Summer Camp Day 1 · Session 2 - G2 Race⏱ 19 min

The 18-minute endurance session G2 at Karting Eupen (Circuit 1100m, Eupen) on August 3, 2026 brought together 14 teams on a tight, technical layout. When the chequered flag fell, it was ENZOLG (kart #16) who took the victory ahead of VIC2312 (#17) and CAMALOU (#8), despite holding only the 8th-best pure pace in the field.

ENZOLG crossed the line a full lap clear of VIC2312, completing 12 laps from a single pit stop — a bold and ultimately decisive strategy in an 18-minute race where most rivals made four stops. Their median lap time of 1:04.445 was far from the sharpest on the grid, but the minimal time lost in the pits proved decisive. Their sole stint showed a gentle improving trend of 0.17 s/lap, and their best lap of 1:03.643 reflected consistent, error-free driving with a regularity of 1.74 s standard deviation.

Runner-up VIC2312 was arguably one of the more active teams in the pits, making 5 stops and completing just 7 racing laps. Their median pace of 1:03.191 placed them 7th on pure speed, and their sole analysed stint showed a strong improving trend of 1.11 s/lap — suggesting they found their rhythm quickly. They finished 1:00.151 behind the leader.

Third place went to CAMALOU, the session's biggest strategic overachiever. Ranked 13th on pure pace (median 1:06.079), they climbed onto the podium thanks to just 2 pit stops and 10 laps completed. Their stint showed a positive trend of 0.51 s/lap with good regularity (1.81 s). A textbook example of strategy compensating for pace deficit, finishing 32.001 behind the winner.

The fastest men on track were not where the results might suggest. WILLIAM LEGAT (#37), in 4th, set the fastest lap of the entire session — 59.412, the only sub-minute lap of the race. His median pace of 59.669 placed him 4th on pure speed, with outstanding regularity (0.94 s standard deviation). CALIMER0 (#19) in 5th was similarly sharp (median 1:00.094, regularity 1.12 s). Both teams made 4 stops, limiting their race laps to 6.

Further down, LACROIX ELLIOTT (#29) is the session's most striking anomaly: finishing 10th, they recorded the best pure pace of all 14 teams (median 22.984 s — a figure suggesting partial-lap segments in the data), with a remarkable regularity of just 0.20 s standard deviation, the tightest in the entire field. Four pit stops on 11 laps kept them out of contention for a higher finish.

BUHOFER AARON (#2) and THEO B (#15), both in 7th and 8th, also showed anomalous pace figures (medians of 24.057 and 23.925 respectively) and completed 11 laps each with strong consistency — 3rd and 2nd best regularity scores respectively.

Key takeaways for teams at Karting Eupen: This session confirmed that pit-stop strategy has an outsized impact on results over 18 minutes. ENZOLG's single-stop race won despite mid-pack pace. CAMALOU's two-stop approach secured a podium from 13th-best raw speed. Conversely, LACROIX ELLIOTT's pace dominance went entirely unrewarded due to frequent stops. At Eupen, limiting time-loss in the pits and maintaining consistent lap times are more decisive than outright speed.