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Thor/Palts Unlimit€d
NorthEast Classic
Motocnoss
s€ri€s
Round 3,
Bnoom€-Tioga sports Ccnt€r
Nicoletti:
The
Noturol
BINGHAMTON, NY, APR. 30
-he
thrrd round of the
Thor/P:rG Unlimited
I Nonheest Classic Series
had the larSest
tumout io
Iar
in
the teries, with
iutt
over 700
riders signed up to do
battle on the technical
Broome-Tioga racecoume.
Rider turnout
was
certeinly influenced by the
fact that the
Pro/Exp6rt riders would be
running the full
National-trad layout that sofiie
will
be
retum-
int to in Augun a5 they try to
qualify
for round
I
0 of
the AHA U.S. Motocrors Championships.
This was also a District 3
points
race.
Young Honde
pilot
Phil Nicoletti &minated
the 250cc
Pro/Expen cla$ with l- l
lini.hes,
his
second
p€rfed
score of the series, and
he'i
now tied in seriei
poinB
vyith veteran Suzuki
pilot
Barryf Carsten,
with 20
points
apiece after
three
of five rounds,
The 25ftc ko/Expert class
lined up for the
staft of their
openinS moto,
iust
three riders
.hort
of a full
8ate.
Unfonunatel/,
PDL Recing's
Casey Cla.k
and his teammate
Kevin Brodsky,
who were ded
(or
the
lead in series points in
the 250cc cla$
coming into round
thre€, did
not rdce; Clark s!fiered
an injur,/ on Saturday
durinS the warmup
race, and Brodslry sufrered
an iniury eadi,er in the
week.
Nicoletti
tot
a hu8e
holeshot but war
relinquished to second
in
the aecond
turn by
Babbitr Enxus Oil Kawasakisponsored
Darnien
Plotts. Trailint Nicoletti were Carsten,
Alex
SiSismondi and.Jack Carpenter. Nlcoletti
closed
the
Eap
on
Plotts and made the
pass for the
lead at the tail end
of lap one.
l,leanwhile. the
batde for third through
sixth was on among Carsten,
Sigismondi,
Carpenter and Mitch
DouEherty. Carpenter
made the
pass
on Sr8iimondi
on the downhill
"Carmichael
triple..aking
fourth-
Nicotelti had a
five-second advantaSe on
Plotts on
lap three.
when the leaders
descended the
National hall, the top
three
were unchanged. Dougherty
and
lay
Weller
were now runnint fourth and
fifth. Carsten
closed
the gap on Plotts, and the tvvo bactled
rhrough the
first hal{ of lap four. Carsten came
off rhe National
hill in secondi Plotts dropped
to
third. Plotts bobbled
at the base of the hill,
which let Carsten
pull away. Dou8herty and
Weller held fourrh and fifth.
Nicoletti did the Carmi.hael"
triple on the
last
lap, landin8 it with only one
hand on the
bars and the other
in the air in a lriumphant,
winnin8 wave to the crowd.
Nicoletti finished
with a seven-se(ond advanta8e.
Cars@n. Plotts,
Dougherty and Weller rounded out the top
five.
Ni.oleni,
Dough€rty and Plotts led the stan
of the final
moto. with Weller and Dave Sterritt
in tow. Nicoletti
had a six-second lead at the
start
of lap
three. Doughef/ held second, and
Plotrs and
Weller
were
battling for third.
Weller made the
pass
on
Plotts
in
the first turn
on lap three, takin8
rhird.
Plotts
seemed
to
just
let
Weller
aake the
posiaion.
Nicoletti
8oE
another easy win,
finishing with a six-second
lead. Dougherty,
weller, Plotcs and
lyler
l'leda8lia rounded out the top
five.
Nicoletti topped the box with anoaher
perfect
l-l tally. Dougheny's 4-2 score was
good Ior runner-up, and Plotts closed out the
podium with a l-4 tally. G1l
Phil Ni(olcfii
(7I
),
Alex Sigismondi
(I7O),
Dnmien Plc,ttt
(8), Mikh
tlougherry
(53)
orid Jay Wdld
(557)
leod thc
pock
into the ffrst tum
in the
firlr 25fu< ProlErpcir
moro ot round lhree of
the Thor/Ports Unlimilod
Nodheqst Clqssic
Motocrcst
Scries.
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Yoff
O.8):
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J66n
coop.r
GrM);
1 M.e€ll tlurptit
(KIM)|
l
Jake
Pi.hftor
(cob);
4. Ddn, Col.chino
(KrM);
5.
S.ot
sro.kuns
(cob)-
6s
(7-t).
L K.nh MdvaEy
((aw)i
2.
wiltie Lorstrcm
(KTr1):
l. Oyl.n WriSht
(KTH)| !. Aurtin
Lltder
{fiM)i
s- D.vid Dou8ls
lYam).
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(lO-l
l). l.
K:ftbn
Plge
(Ym):
2. chdr c.nnins
(Hoo)i
l. I'li.h&l
Sh€
(fi1'1):
t. Nalha Rrndl.tt
(Yam);
5. ounin
lohnson
(l-16).
ll
O-l
l), l. Ni.k D6id.no
(suz);
2.
Jo.y
FeteB
(Kaw);
3.
rlke R.nzhnd
(KM);
+. Kftrcn F.se
(Yam)r
5.
Chrii
c,ni.s
(HM)-
85
(12-13),
l. Fdk Leaisi
($E):2
R).& Zavehl
(Hon):
!. Dy' BEykovich
(Suz):
4. Oavid
t mpron
(Hon)i
5.
Aunii PhElpr
(K,w).
85
(14-lt)r
l.
rorell 5p6rEl{
(&w)i
a
j.IE
Dedrtt
(Yam)i
l.
j6h
vdti
6@).1
Sdo.
sprce
(Kiw):
5.larob charlebois
(m).
85
(9-l!)
lR
HlNl:
L Knffi F5€e
(hm):
2.
Jc/
Pete6
((.w)r
3. Rye Zavs,
(Hon):
r. Luk Renna.d
(Kaw):
5
Nkk Oelderlo
(5r).
oPEN MINL L Ni.k DBidoio
(S@):
2.
Ard H@r
(/am):
3.leob chnn.boit
(lm)i
4. Cdy
Bu.Eoyoe
{Hon);
5.
Elliott Ghrscr
(KTll).
9tllNh
I.
Lowoll Spemler
(rqw)i
2- Ftuk L.ttieri
(suz):
3-
lamer
D€urds
o'em):
1. Dy'
BEyldich
(sE):
s. Aistir Phelp6
(&w).
l?5 A:
l. Tyler l'4Ed2slir
(ldl;
2. B.rry Carsten
6gI):
I
,.y
whli6
(Xr):
a. Mitd'.ll Dou8tErty
(x
);
5.
Sonny NighM
(Kaw).
125 E: l. sunny DEk€
((aw):
2.
lorumy
l',led.Eli.
(H@):
3. MEiEII Hud
(sc):
4. Ky'e
\Mllis
(KTM)|
5. Oerek
Rlmhd
(Yah).
I25 c: l Ken Bu.Ber
(fiM);
2. seth Ranck
(Hon);
l. Mike L.eEna
(suz)i
4.
Mik. vefier
Cf.m);
5. Kod, Bentldd
(&w). 250 A: l.
Phillip Nicorerti
(Hon);
2. Hir