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Hart, Forsely Make It Two In A Row At Bentonite Brawl F MF/KTM'S Trystan Hart is undefeated after two rounds of the U.S. Hard Enduro Series after taking the win on the steep slopes and deep canyons of the Billings Motorcycle Club (BMC) property in Billings, Montana at the Benton- ite Brawl, April 30-May 1. Hart was hounded for much of the race by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Colton Haaker, hit- ting his first round of the series after an illness. Haaker and Hart battled hard with the leaders, swapping positions multiple times through the checkpoints before Haaker became stuck in a mud hole, allowing Hart to pull a gap. It wasn't an easy win for Hart from there due to the incred- ibly challenging hillclimbs that made up much of the obstacles on course. On one of the final hills, Hart needed more than 10 attempts at one climb, getting ahead of a group of six behind him. That group battled it out with SRT Racing's Cory Graf- funder getting over the hill in second, followed by FactoryONE Sherco's Cooper Abbott. Then, the top racers headed to the final hill on the course: The Great American—a hillclimb raced on in Billings for over 100 years, and had never been conquered on a stock enduro machine. Hart, however, made it over and back down to the finish. Abbott made a spectacular uphill pass over Graffunder to get up, over, and down to the finish in second. Graffunder finished in third. FactoryONE Sherco's Louise Forsley won the Women's Pro class, it was her second win, as well, in the 2022 series, even though she suffered a wrist injury that forced her out of the race. She went the furthest on the lap at the cutoff time. Second place went to Beta's Morgan Tanke, with third going to 17-year-old Sherco rider Hallie Marks, a local Montanan. IN THE WIND P66 Trystan Hart topped the Bentonite Brawl Hard Enduro in Montana. Runner-up Cooper Abbott (left), Hart (center) and Cory Graffunder made up the Bentonite Brawl podium.