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Rutter breaks electric ton for MotoCzysz at 2012 TT Zero
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Racing
The electric ton, she is broken. The magical 100 mile per hour lap speed was shattered during the SES TT Zero when Michael Rutter officially completed a circuit of the Isle of Man’s 37.73-mile Snaefell mo… Continue reading
MotoCzysz reveals 2012 E1pc with Kardashian-inspired butt
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Racing
We are astonished. No, not because Team Segway MotoCzysz has just revealed its 2012 version of the E1pc and it looks pretty amazing. We expected that. Rather, we are somewhat stunned that the cultural imp… Continue reading
Mark Miller wins TT Zero on epic MotoCzysz E1pc [w/videos]
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, UK, Racing
After a day-long weather delay, eight all-electric motorcycles took to the starting grid to compete in the Isle of Man TT Zero yesterday. The game was much the same as last year when TTXGP began what will likely be a longstanding annual affair – one 37.73-mile lap around the Snaefell Mountain Course, no gas.
For the American MotoCzysz team that had put in an impressive performance in practice, it was time to put up or shut up. They damn well put up. Rider Mark Miller didn’t allow himself to be baited into a scrap andstuck to a game plan that called for a steady twisting of the throttle. In the end, he finished in the top spot with a time that was a massive two minutes and 51 seconds quicker than last year’s winner. The E1pc, which easily looks as good parked as it does in a 140-mile-per-hour blur, averaged 
96.820 mph around the famed circuit, just missing a £10,000 ($14,700 USD) prize had it broken the century mark. Miller shrugged off that shortfall with an easygoing, “It’s all good, dude” in the post-race interview.
Last year’s winner, Rob Barber, who again crouched in the saddle for Agni Racing, also beat his time from last year. The fierce competitor was astride a newly constructed Agni Z1, looking for all the world like a throwback to the ’40s with a dustbin fairing mounted in place of a modern cowl. Although happy with the gains achieved by the aerodynamic package, “The Bullet” was obviously frustrated with the result, convinced he could have somehow gotten the best of the MotoCyzsz had there only been a bit more energy in the battery pack. As it was, he just managed to cross the finish line after employing a strategy that had him pushing hard from the get go.
After a long battle with another Agni Z1 piloted by Jenny Tinmouth – who, by the way, had not a mile of seat time before the green flag dropped – third place on the podium was claimed by James McBride on a converted Ducati for Ramsey-based ManTTX Racing. Check out the gallery of the winner below and hit the jump for the official TT Zero report and post-race video interviews as well as a bit of bonus footage of the bikes blasting by.
[Source: TT Zero]
Continue reading Mark Miller wins TT Zero on epic MotoCzysz E1pc [w/videos]
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Mark Miller wins TT Zero on epic MotoCzysz E1pc
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, UK, Racing
After a day-long weather delay, eight all-electric motorcycles took to the starting grid to compete in the Isle of Man TT Zero yesterday. The game was much the same as last year, when the TTXGP began what will likely be a longstanding annual affair; one 37.73 mile lap around the Snaefell Mountain Course, no gas. For the American MotoCzysz team, who returned to this spit of land in the Irish sea with the revolutionary “D1g1tal Dr1ve” machine of their own making and put in an impressive performance in practice, it was time to put up or shut up. They damn well put up. Rider Mark Miller didn’t allow himself to be baited into a scrap, stuck to a game plan that called for a steady twisting of the throttle and finished in top spot with a time that was two minutes and 51 seconds faster than last year’s winner. The E1pc, which easily looks as good parked as it does in a 140-mile-an-hour blur, averaged 96.820 mph around the famed circuit, just missing a £10,000 ($14,700 at today’s rate) prize had it broken the century mark. Miller shrugged off that short fall with an easy going, “It’s all good dude” in the post-race interview.
Last year’s winner, Rob Barber, again crouched in the saddle for Agni Racing, also beat his time from last year. The fierce competitor was astride a newly constructed Agni Z1, looking for all the world like a throwback to the ’40s with a dustbin fairing mounted in place of a modern-styled cowl. Although happy with the gains achieved by the aerodynamic package, “the Bullet” was obviously frustrated with the result, convinced he could have somehow gotten the best of the MotoCyzsz had there only been a bit more energy in the battery pack. As it was, he just managed to cross the finish line after employing a strategy that had him pushing hard from the get go.
After a long battle with another Agni Z1 piloted by Jenny Tinmouth – who, by the way, had not a mile of seat time before the green flag dropped – the third place on the podium was claimed by James McBride on a converted Ducati for Ramsey-based ManTTX Racing. Check out the gallery of the winner below and hit the jump for the official TT Zero report and post-race video interviews as well as a bit of bonus footage of the bikes blasting by.
[Source: TT Zero | Image TT Zero]
Continue reading Mark Miller wins TT Zero on epic MotoCzysz E1pc
Mark Miller wins TT Zero on epic MotoCzysz E1pc originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
MotoCzysz sizzles in Isle of Man TT Zero practice
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, UK, USA, Racing
The Snaefell Mountain Course is again abuzz with the sound of electric motorcycles as six riders have been running practice laps in preparation of the main TT Zero event now set for Thursday. Last years TTXGP-winning Team Agni are back with a new machine but, aside from askance glances at the dustbin-style fairing they’re using, the spotlight has been stolen by the team whose entry last year seemed revolutionary but never crossed the finish line. MotoCzysz it returned to the Isle of Man with a re-engineered E1PC that is so slick, strong and fast it seems to point to the future of performance electric motorcycles.
It now has a single 75 kW (100 horsepower) liquid-cooled DC IPM (internal permanent magnet) motor capable of 250 pound feet of torque that is 93 per cent efficient under continuous heavy load. Like last year, the batteries are swappable but they’ve been re-shaped and re-designed so that they can be switched in seconds without any extra plugging in of wires. In fact, there are only two wires on the whole bike and both of them are less than a foot long.
While the proof of the super-bike pudding is in the racing, practice times indicate that Michael Czysz will likely enjoy a delicious creamy dessert in the near future. Perhaps with a cherry on top. (What? You don’t put cherries on your pudding? Heathens!) With Mark Miller again gripping the handle bars, the E1PC made its way around the course faster than any of its peers previously has. The Sulby Speed Trap it hit 131.1 miles per hour and finished the lap in 23 minutes, 54.84 seconds. That’s about two minutes faster than last year’s race winner. There is some speculation they may even claim the £10,000 prize on offer for the first electric to average over 100 mph over the 37.73 mile circuit. While we can’t say whether or not that will happen, we can speculate that MotoCzysz might be getting some interest in their $42,500 machine in the near future. Hit the jump for a look at it and the other competitors as they pass through the Ramsey Hairpin during practice.
[Source: TT Zero / Asphalt & Rubber ]
Continue reading MotoCzysz sizzles in Isle of Man TT Zero practice
MotoCzysz sizzles in Isle of Man TT Zero practice originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
