08/10/2026
Back where we belong!
With podiums evading the team in the ’26 SRK Endurance series’ opening 2 rounds, despite the opportunity & pace, Rd3 felt like the least likely. Given the relatively easy layout of Brighton, it would come down to consistency, pit stop & traffic management. A change in line-up lead to some further unknowns with Lewis Smart stepping in for Hugo as he moved house.
The dynamic team tactics came into focus following a quick track walk to guide Lewis around a new circuit for him. Practice contained an extended session for Lewis to get to grips, a short blast which left Alex uneasy with the kart & closing stint where Zack gelled with it quickly. The times were close but the top 2 teams seemed clear of the rest, SCR sitting P2.
Zack took the first leg where the speed took a little while to build, the grove proving harder to find than in practice. This said, the 40-minute shift passed quickly, as did Zack on the heavier traffic that started ahead rising 7 places from P9 to run P2 & set the team’s fastest lap of a 43.4.
Nothing goes without a hitch & following a smooth handover to teammate Alexander for stint 2 the kart came to a halt 2 corners in. A drive belt had shredded itself & left us with no drive from the engine to the wheels. The Brighton team did a superb job to get a fresh kart out & filter us back out into the correct place on track. The 2-lap loss was quickly reverted to how things were before. Alexander continued to see out his stint professionally with just-lapped traffic to manage.
The final stint saw Lewis take the wheel. His first laps for SCR were steady & he was reassured by the gap the team had built until this point. Lewis was fast & rightly measured in the traffic, unwilling to take any unnecessary risks to compromise the progress made. This led to a few nervy closing laps for the SCR onlookers as P3 closed in. A blissfully ignorant Lewis crossed the line just 0.5 ahead at the end of the 2-hour race.
This strong result promoted us to P2 in the series standings. Roll on Rd4 at Rye House where we intend to continue the good form. If you think you’ve the consistency, check us out at https://www.stallonicampioniracing.com/