The 1986 Motocross des Nations in Italy was incredible and it’s there again this year, exactly 30 years on and at the same venue.

Team America totally dominated that day in 1986, with riders Rick Johnson, David Bailey and Johnny O’Mara.

Riding a Honda CR125, Johnny ‘The O’Show’ O’Mara famously smoked the 500cc world champ David Thorpe in his CR125R on this hilly Maggiora circuit in Italy.

All the Americans finished 1-2 in every moto and lay waste to the best motocross riders in the world.

The results that day in 1986:

Race 1 (125/250)

1. Rick Johnson (USA/Honda 250)
2. Johnny O’Mara (USA/Honda 125)
3. Michele Rinaldi (Italy/Suzuki 250)
4. John Van Den Berk (Netherlands/Yamaha 250)
5. Jeremy Whatley (Great Britain/)

Race 2 (125/500)

1. David Bailey (USA/Honda 500)
2. Johnny O’Mara (USA/Honda 125)
3. Dave Thorpe (Great Britain /Honda 500)
4. Hakan Carlqvist (Sweden/Yamaha 500)
5. Gert-Jan Van Doorn (Netherlands/Honda 500)

Race 3 (250/500)

1. David Bailey (USA/Honda 500)
2. Rick Johnson (USA/Honda 250)
3. Dave Thorpe (Great Britain /Honda 500)

Nations top-3

1. USA (David Bailey, Rick Johnson, Johnny O’Mara)
2. Great Britain (Dave Thorpe , Jeremy Whatley , Rob Herring)
3. Italy (Michele Rinaldi, Corrado Maddii, Massimo Contini)