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Team Agni with Rider Rob Barber Wins Inuagural TTXGP

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Team Agni and rider Rob Barber won the inaugural TTXGP. Second place was Thomas Schoenfelder, on the Team XXL entry, Mark Buckley on the Team Brammo entry took third. MotoCzysz was a DNF. TTXGP 2009 PRO         Pos Team  Rider Time  Speed 1 AGNI X01  Rob … [Read more...]

Brammo Enertia on Fox Business News – Racer Top Speed 90 to 95mph

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Just caught a short spot on Fox Business with Craig Bramscher, CEO/Chairman of Brammo, manufacturer of the Enertia electric motorcycle. At the end of the interview, Craig was asked about the speed of the Enertia, which is listed as 50 mph for the street bike, but he went on to say that the racer, currently on the Isle of Man for the TTXGP, has a top speed of 90 to 95 mph. … [Read more...]

Mission One TTXGP Racer in Race Colors

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The Mission One electric TTXGP race bike was unveiled in full race colors yesterday. One more for the lineup. Everyone has been keeping the final look of their respective bikes under wraps but they're all showing up now. The Mission One racer looks pretty good and quite a bit different than the images of the tentative production street version. Link: TTXGP … [Read more...]

Team TORK – All India TTXGP Entry

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As already shown, teams racing in the TTXGP are truly an international group and not everyone is as well funded as some of the pro teams. Kapil Shelke, team leader of Team TORK, which will be competing in the Open class, wanted us to know about their efforts, which consists of four students all in their final year of Mechanical Engineering at D.Y Patil College of Engineering, … [Read more...]

MotoCzysz E1pc – Digital Superbike

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The MotoCzysz E1pc Digital Superbike is on the way to the Isle of Man, from idea to finished electric racer in less than 5 months. As Michael Czysz notes on his blog, this will be the first MotoCzysz motorcycle to compete in an FIM sanctioned event. Using the MotoCzysz C1 as a starting point, they tossed the internal combustion engine and replaced it with 3 electric motors. … [Read more...]

AMA eGrandPrix at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

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If you needed any more reasons to attend the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid Ohio, here's a good one, you'll get a chance to see the electric race bikes running at speed on exhibition laps of the track. This is their first appearance in the US. The AMA eGrandPrix Introduction will showcase a number of teams, racers and machines taking part in the inaugural TTXGP … [Read more...]