We have just received a very very late press release (11.35pm, I was on my way to bed !!!) which relates that NSU have made a late team entry for the TT Zero race.

They are sending three works machines, based on the Quickly, but with highly tuned U-VER Nextra Optima washing machine motors replacing the petrol engines.

A revolutionary new lightweight battery pack, researched, manufactured and supplied by the German Company Viertenmonaten Erste-10 A.G., will power the engines. see http://www.ligan.co.uk/nsu.htm

We are told to expect further information with notification of the riders signed, to be available in ten days time.

WOTCH THIS SPACE.

(22-03-2010, 09:59 PM)ian huntly Wrote: We have just received a very very late press release (11.35pm, I was on my way to bed !!!) which relates that NSU have made a late team entry for the TT Zero race.

They are sending three works machines, based on the Quickly, but with highly tuned U-VER Nextra Optima washing machine motors replacing the petrol engines.

A revolutionary new lightweight battery pack, researched, manufactured and supplied by the German Company Viertenmonaten Erste-10 A.G., will power the engines. see http://www.ligan.co.uk/nsu.htm

We are told to expect further information with notification of the riders signed, to be available in ten days time.

WOTCH THIS SPACE.

Ten days time is the 31st Ian, !!, could Edgar Jessup still be avaiable ?.

I believe Janet Krankie, Eugene Pidgeon and Kenny Baker (R2D2)

have been approached (The machine is quite small after all !)

Tom Cruise may be Team Manager

There seems a bit of german history in it ...
The NSU (after Neckarsulm)-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSU_Motorenwerke_AG
"Baummsche or fliegender Liegestuhl" -
http://www.der-wankelmotor.de/Fahrzeuge/...-audi.html
- "deckchair" - built after drawings by Gustav Baumm who lost his life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_N%C..._accidents
1961 on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring
revolutionised the design of speedrecord vehicles in the 50`s .
It was one of the first vehicles presenting a Wankel-Kompressor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel
giving a 49cc engine / 3,4 HP a speed of up to 155 kph and equipped with a
98cc engine / 7,2 HP a speed of 178 kph under famous Wilhelm Herz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Herz .
Ferdinand Porsche
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche
an austrian engine and car designer used NSU facilities to build the first three "Volkswagen" prototypes - a car, that customers could pay a monthly installment for , but never got delivery as they ran out of petrol on the way "East" , whereas customers indeed got delivery of the "Rennpappe" Trabant , after 18 to 20 years , which led to signing agreements on behalf of newlyborn . For some sadly the wall fell just too early ...
Here a sad copy of the much loved double deck bus !

But to say it strait , the "Liegestuhl" design does not comply with the Zero-TT regulations as such !

I believe Janet Krankie, Eugene Pidgeon and Kenny Baker (R2D2)

have been approached (The machine is quite small after all !)

Tom Cruise may be Team Manager

Viertenmonaten Erste-10 A.G., !!!!!!!!!!!


( = Fourth Month, First, 2010)

(07-04-2010, 08:48 AM)ian huntly Wrote: Viertenmonaten Erste-10 A.G., !!!!!!!!!!!


( = Fourth Month, First, 2010)

I believe this is based on 4 NSU quickly engines to form a 200cc racer.............



interesting?

Pete