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Team #42 · Maxx · Timing-Based Team Analysis

GF
Motorsports

Warwick — Round 2
26 April 2026 6-Hour Endurance 1.03 km Circuit Warwick Kart Club Data: MYLAPS Speedhive
Finish Position
9th
of 10 teams · Maxx
Best Lap
50.110s
Lap 115 · P3 in field
Total Laps
347
45 laps behind leader
Race Time
6:02:02
116 championship pts
Race Results

Overall Classification

Final race classification for SEKQLD Round 2 at Warwick. 10 teams contested the 6-hour endurance race. GF Motorsports finished 9th with 347 laps.

SEKQLD Round 2 final race classification
Pos#TeamTotal TimeLapsBest LapGap
1#66Force Phantom FASTEST LAP6:01:19.26239250.021s—
2#397CASA Racing6:01:52.50038550.410s7 laps
3#787ShapeCUT Racing6:01:46.45738251.234s10 laps
4#73Twomota Racing Development6:01:56.73038250.601s10 laps
5#00Adrenalin Sports6:01:33.44038150.698s11 laps
6#64Alpha Racing Team6:02:05.66937050.525s22 laps
7#3Team Fange6:01:30.41036751.889s25 laps
8#95Project 5FIVE36:02:03.50635150.438s41 laps
9#42GF Motorsports6:02:02.64834750.110s45 laps
10#49BR Motorsport6:01:57.56025950.068s133 laps
Pre-Race Pace

Sunday Practice

Round 2 ran without a separate qualifying session, so Sunday morning's practice is the closest read on relative pace heading into the race. GF Motorsports sat P6 on the practice timing sheet.

SEKQLD Round 2 Sunday practice timing
Pos#TeamClassLapsBest LapGap
1#66Force PhantomMaxx3350.333s—
2#49BR MotorsportSportsman1350.875s+00.542s
3#95Project 5FIVE3Maxx2551.236s+00.903s
4#64Alpha Racing TeamMaxx3151.470s+01.137s
5#00Adrenalin SportsSportsman2751.626s+01.293s
6#42GF MotorsportsMaxx2151.758s+01.425s
7#397CASA RacingSportsman2251.825s+01.492s
8#73Twomota Racing DevelopmentSportsman1852.569s+02.236s
9#787ShapeCUT RacingMaxx1052.836s+02.503s
10#3Team FangSportsman1454.607s+04.274s
Pace Analysis

Pace Profile

Comparing each team's fastest single lap against their estimated average lap time. A smaller gap between best and average indicates more consistent pace throughout the 6-hour race.

#42 GF Motorsports
50.110s
62.601s
#66 Force Phantom
50.021s
55.304s
#49 BR Motorsport
50.068s
83.852s
#397 CASA Racing
50.410s
56.396s
#95 Project 5FIVE3
50.438s
61.890s
#64 Alpha Racing Team
50.525s
58.718s
#73 Twomota Racing Development
50.601s
56.850s
#00 Adrenalin Sports
50.698s
56.938s
#787 ShapeCUT Racing
51.234s
56.823s
#3 Team Fange
51.889s
59.102s
Best Lap Estimated Average Lap
Insights

Key Takeaways

Headline insights for GF Motorsports at Round 2 Warwick. Pace-rank reads from the race lap data; the position drop has a mechanical explanation, see the Race Read below.

⚡
P3 Best Lap (50.110s)
The third fastest single lap of the entire race, less than 0.1 seconds off the race-fastest. The top three laps were within 0.089s of each other, GF was firmly in that mix.
📊
P2 Race-Median Pace
Race median of 51.28s on clean GREEN laps was the second-fastest team median in the field, behind only Force Phantom. The pace to compete at the front was there all day.
⚙️
Two Rear-Hub Failures
A wheel stud failed first, requiring kart retrieval. The opposite rear hub broke later in the race. Both incidents cost laps to retrieval and repair, the dominant cause of the lap-count gap at the flag.
🏆
116 Championship Points
Finished Round 2 with 116 race points. Class: Maxx. The pace profile points at recovery potential at Round 3 Ipswich if the mechanical reliability holds.
Race Read

Pace, Yes. Luck, No.

GF's headline pace was the real deal: their best lap of 50.110s on lap 115 was the third fastest of the entire race, with the top three laps separated by less than 0.1 seconds. The race was undone not by pace, by two consecutive rear-hub failures that cost laps to retrieval and repair.

Race read: Two rear-hub failures, the second arriving while the team was still climbing back from the first, dictated GF's lap count. The lap-time profile shows pace strong enough to compete at the front; the lost laps came from time off track during repairs, not from stint pace.

Team's account

"We had pace, and Jack, Sam and Ashton showed it. We were making a bit of a come back from the track position I had lost us, when a wheel stud decided it had enough. Safety kart, and lost laps while we sorted it. The restart caused another safety kart, and Jack had to wait for the green flag before getting back on track. We toiled away, hoping to gain some laps back, but it wasn't to be. The other rear hub decided to join its twin. Broken studs, and we had to go and retrieve the kart once more. Losing more laps in the process. We borrowed a couple of rear hubs, and returned to the track."

"A brief shower of rain made things interesting in the last hour or so. Jack went out and showed how much he has improved in the wet conditions, consistently up with the leaders in laptimes. His best (and the team's best) lap was only 1 tenth off of the fastest lap of the race. It turned out to be the 3rd fastest of the race. The top 3 were separated by less than 0.1 seconds."

Source: GF Motorsports team summary, posted to Facebook after Round 2.

Best-Lap Rank
P3
50.110s on lap 115, third fastest of the race, less than 0.1s off P1.
Lap Count
347
45 laps off the leader, time lost during two retrieval-and-repair windows.
Race Pace Median
51.28s
Second fastest team median in the field, behind only Force Phantom (50.64s).
⚙️
Two Mechanical Failures
A rear wheel stud failed mid-race, requiring kart retrieval and a Safety Car. The second rear hub broke later in the race; the team borrowed replacement hubs to get back on track. Both incidents are pure bad luck on the mechanical side.
⚡
P3 Best Lap, <0.1s Off Leader
Jack's best lap of 50.110s on lap 115 was the third fastest of the entire race, with the top three laps separated by less than 0.1 seconds. The pace to fight at the front was clearly there.
🌧
Strong Wet Pace
A short rain shower in the final hour saw Jack consistently match the leaders' lap times in the wet, a notable swing factor for future rounds with mixed conditions.
🛠
Setup Step Forward
A long-running brake-caliper sticking issue was resolved on Saturday afternoon practice, the kart was reportedly easier to drive across all stints than at Round 1 Cooloola. Sticker kit looks great too.
Field Comparison

Race-Day Position

The timing data does not expose pit strategy or traffic context, but it does show where GF Motorsports sat against the field around them on race day.

🥈
Vs Project 5FIVE3
Project 5FIVE3 finished P8 on 351 laps, 4 laps ahead. Best laps: 50.438s vs GF Motorsports's 50.110s. The classification gap is the cleanest read on race-day separation.
🎯
Vs Race Leader (#66)
Race winner Force Phantom finished 45 laps ahead with a best lap of 50.021s. GF Motorsports's best of 50.110s ranks P3 of 10 on outright single-lap pace.
🛡️
Maxx Class P5
P5 of 5 in the Maxx class. Class winner: Force Phantom (392 laps). Closing the class gap is the next-round target.
📊
Championship P5
Round 2 added 116 race points; sitting P5 in the SEKQLD 2026 championship with 248 total after two rounds.
Inference Limits

Likely Race Shape

The public dataset supports a strong read on GF Motorsports's pace profile, but not the exact operational choices behind it.

🔄
Disruption-Heavy Profile
A 12.49s gap between best and estimated average lap suggests multiple long pit windows, drive-throughs, or off-pace phases stretching the average. The timing trace doesn't decompose them, but the spread points at recurring slow phases.
📉
Extended Slow Periods
P9 consistency rank suggests one or more extended slow windows beyond the mandatory stops. The timing data shows the impact but not the cause.
👀
What To Watch Next
Round 3 at Ipswich is a 1-day Twilight format on a different track. GF Motorsports's recovery potential will depend on which of Round 2's race-shape factors carry over and which were event-specific.
Round 2 Navigation

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#66 Force Phantom #787 ShapeCUT Racing #64 Alpha Racing Team #95 Project 5FIVE3 #42 GF Motorsports #397 CASA Racing #73 Twomota Racing Development #00 Adrenalin Sports #3 Team Fange #49 BR Motorsport
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