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

On August 3, 2026, Karting Eupen hosted Session 2 – G2, an 18-minute endurance race on the 1,100-metre Circuit 1, with 14 teams on the grid. The result threw up some striking contrasts between on-track pace and final classification.

ENZOLG (kart 16) took the chequered flag in first place, completing 12 laps with just one pit stop — the fewest of the entire field. Their winning margin over second-placed VIC2312 (kart 17) stood at a full lap (Lap 12 gap). Despite a median race pace of 1:04.445 — only 8th fastest in the field — ENZOLG's ultra-minimal pit strategy proved decisive. Their single stint also showed a positive trend, gaining 0.17 s per lap as the race progressed, with a best lap of 1:03.643 and a solid consistency of 1.74 s standard deviation.

VIC2312 finished second with 7 racing laps and 5 pit stops, more than any other team. Their median pace of 1:03.191 placed them 7th in pure speed, but frequent stops severely hampered their lap count. In their main analysed stint, they gained 1.11 s per lap across 5 laps — the steepest improvement trend among teams with recorded relays — suggesting strong late-stint pace that was partially negated by time lost in the pits.

CAMALOU (kart 8) completed the podium in third, with 10 laps and 2 pit stops. Their median pace of 1:06.079 ranked only 13th in pure rhythm, yet they converted that into a top-3 finish — the clearest example of strategy overcoming raw speed in this race. Their consistency (1.79 s standard deviation) and a moderate stop count allowed them to accumulate laps efficiently.

WILLIAM LEGAT (kart 37) set the fastest lap of the race at 59.412, and ranked 4th in pure pace with a median of 59.669 s — the best genuine race rhythm among all 14 starters. Their regularity was outstanding at just 0.94 s standard deviation. They finished 4th, only 35.854 s behind CAMALOU. CALIMER0 (kart 19) followed in 5th with the 5th-best median pace (1:00.094) and a 1.12 s standard deviation, confirming a composed, metronomic race.

The most striking statistical story belongs to LACROIX ELLIOTT (kart 29), who posted the best pure race rhythm of the entire field with a median of 22.984 s and an extraordinary 0.20 s standard deviation — by far the most consistent driver of the session. Yet they finished only 10th overall with 11 laps and 4 pit stops, demonstrating that raw speed and consistency alone cannot compensate for time lost in the pits when lap counts are tight. THEO B (kart 15) and BUHOFER AARON (kart 2) also showed anomalously low median figures (23.925 and 24.057 s respectively), placing 2nd and 3rd in pure rhythm yet finishing 8th and 7th — a pattern consistent with significant pit lane time in their recordings.

At the back, ITSUKI.F (kart 11) came home 14th with 7 laps, the slowest best lap of the field at 1:05.686, and 4 pit stops.

Key takeaways for teams: This 18-minute race at Karting Eupen was ultimately decided by pit stop strategy. ENZOLG's single stop over 12 laps was the defining factor in their victory, despite ranking only 8th in pure pace. CAMALOU's podium with the 13th-best rhythm further underlines how crucial stop management is on short endurance formats. Conversely, LACROIX ELLIOTT's race is a textbook cautionary tale: the best pace and consistency in the field went unrewarded due to excessive time spent in the pits. On short-duration endurance races, limiting pit stops is as important as lap time.