PERRIS, CA

The Vet X Spring Series hit high gear at Perris Raceway, site of the third round, with another freshly upgraded track layout from the Perris crew. Several new jumps were added into the mix, along with some rerouting in the days prior to the event, forcing the riders to spend their practice time preparing for the day's races. The track was ripped deep in the morning, which brought about deep ruts in several corners, adding to the fast and flowing nature of the Perris track.

Early in the day, the Over 50 Novice class roared off the gate, with Henry Kalisiak (244, above) jumping out into the early lead, followed by Milton Mize (6) and Scott Sligar (851). With Mize directly behind him, Kalisiak twisted the throttle on his KTM and turned in the fastest lap time in the moto on the second lap, jumping out into a distant lead. Mize held steady in second throughout the race, while Sligar was battling his way up for third place. In the end, the top three finished in those respective positions.

Moto two again saw Kalisiak sprint to the lead. The battle raged on behind him, though, as Mize and Robert Von Schneidau skirmished for second. Mize put in a blazing lap early in the race to try to catch Von Schneidau and came right up on his rear wheel, but he was unable to make the pass. This time Kalisiak did not have a runaway lead, and Von Schneidau began catching up to him. As they crossed the finish line, Kalisiak held on for the win, with Von Schneidau right behind him and Mize rolling across the line in third.

The overall belonged to Kalisiak with his pair of wins, while Mize (2-3) claimed second and Von Schneidau (4-2) rounded out the top three overall.

MPI Properties/Ride MX-backed Chad Hubbard (105, right) put in a commanding performance in the VX1 Intermediate class, easily winning both motos. He had a big lead over Terry Cook and Paul Kuehnel, who battled for second in the early laps. O'Neal/661/FMF/Dunlop-sponsored Cook was able to get past Kuehnel early on, but Hubbard had a huge lead.

In the second moto, Hubbard battled early on with Aldo Moreno, but after lap two he again got the lead and held on, though he did not develop as huge a lead as he had in the first race. Wholesale MX rider Kuehnel also battled with Moreno early, but overtook the second position for the closing laps. At the checkers, the order was Hubbard, Kuehnel and Moreno.

The overall victory was owned by Hubbard (1-1), followed by Kuehnel (4-2) and Moreno (3-3).

The Over 40 Novice class had consistent finishers filling the podium. Gary Ivin easily crossed the line first in both races, taking the overall win, while Will Welchhance was the runner-up in both races for second overall. Ivin and Welchhance battled for the lead in the early laps of the second moto, but Ivin came out ahead and was able to put some distance between himself and the rest of the pack. The battle for third place overall was hard fought. In both races, Yamaha/Ride MX/Fox-backed Rocky Aiello had to come through the pack to work his way into third to claim the final step of the podium.

Results

P/W OPEN: 1. Tyler Johnston; 2. Bryce Masot; 3. Jake Delaney; 4. Brandon Smith; 5. Griffin Lama.

65 BEG: 1. Cameron McLaughlin; 2. Chase Young; 3. Coltin Cline; 4. Finnian Villarreal; 5. Dominik Ballesteros.

65 (9-11): 1. Thomas Wilcox; 2. Kai Aiello.

65 OPEN: 1. Kai Aiello; 2. Thomas Wilcox.

85/150F INTRO/BEG: 1. Katie Gonzales; 2. Grant Aiello; 3. Kyle Charles; 4. Eddie Mora.

85/150F BEG: 1. Alvaro Sandoval Jr.; 2. Jordan Sahar; 3. Cameron McLaughlin; 4. Rowdy Soland; 5. Dylan Morin.

85/150F (0-12): 1. Travis West.

85/150F (13-16): 1. Hayden Joseph; 2. Brett Sorbet Jr.; 3. Tristan Medina.

85/150F OPEN: 1. James Wilcox; 2. Cody Miller; 3. Travis West; 4. Brett Sorbet Jr.; 5. Cameron McLaughlin.

125-450F INTRO/BEG: 1. Ruben Valencia; 2. Matt Smith; 3. Travis Winningham; 4. Michael Sorensen; 5. Nick Lafflitto.

250F BEG: 1. James Wilcox; 2. Sean Davis; 3. Cody Miller; 4. Brandon Evans; 5. Kyle Mazzeppi.

250F NOV: 1. Teren Salinas; 2. Dylan Anderson; 3. Bobby Gimenez; 4. Shane Emerson; 5. Thomas Spalliero.

250 NATL NOV: 1. Mitch Vandemortel.

250F INT: 1. Garret Eckman; 2. Dylan Bennett; 3. Garrett Potter; 4. Dillon Kuntz.

450F BEG: 1. Nathan Turner; 2. Matthew Gouger; 3. Cole Quigley.

450F NOV: 1. Blayne Thompson; 2. Jason Colvin; 3. Josh Waters.

450F INT: 1. Derrick Hernandez.

450F PRO: 1. Michael Leib; 2. Jason Ramsey.

OPEN (NON-PRO): 1. Garret Eckman; 2. Derrick Hernandez; 3. Cody Baker; 4. Garrett Potter; 5. Jared Tinkham.

WMN BEG: 1. Erika Werner.

WMN AM: 1. Heather Brown; 2. Paige Turpin.

25+ BEG: 1. Lalo Moreno.

25+ NOV: 1. Josh Waters.

25+ AM: 1. Matt Roddy; 2. Josh Guay.

30+ INTRO/BEG: 1. Heather Brown; 2. Cory Smith; 3. John Pratt.

30+ BEG: 1. Joey Elms; 2. Scott Delaney; 3. Jason Simpson; 4. Ryan Stimbert; 5. John Pratt.

30+ NOV: 1. Kevin Franco; 2. Scott Terrell; 3. Mark Picchiottino; 4. Rocky Aiello; 5. Owen Fitzsimon.

30+ AM: 1. Mark Flinders; 2. John Cardilino; 3. Matt Roddy; 4. Dan Osborne; 5. Beau James.

40+ INTRO/BEG: 1. Dave Flynn Sr.; 2. Mitchel Frutkin; 3. Feviu Villarreal; 4. Jeff Larkin.

40+ BEG: 1. David Salinas; 2. Joel Plitt; 3. Mark Cline; 4. Scott Fike.

40+ NOV: 1. Gary Ivin; 2. Will Welchhance; 3. Rocky Aiello; 4. Dave Riley; 5. Owen Fitzsimon.

40+ INT: 1. Michael Penta; 2. Robert Kong; 3. Joe Pena.

40+ AM: 1. Dan Gill; 2. Dan Osborne; 3. Mark Flinders; 4. Gary Howard; 5. Gary Lama.

40+ PRO: 1. Craig Davis; 2. Eddie Davis; 3. Chris Heinrich; 4. Tim Hickerson.

50+ NOV: 1. Henry Kalisiak; 2. Milton Mize; 3. Robert Von Schneidau; 4. Sean Leaveck; 5. Davey Davis.

50+ AM: 1. Thomas Alspaugh; 2. Michael O'Rourke.

50+ EX: 1. Joe Pena; 2. Mark Amendola; 3. Lyle Sweeter.

60+ EX: 1. Lyle Sweeter.

VET NOV OPEN: 1. Zac White.

VET INT OPEN: 1. Chad Hubbard; 2. Paul Kuehnel; 3. Jason Klements; 4. Robert Kong; 5. Michael Penta.

VET INT VX1: 1. Chad Hubbard; 2. Paul Kuehnel; 3. Aldo Moreno; 4. Terry Cook.

VET INT VX2: 1. Jake Westall; 2. Anthony Knutson; 3. Jason Klements; 4. Jamie Myers.