Luke Parslow Edges Nasty to Win BMX Dirt in Portland

Nastazio, Parslow, Bohan | cr. AST

Aussie Luke Parslow held off a strong comeback bid by veteran Cory “Nasty” Nastazio to take the BMX Dirt title at the Wendy’s Invitational in Portland, OR on Friday night.  Going into his third and final run, Parslow was tied with Nasty before landing a huge run including a double backflip.  Nasty, the top qualifier, fell on his final run giving Parslow the title.  Fellow Aussie Corey Bohan was third.

The top three qualifiers were not in the running, with current Dew Cup points leader Ryan Nyquist finishing in sixth with a 90.25, tied with Rob Darden.  Competition was fierce as six riders were seperated by less than one point from 2nd to 7th place.  The win did push Parslow into third-place in the Dew Cup race, only 14 points behind Nyquist.  At least six riders are still in the running for the Dew Cup and the picture should clear up at next month’s Toyota Challenge in Salt Lake City.

A full list of final results follow.

BMX Dirt Final Results – Wendy’s Invitational
August 22, 2008 – Portland, OR

1st – Parslow, Luke – 92.25
2nd – Nastazio, Cory – 91.09
3rd – Bohan, Corey – 90.75
4th – Enarson, Dennis – 90.59
5th – Foster, James – 90.58
6th – Nyquist, Ryan – 90.25
7th – Darden, Rob – 90.25
8th – White, Cameron – 89.50
9th – Guettler, Ryan – 89.42
10th – McCann, Steven – 88.33
11th – Canina, Diogo – n/a
12th – Doyle, Chris – n/a

AST Dew Tour: Dew Cup Current Standings
BMX Dirt Points

1. Ryan Nyquist, 236
2. Cameron White, 228
3. Luke Parslow, 222
4. James Foster, 199
5. Corey Bohan, 193
6. Dennis Enarson, 192
7. Ryan Guettler, 165
8. Cory Nastazio, 157
9. Rob Darden, 141
10. Diogo Canina, 139