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a lBO-degree left-hand tum that tossed him to the ground and out of contention. "I definitely got pimped out," sa id Emig. "Mickael Ma schio was on my right and McGrath was on my left. All three of us w ere pretty even out of the gate. Maschi o moved over on me and 1 made a real intense left/right, and it spit me off the bike." McGrath finally got his game back in the first moto - he holeshot the race on his Cha parral-backed YZ250 and never looked back. He looked like the McGrath o f o ld , when he was on a Honda, and p icked up th e w in ea sily. Behindhim wa s a h a rd -charging co n ti n g en t of French riders bent on a good showing in front of th e partisan crow d . Yves Demaria led the train, followed by Mas-ch ic and Kawasaki-mounted Frederic Belley, across the finish line. In the second 250cc moto.of the night, Ernig once again rocketed to the front of the pack, followed close ly by McGrath a n d Button. Several times during th e race, McGrath made advances on Emig to allempt to ta ke the lead away, but Ernig covered his lines well an d nev er allowed a pass. However, McGrath was ge tti ng ev en more pr essure fro m his friend, teamma te and roommate - thirdp laced Bullon . Bu tton did get by McGrath for a brief moment, bu t McGrath quickly regained his advantage and finished second in the race. That secon d- p lace finish was good enough to give McGra th the overall w in for the night. " I' m reall y stoked that 1 was able to win the overall tonight," said McGrath. "Tonight, the outside w hoops w ere faster and, wi th two bikes in the outside whoops, there was no getting around. It was reall y hard to pass ou t there. 1 fel.t faster than Jeff tonight, but there was nowhere to get aroun d him in the second moto. Jeff was riding good tonight. He rode all the right lines. He was defini te ly fast er tonight than he was last night." As for hi s fir st-night disa ster, McGrath sai d it was an aberration. "What happened Friday night was bullshit! And last night, Button threw a wild hair in my program - but I'm happy for him; he's riding very well 1 think I could have won King of Bercy if 1 would have done anything on Friday nigh t." O'i Bercy Stadium Parl s, France Results : Novem ber 7-9, 1997 (Rounds 2-4 016) Frld,;"y 250 OIA: J. Damo n Hu /fm ..n (Ka w); 2. Jeff EmiR" (Kaw ); 3. M iu Craig (Han); 4. Fnodt!ric Bulley (X.w ); S. Jinuny Button (Yam ); 6. M icbr-I M.1.....nio (H on); 7. Cn-g AIbntyn (Suz); 8. Mickarl Pichon (Sw:); 9. yv.... IJ..rnaciaI (Kaw ); 10. 1Nerr y _ ,.. (Han). 125 OIA: 1. Dav id Vuilltmin (Ya m); 2. StephAne Roncolda (Hool; 3. Rodr igue Th..lin (Suz) ; 4. Nathan Ramsey (Kaw ); S. Juasi VehJv iLlinen (Hon); 6. Jt'f'Ome Hemery (Suz); 1. To ny Begue (H a n) ; 8. Ph ill ipe Du s p u quie r ( Ka w); 9. Ser ge C u idetty (Han); 10. M.1thiN laUoz (Yam). Satunhy 2.5G OIA : 1. Jeff Emi g (Ka w) ; 2. Jeremy McGrath (Yam ); 3. Jimm y Button (Yam ); 4. Micbd Pichm (Suz); S. Damon Huf fman (K&w); 6. Fh'\Jl"ric Bc.l1Jt..y (}(aw); 1. Mik l" ~~i$ (H on ); 8. Cy ril Po rte (Ho n ); 9. Micbel "'-dUo (Han); 10. AIhmyn (Suz). 12.5 OI A: 1. Dav id Vuilkmin (Yam ); 2.. 5tl"fMnr Roncad.a (H M ); 3. Scott ~ak (H on); 4. In'ornt' Hanery For mind-blowing speed on the Internet, Bonnie goes with the gold medal performance of MindSpring. Its fast, reliable access takes her directto tI)e Internet Nodelays, No detours. No false starts. So, exercise youroptions and get a speedy, easy-to-use MindSpring Internet connection. You'll get a software suite witha toprated browser, great e-mail, newsgroups and more. MindSpring-the fast, reliable Internet service provider thafs heads above the crowd. With MindSpring you get: • Free 24-hour technical support • Free Web space with most plans • Flexible pricing - from as low as $6.95 to $1 9.95 a month for unlimited access • Local phone access to Internet in over 270 cities • Free software for Mac or Windows • And, a no risk, 3Q-day money back guarantee www.mindspring .com Call toll free 1-888-M-SPRING (677-7:464) if MindSpring" Direct To The In t e r n et. Q 1997 MindSprlngEmerpr!ses, Inc. Bonnie Blair, Gold Medal Speed Skater r..,. (Suzt S....... GWdo.-ny (Han);" Na..... ......,. (Han~ 1. Nicolas dw-lin (Xa w ); 8. SL Wstien Trottirr (Hon); 9. M.1thitt La1Ioz (Yam); 10. M.vc Ristori (Hon). Sun o z 15