By Sunday afternoon, ‘Croatian Monte Carlo,’ Prize of Krizevci, ‘Gornji Grad’ street circuit, race results round-up.
There were wins for home club ‘MK Krizevci’ members Luka Nervo (Superstock 1000), Karlo Grsic (Superstock 600) and Vilim Babic (Sport Production 125) plus Matej Mikec (Supersport 300) from ‘MRK Sveti Ivan Zelina’.
Luka Nervo’s race triumph, was his fifth consecutive 1000cc race success since 2022, achieving on route to honours, a new official lap record (48.739), having previously set in qualifying a new unofficial lap-record (48.058).
Denis Petric, Petar Besker placed second, third behind Nervo. The first three finishers were the only racers to complete full, eighteen lap race distance.
Above defined, local rising-star Karlo Grsic, made it three successive Stock 600 victories (since 2024). Vedran Mocibob, Deni Floricic wrapped up the podium clinchers.
Croatian TT ambassador, former overall lap-record holder (still holds the 600cc lap-record after weekend), Loris Majcan, held third before technical gremlins struck.
Valentin Knapic joined Majcan on the non-finishers list, after a light crash on lap two (reported post incident as ok).
Overall race results per category and winners of yesteryear, scooter classes, read as follows:
Superstock 1000 / Big Boys:
1st – Luka Nervo (Best lap time – 48.739, new overall lap record plus unofficial all-time lap record 48.058 set during qualifying)
2nd – Denis Petric
3rd – Petar Besker
4th – Domagoj Bulat (winner of ‘Big Boys’ class – riders over forty years of age)
5th – Goran Gajic
6th – Davor Grgan
7th – Veselko Rakic
8th – Kresimir Kralj
9th – Sinisa Bjelan
10th – Franjo Pucek
11th – Goran Ciko
12th – Mladen Kaniski
13th – Mateo Radic
did not finish – Loen Duic
did not finish – Milan Filipovic
Superstock 600:
1st – Karlo Grsic (Best lap time – 49.221)
2nd – Vedran Mocibob
3rd – Deni Floricic
4th – Marin Marovic
5th – Sven Petek
6th – Mihael Obad
7th – Renato Haramina
8th – Matija Begovic
9th – Vigo Matosevic
10th – Ivan Kraljevic
did not finish – Loris Majcan
did not finish – Valentin Knapic
did not start – Toni Pucl
Supersport 300:
1st – Matej Mikec (Best lap time – 56.873)
2nd – Nik Jaklin
3rd – Stribor Suman
4th – Franjo Pucek
5th – Domagoj Cesi
6th – Ivica Juric
did not finish – Josip Jacmenjak
Sport Production 125:
1st – Vilim Babic
2nd – Danijel Kopric (Best lap time – 59.942)
3rd – Ivan Radotovic
4th – Danijel Behtan
5th – Dado Sgledar
6th – Magor Papiga
7th – Eduardo Tepes
8th – Hrvoje Buntak
9th – Kristijan Kristo
10th – Leon Hrsak
did not finish – Denis Petric
did not finish – Kresimir Kristo
did not start – Sven Husain
Winners of Classic/Scooters races per class:
Class 1 – Nataniel Galant
Class 2 – Romeo Pocrnic
Class 3 – Andrija Roncevic
Class 5 – Frano Usmiani
Class 6 – Mario Peklic
Class 7 – Ivan Radotovic
Class 8 – Jovan Sukurma
Class 9 – Mario Horvatic
Class 10 – Josip Rilje
Scooter 50 – Karlo Jelak
Scooter 70 – Dorian Velic
Scooter No Limit – Alan Begic
Words by Jan Vavra
