Yes. Just barely, but yes. I believe it has mildly increased performance specs too... I recall when the segway announcement was made, they had 2 sizes listed one identical to the light bee, the other was just a tad larger and more powerful.
Shame to hear about the tire, sadly those things happen.
If you want another opportunity to see how much fun the alta is to race, we have a team 24hr race coming up Halloween weekend, and we could use another team member.
Link to race thread