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ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES NO-GO
FOR LORETTA LYNN'S
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X Sports an-
nounced that
electric-power mo-
torcycles are not yet
eligible to compete in
the Rocky Mountain
ATV-MC AMA Amateur
National Motocross
Championship at
Loretta Lynn's, which
takes place July 30-Au-
gust 4, 2018.
Now that electric
motorcycle compa-
nies, such as Alta, are
producing motorcycles
that are capable of
competing against gas-
powered motorcycles,
MX Sports, the orga-
nizers of the largest
amateur MX event in
the country, says its
still not ready to allow
electric motorcycles to compete
at Loretta Lynn's—yet. It recently
released this statement:
With regard to Electric Motor-
cycles, Rule C.3.a of the AMA
Racing Rulebook, Section 1.2,
Motocross Equipment, states:
"Racing eligibility will be deter-
mined through supplemental
rules."
Electric motorcycles bring a
new and unknown technology to
off-road racing that has yet to be
understood such that equipment
rules and regulations and class
structure can be developed and
approved. Until further informa-
tion is known on the perfor-
mance comparison between
combustion and electric motor-
cycles, it would be premature to
allow these machines to com-
pete at the national level.
Accordingly, the Supplemen-
tal Rules for the Loretta Lynn
program have been revised to
prohibit electric motorcycles
from competition until further
notice.
Together with the AMA and
OEM's, MX Sports will work to
develop equipment rules and
class structure so that these
machines can be included in
the program in the future where
appropriate.
The release did say that MX
Sports is willing to listen to opin-
ions on the subject. If you would
like to make a comment, click
here. CN
Electric motorcycles won't be
allowed to compete at Loretta
Lynn's this year.
