The motoczysz founder died last year after a long battle with cancer. When a small comoany loses its visionary, its inevitable it will change for less. Would prob have one more competitor or two bikes if not for the loss of Michael Czysz. Struggling to see the significant Mugen investment doing anything for the popularity of electric bikes. I personally would rather see 20 bikes battle out for 100mph avg, instead of 3. It's no longer a spectator sport!
They should change it to 6 laps and give them a set time to complete it. It would be a huge challenge for electric bikes to travel 200 miles so the prize should reflect that. See if they can get some green energy sponsorship. And invite engineering colleges to compete for the prize
All those saying it's not a real TT or real race-sorry you're wrong!the ethos of the TT has always been to design and build a bike and pit bike and rider against the course in a time trial!
The riders don leathers practice under race conditions and then race under race conditions risking life and limb doing so-and always attempting to be the 1st across the line!to say it isnt a race insults them and their efforts and those of the bike builders!
These bikes have been running since the ttxgp race in 2009 and in those ten years look at how fast they have developed-their speeds have consistent increased and have beat the ton and are now coming up to matching petrol engine classes...yes they do one lap-and I have suggested in the past to put it on one of the 3 other TT courses ie billown which would give them 8 laps for the price of 1 mountain course lap. They could do more laps of the mountain but at the cost of speed...
Remember the TT came from humble beginnings...to say there arent enough bikes or riders just remember the 1st ever race in 1907 for the single cylinder had only 8 finish out of 17 and took 4hrs 8mins (38.2mph)
The twin cylinder 3 finish out of 8 nd took 4hrs 21 (36.2mph)
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The motoczysz founder died last year after a long battle with cancer. When a small comoany loses its visionary, its inevitable it will change for less. Would prob have one more competitor or two bikes if not for the loss of Michael Czysz. Struggling to see the significant Mugen investment doing anything for the popularity of electric bikes. I personally would rather see 20 bikes battle out for 100mph avg, instead of 3. It's no longer a spectator sport!
www.visordown.com/news/general/michael-czysz-loses-cancer-battle
They should change it to 6 laps and give them a set time to complete it. It would be a huge challenge for electric bikes to travel 200 miles so the prize should reflect that. See if they can get some green energy sponsorship. And invite engineering colleges to compete for the prize
All those saying it's not a real TT or real race-sorry you're wrong!the ethos of the TT has always been to design and build a bike and pit bike and rider against the course in a time trial!
The riders don leathers practice under race conditions and then race under race conditions risking life and limb doing so-and always attempting to be the 1st across the line!to say it isnt a race insults them and their efforts and those of the bike builders!
These bikes have been running since the ttxgp race in 2009 and in those ten years look at how fast they have developed-their speeds have consistent increased and have beat the ton and are now coming up to matching petrol engine classes...yes they do one lap-and I have suggested in the past to put it on one of the 3 other TT courses ie billown which would give them 8 laps for the price of 1 mountain course lap. They could do more laps of the mountain but at the cost of speed...
Remember the TT came from humble beginnings...to say there arent enough bikes or riders just remember the 1st ever race in 1907 for the single cylinder had only 8 finish out of 17 and took 4hrs 8mins (38.2mph)
The twin cylinder 3 finish out of 8 nd took 4hrs 21 (36.2mph)