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2009 Ride Green Eco Enduro Results And Video
Pictures and results have surfaced for the FIM Ride Green Eco Enduro which was held last weekend in Denmark and ran through Feddett, Moen and Copenhagen. 39 riders including many big European names in off road tackled 10 stages that combined enduro in most and supermoto in the final. Have a look at the pictures […]
In: Racing · Tagged with: EcoEnduro, Enduro, FIM, Joel Smets, pictures, Quantya, race, Racing, results, Ride Green Eco Endruo, Video, Zero
CRP Racing To Build Bikes For TTXGP Competition
CRP Racing announced it will join the likes of electric race motorcycle manufacturer Mavizen as a builer of electric motorcycles exclusively for competition in the TTXGP electric race series. CRP Racing has history in multiple disciplines of motorsport including manufacturing parts for F1, entries in Road Racing Italian Championship, Honda Trophy and two wild cards […]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: bikes, Cleaner Racing Conferance, CRP Racing, eCRP1.0, eGrandPrix, manufacturer, Racing, TTXGP
TTXGP Responds To FIM e-Power Series
Mary Donovan of TTXGP posted a response today to the FIM press release announcing e-Power electric motorcycle race series. It turns out the FIM decided to move forward without the involvement of TTXGP. Azhar was humble in his response but pointed out that his organization shared a lot of knowledge and lessons learned on electric […]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: Azhar Hussain, e-Power, eGrandPrix, FIM, Mary Donovan, TTXGP
FIM Announces e-Power International Championship Without TTXGP
The FIM recently issued a press release detailing a new electric motorcycle race series called FIM e-Power International Championship. At first glance this sounds like old news. After the success of he TTXGP at Isle Of Man in June, the FIM had announced an all electric race series in collaboration with TTXGP under direction of […]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: Azhar Hussain, breakup, CCR, e-Power, e-Power International Championship, eGrandPrix, EV Racing, FIM, Jeremy Burne, Racing, split, TTXGP, TTXGP FIM split, Vito Ippolito
2010 TTXGP Rules Published
The 2010 TTXGP Rules are now available on eGrandPrix.com. After a quick glance at “Version 22” most of the rules revolve around the setup of the motorcycle and keeping the rider, IOM Track Marshals and safety crew safe. Interestingly there were no rules regarding battery swapping which will be allowed for the two lap Pro […]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: 2010, 2010 TTXGP, eGrandPrix, regulations, rules, safety, TTXGP
Zero MX Beats Quantya And 450cc Bikes In France
Unlike the upcoming Eco Enduro in Denmark where Zero and Quantya will run in different classes, the two rival electric dirtbike companies went head to head last weekend in France. After Zero’s defeat of Zero X mounted riders by Quantya at Mini Moto SX last year Zero introduced the Zero MX to help it perform better at the track. […]
In: Racing · Tagged with: electric vs ICE, EV Racing, Fédération Française de Motocyclisme, FFM, France, French Motorcycling Federation, Gironville, GOES, hare scramble, Julien Breant, Quantya, Racing, Thomas Aubry, Zero Motorcycles
2009 International Eco Enduro
The eGrandPrix is not the only electric motorcycle race series the FIM is working with this year. Moto pros Ivan Reedtz-Thott, Soren Clauding and Christian Primby are organizing the 2009 International Eco Enduro that will run in Denmark on December 11 – 13. The purpose of the race is to support and demonstrate environmentally responsible […]
In: Racing · Tagged with: Brian Jorgensen, Brian Kjær Jørgensen, COP15, Denmark, Didier de Radiguès, EcoEnduro, Enduro, EV Racing, Hans Tholstrup, Moteurs, Quantya, Racing, supermoto, Wind Estate, Zero Motorcycles
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 […]
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
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
