03.07.2022

TRYSTAN HART TOPS THE 2022 TOUGH LIKE RORR IN DOMINANT FORM

Round 7 - AMA U.S. Hard Enduro Series
TAMAQUA, Pa. – FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Trystan Hart made a statement return back into the 2022 AMA U.S. Hard Enduro Series with another convincing victory at the super gnarly Tough Like RORR enduro in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.
 
Winning each of the six rounds he’s entered thus far, the defending series champion had to miss the previous round as he was double-booked to race the Red Bull Erzbergrodeo in Austria. Getting the job done as the first Canadian to podium at the Iron Giant with an incredible third-place finish, Hart rushed back to the states to line up for Round 7 and didn’t miss a beat as he put his No. 1 plate to the ultimate test in a race of pure attrition amid the hot and humid temperatures.
 
Qualifying second on Saturday, Hart eased his way into Sunday’s final showdown, which consisted of two similar loops of terrain. The first loop started off with a faster pace and smaller technical sections along the way and the second loop proved to be the catalyst of the race with more technical, gnarly sections added to the first loop. Hart got out to a second-place start behind Ryder Leblond early on and he raced in a close second for a majority of the first loop. Making his way into the lead later in the section, Hart pushed through for a nine-second lead heading into the second lap. 
 
Known for his ability to conquer the most technical of terrain, Hart charged through the second loop with style and grace aboard his KTM 300 XC-W TPI. Despite a few small crashes, the Canadian rider was able to best the competition by a whopping 42 minutes after nearly three-and-a-half hours of racing.
 
Trystan Hart: “On the first lap, I was not very comfortable at all and Ryder was riding really good. I was working really hard just to stay with him but then I finally got in front of him and I could actually go the speed I wanted to go and everything just started clicking. I knew lap two was going to be where I could make it happen on the tough sections. From the “Cody’s Webb” section to the finish was just brutal, that was a tough one! When you drop in the hole and do the outer limit – the new one – it was so slippery in there and there were 10-15 guys all in the main line, so I fought hard. I’m happy to get it done because that was tough!”
 
For more information on the U.S. Hard Enduro Series, visit their official website at www.ushardenduro.com.
 
Overall Pro Results – Tough Like RORR
1. Trystan Hart, KTM, 03:21:21
2. Ryder Leblond, Husqvarna, +42.17
3. Pat Smage, Sherco, +01:01:28

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