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Americans with the big jumps, especially Saturday. But on Sunday it started to get rougher and rougher. It was not a 500cc track because they couldn't compete with the 250s. Do you think the Americans had the best team? They had the best tearn, definitely. They deserved to win. We had bad luck with starts, but even then we wouldn't have won because of Joel, it was too hard with the10ur-stroke. What's in the future for Stefan Everts? Since I have my own tearn, the planning is that - hopefully - I can do a number of good years. Win six titles, that's my dream. After that, when I start to retire, 1 I hope to still continue with my team. Hopefully we can prove to Honda that we can handle this and that and we can build up a lasting relationship. Next year we will go for the world title again. I want to match my father's record. He has 29 GP victories and I have 24, so I want to match that, plus his four world titles. It's also one of my dreams to race. the Namur, Belgium, 500cc GP. Much like Damon and Graham Hill in Formula One, you're the first secondgeneration World Champion in your sport. Does that mean a lot to you? For me, it's something special. Earlier today we were looking at a list of World Motocross Champions and it was so much fun for me to see my father on the list and see myself on the list. It is something special. However, it seems like the press and the people have forgotten about it. They don't 'realize it and ~_respect it so much, and that is kind of sad for me. From Foxhill, I saw pictures of you hanging out with Carl Fogarty and Aaron Slight. What was that all about? I went first to the Donington Park Superbike GP and met them over there. It was pretty fun for me to see the practice and stuff. They then came over to the Foxhill motocross GP. I knew Aaron and Carl already, but Carl is a guy that doesn't speak so much - he is kind of a strange character - but Aaron Slight is different than Fogarty. I know him pretty good and we did a lot of talking. I' met him again a month later at the Cologne show in Germany, and he is very nice, we get along real well. Aaron (Slight) has some uniquely colored hair and you have had some funky colored hair recently. How did that go over on the GP circuit? (laughter) I was actually the first one to do it. Back in Europe, for the GP in Germany, I had my hair colored red - real red! Like this Budweiser red (Stefan points to my beer bottle). Nobody could believe it. The color went out after 10 days. After Switzerland, I had my hair done in white. But it wasn't that white. So for the des Nations, I had it done again to make it bright white. It was futmy, but now I arn going back to my normal color. I've known you for a little while now and I have always had the feeling that you really love the sport; that you would do it for next to nothing and that it really means a lot to you. Is that true? Yeah, that's very true. You know, I don't really care so much about the money. I'm happy that I make good money, but I don't really think about it like, "If I do this and that, I'll make this much money." For me, the only thing I care about is winning. It gives me such a great feeling if I win a GP. I don't !<;now, I can't explain the feeling. You work for it so hard and you get rewards. I love the sport and if I can do anything to make it better and help it, I will. 0'1 Driving without motorcycle liability insurance is illegal. It's also down-right foolish. Especially when you consider that, at McGraw, you can get annual liability for as law as $79! So take the lead - insure with McGraw. Get on the phone now. FOR THE LOWEST RATES, IT ONLY TAKES ONE CALL: 1-BOO-6MCGRAW (662-4729) 3601 Haven Avenue • Menlo Park • CA 94025 P.O. BOX 40 • Anaheim • CA 9281 5 ~5 I!r!~g!!~ California's Largest Writer of Motortycle Insurance 1996 National Hare Scrambles Series 5th Overall Top Privateer Would like to thank the following sponsors and individuals •Hayward Honda/Suzuki •Sprocket Specialist •The Parts House •Steve Hatch •Arai Helmets •Acerbis •The Olund Family and •Chad Lanza •Fox Racing •Clarke Fuel Tanks the crew at •Chuck Thompson •FMF •Works Enduro Rider Hayward Honda •Diane Isley 'IRC TIres •Answer Protapers •Wendy Carter •Allen Kludjain •IN Innovations •Oury Grips •Mark and Betsy Hyde •Jason Gulbransen •Smith Sports Optics •Chuck's Marine •Rodney Smith and •My Mama •Spectro Oils •EBC Brake Pads Laurie Hamilton and a special Ihanles' to Richard Jung for making Ihls Ihank you possible. I really can't show my appreciation enough to Ihese people who have helped me Ihroughout Ihe years. I would like to Ihank you all very much for your help and support and best wishes In Ihe new year. Sincerely. Eric Mashblr