Mark Miller (TT motorcyclist) explained

Mark Miller
Nationality:American
Tt Contested:12 (20062015)
Tt Wins:1
Tt First Win:2010 Zero TT
Tt Last Win:2010 Zero TT
Tt Podiums:3. 2011 – 2nd place, 2012 3rd place

Mark Miller is an American former motorcycle racer in AMA superbike series, an Isle of Man TT winner and Macau Grand Prix competitor.

In 2010 he won the TT Zero race which replaced the 2009 format called TTXGP in which he failed to finish the course.[1] In both events Miller rode MotoCzysz machines, winning on an updated bike designated MotoCzysz E1pc. His victory at the Isle of Man is featured in the film Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed by Mark Neale.

Miller finished 2nd in the 2011 race and 3rd in 2012, again on MotoCzysz machines. The better-placed finishers were highly experienced TT racers John McGuinness and Michael Rutter who normally competed aboard top-flight conventional petrol (US-gas) engined machines in both TT and short-circuit racing at professional level.

In the 2013 race Miller suffered mechanical failure of his MotoCzysz just after Ballaugh, close to one-half distance around the 37.733-mile one-lap road circuit, whilst his teammate Michael Rutter won at record speed.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2010-06/inside-story-motoczysz-e1pc-worlds-most-advanced-electric-motorcycle
  2. http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/06/05/iomtt-motoczysz-claims-fourth-consecutive-tt-victory/