Stark Varg enters the Hard Enduro World Championship | S2E5

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Something has been on our mind recently, will we see Stark Varg enter the Hard Enduro World Championship and line up at the start of Alestrem round 1? The manufacturer has just completed a groundbreaking season in the FIM Super Enduro World Championship by taking the manufacturers championship after only their second year. We've also got wind that they will be entering the EnduroGP in 2026 which is a pretty big move. 

In an interview with Enduro21, Stark Racing Director, Sebastien Tortelli hinted at participating in 4 out of the 5 world championships and that hard enduro might be on that list. This year is the first year that Stark would actually be allowed to enter the Hard Enduro Championship due to changes in regulations. 

To come to a conclusion we had to touch on a couple topics that would determine if this is a realistic journey in 2026. There are things like regulations, bike limitations as well as riders that will all determine their decision. Stark is a brand that only enters something if they believe they have a competitive chance and will be able to perform well so also need to chat about what success would look like for them. 

It's possible we'll see more information from the brand in the coming weeks but one thing is for sure, we'd love to see them in the Hard Enduro World Championship even if its just a testing year.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:01 Will we see Stark in the Championship?
01:42 Super Enduro
04:20 EnduroGP
07:07 Hard Enduro Regulations
10:16 Bike Limitations
13:20 Red Bull Romaniacs Case Study
14:43 Event Organizer Requirements
16:40 Stark Riders
20:57 What does success look like?
23:27 Putting it into perspective

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