Trystan Hart of FMF KTM Factory Racing won round six of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at Red Bull TKO. Giving spectators a North American winner, Hart was simply unstoppable at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA, winning all of the event’s multiple knockout races, before capping it all off with victory in the final. to secure his FIM Victory debut in Hard Enduro.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler offered Hart his closest challenge, but couldn’t stop the Canadian from forging ahead towards victory. With Lettenbichler finishing second, Sherco Factory Racing’s Mario Roman completed the podium in third.
- Trystan Hart Scores Memorable Red Bull TKO Victory
After Thursday’s excitement in nearby Nashville for the Nashville Pro Straight Rhythm, won by Alfredo Gomez of AG Racing 89, the world’s best Hard Enduro riders got to work for round six at the Trials Training Center for Red Bull TKO.
In the first knockout race, Hart comfortably topped the timesheets by over a minute from GASGAS Factory Racing’s Taddy Blazusiak in second. ECONT-powered Bulgarian side Teodor Kabakchiev were just behind in third, while Lettenbichler finished more than two minutes behind Hart in fourth. , the pressure mounted for Knockout Race 2 with only the top 20 racers being offered a spot in the “winner takes all” final. Hart once again topped the timesheets, this time finishing over a minute and 35 seconds ahead of Roman in second, with Kabakchiev another minute and 21 seconds in third.
All eyes were on the 30-minute-plus-one-lap finale to see if Hart could pull off a clean sweep on North American soil and secure his FIM Hard Enduro debut win. Driven by the spectators, he does not disappoint.
Quickly in front, he never looks back. Looking more and more at home in the rocky riverbeds with each passing lap, he steadily increased his lead. Lapping the fastest lap of the race to cap off a perfect day, Hart crossed the finish line as a very worthy and well-deserved winner. Working in second, Lettenbichler simply had no answer for Hart in Tennessee and had to settle for the second-place result – mirroring his Red Bull TKO result from 2021. In the overall championship standings, he now moves less than one point from leader Roman.
Once again he reveals himself to be a model of consistency in 2022, Roman earned another podium with third place. Back in action following a recent injury, Wade Young (Sherco) had a solid run for fourth place. Kabakchiev completes the top five. A strong performance from Ryder Leblond (KTM) saw the American edge ahead of Alfredo Gomez for sixth place.
Results: Round 6, Red Bull TKO
Final Knockout Race
1.Trystan Hart (KTM) 5 laps 2. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 5 laps, +1:19.577
4. Wade Young (Sherco) 5 laps, +2:55.829 6. Ryder LeBlond (KTM) 4 laps, +39.752
8. Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna) 4 laps, +43.098 9. Cody Webb (Sherco) 4 laps, +59.056
Letti (second), Hart (first) and Roman (third) Photo- Kenny King
