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Mark Barnett (2) and Broc Glover (4) lead the international-star-studded pack into the first comer. with Jeff Ward (3) and David Bailey (1) not too fer.
behind. The U.S. team. made up from different manufacturers this year. still dominated the event. winning by 17 points over second-piece Belgium.
The members of the winning American team proudly displey slUiles.
wreaths. trophies and champagne--the international symbols for victory,
David Bailey. with three U.S. National titles already under his belt.
recorded 4-1 placings in Belgium; good enough for the overall individual win.
Motocross des Nations
Dave Thorpe, Dave Watson, jerernf
Whatley and Roger Harvey.
USA wins again!
. By Catherine Eman
ANGREAU, BELGiuM, SEPT. 4
For the third year in a row the American
team has won the Motocross des Nations
World Championship team motocross race
against the best that the Europeans could
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throw at them. This time
instead of an all-Honda team,
I all four Japanese manufacturers were represented. Honda's
David Bailey, Kawasaki's jeff Ward,
Yamaha's Brae Glover and Suzuki's
Mark Barnett put together a team
effort for a 15 to 32 win over the Belgian team of World Champions
Georges jobe and Eric Geboers,
former World Champion Andre Malherbe, and last year's World Championship runner-up Andre Vromans.
Third went to the British team of
Bailey, the only remaining membe.]
from last year's winning team and
the recently crowned Supercross/250Y
Grand National Champion, led the
'team with 4-1 mota scores good
enough for the overall win. "None of
us really knew w~at to expect," he
said. "I was more nervous this year
because last year 1came over with not
that much time - so 1 didn't have
time to think about it that much."
Ward's 2-4 scores gave him second
overall on the unfamiliar 500cc
machine tuned by Mike McAndrews.
"I haven't ridden the 500s much so 1
was kind of lost. But 1 like riding
them and everything went pretty
good."
