2024 US Sprint Enduro Series presented by Moose Racing concludes at Roger’s Farm Sprint Enduro with FMF KTM’s Johnny Girroir claiming a perfect sweep, winning all eight rounds.

A few days off for the birth of a new child took nothing away from 2024’s US Sprint Enduro man of the season, Johnny Girroir, 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, the FMF KTM rider has completed a clean-sweep for the season.

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.

P3 overall for Cleveland

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.

Another stellar Sprint season from Girroir

In all, Girroir won eight of 12 tests during the two-day event, with Draper accounting for the remaining four wins.

In the overall standings, Girroir took the overall win with a total elapsed time of 1:12:23.390 seconds, followed by Draper in second at 1:12:52.642 seconds. Third overall went to Cleveland (1:13.34.472), while Tino pushed Cleveland all weekend but came up just short with a total time of 1:13:42.086. Meanwhile, DeLong (1:14:09.397) finished out the top five.

After the race, Girroir commented on winning all eight rounds:“I had a great year and I'm pretty stoked about it,” said Johnny. “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. Riordan cinches the Pro 2 class title and, along with Brandy Richards (see below) and Johnny Girroir, seals the top places in the major casses for KTM in the US Sprint series.

JoJo Cunningham and Cooper Jones had a great battled 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.

Series title for Brandy Richards

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. 

That also concludes the series title for Richards: "It was a good weekend! The dirt was perfect and everything flowed really well. I'm stoked to come out with a couple of wins on each day and to bring home the championship in the end. This was one of my favorite rounds of the season!"

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 1Enduro Test - Johnny Girroir
Pro 1, Cross Test - Johnny Girroir
 

ROUND 8 OVERALL 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)

Michael Delosa (Yam)

 Collier Martinez (Hon)

 

For more information on the US Sprint Enduro Series plus a look at the tentative 2025 schedule, go to www.ussprintenduro.com

Words Credit: Shan Moore
Photo Credit: Art Pepin