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0Motorsports: Zero Motorcycles prove resilient in crash-marred TTXGP weekend, take top three spots 1336937880
Last weekend's TTXGP motorcycle races were proof that sometimes, slow and steady wins the race. Not that the four "eSuperstock" Zero S ZF9s were slow – ok, they are a bit sluggish compared to their superbike upperclassmen – but their reliability conquered all, allowing them to sweep ...
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Video: Quickest EV ever! Lawless Rocket exceeds 200 mph in under 7 seconds 1336477620
More power! That is the mantra often repeated by Shawn Lawless and his EV racing crew, and it looks like they got enough of the stuff last Friday to propel his Rocket drag bike down Virginia Motorsports Park's quarter-mile strip in 6.94 seconds at an impressive 201.37 miles per hour. That's ...
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Two Wheels: TTXGP North America kicks off this weekend with new eSuperstock class 1336161720
The first race of the 2012 TTXGP electric motorcycle racing series gets underway this weekend at Infineon Raceway. Along with the original open and TTX75 classes, the organization has added an eSuperstock category that should open the door to more participation. The rules for the new class ...
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Two Wheels: TTXGP 2012 calender includes World Championship at Daytona, joint Laguna Seca round with FIM e-Power 1332244560
Good news for American fans of electric motorcycle racing. The TTXGP series has announced its calender for the 2012 season and it looks awesome. World-Championship-at-Daytona kind of awesome. And that's on top of a four-event season that includes a repeat of last year's most excellent joint round ...
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Two Wheels: Mugen unveils electric superbike to contest 2012 TT Zero, announces John McGuinness as rider [w/video] 1331160600
The 2012 edition of the TT Zero just got a whole lot more interesting. Mugen, the Japanese performance firm who, rather significantly, lists some of its main clients as Honda Motor Co., Honda R&D Co., and Honda Motorcycle Japan Co., announced they would enter the SES TT Zero Clean Emissions ...
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Two Wheels: Predator electric motorcycle sets new record with RC aircraft batteries 1320159420
When we saw the Predator electric drag bike last Spring, it was rockin' a pair of Toyota Prius battery packs. While it ran the quarter-mile quicker as quick as a Tesla Roadster with a time of 12.40 seconds at 94 miles an hour, its quickness wasn't quite as impressive as its Predator-themed ...
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Münch Racing are TTXGP Euro, FIM ePower 2011 champions with Le Mans win *UPDATE 1317319440
Matthias Himmelmann of Münch Racing dominated the second joint event held by the TTXGP and FIM ePower electric motorcycle racing series to take the top spot on the podium. The win at the famed Le Mans circuit makes the German team both the TTXGP Euro and FIM ePower champions for 2011. The ...
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MotoCzysz wins race, Brammo wins North American championship in multi-continental TTXGP 1315601400
While you might have passed last weekend throwing shrimps on the barbie, the people involved with the TTXGP electric motorcycle racing series were busy. Like, three-races-on three-continents busy. To sum up the action; Team Segway Racing MotoCzysz dominated the final event on the North American ...
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Video: Lightning Motorcycles raises land speed record to 215.960 mph, starts taking orders 1314194280
Rider Paul Thede with Lightning SuperBike in LSR clothing – Click above to watch video after the jumpThere's just no satisfying certain people's need for speed. While some might have been content with shattering the electric motorcycle land speed record (LSR) at a Southern California ... -
Motoczysz most excellent video of E1pc electric motocycles racing the TT Zero 1312581360
No hyperbole. This is the coolest electric motorcycle racing footage ever. Motoczysz has just released a video featuring the 2010 and 2011 versions of its E1pc electric motorcycles competing against the clock and each other at this year's TT Zero. If you click on the link to it below, kiss the ...

