Press Release | June 1, 2017
Top riders from major off-road events earn free entry to Sunday Knockout rounds.
This is a press release from KENDA AMA Tennessee Knockout…
Sequatchie, TN (June 1, 2017) – The seventh annual KENDA AMA Tennessee Knockout, presented by Moose Racing and SRT will take place on August 12-13, 2017 at the Trials Training Center. The TKO has gained a reputation as one of the premier off-road motorcycle races in the US and has attracted some of the World’s top racers to try to take the win. Despite stiff competition, FMF KTM Factory Racing-backed Cody Webb has dominated the TKO for the last four years. In 2016, he topped South African Wade Young and in 2015, he won an epic battle with the UK’s Johnny Walker.
American Cody Webb (center) took the 2016 KENDA Tennessee Knockout win over South Africa’s Wade Young (left) and Kyle Redmond (right). All three are planning to be back to compete again in 2017 along with a long list of top off-road racers. Photo: Future7Media.
Webb and Young are both expected to be back along with several of the world’s top off-road riders that have earned an invite directly into the Sunday Knockout rounds. They will all be gunning for a piece of the $10,000 purse. The event will again feature a Red Bull TV feature show, adding to the prestige of taking the win.
The KENDA AMA Tennessee Knockout uses a unique four-round Knockout race format that is challenging for the riders and entertaining for the fans. The amazing Trials Training Center facility allows for easy access to the race action.
The top-five finishers at the previous TKO events have included riders from EnduroCross, World Extreme Enduro, Trials, National Enduro, GNCC, WORCS and even the Enduro World Championship. So it is a great mix of backgrounds facing off on an extremely challenging course with a large purse on the line.
Riders try to negotiate one of the difficult waterfall sections during the 2016 TKO. Photo: Future7Media.
Prequalified riders get a free entry into the Sunday program. These riders earn an invite based top results in several major U.S. or International off-road motorcycle race events. On Saturday, those riders that did not already earn an invite can challenge themselves on the course with the top finishers earning their own invite to the Sunday Knockout rounds.
The following riders have earned invites for the 2017 KENDA Tennessee Knockout:
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Cody Webb
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Jonny Walker
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Taku Izumi
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Wade Young
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Jordan Ashburn
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Mike McGinnis
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Colton Haaker
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Alexander Niederer
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JoJo Bowden
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Kyle Redmond
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Ty Cullins
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Jobel Coronado
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Cory Graffunder
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Billy Bolt
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Chris Satterfield
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Max Gerston
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Logan Bolopue
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Casey Satterfield
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Steward Baylor
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Pascal Rauchenecker
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Will Presson
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Mike Brown
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Craig DeLong
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Cooper Abbott
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Noah Kepple
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Taddy Blazusiak
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Taylor Robert
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Ben Kelly
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Wyatt Hart
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Drew Fortner
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Graham Jarvis
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Ricky Brabec
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Destry Abbott
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Quinn Wentzel
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Jesse Groemm
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Ryan Sipes
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Cory Buttrick
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Robby Bell
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Ian Blyth
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Mitch Carvolth
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Ricky Russell
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Philipp Scholz
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Alfredo Gomez
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Karl Davis Jr.
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Kevin Dupuis
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Josh Strang
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Manuel Lettenbichler
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Joseph Wasson
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Nick Klapec
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Paul Bolton
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Ryder Lafferty
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Mario Roman
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Jacob Argubright
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Justin Seeds
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Wally Palmer
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Drew Higgins
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Josh Rooken-Smith
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Grant Baylor
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Dalton Shirey
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Hunter Neurwirth
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Ty Tremaine
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Daniel Blanc-Gonnet
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Josh Toth
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Travis Bollinger
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Tyler Kinkade
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Gary Sutherlin
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Russell Bobbitt
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Layne Michael
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Dylan Macritchie
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Kailub Russell
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Eric Rhoten
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Blayne Thompson
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Marc Freixa
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Ryan Smith
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Rannar Uusna
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Pat Smage
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Nick Fahringer
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Geoff Aaron
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Nick Fahringer
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Justin Wallis
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Tegan Temple
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Trystan Hart
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Samuel Fastle
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Zach Love
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Thad DuVall
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Eloi Salsench
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Ronnie Commo
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Andrew Putt
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Hiroshi Takahashi
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Chance Baker
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Check out the 2016 Red Bull TV Tennessee Knockout Show here:
https://www.redbull.tv/video/AP-1QAU6F7C92111/recap-slick-and-muddy?playlist=AP-1QAU6F7C92111
Check out video for highlights of some of the previous events here:
2016 Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJfGKieHOYQ
2015 Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Yqa9Uh-nw
2014 Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JZQAsUa1rk
2013 Highlights: http://youtu.be/VqJZnQBdTZ8
2012 Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Moyylu0KN68&feature=plcp
For more information about the Kenda Tennessee Knockout, presented by Moose Racing and SRT, please visit: http://tennesseeknockoutenduro.com/
- For general information please contact: Catherine.Bedley@trialstrainingcenter.com or Alison@trialstrainingcenter.com.
- For Expert rider race information please contact: Eric@ericperonnard.com
- For Sponsorship information please contact: Sean.Finley@digitalthrottle.com
