By Tomorrow sees the resumption of 2024 IRRC competition at Czechia’s foremost, most famous active real roads venue, Horice.
Stars ready to tackle the ‘Czech TT’ this weekend include IRRC Supersport, SBK Championship leaders Marek Cerveny, Come Geenen, lap-record holder David Datzer, the in tip top form Adam McLean.
King of Imatra Erno Kostamo, Michal ‘Indi’ Dokoupil, twice Supersport TT victor Gary Johnson, Lukas Maurer, Kamil Holan and European Hill Climbing ace Thomas Altendorfer.
Performance Racing Achterhoek’s Jorn Hamberg, the IRRC Supersport lap record holder at Horice, is a non-starter due to personal circumstances.
The full at present qualifying/race schedule for this year’s ‘Czech TT’, is as follows:
Special thanks to Czech road racing statistician extraordinaire Jan Vavra, for compiling this information.
Friday, 9th August:
4:00 AM – Autograph session of riders at Museum Czech Road Racing (Horice castle)
Saturday, 10th August:
First Qualifying Sessions
(Local time)
7:30 AM – Roads close
8:30-8:50 AM – Classic 175 + 250
9:10-9:35 AM – IRRC Supersport
9:55-10:15 AM – Classic 350 + 250B + 350B
10:35-11:00 AM – IRRC Superbike
11:20-11:40 AM – Classic 500 + 750
12:00-12:20 PM – Classic Sidecars
Second Qualifying Sessions
1:00-1:20 PM – Classic 175 + 250
1:40-2:05 PM – IRRC Supersport
2:25-2:45 PM – Classic 350 + 250B + 350B
3:05-3:30 PM – IRRC Superbike
3:50-4:10 PM – Classic 500 + 750
4:30-4:50 PM – Classic Sidecars
Sunday, 11th August:
(Local time)
7:30 AM – Roads close
8:00 AM – Opening Ceremony
8:45 AM – IRRC Supersport Race 1 – 10 laps
9:50 AM – Classic 175 + 250 Race – 7 laps
10:55 AM – IRRC Superbike Race 1 – 10 laps
12:00 PM – Classic Sidecars – 20 Minutes Regularity (7 laps)
12:30 PM – Prize Giving Ceremony 1
1:30 PM – IRRC Supersport Race 2 – 10 laps
2:35 PM – Classic 350 + 250B + 350B Race – 7 laps
3:40 PM – IRRC Superbike Race 2 – 10 laps
4:45 AM – Classic 500 + 750 Race – 7 laps
5:30 PM – Prize Giving Ceremony 2
Note: Classic steeds are listed until 1972, Classic B steeds from 1972 to 1978.
An added bonus the current race lap record holders per class of Czech TT at Horice.
(Year lap record attained near racer’s name)
IRRC Superbike: David Datzer – 2:13.141 (2022)
IRRC Supersport: Jorn Hamberg – 2:16.142 (2023)
Classic 350: Vitezslav Hatan – 2:40.565 (2023)
Classic 500: Bart Crauwels – 2:41.786 (2023)
Classic 750: Pavel Jancik – 2:43.519 (2015)
Classic 350B: Moritz Nestler – 2:46.287 (2023)
Classic 250: Vitezslav Hatan – 2:46.387 (2018)
Classic 250B: Petr Cadek – 2:47.241 (2023)
Classic 175: Jiri Obtulowicz – 2:59.879 (2022)
Sidecars: Regularity – unofficially near 2:50 seconds lap time
Photo credit: Thijs Van Der Horst
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra
