VOLUME 56 ISSUE 44 NOVEMBER 5, 2019 P31
TKO Joins WESS Enduro
World Championship
T
he 10th annual Kenda Ten-
nessee Knockout (TKO)
will be part of the WESS En-
duro World Championship in
2020. The TKO will be round
six of the eight-round WESS
series and take place on the
weekend of August 14-16,
2020, at the Trials Training
Center in Sequatchie, Ten-
nessee. The racing format
will be like past years with a
Friday amateur prologue to
set starting positions followed
by two rounds of amateur rac-
ing on Saturday and a four-
round Sunday competition.
The event will also continue to
serve as the AMA Grand Champi-
onship for Extreme Off-Road.
"We started the TKO in 2011,
and it was a huge success and
has grown in popularity each year
along with the worldwide growth
in Extreme Enduro events," said
Eric Peronnard, co-producer of
the Tennessee Knockout. "We
are proud to be chosen to be
part of the WESS Enduro World
Championship for 2020."
Red Bull has been a partner
with the TKO for several years,
and that will continue for 2020.
The WESS Enduro World Cham-
pionship has a partnership with
Red Bull Media House, which
provides extensive coverage of
all of the championship rounds
via Red Bull TV and social media
platforms.
The TKO will again pre-qualify
the top riders to the four-round
Sunday competition. This will in-
clude top riders from major U.S.
and International off-road racing
series and events. Any rider that
finished in the top 26 on Sunday
at the 2019 TKO, as well as riders
that have qualified for a previous
TKO Sunday main event, will be
qualified directly into the 2020
TKO Sunday program. The ex-
pert riders will be competing for a
$10,000 purse.
The Saturday program will
include two rounds of racing
and will serve as the Extreme
Off-Road AMA Grand Champion-
ship for Amateur riders. Amateur
riders can earn spots directly
into round two via several AMA
regional championship events.
Riders that do not qualify via
one of the AMA regional events
can sign up for one of 400 open
spots that will compete in a morn-
ing qualifying race that can earn
a place in the championship final
on Saturday. The top 30 finishers
from Saturday will earn a spot in
Sunday's expert program.
Amateur registration opens at
6:00 pm CST on Thursday, De-
cember 5, 2019. There are just
400 spots available, and entries
sold out in just a couple of hours
in the past. The registration link
will be available here.
There will also be a Women's
class with a Saturday morning
qualifying session and Saturday
afternoon main event. This is also
an AMA Grand Championship
class. CN
In 2020, the Kenda Tennesse Knockout
will act as a round of the WESS Enduro
World Championship series.
