Former 500GP star and multiple TT winner Mick Grant will come out of retirement to race in the inaugural TTXGP at this year's Isle of Man Festival.

The ex-works Kawasaki man is just one of a host of stars who will take part in the environmentally-friendly race which only allowed in bikes powered by electricity.

Alongside teams from the UK and the Isle of Man, there are representatives from Italy, USA, India, Germany and Austria, making this ground-breaking event a truly global competition.

TTXGP founder, Azhar Hussain, said, “With twenty-four confirmed entries, we are thrilled with the high level of interest the TTXGP has generated globally, and the superb quality of teams that will be involved in our first zero-carbon race.”

Entries to the race range from the US-based Mission Motors team, which claims its electric superbike, Mission One, can reach speeds of up to 150mph, through to the Isle of Man’s own entry.   
 
British innovation and enterprise is well represented by Rick Simpson, Director of EVO Design Solutions, “Our EV-0 RR and EV-0 R entries will highlight the all British design and manufacture aspect of our race team. The motor, chassis and control systems used by the EVO Design Solutions team are all developed and built in the UK.”

Other riders taking part are Olie Linsdell, winner of the 2007 Northwest 200 400cc race, beating John McGuiness's lap record in the process; Tom Montano, who has previously raced the fastest MV Agusta in the history of the Isle of Man TT races; Dan Kneen, who made history in the 2008 Manx Grand Prix by being the first person ever to win three races in a week; Paul Owen, one of the stars of the PlayStation2 game ‘TT Superbikes Real Road Racing Championship’; and Maria Costello, Guinness World Record holder for fastest female lap of the TT circuit.