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Energica expected the eyes of the world to be on them in 2019, but not in the way that they were on March 14. That’s the day that the Moto-E paddock burnt to the ground in Jerez as the result of a short in the charging infrastructure in the temporary building, taking the entire 18-bike fleet of Energica race bikes destined for the fledgling electric grand-prix series with it. I can’t imagine what the mood was like around the Energica offices the morning after the fire. Everyone watching the series knows that Energica isn’t a huge monolith that can crank out a seemingly endless line of machinery at the flip of the switch. So, what’s a little company that’s managed to get into the international big-leagues going to do? Everything it can, I suspect. Fortunately, its parent company knows a thing or two about quick turn around.