NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY, NV

Purgatory Peak stands at the north end of Winnemucca Dry Lake, about 100 miles northeast of Reno. The current round of MRANN's fall series was based in a valley near there, and the course offered a bit of something for just about any rider.

When the dust settled, veteran racer Sean Berryman (243X) had scored the victory, but it took two hard-charging loops to do it.

"I don't hang it out on the start as I used to when I was a kid and it got me into a lot of trouble," Berryman said. "I just got out there, held my own pace and kept caching guys. Luckily, as soon as I caught them, they'd fall over."

For one rider, the start was a bit dramatic, as he went over the handlebars but was able to get up and continue. Up front, Cory Vannoy was on point, while Berryman was working his way through the traffic. Several miles into the course, Berryman caught Vannoy, and the chase was on - that is, until Vannoy blew a stop check and fell to second.

From that point on, it was Berryman's race, and he ripped through the course and finished with a winning margin of just over four minutes.

After the dust settled, Berryman thanked his parents, and the guys from Yerington that help care for his bike, as well as Carson Motor Sports, DirtTricks.com, and his hard-working pit crew.

Vannoy had to settle for second, followed by Zakk Audenreid, Kyle Fenner and Washoe County assessor Josh Wilson, who won the Over 30 Expert Division.

Jason Thorne, who finished ninth overall, was the first Amateur to finish both loops.

"When we got to the ribbons at the start, then I was second going up the ravine here," Thorne said. "The course was whooped out, but it was awesome! I like the longer loops and the rock section on top of the mountain."

On Saturday, the Pee Wee riders, Minibike riders and Women riders got their chance on a short course. Drew Chattin won the Minibike overall, while Ezra Belingheri, Benjamin Niles and Riley Harvey won their respective Pee Wee divisions.

Several races had Le Mans-style starts, in which the riders had to run to their bikes, kick them into life, and take off. And Saturday's Women's race had a very interesting beginning. Riding in her first race after serving five years in the Marine Corps, Katie Rosenquist took off and tripped. Picking herself up, she then bump-started her bike, got the holeshot, and led the field up the hill at the start of the course.

In the end, Spanish Springs High School senior Jenelle Chattin claimed another overall victory. Further back, Rosenquist, now a freshman at UNR, won the Novice class in her first-ever race.

Results

Saturday

0-6: 1. Ezra Belingheri; 2. Jesse White; 3. Anthony Edberg; 4. Brandon Niles; 5. Kai Kapahee.

7+: 1. Benjamin Niles; 2. Dallas Serpa; 3. Alek Simone; 4. Johanna Stone; 5. James Thissen.

7+ 4-STRK: 1. Riley Harvey; 2. Brieanna McAuliffe.

MINI O/A: 1. Drew Chattin; 2. Samuel Jocobus; 3. Brody Honea; 4. Mason Stone; 5. Weston Minnick; 6. Dean Berg; 7. Corey Fletcher; 8. Austin Walton; 9. Schuyler Minnick; 10. Zane Roberts.

65 BEG: 1. Donavyn Morris; 2. Jonas Thissen; 3. Justin Lavallee; 4. Logan Sandall; 5. Conner Thompson.

65 AM: 1. Tyler Wright; 2. Nathan Wright; 3. Austin Wilson; 4. Dillon Boyson.

65 EX: 1. Mason Stone; 2. Austin Walton; 3. Evyn Smith; 4. Austin Serpa.

100 NOV: 1. Zane Roberts; 2. Dylan Dziminski.

100 AM: 1. Samuel Jacobus; 2. Dean Berg; 3. Corey Fletcher; 4. Schuyler Minnick; 5. Ryan Roseman.

100 EX: 1. Drew Chattin; 2. Brody Honea; 3. Weston Minnick; 4. Joe Haney.

V-WMN O/A: 1. Jenelle Chattin; 2. Courtney Jackson; 3. Alina Frei; 4. Kara Kite; 5. Chanel Honea; 6. Katie Rosenquist; 7. Jacque Stone; 8. Lacey Sexson; 9. Leslie Crawford; 10. Jackie Lucarelli.

V-WMN NOV: 1. Katie Rosenquist; 2. Jacque Stone; 3. Leslie Crawford; 4. Jackie Lucarelli; 5. Emily Pindar.

V-WMN AM: 1. Lacey Sexson.

V-WMN EX: 1. Jenelle Chattin; 2. Courtney Jackson; 3. Alina Frei; 4. Kara Kite; 5. Chanel Honea.

Sunday

O/A: 1. Sean Berryman; 2. Cory Vannoy; 3. Zakk Audenried; 4. Kyle Fenner; 5. Josh Wilson; 6. Adam Thissen; 7. Rodger McCabe; 8. Eric Amacker; 9. Jason Thorne; 10. Ryan Hamel.

200 NOV: 1. Blake Talseth; 2. Chris Chick; 3. Donald Petersen; 4. Conner Muhlenberg; 5. Ty Hart.

200 AM: 1. Jake Osborn; 2. Coty Munson; 3. Cody Burke.

200 EX: 1. Eric Amacker; 2. Carter Forsmark.

250 NOV: 1. Dennis Buckmeyer; 2. Vincent Panissidi; 3. Clifton Fuller.

250 AM: 1. Charlie Brown; 2. Bill Whalen.

250 EX: 1. Sean Berryman; 2. Kyle Fenner; 3. Ryan Hamel.

OPEN NOV: 1. Jack Reader Sr.; 2. Jordan Dubran; 3. Doug Ferreira.

OPEN AM: 1. Kyle Hotchkiss; 2. Reese Barker; 3. Sean Hollingsworth; 4. Jeff Stone.

OPEN EX: 1. Zakk Audenried; 2. Adam Thissen; 3. Josh Fitzpatrick.

4-STRK NOV: 1. Jack D. Reader; 2. Logan Boe; 3. Dino Rosa; 4. Logan Wargo; 5. Matt Reid.

4-STRK AM: 1. D.J. Charles; 2. Billy Burns; 3. Mick Levine.

4-STRK EX: 1. Cory Vannoy; 2. Ben Barnes; 3. Casey Forsmark; 4. Kyle Davenport; 5. Anthony Perez.

WMN AM: 1. Patti Henning.

WMN NOV: 1. Annette Castillo; 2. Christie Brown; 3. Kim Vail.

30+ NOV: 1. Justin Seyferth; 2. Chris Kozlik; 3. Scott Stevenson; 4. Ryan Jackson; 5. Joseph Rosscup.

30+ AM: 1. Jason Thorne; 2. David Sexson; 3. Nicholas Prater.

30+ EX: 1. Josh Wilson; 2. Steve Arcouette; 3. Paul Ziegler; 4. Bill Pindar; 5. Tim Frei.

40+ NOV: 1. Mike Martin; 2. Chuck Edwards; 3. Mark Hildebrand; 4. Robert Davis; 5. Clay Walker.

40+ AM: 1. Jon Allen; 2. Jim Menesini; 3. Phillip Herring; 4. Marty Kite; 5. Todd Tremble.

40+ EX: 1. Rodger McCabe.

50+ AM: 1. Bruce Burke; 2. Scott Hildebrand; 3. Johnnie Jones; 4. Michelle Danson.

50+ EX: 1. Brad Kohler; 2. Paul Christensen; 3. Larry Wright.