Mark Miller (TT motorcyclist)
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Mark "Thriller" Miller is an American former AMA superbike motorcycle racer and current road racer in the Isle of Man TT and Macau Grand Prix.[1]
In 2010 he won the TT Zero race which replaced the 2009 format called TTXGP in which he failed to finish the course.[2] In both events Miller rode MotoCzysz machines, winning on an updated bike designated MotoCzysz E1pc.[3] His victory at the Isle of Man is featured in the film Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed by Mark Neale.[4]
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.[5]
References
- ^ BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Motorbikes | Rutter claims sixth Macau triumph
- ^ [1] Popular Science. Retrieved 2013-04-09
- ^ Electric Motorcycle Just Misses 100 MPH at Isle of Man | Autopia | Wired.com
- ^ Charge Movie
- ^ [2] Cycleworld.com MotoCzysz Claims Fourth Consecutive TT Victory. Retrieved 2013-07-01
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