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08-19-2009, 09:27 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg 37.73 miles of electrons, rubber and steel running faster and more efficient than any bike race ever ridden. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=228297)
http://www.youtube.com/v/do4LBVrDSrA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Aug. 19, 2009
Best Buy's #11 - All-electric Brammo bike shown.
Although we reported on the 2009 Isle of Man TTXGP event well over two months ago, eGrandPrix.tv has an excellent short video giving us a unique feel and flavor of the event that I am sure many a CleanMPG’er will love to watch :)
A total of 13 all-electric race bikes were in hand as the flag dropped on the first of many more TTXGP’s to come. An American, Tom Montano riding for Mission Motors was the first to take the green flag in the inaugural all-electric motorcycle race taking on the 37.73-mile mountain course.
"Today represents the culmination of an incredibly long journey to the world's first zero carbon eGrandPrix,” said Azhar Hussain, founder of the TTXGP. “The teams, riders and all those involved in making this event possible have worked tirelessly to make the TTXGP the reality it has become today. Together we have proved that zero carbon transport technology has the capability to thrill motor racing fans and is ready for application in the real world."
The all-electric Team Agni machine ridden by Rob Barber took the checkered flag with an impressive single lap time of 25 minutes 53.5 seconds and an average speed of 87.434 mph.
XXL Racing's Thomas Schoenfelder took the runner up spot at 29 minutes 04.93 seconds with an average speed of 77.841 mph while Mark Buckley, riding the all-electric Brammo machine, was third at 30 minutes 02.64 seconds averaging 75.350 mph.
2009 Isle of Man – TTXGP Top 5 Results
Rob Barber (AGNI) 25m 53.50s, average speed 87.434mph
Thomas Schoenfelder (XXL Racing Team) 29m 04.93s, 77.841mph
Mark Buckley (Brammo) 30m 02.64s, 75.350mph
Thomas Montano (Mission Motors) 30m 33.26s 74.091mph
Chris Heath (Electric Motorsport) 34m 17:30s 66.022mph
http://www.youtube.com/v/do4LBVrDSrA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Aug. 19, 2009
Best Buy's #11 - All-electric Brammo bike shown.
Although we reported on the 2009 Isle of Man TTXGP event well over two months ago, eGrandPrix.tv has an excellent short video giving us a unique feel and flavor of the event that I am sure many a CleanMPG’er will love to watch :)
A total of 13 all-electric race bikes were in hand as the flag dropped on the first of many more TTXGP’s to come. An American, Tom Montano riding for Mission Motors was the first to take the green flag in the inaugural all-electric motorcycle race taking on the 37.73-mile mountain course.
"Today represents the culmination of an incredibly long journey to the world's first zero carbon eGrandPrix,” said Azhar Hussain, founder of the TTXGP. “The teams, riders and all those involved in making this event possible have worked tirelessly to make the TTXGP the reality it has become today. Together we have proved that zero carbon transport technology has the capability to thrill motor racing fans and is ready for application in the real world."
The all-electric Team Agni machine ridden by Rob Barber took the checkered flag with an impressive single lap time of 25 minutes 53.5 seconds and an average speed of 87.434 mph.
XXL Racing's Thomas Schoenfelder took the runner up spot at 29 minutes 04.93 seconds with an average speed of 77.841 mph while Mark Buckley, riding the all-electric Brammo machine, was third at 30 minutes 02.64 seconds averaging 75.350 mph.
2009 Isle of Man – TTXGP Top 5 Results
Rob Barber (AGNI) 25m 53.50s, average speed 87.434mph
Thomas Schoenfelder (XXL Racing Team) 29m 04.93s, 77.841mph
Mark Buckley (Brammo) 30m 02.64s, 75.350mph
Thomas Montano (Mission Motors) 30m 33.26s 74.091mph
Chris Heath (Electric Motorsport) 34m 17:30s 66.022mph