By The 2027 road racing calendar is gradually filling up and taking shape.
This week announced were the dates for ‘AMK Horice’ organised ‘300 Curves of Gustav Havel’, edition No.64 (22nd-23rd May) plus the thirty-fourth ‘Czech TT’ (10th-11th of July, moved from usual August’s dates for next year due to planned road reconstruction on part of race-circuit in the second half of 2027) at Horice, Czech Republic.
Confirmed today, both events as we previously informed on Road Racing News, include IRRC races (Supersport and Sportbike categories).
Additionally, the ESR (European Series Road Racing) Superbike Championship is part of the racing program in July (Open Superbike in May) and will-be-supplemented during this meeting by yester-year contests with exact composition of remaining classes still to be-determined.
The upcoming Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix (less than two weeks till first qualifying!), provisional start-list includes six riders, who have performed favourably at Horice, 2026 ESR Superbike Champion Fedrik Matthys (PB Horice lap-time – 2.15.734), fastest Austrian exponent in history of Horice, Florian Astner (2.16.062).
Olivier Lupberger (2.18.647), French racing-musketeers trio of Amalric Blanc (2.19.589), Eddy Ferre (2.19.612) and Timothee Monot (2.49.084 – unofficial PB 2.39.049 from qualifying).
Overall, Horice lap-record holder Erno Kostamo (2.11.416 – unofficial all-time lap record set within 2025 Czech TT qualifying – 2.11.403) owns the RVS Motorsport team, whose Guia Circuit challenge is-spearheaded by Maurizio Bottalico and Julian Trummer (both non-starters at Horice in recent years).
Whilst recapping Horice’s fastest pilots, one must mention all-time second, third speediest presently, 2023 IRRC SBK Champion Lukas Maurer (2.11.780 – unofficial PB set in qualifying – 2.11.688) and 2024 IRRC SBK Champion David ‘Datziii’ Datzer (2.12.041 – unofficial PB set during qualifying – 2.11.843).
The three-quickest, current Supersport class competitors are Petr Najman (2.14.531), seven-times IRRC Champion Marek Cerveny (2.14.567) and the much-missed Mauro Poncini (2.15.565). Sportbike/Super Twins lap-record carrier is Michal ‘Indi’ Dokoupil (2.18.092).
If you have not had the chance to experience the unique atmosphere, trackside, in the paddock at Horice, great opportunities await next year. All racers, spectators, road race enthusiasts are warmly welcome at Horice in 2027!
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Jan Vavra
