ROUND 7 – HIGH VOLTAGE, DILLINER, PA – ADULT RACE REPORT
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Girroir Dominates High Voltage US Sprint Enduro Presented by Moose Racing
US Sprint Enduro Series
Round 7
May 27-28, 2023
Dilliner, Pennsylvania
FMF/KTM’s Johnny Girroir dominated the High Voltage US Sprint Enduro in Dilliner,
Pennsylvania, round seven of the US Sprint Enduro Series Championship Presented by
Moose Racing. Girroir won 11 of 12 tests and topped RPM Racing’s Angus Riordan by
51.5 seconds to get the “W”. Tyler Braniff finished 2nd in Pro1 followed by Brenden Poling.
“Definitely the Pro 2 guys were ripping,” said Girroir. “I made a little bonehead
suspension adjustment today and went backwards. That was my bad. That’s why I’m a
rider and not a mechanic. But we straightened it out and ended the day good. I crushed
the last cross test and crushed the last woods test. Good weekend. Wish I could have
gone 12 for 12, but that’s racing.”
Barbosa was the lone rider to take a test win away from Girroir but finished the weekend
in fourth overall and third in the Pro 2 division after having an off day on Saturday. The
Chilean came back and finished second on Sunday behind Girroir and first Pro 2 rider.
RPM Racing’s Angus Riordan took advantage of Barnes’ and Barbosa’s mistakes to
take second overall behind Girrior and win the Pro 2 class, stealing the class victory
when Phoenix Racing Honda’s Cody Barnes threw away Sunday’s class win in the final
test. Barnes ended up third overall and second Pro 2 rider.
“I was able to win yesterday and then I got second today by .9 to Ruy,” said Riordan. “It
would have been good to get the win just for the championship points, but it is what it is.
I crashed today in the enduro test in the woods. That threw it away for me. That hurt
me. Didn’t even see it coming. Just washed the front.”
The Pro 2 class as a real dog fight and there was a lot of back and forth between the
top three riders. A simple slip of the front wheel in the final test cost Barnes enough time
to lose runner-up slot.
“Day one struggled with the cross test,” said Barnes. “Angus and Ruy were going really
good out there. Just tried to learn kind of what to do. I was able to make up some time
in the enduro test, but Angus got me on day one. Then was looking good going into the
final enduro test today. I was leading. I had like a two-second gap, or something like
that, and threw it away like an idiot. Tucked the front out there. So, really frustrating.
Today would have been a good points day if I would have been able to hang onto that,
but no one’s fault but my own. We’ll take it into the last round.”
After a tough day on Saturday, Barbosa was on his game on Sunday.
“The weekend was difficult,” said Barbosa. “Yesterday I had two small crashes, one in
the cross test and another one in the enduro test. So, I lost a lot of seconds and I
finished third. Today I woke up with a different mentality. I rode a little bit better,
especially in the enduro test because yesterday I was really struggling with the enduro
test. Today my times in the cross test were really good. Today I get the win. Overall, I
finished third in Pro 2, which is not the result that I want for sure because I always want
to win, but today I win. So, I am happy about that.”
Top Pro-Am rider, Precision Offroad Racing’s Dominick Morse, beat out Magna1 Racing
Husqvarna’s Jason Tino to win the class and finish fifth overall, while Tino was sixth
overall.
“I was going really fast, just made a few mistakes. Dropped the bike. Had a fuel line
come unplugged, but it was overall a really good day, good weekend,” said Morse.
Phoenix Honda Racing’s Mike Witkowski made a rare visit to the sprint series since he
was staying nearby and wanted to get used to the local dirt to prep for a race next
weekend.
“It was slick. Made me push my limits, which I haven’t done. It’s a way different form
than I’ve raced in a while,” said Witkowski.
Top Amateur Levi Elliott was first in the 250A division and eighth overall.
To say that Honda had a good day might be an understatement as Phoenix Honda
Racing team manager Heath Harrison finished ninth overall. In all, Honda had four of the top 10 positions. Phoenix Honda Racing also has a Supercross team so the off-road team benefits from those resources.
“I had a much better day on Sunday than I did on Saturday,” said Harrison. “I guess it
took me a day to get used to the track.”
Local Peyton Feather, (KTM), broke through the top 10 in the 250A class with a strong ride.
Pro Women’s division, Am Pro Yamaha’s Rachel Archer topped Over and Out GasGas-
backed Rachel Gutish and her teammate Anna McKelvey, winning 11 of 12 tests.
Gutish edged Archer by one second in the final test on Sunday when Archer ran off
course and got tangled up in vines.
“It was a really good weekend out at the High Voltage US Sprint,” said Archer. “I ended
up going 11 for 12 test wins. I almost got 12, but crashed in the last test and lost one
second. So, that was a little bit gutting, but I felt like I rode good. I was in 17th overall
today, so I’m pretty stoked for that.”
Gutish was second with Anna McKelvey in third.
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The US Sprint Enduro Series wraps up its eight-round schedule on June 17-18 for the
Harleywood Sprint Enduro in Bristol, Virginia, for round eight of the series. For more
information on the series go to www.ussprintenduro.com.
US SPRINT ROUND 6 OVERALL RESULTS
- Johnny Girroir (KTM)
- Angus Riordan (KTM)
- Cody Barnes (Hon)
- Ruy Barbosa (Hon)
- Dominick Morse (Hsq)
- Jason Tino (Hsq)
- Mike Witkowski (Hon)
- Levi Elliott (GG)
- Heath Harrison (Hon)
- Peyton Feather (KTM)
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