Kit Palmer | January 10, 2020
RPM Racing Team introduced its off-road team for 2020. The FMF/RPM/KTM Racing Team Maxxis will be made up for five riders: Dante Oliveira, Mateo Oliveira, Cooper Abbott, Trystan Hart, and Maria Forsberg-Hahn.
Photos Courtesy of RPM Racing /Mary Rinell
This will be Oliveira’s third year with the team and will focus on the WORCS Pro, WORCS/ Sprint Hero, and AMA National Grand Prix Championships.
Mateo Oliveira is Dante’s younger brother who will compete in the WORCS Pro 2 Lites Championship, WORCS Sprint Hero (Open A), and AMA NGPC (Pro 2) Championship.
Cooper Abbott, son of multi-time AMA Hare & Hound Champion Destry Abbott, will compete in the AMA EnduroCross and WORCS Sprint Hero (Open A) Championships, as well as select WORCS Pro 2 and AMA Extreme Hard Enduro events.
Trystan Hart will campaign the AMA EnduroCross and AMA Extreme Off-Road East/West Championships.
Forsberg-Hahn will seek the AMA EnduroCross Women’s Championship, and will also compete in select AMA West Hare Scrambles, NMA, and NORCS events on the west coast.
“We are looking forward to racing in 2020,” said team owner Mike Hurlbert. “This is a great group of riders that can win multiple races and championships.”
“Thank you to all our sponsors, friends, fans, family and supporters, Hurlbert added. “Special thanks to all the hardworking race series promoters, photographers, media, journalists, course workers, and staff that help with Worcs, Sprint Hero, AMA EnduroCross, AMA Extreme Off-Road, AMA GNCC, AMA National Grand Prix Series and ISDE. Special thanks to the NMA and the StumpJumpers who put on the Desert 100 in Odessa, Washington where 2,500 plus riders show up for a good time every April.”
Here are more photos of the team: