TTXGP race results, won by Team Agni
Team Agni wins inaugural TTXGP
They were in the Pro class (money is no limit) and turned in a 87.434 miles/hr time over the 1 lap. XXL Racing came in second, 77.841 miles/hr. Brammo came in third, 75.350 miles/hr
In the Open class Barefoot motors came in first, 62.219 miles/hr. TORK second at 60.475 miles/hr.
Two riders were disqualified on technicalities. One of them (Electric Motorsport) would have won the Open class. Apparently it's being appealed.
TTXGP: Rob Barber makes history
Maybe the disqualification was overturned:
Manx resident Chris Heath was initally delighted to secure victory in the Open class on board the Electric Motorsport machine, was later disqualified and then reinstated as the winner.
Heath's result was temporarily disregarded but organisers reinstated him as he was unaware riders must sound their horns when under yellow flags.
Chris Petty (Barefoot Motors) inherited the victory but was then moved back to second with John Crellin (TORK) third.
TTXGP: Rob Barber takes first ever TTXGP win
13 machines started the race, eight finished.
Barber wins historic first TTXGP
Has some good race color. e.g. The Mission Motors bike led the field initially, but ended up in fourth place. There's got to be a story there.
Barber wins first ever green TT - Brief blurb from BBC
MotoCzysz breaks down, retires from TTXGP - This happened early in the race.
Spoiler Alert! TTXGP winner is...
Team Agni scores e-bike grand prix victory - Rider Rob Barker wins first TTxGP
Brammo TTR Enertia comes in third at TTXGP
Pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfire/sets/72157619635236424/
http://twitpic.com/770rn
http://twitpic.com/771a9
http://twitpic.com/770le
http://ttxgp.com/photos/v/2009-06-12%20TTXGP%202009%20Race/&p=0 -- Supposedly the best pictures start at page 10.
Official statement following incident during the Senior TT --
The organisers of the Isle of Man TT Races, ACU Events Ltd, regret to announce that John Crellin has died following an incident at the Mountain Box during today’s (Friday) Senior TT race.
John, 58, was an experienced TT competitor who has competed in a number of TT races and Manx Grand Prix events.
He had ridden the TORK bike which won 3rd place in the TTXGP Open class.
An earlier announcement Start of Senior TT delayed talked of rain and the roads being wet.
Official results have been posted: http://www.iomtt.com/News/2009/06/12/Official-TTXGP-results-released.aspx
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
Wired article: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/ttxgp/ It includes an interesting bit of color that one rider was determined to finish the course but had exhausted the battery pack. So he pushed the bike along with his feet taking almost an hour to finish.
Very detailed article covering both races today: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/1/3732/Motorcycle-Article/2009-Isle-of-Man-TT-Friday-Insider.aspx
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-assist/message/82520 - Don Harmon (Lifebatt) posted final results along with some discussion about the three bikes using Lifebatt batteries.
Neither of the LifeBatt-using bikes finished. However they both had problems with their Agni motors. He claims the motors overheated and a difference between the Team Agni bike and these others was the mounting of the motor. Team Agni mounted both their motors outside the frame, in the airflow, whereas the other teams mounted their motors inside the frame. The lack of airflow is suspected as the cause of motor failure.
It was noted earlier that MotoCzysz may not qualify for TTXGP .. hence interesting that they did not finish the race.
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