Hart Tops Keystone Challenge Doubleheader
T
rystan Hart of FMF KTM Fac-
tory Racing won the second
running of the Keystone Chal-
lenge in Pennsylvania, which
consisted of two very difficult
races over the three-day Memo-
rial Day weekend. Even though
Tough Like RORR (May 25-26)
and the Locked & Loaded Hard
Scramble (May 27) were only 30
minutes away from each other,
both race events had very differ
-
ent terrain and were challenging
for all skill levels.
The best of the moto-style
scores between the two races
determined the Keystone Chal
-
lenge winner. This doubleheader
weekend was rounds four and
five of the Bulletproof Designs
U.S. Hard Enduro Premier Cham-
pionship and the second round
of the AMA East Hard Series,
presented by IRC Tire.
Cody Webb of FactoryOne
Sherco won the first race at
Tough Like RORR in one of the
most impressive U.S. Hard
Enduro (USHE) finishes to date.
Tough Like RORR was celebrat-
ing its 10th anniversary this year,
with the Reading Off-Road Riders
raising their overall purse to
$40,000. This race in Tamaqua,
Pennsylvania, has a reputation
of being a genuine beatdown,
with times often lasting over four
hours with only a handful of rac-
ers making it to the finish line in
the six-hour time limit.
After Trystan Hart's incred-
ible no-footpeg win last year, the
Reading Off-Road Riders and
course designer Rob Mohn want-
ed to step it up in difficulty, both
for the amateurs and pros. The
race started on Saturday with the
first qualifier, where the nearly
300 racers lined up by class and
went out for a medium-difficulty
loop. Factory GasGas' Will
Riordan won this qualifier in 45
minutes, finishing over 30 sec
-
onds ahead of Hart and Webb.
WIND
IN THE
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Trystan Hart was the
overall winner at the
Tough Like RORR and
Locked & Loaded Hard
Enduro doubleheader
in Pennsylvania.
The overall winner
is crowned Keystone
Challenge Champion.
PHOTOS: JENNY KELLER
