The top three riders at the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) earn some of the most unique trophies in motorsports. Preston Farabow, a Knoxville, Tennessee-based artist, constructs the trophies on-site during the TKO weekend.

Farabow scavenges the racecourse for rocks with evidence of the race. Rocks with tire marks or scrapes from footpegs, frames, and skidplates get used in the hand-made trophies that he designs each year. See the video here:

Mani Lettenbichler, Trystan Hart, and Wade Young were the lucky podium finishers that could barely lift the trophies overhead for the podium celebration following three rounds of tough racing at the 2024 TKO.

Farabow has made the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout pro rider trophies for the past five years, and he applies the proceeds to his nonprofit organization that teaches welding and metalwork skills to needy teens and adults. The organization is called inSPYRE – the institute of fire.

You can contact Preston at Preston@PrestonFarabow.com or learn more about his design studio at PrestonFarabow.com.