FIM Electric Motorcycle Race Series For 2010

Many motorsports fans were skeptical of Azhar Hussain’s plans to bring electric motorcycle racing to the Isle of Man TT with the TTXGP. Calls for variety in the IOM TT had been shot down in the past. While many wanted to take a step backward to 2 strokes and more capacity variations Azhar and the IOM TT committ chose to take a leap forward. Many teams stepped up with amazing all electric motorcycles in a short amount of time to compete in what some say was the most important race in the world.

The FIM was on board with TTXGP and now they are starting their own electric motorcycle race series.  This should be great for the progress of electric motorcycles. As Mission Motors mentioned in their TTXGP recap, months of R&D happens in a short amount of time when you race.

The TTXGP Press release summarizes the new series saying…

The FIM Series for electric bikes will provide an international platform for the development of electric bikes and the technology behind them to be tested in an exciting and challenging way. It aims at driving low-carbon technological innovation forward, to demonstrate that clean-emission transport technologies have matured and can be fun, fast and exciting.

Dates and times are being worked out. This should give us some time to clear next summers schedule and plan to hit as many races as possible.

Full Press Release: TTXGP