Clayton Peterson (14) continued his impressive transition to big bikes as the former minicycle speedster claimed a convincing win in the 125cc Intermediate class at round one of the MX West Winter Series.

Peterson, who made the jump to a KX250F just months ago, rode away with both moto victories. Ryan Ferris, who just returned from an injury, claimed a solid second overall with a 2-2 score. Mitchell Carvolth took third.

Peterson put in another impressive ride to earn second in the 250cc Intermediate contest, mounted again on his KX250F against the full-size 250cc-class machines. Ryan Eager took the top spot in this class, powering his YZ250 to commanding wins in each moto. Johnny Vallerio, who also just returned from recent injury, claimed third.

The 125cc Junior class boasted the longest entry list of the day with 30 riders on the sheet. At the end of two chaotic motos, Parker Dallas emerged aboard his RM125 to earn the overall victory. Zak Riley pushed his YZ125 to the second spot and Forrest Heston claimed third on the day.

Both Dallas and Riley also had success in the 85cc classes, with Riley claiming second in the 85cc Intermediate and Supermini classes, and Dallas taking third in each of those races. Northern Nevada’s resident amateur star Aaron Siminoe topped the results in both divisions.

In 38+ Pro action, longtime area pros Tim Dyer and Ty Erquiaga battled for the top spot. Erquiaga, who in recent years has spent more time running races as a promoter than racing himself, put in strong laps to lead early in each moto, but eventually relinquished the top spot to Dyer. Dyer also battled in the 30+ Pro class, but this time finished second to Craig Olson.

Look for coverage of this event in Cycle News in a few weeks.

Results
50 (4-6) PRVTR: 1. Dawson Clifford; 2. Austin Walton; 3. Ty Arnett. 50 (4-6) FCTRY: 1. Austin Schlegelmilch; 2. Gaige DeMars. 50 (7+) PRVTR: 1. Allyson Miller; 2. Ed Sellers; 3. Bryce Garrison. 50 (7+) FCTRY: 1. Gavin Clouser; 2. Austin Rodgers. 65 BEG: 1. Hunter Ferguson; 2. Gavin Clouser; 3. Ed Sellers. 65 JR: 1. Derek Woolford; 2. Austin Rodgers; 3. Steven Vawter. 65 INT: 1. Brian Sjogren; 2. Ty Siminoe; 3. Corwin McIntosh. S/65: 1. Brian Sjogren; 2. Josh Davis; 3. Steven Vawter. 85 BEG: 1. Dan Randolph; 2. Joseph Devers; 3. Steven Valdez. 85 JR: 1. Ty Siminoe; 2. Ty Kowalski; 3. Billy Baumgartner. 85 INT: 1. Aaron Siminoe; 2. Zak Riley; 3. Parker Dallas. S/MINI: 1. Aaron Siminoe; 2. Zak Riley; 3. Parker Dallas. 125 BEG: 1. Aaron Whalin; 2. Tyler Nielsen; 3. Lance Horner. 125 JR: 1. Parker Dallas; 2. Zak Riley; 3. Forrest Heston. 125 INT: 1. Clayton Peterson; 2. Ryan Ferris; 3. Mitch Carvolth. 125 PRO: 1. Josh Peterson; 2. Cameron Bellamy; 3. Tommy Jean. 250 BEG: 1. Kyle Wyant; 2. Dee Wade; 3. Matt Lupold. 250 JR: 1. Kurt Hamann; 2. Jesse Armstrong; 3. Derek Metz. 250 INT: 1. Ryan Eager; 2. Clayton Peterson; 3. Johnny Vallerio. 250 PRO: 1. Rory Krein; 2. Robert Beaupre; 3. Cameron Bellamy. SCHBY: 1. Ryan Eager; 2. Johnny Vallerio; 3. Mitch Carvolth. 25+ BEG: 1. Kenneth Schmidt; 2. Joe Cambra. 25+ JR: 1. Michael Halvorsen; 2. Michael Ruepp; 3. Travis Smith. 25+ INT: 1. Josh Jacobs; 2. Lyle Anderson. 30+ BEG: 1. Lon Harter. 30+ JR: 1. Kyle Wyant; 3. Crystal Ponsock; 3. Chris Dyer. 30+ INT: 1. Donovan Campana; 2. Michael Halvorsen; 3. Travis Smith. 30+ EX: 1. Anthony Pulera; 2. Mike McMurry; 3. Christopher Ponsock. 30+ PRO: 1. Craig Olsen; 2. Tim Dyer. 38+ PRO: 1. Tim Dyer; 2. Ty Erquiaga. 40+ JR: 1. Doug Hoodman; 2. Donald Nyberg; 3. Jim Goldberg. 40+ INT: 1. Scott Salisberry; 2. Phil Cochran; 2. Lou Keniworthy. 40+ EX: 1. Mike McMurry; 2. Jake Jacobs; 3. David Thomas. WMN: 1. Normajean Jean; 2. Alayna Parkes.