Historical First Electric vs. Gas Superbike Race - Chip Yates Full Race with Commentary

This is the full race video of WERA Auto Club Speedway Race 2b (Heavyweight Twins Superbike Expert). On January 9, 2011 the SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing Electric Superbike made history in this race by being the first electric superbike to directly take on gasoline superbikes in a professionally sanctioned superbike class race! Commentary by rider/team owner Chip Yates and Program Electrical Engineer / Race Engineer Robert Ussery!

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[kunghenry]

Fantastic

[JakobusVdL]

Congratulations. It's amazing that you can be competitive with a bike that weights so much. It must be a beast to stop and turn.

How much energy does the electric bike use in comparision to an ICE bike in the same race?

[byoniks]

@WatiTheChef

When you're dealing with and moving between cars, which have thousands of times your mass behind them, announcing your presence with something other than a whisper-quiet motor can be a good thing.

[Rand0mManic]

The most efficient electric motor is rated at 95% efficiency and invented by CSIRO in Australia.

Compared to 20% for ICE, means ICE make more noise and heat and self damage than anything.. Electric engines pwnage.

Any one here knows anything about engineering will not argue, The brushless motors can never be surpasses in power input to output efficiency.

[maryjane123rd]

Awesome vid. Makes the gas jobs look like a joke. Considering the millions spent in perfecting their technology. Imagine what we'll see in another three years. You say what's next. I would work on weight reduction. And the option of pit stops in electric super bike racing. If you can develop a quick battery change system you'll break allot more records. It will allow you to do major weight reductions. It will also give you pit crew something productive to do. Also your bike should automatical

[philhindu29]

300lb/ft of torque???!!! lol i want one! :O)

[GrandPrixBoss]

what does the heavyweight mean in racing ?

[fairyheli2]

@a6km or a jet engine

[WatiTheChef]

If electric bikes are quieter, I prefer them. I'm sick of FAGS driving by on their loud ass harley davidson motorcycles, thinking they're all badass because they make more noise and eat kfc for breakfast..

[pcarlson1979]

Great video that shows how touchy electric bikes can be. I had trouble with my front wheel lifting so instead of a normal throttle to your controller I used the current throttle option on my "cycle analyst". It throttles your current, so if your maximum current is 300amps you know that half throttle is 150 amps. Much better than a hall effect throttle.

[theantiredneck]

You need a button to only limit torque when you need to, off button full set torque on button set reduced torque!

[Zircee]

great finish, very nice!! i have to admit to drinking a glass of hateraid while watching, but only cause i have to race agents 1/8 offroad buggys that run electric agenst us nitro guys. but no arguing that bike is fast and finished the race. good luck in future races