June 12, 2009, Isle of
Man – The electric bikes competing in the TTXGP,
the world’s first clean emission eGrandPrix, have
completed the race. In the BEST BUY PRO Class, UK/India
based team Agni with rider Rob Barber secured first
place with a time of 25 mins 53 secs and an average
speed of 87.434 mph. In the OPEN class US based electric
motorsport secured with rider Chris Heath secured first
place with a time of 34 mins 17 secs and an average
speed of 66.022 mph.
Second and third place in the BEST BUY PRO Class were
secured by the German XXL Racing Team with rider Thomas
Schoenfelder (time: 29 mins 04 secs / average speed
77.841 mph) and US based Brammo with rider Mark Buckley
(time: 30 mins 2 secs / average speed: 75.350 mph) respectively.
In the OPEN Class, second and third places were secured
by US based Barefoot Motors with rider Chris Petty (time:
36 mins 23 secs / average speed: 62.219) and team TORK
from India with rider John Crellin (37 mins 26 secs
/ average speed: 60.475 mph). John was unfortunately
killed in an incident during the Senior TT race later
in the day.
The overall result of the inaugural TTXGP as recorded
by time keepers has been confirmed by the Race Management
team from ACU Events Ltd. Two riders, Chris Heath (Electric
Motorsport) and Paul Dobbs (Htblauva), who were originally
disqualified were unaware that they were required to
sound horns while racing under yellow flags and the
overall result was not in any way influenced by their
actions.
Azhar Hussain, founder of the TTXGP, said: “Today
represents the culmination of an incredibly long journey
to the world’s first clean emission eGrandPrix.
The teams, riders and all those involved in making this
event possible have worked tirelessly to make the TTXGP
the reality it has become today. Together we have proved
that zero carbon transport technologies have the capabilities
to thrill motor racing fans and are ready for application
in the real world.”
Simon Maddison, Chairman IET Technical Panel, who are
technical advisors to TTXGP, said, “It’s
been a long road to get us to the starting line. No-one
could have imagined how the journey would be –
10 months of hard work from our panel but the equivalent
of 20 months input from the teams. Everyone who has
made it to the Isle of Man has to be congratulated –
it has really re-created the pioneering spirit of the
TT. To say, it has been a historic moment would be an
understatement. To say, it is watching the technology
of the future is a statement.”
Video footage of the TTXGP, video interviews with
team members and photography can be found on the TTXGP
website at: http://www.ttxgp.com/index_nav.php?page=livecams
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