By Special thanks to Czech road racing statistician Jan Vavra, for this latest intriguing stats-based piece on Horice.
Recently Jan, compiled the fastest Lightweight 250, Moto 2 exponents per nation at Horice.
The list comprising respectively of twelve, two nation’s most rapid Lightweight 250, Moto 2 Horice pilots, reads as follows:
(All lap times issued below set after 2006 except for the record from 1998, lap times located near racer’s name)
Germany: Thomas Lucas – 2.26.038 (GP 250 record holder since 1998) / Henrik Voit – 2.27.863 (quickest after 2006)
Northern Ireland: Davy Morgan – 2.28.079
Denmark: Anders Blacha – 2.28.365
Finland: Tuukka Korhonen – 2.30.543
Czech Republic: Pavel Navratil – 2.31.477
France: Peter Hartmann – 2.31.705
Austria: Herbert Zwickl – 2.32.78 (former overall Horice lap record holder from 1985 to 1986 – with 250 cc bike)
Slovakia: David Hanzalik – 2.35.622
Australia: Eric Lenser – 2.39.628
Portugal: Nuno Caetano – 2.40.972
England: Chris Barton – 2.41.423
Sweden: Anders Larsson – 2.54.679
An additional bonus covering Moto2 pilots:
Czech Republic: Jiri Broz – 2.24.188
Germany: Henrik Voit – 2.25.771
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra
