AMA and Electric Motorcycles in AMA races

[Johnny Depp]

Great GNCC race vid by Shane again.

His race time was 1h41min, he edited out about 20 min of it. He did go for a goggle swap and plugged the bike for a couple min, he had to pace himself to finish, battery was very low though he was still overtaking and accelerating good so no limp mode.

At his speed he can race a little bit more than 1.5h GNCC on the Varg EX, not 2h.

I have watched most of his vids, and now that he has his display on the video, you can see he is not optimizing his distance and range. IMO he could gear it taller so it doesn't scream, use a paddle tire, and turn of Regen. It's a race, so I don't think settings under 60 HP have any benefit. He obviously has more experience than me with this, but I think he's doing it wrong. He's a great rider who also needs a horn, but the few crashes with other riders he was being impatient and would have happened with a gas bike.

 

[Beagle]

I have watched most of his vids, and now that he has his display on the video, you can see he is not optimizing his distance and range. IMO he could gear it taller so it doesn't scream, use a paddle tire, and turn of Regen. It's a race, so I don't think settings under 60 HP have any benefit. He obviously has more experience than me with this, but I think he's doing it wrong. He's a great rider who also needs a horn, but the few crashes with other riders he was being impatient and would have happened with a gas bike.

He actually says so, he's not riding to optimize range, he just rides as he likes.

In the Mason Dixon vid we can see another Varg rider and Shane does say that he can see that this guy is a very good rider that is riding to optimize range. This guy ended up 1st in Open E, 2 min ahead of Shane. Unfortunately I can't say for sure if he did or did not have charging breaks.

Shane cannot compete for 2h at his speed without charging a bit, and my guess is that the difference in total time, with or without charging, wouldn't probably be that big.

 

[Beagle]

Le Trèfle Lozérien is one of the most famous France enduro races.

Stark Future on Instagram: "600 riders. 3 days. 1 legendary race🔥 Team @oxmoto tackled the iconic Trèfle Lozérien AMV with grit and precision. 600+ km of brutal French terrain, and a top-20 finish for @till_declercq46 on the Stark VARG EX. Proof th

4,221 likes, 20 comments - stark__future on June 15, 2025: "600 riders. 3 days. 1 legendary race🔥 Team @oxmoto tackled the iconic Trèfle Lozérien AMV with grit and precision. 600+ km of brutal French terrain, and a top-20 finish for @till_declercq46 on the Stark VARG EX. Proof that the future...

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So technically it's doable but it would be a far more popular option for regular folks if it had easily swappable batteries and the ability to charge a battery as a standalone. Maybe next gen?

 

[Beagle]

Vargs racing MX, SX and Enduro this weekend in France.

David Herbreteau finished 6th in Elite MX championship (30 min races).

David Herbreteau on Instagram: "That’s a wrap on the season — a journey filled with technical challenges, but we made it to the end! Our first year in the French Elite Championship for the @stark__future / @oxmoto : • 12/12 moto’s completed ✅ • One

davidherbreteau338 on June 29, 2025: "That’s a wrap on the season — a journey filled with technical challenges, but we made it to the end! Our first year in the French Elite Championship for the @stark__future / @oxmoto : • 12/12 moto’s completed ✅ • One top 5 finish ✅ • 6th overall...

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Pro Hexis Supercross (warm up before the start of France SX tour) was the first race for Zaragoza returning from injury, ended up 3rd overall with 1/2/10 in MX1, meanwhile in MX2 Hicks won a race and DNF, not sure what he got in 3rd race and OA.
Also good warm up before Arenacross world tour final round in Abu Dhabi next week against Deano, Soubeyras and others.

Jorge Zaragoza on Instagram: "Primera carrera después de la lesión y podio! ⚡️ @mc_chateauneuf_les_martigues_ es formato triple crown y fue brutal! Qué bien sienta estar de vuelta! 1-2-10 para un P3 en la general. En la última manga pinché en la seg

jorgezaragoza99 on June 29, 2025: "Primera carrera después de la lesión y podio! ⚡️ @mc_chateauneuf_les_martigues_ es formato triple crown y fue brutal! Qué bien sienta estar de vuelta! 1-2-10 para un P3 en la general. En la última manga pinché en la segunda vuelta, pero… terminé! 😉 Muy...

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Enzo Marchal was racing Enduro classic Rand'Auvergne, ranked 19th over 500 riders.

@rand.auvergne on Instagram: "@enzo_marchal22 est le seul pilote à rouler en moto électrique @starkfuture #randauvergne #enduro"

382 likes, 1 comments - rand.auvergne on June 29, 2025: "@enzo_marchal22 est le seul pilote à rouler en moto électrique @starkfuture #randauvergne #enduro".

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[Beagle]

Pro racing in Canada as well

ScrubTV on Instagram: "@stark__future X @wageman Making history on the Stark Varg this past weekend!! 🍁 #triplecrownseries #30plustwo"

390 likes, 7 comments - scrubtvmedia on July 1, 2025: "@stark__future X @wageman Making history on the Stark Varg this past weekend!! 🍁 #triplecrownseries #30plustwo".

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[OpaTsupa]

This may be a step in the right direction:

Martino Bianchi Joins Stark Future as Racing Partnership Manager | Stark Future SL

Martino Bianchi Joins Stark Future as Racing Partnership Manager We’re proud to welcome Martino Bianchi to Stark Future as our new Racing Partnership Manager, a role that perfectly reflects his extraordinary legacy in motorsport. With more than 45 years of experience across PR, racing, and...

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In my opinion Stark didn't manage the SuperEnduro project very well.
They needed someone who knows what makes the FIM wheels turn. ($$$)
Taddy may have seemed a good choice for the brand ambassador, but he burned every bridge he crossed in his career, so no surprise at the finale.

I also have a feeling that if access to racing (and financing) isn't soon opened, Stark may pivot entirely to being a "lifestyle" brand.

 

[Beagle]

Pro racing in Canada as well

ScrubTV on Instagram: "@stark__future X @wageman Making history on the Stark Varg this past weekend!! 🍁 #triplecrownseries #30plustwo"

390 likes, 7 comments - scrubtvmedia on July 1, 2025: "@stark__future X @wageman Making history on the Stark Varg this past weekend!! 🍁 #triplecrownseries #30plustwo".

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Great interview with Robbie Wageman about his very last minute deal to race in Canada. He'll come back, hopefully more prepared, for the last round of the series. Had about 3 practice laps, DNS race 1 then 19th in race 2.
30 min plus 2 laps on a very muddy track, he set power at 55 hp and took it easy towards the end to finish with 9% battery.

 

[Beagle]

With racing happening all over the world, it's only a matter of time before electrics are allowed to compete at the highest level in the US as well.

I couldn't understand how the Varg could be safe and legal to race FIM Superenduro but not AMA Endurocross, well, turns out Endurocross organizers are all for it, it's only the AMA preventing this to happen for... reasons.

OEMs are scared and money makes the world go round, whenever Honda or any other OEM release their own electric dirtbike, the last gates will open.

 

[Beagle]

Michael Hicks won final round of Arenacross world tour in Abu Dhabi, can't wait to see him race SX tour!

 

[Beagle]

Eddie Karlsson is racing Romaniacs

Prologue was very much up his "Superenduro" alley, he won his category (Silver class).

Eddie Karlsson on Instagram: "Epic day 1 in the books with Prologue in the center of Sibiu @redbullromaniacs 🔥 Excited for the coming days of racing ⚡️ 🎥 @stark__future #svedneckforpresident"

644 likes, 5 comments - eddiekarlsson42 on July 22, 2025: "Epic day 1 in the books with Prologue in the center of Sibiu @redbullromaniacs 🔥 Excited for the coming days of racing ⚡️ 🎥 @stark__future #svedneckforpresident".

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Day 1 he finished 6th, today he just won day 2 for 2nd overall!

Leatt MOTO on Instagram: "Off-road day 1 was wild here at @redbullromaniacs ! A crazy day with massive descents and even bigger climbs ⛰️ the atmosphere was buzzing 🐝 (Hey, @alfredogomez89 😉) Results P6 GOLD @alfredogomez89 P6 SILVER @eddiekarlss

527 likes, 2 comments - leatt_moto on July 23, 2025: "Off-road day 1 was wild here at @redbullromaniacs ! A crazy day with massive descents and even bigger climbs ⛰️ the atmosphere was buzzing 🐝 (Hey, @alfredogomez89 😉) Results P6 GOLD @alfredogomez89 P6 SILVER @eddiekarlsson42 P2 BRONZE...

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2 days to go.

In Gold class, it's a masterclass from Lettenbichler followed by Bolt.

Maybe next year Karlsson could race with the big boys!