More Doors Opening For Electric
The first doors to open for electric drive powersports were a long time coming. Activists in touch with the environment have been pushing for ways to reduce carbon emissions for decades. In the late 90’s, frustrations mounted as the EV1 came and went. Engineers and tinkerers have been building and racing electrics for years.
In 2008 [...]
In: Industry · Tagged with: 2010, 2016, be a part of it, business, doors, Electric Motorcycle Racing, entrepreneurs, green business, investment, land grab, opportunities, projections, Racing, Smage
TTXGP gets mugged on “The World According To Gary”
Gary Radnich, sports guy on KRON 4 News in San Francisco, chatted with Azhar Hussain about the upcoming TTXGP at nearby Infineon Raceway, May 14-16, 2010. The race signals the start of the North American Championship Series of the TTXGP, and the first electric motorcycle race in the United States. The TTXGP ran the [...]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: Azhar Hussain, brammofan, eGrandPrix, Electric Motorcycle Racing, emotorules, EV Racing, Infineon, Infineon Raceway, Mavizen, Racing, TTX02, TTXGP, TTXGP North America, zero carbon
Mavizen TTX03 Motorcross Derived Electric
Today is a big day for Mavizen and TTXGP founder Azhar Hussain. They are unveiling the Mavizen TTX02 at SEMA show which looks to be based on the KTM RC8 superbike chassis and the Team Agni X01.
After taking a look at their website it appears they are also working on a dirtbike called the TTX03. [...]
In: Mavizen · Tagged with: Azhar Hussain, eGrandPrix, electric dirtbike, Electric Motorcycle Racing, electric mx, Mavizen, Mavizen TTX03, Racing, SEMA, TTX03, TTXGP
Mavizen TTX02 To Be Unveiled At SEMA Show
With electric motorcycles becoming more practical over the last few years there were a lot of teams interested in competing in the 2009 TTXGP at Isle of Man. However, in the end only 10 bikes crossed the finish line. Most teams had about 6 months to put a bike together and though simpler to build [...]
In: Mavizen · Tagged with: Agni Motors, Arvind Rabadia, Azhar Hussain, Cedric Lynch, eGrandPrix, Electric Motorcycle Racing, Kokam, KTM, Mavizen, Racing, Team Agni, TTX02, TTXGP, X01
Killacycle In NZ – Electric vs. Gas Dragbike Race?
OK, not “gas” but at least I.C.E. And with fuel more powerful than gas when combined with oxygen… nitromethane.
This January the world record holding Killacycle electric dragster will be in New Zealand for the 2010 4 and Rotary Nationals. The killacycle team may go head to head with the NZ drag bike record holding Stud [...]
In: Racing · Tagged with: ASB Showgrounds, Athol Williams, drag racing, dragbike, electric dragbike, Electric Motorcycle Racing, EV Racing, Fram Autolite Dragway, Greenlane, Greenlane Showground, Killacycle, New Zeland, NZ, Racing, Stud Racing
$40K American Electric Race Bike in 2010 | TTXGP Developments
Azhar Hussain announced some major developments to the 2010 electric motorcycle racing championship that will run under the FIM Road Racing Grand Prix Commission. Branding of the series still seems to be undetermined. The series uses the “eGrandPrix” moniker for its website and the AMA event held in Ohio in July but was not used [...]
In: TTXGP · Tagged with: 2010, 2010 TTXGP, Azhar Hussain, eGrandPrix, Electric Motorcycle Racing, FIM, Racing, TTXGP
Team Norton Electra At The 2009 AMA eGrandPrix
In the days preceding the 2009 AMA eGrandPrix electric motorcycle race at Mid Ohio I covered Brian Richardson’s Norton Electra. It turns out Brian was busy in the weeks preceding the event teaming up with the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Lab at James Madison University. I had the pleasure of speaking with Brian and Rob Prins, [...]
In: Homebrew, Racing · Tagged with: AFV Lab, AMA, Brian Richardson, eGrandPrix, electric motorcycle conversion, Electric Motorcycle Racing, Homebrew, James Madison University, JMU AFV, JMU Alternative Fuel Vehicle Lab, Mid Ohio, Norton, Norton Electra, Robert Prins, TTXGP
2010 TTXGP Announces PRO2 Class
New rules for the 2010 TTXGP at Isle of Man were announced this weekend. A new class called PRO2 will run 2 laps of the 38 mile mountain course in addition to the 1 lap PRO class. Teams will be allowed to pit and swap out batteries or forgo the pit stop and run both [...]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: 2010, 2010 TTXGP, eGrandPrix, Electric Motorcycle Racing, EV Racing, PRO2, Racing, TTXGP
Brian Richardson’s Norton Electra
Brian Richardson always dreamed of owning a Norton. In 2008 he could not buy one new so he took a 1966 slimline featherbed frame, a brushless AC Motor capable of 50 HP and 100 pound-feet of torque and built an all electric Norton Electra. He finished it off with a 1957 MV Augusta/Norton dustbin faring [...]
In: Homebrew, Racing · Tagged with: Brian Richardson, eGrandPrix, Electra, electric motorcycle conversion, Electric Motorcycle Racing, Homebrew, Norton, Norton Electra, Racing
Electric Motorsport Takes Second At ReFuel
Hot off their 1st place Open class victory at the TTXGP, Electric Motorsport took 2nd place at ReFuel, an alternative fuel vehicle race at Leguna Seca. An electric powered go cart took first place. The Electric Motorsport / Native bike was the fastest motorcycle beating out the funky dual swing arm PMW Shocker which took [...]
In: Racing · Tagged with: Cork Screw, Electric Motorcycle Racing, Electric Motorsport, Leguna Seca, Native Cycles, Racing, ReFuel, Todd Kollin
