Zero wins first TTX GP
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Zero wins first TTX GP
It may not seem like a moment of historical significance, but Team Zero Agni took took victory in the inaugural TTXGP recently, and so the first all-electric motorcycle road racing championship series begins.
The 11-lap duel took place recently at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, with AMA racer Shawn Higbee emerging victorious on his Zero/Agni motorcycle. As the weekend progressed, Higbee dominated the field to qualify for the pole position and held off an intense battle brought on by second-place finisher Michael Barnes. The two competitors maintained a consistent pace that was only 18 seconds off the lap times of the AMA Superbikes, which proved to be an impressive showing for the all-electric motorcycles in their first outing.
“I think this could turn into something big. It’s going to introduce a whole new industry to motorcycling,” Higbee said. “The engineers at Zero Motorcycles and Agni Motors are a whole new breed. I’m surprised at how close we are to petrol bikes already. The lack of vibration is a new experience and the bike is very agile, you just glide along.”
“Shawn rode a great race, the motorcycle performed perfectly and the duel on the track made an already exciting race even more fun to watch,” said Gene Banman, CEO of Zero Motorcycles. “The effort that our team put into this race resulted in a fantastic demonstration of electric motorcycle performance. At the same time, Zero Motorcycles is using this as an opportunity to test the new designs and technology that will drive the next evolution of Zero’s production motorcycles.”
Zero Motorcycles and Agni Motors are no strangers to competition. In 2009, Zero Motorcycles held “The 24 Hours of Electricross” which became the world’s first all-electric 24-hour off-road race. Also in 2009, Agni Motors produced a convincing win in the PRO Class at the inaugural TTXGP at the Isle of Man during the world’s first zero-carbon race. This year, Zero Motorcycles claimed first place in the final heat of a European off-road race and third overall amongst a field of 250 petrol motorcycles. Based on the success that Agni’s motors have displayed on the racetrack, Zero Motorcycles incorporated a race-proven Agni motor into the powertrains of the 2010 Zero S and Zero DS production models.
To see more, visit: http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/ttxgp
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