Hart Ascends To Hard Enduro Throne
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MF KTM Factory Racing's
Trystan Hart dominated the
Silver Kings Hard Enduro in
Kellogg, Idaho, to seal the deal
on the 2023 U.S. Hard Enduro
Overall Championship, his third
title in a row.
Finishing the grueling moun-
tain course in under three hours
(half of the allocated six-hour
cutoff time for the event), Hart
built a commanding 40-minute
gap over second place—Rock-
star Husqvarna Factory Racing's
Ryder LeBlond—by the finish.
Third place went to Factory One
Sherco pilot Cody Webb, finish-
ing 10 minutes behind LeBlond.
Hart didn't start in the lead,
however. After a fast prologue
lap (a shorter mountain course
sprint on Friday morning) Hart
was in the provisional lead
heading into an exciting "Street
Rhythm" endurocross-style
bracket race that put the top-32
Gold (Pro) prologue finishers into
elimination-style head-to-head
racing. The results of this event
would set Saturday's main race
starting order.
The intense log, tire and k-rail
course was built on the main
street in front of the Silver Moun
-
tain Lodge and gondola house,
making for quite the street-rac-
ing party. Rockstar Husqvarna's
Colton Haaker knocked Hart out
of that competition in the earlier
rounds. And Haaker eventually
squared off with Rieju's Alfredo
Gomez (who made the trip from
Andorra) in an exciting final, tak
-
ing the win and the pole position
start for Saturday's Gold-course
main event. Cody Webb took
third in front of a packed street
of fans.
On Saturday morning, Gold-
and Silver-course racers left in
rows of four to tackle the one-lap
course (Bronze-course racers
raced Friday afternoon). Gold
(pro) riders led the way with
WIND
IN THE
P24
Trystan Hart dominated the
Silver Kings Hard Enduro on
his new 2024 KTM XC-W. Hart
won every AMA U.S. Hard
Enduro Championship round
he entered in 2023 and sealed
the championship.
PHOTOS: RYAN MCCASLAND
