Cruise America’s Jason DiSalvo crashed out of round two of the European 250cc Grand Prix Championship at Vallalunga, Italy April 29. DiSalvo qualified an unusually low 19th due to persisting front suspension problems on his A-kitted Honda RS250. DiSalvo suffered for his poor qualifying as he was run into by two mid-pack riders during the red-flag-interrupted race. DiSalvo’s next action will be in the Spanish Championship series in Jarama, Spain near Madrid May 10-13.

DiSalvo, 17, is using the 2001 season as a final primer before jumping into the FIM World Championship series full-time in 2002.