MUSTANG - Around 200 riders turned out to compete in round three of the Silver Peak MX spring series. Unlike the last time, no one was complaining of the cold.

The pro events were very different although the ending was the same with Incline Village racer Johnny Vallerio scoring both overall victories.

At the end of the second 250/450 moto he said, "I got a bad start and had to work my way up. I just tried to push hard and when they both made a mistake I kind of went around on the inside."

When that race began, Brian Bodden of Carson City, got the hole shot with Ryan McElfish and Vallerio in hot pursuit. Just as the riders were tearing through the top part of the course. both leaders bobbled, which gave Vallerio the opening he needed and he tore away to take the win.

The second 125/250 moto was a very different affair. This time Willie Welch, who is an intermediate rider from Sparks, got the hole shot and led the field up the step up and onto the top part of the course.

Vallerio was at least three seconds behind the leader as he tried to nurse his ailing bike along. The chase was on as the two leaders checked out on the rest of the field.

With three laps to go, Vallerio began to close the gap, which was up to three seconds at one point. He and Welsh were almost side-by-side as they took the white flag.

On that final lap, Vallerio was able to make the winning pass and secured his sweep of the day.

"My clutch is out and it's slipping very bad," Vallerio said. "I kind of figured at the end he might get a little tired and right when he got tired, I made the move to get around him."

Donny Roberts also scored a double when he won both the 25+ and 30+ titles.

Several other riders also racked up double victories. They were Connor Jardine (65 beginner and 50 Jr., 7+), Aaron Whalin (Schoolboy and 125/250 Jr.), Jesse Gore (85 intermediate and Supermini) and Gavin Clouser (65 intermediate and 65 Open).

At the bottom of the age scale, Sparks riders Breydon Stout won the 50cc, 4-6 overall while Benjamin Niles took the 7+ division. In the veteran ranks, Sparks riders Chris Duran and Max Brokaw won the 38+ beginner and intermediate overall wins while Anthony Pulera, from South Lake Tahoe, Calif., was the intermediate winner.

If there were an "Iron Woman" award, Tia Chandler would have won it. The Damonte High School Senior crashed during the second 85cc Beginner moto and hurt a wrist as well as received some nasty looking scrapes.

Despite the pain, she took her place at the starting gate for the second Quad Open moto and rode the entire event.

During the day there were many crashes that kept the medics busy. While most resulted in minor injuries, two riders were going to be self-transported and one got an ambulance ride to the hospital.

OTHER RACING NEWS

•Many organizations, including some of the clubs in MRANN, will spend Saturday and Sunday at the big Hungry Valley cleanup and campout. The work begins at 9 a.m. Saturday and ends that day with a campout. Then the effort continues Sunday.

The OHV area is reached by taking Lemmon Valley Drive then right on Chickadee. Two dumpsters of the four donated by Castaway trash hauling will be at the end of the pavement. Follow the sign into the OHV area and look for the camp.

It's an opportunity for individuals and clubs to help out on Earth Day Weekend.

•The Northern Nevada Kart Club hosts round 2 of its championship series at Desert Park Raceway this Sunday with an 11 a.m. start to the action.

The Mustang Motor Plex will be busy Sunday with a "MX775 Ride Day," that begins in the morning. It's a chance to enjoy just riding, food and fellowship.

•Two of NASCAR's Las Vegas trio were at the Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. Kyle Busch started on pole and won Friday night's Nationwide event then, on Saturday evening, finished 10th in the Sprint Cup race while his older brother Kurt raced from 40th to 25th.

RESULTS

Mustang Motor Plex - April 13

Silver Peak MX series - Round 3

50cc - (4-6 Beg.) 1. Breydon Stout, 2. Travis Whitman, 3. Rece Ackerson, 4. Brandon Niles, 5. Ryan Palmer

- (Beg., 7 and over) 1. Banjamin Niles, 2. Kaige Lewis, 3. Tommy Wing, 4. Talon Schwall, 5. Joey Stout

- (Open) 1. Garrett Hueftle, 2. Connor Jardine

65 cc - (Beg.) 1. Connor Jardine, 2. Christian Gerham, 3. Tyler Duran, 4. Garrett Hueftle, 5. Dillon Dycus

- (Jr.) 1. Drake Evans, 2. Dylan Evans, 3. Justin Davis, 4. Dylan Galliett, 5. Danny Manning

- (Intr.) 1. Gavin Clouser

85cc - (Beg.) 1. Ethan Hoffman, 2. Daniel Lewis, 3. Nigel Uzarski, 4. Jason Giusti, 5. Bryan Cook

- (Jr.) 1. Tyler Moore, 2. Dalton Albury, 3. Zach Clauser, 4. Josh Davis, 5. Gavin Clouser

- (Intr.) 1. Jesse Gore, 2. Weslee Valerio

- (Supermini) 1. Jesse Gore, 2. Weslee Valerio, 3. Tyler Moore, 4. Billy Adams, 5. Josh Davis

125/250F - (Beg.) 1. Tyler Moore, 2. Jacob Ferriera, 3. Michael Worrall, 4. Brett Fay, 5. Ben McManus

- (Jr.) 1. Aaron Whalin, 2. Anthony Walsh, 3. Kevin Fox, 4. Dan Randolph, 5. Alex Ficco

- (Intr.) 1. Willie Welch, 2. Chris Voltl, 3. Tucker Ford, 4. Ryan Joy

- (Pro.) 1. Johnny Vallerio, 2. Brian Bodden

Schoolboy - 1. Aaron Whalin, 2. Chris Voltl, 3. Anthony Walsh, 4. Chase Eichele, 5. Travis Mattoon

250/450F - (Beg.) 1. Zack Martinez, 2. Jesse Horton, 3. Duffy Otteson, 4. Jacob Ferriera, 5. Jeff Manning

- (Jr.) 1. Aaron Whalin, 2. Sedric Robinson, 3. Alex Ficco, 3. Ean McElroy, 4. Jake Eissler, 5. Jared Bussard

- (Intr.) 1. Ryan McElfish, 2. Willie Welch, 3. Ryan Joy, 4. Chris Manzini, 5. Robby Egesdahl

- (Pro.) 1. Johnny Vallerio, 2. Brian Bodden

25+ - (Beg.) 1. Bill Webb

- (Jr.) 1. Sedric Robinson

- (Intr.) 1. Ryan McElfish, 2. Will Lachenauer

- (Pro.) 1. Donny Roberts

30+ - (Beg.) 1. Bill Webb, 2, Shane Nickle, 3. Tim Hagan, 4. Jared Jones, 5. Josh Pariseau

- (Jr.) 1. Michael Blochowiak, 2. Robert Pavel, 3. Wade Bone

- (Intr.) 1. Will Lachenauer

- (Exp) 1. Anthony Pulera

- (Pro.) 1. Donny Roberts

38+ - (Beg.) 1. Chris Duran, 2. Tim Hagan, 3. Bob Kitley

- (Jr.) 1. Max Brokaw, 2. John Manning, 3. Bill Cook, 4. Robert Pavel, 5. Rick Ackerson

- (Intr.) 1. Anthony Pulera

Quad Open - 1. John Pezzi, 2. Brandon Hinsz, 3. Tia Chandler

- (Exp.) 1. Emmet Ramirez, 2. James Morningstar

- (Open) 1. Weslee Valerio, 2. Billy Adams, 3. Tyler Moore, 4. Zach Clauser, 5. Josh Davis

- (Open) 1. Gavin Clouser, 2. Justin Davis