Supplementary evidence from TTXGP
— TTXGP was founded in 2008 by Azhar Hussain,
an entrepreneur with a history in the electronics industry. It
launched in 2008, announcing the World's first zero carbon, clean
emission motorcycle race on the Isle of Man TT for June 2009.
The TTXGP was held on the Isle of Man TT course as part of the
traditional TT race programme. 16 motorbikes from six different
countries, including the USA, India, Germany, Austria, UK and
the Isle of Man took part. — This paper is an additional
written submission following our original paper submitted on 21
September 2009. In our previous paper, we stated that "TTXGP
has just announced its UK series of four events at major circuits
for 2010. It has also agreed, with the support of the F
d
ration Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), to run
a world championships in 2010".
— The situation has changed in that the
FIM has recently announced a break-away series—the E-Power
Championship.
— TTXGP technical panel wrote the rules
and regulations for the inaugural race on the Isle of Man TT course
in June 2009, pioneering many of the safety and technical standards
used in electric motor sports today. It was supported in this
and in providing the scrutineering facilities by the Institution
of Engineering and Technology, a global professional institution
with 150,000 members.
— TTXGP has been working closely with the
FIM throughout 2009, openly sharing technical expertise and unique
experience. TTXGP sat on the FIM zero carbon committee to help
form the rules for 2010 contributing valuable information from
its previous year's experience in total confidence and belief
that this would genuinely lead to a world championships for 2010.
— TTXGP is disappointed that, despite its
best efforts over many months to establish a truly inclusive world
series, the FIM has decided to launch one independently of TTXGP.
FIM's unilateral decision means that energies are divided and
the force is diluted. The real victim will be the consumer and
the industry which demands change to embrace a valuable opportunity.
— TTXGP's culture is to work together with
those with knowledge and experience in motor sports and technology
to ensure that the very best of innovation and technology drives
the sport forward.
— TTXGP will continue to push boundaries
in the midst of challenge and continue to successfully build the
most competitive, well promoted and technically advanced zero
carbon championship in the world. This is achieved by having a
mutual respect for partners and sharing any success with them.
TTXGP has recently announced its North America and UK Championships.
It will also be holding events in France and Italy culminating
in a grand final in the UK in October 2010. It has done so in
the face of adversity with the FIM's recent announcement of a
separate series.
— TTXGP asks the Committee to consider
the question as to whether the `established' motorsports industry
can make room for the younger, more innovative drivers of technology
without whom the world will stagnate. It also asks for the Committee
to consider the UK's position in this in terms of positioning
the UK as a world leader in green motor sports.
14 December 2009
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