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
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 […]
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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 […]
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