SRT Confirms Seven Riders for Kenda Tennessee Knockout
Press Release | August 17, 2016
This is a press release from Kenda Tennessee Knockout…
Sequatchie, TN (August 17, 2016) – The SRT Off-Road team will well represented at the 2016 Kenda Tennessee Knockout this coming weekend. Cory Graffunder, Steward Baylor Jr., Cory Buttrick, Mike McGinnis and Wild Wally Palmer are all confirmed among the Sunday pre-qualified riders. And SRT owner Craig Thompson and Joseph Bartziokas will be competing on Saturday looking to qualify for the Sunday racing.
Graffunder has been a top finisher at the TKO before and Steward Baylor is a former National Enduro Champion who is capable of a top result in the tough Tennessee terrain. Buttrick is a solid competitor who has had a resurgence of speed since joining the SRT KTM team in 2016 and Wild Wally Palmer is always a crowd favorite due to his go-for-broke riding style. McGinnis is lesser known but has done well at tough events in the past.
The sixth annual Kenda Tennessee Knockout will take place on Saturday, August 20 (Amateurs) and Sunday, August 21 at the Trials Training Center located in Sequatchie, Tennessee. The World’s top off-road riders are invited directly to the Sunday program. Unqualified Expert/Pro and amateur riders race on Saturday with the top finishers earning the opportunity to move on to the Sunday Expert Knockout rounds. On Sunday, riders will compete in a very tough and spectator-friendly four-round Knockout racing format.
Check out video for highlights of some of the previous Kenda Tennessee Knockout events here:
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