MOTOCZYSZ has confirmed it will be entering two bikes and two riders in the 2011 SES TT Zero Race.

The reigning TT Zero champions will participate in the clean emissions race which is part of the 2011 TT Races.  

 
The MotoCzysz E1pc was ridden to victory in the 2010 Race by American rider Mark Miller who won by nearly two minutes with a record setting average lap speed of 96.82 mph.

Miller will return with the number one plate on an upgraded 2010 E1pc for this year's race meeting.

He will be joined in the Oregon based outfit this year by TT star Michael Rutter who will be piloting the all-new 2011 MotoCzysz E1pc.

Rutter is an accomplished road racer with 27 British Superbike Championship race wins, 12 victories at the North West 200 festival in Northern Ireland, and one win and eight further podium finishes at the Isle of Man TT.

He said: "I've followed the electric bike series on the Isle of Man with interest over the last two years and I'm really pleased to get the opportunity to take part this year. It will be a totally new experience for me, despite the fact that I've been racing for over 20 years, but one I'm really looking forward to."

Michael Czysz, MotoCzysz chief executive officer and founder, said: "We were very close to the 100mph average lap last year and this year we are determined to achieve that milestone first lap.

"I have truly fallen in love with the Island and can't wait to go back. Returning with Mark Miller and the number one plate is an honour and to add a rider as respected as Michael Rutter and a second MotoCzysz bike is a dream."

The 2011 SES TT Zero race will take place on Wednesday, June 8 and MotoCzysz will be one of a number of teams that will be aiming to be the first to achieve the historic 100mph mark for a clean emissions bike.

The Isle of Man Government has offered a £10,000 prize to the first clean emissions team to achieve the prestigious 100mph lap around the 37 ¾ mile course.

Economic Development Minister Allan Bell MHK said: "The MotoCzysz team are the true embodiment of the event's ethos creating a demonstrably groundbreaking machine that delivered a headline performance last year.

"We are really pleased that they are returning and everyone is eagerly anticipating watching them as they look to build on last year's success."