We’d love for MotoCzysz to be at TT ZERO 2014, and we completely understand why they won’t. It means that Mugen, which took a very close 2nd place in 2013, will possibly be a shoe-in to win. Except there are plenty of teams saying they’re planning to win a podium…
Earlier in the day I saw a Facebook posting saying, unconfirmed, that MotoCzysz was not going to participate in the TT ZERO 2014. Not wanting to publish something without confirmation, I sent an email to Michael Czysz asking for clarification. I haven’t received an answer from him, but halfway through…
For several years now Mark Miller has ridden with MotoCzysz for the TT ZERO. I just came across a Facebook posting by Mark Miller containing a press release saying he will be racing with Team Vercarmoto. In 2013 the team took fifth place with Chris McGahan riding. For 2014 the…
I see from the Facebook pages of the Buckeye Current electric motorcycle team (from Ohio State Univ) that they are planning a run at the 2014 TT ZERO. I thought I’d seen a post from the VA Tech Bolt team that they’re heading to TT ZERO as well, but I…
The 2014 Zero SR Zero’s first race-ready electric motorcycleIn the Laguna Seca corkscrew Zero Motorcycles has ditched their dirt bike roots, and added a race ready version of the Zero S. While this is exciting for electric motorcycle racing fans, it means electric dirt bike fans might be disappointed. Or…
The Isle of Man folk have posted sector-by-sector results from the 2013 and they give a little bit of insight into why the race ended as it did. On almost every sector Michael Rutter took the sector a few seconds slower than did John McGuinness. After the Bungalow sector that…
In today’s TT ZERO, Mark Miller pulled out of the race at Ballaugh Bridge while team-mate Mike Rutter went on to win the race. I was going to let it go as one of those details that we’d never hear about, but Mark Miller made a long posting on Facebook…
John McGuiness during practice on Friday The 110 miles/hr lap speed goal did not quite fall at the 2013 TT ZERO, and in its place we had a tense close race between MotoCzysz and Mugen Shinden. In a surprise finish, MotoCzysz’ Mike Rutter came in 1st with an unofficial 109.675…
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…
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…
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…
MotoCzysz announced today their team lineup and plans for racing in the 2013 season. It included the expected visit to the Isle of Man for the TT ZERO at the end of May, but a very welcome move to participate in the eRoadRacing series. The team lineup is full of…
