By Below one week after Mountain Course racing outings, many a TT 2024 participant will be taking on a different kind of challenge this week, sampling the IRRC Schleizer Dreieck meeting.
UK racers participating include twice TT winner Gary Johnson (Team Schleizer Dreieck), Rhys Hardisty (Never Be Clever Racing), team-mate Darryl Tweed, Supermono winner at Horice, Finn Chapman and making his IRRC racing debut, Adam McLean (Performance Racing Achterhoek).
Notable event wildcards, ineligible to score IRRC Championship points, include Macau Grand Prix podium finisher Sheridan Morais (Penz 13 Racing Team), Hengelo (Varsselring) lap record Luca Salvadori (Broncos Racing Team), Thomas O’Grady.
Julian Puffe (JP19 Motorsport), Ville Valtonen (Team Sensetec) and Philipp Stich (PS13 Racing).
Czech road racing aficionado, statistician Jan Vavra, has compiled how the event’s itinerary is shaping up.
The full at present practice/qualifying/races timetable for the IRRC Schleiz event, which additionally features International Bike Promotion Championship, International Sidecar Trophy races, reads as follows:
Friday, 14th June:
(Local time)
08:00 AM-6:40 PM – Free Practice sessions (20 minutes per group)
6:40-7:00 PM – Free Practice International Sidecar Trophy
Saturday, 15th June:
First Qualifying Sessions
(Local time)
08:00-11:20 AM – IBPM (20 minutes per group)
11:20-11:40 AM – IRRC Supersport
11:40-12:00 PM – IRRC Superbike
12:00-12:20 PM – International Sidecar Trophy
12:20-1:20 PM – IBPM (20 minutes per group)
Second Qualifying Sessions
(Local time)
2:05-3:25 PM – IBPM (20 minutes per group)
3:25-3:45 PM – IRRC Supersport
3:50-4:10 PM – IRRC Superbike
4:15-4:35 PM – International Sidecar Trophy
Opening Races
(Local time)
4:35 PM – IBPM BMW RR Cup Race 1 – 12 minutes + 1 lap
5:10 PM – IBPM SBK750/T-Series/Guests Race 1 – 12 minutes + 1 lap
5:35 PM – IBPM SBK Open Race 1 – 12 minutes + 1 lap
6:00 PM – IBPM SSP Open Race 1 – 12 minutes + 1 lap
Sunday, 16th June:
(Local time)
08:00 AM – Free Practices IBPM (20 minutes per group)
10:40 AM – International Sidecar Trophy Race 1 – 10 minutes + 1 lap
11:10 AM – IRRC Supersport Race 1 – 12 Laps
11:45 AM – IRRC Superbike Race 1 – 12 Laps
1:05 PM – IBPM BMW RR Cup Race 2 – 17 minutes + 1 lap
1:35 PM – IBPM SBK750/T-Series/Guests Race 2 – 17 minutes + 1 lap
2:05 PM – IBPM SBK Open Race 2 – 17 minutes + 1 lap
2:35 PM – IBPM SSP Open Race 2 – 17 minutes + 1 lap
3:15 PM – International Sidecar Trophy Race 2 – 15 minutes + 1 lap
3:40 PM – IRRC Supersport Race 2 – 12 Laps
4:15 PM – IRRC Superbike Race 2 – 12 Laps
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra
