| Electric Vehicle Racing
News - June 2009 |
Welcome to evRacingNews.com, in these pages we will
endeavour to bring you the latest news regarding advances in the
electric vehicle industry, and the latest results on the racetracks and
road courses that are used to demonstrate these advances to the public.
If you have any questions about this website or wish to pass on a news
item to me, please contact me at george@evracingnews.com -
Thank you, George Mann (Editor)
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Team
Electric Motorsport (and friends) - at the Isle of Man TTXGP
A large and growing library of images (and
videos) from the Isle of Mann TTXGP - on the track and behind the
scenes.
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TTXGP - First Practice Results
Electric Motorsport - day at the races.
TTXGP - First Practice Results
TTXGP - latest list of race entries
Electric Motorsport TTXGP - YouTube Videos
TTXGP - Twitter Pics - First Practice
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Isle of Man, Thursday June 4
2009 TTXGP - Teams take practice laps at Jurby race track.
Team
Electric Motorsport records top speed of the day.
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| Electric
Automobiles |
Tesla taking
orders for Roadster Sport and Model S
Tesla Roadster Sport
Tesla Motors
develops and manufactures all-electric, zero-emission
vehicles with exceptional design, performance and efficiency. The
Roadster, which conforms to all U.S. and E.U. safety and durability
standards, is the only highway-capable production electric car for sale
in the United States and Europe. With a 0 to 60 mph acceleration of 3.9
seconds and a 14,000 rpm redline, the Roadster delivers
super car performance with far more energy efficiency than compact
hybrids. Tesla also plans to begin manufacturing a four-door,
five-passenger, all-electric, zero-emission luxury sedan in 2011.
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100 miles per gallon - Hybrid
Electric H3 Hummer
Raser Technologies, Inc.
unveiled a 100+ mpg Hummer H3 powered by
Raser’s plug-in hybrid E-REV (Extended-Range Electric Vehicle) at the
2009 SAE International World Congress, Cobo Center, Detroit, MI.
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Porsche Carrera GT Vs. Electric Car
Wrightspeed X1
YouTube video of the
Wrightspeed X1 taking on both the Porshe Carrera GT and a Ferrari at a
drag strip and beating both easily.
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The
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around America |
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Electric
Motorcycles
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 TTXGP - Isle of
Man, UK - June
12, 2009
23 entries from around
the
world, compete in the world’s first zero-carbon
eGP. TTXGP, the world’s first zero-carbon eGP,
announced that 23 bikes and riders from 16 different teams and seven
different countries will compete in its inaugural race.
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 TTXGP entries from
Electric Motorsport of
California
Oakland California
USA, Electric
Motorsport Inc. has unveiled its two entries for the June/12th Isle of
Man TTXGP. In the open class is a modified production electric
motorcycle called the GPR-S.
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TTXGP - American Racing Teams
Barefoot
Motors Racing
(USA) - Chris Petty
Brammo/BIKE
(USA) - Roy Richardson
Cool World Team
(USA) - Steve Macdonald, Antonio Maeso
Electric Motorsport
(USA) - Carolynn Sells,
Marie Hodgson
KillaCycle Racing/Lightning
Motorcycles (USA) - Alan Connor
Mission
Motors (USA) - Thomas Montano
MotoCzysz (USA) - Mark Miller
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More - Electric Motorcycle News
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Electric Bicycles
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2009 Tour de Presteigne and Green Wheels
Saturday 9th May & Sunday 10th May
The Tour de
Presteigne and Green Wheels is the UK's premier and most exciting
electric and alternative bike race and meeting - Now in it's
fourth
year and growing in popularity! The
2009 report is not ready yet, so I have included the 2008 report below.
Check back here for more information, also check the official tour
website -
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Kalkhoff Pro Connect S
50cycles UK exclusive made in Germany -
Faster and more powerful than the Pro Connect - and any other pedal
assist electric bike - this model's tuned-up Panasonic power plant,
precise 9-speed Shimano Deore XT derailleur gearset, and Magura
hydraulic brakes make it ideal for the high-speed commuter. It launches
a new class of high performance electric cycle.
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Electric
Drag Racing
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Power of DC '09 -
Mason Dixon Dragway
August
29-30 - Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
 The
Power of DC is
organized by the Electric Vehicle Association of
Washington DC and sanctioned by the National Electric Drag Association.
Join
us for the 2009 Power of DC in Hagerstown, Maryland. This will be
our 9th annual race. Last year was one of the best events we've had yet
and we hope to do it again with the Electric and Hybrid AutoCross on
August 29 and the NEDRA Drag Race on August 30. The AutoCross will be
set up, once again, by the pros from the Washington Chapter of the
Sports Car Club of American and the hosts for the drag racing will be
the Mason Dixon Dragway.
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Suckamps
EV
Racing
“Suck Amps EV Racing” is the latest name for the racing team of EV
Parts Inc. It is the offshoot of Roderick’s “The Wilde Bunch” Team
Electric Racing from the early days of EV racing at Wilde Evolutions,
Inc.
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Plasma Boy Racing
- Home of the White Zombie
The world's
quickest street legal electric door slammer in the 1/4 mile drag.
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Wayland
Invitational IV Street Drags
July
24-25, Portland International Raceway - The Wayland
Invitational IV electric drag racing EVent will be held at
Portland International Raceway (PIR) July 24-25.
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Electric Drag Racing
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Electric Boats
& Jet Skis
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Solar Splash - May 27-31, 2009 - Fayettville, Arkansas
The World Championship of
Intercollegiate Solar Boating
 SOLAR SPLASH is the World Championship
of intercollegiate
Solar/Electric boating. Its official name is "an international
intercollegiate solar/electric boat regatta," and it takes place over
five days. Technical Inspections are done on the first day, and the
remainder of the time is occupied by five on-the-water competitive
events.
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Seattle
Outboard
Association - Electric Boat Racing
E-boat races are
flag-started heats of two laps. The focus is on fast starts and
using all available power within those two laps.
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Etek Electric
Outboard Motor Project
Wouldn't it be great to
have reasonable
performance from an outboard and have the silence of an electric motor
at the same time?
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SolidNav - Marine Propulsion
SolidNav produces electric
engine solutions for sailboats and other water craft in three sizes,
capable of propelling off-shore sailing vessels up to 44-foot in length.
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More Electric
Boats & Jet Skis
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Electric Garage
Projects
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Juiced Drag
Racing - Got
Juice?
 Ed and Tammy, a
husband and wife bike building and electric motorcycle
drag racing team, share all their build secrets in a step by step on
line guide to both of their drag bikes and then take us out to the
strip.
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Open
Electric
Motorcycle Project
The aims of the
Open Electric Motorcycle Project are to take an existing motorcycle and
to convert it to be an electric vehicle, this bike is then going to be
registered and use for daily commuting.
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Etek Electric
Outboard Motor Project
Wouldn't it be great to
have reasonable
performance from an outboard and have the silence of an electric motor
at the same time?
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Electric Garage Projects
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Electric Motors
& Parts
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Green Motorsport (UK)
 "Green
MotorSport manufactures a range of automotive powertrain technologies
as well as exciting high profile turnkey solutions. Our main product,
called the "GMS
DUAL", is a complete packaged powertraindesigned in-house,
based around our liquid cooled GMS M1 motors. The
GMS Dual Power Train is an economical electric drive system that
replaces the internal combustion engine for both on and off-road
vehicles.
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GMS DUAL story
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SolidNav
- Marine Propulsion
SolidNav produces electric
engine solutions for sailboats and other water craft in three sizes,
capable of propelling off-shore sailing vessels up to 44-foot in length. |
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Electric Motors & Parts
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