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- 1)id fen bacn caught" the t hieFriliin - battle fo r th ird a nd loo ked likel y to pass th em a ll u nti l hi s front wh eel sl id a wav and h e had to be satisfied with sev~nth behind H ans Ma isch . Van der Yen cra shed three times , hurting his arm, before ha1£distance and a rear n at cost Leif N ik lasson p oints as J obe ca me home to great a p p la use. • Rasult s OVERALL: t . Georges Jobe (Su z-Bel gium) 1-2: 2. Jean -Claude LaQuaye (Ho n- Belgi um) 5· 1; 3. Dan ny teserte (Yam -US A ) 2 -4 ; 4 . Jeremy Whatley (Suz GS) 4 -5 : 5. Jo M art en s (Ya m -Lu lite m bo urg J 3 -7; 6. Kees Van der Ven (KTM ·Holl and) 3· - ; 7. Arn o Dr ec h sel (Hon -W . Ger many) 6 -·; 8. Hans Maisch (Mai -W. Ger m any) - · 6; 9. Rolf Dieff enbac h (S uzo W. Ger m an y) · .7; 10. Roland Oiepald (S Ul -W. Ger many) 8 · -; 11 . M atti Tarkkonen (Yam -Finl and ) · -8: 13 . Ben 12 . Hein z Ki nlgadner (KTM- A u str ia) 9 nie W ilken (Ho n -Holl and) · -9; 14 . Dave Watson (Yam·G S) 10 --; 15 . M agn u s Nyb erg (Hus- Sweden ) - · 10 . " Denotes finish out of top ten . WORLD CHA M PIONSHI P POINT STAN DINGS , 1. Jobe (2 71; 2. Laq u ave (21) : 3. La Porte (201: 4 . (TIEl M art en slWhatl e y (141; 6. Va n der Va n (101; 7. (TIEl Dresch al /Malsc h (51: 9 . Dieff enb ach (4 ); 10 . (TIEl Oiepo ld / Tarkkon en (3 ); 12 . (TIE) Ki niga dner / W ilken (21 14 . (TIE) Nyber g / W at son (1 1 ; · 0 - ; World Championship 125cc MX Series: Round 3 Rinaldi sweeps Italian GP; Gibson third SETrI~ IO ...... ...... Congratulations Freddie Spencer - Team Honda Winners of the South African, French and the Italian' Grand Prix Road Races TO RI:-':ESE . ITALY . AP R. 17 America n J im Gibson , ridi ng for Team Yama ha, tu rned in impressive rides through traffic in bo th moto s to finish the It ali an 125cc !\IX GP with a 4-3 m o to tall y. It was ih e best sh owin g by G ibso n to dat e a nd earn ed him a spot o n the winner 's rostr u m for th ird o verall. Mi ch el« R ina ld i, rid in g a works Suzu ki. led d efendin g Wor ld C ha mp io n ' and teamm at e Eri k Cc boe rs 10 the fini sh in eac h m al a . Ri nal d i co u ld do no wron g in th e eyes o£ his fell ow co u n trvmen. Am eri can pri vat eer M ike Brown ea rned his firs t G P po in ts as th e resu lt o £ a ninth p lace fin ish in th e seco nd moro . Currentl y, S uzu ki has a stran gl ehold on the series with Geboers and Rinaldi winning every m oro run thus far. H ow ever , Gibson and teammates J ack y Vim o nd a nd Pekka Vehkon en have been ' putting the pressure o n. Gibson wa s th e victim o £ poor starts i n both mor os, but worked his way through traffic with a tough ride 10 fourth in moro o ne . In th e fin al moro , Gibson got an even worse sta rt . Again, the Californian tu rned o n th e gas a nd cu t through tra£ic 10 net a thi rd . Vimond, on the other hand, had no trou ble on th e starts a nd was o ne spot up o n G ib so n wit h a third pl a ce finish in rnoto o ne . T he seco nd mo to saw Vimond with a so lid sta rt. H e lost o u t i n a batt le for third wi th Gi bson a nd th en was dropped to fifth by G ile ra 's Co rr ad o • Maddii. Results OVERALL; 1. M ic h al e Rin ald i (Suz · I,aI YI 1-1 : 2. Erik Geboers (Su z-Belgi um) 2-2; 3. J im Gib son (Yam · USA I 4-3 ; 4 . JackyVimond (Yam · Franc aI 3- 5; 5. Corra do M add ii (Gil -Ita ly) 5-4 ; 6 . Gui seppe A n dre.ni (KTM · lt aIYI 6 -6 ; 7 . Pekka Ve hkon en IYam -Fin land) 7 -8; 8 . M assi mo Cont i n i (Ap r -Italyl 8-7; 9. Marc Velkeneers (Gil-BelgiumI 9- -; 10 . Mike Brown (Cag· USA ) '- 9; 11 . Ber nd Kreutz (Hon · W . Germanyl 10 · 1O. WO RLD CHAMPIONSHIP POIN T STANDINGS : 1. Geboer s 1 841; 2. Rinaldi (7 0); 3 . G ib son 1 3); 4 . 5 Maddi i 14 2); 5 . (TIE) V imond /Vahkonen (27); 7 . ; ; A nd ree ni (231 8. John Hen son (20 1 9 . (TIEl Velke · ne ers / Contini ( 11), Thanlfs for riding with CastrolAmericas#1 Motorcycle Oil Engineered for Performance Castlo!J 401 Hackensack Avenue. Hackensack, NJ 07601 IRS '. , .", 4i 24 / B3 Gainesville. FL AMA WRANGLER 250cc NATIONALMX DAVID BAILEY Honda on DUNLOP "Li'l PROFESSOR" or "U'LSUPERMAN7" After your injury at Dallas no one expected you to ride. let alone winl Thanks for w inning on DUNLOP. David. More cycles ride on Dunlop than any other tire in the world. ~DUN.LO.P The Logical Choice 21