A look back on FIA Formula E's first ever round at Long Beach. My hometown of Long Beach, CA put on its best beach face for its first FIA Formula E race, held the day before Easter. The weather was glorious, the crowds - plenty of crowds - enthusiastic and the competition for the inaugural Long Beach ePrix pretty much guaranteed a return visit. For me, the initial fascination came in watching the eVillage come together, perform and pack up in the space of four days. Teams were allowed to unpack their cars and begin prep work for the one-day event on Thursday and had a shake-down run to make sure they’d done their jobs right mid-afternoon Friday. By Sunday morning at 8AM all the cars were...
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