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IN THE WIND P56 James Stewart Named Team Owner In New FIM E-Xplorer World Cup J ames Stewart, along with the FIM, announced that he will lead the newly formed Seven Racing Team as team principal in the inaugural season of the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup. The FIM E-Xplorer World Cup is a new FIM-backed E-Motorcycle racing series that will have three events in 2022. The events will apparently be more off-road and urban off-road than traditional motocross races. Their website says, "Ten teams, each with two riders—one female and one male— will compete in a mixture of time trials and head-to-head events. All designed to ignite the spark of adventure in its fans using pio- neering two-wheeled technology developed by the world's greatest motorbike manufacturers." No riders have been named. "Throughout my entire career I have seen many big changes in motorcycle racing, and I am extremely proud to have been a part of some of them," said Stew- art. "I believe the future of the sport is inevitably electric and I'm excited to be there from the start with E-Explorer." E-Xplorer Sporting Director & Special Advisor to the CEO, Eric Peronnard, said, "I have known James Stewart for many, many, years, and he never ceased to amaze me with his pioneering and competitive mind. James elevated motocross riding to another level. The FIM E-Xplorer World Cup is the championship which will re- energize racing, and I truly think it is the sport which will bring James to a new, successful era of his ca- reer. I look forward to seeing the fierce competition on track." E-Xplorer CEO & Founder, Valentin Guyonnet, said, "At E-Xplorer we want to offer our audience and fans a thrilling and competitive championship. When a legend such as James Stewart with an unparalleled racing his- tory, joins the championship as a team owner it sets the level of the type of championship we are putting in place. A huge welcome to the E-Xplorer family to James and his team." CN James Stewart is a team owner in the new FIM E-Xplorer World Cup. The riders who will make up his Seven Racing Team, however, have not been announced.