Trystan Hart Captures King of the Motos to Launch 2026 Title Defense

FMF KTM Factory Racing’s defending AMA U.S. Hard Enduro Champion Trystan Hart opened the 2026 season with victory at the weekend’s King of the Motos, while Sunday also saw Dante Oliveira begin his National Hare & Hound Series title defense in winning form by claiming P1 at the opening round in Lucerne Valley, California.

Already a five-time U.S. Hard Enduro Champion, Trystan Hart entered King of the Motos in Johnson Valley, California, chasing a fourth-career victory at the event and a strong start to his 2026 Pro Class title defense.

The Canadian delivered across the weekend, guiding his KTM 300 XC to victory in Saturday’s Pro Shootout, before backing it up with a win in Sunday’s main race and posting a combined time of 2:38:03.

Hart was consistent in the opening round despite some minor mishaps on his way to a convincing win, but it was otherwise smooth sailing for the number one plate-holder and FMF KTM Factory Racing at Round 1 of the new season.

Trystan Hart:“King of the Motos started well with the Pro Shootout win, which was fun and quite short – I just edged out Cody [Webb] by less than one second. Then, for the main race, which was two long laps and three short laps, I got off to a really good start and then pushed as hard as I could. Honestly, I didn’t make any navigational errors, and rode really well aside from a couple of small crashes, but yeah, all-in-all it was good! It feels nice to start 2026 in this way alongside the team.”