ROUND 8 RODGERS FARM ADULT RACE REPORT – CHAMPIONSHIPS SOLIDIFIED!
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Roger’s Farm Sprint Enduro
2024 US Sprint Enduro Series presented by Moose Racing
Round 8
November 9-10, 2024
Ninety Six, South Carolina
NINTEY SIX, SOUTH CAROLINA – FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Johnny Girroir finished out the 2024 US Sprint Enduro Series with a perfect sweep, winning all eight rounds on the schedule by winning both days of competition at this weekend’s double points-paying season finale at Roger’s Farm Sprint Enduro in Ninety Six, South Carolina.
Girroir set the tone for Saturday’s round by winning the first cross test of the day by a seven-second margin over Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Racing’s Craig DeLong. Fellow Husqvarna riders Toby Cleveland and Jason Tino, both Pro 2 riders, were third and fourth. Meanwhile, Am Pro Yamaha’s Liam Draper rounded out the top five ahead of FMF KTM Factory Racing Lander’s Angus Riordan.
Despite his disastrous ride in the opening test of the day, which was 10 seconds adrift of Girroir, Draper was able to move up into second behind Girroir with a solid win in the second test.
At the end of the day, Girroir and Draper each won three of the six tests, although Girroir had the advantage in overall time, winning the day by 10 seconds over Draper thanks to Draper’s disappointing performance in test one.
Bell’s Electric Toby Cleveland (Hsq) surprised the field by finishing third for the day and first in the Pro 2 class, beating out Husqvarna-mounted Jason Tino by just over a second in one of the best battles of the day.
DeLong rounded out the top five, followed by Babbitt’s Online Monster Energy Kawasaki’s JoJo Cunningham finishing sixth, which also made him top Pro-Am rider.
Girroir rode with cautious determination on Sunday, winning five of the six tests to claim Sunday’s win, with Draper taking a lone victory in the final enduro test for second.
Cleveland also continued his battle with Tino, topping the New Jersey rider by a margin of 4.5 seconds for third on the day.
Riordan snuck in for fifth, while Cunningham won the Pro-Am class again with a sixth overall finish.
In all, Girroir won eight of 12 tests during the two-day event, with Draper accounting for the remaining four wins.
OVERALL PODIUM
After the race, Girroir commented on winning all eight rounds.
“I had a great year and I’m pretty stoked about it,” said Girroir. “Yesterday was kind of tight, Liam is running well and he gave me a run on Saturday. I had a lead over Liam all day and then today I had some really good tests and the last test I just kind of cruised, I didn’t have to do anything special, but I didn’t want to do anything stupid. So, it feels great to sweep the series. It’s been a good year.”
In addition to his third overall finish, Cleveland also topped the Pro 2 class, with Tino and Riordan in second and third overall in the class.
JoJo Cunningham and Cooper Jones had a great battle for the top spot in the Pro-Am class, with Cunningham taking the class overall win ahead of Jones and Michael Delosa.
The top Amateur for the weekend was Tyler DiBartolo, who won the Open A class.
FMF KTM Factory Racing Lander’s rider Brandy Richards continued her undefeated streak in the Women’s Pro class by defeating Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki’s Rachel Archer on both days.
New for 2024! FMF Fastest Test Awards
These Specialty Awards will be given to the racer of the fastest Cross Test and fastest Enduro Test on the weekend in the Youth/Amateur and Pro divisions.
YOUTH DIVISION
Super Mini SR Racer, Enduro Test – Levi Wilkins
Super Mini SR Racer, CrossTest – Levi Wilkins
AMATEUR DIVISION
Open A Enduro Test- Tyler Dibartolo
Open A Cross Test – Tyler Dibartolo
PRO DIVISION
Pro 1 Enduro Test – Johnny Girroir
Pro 1 Cross Test – Johnny Girroir
For more information on the US Sprint Enduro Series plus a look at the tentative 2025 schedule, go to www.ussprintenduro.com.
Series Points can be found HERE
Race Results can be found HERE
ROUND 8 OVERALL ADULT RESULTS
- Johnny Girroir (KTM)
- Liam Draper (Yam)
- Toby Cleveland (Hsq),
- Jason Tino (Hsq)
- Craig DeLong (Hsq)
- JoJo Cunningham (Kaw)
- Angus Riordan (KTM)
- Cooper Jones (KTM)
- Tyler DiBartolo (Hon)
- Michael Delosa (Yam)
Words by Shan Moore
Photography by Art Pepin photos are available for sale.
