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KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas contingency programs confirmed for 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout; money on the line for top pro and amateur riders

KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas have confirmed contingency award programs for the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout event. The top finishers in the pro, pro women, Amateur A, A Vet 30+, A Vet 40+, A Vet 50+, Sportsman 4-Stroke, Amateur B, B 40+, Amateur C, Amateur Women and Youth Lites classes will be eligible for awards. The pro riders are eligible for cash and the amateur riders will be awarded dealer credit.

Amateur and pro riders can earn contingency payments at the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout event from KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas. Pro riders earn cash while amateur riders can earn dealer credits. Photo by Brandon Krause.

Pro Contingency:

  1. $2500
  2. $1500
  3. $1000
  4. $750
  5. $500

Women Pro Contingency:

  1. $750
  2. $500
  3. $400

Amateur A, A Vet 30+, A Vet 40+, A Vet 50+ Contingency (dealer credit):

  1.  $300
  2. $200
  3. $150

Sportsman 4-Stroke, Amateur B, B 40+ Contingency (dealer credit):

  1. $200
  2. $150
  3. $100

Amateur C, Amateur Women and Youth Lites Contingency (dealer credit):

  1. $150
  2. $100
  3. $75

Riders can register for contingency at the following links:

The 2024 TKO will serve as round five of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship and the seventh and final round of the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship. So the top international riders such as Mani Lettenbichler, Mario Roman, Wade Young and Teodor Kabakchiev will take on the top North American riders including Trystan Hart, Cody Webb, Ryder LeBlond and Will Riordan. Lettenbichler has dominated the FIM Hard Enduro championship for the past two years, but Hart has managed to beat him at the last two TKO events, so we can expect an epic battle for TKO supremacy between those two.

In addition to the top pro riders, up to five hundred amateur riders will take on the TKO course aiming for the AMA Grand Championship titles and class wins. The top thirty amateur riders will also earn the opportunity to compete with the world’s best riders during the Sunday pro racing. The ECR eMoto (electric motorcycle) class will also be back for the third year aiming for an AMA Grand Championship.

The free electric motorcycle demo rides, sponsored by Surron, will be back again in 2024 and open to anybody that wants to give one of the bikes from multiple brands, including Surron and Electric Motion a test ride.

To kick off the weekend, the top sixteen pro riders will compete in a head-to-head prologue on a man-made straight rhythm inspired enduro course in downtown Nashville on Thursday, August 22.

The 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will again be a three-day format with a Hot-Lap on Friday to set amateur racer starting positions followed by two rounds of amateur racing on Saturday. The pro riders will kick off their weekend with a Hot-Lap on Saturday afternoon and a three round Knock Out format on Sunday. The multiple rounds of racing and course layout provide a full weekend of exciting, spectator-friendly racing.

Riders can enter the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout here.

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Surron Awards Confirmed for 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout; One rider will win a Surron Light Bee motorcycle

Surron riders that compete in the ECR eMoto (electric motorcycle) class at the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) will be eligible to win cash awards and one rider will win a Surron Light Bee motorcycle.

Surron electric motorcycles have proven to be capable of taking on the TKO course with several riders completing the challenge over the past two years. To encourage more riders to take on the difficult course in 2024, Surron will recognize all finishers riding their popular Light Bee, Ultra Bee and Storm Bee motorcycles with a custom medallion, and the top finisher riding each model will earn $500. And one of those official finishers will win a Surron Light Bee motorcycle via a drawing.

To be eligible for the “stock Surron” awards, the riders will need to compete on Surron motorcycles using the stock frame, swingarm, forks, shock, motor, battery, controller and other electronic control units. The stock fork and shock internal parts can be modified but must retain the standard travel. Riders are also allowed to utilize aftermarket tires, wheels, handlebars, grips, levers and footpegs.

The goal is to encourage riders to compete on cost effective, mostly stock Surron motorcycles. All Surron riders competing on bikes that are eligible for the “stock Surron” classes that finish the Saturday race one course within the 2.5-hour time limit will be entered to win a Surron Light Bee motorcycle via a random drawing at the conclusion of the Saturday racing.

One additional Surron rider riding a modified bike will also be eligible for a $500 award. The overall top finishing Surron rider utilizing the stock frame, swingarm and maintaining the similar look of one of the stock Surron models will earn the award. For this “modified Surron” award, riders will be allowed to use aftermarket or modified suspension, battery and controller components in addition to aftermarket tires, wheels, handlebars, grips, levers and footpegs.

Riders can enter the eMoto class and will be verified for eligibility for the “stock Surron” Light Bee, Ultra Bee and Storm Bee classes during a technical inspection prior to the Friday hot lap.

You can learn more about the Surron motorcycle line at the Surron US website or @surronusa_official on Instagram.

The ECR eMoto AMA Grand Championship will include three rounds of racing, starting with a hot lap on Friday to set the Saturday morning starting order. On Saturday morning, the eMoto riders will compete in a qualification race. Up to the top fifteen riders that complete the course in two and a half hours will qualify to compete in the Sunday championship race, which will utilize the tougher pro course.

The ECR eMoto class will be separate from the other classes and unlike the 2023 event, the ECR eMoto riders will not be eligible to qualify for the pro class knockout rounds.

The ECR eMoto class is an open format that will allow electric motorcycles of all power levels with a minimum rear wheel size of 16 inches. The “stock Surron” classes will race among the other eMoto riders but be separately recognized for results and awards. Trials style motorcycles (but no Trials tires) are allowed for the eMoto class. Riders of all skill levels that are 16 years of age and older will be eligible to enter the ECR eMoto class.

The 2024 TKO will serve as round five of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship and the seventh and final round of the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship. So the top international riders such as Mani Lettenbichler, Mario Roman, Wade Young and Teodor Kabakchiev will take on the top North American riders including Trystan Hart, Cody Webb, Ryder LeBlond and Will Riordan. Lettenbichler has dominated the FIM Hard Enduro championship for the past two years, but Hart has managed to beat him at the last two TKO events, so we can expect an epic battle for TKO supremacy between those two.

In addition to the top pro riders, up to five hundred amateur riders will take on the TKO course aiming for the AMA Grand Championship titles and class wins. The top thirty amateur riders will also earn the opportunity to compete with the world’s best riders during the Sunday pro racing. The ECR eMoto (electric motorcycle) class will also be back for the third year aiming for an AMA Grand Championship.

The free electric motorcycle demo rides, sponsored by Surron, will be back again in 2024 and open to anybody that wants to give one of the bikes from multiple brands, including Surron and Electric Motion a test ride.

To kick off the weekend, the top sixteen pro riders will compete in a head-to-head prologue on a man-made straight rhythm inspired enduro course in downtown Nashville on Thursday, August 22nd. The 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will again be a three-day format with a Hot-Lap on Friday to set amateur racer starting positions followed by two rounds of amateur racing on Saturday. The pro riders will kick off their weekend with a Hot-Lap on Saturday afternoon and a three round Knock Out format on Sunday. The multiple rounds of racing and course layout provide a full weekend of exciting, spectator-friendly racing.

Riders can enter the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout here.

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Event schedule for 2024 TKO now available

[Schedule updated: July 7, 2024]
thumbnail of 2024 TKO Schedule v3

See the Event Schedule (PDF) for the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout Extreme Enduro. This is the first of many documents for 2024 that we’ll be updating on our Rules and Schedule for Competitors page over the coming weeks.

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Entries open for 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout: Three days of racing – Friday, August 23 to Sunday August 25

Racer entries are open for the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO). The 2024 TKO will take place from Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 25, 2024, at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie, Tennessee.

The fourteenth annual TKO will again be part of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship (HEWC) in 2024 and will also be part of the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship and serve as the AMA Grand Championship for Extreme Enduro. The top North American riders will take on the best international riders.

The multi-round racing format that attracts a maximum of 500 amateur entries and the best pro riders 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 pro class racing that will start on Saturday afternoon with a Hot Lap on the more difficult pro short course.

Entries are open for the 2024 TKO for up to 500 amateur riders. Mani Lettenbichler, the 2023 FIM Hard Enduro Champion, will be back looking to earn his second TKO win. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool, Christian Pondella

Sunday will include three rounds of pro-class racing that concludes with a multi-lap main event that is spectacular for the fans.

The TKO will again include the ECR eMoto championship races for electric motorcycles and electric motorcycle demo rides to add to the fun weekend for racers and spectators.

The top amateur riders will be eligible to qualify directly to the Saturday amateur race two if they finished in the top 50 in the amateur racing at the 2023 TKO or finish in the top 10 in the East, West or Premier AMA US Hard Enduro championships in their respective classes* (Amateur C, Youth and Women’s Amateur class riders will race in Saturday race 1).

The top pro riders will be invited directly to the pro class Hot Lap (new for 2024, pro riders can enter the pro class without an invite).

Amateur Registration

Riders can enter the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout here.

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Rules and Schedule documents for Competitors updated for the 2023 TKO

See the Rules and Schedule for Competitors page for all the updated rider-related documents for the 2023 TKO.

 

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eMoto Confirmed as AMA Grand Championship Class for 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout

The inaugural ECR eMoto (Electric Motorcycle) race at the 2022 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout was a huge success. Twenty-six riders attempted the Friday hot-lap and twenty-four riders took on the full TKO loop one on Saturday morning with seventeen riders completing the full course in the two-hour time limit.

The top six eMoto qualifiers lined up for the start of the 2022 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout

Due to the enthusiastic response from the racers and manufacturers, the AMA has confirmed that the ECR eMoto class will be included as a Grand Championship class for the 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout.

“We were really happy to see how much excitement we had for the ECR eMoto race at the 2022 TKO,” said Eric Peronnard, co-producer of the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout. “A lot of people were surprised at how capable and fun the electric bikes proved to be on the tough course. We had seven manufacturers represented and over twenty-five riders racing last year and we look forward to more aiming for the AMA number 1 plate in 2023.”

The ECR eMoto AMA Grand Championship will include three rounds of racing, starting with a hot lap on Friday to set the Saturday morning starting order. On Saturday morning, the eMoto riders will compete in a qualification race. Up to the top twenty riders that complete the course in two and a half hours will qualify to compete in the Sunday championship race, which will utilize a tougher course.

The ECR eMoto class is an open format that will allow electric motorcycles of all power levels with a minimum rear wheel size of 16 inches. Trials style motorcycles and Trials tires are allowed for the eMoto class. Riders of all skill levels that are 16 years of age and older will be eligible to enter the ECR eMoto class.

The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will again be a three-day format with a Prologue on Friday to set amateur racer starting positions followed by two rounds of amateur racing on Saturday and a multi round Sunday competition for the pro riders, which will include the top thirty finishers from Saturday.

Amateur riders are encouraged to enter the TKO before the early-bird entry discount ends. Riders can enter here.

A separate link will be sent directly to the pre-qualified Amateur and Pro riders.

At the inaugural TKO eMoto race, Hawaii’s Sam Bird (center) raced an Electric Motion to beat JoJo Toole (right) to take the win. Toole was riding a prototype XE4 conversion that utilized a Yamaha YZ250F motocross chassis. Jason Smith rounded out the podium on another Electric Motion
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Sherco contingency confirmed for 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout; contingency available for pro and amateur Sherco riders

Sherco USA has confirmed a contingency awards program for the 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout event.

The top finishers in the pro, pro women, Amateur A, Amateur B, Amateur C, Vet 45+ and Women Amateur classes will be eligible for awards. The pro riders are eligible for cash and the amateur riders will be awarded via a credit.

“We are proud of the growing number of racers choosing to use Sherco motorcycles to compete in their favorite off-road events,” said Bryan Kraham, Chief Marketing Officer at Sherco USA. “Offering a contingency program is a great way to show our appreciation to those riders putting their trust in Sherco.”

Pro Contingency:
1.    $2500
2.    $1500
3.    $1000
4.    $750
5.    $500

Women Pro Contingency:
1.    $750
2.    $500
3.    $400

Amateur A, Amateur B, Amateur C, Vet 45+ and Women Amateur Contingency (dealer credit):
1.    $300
2.    $200
3.    $100

More details on how to register for the Sherco contingency program will be available at the event.

The thirteenth annual Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) is confirmed for August 18-20, 2023, at the Trials Training Center. It will again serve as the AMA Grand Championship for Extreme Off-Road and is expected to attract the top North American and International Hard Enduro racers.

Amateur riders are encouraged to enter the TKO before the early-bird entry discount ends. Riders can enter here,

A separate link will be sent directly to the pre-qualified Amateur and Pro riders.

Sherco riders Cody Webb (pictured), Mario Roman and Wade Young have stood on the TKO podium in past years and the brand has increased in popularity with amateur riders. For 2023 Sherco riders in the pro and amateur classes will be eligible for contingency awards for podium finishers. Photo: Future7Media
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KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas contingency confirmed for 2023 Red Bull TKO; Money on the line for top pro and amateur riders

KTM, Husqvarna, and GasGas have confirmed contingency award programs for the 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout event. The top finishers in the Pro, Pro Women, Amateur A, Vet 45+, and Women Amateur classes will be eligible for awards. The Pro riders are eligible for cash, and the amateur riders will be awarded dealer credit.

  • Pro Contingency:
    ⦁ $2500
    ⦁ $1500
    ⦁ $1000
    ⦁ $750
    ⦁ $500
  • Women Pro Contingency:
    ⦁ $750
    ⦁ $500
    ⦁ $400
  • Amateur A, Vet 45+ and Women Amateur Contingency (dealer credit):
    ⦁ $300
    ⦁ $200
    ⦁ $100

Riders can register for contingency at the following links:

The thirteenth annual Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) is confirmed for August 18-20, 2023, at the Trials Training Center. It will again serve as the AMA Grand Championship for Extreme Off-Road and is expected to attract the top North American and International Hard Enduro racers.

Amateur riders are encouraged to enter the TKO before March 31, when the entry fee will increase. Riders can enter here.

A separate link will be sent directly to the pre-qualified Amateur and Pro riders.

The racing format will be like past year’s with a Prologue on Friday to set amateur racer starting positions, followed by two rounds of amateur racing on Saturday and a multi-round Sunday competition for the pro riders, which will include the top thirty finishers from Saturday. The ECR eMoto electric motorcycle class that was a huge success in 2022 will be back and a few other exiting ideas are being developed.

TKO will again pre-qualify the top riders to the multi-round Sunday competition. This will include top riders from major US and international off-road racing series and events. Any rider that finished in the top 35 on Sunday at the 2022 TKO, as well as riders that have qualified for a previous TKO Sunday main event, will be qualified directly into the 2023 TKO Sunday program.

The Saturday program will include two rounds of racing and will serve as the AMA Extreme Off-Road Grand Championship for Amateur riders. The overall Amateur winner will be awarded the AMA Extreme Off-Road Grand Championship number one plate. Classes will be available for A, B, C, Women Pro, Women Amateur, 45+, Youth and eMoto. The top 50 amateur finishers from the 2022 TKO will earn a spot directly into Saturday round two. Amateur riders will also be able to earn spots directly into round two via several AMA Hard Enduro regional championship events. Riders that do not qualify via one of the AMA regional events can sign up for one of 500 open spots that will compete in a morning qualifying race that can earn a spot in the championship final on Saturday. The top 30 finishers from Saturday will be invited to Sunday’s expert program.