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pion. Broe Glover topped the
500ee class, while Johnny
O'Mara headed the 125s.
Overseas. Hakan Carlqvist joined
a select few who had ever won World
Championships in two different
classes by claiming the 500 crown.
Brad Lackey, dropped by Suzuki after
giving America its first motocross
World Champion the year before, did
not compete. Georges Jobe earned
his second 250 title. Two runner-up
rankings had followed his J 980
Championship. Eric Geboers repeated
as 125 Champion.
David Bailey, Mark Barnett, Jeff
Ward, and Broc Glover topped both
team events to give the U.S. its third
straight sweep.
Bailey repeated as Grand National
Champion in 1984 while adding the
500 Championship to his collection.
Ricky Johnson emerged as the 250
Champion, while Jeff Ward also collected his first title, in 125 action.
Andres Malherbe notched his third
500 world title as the FIM changedtheir point system to recognize the
top 15 finishers (20·17·15-13·11·10
... 1). Michele Rinaud topped the
125s, while Heinz Kinigadner headed
the 250s.
Some of theAmerican faces changed
for team motocross, but the results
were the same. A fourth straight
sweep. Rick Johnson and Johnny
O'Marajoined Jeff Ward to ride both
events. Broc Glover (Trophee des
Nations) and David Bailey (Motocross
des Nations) rounded out the team.
Jeff Ward switched classes in 1985
and won the 250 title as well as the
Supercross crown. Glover added his
second 500 Championship in three
years as Ron Lechien topped the 125s.
Kinigadner repeated as 250 World
Champion - joined by two new
faces: Pekka Vehkonen won the 125
title, while Dave Thorpe annexed the
500 title.
The U.S. won the single 1985 team
event as a format change combined
all three classes. Each nation sent a
three-man team including a 125,250
and 500 rider. Ron Lechien, Jeff
Ward, and David Bailey gave the U.S.
their fifth straight annual success.
In 1986 Ricky Johnson topped the
250s for the second time in three years
while also adding the Supercross
crown. David Bailey won his second
500 Championship as Micky Dymond
headed the I25s.
In 1984 Suzuki's Michele Rinaldi captured the 125cc World Championship for Italy. Up to that year, Suzuki totally dominated the 125cc class.
In 1983 and '84, Honda's David Bailey claimed Grand National Championship honors. After 1984. the GNC title was dropped.
Part 5: The Final Chapter
The History of
Motocross
By Len Weed
This is the final' installment of excerpts from the
book, ((Motocross Techniques, Training & Tactics,"
by World Champion Brad Lackey and Len Weed.
Nineteen eighty-three saw the creation of a
new overall American championship, one
destined to vanish after the '84 campaign.
David Bailey, winner of both the 250cc and
Supereross titles, was recogniz-
I ed as Grand National Cham-
