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a perfect da y, wi nning every test and ea rn ing another 20 championshi p points for his troubles. "I won here in 1988," said the Italian veteran. "It was d ifficu lt the n. Today ev ery thi ng went goo d . O ur team was great." Edmondson could blam e his losses at rounds one and two on misfortune, but this one was Grasso' s from the minute he left the start, and he knew it. "I wanted this round more th an yo u co u ld i mag in e," Edmondson lam ented. "Maybe I tr ied too hard. " Sw ede Jeff Nilsso n finished second 'on the day, giving him fourth overall, while Silvan Petteri again sho wed that consistency pa ys. He rod e to third for the weekend, and holds th e sa me posit ion in the series points. Pelleg rinelli just sq ueezed home to take the overall in the competition, but it w a s Sala w ho won Sunday in 'th e Heavyweight division. In do ing so, he equalle d Pellegrin elli's point s tota l for the weekend, and maintained his lead in the series. "I was a little faster than Tullio on the motocross test, but he rode some areas very well," said Sala. "He is very experi enced here." Cyril Esq uirol produced anothe r er ra tic pe rformance for Su nday , win ning the motocross test, then puttin g up times that left him in third for the round and third in the poin ts. Totip Yamaha rider Pau lo Fellegara managed to score a fourt h place over the weekend. Like most of the Lightweight FourStroke class riders, El Campero H usqvarna's Arna lda Nicoli was not impressive on Sunday, but he and Rinald i split day wins for the weekend. Though they tied for points, Nicoli got the nod for the overall win by virtue of his special test times . Jonsson, Nicoli' s El Campero tea mma te, had wha t for him was a d isap pointing da y, finishing third . If anyone class experienced fortunes an d misfortunes in the race, it was the Heavyweight Four-St roke ca te go ry . Po ints leader Kar i Tiainen had a hard fall early in the day, and while he recovered, his crash kept him from winning the da y. This wa s the first tim e he did not win either day in more than a year. Farioli, on the other hand, fell he was a bit lucky to win da y two, but did not at firs t realize just how lucky. When the KTM rider arrived at the parc ferme , it . wa s noticed that his rear tire had a slice in it la rge eno ug h to cause a flat ; any longer and the Italian would have been .out. Katrinak finished third, with Jansson fourth . a a Any Questions? IRl:nRE If you're se rious about riding", se nd $2 for our new tire catalog. IRC USA 2851-B Whipple Road Un ion City, CA 94587 A DIVISION OF I N C A C Castl one Della Preso lana, Italy Resuns: May 21-22, 1994 (Rou nd 3 of 6) Ol k 1. Tullio Pe llegrinelli (H us) Italy. - . .. ..- ---- ......... .. - - -.- .- ....., -- LIW: 1. G iorgio Grass o (Ya m) It a ly ; 2. Pa u l Edmondson (G-G) England; 3. Silvan Pett eri (lius) Italy; 1. Jeff Nilsson (Ho n ) Swed en; 5. Maurizio Carminati IKTM) Italy. HJW: 1. Tullio Pellcgrinelli (H us) ltlay: 2. Giovanni L.A. SLEEVE CO. - -- .. GENUINE RACING PARTS ~ ~~ - Sa la (KTM) Italy; 3. Cy ril Esquirol (Hus ) France'; 4. Pa ulo Pellegara (Yam ) ltaly: 5. Joachim HedenahJ (Suz) Swed en . lJW 4·5: 1. Amaldc Nicoli (H us ) Ita ly ; 2. Mario Rin a ldi (K"Th1) Italy; 3. Sve n Erik Jonsson (H us) Sweden; 4. Anders Eriksson (Hbg) Swed en; 5. Christian Boulet (H us ) France. HIW 4-5: 1. Fab io Fari oli (KTM) llla y; 2. Ja ras lo v chs 3. Karl Tiainen (Hus) Finland; 4. Kat rina " (H us) Cze Pet er Ja nsson (Hbg) Sweden ; 5. Kent Kar lsson (Hbg) Swede n. WO RL D ENDU RO C HAM PIONSHIP SE R IE S POI NT STANDINGS UW: 1. Gio rgio Grasso (111); 2. Pa u l Edmondson (91); 3. SiJvan Petteri (81); 4. Maurizi o Canninati (71); 5. Jeff Nilsson (70). HIW : 1. Giov a nn i Sala (102); 2. Tullio Pellegr inelli (93); 3. Cy ril Esq uiro l (78 ); 4. Paulo Fellega ra (68); 5. Alex L10bet (44). L/ W 4-5: 1. M ario Rin a ldi (105) ; 2. Sven Erik Ionsscn (lOO) 3. Arnald o Nicoli (95); 4. Anders Eriksson ; (86); 5. Christia n Boulet (64). HIW 4--5: 1. Karl Tiainen (109); 2. Fab io Farioli (99); 3. Iara slov Katrina" (93); 4. Pete r [ensson (69); 5. Ken t Karlsson (Sol). Upcom ing Rounds: Round 4 • Uppsala, Sweden . June 12 Round 5 - Jamsa , Finland. June 19 ~ ~ ~ -~ HI-PERFORMANCE PISTONS MXlATV Hig h performance race style pistons manufactured from special hi gh-sili con alum in um alloys. Want Ad informa tion - (310) 4 2 7 -7433 ... "" 1M"] [ " . , .",.,. BERT'S MOTORCYCLES 818·334-1288 /818·334-2926 Piston kits supplied with rin gs, ci rc lips, wrist pin. For leading makes and models , see your dealer. LOS AN GELES SLEEVE CO., INC. 12051 Rivera Road , Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 (310) 945-7578 Dealers call or write for your free catalog and decals 2