Hi Rick,
This does appear to be the case for the output voltage as expected. So I get that the Vref is cutting it off, but why would the instantaneous current be so high? I understand that if you look at the time it takes for a MOSFET to go from 0V-30V there is a small period of extremely high current, but I'm not sure why this would affect this motor and not the one that's over triple it's size!
Thank you,
Mat