VOLUME ISSUE JANUARY , P71
for both Pros and Amateurs.
The King of the Hammers
scheduled the King of the
Motos as its opening event in
the three weekends of racing,
which was well-received by the
hard enduro athletes, teams
and fans.
Up next, a limited number of
racers will be traveling to the
North Shore of Oahu to race
the IRC Endurofest in Hawaii in
March.
CN
FINAL
1. Trystan Hart (KTM) 1:44:27
2. Cody Webb (She) 1:53:59
3. Ryder LeBlond (Hus) 1:59:07
4. Will Riordan (KTM) 2:03:08
5. Colton Haaker (Hus) 2:04:28
6. Cooper Abbott (She) 2:08:09
7. Branden Petrie (She) 2:15:26
8. James Flynn (GG) 2:20:28
9. Dustin McCarthy (KTM) 2:24:03
10. Cory Graffunder (KTM) 2:31:16
minutes, with Webb finishing in
second about 10 minutes be-
hind. LeBlond ended up finish-
ing in third place, five minutes
behind Webb, with Riordan and
Haaker not far off the pace.
This was Hart's second
consecutive King of the Motos
victory, and he continued his
dominance in the U.S. com
-
ing off a very impressive 2022
season. Nearly 60 racers
ended up completing both laps
within the six-hour time limit,
with many amateurs staying
out on the course for the entire
duration of the race. In the Pro
Women's class, Kylee Sweeten
won the race over Hallie Marks
and Bailey Lerwill, as all three
made it to the final checkpoint
on the second lap.
The 2023 King of the Motos
returned as a great success,
with a record turnout and
courses that were challenging
(Below left) Colton
Haaker survived
a hard get-off
in Saturday's
qualifying race.
He bounced back
and rounded out
the top-five overall
on Sunday. (Right)
Winner Kylee
Sweeten, runner-up
Hallie Marks and
Bailey Lerwill made
up the Pro Women's
podium.
