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General Category => Electric Motorcycle Events => Topic started by: Jared Plummer on June 26, 2014, 03:28:52 AM

Title: EV Motorcycle Time Trial and Track Day at Laguna Seca
Post by: Jared Plummer on June 26, 2014, 03:28:52 AM

Hello Guys, this is my first post to the forum and I wanted to make you aware of an EV Motorcycle event we are holding at the historic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, CA on Sunday, July 20th.

Riders will get three 15min riding sessions on the track. In addition, you can also sign up for our SportElectric Time Trial competition to see who has the fastest EV motorcycle (and knows how to ride it). My bet is on Brammo and the two pro riders they have signed up. ;-)
 
If you are a beginner, no problem. We are offering beginner group instruction at no additional charge.

Here is the official press release with the info:

Speed Ventures presents the 6th Annual REFUEL Clean Power Motorsports Event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, July 20, 2014.

For the sixth year running, Speed Ventures, the leading recreational motorsports club with operations in California and Nevada, welcomes electric cars and motorcycles to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California to showcase cutting-edge clean transportation technology in a motorsports setting.

Speed Ventures will provide track time and basic performance driving instruction for drivers of electric cars and riders of electric motorcycles. The event is open to the new wave of Electric Vehicles (EVs) as well as to electric conversions and purpose-built all-electric race cars. Owners of electric vehicles and motorcycles can participate in open track sessions and compete in the SportElectric Time Trial which is classed for production vehicles, conversions and prototypes. Competition this year is expected to be fierce.

For 2014, the REFUEL Clean Power Motorsports Event will offer the following:

-- Drive your EV, Electric Motorcycle, or Electric Kart on Mazda Raceway at speed and receive basic performance driving instruction
-- Participate in the SportElectric Time Trial to see who is the fastest EV driver at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
-- Drive your EV on the EV Performance Test Course (Autocross style)
-- Rendezvous with hundreds of EV owners and fans during the EV Owner’s Meet
-- A Parade Lap on The World Famous Mazda Raceway Laguna is open to all EVs in attendance (low speed, passengers are allowed, no helmets required)
-- Free charging stations for REFUEL track and Time Trial participants. (charging is available to participants only)

Also please note that we are subsidizing the cost of the entry. This is a labor of love for us and we are not making money on the EV event. We just want to break even. :-)

The price for the Track Day portion is $70 for the day. The Time Trial is an additional $50 to compete. To compete, you will need to have a transponder or rent one from us for $20.

More info can be four here: http://www.refuelraces.com/ (http://www.refuelraces.com/)

Registration for the event is here: http://speedventures.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?id=491 (http://speedventures.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?id=491)

Also, please feel free to PM me or email me at jared@speedventures.com

Thank you!

Title: Re: EV Motorcycle Time Trial and Track Day at Laguna Seca
Post by: NoiseBoy on June 26, 2014, 01:38:38 PM

What a brilliant initiative. Its a long drive for me but I hope it goes well and I look forward to seeing the pictures.

Title: Re: EV Motorcycle Time Trial and Track Day at Laguna Seca
Post by: protomech on June 26, 2014, 07:36:03 PM

REFUEL is an awesome event, and Laguna Seca is an awesome track.. Someday I'd love to ride an electric bike there. Maybe Hollywood Electrics could rent (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hollywood+Electrics,+901+N+Fairfax+Ave,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90046/Mazda+Raceway+Laguna+Seca,+1021+Monterey+Salinas+Hwy,+Salinas,+CA+93908/@36.0895293,-120.0490433,6z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c2becf1c06d0c9:0x81075ff631db4d8f!2m2!1d-118.36175!2d34.087359!1m5!1m1!1s0x808df089bfd5341b:0xddbb6644155538c0!2m2!1d-121.753463!2d36.58429) some bikes equipped with fast chargers for a weekend trip .. it'd be fun!

Title: Re: EV Motorcycle Time Trial and Track Day at Laguna Seca
Post by: KrazyEd on July 15, 2014, 12:50:09 PM

   I am leaving Las Vegas on Friday night to look at an FX. If deal is made, I plan on going on Sunday. Will bring leathers and boots, hopefully will get to take it out onto the
track. If anyone else is going, please feel free to contact me. Would be great to meet up.