Second Half of Blez Electric Article in 2009 TTXGP Programme

This is the second half of the article I wrote for the special, separate, programme that was produced for the inaugural 2009 electric TT, the TTXGP as it was called. (In 2010 it was re-named the TTZero).
If you can't read the photo captions, the top photo is double World Superbike Champion James Toseland with me at the 2009 Thundersprint, standing alongside the TTX01 electric machine built by Steve Labib for Azhar Hussain. This was in May 2009, just a few weeks before the first electric TT.
I believe that machine is still the only electric bike ever to be raced in the Thundersprint.
The bottom photo is of Roger Riedener in his Ecomobile, after it was converted from BMW K1100 'brick' to Brusa electric power in 2008. At the end of the week Roger set the fastest cabin machine time of the year, despite riding into a downpour half way through the lap. Fortunately he had a video camera on board, so you can enjoy the thrills vicariously, in the comfort and safety of your armchair! See here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4J4lBIHuvs
The first half of this article, illustrated with my photo of Cedric Lynch holding one of his motors, is here: http://bikeweb.com/node/3303

There are more photos of this electric Ecomobile, and 3 different electric Monotracers in the Peraves electric folder here: http://www.bikeweb.com/image/tid/170

© 2009 Text and photos Paul Blezard

Second Half of Blez Electric Article in 2009 TTXGP Programme