Kyle Melville traversed a rough course of trees, bushes, rocks and other of nature’s delightful debris to follow the leader past the finish line in the World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) at Cahuilla Creek in the California desert.

Melville tells us he maneuvered his DragonFire RZR UTV (Vehicle No. 661) on what was mostly a single trail barely wide enough for a stock-width RZR. He said the motocross track held a few good-sized jumps and was just about the only place where a pass could be made.

“The start went straight up a hill so horsepower was everything at the beginning of this race,” Melville said. “I entered the first turn in fifth position.” He made the pass on fourth in the motocross section of the first lap, then slowly picked the drivers off one by one until he ran out of time.

“I ran out of time to catch first, so I took a second-place finish,” he said, adding that Washington will be the round he needs to secure a comfortable point lead.

Meanwhile, William Yokley finished second overall and second in the UTV class at the John Penton GNCC ATV and UTV Race in Millfield, Ohio on June 5. For the uninitiated, the John Penton race is usually either dusty or muddy, but this year, it was a combo plate — dusty in the morning and, after an afternoon rainstorm delayed the race for an hour, muddy in the afternoon with parts of the motocross track under several feet of water.

Driving with his dad, Mike, as a guest passenger, it was a family affair when Yokley’s National Guard Polaris DragonFire UTV skidded off the track and over an embankment on the second turn. Somehow, Yokley still managed to maintain the lead, but a bottleneck enabled all the other UTVs to catch up, and the No. 10 UTV finished in second place.

Keep an eye on this spot for race updates on all of our DragonFire-sponsored drivers throughout the season.

Larry Roeseler (Dragonfire Nessie UTV, (Monster Energy Kawasaki Dragonfire Nessie UTV)

• June 4-6: Baja 500, Ensenada, Baja Mexico
• November 17-21: Baja 1000, Ensenada, Baja Mexico

Reid Nordin (Monster Energy Kawasaki Dragonfire Nessy UTV)

• June 4-6: Baja 500, Ensenada, Baja Mexico

Todd Romano (Monster Energy Kawasaki Dragonfire Nessy UTV)

• June 4-6: Baja 500, Ensenada, Baja Mexico
• November 17-21: Baja 1000, Ensenada, Baja Mexico

Hans Waage (Monster Energy Kawasaki Dragonfire Nessie UTV, Dragonfire Rhino UTV)

• May 22-23: Grinding Stone GP – Round 5, Canyon, Peoria, Ariz.
• June 4-6: Baja 500, Ensenada, Baja Mexico
• July 3: Whiplash Desert Series – Prescott Valley Fairgrounds, Prescott, AZ
• August 7: Whiplash Desert Series – Cinders, Flagstaff, Ariz
• September 4: Whiplash Desert Series – Snowflake, Heber, Ariz
• September 26-26: Grinding Stone GP, Round 6, ET, Apache Junction, Ariz.
• October 2: Whiplash Desert Series – ACP, Buckeye, Ariz
• October 16-17: Grinding Stone GP, Round 7, Speedworld, Whittman, Ariz.
• November 6: Whiplash Desert Series – Firebird Lucas Oil Track, Chandler, Ariz
• November 13-14: Grinding Stone GP– Canyon MX, Peoria, Ariz.
• November 17-21: Baja 1000, Ensenada, Baja Mexico
• December 4: Whiplash Desert Series – Speedworld GP, Suprise, Ariz.
• December 18-19: Grinding Stone GP– Round 9, Fountain Hills, Ariz.

Chris Konch (Carlile Tire ITP Dragonfire Nessie UTV)

• June 4-6: Baja 500, Ensenada, Baja Mexico
• November 17-21: Baja 1000, Ensenada, Baja Mexico

Dave Roberts (Carlile Tire ITP Dragonfire Nessie UTV)

• June 4-6: Baja 500, Ensenada, Baja Mexico
• November 17-21: Baja 1000, Ensenada, Baja Mexico

William Yokley (Dragonfire National Guard Polaris RZR UTV)

• May 22-23: GNCC Race at Somerset, Penn.
• June 5-6: GNCC Race at Millfield, Ohio
• June 26-27: GNCC Race at Snowshoe Resort, WV
• September 11-12: GNCC Race at New Berlin, NY
• September 25-26: GNCC Race at Lafayette, Tenn.
• October  -10: St. GNCC Race at Clairsville, Ohio
• October 23-24: GNCC Race at Crawfordsville, IN

Kyle Melville (Dragonfire RZR UTV)

• May 21-23, 2010: WORCS (Round 5), Milford, Calif.
• June 4-6, 2010: WORCS (Round 6), Anza, Calif.
• July 23-25, 2010: WORCS (Round 7), Olympia, Wash.
• September 24-26, 2010: WORCS (Round 8), Devore, Calif.
• October 15-17, 2010: WORCS (Round 9), Mesquite, Nev.

Here’s wishing all our riders the best of luck throughout 2010!