Jerez fire: MotoE opener cancelled, 2019 series will go ahead
The major fire that destroyed♐ much of the bikes and equipment for the inaugural FIM MotoE World Cup has resulted not just the 🍌cancellation of this🐼 week's test, but also the planned season-opener at the same circuit during the Spanish MotoGP weekend of May 3-5.
However, the new electric bike championship will go ahea🎶d in revised form, with a new 2019 calendar announced 'in due co🐠urse'.
The major fire that𝔍 destroyed much of the bikes and equipment for the inaugural FIM MotoE World Cup has resulted not just the cancell𓂃ation of this week's test, but also the♑ planned season-opener at the same circuit during the Spanish MotoGP weekend of May 3-5.
However, the new electric bike chaꩵmpionship will go ahead in revised form, with a new 2019 calendar announ🍌ced 'in due course'.
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A Dorna statement added that, 'while an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause ওof the fire… no motorcycles were charging at the time of the incident in the box in which the fire started.
'Work is already underway to begin rebuilding and replaci෴ng materials and motorcyc൩les lost in the fire.'
MotoE had completed the first day of its first test of𝔉 the year, before the fire started shortly after midnight this morning.
The planned 2019 MotoE calendar, all in support ♛of MotoGP races, was as follows:
Jerez - 5th May
Le Mans - 19th May
Sachsenring - 7th July
Austria - 11th August
Misano - 15th September (Two Race Event)
Peter has 🌃been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi co♔me and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
