Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

THE 1988s ARE HERE 3.5 Gallon CR 250 Gastanks Having a hard time finding larger or replacement tanks? ' Call International Motorsports (714) 781-5849 • • :,' INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORTS Nick Tedesco (217) passed Billy Kennedy in the 250cc Amateur class at the Wa lden Playboys MX. but Kennedy was the overall w inner. Bastek wo n the m oto with Mari o DeMarco co ming in seco nd . In th e seco nd m oto , T erry Blackwell h eld th e lead briefly before Ken n edy took ove r on th e second lap . Kennedy held onto the lead position until the last la p when Nick Tedesco 's charge th ro u gh th e pack carried h im right int o first p lace. Kenned y ma de a la st co rne r m o ve in a n a tte mpt to retake firs t a nd a lmost dro p ped it, bu t he h eld on for seco nd an d it wa s jus t enough fo r the overa ll. Tedesco struggled to a fifth in the open ing m o to so ' hi s 5- 1 after noon gave him second overall, bea ting DeMarco 's 2-4 day. Bla ckwell finished th ird in th e seco nd mota to go with h is sixth for fourth overa ll while Bastek h ad h is problems in th e seco nd mo ta , fin ish in g eighth. His 1-8 wa s good for fifth overall. Ku rt McM illan wo n the lion's sha re of the Expert money , ' : . a four m o ta sweep in . the 125cL and Open Expert classes. Mc Mi lla n easily fin ish ed ah ead o f J ohn R yan in the 125cc Expert class, bu t Ryan 's 2-2 '!1ftern oo n gave h im the poi nts lead for th e n u m ber o ne p late in th e class 'Over Ti1i>dd Di ppe U I Dippe l ended with a 3-3 da y. . In the Open Expert cla ss McMi llan wo n a p ai r o f easy victories with Mark Costa co m ing in seco nd with a 3-3 day. Keith Mann 's 5-2 sco re was good for third overa ll w h ile Ken Napoli ta no fi n ish ed fourth overa ll. R o b McCull o u gh ca me from behi nd to wi n bo th mo tos o f th e 250cc Expert class with R yan tak ing a pair of seco nds in th is class a lso . In th e Senior Expert class T ra cey Petty also had a I- I aft ernoon to take home m ost of th e purse in th is class. Peter 'j asrren ski wo n h is oversized trophy in th e Open Amateur class with a I-I da y with Ken n y Blackwell 's 3-4 taking seco nd. In the 125cc Amateur cla ss Herb T om pkin s go t th e overa ll victory wit h 2- 1 finish es to just edge o ut hi s o lder brother Dennis. Dennis finished the a fternoon wit h a 1-2 day . Sco tt Bradsha w was third with a 4-3 afternoon. Results 250 A M : 1. Bill y Ke nne dy (Kaw ); 2 . Nick Tedesco (Kaw) ; 3. Mara DeMarco (Yam); 4. Terry Blackw ell (Han); 5. Greg Bast ek (Han). 12 5 EX: 1. Kun McM illan (Han): 2. Jo hn Ryan (Kaw ); 3 . Todd Dippel (SUI); 4. Mark Costa (Kaw ); 5. Tracey Petty (Han). . 25 0 EX: 1. Rob McCullough (Han); 2. Jo hn Ryan IKaw ); 3 . Ke n Napo litano (Ho n); 4 . Scott Jacob (SU ); 5. Raben McGuir e (Han). I OPEN EX: 1. Kurt McMill an (Han); 2. Ma rk Costa . (Kaw ); 3. Keit h M ann (Yam); 4. Ken Napolita no (Han); 5. M ike M oore (Han). . SR EX: 1. Tracey Petty (Han); 2. Gary Fetzer (Han); 3. Michael Eiland (SUI): 4 . Tom Marsh (Hon);-, 5. St eph en Coy (Yam). 12 5 AM : 1. Herb Tompkins (Kaw); 2. Dennis Tompkinss (Kaw); 3. SCali Bradshaw (Han); 4. Mario DeM arco (Yam); 5. M ichael M inerVa (Han). OPEN AM : 1. Peter Ja strenski (Han); 2 .. Ken Blackwell (Han); 3. Michael RallO (Han); 4. Mark Lovinsk i (Han); 5. Phil Callaci (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Bru ce Calkin (Kaw); 2. Roger Hanna (Hon); 3 . Bert Picarell o (Kaw); 4 . Steve Ferre ira (Kaw); 5. Eric Good (Yam). SR MINI : 1. Jod y M it chell (Han): 2. Bru ce Calkin (Kaw); 3. Chris Povall (Yam); 4. Dam Picare llo; 5 . Carl Dippel (SUI). JR M INI: 1. Keith Trocccf (Kaw]; 2. J ames Glynn (Han); 3. Chris Robson (Han); 4 . Franc isco Sierra (Ya~); 5. G ary Brennan (Kaw) . • THE MORE YOU KNOW THE BETTER IT GETS Bisceglia gets Albany SX win By Clay light AL BAN Y, O R, NO V. 15 Th e fi ft h race o f the Motocross No rthwest sa nctioned Winter Series, held thi s round a t Albany Supercross, saw H onda-m ounted Don Bi scegl ia ride ami dst m iserabl e co nd itions to win th e 250cc Pro class. J o ining Biscegl ia in th e win ner's circle was fellow H onda jockey Tony G raves, wi n ner of the 125cc Pro class. Orego n's m o st sever e dro ught ca me to a n end , a n d wi th it ca me pouring rain and 400 temperatures. . Bo th rno tos wer e h el d in to ta l down pours, ·m a king th in gs quite messy, to say th e least. The first 250cc P ro m o to saw Ka wasaki riders Denni s Sweeten, G ar y Beyer, Rob An ne n an d H o nd a pi lo ts Graves and Biscegli a dueling for p osi tions in two feet o f slo p on the o pe n ing lap. Each lap the field got sma ller, u ntil th e la tter stages, wh en o n ly three riders b raved th e co ndi tio ns. Bisceglia stayed o n two whee ls the lon gest to tak e the moto win with Sweeten seco nd and Beyer ma ki ng enough laps for third, Also co m bined were a good-sized bunch o f 250cc Intermed iates, led by ROdney Kell er , wh o hadn 't ridden for nearl y two years a nd clobbered th e competi tio n . Aaron Boehmer was th e on ly ot her Interm edi ate to finis h the slopp y firs t mota . It was raini ng so hard in th e seco nd mo ta that o n ly two P ro s and two I n ter m ed ia tes brav ed t he weather. Biscegli a ga ted perfectl y, lea ving Swee ten in seco nd u n til a DNF fo rced him to th e sidelines. In Sweeten 's demi se, Kell er was Bisceg lia 's closest co m petition. Kell er h eld o ff Boehmer's charges to wi n th e I nter m ed ia te class wi th I -I performa nces. G rav es, a boa rd th e Ya m a ha ! 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