Lynn Leads the Way at Glen Helen NGPC
W
ith team owner Mark
Samuels taking a red-eye
back from Daytona to be present
at the Prairie Dogs Motorcycle
Club's 33rd annual Glen Helen
Grand Prix, the pressure was on
the three riders of his Slam Life
Racing (SLR) Honda team. But
they responded ably with Tyler
Lynn breaking Dante Oliveira's
win streak to capture the over-
all over Pro Circuit/Precision
Concepts Kawasaki's Giacomo
Redondi and FMF KTM Factory
Off-Road Racing Team's Mateo
Oliveira. Lynn's SLR teammate
Ryan Surratt was fifth behind
Dante Oliveira. Not to be out
-
done despite being under the
weather, Mikayla Nielsen pulled
off the Pro Women victory.
Round three of the Rocky
Mountain ATV/MC AMA Na-
tional Grand Prix Championship
(NGPC) Series, Presented by
FMF, is somewhat notorious
for being a mudder. However,
despite the threat of rain, condi-
tions remained perfect over a
very different Glen Helen Race-
way course that drew almost
universal praise from the 1800-
plus entries. And it seemed to
contribute to some close racing
throughout the $8000, 90-minute
feature race.
Four riders led at one time or
another in the tight lead pack, with
the Oliveiras and Redondi all tak-
ing turns out front. But Lynn bided
his time and grabbed the lead
before the white flag aboard his
Monster Energy/Lava Propane/
Fly Racing-backed CRF450RX.
With little time remaining, no one
could effectively retaliate, Re-
dondi just four seconds behind
with the Team Green/Dunlop/
Acerbis KX450 that John Braasch
had spent the last two weeks
prepping since pulling it out of the
crate two weeks ago.
Though Lynn got a decent
start, falling over several times
WIND
IN THE
P44
The racing was closer than
usual at the front, with several
lead changes. Winner Tyler Lynn
is followed closely by runner-up
Giacomo Redondi (18).
PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA
