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Josh Toth Takes 5th Consecutive NEPG Win, Rachel Gutish CLEAN SWEEPS Pro Women

The sixth round of the 2024 Redline Oil AMA National Enduro Series, presented by MSR and Beta Motorcycles, gifted riders ideal trail conditions. The dirt was moist due to rain earlier in the week, perfect for ripping through the fern-covered forests.

Even with ideal trail conditions for the Yamaha Rattlesnake National, nobody downplayed the technicality of the course. Most riders know when it comes to Pennsylvania terrain, they need to be cautious of hidden rocks. Even so, those rocks claimed some big hitters -- including Test 1 winner Ricky Russell on his Am-Pro Yamaha. Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Grant Baylor also went down in Section 2, ending his race day.

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

Manuel Lettenbichler Wins FIM HEWC Round Four At Red Bull Romaniacs

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler takes victory at round four of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship in Romania. The German leads home Sherco Factory Racing’s Teodor Kabakchiev and Mario Roman to secure the top step of the Red Bull Romaniacs podium and retake the overall championship lead.

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

Mario Roman Takes Red Bull Romaniacs Offroad Day 3 Win At FIM HEWC Round Four

The penultimate day of racing at round four of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship saw Sherco Factory Racing’s Mario Roman take the win. The Spaniard proved fastest on Offroad Day 3 at Red Bull Romaniacs, edging out overall race leader Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler for victory.

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

Teodor Kabakchiev Fastest On Red Bull Romaniacs Offroad Day 2 At FIM HEWC Round Four

Sherco Factory Racing’s Teodor Kabakchiev has topped the leaderboard on Offroad Day 2 at Red Bull Romaniacs, round four of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship. The Bulgarian delivered an impressive ride, finishing almost four minutes ahead of overall race leader Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler.

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

The Boss is Back - Manuel Lettenbichler Dominates Day 1 at Red Bull Romaniacs

It was a difficult day in the mountains for Offroad Day 1 at Red Bull Romaniacs, round four of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship. A dominant performance by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler saw the defending world champion put on a clinic to win by 28 minutes after over seven hours of racing.

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

Jonny Walker Takes Gold In Red Bull Romaniacs Prologue At FIM HEWC Round Four

ound four of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship roared into life at Red Bull Romaniacs with Red Bull Beta’s Jonny Walker winning the in-city Prolog qualification final. In what proved an action-packed evening of racing in Sibiu, Romania, the Gold class final saw Walker take a commanding victory over RIEJU Factory Racing’s Alfredo Gomez in second, with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler third.

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Sprint Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Sprint Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

Jared Stock & Amber Giroux Light Up Round 4 of the SOR Enduro Championship.

Round 4 of the 2024 SOR Enduro Championship took place this past weekend in central Alberta, and it was Jared Stock (KTM Canada / Leatt / SOR Enduro) and Amber Giroux (Rainy Creek Powersports / Klim / M7 Graphics / Sosa Original) on the top steps of the podium as the series moved into XC format.

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Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP Noel Flatters / Editor

Josep Garcia Back On Top With EnduroGP Win On Day Two At POLISPORT GP Of Slovakia

After another scorching day of racing at round five of the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia secured a commanding win at the POLISPORT GP of Slovakia, extending his championship points lead in the process. Beta Factory Racing’s Brad Freeman put in an impressive ride in Gelnica to take second, followed by day one winner GASGAS Factory Racing’s Andrea Verona in third. Kyron Bacon (Yamaha) emerged victorious again on day two in the GALFER FIM Junior Enduro World Championship.

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Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP Noel Flatters / Editor

Andrea Verona Takes Day One EnduroGP Win At Polisport GP Of Slovakia

In an exciting opening day of competition at round five of the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship, GASGAS Factory Racing’s Andrea Verona claimed his third victory of the season at the POLISPORT GP of Slovakia. Hot on the Italian’s heels was Beta Factory Racing’s Nathan Watson, with Honda Racing RedMoto Enduro Team’s Steve Holcombe in third. Tasmanian Kyron Bacon (Yamaha) secured a hard-fought win in the GALFER FIM Junior Enduro World Championship.

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Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP Noel Flatters / Editor

Brad Freeman And Beta Secure First AKRAPOVIC Super Test Win Of The Season At POLISPORT GP Of Slovakia

Kicking off the action at round five of the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship, the AKRAPOVIC Super Test saw Beta Factory Racing’s Brad Freeman take the win for the first time this season.

The POLISPORT GP of Slovakia is already proving to be action-packed, with Freeman topping the timesheets at the closely fought AKRAPOVIC Super Test in Gelnica and starting his weekend off on a high. Beta Factory Racing teammate Nathan Watson and CH Racing Sherco’s Zach Pichon went head-to-head in front of the packed crowd to cross the finish line with the exact same time, just 0.26 seconds short of Freeman.

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Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP Noel Flatters / Editor

POLISPORT GP Of Slovakia Welcomes EnduroGP For Round Five

The Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship readies itself for the second half of the 2024 season with the POLISPORT GP of Slovakia. Making a return to the popular host town of Gelnica, round five will see the battle for this year’s title fights ramp up.

  • Excitement builds ahead of POLISPORT GP of Slovakia

  • Gelnica makes a welcome return to the schedule for 2024

  • Josep Garcia looks to extend his EnduroGP points lead

With the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship heading to Slovakia for round five of seven this weekend, it marks an important stop in the 2024 season. Now firmly entering the second half of the championship fight, the POLISPORT GP of Slovakia in Gelnica will see this year’s title contenders begin to come to the fore.

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

Trystan Hart dominates Silver Kings Hard Enduro, Sandra Gomez Tops Pro Women

Canada’s Trystan Hart (FMF KTM Factory Racing) came to the 2024 edition of the Silver Kings Hard Enduro with only one mission: win. By the time the dust settled he had put on an exhibit of hard enduro riding that put an exclamation point on his reputation as one of the top three riders globally in the discipline. Likewise, Sandra Gomez returned to Silver Kings and showed the Pro Women field that she is currently the gold standard in hard enduro.

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Racing, Enduro, Race Recaps, Weekly Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Enduro, Race Recaps, Weekly Noel Flatters / Editor

Weekly Round-Up | 2024-06-24

No joking around this time out of the gates, the past week was a great one in the Enduro/Off-Road world! From a wild Italian round in Enduro GP to one of the biggest GNCC races of the year in West Virginia, to a very interesting Hard Enduro World Championship in Serbia, there was a ton of great action going down. Also, we recently had Aussie GNCC and USSE rider Gus Riordan (FMF KTM FACTORY Racing Landers) on the podcast, be sure to check it out. Let’s get to it!

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

WADE YOUNG WINS ROUND THREE OF FIM HEWC AT XROSS HARD ENDURO RALLY

Red Bull Leader Tread’s Wade Young has claimed victory at round three of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship in Serbia. Young took the overall win at Xross Hard Enduro Rally ahead of Sherco Factory Racing’s Teodor Kabakchiev in second, with Michael Walkner (GASGAS) completing the podium. TTR Squadra Corse’s Mitch Brightmore fought back on Offroad Day Three to claim victory in the FIM Hard Enduro Junior World Championship supported by KLIM.

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Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP, Race Recaps Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP, Race Recaps Noel Flatters / Editor

Josep Garcia & Mireia Badia Claim EnduroGP Day One Wins At POLISPORT GP Of Italy

The opening day of racing at round four of the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia charge to victory in the POLISPORT GP of Italy. The Spaniard headed Beta Factory Racing’s Brad Freeman in second, with GASGAS Factory Racing’s Andrea Verona third in Bettola. Team KTM Pro Racing Sport’s Max Ahlin secured a commanding win in the GALFER FIM Junior Enduro World Championship.

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Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP, Race Recaps Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Enduro, EnduroGP, Race Recaps Noel Flatters / Editor

Hamish MacDonald & Rachel Gutish Top AKRAPOVIC Super Test At EnduroGP Italy

Round four of the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship roared into life with CH Racing Sherco’s Hamish MacDonald fastest in the AKRAPOVIC Super Test at the POLISPORT GP of Italy.

  • POLISPORT GP of Italy gets underway with AKRAPOVIC Super Test

  • Thousands of spectators turn out to watch an exciting evening’s racing

  • Hamish MacDonald sets the fastest time of the night

Already living up to its reputation as one of the most exciting rounds on the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship calendar, the POLISPORT GP of Italy saw thousands of spectators turn out to enjoy the Friday AKRAPOVIC Super Test in the centre of Bettola.

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

Wade Young Extends Race Lead On Offroad Day Two At Xross Hard Enduro Rally

Red Bull Leader Tread’s Wade Young has increased his lead at round three of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship in Serbia. The South African placed a close runner-up to Jarvis Racing’s Graham Jarvis on Offroad Day Two at Xross Hard Enduro Rally.

  • Wade Young continues to lead FIM HEWC round three

  • Graham Jarvis tops Offroad Day Two at Xross Hard Enduro Rally

  • Junior class lead changes hands with three-way fight for victory

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Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Race Recaps, Enduro, Hard Enduro Noel Flatters / Editor

Wade Young Leads The Way At Xross Hard Enduro Rally With Offroad Day One Win

Red Bull Leader Tread’s Wade Young has taken control of the race lead at round three of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship by winning Offroad Day One at Xross Hard Enduro Rally.

  • Riders begin the first of three tough Offroad Days in Serbia

  • Wade Young rides to victory on Offroad Day One

  • Fight for podium placings remains tight

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Racing, Enduro, Desert Racing, Cross Country Noel Flatters / Editor Racing, Enduro, Desert Racing, Cross Country Noel Flatters / Editor

David Walsh Chases Record-Equalling 5th Straight Finke Desert Race Crown

The 48th edition of the Tatts Finke Desert Race will be held in the Northern Territory over the King’s Birthday long weekend (June 8-10), as Alice Springs powerhouse David Walsh attempts to win a fifth successive crown. If the four-time defending champion gets the job done on his KTM, Walsh will match the record of Randall Gregory who dominated the event from 1991 until 1995 on his booming Honda CR500. Toby Price remains atop the motorcycle winners’ list with six victories, in an event which dates back to 1976.

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