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;O S R EObservedTrialsSeOes-:. Round 4: Osnabruck, Germany ' orldChampionshipD:TR L BE V IA S>' .W (Left ) World Champ ion esl Jord i Tarres dominated the German trials, Incre asi ng his series lead by an incredible nine points In one roun d. (Above) Japanes e ace Takuml Narita guides his works Beta through a section, under the watch ful eye of his "mlnder." Narlta finis hed In third place. By Ignasi Bertran Translation by Martin Belair File photos by John Dickinson OSNABRUCK, GERMANY, MAY 2.>-23 ordi Tarres did in Germany w ha t he has do ne many times in his career crush the opposition! In a sport which normally separates opponents b y single marks, Tarres bea t his nea rest rival- this year's revelation, Angel Garda - by an asto unding 23 points. Tarres also had the pleasure of watching his championship rivals, Marc Colomer and Tommi Ahvala, falte r and slip in the series point standings. Entering the round, Tarres enjoyed a slim one- point lead over the du o who were tied for second, but now enjoys a he alth y 1D-point m argi n over his ne arest rival. Co lomer finished fifth on th e day, w hile Ahvala was a terrib le 13th. The championship has not yet reached the halfway .mark, bu t Ta rres does no t appear willing to let it be deci ded until the last hours. Tarres won at Osnabrock wi th a tremend ous d isp lay of strength, an d it was a vinta ge Tarres who sent out a clear m essage that he is after his sixth World Championship . The greatest trialer of all time, Tarres held all the aces in a game 'of poker that sa w hi s rivals lea ve em p tyhanded . It w as an extraordinary display of talent all weekend long . "O f course I am happy," said Tarres, after his resounding win. "But I am happy more for the way that I rode, than for the victory itself. 1 felt so strong today that I felt capable of doing anything." After watching his championship lead go up in smoke in Belgium, Tarres wa s ready for revenge during Saturday's pre- . liminaries. Tarres turned in a nine-point lap, compared to the 15 turned in by sec- J (Above) Marc Colome r failed to make the pod ium for the first ' time this season. He slipped to fifth place during the.flnallap. (Left) Tommi Ahvala gets Into big trouble. He had prob lems all wee kend long, and slipped a spot to third In the series points sta ndings. '.Br"leflV.....Despite. being. 'eXceJJ~nt riresults;!heytnrEidhow "' ...t~e final'two spots in.the (jerS', proving out '. .. .. . .J_II. :'. ond-p laced Gard a, w ho proved tha t his runner-up performance in Belgium was no fluke. A revitalized Diego Bosis held third with another IS-point score, w hile the man from Japan - Takumi Narita - was fourth with 19. Other contenders on day one were Sito Pons with 21, Colomer with 24, Steve Colley with 24, and Amos Bilbao with 26. Bilbao seems to be back on track, and was satisfied with his performance. On the second lap - the first lap of da y two - the bottlenecks began at the very first section. For so me riders. th is was enough reason to take a voluntary five high the .rev~l ·of .com~tition is at the' ~?rld ·:··.S pa n is h · , ride rs ChamplonshIP .1ev~I: : ._ . . filled seven of the ' : . ', . . . , . .: . " . '. . ' ..15. points-paylnq .C urrent G~rman Nallona~ Ch~mpJOn :Horst . pos itions . at . the · Ho~man w~ f?~ 19 miss h.'~ nome event - ev-ent which was due to a Wrist Injury that he. incurred at al} . 'herd' under overcast 'skies'" Light rain fell in' : indooreven.t.sev.eral weeks earlier. . . ., : :: ". '. ' . '. . the morning, but tlie SUn emerged in the ' of:.Har.ley- · : afternoon. .The terrain was wooded. damp :: There :wa s :'a huge cOntingent _ and slippery-.The was sixmiles lOng and : . Davldsonnders.on hand at the event,.and . featured 12 sections. .. ' . ..' : . . ' . -. .' amongst tl]e rest of the Europeans , the bik . ers ,. .. • . i.. . . .'. . ' . . '. ' . ' .. • . . seemed to havil a great appreciafion for trials. . . ._ : ." : . · The event organize rs: enlisted ihe help of Ii ' · . ' : ~.. . '. ' ....., . . locaf4x4 truck club to escortthe Intematiori" ' There'· is a 'l1\overnent amongst many riders: · at press around the loop. They acted as taxis, .' tea ms a- 'organizer s that want 10 beg in nd taking journalis ts wherever they. pleased. The .' \Isin g the proposed 's e ct lcn nme limits . only hitchwas' that they'spO~e onlyGerman:.. lmmedialely; rather than wail until.1995. Peti, .' . . '. ' ' . ' '. . .. ' " . '.:'. ' '. " tions were circulated and sigoaiures were . .c anadlan .De re k·Tho mas arid Austra lian " collect~ bui the AM would find it difflcun'-IO' ·Don Munily 160k partin th~ Gerinan.found, . . ·i ~il such af!' impilrla!ll rule change .in mid' : as well .as . the .prec eding Be .lgian .rou nd.. 'seasen. ... " . .' ' . - '. : . . . . ' ' .. . 100'"