LONDON has been introduced as the host for the first ever race in the model new eSkootr (eSC) Championship.
Specially designed electrical scooters able to reaching speeds of 100kmh will whizz round an internal metropolis circuit in the capital.
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The season will kick off in London on May 13/14 earlier than shifting on to cities in Switzerland, France, Italy and Spain in the following weeks.
And the first ever championship of its variety will culminate in the USA in October, with the host cities to be revealed in the coming weeks.
The purpose of the model new eSC championship is to promote the secure use of extra sustainable journey strategies in cities throughout the globe.
Professional athletes from a variety different sports activities have been chosen to take management of the specifically crafted S1-X electrical scooters.
The scooters are designed utilizing F1-style know-how and might attain 100kmh (62mph) thanks to their twin motors.
Competitors from sports activities reminiscent of snowboarding, browsing, motorbike racing, BMX and stunt using are all set to participate in the inaugural eSC season.
eSC 2022 Provisional Schedule
UK: May 13/14
Switzerland: May 27/28
France: June 17/18
Italy: July 15/16
Spain: September 16/17
USA: October
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An NFL-style draft format will happen to decide which racers will compete for which groups.
More nations are additionally anticipated to be added to the calendar in future years.
Championship co-founder and CEO, Hrag Sarkissian, mentioned: “This is a huge moment for eSC, and for sport, motorsport and the future growth of micromobility, as we announce the first destinations that will host our brand-new championship.”
Meanwhile Khalil Beschir, eSkootr Championship co-founder and COO, added: “Our mission at eSC is to showcase shut, exhilarating racing that’s accessible to all and a platform for selling sustainable, secure and extra inexpensive transportation in city areas.
“London and our different places are dedicated to eSC’s imaginative and prescient for occasions to be an inner-city competition of racing and leisure, which makes them the good host-city companions.
“They each share our passion for providing a new, fan-first event that inspires a new movement for safer, greener and more liveable
cities.”