John McGuiness during practice on Friday The 110 miles/hr lap speed goal did not quite fall at the 2013 TT ZERO, and in its place we had a tense close race between MotoCzysz and Mugen Shinden. In a surprise finish, MotoCzysz’ Mike Rutter came in 1st with an unofficial 109.675…
The pre-race data dump from the TT ZERO Clerk of the Course also includes the “Fastest Laps” list, in addition to the starting positions for the race. The information on this list just makes me more confused about how the starting positions are decided: For example, John McGuiness with the…
With the 2013 TT ZERO due to start in about an hour, the Clerk of the Course has posted the official starting list for the race. The starting list is somewhat based on the fastest lap times achieved by each rider over the three qualifying rounds. Though, looking carefully, I’m…
Lightning Motorcycles has signed up a new rider for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb at the end of June. The rider, Carlin Dunne, is a top choice as he is the current all time record holder, and two-time consecutive champion of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Hence, this not just…
The results in the TT ZERO are just getting better with every practice round. In Monday’s practice round, John McGuiness’s bike was being registered by the transponders so we can report that he achieved a 109.038 miles/hr lap speed, beating Michael Rutter’s 107.602 miles/hr lap speed, and Mark Miller’s 105.806…
John McGuiness (Mugen) during Friday’s practiceCourtesy IOMTT.COM Both MotoCzysz and Mugen are smashing the TT ZERO record lap speed they’d set during the 2012 session. During practice/qualifying on Friday and Saturday, both teams gave lap speeds significantly faster than the 2012 record. And what’s even more interesting is that Mugen’s…
GreenGT H2 Those of you hoping for a hydrogen fuel cell powered race car, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, prepare to be disappointed. The GreenGT entry in that race, a hydrogen fuel cell race car, has just pulled out of the event. While they were able to show…
On Saturday, Formula E welcomed the selection of Beijing as a host city for the inaugural 2014 season of the electric car race series. Formula E is an electric race car series using Formula 1 style race cars, with electric drive trains, racing on city streets. The race route for…
Isle of Man TT Week is underway, and the TT Zero crew has had their first practice round on Friday. Despite the MotoCzysz goal of hitting a 110 miles/hr lap, practice results fell a little short, and Mugen even came in a little ahead. Of course the team can use…
MotoCzysz, unfortunately without Michael Czysz who stayed in Portland to deal with an illness, is at the Isle of Man this week to seek their fourth TT ZERO win. As is traditional to them, they unveiled the new 2013 E1pc electric superbikes during the TT Week opening ceremony. New 2013…
