{"id":7269,"date":"2015-05-14T05:47:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T09:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mbike.com\/news\/?p=7269"},"modified":"2015-05-14T03:56:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T07:56:47","slug":"victory-motorcycles-officially-enters-tt-zero-with-an-electric-prototype-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mbike.com\/news\/2015\/05\/victory-motorcycles-officially-enters-tt-zero-with-an-electric-prototype-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory Motorcycles officially enters TT Zero with an electric prototype – video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victory Motorcycles has announced that they will enter a two-man team into this year\u2019s Isle of Man TT Zero. The prototype electric race bikes will be piloted by William Dunlop of the legendary Dunlop dynasty and by Lee Johnston known in the racing world as \u201cGeneral Lee\u201d. This is the first time that Victory Motorcycles enters an European motorcycle racing event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The electric motor delivers around 150 hp<\/p><\/div>\n

The move is hardly a surprise since Victory\u2019s parent company, Polaris has recently acquired electric bike and powertrains manufacturer Brammo’s bike division with the intention of producing electric motorcycles at some point before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Victory Racing will compete in the Isle of Man TT electric class, marking the first time that Victory Motorcycles has entered a professional motorcycle-racing event in Europe and raced an electric motorcycle. Parker, the world\u2019s leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, is providing the race-proven, high performance GVM PMAC motors for both machines.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe entire Victory team is excited to make history with this effort,” said Rod Krois, Victory General Manager. \u201cWe know that William Dunlop\u2019s experience and the continued Victory Motorcycles development of this electric race bike through work with Parker will propel us into a strong future with electric motorcycles.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The event will take place on Wednesday, June 10, 2015.<\/p><\/div>\n

The SES TT Zero Challenge class event for electric motorcycles is a one-lap race round the island\u2019s 37.73 mile Mountain Course scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 2015. John McGuinness won last year’s TT Zero race for Japanese manufacturer, Mugen, setting a fastest lap of 117mph.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m more than excited to race this prototype at the Isle of Man,” said William Dunlop. \u201cElectric powertrains have many advantages, and the Isle of Man is one of the greatest tests in motorcycle racing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee Johnston will be riding the second entry for Victory Racing in the SES TT Zero Race and said, \u201cI\u2019m excited to make history by racing the new Victory electric race prototype. It\u2019s thrilling to be part of the emerging electric motorcycle movement.\u201d<\/p>\n