Mark Miller (TT Motorcyclist)
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Mark Miller is an American former motorcycle racer in AMA superbike series, an
Isle of Man TT The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907 Isle of Man TT, 1907. The event begins on the UK Spring Bank Holiday at the e ...
winner and
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competitor. In 2010 he won the
TT Zero TT Zero was an electric motorsport event introduced for the 2010 Isle of Man TT races – replaced the similar TTXGP race as a 1-lap (37.733 miles) circuit of the Snaefell Mountain Course. The TT Zero event as an officially sanctioned Isle of ...
race which replaced the 2009 format called
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in which he failed to finish the course. In both events Miller rode MotoCzysz machines, winning on an updated bike designated
MotoCzysz E1pc The MotoCzysz E1pc is the American motorcycle manufacturer MotoCzysz's electric motorcycle that won the 2010 TT Zero electric motorcycle race at the Isle of Man TT competition breaking the previous speed record. History and development Michael Cz ...
. His victory at the Isle of Man is featured in the film ''
Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed ''Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed'' is a documentary film by Mark Neale. The film features the introduction of Electric motorcycles and scooters, electric bike racing to the Isle of Man TT, Isle of Man races. The movie was available for sa ...
'' by
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. Miller finished 2nd in the
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race and 3rd in
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, again on MotoCzysz machines. The better-placed finishers were highly experienced TT racers John McGuinness and
Michael Rutter Sir Michael Llewellyn Rutter (15 August 1933 – 23 October 2021) was the first person to be appointed professor of child psychiatry in the United Kingdom. He has been described as the "father of child psychiatry". Rutter was professor of de ...
who normally competed aboard top-flight conventional petrol (US-gas) engined machines in both TT and short-circuit racing at professional level. In the
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race Miller suffered mechanical failure of his
MotoCzysz MotoCzysz (pronounced ) was an American motorcycle company based in Portland, Oregon that intended to compete in MotoGP. The C1 prototype engine was designed with perfect balance not needing a balance shaft. Some of the patented innovations inclu ...
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.
Cycleworld.com ''MotoCzysz Claims Fourth Consecutive TT Victory''. Retrieved 2013-07-01


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