The pilot of stark, Jonas Skovbycompleted the Catalan oval in 41.888 seconds, compared to the 42.600 seconds it took Sainz 14 years ago. They are 0.712 seconds difference on a concrete circuit of just 2 km, with enormous banks and practically no room for making a mistake. The attempt was made on September 10, 2026, when the timing system was activated again in Sitges-Terramar after decades of neglect.
The previous record, as we have told you from the beginning, belonged to Carlos Sainzwhich had clocked 42,600 seconds in 2012 during an event organized by Red Bull and using a brutal Audi R8 LMS from the Le Mans Series.
An electric Stark versus an Audi R8 LMS
As we are telling you, the protagonist is the new Stark VARG SM Skölla limited edition based on the VARG SM and equipped with specification ALPHA of 80 hp. And, by the way, the one we told you about not too long ago.
It does not use a gearbox or clutch. Its electric motor transmits power through a single ratio and, according to starkreaches 914 Nm at the rear wheel. The battery has a capacity of 7.2 kWh and the set declares a weight of 123.4 kg. Precisely the combination of power and weight makes the Sköll on a particularly particular motorcycle. Compared to the 123.4 kg declared by starktheir 80 hp They offer a very high power-to-weight ratio for a motorcycle approved for road use.
In addition, this version incorporates titanium components, including the footpegs and the hardware kit, which save around 1.1 kg compared to the VARG SM conventional.
Terramar: a circuit built more than 100 years ago
The scenario is not just any one either. He Sitges-Terramar Autodrom It was built in 1923 in just 300 days. Its approximately 2 km oval layout has extraordinarily steep banks and was conceived to host races when motorsport was still taking its first steps.
The circuit came to host the 1923 Spanish Grand Prixbut his competitive activity lasted very little. The economic difficulties that surrounded its construction ended up contributing to its abandonment and, as the decades passed, Earthsea It became an installation practically frozen in time. That makes the image of a modern motorcycle traveling at more than 200 km/h on that concrete have even more impact.
On the Stark at more than 200 km/h on concrete
Skovby He had to face very particular conditions. In the fastest areas it reached speeds of over 200 km/h, with concrete walls and enormous banks as constant elements of the scene. The pilot himself described the attempt as a situation in which there was practically no room to react to an error. On a track with these characteristics, a sudden correction at such speed can have immediate consequences.
The absence of gearbox and clutch also modifies the experience compared to a conventional motorcycle. All attention is concentrated on the line, the accelerator, control of the rear wheel and confidence in the behavior of the motorcycle. And, the result was 41.888 seconds. By the way, the Sköll It will not be a motorcycle that will be regularly seen on Spanish roads. stark has announced a limited production of 500 units for the entire world and has confirmed that there will not be a second series. In Europe, stark It currently places its price at 14,990 euros.
