NA TTXGP Race 4: Miller Motorsports Park Sep 1-2

[protomech]

What?
Race 4 of the North American TTXGP electric motorcycle race. This is the final race of the NA championship, though there is a World Final at Daytona later this year.

Where?
Miller Motorsports Park, near Tooele, Utah. The race takes place on the East Course, a 2.2 mile 12 turn asphalt raceway.

When?
Saturday September 1 and Sunday September 2.

Miller Motorsports Park has yet to post a detailed schedule of events for Bike Fest 2012. Practice will run from 8-11 AM both days with racing starting at 12 PM.

TTXGP site seems to indicate race will be Sunday Sept 2 @ 1925 UTC = 1:25 PM MDST (12:25 PDST, 3:25 EDST).

Who?

To be updated: likely Brammo, Lightning, Zero w/ KK, VT BOLT

Empulsebuyer will be the forum's feet on the ground. You can follow him on twitter @empulsebuyer.

Why?

This race will determine the 2012 TTXGP NA champion. Brammo and Steve Atlas currently lead by 7 points, and are on track to take home the gold unless Lightning and Michael Barnes can rank two or more positions higher than Steve Atlas.

Both teams have been plagued by failures earlier in the year.. Miller should be a very close race and both teams will be riding the line between pushing for more speed and maintaining a reliable bike.

Also, because racebike. Duh.

How? [can I follow the race activity]

Follow EmpulseBuyer on twitter and bug him about posting updates : )

I haven't been able to find any live audio or video feeds of the track. Will keep looking.

[EmpulseRider]

Nice summary Proto! Yes, feel free to bug me everyone

[Brammofan]

Nice summary Proto! Yes, feel free to bug me everyone

Are you bringing the whole family? (Wife and MiniEmpulseBuyer?)

[FreepZ]

Are you bringing the whole family? (Wife and MiniEmpulseBuyer?)

This could be an interesting B-movie series:

• EmpulseBuyer
• The Bride of EmpulseBuyer
• The Child of EmpulseBuyer

About audio. I wonder if there is some smart phone technology that would support streaming audio. E.g. loading up Google+ Hangout on your smart phone, and then giving us a running commentary.

[Brammofan]

About audio. I wonder if there is some smart phone technology that would support streaming audio. E.g. loading up Google+ Hangout on your smart phone, and then giving us a running commentary.

Google Hangouts would be awesome.  There are other apps that allow for live video - QIK is one.  Kind of depends on how advanced EB's phone is.

[Gavin]

Smaller event. No BrammoGirls.

I do think Shelina might be there....if Brammo plans to race the TTX bike.

Gavin

[protomech]

They could obviously race the TTX bike on its own. I'm somewhat doubtful they will have 25 complete Empulses prior to this weekend - we've certainly seen a few running around, going out for demos and the like.. but 25? Certainly we've heard no press releases from Brammo announcing shipping bikes.

Without 25 production bikes, the Empulse TTX can't compete in eSuperStock. Because of the way Brammo designed the battery pack, they can't simply pull two modules and compete in TTX75. Brammo could build up a custom 7.5 kWh pack, or - if the rules permit it, I remember a great deal of confusion on this score - limit energy draw to 7.5 kWh using its existing pack.

The TTX surely can defeat the Zeros on the track, and I suspect it would leave the VT BOLT behind as well. But without being able to compete in one of the limited classes awards, the TTX will come DFL against the Lightnings, Empulse RRs, and Muench bespoke race bikes.

[EmpulseRider]

No, Im just going to be there by myself. The wife hates road trips... I love em. Plus mini-empulsebuyer probably wont enjoy a 10 hour car ride.

I have an HTC Thunderbolt, its pretty much a total POS and the battery lasts about 12 hours just in standby, BUT Its rooted and Im betting I could get google hangout to work with it, just never tried. Fully charged it should last the entire race though... not sure what kind of vantage point I will have.

Nice chucky reference Freepz, lolz.

[Brammofan]

Let me know if you want to test out Hangouts. 

I had an HTC EVO 4G for about a year - loved it - and then I accidentally poured water on it. Toasted the volume up/down button because (I'M AN IDIOT) I tried to turn it on and mess with it right after I doused it.  Now I've got my first non-HTC phone in awhile.  It's a Samsung Galaxy Nexus.  I love it - but the battery life sucks. 

[kingcharles]

interesting! Brammo enthusiasts are also HTC users!
HTC One S for me

[protomech]

I bought a Verizon LTE Nexus when they first came out, took it back before the return window expired. Battery life was Not Good, but I liked the rest of the phone.

Now I have a GSM Nexus on T-Mobile .. battery life is really pretty good.

[Gavin]

Back on topic...



bikes heading to Miller...Look great.

Interesting that they are doing 2 different fairings....either they are testing to see which is better, or the riders like different styles


Gavin

[protomech]

The background bike might just not have its side fairings on.

Love the Brammo / #1 logo on the front of Steve-O's bike.

[EmpulseRider]

Gonna finally get to see these beasts in person!

I leave saturday morning and plan to arrive in Tooele, UT around 3pm. Staying at the Holiday Inn Express 6 miles away from the track. Sunday I will depart after the festivities for an early morning arrival back in Denver.

Very excited!

[Gavin]

Wish I was there...

Gavin