Press Release | July 19, 2024
Kenda, the official tire of the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout, continues its partnership with the 14th annual TKO event in 2024.
This is a press release from TKO…
Sequatchie, TN (July 17, 2024) – Kenda tires has served as the official tire of the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout since the first year the event was held back in 2011. Kenda is a popular choice among TKO racers and the brand will be back again for the 14th annual TKO in 2024 with tire service for racers and some of the Ohio based engineers competing in the races.
“Our partnership with the Tennessee Knockout dates back to Kenda’s development of some of the first Hard Enduro specific tires on the market,” said David Komoroski, Director of Powersports at Kenda. “While it’s a more crowded field these days, it’s fulfilling to see both the discipline and our product line continue to grow. A handful of our Ohio-based engineers will ride the TKO again this year and excited to compete on the same course as some of the best riders in the world.”
You can learn more about Kenda tires at https://powersports.kendatire.com/en-us/
Kenda tires has been a partner with the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout since the very first year in 2011 and bill be back for the 14th year in 2024.
The 2024 TKO will serve as round five of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship and the seventh and final round of the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship. So the top international riders such as Mani Lettenbichler, Mario Roman, Wade Young and Teodor Kabakchiev will take on the top North American riders including Trystan Hart, Cody Webb, Ryder LeBlond and Will Riordan. Lettenbichler has dominated the FIM Hard Enduro championship for the past two years, but Hart has managed to beat him at the last two TKO events, so we can expect an epic battle for TKO supremacy between those two.
In addition to the top pro riders, up to 500 amateur riders will take on the TKO course aiming for the AMA Grand Championship titles and class wins. The top 30 amateur riders will also earn the opportunity to compete with the world’s best riders during the Sunday pro racing. The ECR eMoto (electric motorcycle) class will also be back for the third year aiming for an AMA Grand Championship.
The free electric motorcycle demo rides, sponsored by Surron, will be back again in 2024 and open to anybody that wants to give one of the bikes from multiple brands, including Surron and Electric Motion a test ride.
Kenda is one of the most popular tire choices among Hard Enduro racers and has several options to choose from for all types of off-road motorcycle riding.
To kick off the weekend, the top sixteen pro riders will compete in a head-to-head prologue on a man-made straight rhythm inspired enduro course in downtown Nashville on Thursday, August 22nd. The 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout will again be a three-day format with a Hot-Lap on Friday to set amateur racer starting positions followed by two rounds of amateur racing on Saturday. The pro riders will kick off their weekend with a Hot-Lap on Saturday afternoon and a three round Knock Out format on Sunday. The multiple rounds of racing and course layout provide a full weekend of exciting, spectator-friendly racing.
Riders can enter the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout here: https://www.moto-tally.com/USHE/PreEntry.aspx
Check out the videos for highlights of some of the previous Red Bull Tennessee Knockout events in the links below:
2023 TKO Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6oixWIBro
Red Bull TV, 2022 TKO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phw80nxzX7Q
2022 TKO Recap: https://youtu.be/LLWl9M2ULKg
Red Bull TV: It’s a Knockout | 2021 Red Bull TKO Full Race Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2UugQtIPVA
Red Bull TV: 2021 Red Bull TKO – Main Race Raw Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxFkr6eafoM
Red Bull TV: 2021 Red Bull TKO – Pro Prologue Red Bull Straight Rhythm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32lLTk7BRdE
2021 Tennessee Knockout Hard Enduro Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO_5_d2PgTQ2021
2021 Red Bull TV Highlights: https://www.redbull.com/int-en/videos/fim-hard-enduro-world-championship-2021-red-bull-tko-final-day-recap
2020 Red Bull TV Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hTz4YiQbMo
2020 Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeHjuzvTEKY
2019 Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0uTxSM8XEA
2018 Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUOE0z7q42o
For more information about Red Bull Tennessee Knockout, presented by Kenda tires, Motorex, AOMC, USWE, Fox Racing, Surron, XC Gear, AXP Racing, Electric Cycle Rider, Rugged Radios and Electric Motion, please visit tennesseeknockoutenduro.com
