MOTO GP

Dorna presentes Moto-e World Cup...Dorna, the promoter of the MotoGP World Championship, presented on Tuesday (6) in Rome, Italy, the Moto-e World Cup. Single-brand category with Italian bikes Energica, the electric series officially begins in the 2019 season.The category, which has Loris Capirossi assisting in development, will be composed of 18 bikes in its debut season, with seven of the MotoGP satellites teams responsible for two bikes each. The other EgoGP will be in the hands of Moto3 and Moto2 teams.President of the FIM (International Motorcycling Federation), Vito Ippolito highlighted the pioneering spirit of motorcycling in the interest for sustainability and did not hide pride from the initiative."I am very proud of this, I am happy to see that we are at the beginning of a new era for our sport," said Ippolito. "What Dorna is organizing for this championship is the right way to start," he said.Dorna's executive director, Carmelo Ezpeleta stressed that the idea was to create a category not only with the latest electrical technology, but also a clean series."FIM has been interested in these new technologies for a long time. We started talking about this possibility five or six years ago, "Ezpeleta recalled. "Dorna is a company that runs races. This is our mission. We have a lot of respect for our fans. So we did not consider doing outside the event. It's going to be in the middle of our event, with the TV coverage of the World Cup, "he continued.
In the presentation of this Tuesday, Energica avoided the details regarding the technical specification of the bike, since it still works on the final version of the prototype race. Still, the Italian brand noted that it is a pioneer in the use of fast chargers and explained that the battery goes from 0 to 85% in less than 30 minutes.
Last December, Dorna announced Energica as the supplier of the category bikes. Competitors will use an Ego Energica, which runs from 0 to 100 km/h in 3s and reaches the top speed of 240 km/h.
Also in December, the Spanish promoter announced an agreement for Michelin to supply Moto-e tires. The French company already attends the premier class of the Motovelocidade World Championship.


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