AS3 Sponsored Rider Jonny Walker Competes In TKO Hard Enduro Event In USA

Walker races Hard Enduro over the pond

Jonny Walker made the long trip over to the USA and then onto Canada to take part in the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) Extreme Enduro event, followed by the Red Bull Outliers event in the Alberta Badlands a week later, the latter being one of the rounds in the 2023 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship calendar. This season, Walker is not competing in the Hard Enduro Championship as he has chosen to concentrate on the indoor SuperEnduro FIM and AMA Championships. Jonny is a very popular rider in the USA and Canada and since his strong 4th placed finish at Erzberg earlier on in the season, there was a lot of anticipation to see how he would fare at both events.

Red Bull TKO - August 18th-20th 2023

After the Amateur riders started the event on Friday 18th, the Pro Riders got going on Saturday afternoon. This started with a Hot-Lap on a roughly 2 mile short course, whittling the field down to the 16 fastest riders who then competed on a Straight Rhythm Prologue. Our Beta man Jonny Walker finished the day in 4th behind the KTM riders Manuel Lettenbichler & Trystan Hart who placed 2nd & 3rd respectively and the Husqvarna man Billy Bolt, who won the day.

Jonny on his way to 4th in the Straight Rhythm Prologue Ph. @jennygkeller

56 riders started Sunday's main event with 3 rounds of racing. The first round saw each rider take on an 11 mile hard enduro Long Course and this was a Knockout format where 31 of the fastest riders over the course made it through to the 2nd round. FMF KTM rider Hart recorded the quickest time with Walker 9th quickest.

The second round format placed the 31 riders into 5 groups who then raced head to head over the same Long Course but with an extra mile of extreme enduro difficulty added! The groups consisted of 6 riders in 4 groups and 7 riders in 1 group - the top 4 riders to finish in each group then went through to the third and last round - a 20 rider main event where the winner of each group in the second round got a front row starting position.

The Beta man made it into the 20 rider main event after winning his group in round 2 Ph. @jennygkeller

The third round started with a front row of Hart, Lettenbichler, Walker, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Ryder LeBlond & FactoryONE Sherco rider, Cody Webb. This final round moved back to the Short Course for a 35 minute plus 1 lap race. It was very much cat and mouse from the get go between Lettenbichler, Hart, Bolt & Walker. Were it not for a fall down the Red Bull Ravine Hill Climb for German rider Lettenbichler whilst leading, which dropped him back to 6th, he may have pulled away for the win. Instead, it was Canada's Trystan Hart who pulled a gap, the KTM man winning the race by 24 seconds. Behind him, Lettenbichler caught back up to Britain's Bolt in 2nd, with Walker on his wheel too. The latter three riders started the final lap only separated by 10 seconds! Bolt held on for 2nd place with Lettenbichler rounding off the podium in 3rd. It was another strong 4th place for our man Jonny Walker on his Beta 300 RR, agonisingly close to a podium spot. Rounding out the top 5 was Sherco's Cody Webb.

Jonny pushing through the tricky course and the heat to claim 4th overall Ph. @jennygkeller

In our next Weekly Round Up we will report how Jonny got on at the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship Round - Red Bull Outliers, which took place in the Alberta Badlands, Canada. 

Our Motocross Supported Riders Update

Junior Motocross auto class rider Ollie Hain has finished his first season racing with a very impressive 4th overall in the Grampian Motocross Championship! The final 2 rounds were held at Elgin and track conditions were slippery. Over 2 days of racing on his GasGas MC 50, he grabbed himself 3 hole shots and went 4-5-3 on the Saturday, then 4-4-5 on the Sunday for 4th overall on both days. Ollie has come on leaps and bounds in his first season, growing in confidence week in week out and we look forward to seeing how he gets on next year in his second season. Well done Ollie from all of us at AS3!

Ollie on his way to 4th overall at the final rounds of the GMCC 2023

Another Junior Motocross rider in the 65cc class, Arthur King, raced at Landrake with Cotswold Youth & AMX Club at the weekend. Arthur came 2nd overall on his KTM 65 SX. Congrats to Arthur!

New Foot Pegs, Brake Pedals And Gear Levers Added To Our Website

AS3 Performance Factory Series Foot Pegs For The 2023 KTM And Husqvarna Motocross Bikes

Last month we added the first instalment of foot pegs to our website for the new 2023 KTM and Husqvarna motocross and cross country bikes in titanium, now we have the Factory Series aluminium version available. These are available in orange or black for the KTM's and blue and black for the Husqvarna's. The 2023 KTM and Husqvarna foot pegs are longer and wider than the foot pegs for the previous models at 108mm long and 60mm wide. The extra surface area also allows for 10 extra teeth (60 in total). The foot pegs are available online now and priced at £99.99.

Rear Brake Pedal And Gear Lever Kit For the Honda CRF 125 F

We have stocked the gear lever for the Honda CRF 125 F for a while now and after many requests we finally have the brake pedals available to match. Both levers are anodised in black with red tips and feature our AS3 Performance laser etched branding. The brake pedal has a flexible spring loaded tip to help prevent damage on impact and features 9 stainless steel teeth. The brake pedal is also available to purchase individually.

AS3 Bike Of the Week

This week we got some photos sent to us from one of our customer's in the United States. He has recently added a range of performance parts to his 2023 Kawasaki KX 450 SR including many of our anodised hard parts.

Right side shot of the 2023 KX 450 SR showing our rear brake caliper guard and fuel cap

The bike features our upgraded rear brake caliper guard that is CNC machined from a solid block of billet aluminium and is a much stronger alternative to the OEM plastic guards. The fuel cap has also been upgraded from the stock plastic cap to our aluminium version that comes complete with breather valve and one way vent.

Detailed shot of the right side of the Kawasaki KX 450 SR showing the upgrades

The bike is fitted with is our rear brake reservoir cooling extension, this part allows you to hold more fluid in the rear brake reservoir which helps improve the performance of the rear brake in hot and high pressure conditions. Also installed is our billet aluminium rear brake clevis in anodised green. 

Left side shot of the Kawasaki KX 450 SR showing our front sprocket cover and chain guide

Another plastic to aluminium upgrade is the addition of our aluminium front sprocket guard, this part is CNC machined for the perfect fit around the casings and clutch slave cylinder and features a black anodised finish with AS3 Performance branding. The AS3 chain guide is manufactured from black TPU plastic with a black aluminium mounting bracket and is a big visual upgrade from the OEM chain guide. 

Detailed shot of the left side of the engine showing our front sprocket guard and ignition cover plugs

If you have upgraded or built a bike using our parts, don't hesitate to send us some pictures via email or over social media for a chance to be featured on our website or on our socials.