R&D – Electric motorcycle races: victory for Steve Rapp! – Used MISSION MOTORCYCLES

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Electric motorcycle racing: Steve Rapp’s victory !

R & amp; D - Electric Motorcycle Races: Steve Rapp wins! - Used MISSION MOTORCYCLES

This weekend at Laguna Seca, as a prelude to the US Moto GP won by Casey Stoner, there was a competition between electric motorcycles. Counting both for the FIM e-Power championships and for the TTX Championships (read MNC of 4 December 2009), this eight-lap race saw Steve Rapp win on the handlebars…

This weekend at Laguna Seca, as a prelude to, a competition was held between electric motorcycles. Counting both for the FIM e-Power championships and for the TTX Championships (read), this eight-lap race saw Steve Rapp win on the handlebars of his Mission R, a "nuclear" Superbike of 141 hp capable of taking around 260 km / h according to its designers !

Largely above the group during qualifying (more than 6 seconds ahead of his closest rival, Michael Barnes in his Lightning), the pilot of the manufacturer Mission Motors took the advantage from the first corner ahead of Barnes and the winner. from the 2010 edition, Michael Czysz (MotoCzysz E1PC).

Uncompromising, Steve Rapp started to overtake the "retarded" from the middle of the race (ie after only four laps!), While Czysz finally nabbed second place from Barnes on the last lap..

Fourth, Alessandro Brannetti (ECRP 1.4) precedes Matthias Himmelmann (Munch TTE 2) and Steve Atlas (Brammo Empulse RR), while Shelina Moreda, the first woman to enter e-Power, finishes in 8th place.

10 seconds from Lorenzo !

"It’s an easy bike to ride, a lot of fun. At first some people didn’t take it seriously but when they saw the times, they changed their minds! The goal now is to get as high as possible. people on it, then the word will spread on its own, "said Steve Rapp on arrival.

Even if the problems of autonomy, costs and recycling are still far from being totally mastered, it must be recognized that the performance (and therefore the interest) of these so-called "zero emissions" motorcycles are improving significantly..

Qualified in pole position with a time of 1’31.376, the Mission R is indeed only 10 seconds from pole achieved this weekend by Jorge Lorenzo on his fully prototype Yamaha YZR M1 (1’21.202)…

A significant gap, of course – especially as Laguna is a short circuit – but which ultimately remains very acceptable if we consider the level of improvement and performance of the current Moto GP … not to mention the exceptional talent. by Lorenzo! Another round common to e-Power and TTX will be organized on September 24 and 25 on the Bugatti circuit during the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2011. To be continued on the Site: stay tuned !

2011 FIM e-Power / TTX Championships round classification at Laguna Seca

  1. Steve Rapp (USA) – Mission Motors -12’40.597
  2. Michael Czysz (USA) – Segway Racing MotoCzysz -13’20.592
  3. Michael Barnes (USA) – Lightning Motorcycles -13’20.825
  4. Steve Atlas (USA) – Brammo Racing -13’40.456
  5. Alessandro Brannetti – (ITA) – CRP Racing -13’40.812
  6. Matthias Himmelmann – (GER) – Munch Racing Team – 13’41.076
  7. Thad Wolff (USA) – Moto Electra Racing – 12’51.894 -1 lap
  8. Shelina Moreda (USA) – CRP Racing – 13’16.681 -1 lap
  9. Ely Schless (USA) – Proto Moto Racing -14’17.093 -1 lap
  10. Marcelino Manzano (SPA) – LGN Racing Team – 14’25.614 -1 lap
  11. Kenyon Kluge (USA) – K Squared Racing – Did not finish
  • Best lap 2010 – Michael Czysz – 1’44.496 (124.368 km / h)
  • Best lap 2011 – 1’33.194 (139.451 km / h)
  • Pole position – Steve Rapp – 1’31.376 (142.225 km / h)

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