MILFORD, CA

This year's MRANN Spring Series ended with the inaugural Corey Herring Memorial Race, honoring the young rider who lost his life a year ago. After a pre-race ceremony early Sunday, the American flag was flown at half-staff in his memory.

The race was staged at the technical Honey Lake Motocross Park in Milford, California, and a European Scrambles format was used. Riders were challenged by the same course the WORCS series used when it visited the track earlier this year. Each class rode a separate, two-hour long race, and the short course had leaders lapping riders after only a couple of circuits.

Ross Neely (311N, above) from Chester, California, was the class of the Expert field, as he got the holeshot and stormed to victory. He finished with a time of 2:02:48. Second-place rider Seth Johnson came home just over a minute behind.

"I loved the course, as there were some jumps out there, some ravines, waterfalls, and it was watered, so that was pretty nice," Neely said after taking the checkered flag. "There were some pretty cool jumps, and I like those, as I can launch off them and get some rest. And I also need to thank RMS, WR-1, Buffalo Chips, my parents and pit crew."

The Novice event was next, and it took a couple of lead changes before eventual winner Darian Gentile, a 16-year-old from Gardnerville, Nevada, made the winning pass.

"I was passing a lot of people, never got passed, and I've never ridden Honey Lake before," Gentile said. "And there were lots of places to pass, so you've just got to be creative and get around the lappers."

The day ended with the Amateurs having their shot at the course. That event saw the closest finish of the day, when Daemon Pecoraro bested Steve Walkiewicz by a scant 40 seconds.

"I got a pretty good start, inside the top 10," Pecoraro said. "It was my style of track - really rough - and I just tried to pull through with it. And I need to thank my mom, dad, and McCoy's Off-Road Center."

Two riders having a very good day were Josh Morros and Chrystal Ponsock. Morros, coming back from serious injuries, was second in the Expert event until a flat tire dropped him to 35th overall.

"I felt really good," Morris said. "My endurance still isn't fully back, but it'll come back sooner or later."

Ponsock scored a double when she won Saturday's V Women's Expert class and then the Sunday W Women's Novice class.

While several riders crashed, only young Sage Parkhurst got a helicopter ride to the trauma center in Reno, Nevada. Fortunately, according to her stepfather, besides being sore, she only suffered a concussion.

There was a new class added for Saturday, and Brad Bolton bested Cliff Townsend for the honor of winning the very first Vintage/Bomber event.

Results

Saturday

0-6: 1. Kai Kapahee (KTM); 2. Seth Molison (Honda); 3. Cameron Murphy (KTM).

7+: 1. Kelby Brownell; 2. Sean Dingley (KTM); 3. Ezra Belingheri (KTM); 4. Jesse White (KTM); 5. Anthony Edberg (KTM).

7+ 4-STRK: 1. Cody Schlefstein (Yamaha); 2. Connor Gephart (Honda); 3. Brianna McAuliffe (Honda).

65 BEG: 1. Dallas Serpa (KTM); 2. Tony Barron (Suzuki); 3. Dawson Working (Kawasaki); 4. Caleb Farley (Honda); 5. Julian Corridori (KTM).

MINI O/A: 1. Joe Haney; 2. Samuel Jacobus; 3. Corey Fletcher; 4. Mason Stone; 5. Ricky Dahlberg; 6. Ryan Roseman; 7. Max Belcher; 8. Marcus Loll; 9. Colton Crist; 10. Zane Roberts.

65 AM: 1. Levi Thompson (KTM); 2. Benjamin Niles (KTM).

100 NOV: 1. Max Belcher (Honda); 2. Dillon Boyson (KTM); 3. Blake McLaren (Honda); 4. Dylan Dziminski (Honda); 5. Austin Wilson (Honda).

100 AM: 1. Ryan Roseman (Kawasaki); 2. Zane Roberts (Yamaha); 3. Liam Price (Kawasaki); 4. Austin Serpa (KTM); 5. Schuyler Minnick (KTM).

100 EX: 1. Joe Haney (KTM); 2. Samuel Jacobus (KTM); 3. Corey Fletcher (Kawasaki); 4. Mason Stone (Kawasaki); 5. Ricky Dahlberg (Yamaha).

V WMN O/A: 1. Chrystal Ponsock; 2. Taylor Kemp; 3. Danielle Rosenquist; 4. Chanel Honea; 5. Courtney Jackson; 6. Sherry Blair; 7. Kari Cashen; 8. Lacey Sexson; 9. Sage Parkhurst; 10. Suzy Johnson.

V WMN NOV: 1. Sage Parkhurst (Yamaha); 2. Suzy Johnson (KTM); 3. Leslie Crawford (Yamaha); 4. Brittany Thomas (Honda); 5. Mackinze Dingley (Suzuki).

V WMN AM: 1. Sherry Blair (KTM); 2. Kari Cashen (Honda); 3. Lacey Sexson (KTM).

V WMN EX: 1. Chrystal Ponsock (Yamaha); 2. Taylor Kemp (Yamaha); 3. Danielle Rosenquist (Suzuki); 4. Chanel Honea (KTM); 5. Courtney Jackson (KTM).

VINT: 1. Brad Bolton (Lon); 2. Cliff Townsend (Pol); 3. Tim Hill (Hus); 4. Rodd Lighthouse (TM); 5. Gary Goodnow (Yamaha).

BMBR: 1. Ryan Roseman (Suzuki).

Sunday

EX O/A: 1. Ross Neely; 2. Seth Johnson; 3. Levii Hutchings; 4. Stephen Tichenor; 5. Jason Alosi; 6. Matt Zulim; 7. Pete Neely; 8. Brad Bolton; 9. John Hay; 10. Zakk Audenried.

60+: 1. Pete Prichard (KTM); 2. Kerry Barnes (KTM); 3. David Rosenquist (Suzuki).

50+ EX: 1. Brad Kohler (KTM); 2. Cass Amacker (Yamaha); 3. John Roberts (Yamaha); 4. Mark Correa (Honda).

40+ EX: 1. Geoff Brownell (KTM); 2. Cliff Townsend (KTM); 3. Jeff Steckline (Yamaha); 4. Mark Hodges (Yamaha); 5. Tim Frei (KTM).

30+ EX: 1. John Hay (Honda); 2. Jason Stelzriede (Yamaha); 3. Scott Warren (KTM);  4. Steve Arcouette (KTM); 5. Josh Wilson (Honda).

200 EX: 1. Willie Welch (Yamaha); 2. Jake Osborn (Honda); 3. Eric Amaacker (Yamaha).

4-STRK EX: 1. Matt Zulim (Yamaha); 2. Troy Amacker (Honda); 3. Cory Vannoy (Kawasaki); 4. Brandon Henning (KTM); 5. Tayler Dahlberg (Yamaha).

250 EX: 1. Pete Neely (Suzuki); 2. Kyle Townsend (KTM); 3. Kyle Fenner (Kawasaki).

OPEN EX: 1. Ross Neely (KTM); 2. Seth Johnson (Yamaha); 3. Levii Hutchings (Yamaha); 4. Stephen Tichenor (KTM); 5. Jason Alosi (KTM).

AM O/A: 1. Daemon Pecoraro; 2. Steve Walkiewicz; 3. Chris Houston; 4. Ryan Spelts; 5. Lou Bilotto; 6. D.J. Charles; 7. Blake Talseth; 8. Timothy Hill; 9. Jack Reader Sr.; 10. Trey Moncrief.

50+ AM: 1. Bruce Burke (KTM); 2. Mike Newman (Suzuki); 3. Doug De Fabrizio (Kawasaki); 4. Rob Davis (KTM); 5. John Boyson (KTM).

40+ AM: 1. Lou Bilotto (Yamaha); 2. Trey Moncrief (KTM); 3. Keith Serpa (Husaberg); 4. Jeff Bushey (KTM); 5. Phillip Herring (Kawasaki).

30+ AM: 1. Steve Walkiewicz (KTM); 2. Chris Houston (Honda); 3. Jamie Bonner (KTM); 4. Michael Dixon (KTM).

WMN AM: 1. Patti Henning (KTM).

4-STRK AM: 1. D.J. Charles (Honda); 2. Dave Rennie (KTM); 3. Dino Rosa (Honda); 4. Justin Pulliam (Honda); 5. Tyler Bushey (Suzuki).

200 AM: 1. Daemon Pecoraro (KTM); 2. Blake Talseth (Kawasaki); 3. Cody Burke (KTM); 4. Dave Working (KTM); 5. Tallon Newman (Suzuki).

250 AM: 1. Cory Jennings (Honda); 2. Vincent Panissidi (Yamaha); 3. Charlie Brown; 4. David Bean (Kawasaki).

OPEN AM: 1. Ryan Spelts (Honda); 2. Timothy Hill (KTM); 3. Jack Reader Sr. (Kawasaki); 4. Blane Wimsatt (KTM); 5. Kyle Yoder (Honda).

NOV O/A: 1. Darian Gentile; 2. Bryson Steiner; 3. Eric Hensel; 4. Ben Roberds; 5. Chad Steiner; 6. Dustin McClelland; 7. Nicholas Lapin; 8. Darin Bourgeois; 9. Devin Genovese; 10. Kevin Wallace.

50+ NOV: 1. Steven Morgan (Husaberg); 2. Gary Moore (Honda); 3. Vince Wall (Yamaha).

40+ NOV: 1. Jason Whinery (Yamaha); 2. Kurt Weil (KTM); 3. Andrew Yoxsimer (KTM); 4. Patrick Rees (Honda); 5. Jeff Goldsworthy (KTM).

30+ NOV: 1. Eric Hensel (KTM); 2. Ben Roberds (Honda); 3. Darin Bourgeois (Yamaha); 4. Allen Carney (Honda); 5. Joseph Smith (Yamaha).

WMN NOV: 1. Chrystal Ponsock (Yamaha); 2. Beth Legenbauer (KTM); 3. Annette Castillo (Yamaha); 4. Laura Townsend (KTM): 5. Alina Frei (KTM).

4-STRK NOV: 1. Darian Gentile (Honda); 2. Bryson Steiner (Kawasaki); 3. Chad Steiner (Honda); 4. Riley Ambers (Kawasaki); 5. Dustin Dziminski (Yamaha).

200 NOV: 1. Nicholas Lapin (Yamaha); 2. Devin Genovese (Yamaha); 3. Kevin Wallace (KTM); 4. Benjamin Meyers (KTM); 5. Robert Wall (Suzuki).

250 NOV: 1. Corey Kapahee (Suzuki); 2. David Dixon (Yamaha); 3. Brandon Anderson (Yamaha); 4. James Loop (Honda); 5. Christopher Dixon (Yamaha).