VOLUME ISSUE AUGUST , P97
BY THE CN STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRANDON KRAUSE
W
hen hard enduro races
fall on North American
soil, FMF Factory KTM
Racing's Trystan Hart is the man
to beat. With a dominant final-
race victory over the world's
best hard enduro superstars at
the Red Bull TKO Enduro, "The
Robot" proved this once again.
The victory was his second in
a row and third in the past four
years.
Hart dominated the 2023
event with wins in three of the
four rounds of racing on the
rocky and hilly Trials Training
Center's terrain. The win also
earned Hart the AMA Grand
Championship for Extreme Off-
Road racing to go along with the
U.S. Hard Enduro Championship
he had already won. Husqvarna
Factory Racing-backed Billy Bolt
was closest to Hart in the main
event and finished 23 seconds
back. Red Bull KTM Factory Rac
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ing's Mani Lettenbichler rounded
out the podium.
The TKO event is unlike any
other hard enduro format, and
with 2023 being the 13th year of
the event, it's proven the test of
time. Multiple races throughout
the weekend knock wannabe
contenders out of the Pro final
start list until only the cream
of the crop are left to duke it
out over a concentrated course
of hard enduro nastiness. It's
designed to be challenging for
competitors and brings maxi
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mum excitement and in-your-
face action to the fans. TKO
also has a path for up-and-com
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