2024 Sprint Enduro World Championship Results

Shan Moore | July 16, 2024

This year’s three-day 2024 Sprint Enduro World Championship was a scorcher, both on the track and off, at Harleywood in Bristol, Virginia, July 13-15. However, FMF/KTM Factory Racing’s Johnny Girroir was virtually unstoppable, grabbing a dominant overall win on what turned out to be a long hot weekend, winning seven of eight tests on Saturday, five of eight on Sunday, and four of eight on Monday to claim the overall win.

Johnny Girroir Sprint Enduro World Championship — **Johnny Girroir dominated the three-day U.S. Sprint Enduro World Championship in Virginia.**

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Chasing Girroir were Rockstar Energy Racing’s Craig DeLong, Phoenix Honda’s Cody Barnes, Enduro Engineering’s Josh Toth and FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Dante Oliveira, which is how the standings stood after the first day of racing. Although Girroir shut down the field by winning seven of eight tests on Saturday: he won all but one of the enduro tests, which was won by Oliveira. On Sunday, DeLong won an enduro test, while Toth won two, putting a little pressure on Girroir.

“I didn’t have many mistakes on Saturday and kind of rode smooth,” said Girroir. “A couple of tests, they were getting a little beat up and little fresh silt dust berms started developing. But, yeah, it was a good weekend. This was a great opportunity to get back to the ISDE format.”

The race weekend (and then some) also doubled as an ISDE training camp, led by U.S. ISDE Team Manager Antti Kallonen, who will oversee the 14 Trophy men and women representing the U.S. Trophy Teams at the 98th FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in Galicia, Spain on October 14-19.

Jason Tino Sprint Enduro World Championship — **Jason Tino was fourth overall but first in the Pro 2 class.**

Looking to defend their 2023 World Trophy title, this year’s U.S. Team will be made up of Dante Oliveira (KTM), Johnny Girroir (KTM), Craig Delong (Husqvarna) and Josh Toth (GasGas). This year’s Junior Trophy Team, which is looking to improve on last year’s runner-up finish, consists of Mateo Oliveira (KTM), Grant Davis (KTM) and Jason Tino (Husqvarna). The Women’s ISDE Trophy Team is comprised of Brandy Richards (KTM), Korie Steede (Husqvarna) and Rachel Gutish (Sherco Women’s Trophy Cup, and they are also looking to repeat last year’s win.

Day two was shaping up to be a carbon copy of day one. However, DeLong, who was still running a strong second at the time, suffered a mechanical problem in the third enduro test and lost over 10 minutes making repairs. This dropped him out of the hunt and moved Barnes up to second, Toth to third, and FMF KTM Factory Rider Dante Oliveira to fourth. As a consolation, DeLong won the third enduro test. Meanwhile, Toth won the final two enduro tests, leaving Girroir with five wins.

“I had some good tests going, and I think I was still second for the weekend,” said DeLong. “I was just doing some bike work in between tests and just made a bonehead move and didn’t get my fuel line connected all the way, and halfway through the enduro test, it disconnected. So I was stuck out there with a bike that didn’t run, so I lost a bunch of time and that just pretty much ruined my weekend.”

The Pro 2 class was a battle between Husqvarna-backed Jason Tino, FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers’ Grant Davis and Cooper Jones (KTM). At the end of day two, Tino held a 30-second lead over Davis, with Jones sitting third in the class.

In the Pro Women’s division, FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Brandy Richards swept all eight tests on Saturday, but gave up one on Sunday, finishing second in the opening cross test of the day to Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Korie Steede. Richards remained in control of the standings heading into the final day, with Steede second and Sherco USA’s Rachel Gutish sitting third.

“The cross test and the enduro cross test were super grippy at first,” said Richards. “I mean some spots were a little slick with the loose grass, but with the Six Days tires, didn’t seem like much of a difference. I actually kind of liked them, because it was a more consistent drift than in the enduro test,” said Richards. “I sheared my footpeg off in the first enduro on Sunday and just lost a minute there. So after that, I was just kind of being consistent, making up time. The enduro test is a perfect Six Days [ISDE] test because it’s super silty and you kind of have a couple lines, but it’s not super tight or super slow. It’s like a good mix of everything, and same with the cross test with all the off cambers and some high-speed stuff, but also a little bit of tight stuff too.”

Like DeLong on Saturday, Dante Oliveira’s day was equally bad after his engine quit when he landed from a jump during the second cross test, knocking him out of the hunt.

Up front, Toth was a man on a mission, winning three of the enduro tests and moving into second ahead of Barnes for the day and overall. Top Pro 2 finisher Justin Tino (Husqvarna) was fourth on the day and fourth overall.

The final day, Girroir was on point once again, winning three cross tests and two enduro tests to claim the overall win for the weekend.

“I made a couple mistakes today, but it got really loose and dusty out there,” said Girroir. “I was fighting Josh [Toth], he was crushing the enduro test. Actually, I wasn’t fighting much but I got him that last test. Other than that, he handed it to me in the enduro test today. But I was feeling good out in the field laying it down out there, so it was a good day.

Brandy Richards Sprint Enduro World Championship — **Brandy Richards was the Pro Women’s-class winner.**

Toth used his National Enduro experience to finish second overall. “Today was much better than the rest of the weekend,” said Toth. “It’s been steady progress, getting better and getting closer to the top and now grabbing a few test wins, most of them today, just missing out on the last one. I’m stoked about the progress on the new bike chassis, and I want more practice on it before Spain.”

Barnes ran second for Saturday and Sunday, but a few mishaps, including a crash in one of the enduro tests, dropped him to third overall.

“I’m happy to be competitive with those boys in the cross tests and even in the enduro test,” said Barnes. “Josh was fast in the enduro today, and I just couldn’t hold him off. I was pushing the limits, then I had one small crash at the end of the day, and that really sealed the deal for a second overall, so hats off to him, hats off to Johnny. It was a good weekend, and I’m just happy to be in the mix.”

Pro 2 winner and fourth overall, Tino, was impressive, turning lap times equal to some of the Pro 1 riders.

“I was having a lot of fun out there and was able to keep it on two wheels the second and third day, so no problem today,” said Tino. “I had like four or five on day one, but it’s because I was a little anxious, but I backed her down and kept her on two and stayed consistent, and that’s what we’re looking for.”

The Pro Women’s class stayed pretty much the same all weekend, with Richards winning, Steede in second and Gutish in third.