·MOTOCROSS Glen Helen Raceway
ChaparralGP .'
(Left) Kawasaki's Ty Davis turned in a
stellar perlormance at the Inagural event,
lapplngJhe entire field en route to the Praclass win.
(Above) Hayward, California, resident
Danny Malfattl headed south and finished
a strong second In the 250cc Amateur
class.
By Donn Maeda
Photos by Kinney Jones
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, SEPT. 10
he inaugural Chaparral Grand
Prix at Glen Helen promised a
little 'bit of everything motocross, fire roads, desert
sections and a jaunt through the Sheriff's department road course. During the
two-hour event, the eight-mile course
would test a rider's machinery, fitness
and versatility. In the end, it would be
the most well-rounded racer who would
prevail.
So, who won? Anyone who has been
following off-road racing in recent years
should already know the answer to that
question. Kawasaki Team Green's Ty
Davis not only ran away with a convincing ~in, he absolutely demoralized the
Pro-class field as he lapped everyone even second-place finisher Craig
Adams.
"They said this race would have
some of everything," said Davis. "And 1
guess I'm the do-it-all guy, so 1 had to
show up. 1 tried to talk some guys like
Ted Hunnicut into coming out and rac- ,
ing with me, but they had a big District
37 event that they had to do. You know,
a point and a pin... Me? I'd rather make
some money."
'For his win at the Glen Helen Raceway-promoted and hosted event, Davis
collected $400 ana gained some allimportant saddle time in preparation for
the upcoming Tonopah 300.
After starting on the motocross
course, the circuit worked its way onto
the fire roads that cut through the
northwestern hills of the facility. From
there, racers were routed onto the vintage MX track, then into a high-speed
desert sand wash section that connected with the Sheriff's training-facility
road course. Approximately ope and a
half miles of the high-speed road
course was utilized, including one section that had two air-inducing humps.
From there, it was back into the dirt for
a trip around the ~peedway oval before
heading back onto the vintage and
.motocross tracks.
"It was so fun," said Davis. "The
course layout was really good, and the
promoter does a good job. 1 was catch-
80 BEG: 1. John Wesley Blirr (Yam); 2. Matthew
O'Malley (Yam); 3. Brad Huth O
