The 2026 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) is confirmed for Friday, August 21 to Sunday, August 23, 2026, at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie, Tennessee. The sixteenth annual TKO will again be part of the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship series and serve as the final round.
TKO is the premier US Hard Enduro event and sells out the 500 amateur entries available each year. The format allows for different levels of riders to enjoy a challenging course that ramps up in difficulty throughout multiple rounds of racing. This allows less experienced riders to develop their skills and watch the best Hard Enduro riders in the world in the later rounds of racing.
The action will start on Friday with the amateur Hot Laps to set the Saturday starting positions. Saturday will include two rounds of amateur racing that will allow up to thirty riders to earn the opportunity to race in the Sunday pro competition. The pro riders will kick off their weekend with a Hot Lap on Saturday afternoon. Sunday will include three rounds of pro class racing that concludes with a multi-lap main event that is spectacular for the fans.
TKO will include all the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship classes. That includes two eMoto classes for electric motorcycles and there will be electric motorcycle demo rides to add to the fun weekend for racers and spectators.
Germany’s Mani Lettenbichler won the 2025 TKO over Canada’s Trystan Hart and the UK’s Billy Bolt. This was Lettenbichler’s third TKO win, matching Hart with three total wins. Cody Webb is the all-time TKO win leader with six.
Entries will open soon and more details for the event will be announced in the coming months.
Mani Lettenbichler (center), Trystan Hart (left) and Billy Bolt celebrate their podium finishes at the 15th annual Red Bull Tennessee Knockout in Sequatchie, Tennessee on August 10, 2025. Photo by Christian Pondella, Red Bull Content Pool.Mani Lettenbichler dominated the 2025 Red Bull TKO to take his third win at the event and second in a row. The Red Bull KTM Factory rider won the hot-lap, TKO race one, TKO race two and the main event. Photo by Christian Pondella, Red Bull Content Pool.Trystan Hart finished second at the 2025 TKO. The three-time winner could not quite match the pace of Lettenbichler this time. Photo by Christian Pondella, Red Bull Content Pool.Billy Bolt finished third at the 2025 TKO. The British rider led the early part of lap one but was overtaken by both Lettenbichler and Hart. Photo by Christian Pondella, Red Bull Content Pool.
The 2025 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) celebrated fifteen years with an epic weekend of action. The three days of racing served as the final round of the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship and attracted 535 entries. For most participants, the goal is to just finish but many are aiming to be one of the top twenty riders that qualify for the Sunday main event.
Mani Lettenbichler won the 2025 TKO on his Red Bull KTM. The German dominated all four rounds of pro class competition and made an early pass of both Trystan Hart and Billy Bolt to take over the lead in the main event and held that to the finish. Hart held on for second position and wrapped up his fifth AMA US Hard Enduro Championship on his FMF KTM. The UK’s Billy Bolt round out the podium on his Husqvarna.
Sherco rider Will Riordan made last lap passes on Yamaha’s Cody Webb and Rockstar Husqvarna’s Ryder LeBlond to secure fourth place. LeBlond finished fifth and Webb finished sixth. Eddie Karlsson came over from Sweden and finished seventh on a Stark Varg electric motorcycle after dominating the electric bike expert class and earning his way into the main event. James Flynn finished in eighth on his Beta. Hawaii’s Kawelo Huddy finished ninth on a KTM ahead of fellow Hawaiian Ryder Guest who was also on a KTM.
The Women’s pro class competed along with the top amateurs on the Saturday race two long course. Rachel Gutish took the win on her Rieju and finished in twenty-sixth overall. Louise Forsley finished second in her first race for the Beta team. Nikki Russell rounded out the podium on a Rieju.
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 Grand championship-deciding race. During that second race, Idaho’s Niko Piazza was the overall and A class winner with a winning time of 1:04:36 on a Husqvarna. Coran Calvert finished second on a Sherco just under 41 seconds back and Maverik Thaxton rounded out the top three riding a KTM. The top thirty riders also earned the opportunity to compete with the twenty-seven pro riders, which kicked off their racing on Saturday afternoon followed by three rounds of racing on Sunday. All three of the teenagers managed to qualify for the Sunday main event.
2025 Red Bull Tennessee, Knockout Main Event Results
Mani Lettenbichler won the fifteenth annual Red Bull Tennessee Knockout on his Red Bull KTM. It was the German rider’s third TKO win at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie, Tennessee. FMF KTM’s Trystan Hart finished second. It was the Canadian’s second consecutive runner-up finish at the TKO. The UK’s Billy Bolt rounded out the podium on his Husqvarna:
Mani Lettenbichler (center), Trystan Hart (left) and Billy Bolt celebrate their podium finishes at the 15th annual Red Bull Tennessee Knockout in Sequatchie, Tennessee on August 10, 2025. Photo by Christian Pondella, Red Bull Content Pool.
A total of 535 entries kicked off three days of racing on Friday with the amateur hot-laps to set the starting order for two rounds of Saturday racing followed by four rounds of pro-class racing that started on Saturday afternoon and concluded on Sunday afternoon.
The pro class racing started on Saturday afternoon with the hot-laps and Lettenbichler set the top mark with a time of 6:22.339. Hart was just 3 seconds behind, and Bolt was 7.5 seconds behind the fast time. Husqvarna’s Ryder LeBlond finished fourth and Sherco’s Will Riodan rounded out the top five. Cody Webb, Ryder Guest, Jordan Ashburn, Danny Lewis and James Flynn rounded out the top ten respectively.
Mani Lettenbichler dominated the 2025 Red Bull TKO to take his third win at the event and second in a row. The Red Bull KTM Factory rider won the hot-lap, TKO race one, TKO race two and the main event. Photo by Christian Pondella, Red Bull Content Pool.
The top fifty-five riders started the first of three knockout rounds of racing on Sunday morning on the 14-mile “long course” and top 30 earned a trip to the TKO Knockout race two. Lettenbichler kept the pressure on and set the fastest time of 1:02:57. Hart finished second, 56.084 behind and Bolt rounded out the top three just nine seconds behind Hart. Riordan was fourth and Eddie Karlsson earned his way into the pro class with the fifth fastest overall time while racing the ECR eMoto class. Ashburn, Webb, Niko Piazza and Flynn rounded out the top ten.
Trystan Hart finished second at the 2025 TKO. The three-time winner could not quite match the pace of Lettenbichler this time. Photo by Christian Pondella, Red Bull Content Pool.
The next round changes formats and a total of 31 riders (the top thirty plus one rider that earned a spot into TKO two via an LCQ Straight Rhythm Duel win). The riders are split into four groups of six and one group of seven including the LCQ winner and ride another lap on the long course with some additional hard sections added. Only the top four riders in each group qualify for the main event.
Billy Bolt finished third at the 2025 TKO. The British rider led the early part of lap one but was overtaken by both Lettenbichler and Hart. Photo by Christian Pondella, Red Bull Content Pool.
Lettenbichler won group one followed by Ashburn, Kawelo Huddy and Ryder Guest. Hart won group two followed by Ryder LeBlond, Quinn Wentzel and Coran Calvert. Bolt won group three followed by Webb, Lewis and Maverik Thaxton. Riordan won group four followed by Niko Piazza, Branden Petrie and Braxton Hintze. Karlsson won group five to become the first rider to make the main on an electric bike. Flynn, Gauge Logan-Key and Creed Kisling rounded out the top four.
The top twenty riders moved on to the main event on the short course for a multi-lap race of 35 minutes plus one lap:
Pro Main start. 2025 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout Red Bull Content Pool Christian Pondella
Bolt launched into the lead at the start and led the riders into the Red Bull Ravine for the first pass at three challenging hill climbs. A small mistake allowed Hart to take the point and he held the lead at the end of the first lap followed by Lettenbichler. On the second lap, Hart made a mistake that allowed Lettenbichler to take the lead. Lettenbichler held a small gap for a few laps until another mistake by Hart allowed him to open the lead to over one minute. Lettenbichler completed a total of seven laps in the main event in a total time of 47:53.3 (His combined time for all three races was nearly three hours and seven minutes). Hart finished 52.769 seconds behind in second. Bolt held third for most of the race despite a crash on the final lap and he finished 2:26 behind the winner.
Riordan finished in fourth on his Sherco after making a last lap pass on Rockstar Husqvarna’s LeBlond, who held on for fifth. The move helped Riordan lock up second place in the AMA US Hard Enduro Premier Championship. Webb finished sixth on his Yamaha. The American held fourth position for most of the race but a crash dropped him back two spots. Karlsson worked his way back up to seventh position on his Stark after a first lap crash had dropped him back to fifteenth. Flynn finished in eighth on his Beta. Hawaii’s Kawelo Huddy finished ninth on a KTM ahead of fellow Hawaiian Ryder Guest who was also on a KTM.
2025 Red Bull Tennessee, Knockout Main Event Results
The Women’s pro class competed along with the top amateurs on the Saturday race two long course. Rachael Gutish took the win on her Rieju and finished in twenty-sixth overall. Louise Forsley finished second in her first race for the Beta team. Nikki Russell rounded out the podium on a Rieju.
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 Grand championship-deciding race. During that second race, Idaho’s Niko Piazza was the overall and A class winner with a winning time of 1:04:36 on a Husqvarna. Coran Calvert finished second on a Sherco just under 41 seconds back and Maverik Thaxton rounded out the top three riding a KTM. The top thirty riders also earned the opportunity to compete with the twenty-seven pro riders, which kicked off their racing on Saturday afternoon followed by three rounds of racing on Sunday. All three of the teenagers managed to qualify for the Sunday main event.
Other Saturday class winners among nearly 500 participants included Ryan Odom in Amateur B, Neels Uys in A Vet 30+, Drew Kirby in A Senior 40+, Alexander Badilla in B Vet 30+, Chad Evans in A Master 50+, Karol Nasuta in B 40+, Jeffrey Husted in B Super Senior 50+, James Arnold in 4-Stroke Sportsman, Carly Paet in Women’s Amateur and Graham Kobak in Youth Lites 12-15, who also finished in thirty-second overall.
On Saturday morning, the ECR eMoto riders started first with their qualifying race. There were 33 participants (eight expert riders and 25 amateur class riders and the top twenty overall moved to the Sunday main event. Karlsson, who traveled all the way from Sweden, dominated the eMoto Expert class on his Stark Varg. Max Beaupre finished second riding a Surron Ultra Bee. Dustin Foudray rounded out the podium riding a Zero XE. In the eMoto Amateur class, Osvaldo Neto took the winning ride on an Arctic Leopard. Tucker Neary finished second on a Surron and Nathan Bilbrey rounded out the podium on a Surron.
You can also open the complete spectator and racecourse map using the onX Offroad app. It requires a login and offers a free 7-day subscription. Click here or use this QR code:
The multi-round TKO format allows spectators to see several exciting races and check out different sections of the race course. The course map and spectator guide will help, as will the Schedule.
Friday will include qualifying Hot-Laps for the amateur riders from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Saturday will include two rounds of amateur racing with the first race starting at 8:30 am and the second race starting at 12:30 pm.
On Saturday afternoon, the pre-qualified pro riders (as well as the top 30 amateur riders) will do their timed Hot-Laps at 5:00 pm. This will determine their Sunday morning starting positions.
Sunday will feature three rounds of racing starting at 9:00 am, round two starting at 11:45 am, and the main event starting at 2:30 pm.
More spectator information (passes, parking, etc.) here.
@American Hard Enduro podcast hosts Drew Kirby (@dkirby228) and Will Presson (@jwillp) invited TKO co-producer Sean Finley (@seanmfinley) to join them on the AHE podcast to discuss the 2025 TKO plans. It includes a full rundown on the course, format updates, eMoto, and which riders and teams will be there.
The fifteenth annual Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) will be back at the Trials Training Center on August 8-10, 2025. TKO will include two ECR eMoto (Electric Motorcycle) race classes: amateur and expert.
Both classes will be eligible for AMA Grand Championship number one plates, and the top three expert riders will be eligible for cash awards. There will also be an eMoto demo course to allow people to test ride electric bikes from a couple of different manufacturers.
The weekend features a multi-round knockout format for both eMoto classes:
Friday: Hot Lap qualifier sets the Saturday starting grid.
Saturday: TKO Race #1 for Pro & Amateur eMoto classes. Top 20 eMoto riders from race one, regardless of class, move to the Sunday final.
Sunday: eMoto main event for both classes.
ECR eMoto Regulations:
Run what you brung. There are no restrictions on bike modifications, power, weight or battery. All electric dirt bikes are free to compete.
Expert (pro) Class Prize Purse (riders must finish Sunday’s TKO 1 final to qualify for any portion of the purse):
1st place: $500
2nd place: $300
3rd place: $200
The Racecourse:
Both classes will race the Saturday morning amateur race 1 course to qualify for the Sunday final. The top 20 eMoto finishers will move to Sunday TKO race 1 on the more difficult pro course.
For the Sunday final race:
The pro riders will race the same course as the pro riders and if they finish in the top 30 overall on adjusted time, they will be eligible to move to the next round of the pro racing against the gas bikes.
The amateur racers will race a slightly modified course to remove some of the extremely challenging sections and shorten the overall loop to be no more than fifteen miles.
Spenser Wilton won the 2023 eMoto race on an Electric Motion and came back in 2024 to win on a Stark. Photo by Future7MediaMax Beaupre was a TKO rookie in 2024 but he impressed a lot of people with his fifth place finish in the eMoto class. Photo by Future7Media
In the TKO pro class, riders like Mani Lettenbichler, Trystan Hart, Billy Bolt and Cody Webb will go head-to-head for the overall win. Sign up to race on the same terrain yourself to see where you stack up or come watch the best in the world battle for the TKO win.
The 2025 TKO will again be limited to 500 participants, which has sold out in the past. Enter now to secure your spot. Riders can enter here.
The three days of racing will start on Friday with the amateur Hot Laps to set the Saturday starting positions. Saturday will include two rounds of amateur racing that will allow up to thirty riders to earn the opportunity to race in the Sunday pro competition. The pro riders will kick off their weekend with a Hot Lap on Saturday afternoon. Sunday will include three rounds of pro class racing that concludes with a multi-lap main event that is spectacular for the fans.
The best Hard Enduro racers in the world will face off at the 2025 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO). The TKO will take place at the Trials Training Center on August 8-10. This is the 15th annual TKO event and it is fitting that the riders that have won twelve of those fourteen events are still among the top contenders in 2025.
Cody Webb won six consecutive TKO’s from 2013 to 2018. The American won an AMA Trials championship before converting to Hard Enduro and EnduroCross racing and he has earned several championships along the way. With a win and several podium finishes in the 2025 AMA US Hard Enduro series, he is still a threat to take TKO win number seven on his Yamaha:
Cody Webb won six straight TKO’s but the last win came in 2018. He has had a strong year on the Yamaha and aiming for TKO win number seven. Photography Ryan McCasland
Trystan Hart is a three-time winner of TKO. The Red Bull KTM racing rider is also a four-time AMA US Hard Enduro Champion and two-time AMA EnduroCross champion. He is one of the few riders to beat Mani Lettenbichler heads up at a Hard Enduro event and he was angry about finishing second last year. He will be aiming for TKO win number four:
Trystan Hart has won three TKO’s and is hungry for number four in 2025. Photography Ryan McCasland
Mani Lettenbichler is the most decorated Hard Enduro racer in the world. The Red Bull KTM factory rider is a multi-time FIM Hard Enduro championship winner, four-time Erzbergrodeo winner, five-time Red Bull Romaniacs winner and two-time TKO winner. The German achieved an undefeated FIM Hard Enduro championship in 2023 and he will be gunning for a third TKO win in 2025:
Mani Lettenbichler won the 2024 TKO after an epic battle with Trystan Hart. He will be back looking for TKO win number three in 2025. Photography Ryan McCasland
Billy Bolt is one of the most popular Hard Enduro racers in the world. The Husqvarna rider has won five consecutive FIM SuperEnduro championships and has won nearly every race during that five-year span. The British rider won the WESS Hard Enduro championship in 2018 and the inaugural FIM Hard Enduro championship in 2021. Bolt won the 2021 TKO after a last lap pass on Lettenbichler:
Billy Bolt won the 2021 TKO after an epic battle with Mani Lettenbichler. The knockout format and high intensity main event fits well with Bolt’s strengths. Photography Ryan McCasland
The four riders above have combined for twelve TKO wins but there are other riders capable of fighting for the podium. The four riders below are among the favorites to earn a podium at the 2025 TKO.
Jonny Walker has won some of the biggest Hard Enduro events in the world including the Erzbergrodeo and Red Bull Romaniacs. The British rider also has an FIM SuperEnduro championship and an AMA US EnduroCross championship to his credit. Walker is racing the Triumph TF 250 E in 2025 and proved the four-stroke can compete in Hard Enduro by finishing in sixth place at the Erzbergrodeo:
The UK’s Jonny Walker has won the Erzbergrodeo and Red Bull Romaniacs. For 2025, he joined the Triumph team and finished sixth at the Erzbergrodeo on the four-stroke. Photography Red Bull Content Pool Phillip Carl Riedl
Ryder LeBlond has been climbing up the ranks of the US Hard Enduro championship and the Rockstar Husqvarna rider took his first two career wins during the 2025 season. The Pennsylvanian is hungry to prove that he can mix it up with the top riders to earn a TKO podium:
Pennsylvania’s Ryder LeBlond took his first two US Hard Enduro victories in 2025. The Husqvarna rider will be aiming for his first TKO podium . Photography Ryan McCasland
Will Riordan comes into the final AMA US Hard Enduro championship in third place. The Australian has eight podium finishes in nine rounds so far in 2025. The Sherco rider could be the sleeper pick for a TKO win:
Will Riordan has been on a tear in 2025 with a string of podium finishes. The Australian that now lives in the US wants to mix it up with the world’s best at the TKO. Photography Ryan McCasland
Kawelo Huddy won the won the Hawaiian round of the US Hard Enduro championship and is the master of slick conditions. The Kuai based rider has spent the full season racing on the mainland and comes into the TKO in fifth place in the US Hard Enduro Championship. If it rains, Huddy could be a threat for an upset win:
Kawelo Huddy honed his skills in Kuai and he excels in slippery conditions. A full season on the mainland has helped him elevate his game in 2025. Photography Ryan McCasland
The 2025 TKO will again be limited to 500 participants, which has sold out in the past. Enter now to secure your spot. Riders can enter here.
The three days of racing will start on Friday with the amateur Hot Laps to set the Saturday starting positions. Saturday will include two rounds of amateur racing that will allow up to thirty riders to earn the opportunity to race in the Sunday pro competition. The pro riders will kick off their weekend with a Hot Lap on Saturday afternoon. Sunday will include three rounds of pro class racing that concludes with a multi-lap main event that is spectacular for the fans.
TKO will again include the ECR eMoto championship races with both amateur and expert classes for electric motorcycles and electric motorcycle demo rides to add to the fun weekend for racers and spectators.
AMA Grand Championship #1 Plates will be up for grabs at the 2025 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO). In addition to serving as the tenth and final round of the AMA US Hard Enduro Premier Championship, TKO will again serve as the AMA Grand Championship for Extreme Off-Road. Sixteen of the nineteen racing classes are eligible for AMA Grand Championship awards.
TKO will again serve as the AMA Grand Championship for Extreme Off-Road. Sixteen of the nineteen racing classes are eligible for AMA Grand Championship awards. Photography Future7Media.
Pro
Pro Women
A Amateur
A Vet 30+
A Senior 40+
A Super Senior 50+
4 Stroke Sportsman
Masters 60+
B Amateur
B Vet 30+
B Senior 40+
B Super Senior 50+
C Amateur * Not a Grand Championship class
C Vet 30+ * Not a Grand Championship class
C Senior 40+ * Not a Grand Championship class
Youth 12-15
Women Amateur
eMoto Expert
eMoto Amateur
The 2025 TKO will take place from Friday, August 8 to Sunday, August 10, 2025, here at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie, Tennessee.
The 2025 TKO will again be limited to 500 participants, which has sold out in the past. Enter before July 1st for the Early Bird entry fee. Riders can enter here.
The world’s top Hard Enduro racers have competed in the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout in the past and that is expected to continue in 2025. Germany’s Mani Lettenbichler won the 2024 TKO over Canada’s Trystan Hart and South Africa’s Wade Young. The TKO management team is working on confirming more of the top international riders’ participation for 2025.
Mani Lettenbichler (center) celebrates his 2024 TKO win with Trystan Hart (left) and Wade Young. Photography Future7Media
The multi-round racing format attracts up to 500 amateur entries and the best pro riders. The three days of racing will start on Friday with the amateur Hot Laps to set the Saturday starting positions. Saturday will include two rounds of amateur racing that will allow up to thirty riders to earn the opportunity to race in the Sunday pro competition. The pro riders will kick off their weekend with a Hot Lap on Saturday afternoon. Sunday will include three rounds of pro class racing that concludes with a multi-lap main event that is spectacular for the fans.
TKO will again include the ECR eMoto championship races with both amateur and expert classes for electric motorcycles and electric motorcycle demo rides sponsored by Surron to add to the fun weekend for racers and spectators.
