completed the hot-lap to move
on to the three rounds of racing
on Sunday.
On Sunday morning, the riders
took on an 11-mile "long course"
with the first knockout round.
Only the top 30 riders moved on
to the second knockout round.
Hart was third fastest with a
six-minute and 15-second lap.
The UK's Ashton Brightmore
was fourth in six minutes and
19 seconds and Spain's Mario
Roman rounded out the top five
with a time of six minutes and
22 seconds. Sixty-six riders
The pro racing kicked off on
Saturday afternoon with a hot-
lap on a nearly two-mile "short
course" where Lettenbichler set
the fastest time of six minutes
and five seconds. Young was
second fastest, with a time of
six minutes and 14 seconds.
ROUNDS 5-FINAL / AUGUST 23-25, 2024
TRIALS TRAINING CENTER / SEQUATCHIE, TENNESSEE
OFF-ROAD I FIM HARD ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP / AMA U.S. HARD ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP
P92
Briefly...
GUTISH GREAT
The Women's pro class competed
along with the top amateurs on Sat-
urday's more difficult race two, and
Rachel Gutish took the win over
fellow Sherco rider Louise Fors-
ley. Nikki Russell rounded out the
podium on a Rieju. All three women
chose to take on the Sunday pro
course and Gutish and Forsley both
completed a lap in the time limit.
AMATEURS CROWNED
In addition to the pro racing, the
Red Bull Tennessee Knockout
crowned amateur champions in
several classes. Saturday included
two rounds of amateur racing, with
race two serving as the AMA Gand
championship-deciding race. Dur-
ing that second race, Tennessee's
Chase Landers (KTM) earned the
number-one spot with a winning
time of 54 minutes and 46 seconds.
Coran Calvert (Sherco) finished
second over seven minutes back
and Tucker Miller (KTM) rounded
out the top three. The top 30 riders
also earned the opportunity to com-
pete with the 46 pre-qualified pro
riders, who kicked off their racing
on Saturday afternoon followed by
three rounds of racing on Sunday.
Landers managed to finish 33rd in
the first round, just missing a top 30
spot to move to round two. Other
Saturday class winners among
nearly 500 participants included
Lettenbichler is cheered
on by the large crowd.
