EMX wins first ever FIM E-Xplorer World Cup
In collaboration with Midori Moriwaki's MIE Racing team, an important milestone has been reached with the end of the first ever FIM E-Xplorer World Cup with Dutch based manufacturer EMX crowned champion in this important inaugural season.
Riders Sandra Gómez and Jorge Zaragoza secured the title after a thrilling final round, concluding the season with a ten-point advantage over the runners-up, the Gravity Team of Camille Chapelière and Kiara Fontanesi.
"The MIE Racing team achieved fantastic results," said EMX CEO Elmer Dohms, "with Gómez and Zaragoza reaching the podium at every round to amass two wins, two second place finishes, and one third over the five-race championship - one which played out on different types of tracks, with the EMX FX30 platform bikes finishing every session and race without any mechanical issues.
"The FIM E-Xplorer World Cup provides the ideal arena in which to showcase the EMX proposal. Considering the mission is to offer an enjoyable, easy to ride platform to riders of all skill levels, we entered the championship with the exact same bike that is available to all motocross enthusiasts.
"With only the suspension and tyres changed to suit riders' preferences, no further technical modifications were made to the production model in order to compete in the championship," says Elmer.
Midori Moriwaki established the MIDORI Corporation in March 2018 with the aim of expanding in the motorsports industry and set up her own "MIE Racing Honda Team" that same year - the intention being to compete in the Superbike World Championship as of 2019. In 2020, Moriwaki confirmed her commitment to the FIM Superbike World Championship by entering the series with the satellite MIE Racing Honda Team and Honda CBR1000RR-R machines, managing a project that she continued to develop in 2021 and 2022.
Electing to expand her commitment to the production-derived championship in 2023, Midori launched a brand-new WorldSSP project to run alongside her WorldSBK Team (Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team) - entering the 2023 Supersport World Championship with Honda CBR600RR machines and taking a stunning first win of the season in the second race of the Czech round with British rider Tarran Mackenzie.
Always keen to push the boundaries so as to explore new paths, test and develop new technologies, and, last but not least, promote gender parity in sport, Moriwaki also entered the inaugural 2023 FIM E-Xplorer World Cup - ultimately securing the title on EMX XF30 machines in the team's first year.
As a true motocross enthusiast and a former racer, himself, Elmar Dohms recognised early on that the future of the sport is threatened by outside influences. To continue enjoying the thrill that motocross offers, he decided to develop a motocross bike with his company EMX Powertrain that offers the true feeling of motocross in a future-proof concept.
Since 2018, EMX Powertrain has been engaged in developing a competitive electric motocross bike that combines the familiar feel of an existing motocross bike with a low-noise powertrain that allows motocross riders to enjoy their favourite sport - even in the distant future.
"Participation in the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup was the next step for our company - to prove that the concept can compete with the best manufacturers in the world in terms of electric all-terrain motorcycles - and what a success it has been".
