CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 56 ISSUE 14 APRIL 9, 2019 P65
rounds left to run.
Davalos did his part by going
out and winning his first main
event in three years, and Davalos
was assisted on his way to his win
by Forkner's two chief champion-
ship rivals—Chase Sexton and
Justin Cooper—crashing together
in the main event while running
up front, when Cooper took
Sexton and himself out exiting a
left-hand turn.
"I believe we started 1-2, and
I got a really good start—I picked
a gate way on the outside, and
all he wants is a shot at the 450SX
class. "I just want a 450 ride,
man!" Davalos said. "I've been in
this class for a long time, and I
just want a shot. I know what I'm
capable of doing on that bike, and
outdoors was good for me on the
Husky in 2017, I think it was. There
are people who believe and don't
believe, but I believe in myself. I
know I can do it. All I'm searching
for is that 450 ride. I want it so
bad. I want a shot. I want a chance
to show what I can do."
UNKNOWN INJURY
Martin Davalos says his lack of
results in 2019, at least until Nash-
ville, was mainly due to the broken
neck he suffered last year. "It's
been a tough off-season," Davalos
said. "Breaking my neck last year,
and ACL/MCL reconstruction,
trying to come back, and obvi-
ously I really didn't think that my
neck was going to be a lot of an
issue coming into this season. My
ACL—my knee—feels great, but the
more I started riding, the more my
Briefly...
Martin Davalos
and the Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit
Kawasaki Team
celebrated the
250SX East win.
