TT Zero

An electric motorcycle for the TT Zero 2013 race. Here a Komatti-Mirai EV.

The TT Zero is a racing series for electric motorcycles within the Isle of Man TT . The traditional Snaefell Mountain Course , the 60.725 kilometer long track on closed roads, on which the TT, the world's oldest motorcycle race of this size and type, has been taking place since 1911 .

Origin of the race

The TTXGP Time Trials Extreme Grand Prix on June 12, 2009 on the Isle of Man was the world's first motorcycle race for electric motorcycles . The organizer of the Isle of Man TT, the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development, IOM TT Team on the island operates the TT Zero in succession to the TTXGP as part of the traditional Tourist Trophy (" The Isle of Man Government Department of Economic Development has confirmed that the groundbreaking SES TT Zero Clean Emissions Motorcycle Challenge will again take place on the Isle of Man in 2012 as part of the annual TT Races meeting. ")

The founder of the first TTXGP race, recognized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme , was businessman Azhar Hussein. He subsequently founded his own racing series for electric motorcycles with the TTXGP The eGrandPrix , as did the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) with the FIM E-Power International Championship .

run

2009: TTXGP

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The fastest of the 15 motorcycles actually entered, seven of which reached the finish, was the Agni X01 with driver Rob Barber with a time of 25: 53.5 min and an average speed of 141 km / h. This was just above the lap record of the 50 cm³ class from 1966. The current track record for the most powerful petrol engine is an average speed of 211 km / h after around 100 years. Second was Thomas Schönfelder from the German XXL Racing Team, third was Mark Buckley from the US Team Brammo .

TT Zero 2010

The winner was Mark Miller on a MotoCzysz E1pc with an average speed of 96.82  mph (155.82  km / h ) and a time of 23: 22.9 min. Robert Barber came second on an Agni with 25: 21.19 min, James McBride came third on a Man TTX with 25: 32.33 min.

TT Zero 2011

This time the British veteran Michael Rutter won , again on a MotoCzysz and an average speed of 99.6 mph (160.3 km / h) in 22: 43.7 minutes. He missed the prize of £ 10,000 offered by the island's government in 2010, which the first driver to break the 100 mph limit (160.9 km / h or 22: 38.388 min) will get. Mark Miller was also second on a MotoCzysz like Rutter from the Segway Racing MotoCzysz team with 23: 01.93 min and 98.288 mph (158.179 km / h). Third was George Spence with the motorcycle IRON HORSE from the Ecotricity Kingston racing team in 25: 35.90 min with 88.435 mph (142.322 km / h). Allan Brew from the MIT EVT racing team and his BMW achieved 28: 35.81 minutes. and 79.163 mph (127.4 km / h).

TT Zero 2012

The TT Zero 2012 took place on June 6, 2012. Michael Rutter from the Segway Racing MotoCzysz team won with an average speed of 104.056 mph (167.462 km / h) in 21: 45.335 min. The 100 mph limit was broken for the first time. John McGuinness from Team Mugen came in second with 22: 08.855 min and an average speed of 102.215 mph (164.499 km / h). Third place went to Mark Miller from the Segway Racing MotoCzysz team with 22: 23.975 min and an average of 101.065 mph (163 km / h).

TT Zero 2013

The TT Zero 2013 took place on June 5, 2013. Michael Rutter from the Segway Racing MotoCzysz team won with an average speed of 109.675 mph (177 km / h) in 20: 38.46 minutes. John McGuinness from Team Mugen came in second with 20: 40.133 min and an average speed of 109.527 mph (176.267 km / h). Third place went to Rob Barber from the RW-2 / Ohio State University team with 25: 02.467 min and an average of 90.403 mph (145.49 km / h).

TT Zero 2014

The race was held over the distance of one lap on June 4, 2014 with nine participants on the Snaefell Mountain Course . The best six results were:

space	driver	team	speed	time
1	John McGuinness	Mugen Shinden	117.366 mph	19: 17,300 min
2	Bruce Anstey	Shinden San / Team Mugen	115.048 mph	19: 40.625 min
3	Rob Barber	RW-x2 / Ohio State University	93.531 mph	24: 12.230 min
4th	Robert Wilson	Team Sarolea Racing	93.507 mph	24: 12,600 min
5	Mark Miller	VercarloMoto	85.828 mph	26: 22.828 min
6th	Timothee Monot	TT Zero	81.515 mph	29: 02.378 min

TT Zero 2015

The winner of the race, John McGuinness, set a new lap record in this class with 119.279  mph (191.961  km / h ) and a time of 18: 58.743 min. The results came closer and closer to those of the smaller racing classes with internal combustion engines.

space	driver	team	speed	time
1	John McGuinness	2015 Mugen Shinden	119.279 mph	18: 58.743 min
2	Bruce Anstey	2015 Mugen Shinden 4	118.857 mph	19: 02.785 min
3	Lee Johnston	Brammo	111.62 mph	20: 16,881 min
4th	Guy Martin	Victory	109.717 mph	20: 37,987 min
5	Robert Wilson	Saroléa SP7	106.51 mph	21: 15.256 min
6th	Michael Sweeney	E Bike University of Nottingham	73.156 mph	30: 56,695 min

TT Zero 2016

On June 8, Bruce Anstey won the race with Mugen Shinden's Shinden model with an average speed of 118.416 mph (190.572 km / h) (19: 07.043 min), which was a little slower than record holder and teammate John McGuinness.

TT Zero 2017

space	driver	machine	Average speed	time
1	Bruce Anstey	Mugen Shinden roku	117.710 mph	19: 13,924 min
2	Guy Martin	Mugen Shinden roku	113.632 mph	19: 55,331 min
3	Daley Mathison	University of Nottingham UoN 02	109.209 mph	20: 43,748 min
4th	Dean Harrison	Saroléa SP7	108.064 mph	20: 56,924 min
5	Antonio Maeso	University of Nottingham Merlin	91.197 mph	24: 49,385 min
6th	James Cowton	Brunel Racing BX-15	90.963 mph	24: 53,229 min

TT Zero 2018

space	driver	team	speed	time
1	Michael Rutter	Mugen Shinden	121,824 mph	18: 34,956 min
2	Daley Mathinson	UoN 02	119,294 mph	18: 58,600 min
3	Lee Johnston	Mugen Shinden	105,566 mph	21: 26,668 min
4th	James Cowton	BRUNEL BX-15	97,372 mph	23: 14,934 min
5	Adam Child	Moto Corsa Ego	81,332 mph	27: 50.042 min
6th	Shaun Anderson	Brammo	74,789 mph	30: 16,155 min

TT Zero 2019

space	driver	team	speed	time
1	Michael Rutter	Mugen Shinden	121,909 mph	18: 34,172 min
2	John McGuinness	Mugen Shinden	120,979 mph	18: 42,738 min
3	Ian Lougher	Idata X RE	102,690 mph	22: 02.697 min
4th	Mathew Rees	Bath University project	94,845 mph	23: 52,100 min
5	Allann Venter	Brunel University project	91,478 mph	24: 44,815 min
6th	Mike Norbury	Duff Motorsport	83,289 mph	27: 10,800 min
7th	Shaun Anderson	Duff Motorsport	72,026 mph	31: 25,831 min

TT Zero 2020

Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

References

Web links

• Result of the TT Zero from 2010
• Result of the SES TT Zero from June 8, 2011
• SES TT Zero Challenge 100mph lap 'in sight' in 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ SES TT Zero ( Memento from March 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20141211142625/http://www.fia.com/sport/regulations/common/appendix_j/article262.html
3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20130122040301/http://www.egrandprix.com/2010calendar.php
4. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20130819093501/http://www.egrandprix.com/2011calendar.php
5. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from August 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
6. ^ Gregor Honsel: Batteries at the Limit , in Technology Review . The MIT magazine for innovation 8/2009, pages 36–41
7. ↑ http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT2010&race_seq=7
8. ↑ http://cdn.iomtt.com/~/media/Files/2011/Results/090611/SES%20TT%20Zero%20Result%20sheet.ashx
9. ↑ Result SES TT Zero 2012. (No longer available online.) In: Elektromotorrad News. June 6, 2012, archived from the original on July 11, 2012 ; Retrieved July 20, 2012 . 
10. ↑ TT 2015 SES TT Zero Results
11. ↑ BBC Motorsport: Isle of Man TT 2016: Bruce Anstey wins TT Zero class for Mugen