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RSSElectric bike wins drag race
Battery-powered motorcycle takes event’s title for first time
By Motorcycle.Com Staff, Mar. 14, 2008
The victory marked the first time in the event’s 20-year history that an electric-powered machine won.
Mike Swallow of ThunderStruck Motorsports raced a custom 102 volt bike, winning the final race in the motorcycle class with a time of 11.561 seconds over the quarter mile. Runner-up Ron Love had a time of 13.228 seconds riding a 2005 Triumph motorcycle.
“I get to come out to races because I’m the lightest guy at the shop, so it was great to get a win,” says Swallow. “I went up to the press box after the race, and the guy told me I’m a part of history at the track. This is the biggest trophy we have at the shop so far.”
ThunderStruck Motorsports uses the weekly drag racing event as a way to test the bike’s battery and improve its efficiency.
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