Battery Vehicle Society

Another free lecture from The IET, this time at Nottingham Uni. Free to attend but registration appreciated on website link below.

Details at http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/eastmids/ttxgp.cfm

Summary: The TTXGP race held as part of the Isle of Man TT Races in 2009 was the first zero-carbon race in history and pioneered many of the safety and technical standards used in electric motorsports today. This talk will introduce the concept of zero-carbon motorcycle racing and will look at the planning stages and events on the Isle of Man from a point of view of the technical challenges, the safety requirements (both real and perceived issues) as well as describing some of the teams and their bike designs