Press Release | August 10, 2023
Alfredo Gomez and American Quinn Wentzel will be taking on the 13th annual Red Bull Tennessee Knockout on Rieju MR300 two-strokes.
This is a press release from TKO…
Sequatchie, TN (August 10, 2023) – Rieju, the Spanish motorcycle brand, has a long history in off-road motorcycle racing and has attracted some top US and International Hard Enduro riders in recent years. Spain’s Alfredo Gomez and American Quinn Wentzel will be taking on the thirteenth annual Red Bull Tennessee Knockout on Rieju MR300 two-strokes.
Alfredo Gomez is one of the top Hard Enduro Racers in the world. The Spaniard joined the Rieju team for 2023 and has continued to put in strong results with top ten finishes at the Xross Hard Enduro and Erzbergrodeo. Photo by Future7Media.
Gomez has been one of the top Hard Enduro racers for more than a decade. He has won multiple big Hard Enduro events including the Erzbergrodeo, Hixpania Hard Enduro and Last Dog Standing in the US. He was the Junior Trials World champion in 2011 and he puts his Trials skills to good use in Hard Enduro.
Wentzel also started in Trials competition and won the US Expert championship in 2015 before moving over to the US Hard Enduro scene. The Ohio native has been one of the top American Hard Enduro racers for several years now and he joined the US Rieju team in 2021. He has consistently qualified for the TKO main events over the years.
Quinn Wentzel is now in his third season racing for the US Rieju team. He finished tenth in the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship for 2023. Photo by Adam Sheehan.
Central Powersports Distribution, the US importer for Rieju will be providing technical support at the TKO event. Rieju racers can visit the Rieju pit area for spare parts, tech support, water and snacks. You can learn more about Rieju motorcycles here: https://www.rieju-usa.com/
If you are coming to race or coming to watch, check out the Electric Bike demo ride area. Surron and Electric Motion will have electric bikes that you can test ride.
The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will take place at the Trials Training Center on August 18-20, 2023. There are still entries available for the Saturday amateur classes, including the ECR eMoto class. Click here to enter: https://secure.tracksideprereg.com/tko/?event=5
Click on the links below to check out videos with highlights of some of the previous Red Bull Tennessee Knockout:
Red Bull TV, 2022 TKO
2022 TKO Recap
2021 Red Bull TKO Full Race Recap
2021 Red Bull TKO – Main Race Raw Highlights
2021 Red Bull TKO – Pro Prologue Red Bull Straight Rhythm
2021 Tennessee Knockout Hard Enduro Highlights
2021 Red Bull TV Highlights
2020 Red Bull TV Highlights
2020 Highlights
2019 Highlights
2018 Highlights
For more information about Red Bull Tennessee Knockout, presented by Kenda tires, Moose Racing, AOMC, USWE, Fox Racing, Surron, XC Gear, AXP Racing, Electric Cycle Rider, Rugged Radios and Electric Motion, please visit tennesseeknockoutenduro.com
