Trystan Hart and Johnny Girroir Clinch First Titles of 2024 with FMF KTM Factory Racing

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MURRIETA, CA – August 26, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – FMF KTM Factory Racing picked up a pair of championships this past weekend, courtesy of Trystan Hart making it four-straight titles in the AMA U.S. Hard Enduro Series at the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO), while Johnny Girroir made it back-to-back AMA U.S. Sprint Enduro Series titles at Marvin’s Mountain in West Virginia.

U.S. HARD ENDURO SERIES – ROUND 7

A high-profile final round of the 2024 AMA U.S. Hard Enduro Series saw FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Trystan Hart finish in second position, locking in a fourth-consecutive Pro Class Championship at the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) event in Sequatchie, Tennessee.

Doubling as Round 5 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship, TKO attracted a world-class rider line-up for this year’s edition, which commenced with the Straight Rhythm Prologue in Downtown Nashville on Thursday evening, where Hart was bumped out in the early rounds.

TKO action officially commenced with the Pro Hot Lap qualification session on Saturday, where Hart was third overall to set him up for Sunday morning’s pair of Knockout races. He completed both of those with 3-4 results – and first in his group – onboard the KTM 300 XC-W, before ripping to the holeshot in the Final Knockout.

After leading his share of the action early on, the Canadian was engaged in a battle with reigning world champion Lettenbichler, eventually taking the checkered flag in second position just 5.13 seconds outside of the victory to importantly capture the U.S. Hard Enduro Championship with a podium result at the international event.

Trystan Hart: “After being third in Hot Laps, then third in TKO 1, and fourth in TKO 2 but first in my group, it wasn’t an ideal start for me. It was okay, I reset for the main event, pulled the holeshot, and on lap two I made a mistake, so Mani got around me and kind of got away. But I came around and he had made a mistake himself, so I got back around and we went back and forth four or five times. Near the end of the race, I had a pretty good lead of about 10 seconds or so, but made a tiny mistake and he caught me. We went up the hillclimb together and he got ahead of me, so was able to hold it from there to the end. I finished second and still made it four U.S. championships, which was a really good result for myself and the FMF KTM Factory Racing Team, but it was also that little bit disappointing to miss out on my third TKO win in a row!”

Pro Class Results:

1. Manuel Lettenbichler, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
2. Trystan Hart, FMF KTM Factory Racing
3. Wade Young, GASGAS
7. Colton Haaker, Husqvarna
9. Ryder LeBlond, Husqvarna
11. Will Riordan, GASGAS

U.S. SPRINT ENDURO SERIES – ROUND 7

A winning weekend across both Saturday and Sunday in Round 7 of the U.S. Sprint Enduro Series saw FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Johnny Girroir clinch the championship with a round to spare, as FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers riders Gus Riordan and Brandy Richards also won in class.

Girroir continued his perfect Pro 1 season equipped with the KTM 350 XC-F at Marvin’s Mountain in Masontown, West Virginia, which was enough for him to take him a second-consecutive Sprint Enduro crown. He claimed maximum points on both days, gaining strength as the weekend progressed.

Johnny Girroir: “The weekend was good. Saturday, we came out good in the first three tests, and then I crushed the last tests to win Day 1. I felt a lot better on Sunday for Day 2, and we were able to wrap up the 2024 championship as a result. That’s always good to bring home the title and we’re stoked to go back-to-back here in the Sprint Enduro Series.”

Pro 2 saw defending class champion Riordan tame the technical conditions with a win onboard his KTM 250 XC-F with FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers, continuing his recent dominance to stretch out a 55-point advantage in the series with a single round remaining.

Gus Riordan: “It was a fun weekend, definitely dry and dusty, so quite sketchy. I was able to get the class win both days and I was able to get a good lead on Saturday, so managed it from there. I had to come from behind on Sunday and got the win in that last test, so it was a good result for us in the end.”

It was a similar story in the Pro Women category for FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers’ Brandy Richards, who remains unbeaten in the U.S. Sprint Enduro Series on her KTM 250 XC-F this year after winning again at Marvin’s Mountain – dominant through all 12 tests this weekend.

Brandy Richards: “This weekend was really good. The Cross Test was super-slippery at first and tight, plus the Enduro Test in the woods was pretty gnarly with the rocks and silt. We had no major issues on Day 1 and Day 2 was just as good, so we’re really happy with the results!”

Pro 1 Class Results:

1. Johnny Girroir, FMF KTM Factory Racing
2. Liam Draper, Yamaha
3. Cody Barnes, Honda
4. Craig DeLong, Husqvarna

Pro 2 Class Results:

1. Gus Riordan, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers
2. Jason Tino, Husqvarna
3. Dominick Morse, Husqvarna

Pro Women Class Results:

1. Brandy Richards, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers
2. Korie Steede, Husqvarna
3. Jocelyn Barnes, Husqvarna

UPCOMING OFFROAD RACES – SEPTEMBER 2024

9/1: Grand National Cross Country Series – Round 10
9/8: National Enduro Series – Round 8
9/8: West Hare Scramble – Round 5
9/15: Grand National Cross Country Series – Round 11
9/22: National Enduro Series – Round 9
9/29: Grand National Cross Country Series – Round 12
9/29: National Grand Prix Championship – Round 7
9/29: West Hare Scramble – Round 6

Source: KTM North America, Inc.