Back in 2009, three electric motorcycle racing events formed the basis of several years of electric motorcycle racing. I was privileged enough to attend two of the 2009 events, and form a relationship with the TTXGP series that let me attend several years of electric motorcycle racing events in North America…
In the season finale to the TTXGP North American Championship, Steve Atlas won the title for the second year running, with team-made Eric Bostrom winning todays race. Steve Atlas and Brammo won the 2012 TTXGP North America Championship this weekend at the season finale at the Miller Motorsports Park outside…
The StuntBusters on SPEED TV attempt to answer the question whether electric or gas powered vehicles are faster, and there are dozens of teams around the world doing the same thing in electric racing events on real tracks, under real race conditions. The StuntBusters TV show (SPEED TV) recently did…
Regardless of the recent announcement by FIM of their competing electric motorcyle race, several organizations have announced participation in the TTXGP series. These moves demonstrate continuing support for the TTXGP race series especially as some followed FIM’s announcement. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. November 7, 2009 – The SWIGZ.COM Pro racing…
The neat and tidy story where the TTXGP is establishing an electric motorcycle racing series, well, that story got twisted last week when the FIM announced their own electric motorcycle racing series (see FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing series, without TTXGP). Writing on Nov 30 on the blog,…
Until now the story regarding the development of zero carbon footprint motorcycle racing was simple. The TTXGP organization, led by Azhar Hussain, was developing the race series, collaborating with several motorcycle racing governing bodies to establish the rules. This included the FIM and its US (AMA) and UK (ACU) affiliate…
November 3, 2009 (SEMA, Las Vegas) – At the SEMA trade show this week Mavizen has unveiled their all electric superbike, the TTX02. As previously reported (see More info on the electric superbike coming soon from Mavizen) Mavizen is closely tied to the TTXGP organization and this bike is targeted…
A minister from the Isle of Man government, the Honorable John Shimmin, will be on hand in Las Vegas on November 3 to help launch Mavizen’s TTX02 electric superbike. This electric motorcycle is meant to be a bootstrap vehicle for teams wishing to compete in the TTXGP racing series. The…
The TTXGP has announced an agreement with the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) for “terms and contracts to deliver the worlds first zero carbon national championship”. It will be a series of four races with two classes of zero carbon motorcycles (principally electric). The TTXGP launched in 2008 with a vision of…
The eGrandPrix is an electric motorcycle racing organization launched over the last year. Their first race, the TTXGP, was held in June on the Isle of Man as part of the yearly TT racing event. The second event was an eGrandPrix exhibition at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days event in…
Over the weekend of July 24-26 history was made at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. The TTXGP/eGrandPrix electric motorcycle racing series officially launched in the U.S. (see: part 1 of this report) Seven teams attended the event, four of whom rode a bike on the track. These were exhibition rides…
What happens when quiet clean electric motorcycles show up at an annual motorcycle get-together? While one might think the hard core bikers would shun electric bikes, there is a lot of interest among both riders and the general public. It’s a new and exciting technology which some think have a…
