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2009 AMA TTXGP eGrandPrix At Mid Ohio
This weekend was the first time electric motorcycles took the track on US soil in an AMA event dubbed the TTXGP eGrandPrix. Through out the day Saturday there was a crowd gathered around the electric motorcycles at the TTXGP tent. Even after 7 PM when most of Mid Ohio Sports Car Course was mostly cleared […]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: AMA, Azhar Hussain, eGrandPrix, Electric Motorsport, Enertrac, Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, Mission Motors, Native Cycles, Norton Electra, Schultz Engineering, Team Zion, TTXGP, Vintage Motorcycle Days, Zero
eGrandPrix Electric Motorcycle Pics and Tweets
This weekend is the eGrandPrix at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. @tgintz and @skadamo (me) will be tweeting pics from the event if all goes smoothly and cell phone reception cooperates. eGrandPrix an electric motorcycle event organized by the same people who made TTXGP happen at Isle of Man this June. Big names in the electric […]
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
Red Valley Motorsport Amplux
Tony Helmholt took a 1975 Yamaha RD250 with a blown motor and began working on converting it to electric. The Amplux uses a 36V Etek motor, three 12 volt lead acid batteries and a 6 speed gear box to achieve 91 mph top speed and a 24 mile range. It has a fully programmable speed controller […]
In: Homebrew, Racing · Tagged with: 1975, conversion, eGrandPrix, electric motorcycle conversion, Etek, Gear Box, Homebrew, Lead Acid, Racing, RD250, Tony Helmholt, Yamaha
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: Electric Motorsport, Racing · Tagged with: Cork Screw, Electric Motorcycle Racing, Electric Motorsport, Leguna Seca, Native Cycles, Racing, ReFuel, Todd Kollin
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 […]
In: Racing · Tagged with: Azhar Hussain, Electric Motorcycle Racing, FIM
TTXGP Year 0 Results (2009)
The TTXGP zero emissions race is complete. I’m sure most everyone who reads this blog has seen the results. What an exciting addition to the world of racing! Amazing performance by the winning team, the teams who finished, the teams who made it to the starting line and the teams who attempted to enter the […]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: 2009 Isle Of Man TT, 2009 TTXGP Results, Isle Of Man TT, Racing, results, TTXGP, TTXGP Results
