Mud is considered the great equalizer of the sport, and it is definitely the case because staying on two wheels made or broke some of the classes. Battles were few and far between on the day, because it was more a race of survival than anything else. 

That being said, the initially lined up 125 C class had one of the best races of the day as the Ohio native Dylan Anderson on the #619 KTM closed the gap multiple times on the #94 Yamaha of Cole Jones, but couldn't make the pass to take the win over the visiting Pennsylvania rider all the while having his rear fender nipped at by the Indiana rider of Ryan Nelson on the #51 KTM for the duration of the moto. 

The 50cc riders had the courage of warriors lining up on the gate with mud holes growing in nearly every corner and mud caking to their tiny machines, after all the burned gear oil cleared from the air, it was Ohio's own Justin Shuff on his #5 Cobra taking the victory in the 51cc (4-6) Limited division, and the #81 Cobra of Preston Payne took the 51cc (7-8) Limited win showing confidence in the sticky conditions. The 51cc (4-6) Special Limited class riders gave it their all, and it was the #311 KTM of Hunter Porco pushing his way through the sticky clay the furthest to take the moto win. 

The #49 KTM rider of Gabe Gutierres out of Stow, Massachusetts took the top step of the muddy podium in the 450B Limited class while falling to the runner up step in the 250B Limited class. Taking the Moto win there was St. Mary’s, West Virginia's own Austin Cole Smith on his #23 Yamaha. He took the third place finishing position in the aforementioned 450B Limited class. Tres Campbell proves he has the skills in the sticky stuff taking third and fourth qualifying positions in the little and big classes respectively aboard his #163 A&Y Performance Honda.

The 65cc riders showed some grit as it took some time for the riders to work their way around the track. When the bikes came off the track, they nearly doubled in weight. KTM's still muscled their way to the top 5 places in the 65 (7-9) Limited class.

1. #928 Mason Nettleton
2. #277 Mason Tucker
3. #36 Austin Schafer
4. #26 Jack Brown
5. #737 Ayrton Delorenzo

The top five in the 10-11 division were crowded full of KTM's as well, split by a cobra in the middle.

1. #24 Owen Covell
2. #24l Levi Leatherman
3. #528 Gaven Pugh Collins
4. #61 Tommy Callow
5. #13 Joey Arico 

The East Concord, New York rider on the #98 KTM ran away with the victory in the Women (12+) Amateur class showing that growing up in the wet muddy conditions of New York has its benefits. Also mastering the muck and running away with wins were the Oxford, PA rider of Derek Leatherman (#5 Suz.) in the Mini Sr. 1 (12-13) class and the Skippers, VA rider of Aiden Dickens (#100 Suz.). 

The 250A class was full of ups and downs because most so the riders in the class were opting to not race their moto. When it came about that they aren't going to get their A-class purse money if they don't race, they quickly began singing a different tune. All ten riders showed up to the line and all ten riders finished. But the Florida native of Dylan Greer aboard his jackpot #777 Yamaha hit it big when he took the moto win over the Kansas rider of Tanner Stack and the New Jersey rider of Brandon Hartranft. The three riders charged around the slippery race course and rode with reckless abandon as roost flew and front tires were sliding. The muddy conditions truly brought the best rider to the front of the pack. 

The Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C class had hard fought battles all the way to the checkers between the #44 of Maxwell Sanford, #77 of Palmer Neely, and #173 of Joseph Cortigiano. The three riders pulled away from one another, closed all gaps, bumped tires in corners, pulled away again, but remained single file for the duration of the race. The track became very one line limiting passing opportunities, but remained challenging as to not get caught in the goo that lie just off the prime line. 

Saturday's races came to an end with the track conditions improving to dry dirt forming on top as the sun came out and started to evaporate some of the earlier day’s precipitation. Things were looking good at the Cliff as night was falling and the crew was getting a well-deserved break after a 14 hour day in the rain, wind, sun, mud, heat and humidity. And racers of earlier in the day were getting optimistic for semi-normal conditions for races on Sunday. If it were only that easy. 

As the fog was clouding the track Jeremy and his crew were feverishly working, attempting to work in the moisture that came from the overnight rain showers. Just enough rain fell to put the question into some of the competitors heads whether to even race. Practice goes out, and the saturated Briarcliff soil surprising doesn't stick to the machines. Instead, ruts began to form, braking bumps emerged, and everyone was starting to have fun as this brought a glimmer of hope to the weekend.

Everything was nearly back to normal when the first set of motos went off without a hitch. With no track prep after practice, the track was looking challenging, but nobody complained because things could have been as they were just 24 hours prior. Heat beat down in central Ohio with temperatures in the 80’s, drying the track to perfect conditions after the mid-day prep. 

There second set of motos go off with the Masters (50+) riders all saying nay to the optional sight lap after the prep. The first and second motos were full of action from the entire pack. The overall went to the #37 KTM of Joe Evener who is trying to follow in his father's footsteps of claiming a title at The Ranch. The #34 Kawi of Greg Maddox was giving him a run in moto one, as the two vet riders swapped the race lead multiple times, with Maddox making a charge over the last two doubles leading to the finish, making the pass, and stealing the first moto win. Evener was consistent, not making mistakes, in the second moto which led him to the victory. Maddox fell to fourth in moto to, giving him second overall.

Open Pro Sport was the Bricktown, New Jersey rider of Brandon Hartranft. Riding better in the drier conditions, he easily took his #402 Yamaha to the win in both motos. Dylan Greer just proved he can ride in all conditions, he fought his way to a 3-2 second place finish over the 2-4 score of Tanner Stack. 

It wasn't much of a race for the Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider of Garrett Marchbanks in any of the classes he competed in on Sunday. Throwing the biggest whips of anyone, the Coalville, Utah rider swept the Schoolboy 2 (12-17) B/C, 250B, and 450B on his #282 machine. Even after the mid-day downpour that hindered the day, the 15 year old rider still had what it took to move to regional competition. Look for him to be a top runner when things move to Tennessee.