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…
Is Formula E’s plan to have two cars per driver a super-extravagence? This is a question raised in comments on a posting on another site (see link below) reporting on the Formula E 2014 season calendar. Because the Formula E cars have battery packs that support only 15-20 minutes of…
In addition to announcing its new partnership with Renault, the Formula E has announced Bangkok Thailand as the 9th city for the Formula E 2014 season. Their 2014 season of electric car racing is envisioned to include 10 cities around the world, and two months ago had announced a list…
In April, Renault teased us with an image talking about the marriage of electric of electric vehicles and Formula 1 motorsports. It seemed impossible that it meant Renault would team up with the Formula E series, especially as they seemed to already have partnerships lined up with Dallara and McLaren. …
Mitsubishi has just announced entry into the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with two all-new MiEV Evolution II electric race cars. The team is also expressing an intention to win outright. I’ve written up details here :- http://www.torquenews.com/1075/pikes-peak-electric-racing-heating-two-entries-mitsubishi For data on the Toyota entry see :- http://www.electricracenews.com/2013/05/toyota-returning-to-pikes-peak-with.html For data on…
Mission Motors appears to be coming back into the business of building high performance electric motorcycles. They of course started out in that business, but backed away from it when the company nearly died a few years ago. There was a change of CEO at the time, and a change…
A nice video from the Financial Times about the Formula E. Who’d’a’thunk that the Financial Times would have someone covering Formula 1 racing?
