MotoCzysz E1pc
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The MotoCzysz E1pc is the American motorcycle manufacturer MotoCzysz's electric motorcycle that won the 2010 TT Zero electric motorcycle race at the Isle of Man TT competition breaking the previous speed record.[1]
History and development
Michael Czysz said in an interview on the history of this electric motorcycle:[2]
"In less than five months we took a suggestion and turned it into a motorcycle.
"A motorcycle that is unlike anything I have ever ridden. No gas, no oil, no clutch, no need to even warm up the engine – no engine.
"Gone is the age-old ritual of rhythmical throttle blips that can audible seduce a motorcyclist into a pre-ride trance – now your bike waits for you. Enter what may be the next big thing in motorcycles; invisible, nearly silent and magically linear power."
As of August 2010[update], the MotoCzysz team for the TTXGP was listed on the eGrandPrix website as:[3]
- Michael Czysz: Technical Director & Designer
- Adrian Hawkins: Lead Engineer
- Marty Schmitz: Machinist
- Terry Czysz: Mechanic
- Levi Patton: Engineer
- Josh Gedlick: Modeler
with assistance from:
- Heath Knapp: Fabricator
- Loni Hull: Electrical Technician
- Andrea Pretzler: Surface Modeler
- Seth McBlair: Body Work / Paint
Technical
The MotoCzysz E1pc is described as having "10 times the battery capacity of a Toyota Prius and 2.5 times the torque of a Ducati 1198 [in] a package that looks like something out of a 24th-century Thunderdome."[4] The E1pc is powered by "10 individual
Racing
In June 2009,
On June 10, 2010, US racer
On July 25, 2010, Michael Czysz won the FIM e-Power race at Laguna Seca, riding his own creation.[7]
On Wednesday, June 6, 2012, Michael Rutter and Team Segway Racing MotoCzysz made history on the Isle of Man by becoming the first team to record a 100 mph lap of the course in the SES TT Zero race in what is being hailed as one of the greatest achievements in the event's one hundred and five-year history.[8] Rutter crossed the line in 21:45.33 (104.056 mph) closely followed by John McGuinness on the Team Mugen Shinden machine. Rutter's MotoCzysz teammate Mark Miller finished third, with all three breaking the prestigious 100 mph mark, which was first achieved in 1957 by Scotsman Bob McIntyre on a conventional bike.
For the 2013 TT races, Rutter on the MotoCzysz again won from McGuinness on a Mugen, with second MotoCzysz rider Mark Miller suffering mechanical breakdown just after
Gallery
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Michael Rutter exiting Parliament Square, Ramsey in 2012
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Mark Miller at Parliament Square, Ramsey during 2013 practice
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Laguna Seca, e-Power race, 25 July 2010, Michael Czysz on the MotoCzysz E1pc in Rainey Curve
See also
- Electric motorcycle
- Electric motorsport
- MotoCzysz
References
- ^ a b c MotoCzysz Wins TT Zero, Sets New Electric Speed Record, Popular Science, 2010-06-11, retrieved 2010-06-14
- Motorcycle News, 4 June 2009, retrieved 2010-06-20
- ^ Team MotoCzysz, TTXGP official website, 2010, retrieved 2010-08-01
- ^ a b c The Inside Story of the MotoCzysz E1pc, the World's Most Advanced Electric Motorcycle, Popular Science, 2010-06-09, retrieved 2010-06-14
- ^ TT News 2009 Issue 2 page 3 (Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd – Johnston Press Publishing), 9th June 2009, ISSN 1471-7905
- ^ "Final Results of TTXGP: Isle of Man June 12th 2009". TTXGP.com. June 13, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ Cobb, Jeff. "2010 FIM e-Power race at Laguna Seca". Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "History is made in the 2012 SES TT Zero". iomtt.com. June 6, 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015.