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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 […]

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 […]

Posted on July 24, 2009 at 2:39 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Mark Miller Meets The MotoCzysz E1pc

After 5 months of planning and building, numerous electrical shocks and 30 miles of track testing the MotoCzysz E1pc Digital Superbike was crated and shipped to the Isle of Man for TTXGP. The American racer, Mark Miller did not even see the bike until it arrived on the Isle Of Man for the first electric […]

Posted on July 22, 2009 at 2:43 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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TTXGP Documentary Coming Soon

Some good footage of the TTXGP is turning up on youTube. Brammo recently released high quality footage of their two all electric TTR’s circulating the island circuit. One shot Amadeus_IOM took after TTXGP qualifying reminded me that Mark Neale (director of Faster) is working on a documentary of the TTXGP that will air on Discovery […]

Posted on June 23, 2009 at 12:46 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · 2 Comments
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TTXGP Rider Interviews After the Race

The official TTXGP results are posted along with a video from race day and interviews with the riders and team members. Most riders interviewed over the last week seem surprised at the power of the bikes and how much they enjoyed riding them. Keep in mind some of the entries were not complete and track […]

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 […]

Posted on June 12, 2009 at 12:22 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · 7 Comments
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Will We See Evo Design In TTXGP?

Absent from TTXGP qualifying was the Evo Design EV-0RR. MCN reported the reason is the bike was not ready. There is a rumor that all entries will be able to race tomorrow regardless of if they qualified or not. It would be great to see the Evo Design bike on the circuit as well as […]

Posted on June 11, 2009 at 5:05 am by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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MotoCzysz Qualifies For TTXGP Race

Yesterday, June 10 was the second and last day of qualifying for the final TTXGP race being held tomorrow. Based on comments from the field, a rumor developed that MotoCzysz did not qualify for the final. I was hoping this was not the case and a fan/photographer on the scene confirmed it was not. MotoCzysz […]

Posted on June 11, 2009 at 4:20 am by John Adamo · Permalink · 6 Comments
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TTXGP Practice Day 2

Here are the latest TTXGP practice pics from Day 2. Glad to see MotoCzysz back on the circuit.  Thanks again to Amadeus Photography for keeping us in the loop!

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 8:30 am by John Adamo · Permalink · One Comment
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Video From TTXGP Start

2009 is the first year Electric Motorcycles raced the legendary Isle Of Man TT in a class called TTXGP. Here is video of the bikes silently leaving the starting line. Team Agni posted a lap time just over 26 minutes with an average speed of 84.8 mph. Below is a video from the start of […]

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 7:30 am by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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