Electric motorcycles are officially cleared to race wheel-to-wheel with combustion bikes in Australian Supercross, after Motorcycling Australia (MA) approved eligible electric machines to compete directly within existing AUSX classes — and Stark Future has become the first manufacturer to take up the opportunity.

Stark confirmed it will field a factory team across the full 2026 Boost Mobile AUSX Supercross Championship, marking the brand’s first season of competition in Australia and the first time an electric motorcycle manufacturer has entered the series. Riders will line up in both the SX1 and SX2 classes, going head-to-head with petrol machines rather than in a separate electric category.

The move follows a formal ruling from Motorcycling Australia that eligible electric motorcycles can now compete within AUSX’s established classes, provided they appear on MA’s Electric Motorcycle Approved Competition List, comply with Australian Standards for Electric Vehicles, and pass technical inspection under the applicable regulations.

It’s a significant step up from where things stood in January 2025, when MA first approved the Stark VARG for Australian motocross and enduro competition (MX1–MX3, E1–E3, J1–J2) but explicitly excluded Supercross from that clearance. At the time, Stark said it was hoping to work with MA “to explore how the Stark VARG can compete in Australian Supercross events.” That work has now paid off.

“We’re stoked to welcome Stark Future to AUSX and have a brand that is pushing motorcycle technology forward become part of the championship,” said Mick Sinclair, Head of Partnerships & Motorsport at AUSX Events. “Electric motorcycles can now line up and compete against combustion motorcycles in AUSX, provided they meet MA’s eligibility and technical requirements.”

Stark Racing Director Sébastien Tortelli said the team isn’t coming to make up the numbers. “Racing is where we prove ourselves,” he said. “Australia has some of the toughest supercross racing and the most passionate fans anywhere in the world… We’re not coming to take part. We’re coming to compete at the front.”

Stark’s Australian Supercross campaign adds to a growing international race program that already spans FIM SuperEnduro, FIM Hard Enduro, EnduroGP and the World Supercross Championship (WSX), and comes off the back of a strong 2026 for the brand commercially — first-half revenue of €86 million, up 46 per cent, with the company EBIT-positive in results published in August.

The 2026 Boost Mobile AUSX Supercross Championship runs five rounds:

  • October 3 — Townsville, QLD
  • October 31 — Auckland, NZ
  • November 7 — Geelong, VIC
  • November 14 — Perth, WA
  • November 28 — Newcastle, NSW

Fans will be able to see the Stark machines up close at each round, with the brand planning test-ride opportunities and an activation zone at every stop on the tour.

For TerraVolt eMoto, it’s a story worth watching closely: the first time an electric brand has been cleared to race directly against combustion bikes in a major Australian motorsport series, rather than in a class of its own. Expect entry lists, rider announcements and technical detail to follow as the season approaches.

Sources: AUSX Supercross Championship, “STARK Joins AUSX Supercross as Electric Motorcycles Get Green Light to Race”, ausxsupercross.com.au, 4 September 2026; Stark Future press release, carried by motorcycle.com, 4 September 2026; Motorcycling Australia approval of the Stark VARG for MX and Enduro competition, 20 January 2025, via MCNews.com.au; Stark Future first-half 2026 results, GlobeNewswire, 3 August 2026.