racing. Charles Carter took
the win with fellow Suzuki
rider Casey Cochran taking
second. Nicholas Devito
was third on a Kawasaki.
Bikes from the 80's
made up the Evolution and
Revolution classes, as
bikes up through 1979 (Evo
1 class), through 1984 (Evo
2), and through 1986 (Evo
3) made up the Evolution
classes. Motorcycles from
1998 (Revolution 1) through
2008 (Revo2) made up the
Revolution classes.
The Vintage races will
return next year.
Shan Moore
IN
THE
WIND
P36
Many beautifully restored MX bikes were busted
out at the inaugural Daytona Vintage SX.
MotoE Up In Smoke
T
he 2019 MotoE Champion-
ship for electric motorcycles,
which was set to debut at the
beginning of May, got off to
a catastrophic start when the
pits erupted in flames at Jerez,
Spain, last week.
The teams and riders were as-
sembled at Jerez for the second
pre-season test in which Brazilian
Eric Granado went fastest when
the fire broke out, with all 18
Energica Ego race bikes and all
team property including laptops,
tools and rider gear destroyed.
The series was due to start at
the first European round of the
MotoGP World Championship,
May 5. It was then planned to
travel to the French, German,
Austrian and San Marino rounds
on the MotoGP undercard.
A statement on the incident by
MotoGP bosses read:
"An investigation is underway
to determine the exact cause of
the fire, the results of which will
be published as soon as it has
concluded.
"The FIM Enel MotoE World
Cup is a competition born from
innovation, powered by 100 per-
cent renewable energy. This am-
bition to evolve and experiment
with new technologies brings
with it an associated risk. It can
be confirmed, however, that no
motorcycles were charging at the
time of the incident in the box in
which the fire started.
"Dorna Sports and all of our
partners in this new venture are
committed to getting the FIM
Enel MotoE World Cup back on
track as soon as possible, with
work already underway to begin
rebuilding and replacing materials
and motorcycles lost in the fire.
"MotoE will race in 2019 and
a revised calendar will be an-
nounced in due course. How-
ever, it can be confirmed that the
FIM Enel MotoE World Cup will
not race at the Circuito de Jerez–
Angel Nieto as part of the Gran
Premio Red Bull de España this
season." CN
