Girroir And Michael Split Wins at High Voltage Sprint Enduro Girroir Takes Overall
US Sprint Enduro Series
Round 7
May 28-29, 2022
Dilliner, Pennsylvania
Coastal Racing GasGas’ Johnny Girroir took the two-day overall win at this
weekend’s US Sprint Enduro Series at the High Voltage Sprint Enduro in Dilliner,
Pennsylvania. Girroir beat AmPro Yamaha’s Layne Michael by just six seconds to
win the overall after the two riders split wins over the weekend, with Girroir
taking Saturday’s win and Michael winning Sunday’s round.
Michael came into the race sitting second behind FMF/KTM’s Josh Toth in the
series standings, but left Pennsylvania with a seven-point advantage after the
weekend with just one race remaining on the schedule.
Girroir’s win was a bit surprising, especially on Saturday’s slick and technical
course, considering it was his first race back after breaking his “iliac crest” on the
left side of his pelvis back in March. After winning the opening test of the day,
Girroir capitalized on the momentum to beat Michael by 12 seconds for the day.
“It’s no secret I like technical tracks, and with the conditions Saturday I felt right
at home,” said Girroir. “I’m a little shocked about how I did, but I came into it
wanting to win and that’s what I did. Layne was really on it on Sunday and really
fast in the cross test, but I had a little advantage on him in the woods. I’m glad,
because he probably would have got me… He did get me today, but he probably
would have got me for the overall.”
Sunday’s course was more hard-pack, and Yamaha’s Michael shined as he usually
does in those conditions.
After winning all three of Sunday’s cross tests, Michael went into the final test of
the day leading Girroir by just .6 seconds for the day win. Michael emerged with a
five second advantage over Girroir giving him Sunday’s win, however, it was not
enough to surpass Girroir for the two-day combined overall win.
“Saturday, honestly I just struggled with the conditions,” said Michael. “I kind of
got better as the day went on and the track dried up, but when it was wet and
slick, I was really struggling. Today it was dry and Johnny and I were going back
and forth all day. I had a costly mistake in the first enduro test and had a crash
and for sure lost quite a bit of time. So, that one is eating at me a little bit. But
other than that, we came down to the last test.”
Meanwhile, Toth had a weekend to forget. A slip in the first turn of the very first
test set the tone for the Connecticut rider’s weekend, and he eventually finished
fifth overall after a crash-filled two days.
“I started off the weekend with a crash in the first turn and it didn’t get much
better,” said Toth. “I just couldn’t find my flow this weekend. Had an issue with
my brakes and lost a ton of time yesterday. So, that really set me back. Definitely
a bummer weekend.”
In all, Girroir won five of the 12 tests, while Michael won four. Phoenix Honda
Racing’s Cody Barnes accounted for two wins, with Toth taking another.
Tely Energy KTM’s Liam Draper was third overall for the weekend, beating out
Barnes by .2 seconds.
“It was close,” said Draper. “I had some good tests and some little mistakes in the
enduro in the second one, but it was a good weekend. I was happy with my
riding.”
Barnes won the Pro 2 class, taking the win ahead of RPM Racing’s Gus Riordan
after a tight battle all weekend. Barnes was spectacular in two tests, topping even
the Pro riders in each. In all, he had seven tests in the Pro2 class, while Riordan
accounted for the remaining five wins. Barnes ended up fourth overall for the
weekend and wrapped up the Pro 2 title with his performance.
“Saturday was really slick and I kind of rode a little bit too cautious in those
opening tests, especially the enduro test,” said Barnes. “I had no crashes on the
weekend, so that was a big thing on the slick stuff. Pretty pumped to wrap up my
first US Sprint Enduro championship.”
Riordan was 18 seconds behind Toth for sixth overall and second in the Pro2
division.
“There was some tight racing with Cody, but he would always pull those extra few
seconds in the woods which would make it really hard to pull it back in the cross
tests,” said Riordan. “It seems we were like .2, .5 apart. It was really good. I
enjoyed it.”
Forbes Racing KTM’s Cole Forbes suffered a couple of crashes but still managed to
win the Pro-Am division with a solid seventh overall.
GasGas rider Neil Enman was second in the Pro-Am class and eighth overall, while
Zack Toth (Josh’s brother) won the 250 A class and finished ninth overall.
Drew Callaway (KTM) claimed his best finish to date with a 10th overall and first
in the Open A class.
In the Pro Women’s class, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Tayla Jones won all 12
tests for the win and clinched the class championship one race early.
“The tracks were so fast and really fun to race on,” said Jones. “Saturday it was so
slippery that it was hard to try and push and get some speed going, but today was
the complete opposite. It was so much faster than yesterday. It was cool to have a
mixture of both sides. I felt really great on the bike. I had really good days both
days. I had one crash yesterday, but I went six for six today, so I’m pumped. To
wrap up the title early, I’m so over the moon right now. This is my sixth sprint
title. I love this style of racing and I’m so stoked to have another title.”
Trail Jesters Racing KTM’s Kori Steede was a solid second with RPM Racing KTM’s
Kaitlyn Jacobs making the trip from the west coast to give east coast racing a try
and coming away with third.
ADULT OVERALL RESULTS
- 1 Johnny Girroir (GG)
- 2 Layne Michael (Yam)
- 3 Liam Draper (KTM)
- 4 Cody Barnes (Hon)
- 5 Josh Toth (KTM)
- 6 Gus Riordan (KTM)
- 7 Cole Forbes (KTM)
- 8 Neil Enman (GG)
- 9 Zack Toth (KTM)
- 10 Drew Callaway (KTM)
YOUTH REPORT
In the Youth Overall, Peyton Feather topped fellow KTM riders Rivers Morris and
Austin Tsakanikas for the win in a tight and exciting battle.
In the Youth Classes, Peyton Feather won the Super Mini SR (14-15) division with
Rivers Morris getting second ahead of Austin Tsakanikas.
Michael Myer beat Jacob McPherson to win the Super Mini JR (12-13) class with
Ryder Reick in third.
Mason Tsakanikas won the 85 SR (12-15) class ahead of Brennan Mazzola and
Tyler Yost.
Hunter Porco beat Kohen Bunch to win the 85 JR (7-11) class ahead of Tanner
Emmons.
Hunter Hawkinberry won the 65 SR (10-11) Division, with Case Kight and Nolan
Hudson finishing second and third.
Colt Chaney claimed the victory in the 65 JR (7-9) class ahead of Brody Haugh,
with Landyn Dalmasso and Aubrey Tsakanikas in third and fourth.
Lola Grozbean topped Nicole Ruppert to win the Girls (10-16) class, with Zoey
Kimble, Jillian Meechan and Kasey Gribble finishing third through fifth.
Grayson Porco took first in the 50 SR (7-8) class, with Mason Ramsey in second
and Shawn Remington Jr in third.
Maura Tsakanikas took another win in the 50 JR (4-6) class, wrapping up her
second title in a row. Louie Dalmasso and James Dietrich were second and third.
Maci Ryan won the Trail Bike class ahead of Braydon Lucas and Oliver Glass.
YOUTH OVERALL
- 1 Peyton Feather
- 2 Rivers Morris
- 3 Austin Tsakanikas
- 4 Michael Meyer
- 5 Jacob McPherson
- 6 Levi Richmond
- 7 Mason Tsakanikas
- 8 Ryder Reick
- 9 Hunter Porco
- 10 Neco Presutti
MICRO OVERALL
- 1 Grayson Porco
- 2 Mason Ramsey
- 3 Shawn Remington JR
- 4 Maura Tsakanikas
- 5 Louie Dalmasso
- 6 James Dietrich
- 7 Ryder Bower
- 8 Bennett George
- 9 Sadie Daniels
- 10 Kobe Hudson
Weekend Results can be found HERE
The US Sprint Enduro Series returns to action on June 18-19 for round eight of the
series at Harleywood in Bristol, Virginia. For more information go to
www.ussprintenduro.com.
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