MUGEN

February 1st, 2013

Announcement of participation of "TEAM /MUGEN" in The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy TT Zero Race

M-TEC Co., Ltd. Shin Nagaosa, president (hereinafter called M-TEC) announced the intention of "TEAM /MUGEN" to again take on the challenge of the 2013 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy TT Zero race to be held on the Isle of the Man from May 25th (Sat) to June 7th (Fri).

M-TEC developed the original EV bike, "(SHINDEN)" in order to showcase the company´s advanced clean emission technology and their creativity to the world, while at the same time gaining valuable experience and education for the engineers of the next generation for the future of the company. Despite 2012 being the very first entry at the Isle of Man for the team, and the first all-electric vehicle produced by the company, the team effort earned a very creditable second place in the 2012 race, while at the same time achieving the landmark of completing the race distance with an average speed in excess of 100mph; a feat that had not been achieved by any rider in previous TT Zero races.

(SHINDEN NI) has been developed for the 2013 race based on the real data provided by (SHINDEN). The weight of the motorcycle body and EV system have been reduced, and the electric motor and aerodynamics have all come under scrutiny and been modified in the quest towards a significant performance increase over the 2012 (SHINDEN).

M-TEC are also delighted to announce that 19 times Isle of Man TT winner, John McGuinness, will again join the programme as the Team MUGEN rider, and together with the team will be providing maximum effort as the team aims for 2013 TT Zero victory.

*The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Race TT Zero Challenge
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Race TT is a motorcycle racing event having been held on the Isle of Man since 1907 and is historically the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world.
TT Zero Challenge started in 2009 as a new class requiring the entrants to ride motorcycles with zero-emission engines emitting no CO2. The race is run in a time-trial format over a course of approximately 60km of mixed terrain around the isle.

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