As indicated by the cryptic web entry on the Motoczysz website, Michael has decided to enter the TTXGP race on the Isle of Man. The design draws heavily on the Motoczysz C1 but as yet, the computer images are all that is available. Specs look good, if the bike is ready on race day, it should be a formidable entry. The rider will be Mark Miller.Frame: MotoCzysz Carbon Fiber/Aluminum “Open Architecture”
Front Suspension: MotoCzysz 6X flex with gas filled single Ohlins damper
Rear Suspension: Ohlin’s with MotoCzysz swingarm and linkage
Front wheel / brakes: 16.5 x 3.5 Carbon BST with 320mm Brembo
Rear wheel / brake 16.5 x 6.25 Carbon BST with 220mm Brembo
Drive: MotoCzysz PMDC propulsion pack
Energy: Lithium Ion ‘Hot swap’ battery packs/digital configuration up to 15kWh
Control: 2,400A with regen
Weight: 195Kg
Power: 115hp+
Torque: 300 Ftlbs peak, 150 Ftlbs nominal
Max speed: 150mph+ (w/ single speed gear box)
175mph+ (w/ multi speed gear box)
The inaugural TTXGP having concluded, the biggest winner is without question Team Agni. A producer of DC motors for various applications, Agni Motors and team leader Cedric Lynch deserve recognition for putting together a design that not only dominated on the track, but did so without the fanfare many other entries enjoyed. As we said in our TTXGP preview, in racing there’s no hiding behind spec sheet claims. Where other rides, like the Motoczysz and Mission One, claimed 150-mph top speeds, the Agni was much closer to hitting its 120-mph claim in an actual race – reaching triple-digit speeds in the aforementioned Sulby speed trap.
The Isle of Man TT is over a century old, historic to say the least. And another chapter has been added to the TT story, the running of the inaugural electric-only TTXGP. In the biggest exhibition of electric-powered racing to date, Rob Barber took the checkered flag on the 1-lap time trial aboard the Team Agni entry. Joining the Anglo-Indian machine on the TTXGP Pro Class rostrum was the German XXL team (rider Thomas Schoenfelder) and the Ashland, Oregon-based Team Brammo (rider Mark Buckley).
Amongst the notable DNFs in the Pro Class were the Manx-based Team ManTTX, which ran second in the first practice session and was running the TTXGP in the same position before yielding the spot to the XXL squad after retiring from the race. The Oregon-based MotoCzysz, piloted by American Mark Miller, also retired before even reaching the first check point.
