The first National title of 2016 was presented to Ryan Surratt in the College (16-24) class after his trio of podium finishes, while Jett Reynolds earned his seventh National Championship. Robbie Reynard was well on his way to earning the National Championship on a 125 two-stroke until his bike blew up on the last lap. Michael Stryker’s impressive performance throughout the week set him up to steal the championship away in the highly contested Junior 25+ class.

The 250 A division was anything but predictable. Top rider Chase Sexton was shuffled back in the pack and sat in the 24th position at the conclusion of the first lap. As Sexton was working his way through the pack he faced yet another issue when he washed out and fell right by the finish line. Fortunately for Sexton he only lost one position and was hard charging once he recovered where managed to pass three competitors in only two turns, but at the end of the moto Sexton’s hard charge wasn’t enough to top Bradley Taft’s consistency. Taft would claim the highly coveted 250 A championship with a 1-2-1 moto score.

Perhaps one of the best races of the day was in the Senior 45+ class between Terry Bostard and Jay Wagner. Bostard jumped out to the early lead, but his success would not last long when Wagner block passed him right before the famed 10 Commandments. Bostard struggled to get his bike started and by the time he took off he was outside the top twenty. With only laps remaining Bostard had not only worked his way into a podium position but had his eyes set on Wagner who was just a mere bike length away. Bostard put a last minute charge on to pass Wagner back in the same exact turn he was taken out in and to earn the National Championship.

With a total of four different leaders and multiple lead changes the 250 B class was nothing short of exciting. With no surprise, Jordan Bailey was the frontrunner as soon as the gate dropped, but Mitchell Falk launched over the roller and moved into the lead on the second lap. Before he knew it Falk was accompanied by Dylan Walsh. The duo came together and Falk seemed to have some issues as the moto wore on from the run-in. Bailey soon made a reappearance and exchanged the lead with Walsh. While the focus remained on the battle for the lead Jake Masterpool was creeping into a podium finish, and before anyone noticed Masterpool had blasted right by to earn the moto win. Bailey would continue riding smart to earn a podium which vaulted him to the top to claim the National Championship.

The esteemed Open Pro Sport competed in their second moto where Sean Cantrell grabbed the Bell Helmets Holeshot Award. His biggest competition, Chase Sexton, disappeared after endoing over the tunnel jump. Bradley Taft was nowhere to be found on the first lap where he sat outside of the top thirty. Sexton quickly returned to the front after his crash where Cantrell rode a solid race and held off Sexton for a total of five laps until Sexton made the pass and continued to lead the way until the checkered flag flew. Cantrell and Lorenzo Locurcio rounded out the second moto podium.