ROUND 6 – PROMISED LAND MX, OLDTOWN, MD – ADULT RACE REPORT
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Girroir Wraps Up Series Championship at Promised Land MX US Sprint Enduro
Presented by Moose Racing, Ruy Barbosa takes overall win
US Sprint Enduro Series
Round 6
April 29-30, 2023
Oldtown, Maryland
FMF/KTM’s Johnny Girroir wrapped up the US Sprint Enduro Series Championship
Presented by Moose Racing in the Pro class two races early with a second overall finish
at this weekend’s Promised Land MX US Sprint Enduro, round six of the US Sprint
Enduro Series in Oldtown, Maryland. However, it was Chile’s Ruy Barbosa who took the
overall win on his Phoenix Racing Honda in very difficult conditions.
During the two-day event, Saturday was a free-for-all, as four riders went into the final
test with a legitimate chance to win the day but it was RPM Racing’s Angus Riordan
who came from behind to take the victory by .6 seconds over Phoenix Honda Racing’s
Cody Barnes, both Pro 2 riders – quite different circumstances from the previous race.
At the previous race in Virginia, Riordan held a 12-second lead going into the final test
and threw it away when he took a nasty crash. This weekend, he entered Saturday’s
final test trailing Barnes by four seconds but emerged the victor by .6 seconds. Four
riders stood within five seconds of each other entering the final test.
“The final enduro course was getting really rutted and it was really rocky with a lot of
exposed roots and in that last time through I just slowed it up a bit and rode smooth and
I think I actually went faster,” said Riordan. “I just got outside of the main lines and tried
to square everything up and be smooth.”
Current Pro-class points leader, FMF/KTM’s Johnny Girroir, was fourth overall on
Saturday, but first Pro rider and that was more than enough to wrap up the series title.
“It’s good to get the title out of the way,” said Girroir. “I was probably riding a little too
cautious in the beginning. I was 1.2-seconds down going into that last test and I missed
a line and got sideways in the rocks and they got me. I think I missed the overall by 4
seconds today, which is nothing. There’s still lots of racing tomorrow. The title is the
main objective, and we got that. It feels good to get it wrapped up and I can relax
tomorrow. It looks like it’s gonna be muddy.”
Indeed, rain all night and through the morning left Sunday’s course a slippery mess
forcing the day to be shortened to four tests instead of six.
On Sunday, Barbosa won three of the four tests (two cross tests and one enduro test),
to take the day win plus the overall win for the weekend, not to mention winning the Pro
2 division.
“Today was a really different day because all last night and this morning it was raining,”
said Barbosa. “I was just smart with the lines and got a good gap on the guys. I was on
a 250 but I fight with the bike and I fight with the track and I get a good time and I win. I
was riding really smart on the bike.”
Girroir was second on Sunday, followed by Riordan and Barnes.
“The enduro test was pretty tough,” said Girroir. “I rode conservatively, maybe too
conservatively, but we had the title and that’s what matters.”
Overall, the order was Barbosa first overall, with Girroir in second, Riordon in third and
Barnes in fourth.
Husqvarna rider Gavin Simon was fifth overall and top ProAm rider. “I feel like I’m a
mud rider and I just held it open all weekend and hoped for the best. I kind of zig-
zagged across the ruts and just went for it,” said Simon.
The next four riders were ProAm riders, Jason Tino (Hsq), Precision Offroad Racing’s
Dominik Morse, Cole Forbes (KTM) and Tyler Braniff (Yam).
*Sam Forrester (Hsq) was the Top Amateur in Open A and in 10th overall.
AmPro Yamaha’s Zach Osborne was 11 th overall.
Jeff Leatherwood was the top B rider.
Over and Out Racing’s Rachel Gutish won the Pro Women’s division by over a minute
ahead of Am Pro Yamaha’s Rachel Archer.
“I had a really strong ride this weekend, it was very technical and that is my strong
point,” said Gutish. “There was a rock garden and a lot of roots and I felt comfortable in
those conditions. I felt I made up a lot of time in those areas and considering the
amount of rain we got, I think it was a case of Archer having a lot of problems.”
Gutish won three of the four tests on Sunday and four of the six tests on Saturday.
The US Sprint Enduro Series resumes action on May 27-28 for the High Voltage Sprint
Enduro in Dilliner, Pennsylvania, for round seven of the series. For more information on
the series go to www.ussprintenduro.com.
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US SPRINT ROUND 6 OVERALL RESULTS
- Ruy Barbosa (Hon)
- Johnny Girroir (KTM)
- Angus Riordon (KTM)
- Cody Barnes (Hon)
- Gavin Simon (Hsq)
- Jason Tino (Hsq)
- Dominik Morse (Hsq)
- Cole Forbes (KTM)
- Tyler Braniff (Yam)
- Sam Forrester (Hsq)
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