words and photos by SHAN MOORE
US SPRINT ENDURO SERIES ROUND 7 MAY 28-29 , 2022 DILLINER , PENNSYLVANIA
Coastal Racing GasGas ’ Johnny Girroir won the battle , taking the overall two-day win for the weekend at the Harleywood Sprint Enduro in Harleywood , Virginia , but it was FMF / KTM ’ s Josh Toth who won the war , edging out AmPro Yamaha ’ s Layne Michael for the 2022 US Sprint Enduro championship in a title fight that went down to the wire . Girroir ’ s overall win was his second in a row since coming back from injury .
Toth and Michael spent the first seven rounds of the series taking turns exchanging the point lead , with each rider dealing with multiple injuries throughout the season . Coming into the eighth and final round in Virginia , Michael held a slight seven-point lead over Toth . Girroir had split wins with Michael at the previous round but took the overall despite missing most of the season with a broken pelvis , but still had the potential to be a spoiler in the title fight .
Toth came out swinging on Saturday , winning all three enduro tests and topped Girroir by 16 seconds for the win . Tely Energy
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