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so we're a bit smarter about that. But I still run a
lot. I'm just always outside doing some type of
exercise because I like enjoying the outdoors and
being in the mountains doing whatever. I just find
that really fun. Definitely one of my favorite things
for sure is getting with some buddies, and we'll go
out in the mountains on our dirt bikes and just go
find the gnarliest stuff, things that people wouldn't
think you could get a dirt bike up. I just find it su
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per fun dragging my buddies up some gnarly stuff
and having some laughs along the way.
Is that mostly in Canada, or do you have some
guys here in the U.S.? Where is that taking place?
Honestly, wherever. If there's a race coming up
in North Carolina, I'll go there, and we'll stay and
ride with some buddies. But in California, we do it,
too. Pretty much all over, Canada, USA. I was go
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ing to Italy before some of the World hard endu-
ros this year and doing some riding there. Really,
just all over the world. Pretty cool to ride your dirt
bike everywhere.
You've dominated the U.S. hard enduros and
2023 was your first year racing the full FIM
Hard Enduro World Championship. How did
that come about? Was that something that you
pushed for with KTM, or was it something that
they wanted to do?
Red Bull was really the driver behind that. They
really wanted me there. I wanted to be there, too.
KTM was nice enough to make that happen. So,
between all three of us, I raced it this year. It's
tough because this year there were six week
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ends back-to-back where one was the USA, then
Europe, USA, Europe, USA, Europe. I just went
into full zombie mode those six races because
it was just like, ride the bike, get on an airplane,
go to a hotel, ride the bike, and then do it all over
again. It was pretty tough with the travel schedule
this year. I actually missed the last one in Getzen
[Germany]. I didn't even go to that just because I
really wanted this EnduroCross Championship, so
I'm glad that all worked out. It was a bummer not
to be there. I still got third in the championship,
which is not exactly what I had in mind, but it's
still pretty good.
I think racing against those top guys, you
ended up winning the 2020 Red Bull Tennessee
Knockout event. That was against Cody Webb.
That was also a big one for you. Then you came
back the next year and got third when it was an
FIM Hard Enduro event. Mani was second and
Mario Roman was third that year. I remember
Hart is one of the few top hard enduro
racers who does not have a background
in trials riding.
