By Arising at the same time as the Chimay Open Trophy – ESR/IRRC meeting, the fifteenth Kopcany Road Races edition in Slovakia, near the Czech border, commences this upcoming weekend.
Selected notable competitors within the provisional start-lists include German ace Wolfgang ‘Wolfi’ Schuster, the only Slovak TT rider in history Miroslav ‘Laki’ Sloboda.
Slovakia’s first ever NW200 exponent Emil Krchnavy and brothers, event organisers David ‘Predator’ Hanzalik (spotlighted in article feature photo from ‘300 Curves of Gustav Havel’ in Horice) and Milan Hanzalik.
Important Information: The 2026 Kopcany weekend time schedule outlined below, has potential to-be-modified.
Full itinerary will-be-confirmed following administrative and technical inspections according to the number of registered racers per category.
Saturday 25th July:
First Qualifying Sessions
(Local time)
08:00-08:20 AM – Oldtimer 175/250 (up to 1972) + Classic 125/250 (up to 1983)
08:30-08:50 AM – GP 125/Sport Production 125/Supersport 300
09:00-09:20 AM – Oldtimer 350/500/750 (up to 1972) + Classic 350/500/750 (up to 1983)
09:30-09:50 AM – Supersport Open (including Supersport NG)
10:00-10:20 AM – Supermono/Supersport 400
10:30-10:50 AM – Super Twins
11:00-11:20 AM – Superbike Open (including Superstock 1000)
11:30-11:50 AM – Open 250/Classic Legend (up to 1993)/Classic Open (up to 1993)/Classic SBK (up to 2002)
Second Qualifying Sessions
1:00-1:20 PM – Oldtimer 175/250 + Classic 125/250
1:30-1:50 PM – GP 125/Sport Production 125/Supersport 300
2:00-2:20 PM – Open 250/Classic Legend/Classic Open/Classic SBK
2:30-2:50 PM – Supersport Open
3:00-3:20 PM – Supermono/Supersport 400
3:30-3:50 PM – Super Twins
4:00-4:20 PM – Superbike Open
4:30-4:50 PM – Oldtimer 350/500/750 + Classic 350/500/750
Opening Races
5:00 PM – Superbike Open Race 1 – 10 Laps
6:00 PM – Super Twins Race 1 – 10 Laps
6:30 PM – Prize Giving Ceremony
Sunday 26th July:
Races
(Local time)
09:10 AM – Oldtimer 175/250 + Classic 125/250 – 10 Laps
10:00 AM – GP 125/Sport Production 125/Supersport 300 – 12 Laps
10:50 AM – Oldtimer 350/500/750 + Classic 350/500/750 – 10 Laps
12:55 PM – Supersport Open – 14 Laps
1:55 PM – Supermono/Supersport 400 – 12 Laps
2:55 PM – Super Twins Race 2 – 12 Laps
3:55 PM – Superbike Open Race 2 – 14 Laps
4:55 PM – Open 250/Classic Legend/Classic Open/Classic SBK – 12 Laps
Prize Giving Ceremony will take place after every race at start-finish area.
An added bonus the current lap record holders per class at Kopcany (unofficial information).
(Year lap record attained near racer’s name)
Superbike: Marek Cerveny – 1.23.200 (2019)
Supersport: Marek Cerveny – 1.24.556 (2015)
Super Twins: David Hanzalik – 1.31.314 (2019)
Supermono: Daniel Zornweg – 1.33.056 (2015)
GP 125: Michal Savinkov – 1.34.134 (2015)
Open 250: Petr Kunz – 1.35.160 (2015)
Classic (Open): Marek Stibor – 1.35.699 (2023)
Supersport 400: Dan Vyslouzil – 1.36.630 (2024)
Supersport 300: Karel Silpoch – 1.39.502 (2024)
Sport Production 125: Michal Vecko – 1.39.861 (2019)
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Jan Vavra
