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Bailey (1) leads World Champion David Thorpe (42) and Johnson in the Bailey chases Portugal's Correja De Melo; this was the sixth win in a row final moto; Bailey won with Johnson second and Thorpe third. for the United States in Motocoss des Nations competition.

"Sometimes I wonder how they go A one hour intermission didn't so fast," Bailey said in reference to the give O'Mara much time to rest and it Europeans. "Theyjust don't have the was soon time to stage for moto two. style we do, butsome of them still get Tuner Chris Haines dropped a new around quick." set of clutch plates into O'Mara's 125 After a morning practice session while Johnson and O'Mara talked and opening ceremonies on Sunday, strategy with Bailey. Thehilly course, the first moto was staged to start at which started the weekend covered 2:30 p.m. A two-row start was used with fresh sod, was now rough and for each moto and each team had one rocky. rider on the front row and one on the Bailey gridded his big bore Honda back. Moto one was a 125/250cc on the gate with O'Mara behind him combination, and America opted to in row two. After turn one it was Bai­ put O'Mara up front with Johnson ley all the way. The newly-crowned directly behind. 500cc National Champion roosted After the first turn the finishing away from the pack and didn't look order was set. Johnson took the hole­ back. O'Mara got off II th and had his shot with O'Mara a close second. "I work cut out. It was now that his didn't hear him (Johnson) coming at extensive training came into play; first, but then I saw his wheel and O'Mara rode clean lines and kept the knew it was time to move over," power on lap after lap, picking off O'Mara said about the start. riders one by one. The star ofthe competition was Johnny O'Mara; the 125ccrider finished Former l25cc World Champion Denmark's Ole Svendsen and second twice to his teammates who were on larger bikes. gated well for the Bel­ France's Yves Gervaise dropped their gian team, but slid out in an uphill 500s in a tangle at the start. Italian "I gaveeverythiog I had, I'm totally for Johnson through the final turn, turn on lap one and lost position. hopeful Massimo Contini also crashed drained," O'Mara said. "It's not but Johnson was too close for com­ Italy's Michele Rinaldi brought the on lap one, putting him out of con­ important to me who I beat. I did it fort and Bailey knocked him over. crowd to crescendo with his ride to tention. for the team. I could go fast every­ John on remounted quickly and the third. He displaced France's Chris­ By lap four O'Mara had moved up where on the course except on the pair crossed the finish line, hands tian Vimond for the slot on lap three to seventh. 's Georges Jobe uphills. I wasn't giving up much raised together in a gesture of victory. and then maintained his pace to the had been holding the pace behind horsepower either. My 125 was run­ Thorpe held third followed by Dack, finish, 26 seconds behind O'Mara. Bailey for the first two laps, but then ningas fast as some of the 250s. We've Whatley and then Rinaldi. Vimond, on a 250cc Honda, faded dropped to fourth when Holland's got this thing wrapped up with four The final tally had Great Britain back and fell off the pace on lap Jan Van Doom and England'sThorpe top finishes; now I want Ricky and taking second with 10 points fol­ seven. moved by. Two laps later Thorpe David to go for the clean sweep." lowed by Italy with 13. A very close Holland's Jon Van den Berk rode p