By Co-in siding with the beginning of TT 2024 racing, top draw Slovakian pure roads action beckons this weekend at Kopcany.
Standout entrants include IRRC Supersport Championship leader Marek Cerveny, Karel Brandtner, German two stroke specialist Chris Meyer, TT exponent of recent years Miroslav Sloboda and Wolfgang ‘Wolfi’ Schuster.
Czech road racing aficionado, statistician Jan Vavra, has compiled how the event’s itinerary is shaping up.
The full at present qualifying/race schedule for this year’s Kopcany Road Races, is as follows:
1st June:
(Local time)
09:00-09:20 AM – Classic 175-250 Qualifying Session 1
09:30-09:50 AM – Classic 350-750 Qualifying Session 1
10:00-10:20 AM – GP 125/Sport Production 125/Supersport 300 Qualifying Session 1
10:30-10:50 AM – Supermono/Supersport 400 Qualifying Session 1
11:00-11:20 AM – Open 250/Classic SBK/Classic Legend/Classic Open Qualifying Session 1
11:30-11:50 AM – Supersport Qualifying Session 1
12:00-12:20 PM – Super Twins Qualifying Session 1
12:30-12:50 PM – Superbike Qualifying Session 1
2:00-2:20 PM – Classic 175-250 Qualifying Session 2
2:30-2:50 PM – Classic 350-750 Qualifying Session 2
3:00-3:20 PM – GP 125/Sport Production 125/Supersport 300 Qualifying Session 2
3:30-3:50 PM – Supermono/Supersport 400 Qualifying Session 2
4:00-4:20 PM – Open 250/Classic SBK/Classic Legend/Classic Open Qualifying Session 2
4:30-4:50 PM – Supersport Qualifying Session 2
5:00-5:20 PM – Super Twins Qualifying Session 2
5:30-5:50 PM – Superbike Qualifying Session 2
2nd June:
(Local time)
09:10 AM – Classic 175-250 – 10 Laps
10:00 AM – Classic 350-750 – 10 Laps
10:50 AM – GP 125/Sport Production 125/Supersport 300 – 12 Laps
12:55 PM – Supermono/Supersport 400 Race – 12 Laps
1:55 PM – Open 250/Classic SBK/Classic Legend/Classic Open Race – 12 Laps
2:55 PM – Supersport Race – 14 Laps
3:55 PM – Super Twins Race – 12 Laps
4:55 PM – Superbike Race – 14 Laps
An added bonus courtesy of Jan Vavra, the current lap record holders per class at Kopcany (not official).
(Year of lap record attained near racer’s name)
Superbike: Marek Cerveny – 1:23.200 (2019)
Supersport: Marek Cerveny – 1:24.556 (2015)
Super Twins: David Hanzalik – 1:31.314 (2019)
Supermono: Daniel Zornweg – 1:33.056 (2015)
GP 125: Michal Savinkov – 1:34.134 (2015)
Open 250: Petr Kunz – 1:35.160 (2015)
Classic (Open): Marek Stibor – 1:35.699 (2023)
Supersport 400: Petr Plichta – 1:36.999 (2023)
Sport Production 125: Michal Vecko – 1:39.861 (2019)
Supersport 300: Patrik Serbousek – 1:44.664 (2023)
Photo credit: Thijs Van Der Horst
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra
