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).

Tragically, John died 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.

TTXGP founder Azhar Hussain 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 of TTXGP technical advisor IET Technical Panel, added:

‘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.

Full race results

BEST BUY PRO Class

Pos 1 AGNI X01 (Rob Barber) – Time: 25:53:50 – Speed: 87.434

Pos 2 XXL Racing Team (Thomas Schoenfelder) – Time: 29:04:93 – Speed: 77.841

Pos 3 Brammo (Mark Buckley) – Time: 30:02:64 – Speed: 75.350

Pos 4 Mission Motors (Thomas Montano) – Time: 30:33:26 – Speed: 74.091

Pos 5 Htblauva (Paul Dobbs) – Time: 36.10.63 – Speed: 62.575

Pos 6 Brunel X-team (Stephen Harper) – Time: 56:27:89 – Speed: 40.092

OPEN Class

Pos 1 Electric Motorsport (Chris Heath) – Time: 34:17:30 – Speed: 66.022

Pos 2 Barefoot Motors (Chris Petty) – Time: 36:23:06 – Speed: 62.219

Pos 3 TORK (John Crellin) – Time: 37:26:01 – Speed: 60.475

Electric Motorsport’s Native TTXGP – Chris Heath

12 June 2009, Douglas, Isle of Man

Local Isle of Man resident Chris Heath WINS the TTXGP Open Class.
Riding the #21 Electric Motorsport “Native TTXGP”, Heath completed the challenging 37.73 mile mountain course in 34 min 17.30 sec, at an average speed of 66 mph. He crossed the finish line 2 min 5 sec ahead of his nearest competitor.

The lap times of the competitors were impressive considering engines were not allowed. As the rules for the TTXGP state that the lap must be completed with zero tail pipe emissions. Even without the use of petrol engines many of the electric Motorcycles hit top speeds in excess of 100 mph.

Electric Motorsport is an established Green Tech company based in Oakland, California, that specializes in light electric vehicles and electric propulsion systems. The company is a prime parts supplier to many EV builders, including several of the competing teams.

Electric Motorsport’s Native TTXGP machine is a modified version of the Electric GPR-S, an electric motorcycle that the company has been manufacturing since 2003. The vehicle is unique in that it is the only production electric motorcycle racing in the eGrand Prix series.
All of the other competitors used modified petrol bikes while the Electric Motorsport entry was the only Motorcycle that rolled off the assembly line as a Electric motorcycle.

The Electric Motorsport team has been building custom electric Motorcycles for the past 8 years, and was invited to compete in the race by the event coordinator and motorcycle enthusiast Azhar Hussain

Todd Kollin, founder and CEO of Electric Motorsport comments, “We were very excited when when Azhar contacted us about participating in the first ever Zero Carbon Motorcycle Grand Prix on the legendary Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. Initially we had entered two bikes, one for the pro class and one for the open class. Shipping delays prevented our pro class electric motorcycle from arriving on time, so we were only able to run our modified production bike in the Open class. It was very gratifying to win the TTXGP Open Class, however it was more a win for the technology and to all the great teams that participated.”

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1. Electric Motorsport’s Native TTXGP –

500pix image – http://evracingnews.com/ElectricMotorsport/Press-TTXGP/EMS-01-500/1-Native-TTXGP-500.jpg

Hi-Res image – http://evracingnews.com/ElectricMotorsport/Press-TTXGP/EMS-01-hires/1-Native-TTXGP.JPG

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2. Team Electric Motorsport rider Chris Heath pushing off the start line

500pix image – http://evracingnews.com/ElectricMotorsport/Press-TTXGP/EMS-01-500/2-StartLine-500.jpg

Hi-Res image – http://evracingnews.com/ElectricMotorsport/Press-TTXGP/EMS-01-hires/2-StartLine.JPG

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3. Side shot – 500pix image – hi-res image

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4. Front left side shot – 500pix image – hi-res image

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5. Rear shot – 500pix image – hi-res image

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6. Winners Circle – 500pix image – hi-res image

Right to left: Team Leader Todd Kollin, Rider Chris Heath, Interviewer, Linda Heath and family members

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7. Podium 1 – 500pix image – hi-res image

Right to left: Bob Barber (team: Agni Motors) first place Pro Class, Chris Heath (team: Electric Motorsport) first place Open Class, Thomas Schoenfelder (team: XXL Racing) second place Pro Class and Chris Petty (team Barefoot Motors) second place Open Class

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8. Podium 2 – 500pix image – hi-res image

Team Electric Motorsport rider Chris Heath and race tech engineer Martin Guerra posing with first place trophies.

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9. Podium 3 – 500pix image – hi-res image

Team Electric Motorsport with their trophies
Right to left: team leader, Todd Kollin, race tech engineer, Martin Guerra, rider, Chris Heath, race tech engineer, Raul Aguilar Iñárritu

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10. Snaefell Mountain TT Course – 500pix image – hi-res image

37.73 miles, 1200 ft rise

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Journalists, Bloggers, etc – For more information about Electric Motorsport and high resolution images, please contact George Mann – george@evracingnews.com

The Isle of Man Minister Presents first place trophies to Electric Motorsport’s Martin Guerra and Rider Chris Heath.

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Start of TTXGP race – Electric Motorsport / Native – Chris Heath

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TTXGP Open Class winners – Chris Heath and Martin Guerra – Electric Motorsport / Native

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High resolution images available from the links below – free use on your website, blog or publication – please credit and link to Electric Motorsport / Native – http://electricmotorsport.com

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BEST BUY PRO Class
Pos 1 AGNI X01 (Rob Barber) – Time: 25:53:50 – Speed: 87.434
Pos 2 XXL Racing Team (Thomas Schoenfelder) – Time: 29:04:93 – Speed: 77.841
Pos 3 Brammo (Mark Buckley) – Time: 30:02:64 – Speed: 75.350
Pos 4 Mission Motors (Thomas Montano) – Time: 30:33:26 – Speed: 74.091
Pos 5 HTBlauva (Paul Dobbs) – Time: 36.10.63 – Speed: 62.575
Pos 6 Brunel X-team (Stephen Harper) – Time: 56:27:89 – Speed: 40.092

OPEN Class
Pos 1 Electric Motorsport (Chris Heath) – Time: 34:17:30 – Speed: 66.022
Pos 2 Barefoot Motors (Chris Petty) – Time: 36:23:06 – Speed: 62.219
Pos 3 TORK (John Crellin) – Time: 37:26:01 – Speed: 60.475

(Speed=Average speed)

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.

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Official Race Report – IOMTT.com

History has been made at the 2009 Isle of Man TT with the inaugural TTXGP, a race for clean emission motorcycles.

The Team Mission Motors entry, ridden by Thomas Montano, led the 13-strong field away from the TT Grandstand at 10.45am, and as he quietly rode his way down to Bray Hill a new chapter in the history of the 102-year-old TT was started.

Team Agni rider Rob Barber, who had dominated both practice sessions, was again the class of the field, reaching Glen Helen with the lead on the road. One of the potential challengers for victory – the Team Motoczysz machine ridden by Mark Miller – was forced out by mechanical problems before reaching the first checkpoint.

Thomas Schoenfelder, on the Team XXL machine, moved into second at Glen Helen, but the locally-entered Team ManTTx Racing machine, with James McBride standing in for the injured Dan Kneen, moved up to an impressive second place at Ballaugh.

Unfortunately, McBride would retire at Glen Duff, before reaching Ramsey on the single lap TTXGP race.

Schoenfelder was trailing Barber by more than 90 seconds at Ramsey Hairpin, but he did have the honour of setting the fastest speed ever recorded by an electric-powered bike at the Sulby speed trap – 106.5mph.

Barber maintained his lead over the Mountain section to take the chequered flag with a lap time of 25mins 53.5secs, an average speed of 87.434mph.

Schoenfelder held onto second place, more than three minutes down, with Mark Buckley on the Team Brammo entry coming home third.

As the Pro Class top three celebrated, the battle for Open Class honours continued on the TT course, and there was drama as the leading Team Barefoot Motors Racing machine of Chris Petty slowed as he approached the finish line. That allowed Chris Heath on the Team Electric Motorsport entry to overhaul Petty’s lead and take the class win by more than 35 seconds (Correction: win by 2 min and 5 seconds). Manxman John Crellin, riding the Team Tork machine, came home third.

Photography – http://amadeusphotography.com

Just a few images of the Electric Motorsport Team at the TTXGP races on the first day of the official TTXGP practice sessions.

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On the starting line – Chris Heath (Electric Motorsport — OPEN)

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Heading out on the course – Chris Heath (Electric Motorsport — OPEN)

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The finish line – Chris Heath (Electric Motorsport — OPEN)

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Electric Motorsport – http://www.electricmotorsport.com/

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Images courtesy of – AmadeusPhotography.com

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For what it’s worth here are the first practice results. 10 of 14 bikes finished the course and please remember that there are 26 entries in the TTXGP race. This was only a practice and important systems testing run, and it is difficult to know if all the teams where actually trying to set the best time, but the bragging rights for the day belong to Team Agni and Rob Barber.

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1 – Rob Barber (Team AGNI-12) — 26m41.39 — 84.819 mph — (Sulby 102Mph)

2 – Dan Kneen (ManTTX Racing-16) — 32m01.81 — 70.677 mph

3 – Chris Petty (Barefoot Motors-8) — 33m35.09 — 67.405 mph

4 – Thomas Montano (Mission Motors-1) — 33m45.98 — 67.043 mph

5 – Thomas Schoenfelder (XXLracing-18) — 34m07.44 — 66.341 mph

6 – Roy Richardson (Brammo/BIKE-11) — 35m47.76 — 63.242 mph

7 – Mark Buckley (Brammo/BIKE-26) — 35m52.11 — 63.114 mph

8 – Chris Heath (Electric Motorsport-21) — 36m26.47 — 62.122 mph

9 – George Spence (Kingston-3) — 40m44.77 — 55.559 mph

10 – Paul Dobbs (HTBlauva-14) — 41m53.00 — 54.050 mph

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PRO Class times
Team Agni (Rob Barber): 26:41 (85.7mph lap)
Mission Motors (Thomas Montano): 33:45 (67.68mph)
XXL (Thomas Schoenfelder): 34.07 (66.45mph)
Brammo/Bike (Roy Richardson): 35:47 (63.83mph)
Brammo/Bike (Mark Buckley): 35:52 (63.74mph)
HTBLAUVA – TGM (Paul Dobbs): 41:53 (54.51mph)

Open Class times (£30,000 bike price limit)
ManTTx Racing (Dan Kneen): 32:01 (70.73mph)
Barefoot Motors Racing (Chris Petty): 33:35 (67.89mph)
Electric Motorsport (Chris Heath): 36:26 (62.44mph)
NSR – Kingston University (George Spence): 40:44 (55.98mph)

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picture credit – http://www.amadeusphotography.com/

The TTXGP list of entries and riders has changed a few times, here is the latest version, which should hold until Friday: I will be adding NEW images to this list (of the entries at the first practice session) over the next few hours.

* 1. Thomas Montano (Mission Motors — PRO 3A)

* 3. George Spence (Kingston University — OPEN)

* 4. Paul Owen (EVOdesign — PRO 3A)

* 5. Mark Miller (MotoCzysz — PRO 3A)

* 6. Alan Connor (KillaCycle Racing / Lightning Motorcycles — PRO 3A)

* 7. David Madsen-Mygdal (eROCKIT — PRO 3A)

* 8. Chris Petty (Barefoot Motors Racing — PRO 3A)

* 10. Chris Palmer (Imperial TTxGP — OPEN)

* 11. Roy Richardson (Brammo/BIKE — PRO 3A)

* 12. Robert Barber (Team Agni — PRO 3A)

* 14. Paul Dobbs (HTBLAUVA TGM — PRO 3A)

* 16. Dan Kneen (ManTTx Racing — OPEN)

* 17. John Crellin (TORK — OPEN)

* 18. Thomas Schoenfelder (XXL — PRO 3A)

* 19. To be announced (EVOdesign — PRO 3A)

* 21. Chris Heath (Electric Motorsport — OPEN)

* 22. Roger Maher (Electric Motorsport — PRO 3A)

* 23. Antonio Maseo (Peace e-rider — OPEN)

* 24. Steve Harper (Brunel X-team — PRO 3A)

* 26. Mark Buckley (Brammo/BIKE — PRO 3A)

Image 1 – TTXGP Practice – Team Tork India

(all images on this page by Frank Schuengel – AmadeusPhotography.com)

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Image 2 – TTXGP Practice – Team eROCKIT & Team Mission Motors

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Image 3 – TTXGP Practice – Team Mission Motors & Team Agni

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Image 4 – TTXGP Practice – Team Electric Motorsport – Native TTXGP

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Image 5 – TTXGP Practice – Team Brammo

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Image 6 – TTXGP Practice – Team Brammo

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Image 7 – TTXGP Practice – Team 16 ? & Team XXL Racing – Thomas Schoenfelder

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Image 8 – TTXGP Practice – XXL – PRO 3A – Thomas Schoenfelder

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Image 9 – TTXGP Practice – Teams 2, 3 (Brunel X-team) & Barefoot Motors

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Image 10 – TTXGP Practice – Team Brunel X-team, Barefoot Motors

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Image 11 – TTXGP Practice – Team Barefoot Motors Racing

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Image 12 – TTXGP Practice – Team MotoCzysz – PRO 3A – Mark Miller

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Image 13 – TTXGP Practice – Team MotoCzysz – PRO 3A – Mark Miller

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These videos are mostly from the last couple of days of practice at the Isle of Man and feature Chris Heath on the EMC Native TTXGP, Martin Guerra on the EMC Native TTXGP, and Todd Kollin on the EMC Pro-Class Superbike.

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TTXGP Isle of Man – Jurby Course 6/4/2009

Time – 0:37 – Electric Motorsport’s Native TTXGP race bike rider Chris Heath hits 100 mph on the Isle of Man Jurby Course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUwhc2Fz_wQ

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Native TTXGP-First electric motorcycle to complete IoM TT Course

Time – 0:54 – Electric Motorsport’s Native TTXGP ridden by Martin Guerra, becomes the first electric motorcycle to complete the legendary Isle of Man TT – Snaefell Mountain Course. This race track is home to the world’s oldest and most prestigious motorcycle grand prix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyAEJU3cJv4

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Native TTXGP-First electric motorcycle to complete IoM TT Course (long version)

Time – 5:00 – Electric Motorsport’s Native TTXGP ridden by Martin Guerra, becomes the first electric motorcycle to complete the legendary Isle of Man TT – Snaefell Mountain Course. This race track is home to the world’s oldest and most prestigious motorcycle grand prix. The original intention in recording this video, was to view the dash board meter as a way to collect current readings for each section of the course. Therefore, the result is not a film production marvel. We sped the video up so viewers would not have to watch a poor camera angle for 45 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLJcGiAISk0

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Electric Motorsport TTXGP Pro-Class Superbike road test

Time – 1:53 – Electric Motorsport’s CEO Todd Kollin, tests TTXGP Pro-Class superbike on freeways and hill roads on a 42 miles trip at an average speed of 86 mph and a top speed of 112 mph. The superbike is designed for competition at the Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain Course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAjMM7aX1EU

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