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eMoroeROSS AMA National Chameionshie 125ISOOcc MX Series: Final Rounds ~ Mike Healey earned top privateer hanoI'S in the SOOcc series with 5-5 mota fin ishes. Rivals Jeff Emig (1) and Doug Henry (16) lined up side-by-side in both 12Scc motos. Todd DeRoop (38) led Reynard (593), Henry (16) and Emig (1) early in the first125cc malo. 16 "Jeff Pestana went down and I had no place to go," said Emig. "And I knew that Henry had gotten stuck. I just can't believe it." As it turned out, Emig's crash effectively cost him the championship. The two title contenders found themselves running together as they worked their wa y up through the pack. In the process of moving up, Emig and Henry battled back and forth in an exciting duel. At one point, Henry crashed hard but still managed to hang with Emig. Henry pulled out all the stops and eventually passed Emig, winning their dogfight by finis hing sixth; Emig was seventh. Had Emig won the moto and Henry finished where he did, Emig would have won his second title. . "It jus t wasn't meant to be," said Emig. "Henry crashed hard twice, but he still was right there the whole time! Hey, when things are going your way, nothing goes wrong. He definitely deserves the title, he really earned it." "I 'm pretty sore," said Henry. "I clipped Swink's rear tire-and crashed; it was a pretty hard one. I hit my face and my eye was bothering me the whole race . I'm pretty beat up right now, but I'm happy. Had I seen Emig fall on the first lap, I would've taken it more easy." Just as happy, if not more so, was Henry's tuner Pete Steinbrecher. "This is an amazing feat," said Steinbrecher. "I knew he (Henry) was talented, but at the beginning of the year I really didn't think it would go this far. He 's always had a positive attitude and he's been open-minded throughout the whole season . I think that's what made the difference." Afterwards, Steve Butler, Emig's mechanic, handed over the number-one plate to Steinbrecher. It read: "Pete, all yours in '94, Steve." While most of the attention was being focused on Henry and Emig, Reynard was busy leading the pack with Team Suzuki's Ezra Lusk hard on his heels. Lurking in third was Ward, while McGrath and Hughes rounded out the top five. Bradshaw ran as high as fourth before fading back to the middle of the pack with a sore back. By the fifth lap, Reynard began putting distance between himself and Lusk. "I couldn't hold on anymore," said Lusk. "Last week I ripped a tendon in my hand andI hadn't ridden all week. My thumb was real sore and I just couldn't hold on." By the end of the race, Reynard had