Press Release | May 10, 2018
Top riders from major off-road events earn free entry to Sunday Knockout Rounds
This is a press release from Kenda Tennessee Knockout…
Sequatchie, TN (May 10, 2018) – The eighth annual KENDA AMA Tennessee Knockout, presented by Moose Racing and SRT will take place on August 18-19, 2018 at the Trials Training Center. The TKO has attracted some of the top off-road racers from around the world making it one of the premier off-road motorcycle races in the US. American Cody Webb has dominated the race despite tough competition from the likes of Graham Jarvis, Mario Ramon, Wade Young and Jonny Walker in recent years.
Webb will be back on his FMF KTM Factory Racing machine ready to take on all challengers again in 2018. We are not sure yet which of top international riders will be back to try to knock off Webb but they have all been extended an invitation along with the top US off-road racers. They will again be gunning for a $10,000 purse.
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, in Sequatchie, Tennessee, 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.
Pre-qualified riders get a free entry into the Sunday program. These riders earn an invite based top results in several major US or International off-road motorcycle race series and events. Top-25 finishers from the prior year also earn a spot on the Sunday invite list. 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. And new for 2018, Saturday will serve as the AMA Amateur Grand Championship for Extreme Enduro.
The following riders have earned invites directly into the Sunday competition for the 2018 KENDA AMA Tennessee Knockout:
Cody Webb |
Kailub Russell |
Layne Michael |
Graham Jarvis |
Mason Ottersberg |
Tanner McCoy |
Mario Roman |
Billy Bolt |
Lars Enockl |
Cory Graffunder |
Casey Satterfield |
Ryan Smith |
Colton Haaker |
Pat Smage |
Thorn Devlin |
Noah Kepple |
Axel Pearson |
Eric Yorba |
Max Gerston |
Ricky Russell |
Travis Damon |
Quinn Wentzel |
Marc Freixa |
Josh Strang |
Mitch Carvolth |
Eric Rhoten |
Samuel Fastle |
Jordan Ashburn |
Jarrett Mohn |
Eloi Salsench |
Trystan Hart |
Josh Toth |
Mark Heresco |
Ben Kelly |
Jacob Argubright |
Michael Witkowski |
Alfredo Gomez |
Justin Seeds |
Blake Gutzeit |
Ty Tremaine |
Andrew Putt |
Philipp Scholz |
Thad DuVall |
Drew Kirby |
Tyler Lynn |
Kyle Redmond |
Nick Burson |
Taddy Blazusiak |
Steward Baylor |
Cory Buttrick |
Hiroshi Takahashi |
Wally Palmer |
Zach Bell |
Nick Fahringer |
Grayson Gonsalves |
Bryan Roper |
Daniel Milner |
Kealoha Estrella |
Pascal Rauchenecker |
Destry Abbott |
Manuel Lettenbichler |
Spencer Wilton |
Ian Blyth |
Gary Sutherlin |
Jesse Groemm |
Nick Klapec |
Joan Pau Segura |
Bruce Javellana |
Chuck Delullo |
Josh Rooken-Smith |
Ricky Brabec |
Drew Fortner |
Jonny Walker |
Trevor Bollinger |
Charles Taylor |
Grant Baylor |
Alexander Niederer |
Nick Mellinger |
Paul Bolton |
David Knight |
Chance Baker |
Cooper Abbott |
Cody Miller |
Kekoa Estrella |
Wade Young |
Will Presson |
Patrick Davis |
George Kowalski |
Craig DeLong |
Bucky Hill |
Travis Teasdale |
Brett Swanepoel |
Rick Burton |
Geoff Aaron |
Justin Morgan |
David Cyprian |
Chris Satterfield |
Evan Smith |
Nic Garvin |
Taylor Robert |
Trevor Stewart |
Michael Del Fante |
Russell Bobbitt |
Daniel Blanc-Gonnet |
Ryan Sipes |
Ty Cullins |
Mike Brown |
Karl Davis Jr. |
Ronnie Commo |
Tyler Kinkade |
Rannar Uusna |
Check out video for highlights of some of the previous Kenda Tennessee Knockout events here:
2017 Highlights: https://youtu.be/z8-RuVTbXjQ
2016 Red Bull TV Tennessee Knockout show: https://www.redbull.tv/video/AP-1QAU6F7C92111/recap-slick-and-muddy?playlist=AP-1QAU6F7C92111
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/