Ttxgp @ iomtt

[GSVR]

First practice for these bikes is on Race day 2.

http://ttxgp.com/

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news...-breaks-cover/

[Ivan]

now that is odd.
The day the petrol bikes arnt racing will be a sad day indeed

[Shaun]

It is a god dam jke having them here. This place is a hazard weighting to happen, and the British media are scum with the way the attack it with passion to market the negatives of the place

So why the FUCK bring some thing like that here? The TT itself is NOT going to gain any good PR from it, just the green people will gain, but IF a negative takes place, the Media is going to trash the place again.

I am a dummy who left school at 14, and even I know this?

[roadracingoldfart]

It is a god dam jke having them here. This place is a hazard weighting to happen, and the British media are scum with the way the attack it with passion to market the negatives of the place

So why the FUCK bring some thing like that here? The TT itself is NOT going to gain any good PR from it, just the green people will gain, but IF a negative takes place, the Media is going to trash the place again.

I am a dummy who left school at 14, and even I know this?

People said the same about 4 strokes Shaun , why the anti ??

PS ; i left school at 15 1/2 but that dosnt mean im a dummy.

[Shaun]

People said the same about 4 strokes Shaun , why the anti ??

PS ; i left school at 15 1/2 but that dosnt mean im a dummy.

English mate, all in my first comment on it!

[codgyoleracer]

When the batteries get to be 10% in size & weight of what they are on this machine & have double the power - these things could be the future. Looking at the progress of battery technology even in the last 10 years or so - an electric GSXR1000 beater may not be that far away.......
Made in England aint the problem - the poms have proven to themselves in the past to be one of the most innovative countries for groundbreaking mechanical inventions in the world, - admittidly though - they have been poor performers in developing & retaining that invented technology on occasions

[R6_kid:Me]

now that is odd.
The day the petrol bikes arnt racing will be a sad day indeed

You and I will most likely be in our graves by then mate.

[SWERVE]

the technology is certainly out there
the yanks have already raced an an electric drag bike.... somewhere in the region of 190mph quarters in the 7 second bracket.
And you can bet most of the top techs on that team are from the UK.

[GSVR]

Just read this in the TT forums:

"RE: TTXGP

Well I have just witnessed the first TTXGP practice and it went well
102 on Sulby straight and and average of 80+ is a great start

and what a reception from spectators! "


Averaging almost 100mph around there would not be bad for an electric bike. Wonder how flat the batteries where after this practice. These things might have a bit more in the tank yet!

Practice results reports etc here:
http://blog.ttxgp.com/index.php?op=V...Id=59&blogId=1

Interesting Paul Dobbs is riding the 10th qualified bike.

[Ivan]

You and I will most likely be in our graves by then mate.

good.

haha I dont want to see the the sound of a sewing machine going nuts all day long

[gav]

The winning bike averaged 85mph around the island, thats not too shabby.
Remember how everyone laughed at those little Japanese bikes, a what? a Honda? 50 years ago .... And how about a diesel racing at LeMans? No friggen chance.......what? They've since won? How the hell that happen then?
Wonder how fast those electric bikes will be lapping in 5 years time?

[lostinflyz]

ah the technology aint really there. well the tech is but not in any way you can afford - we can make immense power units but they cost billions.

Wade Enright from the uni of canterbury is a mad bike nutter and a mad genious. he told us that elec. drag bikes are easy and could be stupidly quick but hanging on to the prick would be basically impossible as you would get full power instantanously. but that would be done from a massive capacitor or something rather than batteries.

but anyway screw the TTX, bring on the senior TT and the Norton NRV588

[GSVR]

ah the technology aint really there. well the tech is but not in any way you can afford - we can make immense power units but they cost billions.

From what I gather from this embryo stage of electric bikes there are only two classes. One is the PRO class where you can do amost anything and have an unlimitied budget. The other class is called the "OPEN" class where there is a 20,000 pound buy back rule in place.
As you can can see with a $50000NZ buyback its still very serious but allows the backyard innovator a look in. If the bike is bought the intellectual property is still owned by the builder.

NZ was a key innovator with VSD type drives a few years ago. As far as storage cells goes there is some serious stuff going on with lithium phosphate etc (not in NZ).

Bit like when the first motorcars where invented they cost a full years wages for the average person.

Interesting times. Just look at GM or Ford or A123.

Oh and Gav that was a practice not the race so I hope to see some improvement as that must be the first time these bikes have seen the circuit!

[merv]

Hey you want to make them sound right, just wire up some form of Bose speakers or something and make them sound brmm brmm haha .

I'd say don't laugh, just like said above they laughed at Honda in 1959 and slowly but surely the Pommy industry died and Mike the bike won the 250TT on a Honda only 2 years later.

[GSVR]

Electric motors are not so different from gas engines. They suffer from overheating. They have torque curves etc. Most high tech gas engines are controlled by an electric ECU and if the motor/engine is electric this can be made super responsive.
Having been around electric driven stuff for years I know too well the weaknesses and strengths. For daily commutes, deliveries, and short trips the electric vehicle is very cool for many reasons. As for performance its relative to the application.

But something tells me once electric cars get good the cost of electricity will increase inline with the cost of Gasoline. Bastard capitalists!