By All of the forty quickest racers from last weekend’s Czech TT/IRRC Horice meeting lapped sub 2 minutes 24 seconds.
Quickest out right was runaway back-to-back Superbike race winner, MTP Racing’s David Datzer, who’s top lap time stood at 2:13.528 seconds.
Outside reigning Macau Grand Prix runner-up Datzer, four other roads scene aces dipped below the 2:14 seconds barrier.
They were Patrick Hoff (2.14.237), Didier Grams (2.14.263), new IRRC Superbike Champion Lukas Maurer (2.14.603) and Finland’s fastest TT racer Erno Kostamo (2.14.735).
New Supersport lap record holder Jorn Hamberg (2.16.142) finished seventh quickest overall whilst speediest Horice newcomer was Never Be Clever Racing’s Forest Dunn (2.19.123).
The overall in descending order, 1-40 rapidest 2023 Czech TT participants, reads as follows:
(Best lap time located near racer’s name)
1st – David Datzer – 2.13.528
2nd – Patrick Hoff – 2.14.237
3rd – Didier Grams – 2.14.263
4th – Lukas Maurer – 2.14.603
5th – Erno Kostamo – 2.14.735
6th – Johannnes Schwimmbeck – 2.15.916
7th – Jorn Hamberg – 2.16.142 (new Supersport lap record)
8th – Marek Cerveny – 2.16.209
9th – Virgil-Amber Bloemhard – 2.16.265
10th – Markus Karlsson – 2.17.537
11th – Luca Gottardi – 2.18.217
12th – Petr Najman – 2.18.381
13th – Wolfgang Schuster – 2.18.608
14th – Michal Dokoupil – 2.18.737
15th – Karel Brandtner – 2.18.883
16th – Forest Dunn – 2.19.123
17th – Florian Astner – 2.19.158
18th – Nico Muller – 2.19.510
19th – Karel Pesek – 2.19.694
20th – Kamil Holan – 2.19.816
21st – Romain Cleaz-Savoyen – 2.19.831
22nd – Thomas Wendel – 2.20.360
23rd – Ilja Caljouw – 2.20.364
24th – Mauro Poncini – 2.20.366
25th – Rico Vetter – 2.20.367
26th – Jiri Petrla – 2.20.811
27th – Sebastian Frotscher – 2.20.876
28th – Christian Steinhauser – 2.21.353
29th – Rene Grundei – 2.21.381
30th – Emil Krchnavy – 2.21.439
31st – Anssi Koski – 2.21.666
32nd – Pontus Roestlinger – 2.21.677
33rd – Olivier Lupberger – 2.21.967
34th – Tomas Toth – 2.22.333
35th – Marek Stibor – 2.22.391
36th – Rhys Hardisty – 2.22.432
37th – Tiziano Rosati – 2.22.654
38th – Matous Ondrusz – 2.22.572
39th – Wally Jacobs – 2.23.494
40th – Frantisek Loucka – 2.23.948
Special thanks to Czech road racing statistician Jan Vavra, for compiling the above showcased list, supplying the information to make this article possible.
Photo credit: Robby Repsol
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra #dontletfearcontrolyou
