Ahead of tomorrows TT ZERO race, the final 2015 TT ZERO qualifying was held today. Thanks to Mugen not participating today, the grid had only seven bikes with the Victory Motorcycle bikes coming in fastest with a 110 miles/hr lap for Lee Johnston, and a 108 miles/hr lap for Guy Martin. Robert Wilson & Sarolea has found a bit more speed, finishing with a 101 miles/hr lap speed after yesterday’s 96 miles/hr run. That makes Sarolea to be the fourth team to break the ton in the TT ZERO.
UPDATE: Race results have been posted
Given that in yesterday’s qualifying the Victory bikes had a hard time finishing (Lee Johnston was filmed crawling at Cronk-ny-Mona and having to hop off and push the bike over the crest of a hill), the big question is whether the team worked out the issue so they can run at a decent pace the whole race. Going by these numbers, both Johnston and Martin were having a fast lap at the Bungalow (117 and 115 miles/hr respectively), at the Grandstand they were clocked at a hefty speed (127 and 118 miles/hr respectively). It seems the Victory Motorcycles performance didn’t drop off as badly at the end of the lap today as yesterday.
Mugen did not run in today’s qualifying. Manx Radio explained they’d talked with someone from the team who explained they felt the qualifying race was too close in time to the actual race. Due to the time required to cool down and recharge the pack, they elected to not run.
According to a Tyco BMW press release, William Dunlop has withdrawn completely from TT2015 due to injuries during the Superstock qualifying session on Monday. He broke a rib and is severely bruised.
Hence, we know the list of qualified bikes for the 2015 TT ZERO. In the likely order of finishing tomorrow:
- John McGuinness – Mugen
- Bruce Anstey – Mugen
- Lee Johnston – Brammo (a.k.a. Victory – the results thingy is obviously not correct)
- Guy Martin – Victory (standing in for William Dunlop)
- Robert Wilson – Sarolea
- Michael Sweeny – U Nottingham
- James Cowton – Brunel
The Kingston Univ team, despite having participated in TTXGP/TT ZERO since 2009, was unable to qualify this time around. The main wild cards I see are if Sarolea and Nottingham were to unlock some more speed.
Nottingham has a Parker motor that, having looked at their Facebook status updates, appears to be similar to the motor Victory has on their bikes. Hence, Nottingham should be able to turn in a 100 miles/hr lap speed, if they can get everything sorted out in time.
.@Bruneluni
reached top speed of 115mph during #ttzero
practice…predicting podium place in next 5 years pic.twitter.com/tTQ4cOzCNe

— Sarah Muir (@Muir10Sarah) June 9, 2015

Kingston University's #ttzero
electric bike goes from 0-60 mph in under 3 seconds #iomtt
pic.twitter.com/JJVae2Xhzg

— IOM Where You Can (@iomwhereyoucan) June 9, 2015

Waiting….@SaroleaMoto
#iomtt2015
#iomtt
#iom
#TT2015
#tt
#TTZero
pic.twitter.com/g5eUydmvDE

— DQ (@DQAdvocates) June 9, 2015

Seriously impressive @UniofNottingham
#ttzero
team formed 3 months ago and smashing practice races @iom_tt
pic.twitter.com/HX2pcidir4

— Sarah Muir (@Muir10Sarah) June 9, 2015

.@SaroleaMoto
focussing on efficiency in a bid for a podium finish in #ttzero
tomorrow #iomtt2015
pic.twitter.com/7KQZdUC1JK

— Sarah Muir (@Muir10Sarah) June 9, 2015

U.S.-based Victory Racing are undertaking #ttzero
for the first time #iomtt
pic.twitter.com/8NB83FYTGJ

— IOM Where You Can (@iomwhereyoucan) June 9, 2015

Mugen mechanics working hard ahead of #ttzero
practice this afternoon #isleofmantt
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— IOM Where You Can (@iomwhereyoucan) June 9, 2015

@guymartinracing
checking out @ParkerHannifin
GVM motor before his first lap on @VictoryBikes
in #iomtt
#ttzero
pic.twitter.com/82OJGVe6Vr

— Kevin Holloway (@mrkevinholloway) June 9, 2015

#iomtt
#tt2015
#ttzero
the @DQAdvocates
sponsored @SaroleaMoto
electric bike today pic.twitter.com/VoRk3x70cD

— BabbPhotography (@BabbPhotography) June 8, 2015

@guymartinracing
has officially joined the #VictoryRacing
team for Wednesday's #TTZero
race. #IoMTT
pic.twitter.com/rF4P0Lg4tR

— Victory Motorcycles (@VictoryBikes) June 8, 2015

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