work his way back in the hunt for
the overall.
Michael won the first two cross
tests, but by not nearly as much
as he did on Saturday, as Toth
was clearly picking up the pace
in the cross tests.
Heading into the sixth and final
test of the day, Toth and Michael
were virtually tied for the overall
win, with Toth holding less than a
one-second lead. Toth had won
the previous two enduro tests
on Sunday and he was quickest
again in the final one, beating Mi-
chael by a little over two seconds
and sealing the day win and the
overall victory for the weekend.
"The cross test was super
slippery and I just struggled all
"It came down to the very last
test and I was able to win it,"
said Toth. "Layne was super-fast
in the cross test on Saturday and
I just had to try to make it up in
the enduro test. On Sunday, I
managed to pick up the pace in
the cross test too, and that was
the difference."
As usual, Michael was fastest
in the cross test, and he topped
Toth in all three on Saturday to
establish an early lead. The Ya-
maha rider even beat Toth in the
first of the three enduro tests,
as well, but Toth picked up the
pace in the final two to keep the
day competitive.
Michael eventually beat Toth
by eight seconds for Saturday's
top Pro honors, however, Pro 2
competitor Cody Barnes (Phoe-
nix Racing Honda) had both of
the two front-runners covered,
posting Saturday's fastest "over-
all" time. It was Barnes' first time
to clock the fastest overall time
for a full day. Barnes turned the
quickest time in all three cross
tests, as well as in the first en-
duro test. At the end of the day,
Barnes was six seconds quicker
than Michael.
"I was just riding good and
I was having a lot of fun," said
Barnes. "I think I just kind of
flowed because I was enjoying it."
Toth came out swinging in
Sunday's first enduro test, beat-
ing Michael by 12 seconds to
ROUND 5 / APRIL 2-3, 2022
OLDE MILL FARM / CHARLETTE HALL, MARYLAND
P68
OFF-ROAD I U.S. SPRINT ENDURO SERIES
Defending champion Layne
Michael put up another good
fight but came up just short
of the overall win. He had to
settle for second once again.
