Bobby Goodin, R.I.P. A question in my mind since the 2014 TT ZERO (and TT) at the Isle of Man is the carnage happening in this kind of race. The TT course, the Pikes Peak course, and some other races, are severe challenges between person, machine, and the elements. The…
Mugen shattered lap speed records in the 2014 TT ZERO, with John McGuinness (117.366 miles/hr) and Bruce Anstey (115.048 miles/hr) taking 1st and 2nd place. They were the expected winners, and a 115+ miles/hr finish was to be expected after McGuinness’ 115.598 finish on Monday, but hitting a speed over…
Earlier today Mugen Shinden’s John McGuinness shattered the TT ZERO lap speed record – it now stands at 115.598 miles/hr. His teammate, Bruce Anstey, also broke the previous record, which had been set by Anstey on Saturday, with a 113+ miles/hr lap speed. These two are top riders in the…
The 115 miles/hr threshold has been broken in today’s 2014 TT ZERO qualifying round. Mugen Shinden’s John McGuinness finished with a 115.598 miles/hr (19:35.007) lap speed, followed closely by Bruce Anstey who also broke the previous record with a 113.643 miles/hr (19:55.221) lap speed. The wet weather for which the…
John McGuinness during Friday’s practiceSource: IOMTT Today it was Bruce Anstey’s turn to set an TT ZERO lap speed record. Yesterday, Mugen’s John McGuinness finished with a 111.904 miles/hr lap speed, and in today’s qualifying round Mugen’s Bruce Anstey finished with a 112.355 miles/hr lap speed. McGuinness finished with a…
Today the 2014 TT ZERO is having its first practice session on the Isle of Man. At the bottom of this is a bunch of postings I’ve located on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The big news is that John McGuinness, riding for Team Mugen Shinden, broke the 110 miles/hr threshold,…
The Buckeye Current team is working hard on the Isle of Man before the 2014 TT ZERO. I stumbled across a discussion thread on a forum where the team is posting field updates. They’re using the same 2006 CBR1000RR frame as before but have completely redone the battery pack, adding…
Just a few minutes ago I posted an entry list for the 2014 TT ZERO that lacked an entry from home-town team ManTTX. That team is based on the Isle of Man, and has raced in every previous running, even including the 2009 TTXGP. It’d be odd to hold a…
The Buckeye Current team just posted the TT ZERO entry list – this list doesn’t seem to be posted on iomtt.com, but since Buckeye Current is a competitor they obviously have access to things not published on that site. Hopefully it’s okay they posted this on Twitter 😉 Who are…
The TT ZERO is due to begin on the weekend of May 24 on the Isle of Man. There’s going to be a bunch of noisy stinky gasoline powered bikes roaming the Island, and filling the schedule with events important to those who haven’t yet realized electric racing is the…
Teams are starting to arrive at the Isle of Man getting ready for TT Week. The festivities start this weekend, on the 24th. Here’s a few pictures of/from the Mugen Shinden team I’m capturing off Twitter. We’re here at Castle Combe with @MUGENSHINDENTT who are testing with @JM130TT and Bruce…
Legendary Belgian motorcycle brand, Saroléa Motorcycles, is returning to racing by entering an electric motorcycle in the 2014 TT ZERO. The bike, the Saroléa SP7 (see below), is a real head-turner, is built with a carbon-fibre frame with an electric motor giving 400 Nm (294.8 lb-ft) and 180 horsepower, for…
It pays to carefully study the sponsor graphics when a team releases specs on their new bike, eh? When you don’t you tend to miss big pieces of news – such as Mission Motors supplying drive train parts to Team Mugen. And it turns out that the 2013 Mugen Shinden…
Mugen earlier announced they would field two bikes in the 2014 TT ZERO, that they’re calling the SHINDEN SAN. Today Mugen has released details, pictures, specs, so let’s take a look. It looks like a sure bet to beat the 110 miles/hr lap speed threshold. As last year they’ve repeated…
In 2013 the OSU Buckeye Current team made their first trip to compete in the TT ZERO, and took third place overall. The team’s website currently says they are building a new bike, the RW-2, and are looking to ride their momentum and again take a podium spot. Mum is…
