Electric racing controversy continues

This morning, the Isle of Man government issued a bizarre statement intended to address “speculation and unsubstantiated claims” surrounding its decision to drop the TTXGP and replace it with its own event, TT Zero. You’ll find the statement reprinted in full below, but essentially it reeks of desperation, making wild accusations to address unspecified criticism. Meanwhile, Azhar Hussain and the TTXGP have moved on, announcing a fourth American race this June at Road America. In fact, this whole controversy has an air of the ridiculous to it, despite the FIM and now the Isle of Man doing their best to steal electric racing from the TTXGP, it remains the only one of the three with multiple participants and firm dates for international races; the TTXGP remains the only viable electric motorcycle racing series for 2010.
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