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AMA and Electric Motorcycles in AMA/FIM races
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FIM Superenduro round 2
Good round 2 for Eddie Karlsson who takes 2 podiums, narrowly missing the overall with 3-3-8 for 4th OA.
Great improvement from his teammate Martyn who goes triple 7 for 7th OA.
Good round 2 for Eddie Karlsson who takes 2 podiums, narrowly missing the overall with 3-3-8 for 4th OA.
Great improvement from his teammate Martyn who goes triple 7 for 7th OA.
FIM Superenduro round 3
Another 4th overall for Eddie, 3rd in Superpole then 3-6-4.
He slips down to 4th in the championship.
Another 4th overall for Eddie, 3rd in Superpole then 3-6-4.
He slips down to 4th in the championship.
Eddie Karlsson is probably gonna get some serious miles, electrics are legal to race in FIM Hard enduro world championship,
2026 Hard Enduro World Championship Calendar:
Round 1: Alestrem, France – April 17–19
Round 2: Extreme Lagares, Portugal – May 1–3
Round 3: Silver Kings, USA – June 18–20
Round 4: Abestone Rodeo Miravalle, Italy – July 10–12
Round 5: Forza Orza, Sweden – August 20–22
Round 6: Wild Woods Extreme, Italy – September 11–13
Round 7: Roof of Africa, Lesotho – September 23–26
Round 8: Sea to Sky, Turkey – October 8–10
Round 9: Hixpania, Spain – October 23–25
That will make Stark participating in 3 FIM world championships: WSX, Superenduro and now likely Hard enduro.
2026 Hard Enduro World Championship Calendar:
Round 1: Alestrem, France – April 17–19
Round 2: Extreme Lagares, Portugal – May 1–3
Round 3: Silver Kings, USA – June 18–20
Round 4: Abestone Rodeo Miravalle, Italy – July 10–12
Round 5: Forza Orza, Sweden – August 20–22
Round 6: Wild Woods Extreme, Italy – September 11–13
Round 7: Roof of Africa, Lesotho – September 23–26
Round 8: Sea to Sky, Turkey – October 8–10
Round 9: Hixpania, Spain – October 23–25
That will make Stark participating in 3 FIM world championships: WSX, Superenduro and now likely Hard enduro.
Minimum weight for electrics in FIM Superenduro just got dropped from 117 kg to 113 kg.
www.fim-moto.com
Well spotted from the guys at
mxnews-online.com
I don't share their analysis though.
They're likely right that current bike does not weight 117 kg, it's probably closer to 120 kg. But I don't think 113 kg is something like a statement for the future or whatever by the FIM, it's probably much more down to earth and with immediate effect.
Indeed, this new rule enables Stark to race lighter batteries, for example, going from 100S4P to 100S3P would save about 7 kg. Which is a trick they've already done when racing AX UK and SX tour.
Now you do the maths: 120 - 7 = ?
What a great leap from the very first set of rules published in late 2024: electrics were then restricted to 48 hp and a minimum weight of 123 kg.
2026_1_SUPERENDURO_ELECTRIC EOT-BOP_16.01.2026 | FIM
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Well spotted from the guys at
Stark Varg and the advantage that has not yet been gained - MXNEWS-Online
Stark Varg in focus: Learn more about the new weight regulations in the 2026 SuperEnduro World Championship.
mxnews-online.com
I don't share their analysis though.
They're likely right that current bike does not weight 117 kg, it's probably closer to 120 kg. But I don't think 113 kg is something like a statement for the future or whatever by the FIM, it's probably much more down to earth and with immediate effect.
Indeed, this new rule enables Stark to race lighter batteries, for example, going from 100S4P to 100S3P would save about 7 kg. Which is a trick they've already done when racing AX UK and SX tour.
Now you do the maths: 120 - 7 = ?
What a great leap from the very first set of rules published in late 2024: electrics were then restricted to 48 hp and a minimum weight of 123 kg.
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The FiM is to be commended for its vision for allowing e-bikes, while continuing to adjust the rules.
There were some Vargs racing this weekend.
In FIM Superenduro Eddie Karlsson got 4th with 4-4-7, huge progress for his new teammate Toby Martyn 5th with 2-5-10.
Very low key AX UK this year, no international rounds, no international riders, only 3 rounds. Wilson is walking away with it, 1st with 1-1-1, Jack Brunell got 3rd with 9-2-2.
In FIM Superenduro Eddie Karlsson got 4th with 4-4-7, huge progress for his new teammate Toby Martyn 5th with 2-5-10.
Very low key AX UK this year, no international rounds, no international riders, only 3 rounds. Wilson is walking away with it, 1st with 1-1-1, Jack Brunell got 3rd with 9-2-2.
50 min with Eddie Karlsson at Romaniacs.
The trees, the climbs, the speed and the terrifying descents.
Gotta be mad to do this and mad skills to get out of it. And that's the silver class, meaning they skip some of the hardest bits.
That was his first time there, this year he'll race the gold class.
The trees, the climbs, the speed and the terrifying descents.
Gotta be mad to do this and mad skills to get out of it. And that's the silver class, meaning they skip some of the hardest bits.
That was his first time there, this year he'll race the gold class.
Arenacross UK rounds 2 and 3
Deano won the title with a perfect score, winning all 3 mains at the 3 rounds.
Jack Brunell got 2-4-4 for 3rd at round 2.
Round 3 started ok with 4th but then he seriously hurt himself. Anecdotal 6th in the championship, speedy recovery!
Deano won the title with a perfect score, winning all 3 mains at the 3 rounds.
Jack Brunell got 2-4-4 for 3rd at round 2.
Round 3 started ok with 4th but then he seriously hurt himself. Anecdotal 6th in the championship, speedy recovery!
FIM Superenduro round 5
Karlsson always in the fight for podium places and his teammate Toby Martyn is still there.
Karlsson 5-2-3 for 3rd OA, Martyn 4-3-4 for 4th OA, very solid team!
Manu Gomez won in the Junior class, Superenduro really is a niche well suited to electrics.
Bolt won everything, as usual, in style
Karlsson always in the fight for podium places and his teammate Toby Martyn is still there.
Karlsson 5-2-3 for 3rd OA, Martyn 4-3-4 for 4th OA, very solid team!
Manu Gomez won in the Junior class, Superenduro really is a niche well suited to electrics.
Bolt won everything, as usual, in style
France Elite MX round 1
Poor results from Herbreteau in MX1 (14, 13, OA 13) and even worse from Lopez in MX2 (28, 16, OA 19).
Still think Herbreteau will be regular in the top 10. Actually expect big things from Lopez. First race in MX2, first race on the Varg, already holeshot and was running in the top10 for some time (arm pump in race 1, crash in race 2). The kid is only 17 and shows serious speed.
Poor results from Herbreteau in MX1 (14, 13, OA 13) and even worse from Lopez in MX2 (28, 16, OA 19).
Still think Herbreteau will be regular in the top 10. Actually expect big things from Lopez. First race in MX2, first race on the Varg, already holeshot and was running in the top10 for some time (arm pump in race 1, crash in race 2). The kid is only 17 and shows serious speed.
FIM Superenduro round 6
(It was last week)
Billy Bolt is world champion and not racing the last round cause he's becoming a dad in the forthcoming days.
It was a more difficult round for the Stark boys, Karlsson 5-4-5 for 5th OA, Martyn 7-7-8 for 7th OA.
Last round tonight!
(It was last week)
Billy Bolt is world champion and not racing the last round cause he's becoming a dad in the forthcoming days.
It was a more difficult round for the Stark boys, Karlsson 5-4-5 for 5th OA, Martyn 7-7-8 for 7th OA.
Last round tonight!
FIM Superenduro round 7
Eddie Karlsson profited from Bolt's absence to score his first Superpole. That was a good round for him, he followed that with 2-4-3 for 3rd OA (level on points with Walker in 2nd).
Martyn was close behind 6-5-6 for 5th OA.
They end up 4th and 5th in the championship, another small step for Karlsson who ranked 5th last year and terrific improvement from Martyn who finished 14th last year with Rieju.
Stark also won the constructor championship but that's not even good enough for bragging rights, they were basically the only team with 2 riders racing at every round.
Eddie Karlsson profited from Bolt's absence to score his first Superpole. That was a good round for him, he followed that with 2-4-3 for 3rd OA (level on points with Walker in 2nd).
Martyn was close behind 6-5-6 for 5th OA.
They end up 4th and 5th in the championship, another small step for Karlsson who ranked 5th last year and terrific improvement from Martyn who finished 14th last year with Rieju.
Stark also won the constructor championship but that's not even good enough for bragging rights, they were basically the only team with 2 riders racing at every round.
Some news from down under, they got a Stark team over there.
Jett Carter is racing dirt track and flat track.
Kyle Campbell will race AusProMX and presumably AUSX as well. He did a couple of MX races last year, best result 14th then raced the whole SX season, ranked 10th in the championship with a best result of 11th.
The riders have been to Spain last month to test for one week with Stark.
Last year Stark were racing pro MX for the first time in France, now they're racing Elite MX, MXGB and AusProMX. More real world data from quite varied tracks!
Jett Carter is racing dirt track and flat track.
Kyle Campbell will race AusProMX and presumably AUSX as well. He did a couple of MX races last year, best result 14th then raced the whole SX season, ranked 10th in the championship with a best result of 11th.
The riders have been to Spain last month to test for one week with Stark.
Last year Stark were racing pro MX for the first time in France, now they're racing Elite MX, MXGB and AusProMX. More real world data from quite varied tracks!
Stark confirms they'll race 4 FIM world championships this year.
WSX and Superenduro are the two they've already been competing in, pretty sure Hard Enduro World Championship is the third one, for the fourth, hum, could be Enduro GP?
WSX and Superenduro are the two they've already been competing in, pretty sure Hard Enduro World Championship is the third one, for the fourth, hum, could be Enduro GP?
EnduroGP it is!
Electric dirt bikes just become legal to race in a 3rd and 4th FIM world championship. Beyond WSX and Superenduro, electrics are now allowed to race in EnduroGP and Hard Enduro.
EnduroGP
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Electrics are allowed in E1, E2 and E3 (not in Youth, Junior or Women championships). Battery swaps are allowed at refuelling points (there must be at least one every 50 km) and in pit lane for special tests. Mechanics are allowed to help the rider, of course this time counts fully in the race time.
The FIM continues to devise technical rules adapted to every championship so they're different from both WSX and from Superenduro: in EnduroGP the current is to be regulated (and to be tested, then of course bikes will be fitted with mandatory FIM datalogger and sensors).
Max current will be 100 A for E1 Class (250cc 2T and 4T), 125 A in E2 Class (450cc 4T) and no limit for E3 Class (>255cc 2T, >455cc 4T).
Voltage must be between 360 V and 420 V, aligned on Stark Varg nominal and max voltage, respectively.
Using 360 V nominal voltage, that comes down to max power 48 hp (36 kW) in E1, 60 hp (45 kW) in E2 and no limits in E3, in line with "standard" limits imposed in national championships of max 48 hp with 250s and max 60 hp with 450s.
It's also markedly lower than the limits imposed in WSX of 59 hp (44 kW) for SX2 and 72 hp (54 kW) for SX1. The rules are worded differently: the cap in WSX was in power output while in EnduroGP it's about current. Cap in power makes more sense to regulate electric bikes with potentially different nominal voltages, no doubt such rules would be adapted whenever another OEM is ready to race electrics. Indeed it's written in the rules "For other voltages, please contact *** to add it in the list".
Hard Enduro
www.fim-moto.com
Electrics are only allowed in the Pro category. There are no weight nor power limits. RWYB.
To recap, here are the technical rules for electrics in FIM championships:
Power limit (limit in current for EnduroGP converted in power)
"250s" EnduroGP 48 hp / WSX 58 hp
"450s" EnduroGP 60 hp / WSX 72 hp
No power limits in Superenduro or Hard Enduro (or EnduroGP E3)
Weight limit
117 kg in WSX
113 kg in Superenduro
No weight limit in EnduroGP or Hard Enduro
Note that all technical rules described in "Equivalent of Technology/Balance of Performance" can be updated by the FIM anytime before or during the season.
Electric dirt bikes just become legal to race in a 3rd and 4th FIM world championship. Beyond WSX and Superenduro, electrics are now allowed to race in EnduroGP and Hard Enduro.
EnduroGP
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Electrics are allowed in E1, E2 and E3 (not in Youth, Junior or Women championships). Battery swaps are allowed at refuelling points (there must be at least one every 50 km) and in pit lane for special tests. Mechanics are allowed to help the rider, of course this time counts fully in the race time.
The FIM continues to devise technical rules adapted to every championship so they're different from both WSX and from Superenduro: in EnduroGP the current is to be regulated (and to be tested, then of course bikes will be fitted with mandatory FIM datalogger and sensors).
Max current will be 100 A for E1 Class (250cc 2T and 4T), 125 A in E2 Class (450cc 4T) and no limit for E3 Class (>255cc 2T, >455cc 4T).
Voltage must be between 360 V and 420 V, aligned on Stark Varg nominal and max voltage, respectively.
Using 360 V nominal voltage, that comes down to max power 48 hp (36 kW) in E1, 60 hp (45 kW) in E2 and no limits in E3, in line with "standard" limits imposed in national championships of max 48 hp with 250s and max 60 hp with 450s.
It's also markedly lower than the limits imposed in WSX of 59 hp (44 kW) for SX2 and 72 hp (54 kW) for SX1. The rules are worded differently: the cap in WSX was in power output while in EnduroGP it's about current. Cap in power makes more sense to regulate electric bikes with potentially different nominal voltages, no doubt such rules would be adapted whenever another OEM is ready to race electrics. Indeed it's written in the rules "For other voltages, please contact *** to add it in the list".
Hard Enduro
2026_0_Hard-Enduro_ELECTRIC EOT-BOP_11.03.2026 | FIM
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Electrics are only allowed in the Pro category. There are no weight nor power limits. RWYB.
To recap, here are the technical rules for electrics in FIM championships:
Power limit (limit in current for EnduroGP converted in power)
"250s" EnduroGP 48 hp / WSX 58 hp
"450s" EnduroGP 60 hp / WSX 72 hp
No power limits in Superenduro or Hard Enduro (or EnduroGP E3)
Weight limit
117 kg in WSX
113 kg in Superenduro
No weight limit in EnduroGP or Hard Enduro
Note that all technical rules described in "Equivalent of Technology/Balance of Performance" can be updated by the FIM anytime before or during the season.
Stark can compete at full steam (no restrictions in power nor weight) in EnduroGP E3 and Hard Enduro. These are real Open championships/categories.
I would add Superenduro since the 113 kg weight limit is unlikely to restrict them too much.
In WSX they have a weight limit based on the production bike and are given an advantageous power limit, possibly to compensate for the extra heft of the bike.
I would add Superenduro since the 113 kg weight limit is unlikely to restrict them too much.
In WSX they have a weight limit based on the production bike and are given an advantageous power limit, possibly to compensate for the extra heft of the bike.
