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TTXGP North American Series Final And FIM Makeup?

This weekend is the final race of the North American TTXGP series and rumor has it the turnout at VIR will be strong. If Michael Barnes and the Lightning Motors team can keep the bike running strong they should take the series win. Zoe Rem and Team Agni could tie Lightning for first if they [...]

Posted on August 13, 2010 at 1:22 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · Leave a comment
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2011 TTXGP Rules Wiki Wrapping Up Soon!

The eGrandPrix organization has been working hard all season to bring electric motorcycle racing to the world. With 3 electric motorcycle racing series in 3 parts of the world and a final in Spain, it is the most extensive electric race series to date. Azhar Hussain and the TTXGP crew are all-in on this electric [...]

SWIGZ.com Pro Racing Out For Seca, Shooting For VIR

Chip Yates and the SWIGZ.com Pro Racing team have been hard at work putting together the electric race bike equivalent to 600cc petrol bike performance. The team showed up at the first TTXGP race at Infineon this year with their bike but it was not ready to race as they had hoped. Turns out the [...]

Posted on July 20, 2010 at 3:16 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · 3 Comments
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Tork India Victorious At Snetterton TTXGP

Tork India took first place in the opening round of TTXGP UK series at Snetterton this weekend. This win was somewhat of a surprise as their mostly new 2010 T002X electric motorcycle had never been tested under race conditions. Issues getting their bike onto the Isle Of Man kept team leader Kapil Shelke and his [...]

The 2010 TTXGP UK Round 1 And North America Round 3

The TTXGP UK series is set to kick off this weekend with round 1 at Snetterton. As with most TTXGP races, the grid is a great mix of familiar male and female racers and bikes and a few new electric race teams. Expect Team Agni to lead most of the race with a good fight [...]

A Diverse Podium Tops Off TTXGP At Road America

The natural light streaming into the new Orion Tech Center at Elkhart Lake made the perfect launch pad for the electric bikes at TTXGP North America Round 2. Michael Barnes on the Lightning Motors bike pulled strong up the hills and down the long straights for the duration of the race to lock in a [...]

TTXGP Round 2 At Road America

TTXGP’s next stop is in the beautiful rolling hills of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin at Road America. Seven teams are confirmed for the race. It appears Team Agni will attempt to defend their crown alone without Zero Motorcycles for the second round of the US TTXGP. Also, Zoe Rem who rode for Pril Racing at Infineon [...]

Posted on June 4, 2010 at 12:29 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · One Comment
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Video Of The 2010 TTXGP Round 1 At Infineon Raceway

Julie at Zero Motorcycles sent over a great video of the 2010 TTXGP race at Infineon Raceway. It includes the commentary of the race announcers that could be heard during the race. There are some great views from multiple cameras on Shawn Higbee’s race winning Zero/Agni electric race bike as he battles Michael Barnes on the [...]

Videos Of The EV1 Powered Lightning Motors vs. Zero Agni

“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.” The electric motorcycle world has been buzzing about the heated battle between Shawn Higbee on the Zero Agni and Michael Barnes on the Lightning Motors bike. Shawn rode the lighter, more agile Zero quickly through the turns while the 525+ pound [...]

2010 TTXGP Round 1 Results At Infineon Raceway

“Anyone who thought this would not be competitive is out of thier mind!” was the announcers words after the first few laps of TTXGP at Infineon Raceway. Shawn Higbee took first place on the Zero/Agni bike after a back and forth battle with Michael Barnes of Lightning Motors. Barnes had some technical issues which caused [...]