KTM’S JOHNNY GIRROIR TAKES GEORGIA US SPRINT ENDURO

written by: Shawn Hensley

Johnny Girroir of FMF/KTM won the 2023 US Sprint Enduro Series round two in Hephzibah, Georgia, beating Thad DuVall of Coastal Racing GasGas by 49.5 seconds..

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Contrasting events on Saturday and Sunday, as rain soaked into the soil on Saturday, making perfect dirt for racing. However, Sunday's rainfall made it slippery.

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Girroir won Saturday's race with DuVall finishing close behind in several tests. Cody Barnes took third, trailing 33.6 seconds behind.

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Girroir was the top performer on Sunday, beating DuVall by 30 seconds. Toth won an Enduro test, Barnes finished third, and Barbosa and Toth took fourth and fifth.

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Girroir won overall by 49.4 seconds, with Barnes placing third and winning the Pro 2 division. Zach Osborne missed the event due to a broken elbow.

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Precision Offroad Racing's Dominik Morse claimed victory in the stacked Pro-Am division, leading in the first four tests of Day Two and finishing sixth overall.

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Rachel Archer of AmPro Yamaha won the Women's Pro class with a 2-1 performance. Mackenzie Tricker of Enduro Engineering GasGas narrowly beat Archer on Saturday but withdrew due to injury on Sunday, allowing Archer to secure overall victory.

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