Advanced Kart Analysis

Measuring kart speed is difficult because raw lap times are influenced by the driver's skill and the day's weather. To find the truly "fast" karts, we use a multi-stage normalization process.

1. Remove Environment Bias

We compare the kart's Top 25% average to the session's Top 25% average. This filters out traffic, mistakes, and warm-up laps.

(Kart Top 25% Avg / Session Top 25% Avg) × 100

2. Remove Driver Bias

Each driver has a Baseline Index built from their Top 25% pace across all sessions. We subtract this to isolate kart performance.

Actual Index - Driver Baseline = Pace Delta

3. Track Current Form

Karts change over time. We prioritize a Running Average of the last 5 races to show current mechanical condition.

Each dot represents a kart plotted by how many races it has run and its current normalized pace delta. Negative values mean the kart is faster than the driver's historical baseline — green dots are the ones to grab.

Current Form vs. Usage

Top Right: The Reliable Rockets

High usage, consistently performing better than driver baseline.

Top Left: Hidden Gems

Low usage but exceptional normalized pace.

Bottom Right: The Tired Workhorses

Frequently used but consistently slower than driver expectations.

Bottom Left: The Lemons

Rarely used and underperforming.

For each driver-kart combination with 2+ shared sessions, the residual shows whether that driver outperforms expectations in that kart relative to the kart's overall form. Green = driver extracts more from this kart than average; red = underperforms. Click a cell to view the kart's detail page.

Kart-Driver Affinity

Predicted pace delta for each RRC driver in each of the top 10 karts, combining the kart's recent form with any known driver-kart affinity. Lower (greener) values are faster. Use this to pick the best kart before a session.

Kart	Base Delta	Chris	Liam	Shaun	Harrison	Dan
#31	-3.12%	-3.12%	-6.95%	-3.12%	-3.12%	-3.12%
#32	-2.27%	-4.75%	-2.27%	-2.27%	-2.27%	-2.27%
#4	-2.18%	-2.18%	-2.18%	-2.18%	-2.18%	-2.18%
#2	-1.43%	-2.54%	-1.43%	-4.93%	-1.43%	-1.43%
#14	-1.39%	-1.39%	-1.39%	-1.39%	-1.39%	-1.39%
#18	-1.35%	-1.35%	-1.35%	-2.42%	-1.35%	-1.35%
#28	-1.09%	-2.90%	-1.09%	-1.09%	-1.09%	-1.09%
#34	-1.05%	-1.05%	-1.05%	-1.05%	-1.05%	-1.05%
#22	-0.97%	-0.97%	-0.97%	-0.97%	-0.97%	-0.97%
#27	-0.88%	+0.68%	-0.88%	-1.25%	+1.77%	-0.88%

Advanced Kart Analysis

1. Remove Environment Bias

2. Remove Driver Bias

3. Track Current Form

Current Form vs. Usage

Kart-Driver Affinity

Kart Allocation — Predicted Delta

Driver-Kart Usage