100 MILES #15 · Finale Race⏱ 2h09

On 29 October 2026, the Pro Track (1,360 m) at Karting Genk hosted the Final of a 128-minute endurance race with 39 teams on the grid. From the opening lap to the chequered flag, the battle at the front was relentless, with the podium ultimately separated by just one lap.

DELY WAFFELS RT1 (kart #62) took the overall victory with 94 laps completed and a 3-stop strategy. They also set the fastest lap of the entire race with a 1:11.096, a mark no other team could match. Their gap over second place at the finish was classified as "Ronde 97", reflecting a lap advantage over the chasing pack.

UKRAINE SWS RACING (kart #68) crossed the line in second position, 5.231 seconds adrift of the winner, also on three pit stops. WAFFEL MÄNNKE RACING (kart #55) completed the podium, one lap down on the winners, with STR (kart #75) and RCN (kart #79) rounding out the top five — all on 93 laps.

Further down the top ten, DRR ALLARD (6th), STELLAR (7th), 7TH GEAR (8th), INCIDENTMELDER RACING 1 (9th) and PANTHAA BART (10th) all completed 93 laps and were separated by less than 45 seconds across the group.

Pace analysis — what the data reveals: DELY WAFFELS RT1 not only won on the road but also led on pure median race pace at 1:11.824, confirming there was no gap between speed and result. Their three productive stints were all rated stable, with consistency figures (σ) between 0.23 s and 0.33 s — among the tightest of the field. WAFFEL MÄNNKE RACING held the 2nd best race pace (1:11.928 median) despite a slower opening stint; they found their rhythm from relay 2 onward and held it to the end. STR ranked 3rd on pure pace (1:11.946) and were the model of consistency across their four stints (σ = 0.80 s overall).

One of the most striking data points concerns PANTHAA CLASSIC (kart #78): ranked 6th on pure pace but finishing only 26th on the road — a significant gap that the data attributes to strategic factors rather than raw speed. Conversely, WIMPEL (13th, kart #82) outperformed their 19th-place pure-pace ranking, gaining positions through race management. On the regularity front, INCIDENTMELDER RACING 1 posted the lowest standard deviation of the classified finishers at σ = 0.80 s, sharing that mark with STR, a reflection of impeccable lap-to-lap consistency. The most notable degradation in the data belongs to PEUGEOT VANHEES SILVER, whose third stint showed a drift of +0.20 s per lap, costing positions they had to recover in relay 4.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Genk's Pro Track, sustained median pace over 128 minutes proved to be the primary differentiator. Opening-stint pace matters — WAFFEL MÄNNKE RACING cost themselves positions with a slower relay 1 (1:12.528 median vs. their later 1:11.8 range). Consistency across all stints, not just peak speed, was the hallmark of the top three. Teams looking to move up the order should focus on eliminating drift in the longer stints, as even 0.20 s per lap over 14–15 laps compounds into a significant time loss.