The Olde Mill Sprint Enduro in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, kicked off the second half of the 2025 U.S. Sprint Enduro Series with thrilling intensity, March 22-23. The race was a golden opportunity for contenders to make a renewed push towards their respective championships. True to its reputation, the Olde Mill Sprint was one of the most exciting and fiercely contested races of the year.
Photos: Art Pepin
On Saturday, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers’ Grant Davis took an early lead with a three-second win in the cross test over AmPro Yamaha’s Liam Draper, with FMF KTM Factory rider Johnny Girroir trailing by another five seconds. However, Davis lost 10 seconds to Draper and five to Girroir in the first enduro test.
Davis regained the overall lead by winning test three, while Girroir came in second and Draper third. The three top riders battled fiercely in one of the tightest races of the season. With two tests remaining, Davis seemed to have the upper hand, but Girroir won the final two tests and edged out Davis by 1.1 seconds for Saturday’s win, despite Davis winning three tests compared to Girroir’s two. Draper, who had one test win, was third for the day, nine seconds behind Davis, while Phoenix Racing Honda’s Cody Barnes came in 15 seconds behind Draper for fourth. Rockstar Energy Factory Racing’s Craig DeLong was fifth.
Davis jumped out to the early lead again on Sunday with a win in test one, followed by Girroir and Draper. However, the Pro 2 rider faltered again in the enduro test, finishing eighth and dropping down the order, although he rebounded to win test three.
Unlike Saturday, once Girroir got into the overall lead, he never relinquished it and slowly pulled away for Sunday’s win and the overall victory for the weekend. In the end, Girroir won four tests while Davis won two.
“I started off slow; I don’t know what I was doing out there,” said Girroir. “Everyone’s riding good, and everybody has a chance now. I started off bad Saturday and kind of just gathered myself all day and had a couple of good tests at the end and then today I had some good tests, even though I had a couple of crashes. I crashed last enduro test, but other than that, it was a pretty good weekend, and yeah, everybody’s ripping, so it’s going to be a good last few rounds.”
Davis continues to be a thorn in the side of the Pro 1 riders and finished second overall and first in the Pro 2 division.
“I tried to give Johnny a run for it, but the guy just always pulls it out,” said Davis. “But I’m happy with my weekend and how I was riding. I’m just happy with how I rode this weekend.”
Having won round two of the series, Draper was somewhat disappointed in third overall in Maryland.
“I was just making bad line choices,” said Draper. “On Sunday, the main line was so chewed up that I was trying to get out of the main line, and I guess that wasn’t the best option. I think staying in the main line was the way to go. I had some close calls in the enduro test and just wasn’t willing to really send it in there. I really enjoyed the cross test, but the woods were pretty hammered.”
Barnes was pleased to finish second Pro rider and third overall on Sunday, showing improvement over Saturday’s fourth-place finish. Although he struggled in the enduro test both days, Barnes finished the weekend with fourth overall.
“I figured out the enduro test a little better on Sunday, and I had some better times,” said Barnes. “I fell in that first enduro test on Saturday, and that set me back. I just didn’t ride well all weekend in the cross test. I was struggling so much, so that’s where I was losing a lot of time to Johnny, Grant and Liam. On Sunday, I made some bike changes. They changed the shock spring, and I think that helped a lot, because overall I just rode a little bit better and minimized the mistakes.”
Flat Rock Factory GasGas rider Jason Tino had a fantastic finish, taking a sixth on Saturday and a fifth on Sunday for fifth overall for the weekend. Tino was also second in the Pro 2 division.
DeLong rounded out the Pro 1 division with a fourth in class and sixth overall.
Phoenix Racing Honda’s JoJo Cunningham topped the Pro-Am division with a seventh overall after finishing ninth on Saturday and sixth on Sunday for seventh overall. Meanwhile, Husqvarna riders Gavin Simon and Toby Cleveland were eighth and ninth overall, respectively.
FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers’ Cooper Jones rounded out the top 10.
Phoenix Honda Racing’s Tayla Jones eked out a win by five seconds over Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Korie Steede in the Pro Women’s division.
“I kept it close enough yesterday to capitalize on day two and get center of the box,” said Jones. “When I went out and pedaled the woods, I scared myself before I even touched my dirt bike, so that was interesting. But it was a great weekend and thanks to all the workers.”
Rieju USA’s Rachel Gutish was third overall, four minutes ahead of fourth-place finisher Ellie Winland (Yamaha).
Owen Daniels was also the top Amateur for the weekend with an overall win in the 250 A class.
2025 AMA U.S. Sprint Enduro Round 4 Results
OVERALL (Top 10)
- Johnny Girroir (KTM)
- Grant Davis (KTM)
- Liam Draper (Yam)
- Cody Barnes (Hon)
- Jason Tino (GG)
- Craig DeLong (Hus)
- JoJo Cunningham (Hon)
- Gavin Simon (Hus)
- Toby Cleveland (Hus)
- Cooper Jones (KTM)
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