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Results After TTXGP Qualifying At IOM TT

Team Agni and Robert “Bullet” Barber made history and turned the fastest lap of the 37.5 mile IOM mountain course at 26 minutes, 41 seconds on a zero emissions motorcycle. This was a good 5 minutes, 6 seconds faster than the next fastest team, Dan Kneen on the ManTTX machine.  Absent from the top three […]

Team Agni Fastest In TTXGP Practice

Team Agni rider Robert Barber pulled a surprising upset of favorites such as MotoCzysz, Mission Motors and Brammo and posted the fastest lap of the 38 mile IOM circuit.  They completed the lap in around 26 minutes, just minutes slower than the average gas powered bike. Source: Amadeus_IOM Amadeus Photography

Posted on June 9, 2009 at 8:59 am by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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TTXGP Bikes Hit IOM Circuit For Practice

This moring the TTXG bike hit the track for pratice.  Here are some great pics by Amadeus_IOM of Amadeus Photography. MotoCzysz: Mission Motors: Brammo/Best Buy: Native Electric Motorsport Kingston University: Barefoot Motors: Burnel X-Team: Source: Amadeus_IOM, Amadeus Photography

Posted on June 9, 2009 at 8:55 am by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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eROCKIT TTXGP Bike At IOM TT

Here is the first picture I have seen of the eROCKIT TTXGP bike. It looks a lot like the original prototype we saw on the road last year. The eROCKIT team sounds a little unsure how thier 485 lb bike will do in the race but hope the bikes gearing will help them be competitive. […]

Posted on June 9, 2009 at 7:45 am by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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TTXGP Rider and Team Interviews

Here is an interesting interview with various TTXGP teams and Riders.  The following people are interviewed: Azhar Hussain – TTXGP founder Brian Wismann – Brammo’s Team Leader Roy Richardson – One of Team Brammo’s Riders Jeremy Cleland – Mission Motors Product Manager Rober Barber – Team Agni Rider Arvind Rabadia – Team Agni Race Director

Kingston University TTXGP Sans Plastic

Here are some pictures of the rolling stock and electronics inside the Kingston University TTXGP bike. They were taken during prep for the Open class TTXGP race at Isle Of Man by Amadeus Photography. The bike will be piloted by George Spence. The Kingston team uses LifeBatt Lithium Ion Phosphate batteries and a “Performance Through […]

Posted on June 3, 2009 at 11:04 am by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Mission One TTXGP Bike In Race Plastic

Here is a picture of the Mission Motors, Mission One TTXGP bike with it’s race bodywork.  It from a video published by ABC. 50 Mission One bikes will be produced next year for just under $69,000 USD.  Mission Motors CEO Forest North explains that putting the bike in the luxury category will justify the cutting […]

Posted on June 2, 2009 at 8:24 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · One Comment
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Inside The Mission Motors TTXGP Bike

Video of the Mission One recently hit YouTube showing the bike being torn down and packed up for the trip to IOM for TTXGP.  Lots of interesting details were displayed including shots of the trellis frame, rear swing arm and what looks to be a horn.  Or is it a speaker? There has been talk […]

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XXL Racing TTXGP Practice Session Video

German TTXGP entry XXL Racing posted a video of their recent practice session.  This is one of the first track tests for the bike they will race June 12, 2009 in the first electric motorcycle race at Isle of Man.  The rider will be Thomas Schoenfelder. Source: Manx Tube

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MotoCzysz E1pc Dyno Run Video

Portland, Oregon based MotoCzysz recently posted a new video of their E1pc Electric TTXGP bike recorded during dyno testing. The first video they posted had the batteries wired off the bike. It shows the bare frame which is designed to allow upgrades of batteries to suit power requirements. The second video shows the bike with the battery […]

Posted on May 19, 2009 at 8:24 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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