Lightning Motors At Love Ride With ATK
The 28th annual Love Ride happened last weekend in Glendale, CA with the usual lineup of motorcycle riding celebs supporting Autism Speaks, including Jay Leno, Danny “Machete” Trejo, and Robert Patrick (Terminator Cop). ATK’s Frank White was there with his Autistic son Jeff. Curiously, another rising star of motorcycle racing’s coolest niche was there in […]
In: ATK, Lightning Motors · Tagged with: ATK, Danny Trejo, Frank White, Leno, Lightning Motors, Love Ride, Richard Hatfield, Robert Patrick, Rumor Mill, Speculation
Lightning Motors Does 218.637 MPH On The Salt – New Record 215.960
If you thought enough electric motorcycle records had been broken this year, you’re in for some disappointment. Lightning Motorcycles crushed the standing electric motorcycle land speed record a few times last week and ended up with 218.637 mph top speed and 215.960 average. Asphalt And Rubber has had some great coverage over the last few weeks. […]
In: Racing · Tagged with: Alliance New Energy, ebike speed record, electric speed record, land speed record, Lightning Motors, Paul Thede, Richard Hatfield, salt, Salt Flats
Lightning Motors 2011 TT Zero Entry
Richard Hatfield and the Lightning Motors team pulled it together for a good showing on during Monday’s practice. According to an email update from Richard, they missed the first practice because their Ener1 batteries had been stuck in customs in London with the next fairy leaving the day of the race. Lightning’s Rider and well connected […]
In: TT Zero · Tagged with: 2011 TT Zero, 2011 TT Zero Teams, Jim Race, Lightning Motors, Mark Miller, Richard Hatfield, Video
Lightning Motors TTXGP Entry – The EV1 Powered Electric Race Bike
Last year the Lightning Motors Moto-1 hit 166.388 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats during BUB week toping Mission Motors single pass top speed. Spinning away inside the Ray Abrams trellis frame was the 3 phase AC Induction, 104 kW heart of the Saturn EV1 electric car. You know, the one GM killed? Richard Hatfield’s […]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: 2010 TTXGP Teams, AC Induction, EV1, Infineon, Lightning Motors, Ray A, Ray Abrams, Richard Hatfield, Saturn EV1, TTXGP, who killed the electric car
