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The Trophy is actually a stylised version of Olympic God Hermes by Giovanni Da Bologna as a silver figurine astride a winged wheel.
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Originally posted by RadarWhy is the trophy a unicycle?? Now that would be a race…a Gixxer engined unicycle!!!
Maybe something like this………
Just add clip ons, rear sets, helmet and leathers.
The Manx is of course still a Grand Prix, but in name only.
That option has been talked about for many many years but never of course taken up. Yes I think its a slendid idea. Did you know that the original use of the mountain circuit was for cars which preceeded the bikes by just a few years, back then they raced for the ‘Gordon Bennett Cup’.
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Originally posted by RadarWhy is the trophy a unicycle?? Now that would be a race…a Gixxer engined unicycle!!!
[:p]Suppose its because of the power outputs, most of the race the front wheel is rarely on the road.[:p]
The complete results of the TTXGP, the world’s first clean emission eGrandPrix, have been published.
In the BEST BUY PRO Class, UK/India-based Team Agni with rider Rob Barber secured first place with a time of 25 mins 53 secs and an average speed of 87.434 mph.
In the OPEN class US based electric motorsport secured with rider Chris Heath secured first place with a time of 34 mins 17 secs and an average speed of 66.022 mph.
Second and third place in the BEST BUY PRO Class were secured by the German XXL Racing Team with rider Thomas Schoenfelder (time: 29 mins 04 secs / average speed 77.841 mph) and US based Brammo with rider Mark Buckley (time: 30 mins 2 secs / average speed: 75.350 mph) respectively.
In the OPEN Class, second and third places were secured by US based Barefoot Motors with rider Chris Petty (time: 36 mins 23 secs / average speed: 62.219) and team TORK from India with rider John Crellin (37 mins 26 secs / average speed: 60.475 mph).
Tragically, John died in an incident during the Senior TT race later in the day.
The overall result of the inaugural TTXGP as recorded by time keepers has been confirmed by the Race Management team from ACU Events Ltd. Two riders, Chris Heath (Electric Motorsport) and Paul Dobbs (Htblauva), who were originally disqualified were unaware that they were required to sound horns while racing under yellow flags and the overall result was not in any way influenced by their actions.
TTXGP founder Azhar Hussain said:
‘Today represents the culmination of an incredibly long journey to the world’s first clean emission eGrandPrix. The teams, riders and all those involved in making this event possible have worked tirelessly to make the TTXGP the reality it has become today.’
‘Together we have proved that zero carbon transport technologies have the capabilities to thrill motor racing fans and are ready for application in the real world.’
Simon Maddison, chairman of TTXGP technical advisor IET Technical Panel, added:‘It’s been a long road to get us to the starting line. No-one could have imagined how the journey would be – 10 months of hard work from our panel but the equivalent of 20 months input from the teams.’
‘Everyone who has made it to the Isle of Man has to be congratulated – it has really re-created the pioneering spirit of the TT. To say, it has been a historic moment would be an understatement. To say, it is watching the technology of the future is a statement.’
Video footage of the TTXGP, video interviews with team members and photography can be found on the TTXGP website.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
For a second I miss-read it as “We had a bump” thinking it was bad news, but no, thats GREAT news, well done the pair of you!
History has been made at the 2009 Isle of Man TT with the inaugural TTXGP, a race for clean emission motorcycles.
The Team Mission Motors entry, ridden by Thomas Montano, led the 13-strong field away from the TT Grandstand at 10.45am, and as he quietly rode his way down to Bray Hill a new chapter in the history of the 102-year-old TT was started.
Team Agni rider Rob Barber, who had dominated both practice sessions, was again the class of the field, reaching Glen Helen with the lead on the road. One of the potential challengers for victory – the Team Motoczysz machine ridden by Mark Miller – was forced out by mechanical problems before reaching the first checkpoint.
Thomas Schoenfelder, on the Team XXL machine, moved into second at Glen Helen, but the locally-entered Team ManTTx Racing machine, with James McBride standing in for the injured Dan Kneen, moved up to an impressive second place at Ballaugh.
Unfortunately, McBride would retire at Glen Duff, before reaching Ramsey on the single lap TTXGP race.
Schoenfelder was trailing Barber by more than 90 seconds at Ramsey Hairpin, but he did have the honour of setting the fastest speed ever recorded by an electric-powered bike at the Sulby speed trap – 106.5mph.
Barber maintained his lead over the Mountain section to take the chequered flag with a lap time of 25mins 53.5secs, an average speed of 87.434mph.
Schoenfelder held onto second place, more than three minutes down, with Mark Buckley on the Team Brammo entry coming home third.
As the Pro Class top three celebrated, the battle for Open Class honours continued on the TT course, and there was drama as the leading Team Barefoot Motors Racing machine of Chris Petty slowed as he approached the finish line. That allowed Chris Heath on the Team Electric Motorsport entry to overhaul Petty’s lead and take the class win by more than 35 seconds. Manxman John Crellin, riding the Team Tork machine, came home third.
Shortly after the podium ceremony started there was shock when it was announced Heath had been disqualified, promoting Petty to the win.
The disqualification is currently under investigation and could be overturned on appeal
It may be the world’s greatest road race rather than MotoGP, but eight-time world champion Valentino Rossi was the man who took centre stage at the Isle of Man TT on Monday.
Other world circuit stars such as Colin Edwards, Carl Fogarty, Noriyuki Haga and even legendary American Freddie Spencer have visited the event in recent years, but none has attracted the attention and adulation afforded to the charismatic Italian.
Valentino Rossi congratulates Monday’s Superbike winner John McGuinnessRossi is the one name in motorcycle racing that every sports fan recognises.
Therefore, the TT organisers were keen to parade the legendary 30-year-old before media and fans alike after he watched Monday’s Superbike TT at Ago’s Leap, in the company of compatriot Giacomo Agostini, a 10-times TT winner.
The iconic bike ace says he has always been a fan of the island races and wooed the assembled press corps with his renowned humour and easy-going manner.
“I have seen the TT on television and on DVDs so I knew more or less what to expect but to witness it in real life is completely different,” said Rossi.
“I have huge respect for the racers who ride this circuit flat out on a Superbike as it requires massive courage and concentration.
“It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
“It’s a great spectacle but difficult to learn in one lap so I would like to do five or six the next time I come over, not to race though!”
The winner of 98 Grands Prix races added that he particularly admired the exploits of record 26-time TT winner Joey Dunlop.
Valentino Rossi during his lap at the Isle of Man TT course on MondayValentino Rossi during his lap at the Isle of Man TT course on Monday
“Unfortunately I never knew Joey personally but I remember well that he was ‘The King of the Mountain’ and rode in that famous yellow helmet.“I know all about his success on the Isle of Man and he was a real legend.”
Earlier, the reigning MotoGP champion had been engulfed by eager photographers, all jostling for position as he took to the famous tarmac on Glencrutchery Road to take in a parade lap with Agostini.
The reception from the spectators reflected their respect and admiration for one of the all-time greats of racing – even if many of them are more accustomed to saluting the achievements of those who ply their trade between the hedges and stone walls.
Autograph hunters swarmed round Rossi like bees around a honey pot and programmes were waved by the tens of thousands of fans around the 37.73-mile Mountain Course as Rossi completed a lap of the circuit, periodically waving back enthusiastically.
Those partaking of the event’s hospitality had their turn too, receiving their hero without the reserve normally associated with the more corporate element of major sporting events.
History and nostalgia are very much part of the TT make-up, with classic machines and appearances by former riders the norm, but this occasion was very much about the present and the future.
The sight of a current world champion taking to the course which hosted the British round of the world series until 1976 evoked memories of the likes of Hailwood and Agostini.
However, it also symbolised a revival in the fortunes of an event which had been on the decline, marginalised from the mainstream of motorcycle sport.
A show of support from a living legend, regarded by many as the greatest motorcycle racer of all-time, is just another stage in the rehabilitation of the profile of the famous event
Source: https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/8090246.stm
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]Welcome to The Bike Forum[]Any pics of the machine? What about your biking history, thats usually a good talking point!Yes some good pics there. Regarding the last photo, it made me think….what did we do before mobile phones?, we had a ride out to get away from it all!, now the first thing we do when we stop is check our mobiles so that we can keep in touch. Strange how its turned around.
Yes Radar, on behalf of all of us on here we wish her well and hope the recovery process passes smoothly and quickly.
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