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serve as sustainability ambassador, while Alexander Wurz has the role of the safety ambassador. Swiss rider Matis Neyroud won the first race.

S1-X eSkootr

Developed especially for the series with help from Italian motorsports engineering and lightweight composites company Ycom, the S1-X eSkootr, which all riders will race with, will be able to reach speeds of more than 100 km/h with a lean of greater than 50 degrees. They will include twin 6 kW motors and a battery developed by

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with a capacity of 1.33kWh.

Calendar

For eSC's inaugural season, six rounds were originally announced, with the first in London in May 2022. The championship was scheduled to remain in Europe before finishing in the United States in October. Before the third planned race in Italy, the remaining races were postponed before it was announced that the season would conclude with a double-header event at Circuit Paul Ricard near

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, moving the competition to a purpose-built racing circuit for the first time. The London race was staged at multi-purpose venue Printworks London in the east of the city. The inaugural riders' championship was won by Aymard Vernay while Nico Roche Racing won the teams' championship. The following rounds were planned, but subsequently cancelled:

Teams and riders

Riders for the series are professional athletes from a range of sporting backgrounds, including existing racing disciplines within motorsports and BMX as well as freestyle scooters plus ones as varied as figure skating (Jordan Rand) and snowboarding (Billy Morgan). They will be a part of the eSC Draft. Similar to the

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style draft in America, these riders will be selected in rotation by the teams. The confirmed teams so far are the Carlin,

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, Nico Roche Racing Team,

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, SICK! Series Racing (owned by

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), 27X by

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and 258 Racing (owned by

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References

External links

Official website
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