Glen Helen Raceway - San Bernardino, CA

Established in 1985, Glen Helen Raceway is located north of San Bernardino in the area of Devore. It rests against the side of a mountain, out of which the racing facility was carved. Glen Helen is on county property and shares its venue with other county organizations, including Glen Helen Regional Parks, Blockbuster Pavilion, and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Training Center.

Glen Helen Raceway, which is owned by lifelong motorcycle enthusiast Bud Feldkamp, has hosted numerous types of motorsports, including motocross, sand drags, and off-road races. In 1991, Glen Helen hosted its first major event, the 500cc United States Grand Prix of Motocross. That, along with a repeat performance the following year, bolstered the track's reputation as a world-class venue.

In 1993, Glen Helen hosted its first AMA Motocross National. It was a bit of an experiment, as it took place on a Saturday in August, which in that part of Southern California meant it was all but assured to be hot - and it was. Very hot! Luckily, the other part of the experiment was a supercross-like race format, which called for a single main event in each class instead of the traditional two motos to declare an overall winner. To keep the points even throughout the AMA series, the main events featured double points. For those who survived the heat and put in a good performance, it was a big step toward the championship; for those who succumbed to the heat, it was enough to ruin their title chances.

The AMA Motocross series didn't return until 1996, and it did so with the current two-moto format. Mr. Feldkamp’s facility has hosted the National every year since.

Glen Helen Raceway has strived to give racers an awesome facility to race and practice on, as well as a comfortable surrounding for fans to enjoy a day at the races. The raceway is open for practice Thursdays and Saturdays and features four different motocross tracks: Grand Prix, Pee Wee, AMA National MX, and MX REM/Vintage.

Lori Bryant has been around motocross as long as just about anyone. "I started in the late 1970s when my boyfriend, who is now my husband, was racing at Arroyo Cycle Park, which was a motocross-only facility," Bryant says. "I was working at the park part-time helping out with scoring. In the eighties, the track was changed to Glen Helen Raceway, and they continued to run motocross but added off-road buggies and trucks.

“In the mid-eighties, Glen Helen began holding CMC Motocross racing, GP-style races, sand drags, and speedway,” she adds. “And then in the early 1990s, Roger DeCoster came in and ran the two U.S. Grand Prix events. After that, we began running more MX and we faded out everything except for motocross and off-road buggies and trucks."

Today, Lori Bryant is the general manager of Bud Feldkamp’s facility, which runs up to 300 events a year. And with its proximity to most of the major race teams in motocross, visitors are likely to see some of the sport’s biggest stars out on the track, practicing their craft or testing bikes for the factory teams. Glen Helen is truly a motocross mecca.

Featured Motocross Events:
• AMA Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
• Loretta Lynn’s AMA Amateur Motocross Regional
• AMA Pro ATVA National Championship
• ITP QuadCross Series
• MTA Four-Stroke MX Championship
• MTA World Vet Championship
• Yamaha MX Dealer Series
• Amateur MX Championships
• Yamaha AMA State Pro/AM MX Championships

2008 AMA Motocross Winners:
• 450 class: James Stewart (Monster Energy Kawasaki)
• 250 class: Austin Stroupe (Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki)

Special Event Features
• 450 and 250 Classes televised on SPEED
• Women's Motocross Championship – Round 1
• Two-Stroke Invitational Halftime Race
• Vintage Bike Show
• Live Band! 10 Man Push
• Friday: Racer X Fan Fest 4-7 pm, Open Pro Pits
• Friday Night: Pit Bike Race
• Amateur Bike racing Thursday and Friday
• Amateur ATV racing Sunday