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The innovative team Zytek, scheduled to compete in the SES TT Zero challenge at the Isle of Man TT, has withdrawn from the competition. Known by their radical new Permanent Magnet Motor which produced more power and torque than a 600cc internal combustion engine and weighing only 20 kilograms, the team did not manage to fully test the racing technology they have developed. The advanced electric motor in a Kawasaki ZX-10R chassis with a racing suspension will make a debut, as it seems, some other time. That decision was not an easy one to make. Des Hill, Zytek’s spokesman explains:
“Due to the boundary-stretching nature of the technology involved it naturally takes time to test all the systems fully to prove their reliability and effectiveness for powering an electric racing motorcycle.”
“When you add the normal demands of TT racing, such as suspension and chassis refinement to suit the rider’s specific requirements, it is possible to perhaps understand what huge time pressure we were under.”
“Unfortunately we have not completed our planned test program in time to be able to commit to racing in the 2012 SES TT Zero. Zytek would like to thank the TT organizers for all their help and encouragement along with our partners, Bournemouth Kawasaki Racing and the many other sponsors who have helped push this ambitious project forward.”
“For our rider, James Hillier, I know it will be frustrating, but he can rest safe in the knowledge that once our test program is finally complete, we will have a formidable racing motorcycle displaying some of the most advanced technology yet featured in the class.”
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