure (σ = 0.31 s) was respectable but not the strongest on the grid.

That distinction belonged to TKR, who posted the best consistency of the entire field (σ = 0.18 s) across both stints — 51 laps at a median of 1:00.746 (σ = 0.22 s, stable) and 45 laps at 1:00.714 (σ = 0.12 s, stable). Their median race rhythm of 1:00.718 ranked second on the grid, just 0.067 s behind PF RACING, yet their relentless regularity ultimately translated into the victory margin at the flag.

NO FEAR secured third on pace (median 1:01.115) despite the highest consistency deviation among the top five (σ = 0.44 s). LUCKY STRIKE (median 1:01.175, σ = 0.26 s) and BKS (median 1:01.350, σ = 0.21 s) were also coherent throughout their two stints. Further down the order, MERCIER showed the widest swing between stints: a median of 1:04.852 in the first (σ = 0.89 s) against 1:01.978 in the second (σ = 0.56 s), resulting in the highest overall variability on the grid (σ = 1.48 s) despite an 11th-best pure rhythm.

Key takeaways for teams. TKR's win illustrates that the best pure pace does not guarantee victory over 103 minutes: a median rhythm only 0.067 s slower than PF RACING, combined with the tightest consistency on the grid and a well-timed single pit stop, was enough to secure the win. PF RACING's strong second stint shows the value of building pace as the race progresses, but the gap conceded early proved just too large to fully bridge. For mid-field teams such as MERCIER, reducing stint-to-stint pace variation remains the clearest path to closing the gap on the front-runners.