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AMA US HARD ENDURO ANNOUNCES 2023 SCHEDULE AND NEW SERIES FORMAT
words by USHE photo by STEPH VETTERLY
The 2023 AMA US Hard Enduro Series schedule has been announced , and it includes 10 hard enduro races stretching across the United States , from Hawaii to Pennsylvania . In addition to the schedule announcement , USHE has adjusted the series format by including a Premier Championship that will focus on the Pro and Pro Women classes , while the existing AMA West and East Regional Championships remain . Six out of the 10 AMA Regional rounds will carry points for the USHE Premier Championship , which determines the overall Pro and Pro Women Champions . There will be one drop round for the AMA West Regional , and no drop rounds for the AMA East Regional and USHE Premier Championship . This new format will create separation between both AMA Regional Championships , which remain AMA Tennessee KNowckout qualifiers , while giving the Pro and Pro Women a separate overall Championship to be featured in .
The USHE Premier Championship and AMA West Regional Championship will kick off at the King of the Motos in Johnson Valley , CA . This high-profile race will again be part of the King of the Hammers festivities , and remain a challenging GPS-based desert race . The first new AMA West Regional event of the year will be IRC Endurofest-Hawaii on the North SHore of Oahu . Hawaii is not only a hard enduro paradise , but there are at least a couple hundred racers in the Hawaii Motorsports Association who don ' t get the chance to race on the mainland or qualify for TKO . This event will give Hawaiians that opportunity .
A couple weeks later , the Grinding Stone Hard Enduro will again send racers up and down the gnarly sandstone mesas in Page , Arizona , and host both Championships . Another new face to the series will be the Snake Bite Hard Enduro in Lubbock , TX , which has no shortage of steep hills , rocks , and gnarly terrain .
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