28.04.2025

WINNING WEEKEND FOR HART AND OLIVEIRA WITH FMF KTM FACTORY RACING

KTM Offroad Weekend Update
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Defending AMA U.S. Hard Enduro Champion Trystan Hart returned to the top step of the podium in Round 5 of the 2025 season at the Battle of the Goats in North Carolina, on a weekend where FMF KTM Factory Racing teammate Dante Oliveira posted a wire-to-wire win at the Pala round of the 2025 National Grand Prix Championship (NGPC) in California.
U.S. HARD ENDURO SERIES – ROUND 5

Four-time U.S. Hard Enduro Champion Hart continues to race his way back into form following a broken collarbone that sidelined him for six weeks. The Battle of the Goats event is a particularly strong race for the number 1, having now claimed the top spot on five-consecutive occasions.

Holding the lead during Saturday’s qualifying session, a miscalculation relegated Hart to third position onboard his KTM 300 XC-W, as wet, slippery conditions greeted competitors for the first East Coast stop of the series this year.

In posting a solid performance during Sunday’s race, Hart battled to the top position overall, fending off challenges from the competition as he claimed a decisive victory, and now draws even atop the championship standings.

Trystan Hart: “It was a good day here in North Carolina. That’s my fifth-consecutive win here at Battle of the Goats – it was the first race that I won and since then, I haven't lost. Ryder [LeBlond] and I really pushed the pace in the race, I felt like we were going super-fast! He was not going to get shaken off my rear tire in the last two laps, he was on it, but it's good to get the win and get my season back on track.”

Pro Class Results
1. Trystan Hart, FMF KTM Factory Racing
2. Ryder LeBlond, Husqvarna
3. Will Riordan, Sherco



NATIONAL GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 5

The reigning five-time title-winner Oliveira charged to a clinical win at the fifth National Grand Prix Championship (NGPC) round of 2025 at Fox Raceway, withstanding pressure from behind as he maintained the lead throughout the 10-lap race.

After powering his KTM 450 XC-F to the lead on the opening lap, the defending number 1 held firm at the front of the field, capturing his fourth win of the season and extending his Pro Class points advantage with four rounds remaining.

Dante Oliveira: “I had a great day of racing, leading wire-to-wire in California! I had lots of pressure from second and third place all race long, but stayed strong and focused on putting myself and my KTM 450 XC-F in a steady flow throughout the race. Shoutout to my team and the WP Suspension crew for getting me comfortable and confident on Saturday to go out there and win on Sunday.”

FMF KTM Factory Racing teammate and younger brother Mateo Oliveira – the current AMA West Hare Scrambles (WHS) points leader – sat out the Pala round while recovering from a recent hand injury. He remains fifth in the NGPC standings.

Pro Class Results
1. Dante Oliveira, FMF KTM Factory Racing
2. Dare Demartile, Beta
3. Giacomo Redondi, Kawasaki

UPCOMING OFFROAD RACES – MAY 2025
5/4: Grand National Cross Country Series – Round 6
5/11: U.S. Hard Enduro Series – Round 6
5/11: U.S. Sprint Enduro Series – Round 6
5/18: Grand National Cross Country Series – Round 7
5/25: National Enduro Series – Round 3
5/25: West Hare Scrambles – Round 4
5/25: U.S. Hard Enduro Series – Round 7
5/26: U.S. Hard Enduro Series – Round 8
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DANTE OLIVEIRA - FMF KTM FACTORY RACING - FOX RACEWAY
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