The Italian Beta motorcycle brand (@betamotor1905) will have a strong team of three riders competing at the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout on August 18-20 at the Trials Training Center. The UK’s Jonny Walker (@jonnywalker_22), Germany’s Tim Apolle (@timapolle96), and America’s Danny Lewis (@danny_lewis_9) are all capable of top finishes.
Jonny Walker, the current AMA EnduroCross champion and former winner of major international Hard Enduro events, including the Erzbergrodeo and Red Bull Romaniacs, has had a strong 2023 season so far. The Beta rider finished second to Billy Bolt in the FIM SuperEnduro championship and backed that up with a fourth-place finish at the Erzbergrodeo in June.
Jonny Walker was the first of the top international riders to confirm his plans to race the 2023 TKO. He has finished on the podium in Tennessee before and will be aiming to repeat that strong result. Photo by Future7Media.
Tim Apolle has spent a lot of time racing in the US, including a couple of seasons of AMA EnduroCross. The German has earned several podiums in EnduroCross and international Hard Enduro events. He loves to put on a show so he is a fun rider to keep an eye on.
Tim Apolle likes to put on a show and the Beta rider will be one to keep an eye on, especially during the Saturday afternoon straight rhythm event. Photo by Future7Media.
Pennsylvania’s Danny Lewis is a strong up and coming rider that has focused on the AMA US Hard Enduro championship for the past few years. A switch to Beta motorcycles in 2023 has contributed to several top ten finishes including a fifth place at the Snake Bike Hard Enduro in Texas.
Danny Lewis has had a strong 2023 season on his new Beta with several top ten finishes and a fifth at the Snake Bite Hard Enduro. Photo by Ryan McCasland.
The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will take place at the Trials Training Center on August 18-20, 2023. There are still entries available for the Saturday amateur classes, including the ECR eMoto class. Click here to enter.
A separate link will be sent directly to the pre-qualified Amateur and Pro riders.
Husqvarna will have a strong team of three riders aiming for a win at the 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout. The UK’s Billy Bolt (@billybolt57) and America’s Ryder LeBlond (@ryderleblond_) and Colton Haaker (@coltonhaaker) will be viable threats for the top of the podium.
Bolt, the three-time SuperEnduro champion, also won the 2018 WESS (World Enduro Super Series) championship and won the 2021 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship. The British rider came out on top of a great head-to-head battle with Mani Lettenbichler to win the 2021 TKO en route to that championship. An injury took him out of much of the 2022 season, but he will be back to try to get his second TKO win.
Billy Bolt won the only race he has competed in on US soil, the 2021 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout. The British rider has dominated SuperEnduro for the last four years and that translated well to the high-intensity TKO race format. Photo by Future7Media.
The US-based Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team will have Ryder LeBlond aiming for a TKO podium finish. The young Pennsylvania rider finished second in the 2022 and 2023 AMA Hard Enduro championships and was the top American finisher at the 2022 TKO event.
Ryder LeBlond has become the closest rival for Trystan Hart in the AMA Hard Enduro championship the past two seasons. The youngster from Pennsylvania continues to improve and wants to prove he can compete with the best Hard Enduro riders in the world. Photo by Future7Media.
Colton Haaker, the five-time AMA EnduroCross champion will also be competing at the TKO for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna team. The California native that now lives in Idaho has the skills to compete for a podium spot in the intense TKO race format.
Colton Haaker has the experience and skills to put his name on the list of riders that can put in a good result on the tough Trials Training Center terrain. Look for Haaker to shine in the Saturday afternoon straight rhythm prologue. Photo by Future7Media.
The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will take place at the Trials Training Center on August 18-20, 2023. There are still entries available for the Saturday amateur classes, including the ECR eMoto class. Click here to enter.
The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will include the second annual ECR eMoto race for electric motorcycles. With an AMA Grand Championship number one plate on the line, we can expect an increase in the number of racers and electric motorcycle manufacturers participating. In addition to the racing, there will be an electric motorcycle demo area to allow people the opportunity to try out an electric bike for themselves.
Electric Cycle Rider (ECR) returns as the eMoto class title sponsor again for 2023.
The electric bike-focused media outlet and parts site is the place to keep up to date with the latest electric motorcycle news, reviews, and upgrades.
Hawaii’s Sam Bird raced an Electric Motion to take the win in the inaugural ECR eMoto race at the 2022 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout. For 2023, there will be an AMA Grand Championship number one plate on the line. Photo by Rocks, Roots and Mud.
The 2023 eMoto race format will include four races starting with the Hot-Lap on Friday afternoon to set the starting positions for a Saturday morning qualification race on the “long course” (approximately 10-12 miles). The top ten finishers on Saturday morning will move directly to the Sunday morning ECR eMoto main event.
The eleventh to fourteenth place finishers on Saturday morning will be invited to a Last Chance Qualifier race on Saturday afternoon. That LCQ will take place on the straight rhythm course with the four riders racing in head-to-head elimination races with the winner earning the final spot in the eleven-rider final for Sunday morning.
JoJo Toole raced a prototype XE4 electric bike to second place at the 2022 TKO eMoto race. The rider from Arkansas led most of the race but gave up the lead to Bird just before the finish. Photo by Rocks, Roots and Mud.
The Sunday final will take off after the pro racers and compete on the “long course” (approximately 10-12 miles long) and will determine AMA Grand Championship for the eMoto class.
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.
If you want to try out an electric motorcycle for yourself, there will be an electric motorcycle demo ride area at the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout. SUR-RON has already confirmed that they will have demo bikes and additional manufacturers are expected to have bikes at the TKO to test ride.
SUR-RON Light Bee
The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will take place at the Trials Training Center on August 18-20, 2023. There are still entries available for the Saturday amateur classes, including the ECR eMoto class. Click here to enter.
A separate link will be sent directly to the pre-qualified Amateur and Pro riders.
KTM will have a powerful duo aiming for the top step of the podium at the 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout. Trystan Hart (@trystanhart84), the defending TKO winner, and Mani Lettenbichler (@m_letti304), the 2020 TKO winner, have both confirmed that they will be competing at the thirteenth annual Red Bull Tennessee Knockout at the Trials Training Center on August 19-20.
Hart, who is a member of the US-based FMF KTM Factory Racing team, took his second TKO win in 2022 for his first FIM Hard Enduro World Championship win. The Canadian already won the 2023 AMA Hard Enduro Championship and finished third at the Erzbergrodeo for the second consecutive year.
FMF KTM Factory Racing will have Trystan Hart aiming for his third AMA Grand Championship number one plate at the TKO. Hart has already wrapped up the AMA Hard Enduro Championship and is second to Lettenbichler in the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship. Photo by Future7Media.
Lettenbichler races for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, and he is the current FIM Hard Enduro champion. The German has had a great 2023 season so far taking wins at the Xross Hard Enduro Rally in Serbia and following that up with his second consecutive Erzbergrodeo win in Austria. Lettenbichler has had great success at the TKO in the past with three second place finishes and a win in 2020.
Mani Lettenbichler is arguably the best Hard Enduro racer in the world over the last couple of years. He won his second FIM Hard Enduro World Championship in 2022 and has won both championship races so far in 2023. He will be aiming for his second TKO win in 2023. Photo by Future7Media.
Hart and Lettenbichler will both be racing on the new 2024 KTM 300 XC-W, which now utilizes TBI Fuel Injection. Both riders have already won races on the new bike and hope to add a TKO win to that list.
The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will take place at the Trials Training Center on August 18-20, 2023. There are still entries available for the Saturday amateur classes, including the ECR eMoto class. Click here to enter.
A separate link will be sent directly to the pre-qualified Amateur and Pro riders.
Kenda Tires will be presenting sponsor and the official tire of the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout for 2023. This makes thirteen years as a TKO partner. Kenda has been the most popular tire brand at the TKO for several years, and over 30 percent of the racers in 2022 raced on Kenda tires.
“Kenda has been a partner with the Tennessee Knockout since the first event in 2011 and we are proud to be the most popular tire choice among the racers,” said Dave Komoroski, Director of Powersports at Kenda. “We have developed great tires and increased our market share over the years. And we are happy to again have some of our Ohio-based engineers competing in the event to further improve Kenda tires.”
The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will take place at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie, Tennessee, on August 18-20, 2023. The TKO serves as the AMA Grand Championship for Extreme Off-Road and will again attract some of the top Hard Enduro racers from around the world.
Kenda will be back as the official tire of the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout for the thirteenth strait year. And some of the Kenda engineers will be on track racing and developing tires.
There are still entries available for the Saturday amateur classes, including the ECR eMoto class. Click here to enter.
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
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.”
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
The Beta rider from the UK just finished runner-up in the 2023 FIM SuperEnduro championship for the second year in a row and plans to compete in selected high-profile events before coming back to the US to defend his AMA EnduroCross championship. The high-intensity knockout format at the TKO suits Walker’s strengths.
“I am super excited to come back to race the TKO,” said Walker. “I am picking some special outdoor races this year that I enjoy, and the TKO is one that I have not won, so I would like to tick that off my list.”
The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will take place at the Trials Training Center on August 18-20, 2023. The top North American riders will take on some of the world’s best Hard Enduro riders in a four-round pro race format on Sunday.
Up to 500 additional riders can sign up for the amateur racing that will take place on Friday and Saturday to aim for an AMA Grand Championship number one plate.
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
Trystan Hart leads the list of prequalified riders for 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout. The 2022 winner will take on the top US and International riders in a run for his third TKO win.
The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will take place at the Trials Training Center on August 18-20, 2023, and the world’s top off-road riders are prequalified for the four-round Sunday racing.
FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Trystan Hart, winner of the 2022 TKO, tops the list ahead of 2022 runner-up and former winner Mani Lettenbichler. Sherco’s Mario Roman, a multi-time TKO podium finisher is also near the top of the list along with Husqvarna’s Billy Bolt, the 2021 TKO winner. Six-time TKO winner Cody Webb and Ryder LeBlond, the 2022 AMA Hard Enduro championship runner up are the top American riders expected to contend the podium spots.
The top 35 finishers from the 2022 TKO earned a prequalification invitation along with top finishers in major US and international off-road races and race series. Past TKO main event qualifiers also earn an invitation. A total of 127 riders have earned a spot on the Sunday prequalified list.
2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout Prequalified Sunday Riders
⦁ Trystan Hart
⦁ Manuel Lettenbichler
⦁ Mario Roman
⦁ Billy Bolt
⦁ Wade Young
⦁ Ryder LeBlond
⦁ Cody Webb
⦁ Jonny Walker
⦁ Graham Jarvis
⦁ Teodor Kabakchiev
⦁ Pat Smage
⦁ Jordan Ashburn
⦁ Alfredo Gomez
⦁ Keith Curtis
⦁ Colton Haaker
⦁ Logan Bolopue
⦁ Cory Graffunder
⦁ Tim Apolle
⦁ David Garza
⦁ David Knight
⦁ Taddy Blazusiak
⦁ Dominik Olszowy
⦁ David Cyprian
⦁ Michael Walkner
⦁ Quinn Wentzel
⦁ James Flynn
⦁ Branden Petrie
⦁ Nick Fahringer
⦁ Casey Satterfield
⦁ Chris Satterfield
⦁ Marc Fernandez Serra
⦁ Adam Hartnagel
⦁ Cooper Abbott
⦁ Suff Sella
⦁ Mitch Carvolth
⦁ Will Riordan
⦁ Danny Lewis
⦁ Ricky Russell
⦁ Matthew Green
⦁ Steward Baylor
⦁ Spenser Wilton
⦁ Jackson Davis
⦁ Josh Staley
⦁ Ronald Vena
⦁ Gauge Logan-Key
⦁ Jean-Derek Cote
⦁ Tobin Miller
⦁ Drew Kirby
⦁ Jarrett Mohn
⦁ Joe Nemeth
⦁ Dustin McCarthy
⦁ Dante Olivera
⦁ Austin Walton
⦁ Craig DeLong
⦁ Dalton Shirey
⦁ Tyler Lynn
⦁ Grant Baylor
⦁ Cole Martinez
⦁ Josh Toth
⦁ Dare DeMartile
⦁ Max Gerston
⦁ Blake Gutzeit
⦁ Ty Cullins
⦁ Ryder Lafferty
⦁ Joseph Wasson
⦁ Nick Thompson
⦁ Zane Roberts
⦁ Justin Hoeft
⦁ Diogo Vieira
⦁ Moret Francesc
⦁ Ben Kelley
⦁ Corbin Mcpherson
⦁ Trevor Stewart
⦁ Josh Roper
⦁ William Hoare
⦁ Lyndon Snodgrass
⦁ Jacob Argubright
⦁ Daniel Blanc-Gonnet
⦁ Eddie Karlsson
⦁ Cody Miller
⦁ Norbert Zsigovits
⦁ Trevor Bollinger
⦁ Clayton Roberts
⦁ Alexander Myers
⦁ Sonny Goggia
⦁ Taylor Robert
⦁ Evan Smith
⦁ Alexander Niederer
⦁ Gus Riordan
⦁ Brody Honea
⦁ Jonathan Johnson
⦁ Giacomo Redondi
⦁ Travis Damon
⦁ Will Myers
⦁ Giorgi Gakheladze
⦁ Ruy Barbosa
⦁ Preston Campbell
⦁ Benjamin Nelko
⦁ Tallon LaFountaine
⦁ Matt Maple
⦁ Samuel Fastle
⦁ Mirko Fabera
⦁ Mark Fortner
⦁ George Kowalski
⦁ Ramon Bregoli
⦁ Liam Draper
⦁ Maiki Dorrejo Trejo
⦁ Benjamin Herrera Ried
⦁ Wally Palmer
⦁ Chuck DeLullo
⦁ Alex Bedley
⦁ Russell Bobbitt
⦁ Ty Tremaine
⦁ Dustin Gibson
⦁ Mike Brown
⦁ Kyle Flanigan
⦁ Brody Johnson
⦁ Karl Davis Jr.
⦁ Jordan Scott
⦁ Anthony Johnson
⦁ Jake Stapleton
⦁ Noah Kepple
⦁ Josh Strang
⦁ Ryan Sipes
⦁ Daryoush Ghorbani
⦁ Thorn Devlin
⦁ Travis Teasdale
Up to 500 additional riders can sign up for the amateur racing that will take place on Friday and Saturday to aim for AMA Grand Championship number one plates.
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 amateur A, B, C, Women Pro, Women Amateur, Vet 40+, Vet 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.
The racing format will be like past years 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 exciting ideas are being developed.
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.
