The TTXGP staff posted this video, some of which was an interview recorded just moments before Steve Atlas’ accident during the practice round for the TTXGP race at Infineon, 2012. During that practice round Steve Atlas had a high-side accident at turn 7, messing up one finger, and giving a…
To thumping music in a trendy Sunset Blvd club before excited fans, Brammo launched the long-awated Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles, delivering ground-breaking performance, looks and features. Last night, to thumping music in a packed trendy club on Hollywood’s Sunset Blvd, Brammo officially launched the Empulse and Empulse R…
During yesterday’s practice round at the 2012 TTXGP race at Infineon Raceway, Steve Atlas riding for Team Icon Brammo wrecked (a high side in turn 7), and was brought to the hospital, taking the Brammo Empulse RR out of the race. The accident occurred just after Atlas exited the corner.…
It’s the opening weekend of the 2012 TTXGP North America electric motorcycle race series. One bit of excitement in yesterday’s practice round was when the #80 Lightning Motorcycles bike, ridden by Michael Barnes, suddenly pulled off to the side of the track. The cause was both extremely mundane, and testament…
In a preview to this weekend’s TTXGP race the Infineon Raceway staff sent out an interview with Brammo looking forward to this weekends TTXGP 2012 Season opening race. Buried among the chatter about the bikes, Brian Wisman was asked about the Empulse TTX which had been announced last summer. In…
As we gear up for the 2012 TTXGP North America season opening race at Infineon Raceway, we learn that Moto-Electra Racing will not be at the race. In a note on the teams Facebook page, Moto-Electric Racing team owner Brian Richardson posted a note (see text below) about their plans…
A couple weeks ago the 2012 FIM e-Power race series launched on the weekend of April 15 at Mangy-Cours. The race had a small showing of teams and unsurprisingly Meunch won the race. Meunch had not only Matthias Himmelmann riding but new team-mate Katja Poensgen. “We are very happy with…
Brammo’s Empulse R electric motorcycle, with its 100+ miles/hr top speed and 121 miles city range, jumps past Zero Motorcycles’ S ZF9, making the Empulse R the new king of production electric motorcycles. As promised with last weeks video teaser release, Electric Motorcycle manufacturer Brammo announced today the specifications for…
Brammo first unveiled the Empulse in July 2010, at the time of that years Laguna Seca FIM e-Power race. The bike was originally going to be on sale in 2011, but due to a design change Brammo decided to push back Empulse production to begin in 2012. In 2011, in…
Over on Facebook, Jeremiah Johnson (a pro AMA Racer) announced he had applied and been approved to race in the 2012 TTXGP North America season. Johnson, in addition to being an AMA Pro, has been interested in electric motorcycles for several years. I met him in 2009 when the TTXGP…
The long-awaited Brammo Empulse electric motorcycle is due to be unveiled on May 8 in Los Angeles, after design changes forced more than a year’s delay from the original production date in 2011. In July 2010, electric motorcycle maker Brammo enticed us with the unveiling of the Empulse, a high…
The other day we noted that TTXGP had posted their 2012 North American season schedule, of four races (one location TBD) and plans to hold the TTXGP World Final in Daytona FL. Over on Facebook, Brammo commented on TTXGP’s schedule posting saying this: We plan to contest every North American…
Lightning Motorcycles sent around a press release that they’ll be testing their race bike this weekend at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. The riders will be Isle of Man racer John Burrows, and AMA racer Ted Rich. Lightning worked with Ted Rich for one of the TTXGP races last summer. John Burrows rode…
“Electric racing offers the potential to both accelerate the development of electric drivetrain technology in the crucible of competition, but also to show how exciting zero-emissions race cars can be and so shift consumer attitudes towards the adoption of EVs,” said Drayson Racing chief Lord Paul Drayson. So far the…
The Ohio State Buckeye Electric Motorcycle Race Team competed a couple weekends ago in a land speed record event held in Maxton NC by the East Coast Timing Association. They achieved a speed of 112.349 miles/hr setting a record, within the ECTA, for electric motorcycles. The results show a…
