By * Landshaag 2025 overall winner, IRRC Superbike 2024 Champion, David ´Datziii´ Datzer is now overall, Superbike lap record holder for these meetings: Landshaag (1.08.795 – last weekend), Horice (2.12.041 – 2024), Dymokury (0.59.173 – 2024).
Stare Mesto (1.31.509 – 2024), Trencin Airport (0.59.542 – 2024) plus Superstock 1000 category in Landshaag (1.09.752 – also last weekend) and Supermono class in Horice (2.24.870 – 2023).*
*There were eight different nations represented during the weekend from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.*
*The three fastest racers of Landshaag Hill Climb 2025 are also TT 2025 entrants, Maurizio Bottalico (1.09.374) and Stefano Bonetti (1.10.734) alongside already mentioned David Datzer.*
*Fifteen racers in total clocked sub 1:15 lap times, post Sunday’s races with above mentioned Datzer, Bottalico, Bonetti also Thomas Altenhuber (1.10.835), Markus Mitterbauer (1.11.255), Manuel Schleindlhuber (1.12.270), Christian Steinhauser (1.12.819).
Alexander Kastenhuber (1.12.897 – New Supersport lap record), Salvatore Sallustro (1.13.706), Andreas Burgschachner (1.13.837), Daniel Pfleger (1.14.460), Rudolf Bauer (1.14.483), Harald Schleindlhuber (1.14.683), Mario Gastinger (1.14.769) and Mario Grunwald (1.14.988).*
*2025 Manx Grand Prix racers from last weekend were prospective debutant Finn ‘Crazy Chicken’ Chapman and Salvatore ‘Salvo’ Sallustro.*
*Six Sidecar crews competed during the weekend, fastest were Luckendorfer Bergrennen Sidecars lap record holders Peter and Helga Gierlinger from Germany (1.31.739).*
*Fastest female rider of Landshaag 2025 is Austrian Svenja Wurm (1.20.822) before Czech rider Kristyna Jakesch (1.26.841) and Petra Fischer (1.46.419).*
*Thomas ‘Uccio’ Altendorfer, Kristyna ‘Kiki’ Jakesch and Finn Chapman are new members of Datziii#55 Road Racing team with team chief David Datzer joining all four of the above for back-to-back Czech road racing weekends at Stare Mesto (4th-5th May) and 300 Curves of Gustav Havel in Horice (10th-11th May).*
*Already showcased Thomas Altenhuber and Andreas Gangl (spectator last weekend) before last Sunday’s competition, overall Landshaag lap-record holder) are amongst the top 30 quickest Horice roads circuit newcomers in history.*
*Austrian ice-speedway legend, Red Bull Athlete, Franz ‘Franky’ Zorn, who spectated at Landshaag has good knowledge about Horice races and admitted that he would like to come to see them this year.*
Thank you, all riders, spectators, organisers ‘MSC Rottenegg’, sponsors and everyone around the Landshaag Hill Climb races. See you in April 2026 at the 45th edition of ‘Landshaag Bergrennen’!
(Fastest time from Sunday’s Landshaag race near the competitor’s name)
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Jan Vavra
