Supersonic Shootout · Race Race⏱ 1h03

The 63-minute endurance race held on 20 August 2026 at Kartcentrum Lelystad (735 m, Lelystad) brought together 15 teams for a demanding sprint-endurance contest that rewarded both pace and consistency over 69 laps.

CLUTCHWORKSRACING (kart 32) claimed victory by completing 69 laps, finishing 6.245 seconds ahead of BRAM (kart 6), who also completed 69 laps. DAVEY (kart 11) rounded out the podium, a further 30.986 seconds back after 69 laps as well. TRANQUILLO REESING (kart 17) and THE KARTFATHER (kart 44) completed the top five, both finishing 69 laps with a wafer-thin gap of just 0.116 seconds separating them at the flag. Each of the top five teams made a single pit stop.

The fastest lap of the race was set by TRANQUILLO REESING (kart 17) with a time of 42.057 seconds. Despite holding the outright pace advantage, the team could not convert it into a higher finishing position, ultimately crossing the line fourth.

From a pure-pace perspective, the analysis confirms the merit of CLUTCHWORKSRACING's win: the team posted the best median race pace at 42.532 s/lap, ahead of BRAM (42.609 s) and DAVEY (42.638 s) — their finishing order matching their rhythm ranking exactly. BROWN GP (kart 37) showed the 4th-best pure pace (42.736 s median) but finished 7th; a sharp deterioration in their second stint — losing 1.02 seconds per lap relative to their opening stint pace, with consistency dropping to a standard deviation of 2.05 s — proved costly in the final standings.

In terms of consistency, DAVEY stood out among the front-runners with the tightest standard deviation of the race-leading group at 0.95 s, reflecting a very controlled and even-paced performance across the race distance. CLUTCHWORKSRACING (1.05 s) and BRAM (1.09 s) were close behind in regularity.

MERLIJN SSR (kart 38) is worth highlighting: ranked 6th in pure pace (43.039 s median) but finishing 9th, the team's result suggests time was lost either at pit stops or in traffic. Conversely, JAXON (kart 18) finished 8th despite ranking only 17th in pure pace, demonstrating how strategic management of a limited lap count can still yield a respectable result.

KINTERSPEL (kart 35) presents the sharpest contrast: ranked 8th in pure pace but classified 14th, with only 7 laps completed — a clear indication that the team was unable to run a competitive race distance.

Key takeaways for teams: At Kartcentrum Lelystad, the top three finishing positions aligned perfectly with the top three pace rankings, confirming that raw speed and consistency were the decisive factors in this race. TRANQUILLO REESING's fastest lap shows that peak speed alone does not guarantee a top result without the supporting median pace. BROWN GP's late-race slowdown is a reminder that managing degradation across stints is as critical as initial pace. Teams targeting future races here should prioritise maintaining a stable, consistent median pace over single-lap performance.