Hart Wins Keystone Challenge Doubleheader
T
he Keystone Challenge was
an all-new doubleheader race
weekend in Pennsylvania, that
combined the Tough Like RORR
Hard Enduro in Tamaqua and
the Shotgun Hard Scrambles
in Sugarloaf in one weekend
(May 26-28). The two venues
are only 30 minutes apart, so
the Reading Off Road Riders
(RORR) and High Mountain Dirt
Riders worked together to run
on the same three-day weekend.
As a result, there was a record
turnout for both races, with 350
racers entering the Tough Like
RORR and 280 at the Shotgun.
Having these two events on the
same weekend, the U.S. Hard
Enduro Series created a bonus
points structure that awarded
competitors that finished well in
both events, which incentivized
racers to compete in both for the
series championships.
FMF KTM's Trystan Hart won
both events to take the Keystone
Challenge crown in addition to
clinching the U.S. Hard Enduro
East Championship.
TOUGH LIKE RORR
Saturday's Tough Like RORR
featured a qualifier and an LCQ,
which narrowed down the field
of racers for Sunday's 6-hour
main race to only 70. This race
consisted of an easier first
loop, then a much more difficult
second loop that thinned out the
field.
Will Riordan grabbed the
holeshot for the main race, but
the drama began right out of the
gate when Cooper Abbott and
Hart came together, crashing
down and fortunately avoiding
a major incident as the other rac
-
ers rushed around them.
WIND
IN THE
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Trystan Hart won both the
Tough Like RORR Hard
Enduro (despite breaking
off both footpegs) and the
Shotgun Hard Scrambles
in Pennsylvania. He also
clinched the AMA Hard
Enduro East Championship.
PHOTOS: RYAN MCCASLAND
