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P34 IN THE WIND BRAZILIAN RALLY TO GONCALVES A fter seven laps in the rural Tennessee on a racecourse that most of the racers described as being awesome, or interesting, or just plain a lot of fun, Husaberg factory rider Russell Bobbitt captured his second consecutive victory and fourth overall win in the 2013 OMA Nationals, the latest coming in Saulsbury, Tennessee, on August 4. Bobbitt shot through the scoring tent for the last time 46 seconds ahead of fellow Husaberg rider Nick Fahringer. continued on page 36 Russell Bobbitt captured his second-straight win in the OMA National Series in Tennessee. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN GASSO BOBBITT WINS TENNESSEE OMA tugal, won three stages and the prologue, taking the lead for the first time in the seventh stage. "I have a positive evaluation of the rally," Goncalves said. "It was very hard, 10 intense days, lots of fighting, especially Jalapao, with lots of sand, heat and a 10-hour special. I started well and fought for the victory. I didn't make mistakes and ended up wining with a larger gap than I imagined. I'm very happy for me and Speedbrain. I raced my first Sertoes two years ago, and now we came back and won. We are very pleased, and now will keep on the good work. "I have three second places in the World Championship, and this is my first victory. We're now going to the last stage in Egypt, and try [for] another good result." PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF SPEEDBRAIN T he Rally dos Sertoes was supposed to be about rivals Marc Coma and Cyril Despres, but somebody forgot to tell Paulo Goncalves. After nine long stages, the 21st edition of the Rally dos Sertoes in Brazil came to an end on Saturday with the riders' arrival in Goiania after some 2500 miles. No one arrived happier than Speedbrain 450's GonPaolo Goncalves won the calves, the Portuguese Rally dos Sertoes in Brazil. rider taking the overall win with a time of 30 hours, 27 minutes and 38 seconds over nal stage by six seconds. Goncalves crossed the line third the course of 10 days. That was 25 minutes ahead of and that was all the 34-year-old Yamaha's Despres, the two-time needed to claim the overall win winner of the Brazilian rally finish- in what was his second attempt ing second. Red Bull KTM's Coma in the Brazilian rally. Goncalves, who was born in was third after winning the final the small town of Esposende, in stage from Goianesia to Goiania. Coma beat Despres in the fi- the District of Braga, north of Por-