Hart Earns Redemption at Tough Like RORR
R
ound six of the 2025 Bul-
let Proof Designs U.S. Hard
Enduro Series, presented by IRC
Tire, took place on May 24-25
and saw FMF KTM's Trystan
Hart cross the finish line first,
redeeming his 2024 finish at
one of, if not the, toughest hard
enduro races in America—Tough
Like RORR.
Located just minutes from
downtown Tamaqua, Pennsylva
-
nia, Tough Like RORR's courses
are carved into the steep, former
coal mines and are covered in
fields of giant boulders and thick
forests. Paired with the Locked
'N' Loaded Hard Scramble during
a grueling doubleheader week
-
end, these two races comprise
the Keystone Challenge, now in
its third annual presentation over
Memorial Day weekend.
To ease riders into the chal-
lenging sections that awaited
them in Sunday's main event,
Tough Like RORR began the
weekend with a qualifying race,
allowing only the fastest 120
riders to participate. Despite
intermittent rain in the days
leading up to the race, the terrain
effectively absorbed the mois
-
ture, resulting in a mostly dry
course. Hart led the pack, claim-
ing victory in 43 minutes, just 10
seconds ahead of Rocky Moun-
tain Yamaha's Cody Webb and
FactoryOne Sherco's Will Rior-
dan. The remaining participants
then raced a separate seven-
mile loop, competing for one of
the 10 additional spots available
for Sunday's main event.
With 130 lucky riders chosen,
they lined up 10 wide to tackle
two laps of increasing difficulty.
The first lap featured notori
-
ous sections like 409, The Wall,
and Wrong Side of Heaven.
Hart managed to secure the
holeshot, and the top three—
Hart, Webb and Riordan—were
neck-and-neck. Rockstar Energy
WIND
IN THE
P60
Trystan Hart won the Tough
Like RORR Hard Enduro
with room to spare.
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STEPHANIE VETTERLY
