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Factory Beta's Danny Lewis returned to racing at Tennessee's Trials Training Center for the 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout and Round 10 of the 2023 AMA IRC US Hard Enduro Series presented by KLIM on August 18-20, and after a few months off, finished 17 out of 20 Pros who qualified for Sunday’s “Final Knockout” Main Event.

Writer’s note: Not only does KLIM athlete, Brock Buttars, live in KLIM gear – long regarded as the industry’s snowbike leader who helped develop the world's first snowbike-specific kit – he’s also a Timbersled ambassador, KLIM Motorcycle test rider, photo shoot model and international hard enduro racer with a flourishing suspension shop and four racers under one roof, each with at least one of their own motorcycles.

Writer’s note: I knew just pulling into Kellogg, Idaho for the Silver Kings Hard Enduro and Round 9 of the AMA IRC U.S. Hard Enduro Premier Championship, Presented by KLIM, on June 23 & 24, that it was going to be legendary.

Some spectacularly remote corners of the earth remain essentially untouched – Fitsum Creek, Indian Ridge, Phoebe Meadows – just to name a few trails along the South Fork of the Salmon River near Yellow Pine, Idaho – population 32. It’s almost like going back in time with no cell service or electricity and far away from the comforts of everyday society.

At Round 8 of the AMA GNCC in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, on June 4, Florida’s Jesse Ansley finished 11th in the XC2 250 Pro class and 22nd overall out in the six-lap, 3-hour and 13-minute race.

Round 8 of the 2023 AMA IRC US Hard Enduro Series presented by KLIM kicked off with the Keystone Challenge double-header: Tough Like RORR in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania on May 28, and the following day, less than an hour down the road, the Shotgun Hard Scramble in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania.

At the first KLIM Junior Camp in Zlatibor, Serbia, leading into Round One of the FIM Hard Enduro Junior World Championship supported by KLIM, long-time KLIM athlete and renowned Hard Enduro veteran Paul Bolton stepped up to tutor Junior class competitors and help prepare competitors of the FIM Hard Enduro Junior World Championship supported by KLIM for the start of the new season.

You’re never too old to learn how to ride a motorcycle, to take a leap of faith and try something new.

(Editor’s note: In an effort to provide some insight into the ever-popular Google search: “How to get a job in powersports,” and with college graduation right around the corner, this 20-minute read on KLIM’s senior motorcycle designer making a name for herself in the fast-paced motorcycle industry shows what success can look like behind-the-scenes. Settle in.)

Nevada’s Zane Roberts stood on the third step of the Pro podium at the Cherry Creek AMA National Hare and Hound in Jericho, Utah on May 13, 2023 – finishing the 83-mile race in just under two-and-a-half hours – his fifth-straight race weekend in a row.

To celebrate the summer riding season, and to support off-road recreation and the advocacy groups keeping these fantastic trails open, KLIM is inviting riders to participate in their annual Cow Tag Off-Road Ride Presented by Timbersled.

At Round 3 of the 2023 AMA West Hare Scramble Championship series in Prineville, Oregon, Factory Beta’s Zane Roberts finished five laps in 2:33:12 for third overall out of six in the Pro class after a fifth-place start and said the rocky and somewhat muddy course made for some challenging conditions.

Sixty-seven-year-old Scot Harden stands in front of nearly 200 motorcyclists gathered in Caliente, Nevada - the least populated incorporated city in the state - for the 39th annual Nevada 200 riders meeting on April 14.

At the Round 8 season finale in Bear Valley, California, on April 21- 22, Keith Curtis wrapped up a Triple Crown sweep of Stock, Improved and Mod Premier King, all five class wins and all five class points championships in Pro 900 Stock, Pro 1000 Stock, Pro Open Stock, Pro 900 Improved and Pro 900 Modified.

At the Zbroz Beaver Mountain Bash for Round 7 of the 2023 Rocky Mountain States Hillclimb Association series in Garden City, Utah on April 14-15, times were tight in every class with two fast race courses featuring big features and a catwalk jump.

At Round 6 of the 2023 Rocky Mountain States Hillclimb Association series at Powder Mountain in Eden, Utah on April 7–9, Keith Curtis pulled off a Triple Crown and King of Kings, winning Stock King, Improved King and Modified King along with Pro 900 Improved Stock, Pro 1000 Stock, Pro Open Stock, Pro 900 Modified plus a third in Pro 900 Stock.

All eyes were on Emil "Moose" Harr at the the Sundown Mountain Resort for the 2023 season finale of the 16-round ISOC AMSOIL Championship Snocross series in Dubuque, Iowa on April 1 & 2 as the Pro class championship battle came down to the final weekend.

Emil “Moose” Harr captured the first overall sweep in Judnick Motorsports Polaris team history at Rounds 13 & 14 of the 16-round ISOC AMSOIL Championship Snocross series in Cannonsburg, Michigan on March 24 & 25, winning all six Triple Crown rounds in dominant fashion.