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MotoAmerica, Energica challenges internal combustion engines: an electric motorbike will race in the USA

Stefano Mesa will ride Eva Ribelle in the Super Hooligan National Championship with MotoAmerica and will challenge the other 'conventional' bikes

MotoAmerica: Energica challenges internal combustion engines: an electric motorbike will race in the USA

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An Energica Eva Ribelle streetfighter will be racing in the 2023 edition of the Super Hooligan National Championship with MotoAmerica. It will be entered by Tytlers Cycle Racing and ridden by Colombia’s Stefano Mesa.
 
The Modena-based manufacturer, coming off a four-year stint as the single manufacturer in the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup, will be making history once again as the first electric motorcycle brand to have a bike compete full time in a motorcycle racing series against more conventional, internal-combustion-engine counterparts.


The racing season will begin on March 9-11 at the iconic Daytona International Speedway, a racetrack that is famed for its long and high banking, which will be a new challenge for an electric motorcycle to overcome.

The series will consist of four rounds and eight individual races – running as part of the famed MotoAmerica Championship – with the other three events to be held at The Ridge (June 23-25), Laguna Seca (July 7-9) and COTA (September 8-10).
 
Based in Wisconsin, Tytlers Cycle Racing is one of the up-and-coming teams in the MotoAmerica series, having claimed the STK1000 title in their debut season last year as well as multiple podium finishes in the Superbike class.

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