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Electric Motorcycle Grabs First Ever Podium Against Field Of Gas Bikes in MotoAmerica
This weekend Stefano Mesa and Energica made history with a second-placed finish in Super Hooligans
By Bradley Brownell
Published Yesterday
https://jalopnik.com/energica-rider-first-ever-electric-podium-motoamerica-1850825442

This weekend during the Circuit of the Americas round of MotoAmerica’s two-wheeled traveling circus history was made. As the only electric-powered rider in the Roland Sands Super Hooligan class, Stefano Mesa’s Energica Eva Ribelle RS has been fighting an uphill battle for a couple of seasons now. With some serious development work this year, Mesa has managed to take the fight to the gasoline burners, and during Saturday’s race found his way onto the podium with a second-place finish.

There aren’t many places where electric machines can compete on even footing with gasoline-powered race cars. Electric racing is typically best suited to events that are short sprints or time attacks, like Pikes Peak, drag racing, drifting, and rallycross, but there aren’t many wheel-to-wheel series that pit electric machines against gas machines. That’s one of the best aspects of what MotoAmerica is doing right now, enshrining a run-what-you-brung mentality that sees a lot of entries from privateers trying to take on the best in the world.