By Horice, Dymokury lap record holder David Datzer edged Didier Grams for the overall top spot from today’s IRRC Superbike qualifying stints at Frohburg, which saw just over 2.5 seconds cover the overall ten quickest qualifiers.
MTP Racing’s Datzer, astride M1000RR BMW tackle, stormed to opening qualifying honours, lapping almost sub 1:34 seconds.
Almost a second in arrears was fellow countryman, G&G Motorsport’s Grams.
In Q2, IRRC icon Grams steadily chipped away with his speed and by his sixth timed lap, he came agonisingly close to grabbing pole position, lapping only 0.005 of a second shy of Datzer’s pace setting time from Q1 (1.34.084).
Datzer, Grams, Erno Kostamo would finish the outright qualifying top three, with Macau Grand Prix winner Kostamo joining his fellow BMW powered competitors, in dipping below the 1:35 seconds barrier.
An impressive fourth fastest, finishing best non-BMW powered racer ahead of 2023 IRRC Superbike Champion Lukas Maurer was Supersport pole-sitter, Performance Racing Achterhoek’s Jorn Hamberg.
Behind Superbike guest rider Hamberg, placings sixth to eighth on the Q2 times sheet were pocketed by Patrick Hoff, Sweden’s top real road racer Markus Karlsson and Johannes Schwimmbeck.
Wrapping up Saturday’s ten speediest big-bike exponents were twice IRRC Supersport Champion, Laurent Hoffmann and 23 plate holder Virgil Amber Bloemhard.
IRRC Frohburg – Q1/Q2 Superbike combined qualifying result:
1 – David Datzer – 1.34.084
2 – Didier Grams – 1.34.089
3 – Erno Kostamo – 1.34.949
4 – Jorn Hamberg – 1.35.110
5 – Lukas Maurer – 1.35.236
6 – Patrick Hoff – 1.35.881
7 – Markus Karlsson – 1.36.391
8 – Johannes Schwimmbeck – 1.36.424
9 – Laurent Hoffmann – 1.36.551
10 – Virgil Amber Bloemhard – 1.36.634
11 – Nico Muller – 1.36.787
12 – Udo Reichmann – 1.37.164
13 – Tomas Toth – 1.38.158
14 – Marnix D’Hondt – 1.38.297
15 – Luca Gottardi – 1.38.578
16 – Marcel Elsner – 1.38.735
17 – Roger Bantli – 1.38.782
18 – Freddie Heinrich – 1.38.877
19 – Christoph Kreller – 1.39.303
20 – Guido Nittke – 1.39.390
21 – Wally Jacobs – 1.39.462
22 – Forest Dunn – 1.40.219
23 – Paul Manx – 1.40.418
24 – Rene Grundei – 1.41.281
25 – Pontus Roestlinger – 1.41.887
26 – Lasse Karki – 1.42.020
27 – Rob Van Eijs – 1.42.067
28 – Olivier Lupberger – 1.42.097
29 – Florian Astner – 1.42.175
30 – Rhys Hardisty – 1.42.396
31 – Dirk Walter – 1.42.410
32 – Steven Bellavoine – 1.42.735
33 – Emil Krchnavy – 1.44.917
34 – Mike Ceuppens – 1.45.536
35 – Rene Mĺkvy – 1.46.965
36 – Morgan Baplu – 1.46.990
37 – Dirk Kaletsch – 1.47.174
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
