A team from the electric motorcycle racing circuit of TTXGP took their winning ways to the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats to set a new land speed record yesterday.

We would like to say the previous holders of the record were upset to lose it, but in fact that honor was owned by the same team that broke it on Thursday, who had set it only days earlier.

The most amazing fact to come from the new record set by Lightning Motorcycles was the preparation needed for the electric machine that reached speeds of 176 mph.  Using a dynamometer to tune its General Motors EV1 electric car engine, the team reportedly made some gearing changes to allow for the higher speeds.

Other than the slight tweaks, the record-breaking electric motorcycle was the same winning bike which rode over the finish line at the inaugural TTXGP North American Championship two weeks ago.

The TTXGP (Time Trial Xtreme Grand Prix) also known as the eGrandPrix, is an international race series which encourages the development of the advancement of technology needed for development of electric motorcycles. In comes in the form of a racing series with events taking place all over the world.

This week at the annual Bonneville speed trials outside of Wendover, Utah after completing a top speed of 170.97 mpg into an 11-mile headwind in one run and 176 mph after the wind had died down, an official time of 173 mph was awarded to Lightning Motorcycles by both the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and American Motorcyclist Association (AMA).

But this isn’t the end of the competitive road for Lightning Motorcycles. Their three wins in the North American TTXGP races qualifies the team to compete at the upcoming invitational finals in Spain.

The group will also ride into the debate of whether everyday riders would want their very own electric performance motorcycle when they release a street legal version of the Lightning for consumer sales.