Bryce Menzies repeated as overall and SCORE Trophy Truck winner for the third consecutive year at Saturday’s K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing. Picture: GetSome Photo/Ernesto Araiza.
SCORE Fabulous Flashback-2023
K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Las Vegas’ Menzies roars to Overall, McMillin cousins second, third; Bolivia’s ‘Chavo’ wins Overall motorcycle
SCORE HISTORIAN: Dominic Clark, Dominic@SCORE-International.com
SCORE Fabulous Flashback-2023
NOTE: With the 2024 SCORE Baja 400 Sept. 11-15, here’s a look back…
K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing
Las Vegas’ Menzies roars to Overall, McMillin cousins
second, third; Bolivia’s ‘Chavo’ wins Overall motorcycle
Rd 3 of four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship was held in Ensenada;
Heger overall UTV, Ja. McNeil -Trophy Truck Spec; Vildosola Sr-SCORE TT Legend,
Other class winners include: Jefferies, Vera, Burnett, Mendez, Matthews, Yee,
Pavolka, Chamlee, Flemate, Cota, Montoya, E. Ramirez, Creemers,
Ward, Liebelt, Velez, F. Lopez;
207 total starters, 143 finishers--27 U.S. States, 10 countries on 384.66-mile course;
ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico (September 17, 2023)—‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’ this year, helping cap the week-long celebration of the 213th anniversary of Mexican Independence, Las Vegas’ Bryce Menzies repeated as overall and SCORE Trophy Truck winner for the third consecutive year at Saturday’s K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing. The race launched the second half of the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship.
Menzies qualified sixth, but moved up quickly, battling for over 100 miles with runner-up Luke McMillin and Alan Ampudia, who eventually finished fourth overall in his class. He eventually got by both and finished with a victory margin of two-minutes, 16.73-seconds.
Menzies stayed in front of the race-record hungry field of 207 starters in his Mason Motorsports-built All Wheel Drive No. 7 Menzies Motorsports Ford Raptor, posting an admirable error-free, penalty free winning time of seven hours, 53 minutes, and 54.72 seconds with an average speed of 48.70 miles per hour over the typically-challenging 384.66-mile race course.
Under cloudy skies light winds with mild temperatures in the mid-70s Fahrenheit, finishers enjoyed the mostly temperate weather as well as the rugged race course.
Results were made official late Sunday morning by SCORE President/Race Director Abelardo Grijalva following complete data tracking review of all finishing vehicles.
There were a race-record 207 official starters and 143 official finishers for a solid finishing rate of 69.08 percent.
DIRT FAX
Round 3 of the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship was held this week in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. The race started, finished and colorful pre-race activities were again held in the heart of Ensenada at the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center and the adjacent fantastically fan-friendly Boulevard Costero. Tourism officials estimated over 150,000 fans for the event which included tech and contingency on Friday and the race itself on Saturday and Sunday.
Ensenada, ‘The Off-Road Racing Capital of the World,’ is located 80 miles South of the U.S. Border near San Diego.
Helping mark the 50th year of SCORE International, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization, was the featured SCORE Trophy Truck division with a total of 37 of these ‘Super Stars of the Desert’ starting the race. Created by SCORE and started in 1994 by then SCORE-owner Sal Fish, SCORE Trophy Truck is the featured SCORE racing division in the sport for high-tech, 1000-horsepower unlimited custom trucks.
Participating racers represented 27 U.S. States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, and 10 countries. The countries with at least one racer so far are United States, host country Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, France, Israel, New Zealand, and Peru.
All four 2023 SCORE races are being held on Mexico’s magnificent Baja California peninsula for the eighth consecutive year.
SCORE, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization, is celebrating its 50th season in 2023.
MENZIES’ MOMENTS
An international Rally Racer as well as a long jump artist, Menzies, 36, was the 2011 SCORE Trophy Truck season point champion earning the 2011 SCORE Rookie of the Year award as well.
Saturday’s victory was not only his third straight in the K&N SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels, Menzies has now earned 10 career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins.
It was his second straight 2023 victory as he also won June’s SCORE Baja 500.
PODIUM FINISHERS
Menzies led a parade of Mason Motorsports AWD SCORE Trophy Trucks to the podium as San Diego’s Luke McMillin and his cousin Andy McMillin, finished second and third overall on Saturday.
After starting fourth, Luke McMillin, 30, finished pushed to the end and led a few times and finished second in his No. 1 McMillin Racing Chevy 1500 in a time of 7:56:12, averaging 48.47 mph.
Claiming the final spot on the podium in third place, Andy McMillin, 36, also of San Diego, completed the course in 7:58:54 with an average speed of 48.19 mph.
MENZIES MIKE TIME
An ecstatic Menzies had plenty to say at the finish line, “It was a good day. We started sixth and it was dusty, we knew we were going to have to fight really hard, so we just charged as hard as we could. We got Letner (Harley, No. 70) early on, he had a big crash, and Tavo (Vildosola, No. 21) pulled off. We got Alan (Ampudia, No. 10) in the pits and then we caught Luke (McMillin, No. 1) right at the crossover. Down the highway, he pulled off in his pit and we got him there.”
“My plan was to try to be first on the road by the beach, but when I got there, around race mile 230, I lost my front-wheel drive. I knew it was going to be a long way from there with those guys charging hard from behind me. I just had to play it smart, keep my eyes on the ball and have no flats because that was really going to make it hard for us.
“We kept those guys behind us and just kind of cruised all the way from there. I had to go back to my two-wheel drive days, but it was unreal. What a day. To win the SCORE Baja 400 three times in a row and get to start first in the SCORE Baja 1000, I can’t wait for it.”
BOLIVIAN BOMBER STRIKES AGAIN
Following significant penalties imposed on the first two unofficial finishers, Bolivia’s super star motorcycle racer Juan Carlos Salvatierra with a nine-year history in the Dakar Rally, and his team were declared the official overall and Pro Moto Unlimited winners in this year’s race. Riding the No. 1x KTM 450SX-F motorcycle with riders from three countries, Salvatierra overcame significant mechanical issue to win the race in a time of 8:52:58 with an average speed of 43.30 mph.
Salvatierra, 42, of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, teammates for this race were Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina, and newcomer Justin Carnes, 21, El Centro, Calif.
Logan started and rode to race mile 120, Llanos rode from race mile 120 to race mile 230, Justin Carnes rode from race mile 230 to race mile 330, and Salvatierra rode from race mile 330 to the finish line.
M/C WINNER QUOTES
At the finish line, were Salvatierra was unofficially in third place, said, “We’re happy to be here at the finish and that everyone is fine, which is the most important. It was a fun race and we had great battles with 3x (Ciaran Naran) and 11x (Arturo Salas Jr). We had some good moments, but missed some time fixing our exhaust pipe, but that’s racing. We don’t give up. Racing has many surprises and we were blessed today to get this win after all. We’ll be back for the SCORE Baja 1000 and we are even more pumped to go for the season point championship again.”
HEGER TOPS UTVs…AGAIN
Defeating 48 UTVs in four different classes and 16 in his own class alone, Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., was the Overall UTV and Pro UTV Open winner with a corrected time of 9:01:57 in his No. 1896 Polaris RZR Pro R. He averaged 42.59 mph and won the UTV Overall by nearly seven minutes. Heger finished 10th in class in the SCORE San Felipe 250 in his first race with the new Polaris Factory Team and was the Overall UTV and Pro UTV Open winner in the SCORE Baja 500 as well.
The class win gives the new Polaris Factory Team three straight wins in the Pro UTV Open class as team principal Craig Scanlon won the class in San Felipe.
MORE UTV RESULTS
Winning the other UTV classes in this year’s K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels were Marc Burnett, 52, Chula Vista, Calif. (No. 2905 Can-Am X3, Pro UTV FI), Gabe Matthews, 40, Lakeside, Calif. (No. 1980 Polaris RZR XP1000, Pro UTV NA) and Antonio Mendez, 58, Puebla, Mexico (No. 3959 Polaris RZR XP4, Pro UTV Stock).
TOP 10 OVERALL ALL SCORE TROPHY TRUCKS
Behind podium finishers Menzies, Luke McMillin and Andy McMillin, the top 10 finishers were all behemoth SCORE Trophy Trucks.
Fourth overall in this race for the second straight year in this race was Mexico’s hometown hero Alan Ampudia, 32, of Ensenada, with a time of 8:01:01 in the No. 10 Papas Y Beer AWD Ford Raptor built by Mason Motorsports.
Fifth overall was Cameron Steele, 55, San Clemente, Calif., with a time of 8:07:44 in his No. 16 Desert Assassins Ford Raptor, sixth was Las Vegas’ Rob MacCachren, 58, in his No. 11 MacCachren Motorsports Geiser-built Ford F-150 with a time of 8:08:44, seventh overall was Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas, in his No. 89 Chevy Silverado built by Mason Motorsports in 8:08:56 and eighth was Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif. with a time of 8:09:30 in his No. 43 Baja Vida Toyota Tundra built by ID Designs.
Ninth was San Diego’s Dan McMillin, 35 (Luke McMillin’s older brother) in a time of 8:09:58 in his No. 23 McMillin Racing AWD Chevy 1500 also built by Mason Motorsports.
Completing the top 10 overall was Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif., with a finishing time of 8:12:19 in his No. 91 Optima Batteries Ford Raptor built by Mason Motorsports. It was Polvoorde’s first race in SCORE Trophy Truck after being a leading competitor in the Trophy Truck Spec class the last few years.
Besides Menzies and Luke McMillin, other top 10 SCORE Trophy Trucks with penalty-free races were MacCachren, Dan McMillin, and Polvoorde.
IRONMAN PERFECTO
A part-time SCORE racer for several years, San Diego’s Edgar Cota, 26, won the Pro Moto Ironman class for solo riders over a field of six starters in this year’s race for his second win in this formidable class.
In the SCORE Baja 400, he rode his No. 723x GasGas EC350F motorcycle to a winning time of 9:56:43.
His first SCORE race win was in the Pro Moto Ironman Class in the 2021 SCORE San Felipe 250.
VILDOSOLA SR—SCORE TT LEGEND
Mexico’s veteran SCORE champion Gustavo Vildosola Sr backed up his 2022 season point championship in SCORE TT Legend (drivers over 50 years old) following his undefeated season of four straight class wins with his third straight 2023 victory in this year’s K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400.
Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, also won the SCORE TT Legend season point championship in 2018 with Scott Bailey as a second driver.
He won all four 2022 races and the three two in 2023 with help from legendary Hall of Fame racer Ricky Johnson, 59, El Cajon, Calif. who drove the first half of each race in the Vildosola Racing No. 1L AWD Ford Raptor built by Mason Motorsports. Their finishing time was 8:20:12.
Vildosola Sr won against eight starters in his class in San Felipe and seven in the SCORE Baja 500 and eight in his class in this race. He also finished eighth overall out of 285 starters in this year’s San Felipe race and ninth out of 240 starters in the SCORE Baja 500 and 12th out of 207 starters in the SCORE Baja 400.
Vildosola Sr also has three career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins in his illustrious career in SCORE desert racing.
FOUR-TIMERS IN SCORE BAJA 400
Remaining undefeated in the history of the SCORE Baja 400, winning their respective classes for the fourth time in this race were Daniel Chamlee, 61, San Felipe, Mexico (Montecito, Calif.) (No. 700 Ford Ranger, Class 7) and Ryan Liebelt, 43, Reedley, Calif. (No. 400x Yamaha WR450F, Pro Moto 40).
As always, the veteran Chamlee drove solo in the race while Liebelt split the riding with Jason Trubey, 44, Henderson, Nev. and JD Triffon, 40.
TRIPLE 2023 CLASS WINNERS
A total of eight SCORE racers have won their classes in all three races now to obviously lead the point standings in their respective classes, three in Pro car and truck classes, three in Pro motorcycle classes and two in Pro quad classes.
At the top of the list is Vildosola Sr who leads the SCORE TT Legend class for SCORE Trophy Truck drivers over 50 years old.
The other three-time winners among four-wheel vehicles are Eli Yee, 49, Tijuana, Mexico (Class 5, No. 511 Jake’s-Chevy), and Oliver Flemate, 46, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 11, No. 1105, VW Sedan).
The unbeaten two-wheel class racers are Jano Montoya, Winter Garden, Fla. (Pro Moto 30, No. 3200x KTM 450EXCF), Kevin Ward, 61, Longview, Texas (Pro Moto 60, No. 644x Honda CRF450x) and Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand (Pro Moto 50, No. 501x Honda CRF50X).
In Pro Quad, the undefeated racers are Faelly Lopez, 39, Puerto Rico (Pro Quad Ironman, No. 83a Honda TRX450R) and Nicolas Velez, 17, San Felipe, Mexico (Pro Quad No. 1a Honda TRX450R).
MORE PRO CLASS WINNERS
Among the other class winners in this year’s K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels were, Damen Jefferies, 51, Poolville, Texas (Apple Valley, Calif.) (No. 121 Jefferies-Chevy, Class1), Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif. (No. 234 TSCO-Chevy, Trophy Truck Spec), Francisco Vera, 32, El Rosario, Mexico (No. 1091 Alumi Craft-Chevy, Class 10), Gabe Matthews, 40, Lakeside, Calif. (No. 1980 Polaris RZR XP1000, Pro UTV NA), Eric Pavolka, 54, Sonoita, Ariz. (No. 1625 Foddrill-VW, Class 1/2-1600).
Another class winner among the motorcycle classes was Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico (No. 114x Honda CRF450X, Pro Moto Limited).
BRIEF HISTORY
Inaugurated in 2019, the SCORE Baja 400 was not held in 2020 because of the international health pandemic, in 2021 started and finished without spectators Northeast of the central city and returned to the heart of the city in 2022.
BOMBASTIC BAJA
The race featured a remarkable course, designed, plotted, and fully marked by SCORE President/Race Director Jose A. Grijalva, SCORE Assistant Race Director Rodolfo Fernandez and their staff, of 384.66 miles of rugged Baja California terrain in the Northern part of the State.
The race course ran in a clockwise direction in Baja California, staying almost entirely on the West side of Highway 3. The farthest South that it goes is just past Mike’s Sky Rancho (rm149.90) and includes the magnificently beautiful stretch of more than 10 miles along the coast of the Pacific Ocean past Erendira.
The course had one physical checkpoint at race-mile 222.00 at Llano Colorado, 185 total virtual checkpoints and a total of 10 speed zones for a total of 54.47 miles.
The highest point on the course was at race mile 152.05 at Cerro Blanco with an altitude of 4,741 feet.
The first 33.98 miles of the route East and West to and from the Ojos Negros area were raced in both directions.
Heading South from Ojos, the course wound slowly east until it hit Highway 3 for a brief speed zone section before traveling near Santa Catarina (rm 89.23), Jamau (108.16) before going downhill on the infamous Goat Trail. After a short section on Highway 3, the course moved Southwest up to Mike’s Sky Rancho (rm 149.90) before taking the downhill at Simpson Ranch heading North.
The race course turned west towards the Pacific Ocean Southeast of Valle de la Trinidad then West to the only physical checkpoint at rm 220 (Llano Colorado). The course turned north to run up the coastline near Colonet (rm243.75). At La Calavera (rm 281.30), the course leaves the Pacific Ocean and winds slowly inland up to Santo Tomas (rm302.06) then just south of Uruapan (rm307.96) and east and then north up to Rancho El Mezcal (rm343.70) and the final section to the finish, running just west of Ojos Negros and past Ejido Piedras Gordas to the finish line in Ensenada.
Overall, the challenging race course was another memorable example of all that Mexico’s Baja California has to offer, including high-speed dirt trails, sandy, rocky, and silty natural terrain, majestic Baja washes and canyons, stretches along the seashore with elevations from sea level to 4,741 feet. The course is another jewel reflecting the stark and eternal beauty of Baja California.
GRAND MARSHALS FOR THE SCORE BAJA 400
Walker Evans and Mark McMillin, two of the biggest names in the history of desert racing, were the co-Grand Marshals for this year’s K&N SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels.
Both legendary members of the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, Evans, 84, Riverside, Calif., and McMillin, 67, San Diego, had amazing careers in SCORE desert racing over several decades.
Evans is one of the true pioneers of the sports of off-road racing and 21 won season championships in the desert, short-course, stadium, NASCAR Trucks, and rock-crawling. He started in desert racing in 1969 in the original NORRA Mexican 1000.
In SCORE racing, Evans has class wins in the SCORE Baja 1000, SCORE Baja 500, SCORE Parker 400, SCORE Fireworks 250 and the original Mint 400.
Among his many victories was the 1979 overall victory in the SCORE Baja 1000 that marked the first time that a full-sized pickup won the iconic race. He earned over 150 victories in his career.
In his SCORE racing career, Evans had six career season class point championships (1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986)
Evans was inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2004 and later was recognized by induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in the class of 2015.
After many years working as an ambassador for the organization, Evans was named a 2022 inductee into the SEMA Hall of Fame. Evans is truly one of the original legends of desert racing.
Mark McMillin is one of the pillars of SCORE Baja racing, and a major part of the Big Blue M McMillin Racing machine.
Mark McMillin was inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2018 when he joined his late father Corky McMillin (ORMHOF class of 2006) as the first father and son team to earn the prestigious honor. McMillin Racing launched in 1976 and continues today with third-generation McMillin SCORE Trophy Truck racers Andy McMillin, Dan McMillin, and Luke McMillin.
In his SCORE racing career, Mark McMillin earned six season class point championships (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2005). In the SCORE Baja 1000, Mark McMillin had five overall victories (1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1988), and eight total class victories. In the SCORE Baja 500, he had three overall wins and five total class wins.
Mark McMillin has also been the Chairman of the Board of the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame since 2015.
GRANDEST MARSHAL FOR GOLDEN YEAR
Sal Fish, admired as the iconic ‘godfather’ of SCORE desert racing who is a foundational pillar of the organization, is the Grand Marshal of the Year for the entire four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship.
Revered all over Baja California, Fish, who turned 84 in May 2023, is a former publisher of Hot Rod Magazine and a 2006 inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. He led SCORE for 38 years, from 1974 until he sold the organization on Dec. 20, 2012.
His footprint left an indelible mark on all of desert racing as he was an extraordinary innovator and visionary for SCORE and the entire world of desert racing.
He expanded TV coverage of SCORE races and in 1994 created the SCORE Trophy Truck class, the marquee racing division in the sport of desert racing.
‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’
K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels
Round 3 of 4-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship
Sept. 16-17 – 384.66 miles – Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
TOP OVERALL FINISHERS
(Following complete data tracking review)
Top 20 Overall Cars, Trucks & UTVs
1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 36, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:53:55 (48.70 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
2. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 7:56:11 (48.47 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
3. 31 Andy McMillin, 36, San Diego, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:58:54 (48.19 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
4. 10 Alan Ampudia, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:01:01 (47.98 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
5. 16 Cameron Steele, 55, San Clemente, Calif./Ryan Arciero, 49, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser) 8:07:44 (47.32 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
6. 11 Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Geiser) 8:08:44 (47.22 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
7. 89 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas/Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:08:57 (47.20 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
8. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID) 8:09:30 (47.15 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
9. 23 Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 8:09:58 (47.10 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
10. 91 Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:12:19 (46.88 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
11. 70 Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif. (DOR-Kevin Thompson, 50, New Braunfels, Texas/ Beau Morton, 25, Huntington Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:15:53 (46.54 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
12. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58, El Cajon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:20:12 (46.14 mph) (SCORE TT Legend)
13. 71 Jesse Jones, 67, Phoenix (DOR-Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith) 8:25:17 (45.68 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
14. 234 Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif./Eric Clay, St. George, Utah, (TSCO-Chevy) 8:28:57 (45.35 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
15. 273 Kyle Jergensen, 28, Phelan, Calif., (DOR-Jordan Brenthel, 37, Temecula, Calif.), Brenthel-Chevy, 8:31:10 (45.15 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
16. 58 Tracy Graf, 60, Canada/Justin B. Smith, 38, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (Racer) 8:35:08 (44.80 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
17. 26 Dave Taylor, 49, Page, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Geiser) 8:35:23 (44.78 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
18. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif./Julio Quintero, 40, Escondido, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 8:37:04 (44.64 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
19. 219 Thor Herbst, 24, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, 20, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 8:43:20 (44.10 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
20. 19 Tim Herbst, 60, Las Vegas/James Dean, 27, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith) 8:53:32 (43.36 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
Top 10 Overall Motorcycles
1. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina/Justin Carnes, 25, El Centro, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 8:52:58 (43.30 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
2. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 9:02:32 (42.54 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
3. 15x Eric Holt, 40, Panaca, Nev./Taylor Stevens, 29, Lander, Wyo./Zach Myers, 32, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah, Husqvarna FC450, 9:17:16 (41.42 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
4. 11x Arturo Salas Jr, 20, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico)/Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., KTM 450XCF, 9:34:48 (40.15 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
5. 1. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 28, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 9:34:56 (40.14 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
6. 114x Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Guizar, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez, 20, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X 9:35:12 (40.12 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)
7. 300x Jano Montoya, 52, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF, 9:42:32 (39.62 mph) (Pro Moto 30)
8. 723x Edgar Cota, 26, San Diego, GasGas EX450, 9:58:13, (38.58 mph) (Pro Moto Ironman)
9. 501x Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, 54, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, 53, New Zealand/Wayne Jennings, 54, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X, 10:04:27 (38.18 mph) (Pro Moto 50)
10. 100x Fernando Beltran, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Larry Serna, 27, San Diego/Luis Flores, 21, Mexicali, Mexico/Mauri Herrera, 24, Ensenada, Mexico/Dilan Avalos, 17, N. Palm Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:08:01 (37.98 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)
Top Five Overall UTV’s
1. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:01:57 (42.59 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
2. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:08:29 (42.08 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
3. 1869 Justin Lambert, 44, Bakersfield, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R4, 9:16:06 (41.50 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
4. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 42, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:17:40 (41.39 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
5. 1895 Kaden Wells, 24, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:24:59 (40.85 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’
K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels
Round 3 of 4-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship
Sept. 16-17 – 384.66 miles – Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
TOTAL STARTERS: 207, TOTAL FINISHERS: 143 (69.08 Percent)
O F F I C I A L F I N I S H E R S
Pro Cars, Trucks & UTVs
(Following complete data tracking review)
(Number, driver/rider of record/additional drivers and/or Navigators/riders, vehicle, engine, elapsed time)
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Custom Trucks including Builder)—(*37 Starters, 22 Finishers)—1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 36, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:53:55 (48.70 miles per hour); 2. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 7:56:11; 3. 31 Andy McMillin, 36, San Diego, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:58:54; 4. 10 Alan Ampudia, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:01:01; 5. 16 Cameron Steele, 55, San Clemente, Calif./Ryan Arciero, 49, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser) 8:07:44; 6. 11 Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Geiser) 8:08:44; 7. 89 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas/Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:08:57; 8. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID) 8:09:30; 9. 23 Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 8:09:58; 10. 91 Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:12:19; 11. 70 Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif. (DOR-Kevin Thompson, 50, New Braunfels, Texas/ Beau Morton, 25, Huntington Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:15:53; 12. 71 Jesse Jones, 67, Phoenix (DOR-Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith) 8:25:17; 13. 26 Dave Taylor, 49, Page, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Geiser) 8:32:23; 14. 58 Tracy Graf, 60, Canada/Justin B. Smith, 38, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (Racer) 8:35:08; 15. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif./Julio Quintero, 40, Escondido, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 8:37:04; 16. 19 Tim Herbst, 60, Las Vegas/James Dean, 27, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith) 8:53:32; 17. 38 Eric Hustead, 52, St. George, Utah/Igor Dorojinski, Chatsworth, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Custom) 9:02:54; 18. 68 Roberto Ruiz, 48, Tecate, Mexico/Miguel Ramos, 31, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Contrera, 39, Tecate, Mexico/German Encinas, 47, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford F-150 (Geiser), 9:04:33; 19. 6 Dan Myers, 45, Newport Beach, Calif./Luke Johnson, 31, Murrieta, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Brenthel), 9:08:08; 20. 87 Dallas Lutrell, 42, Las Vegas/Cody Swanty, 48, Kingman, Ariz./Billy Goerke, Dodge Ram, 9:20:18; 21. 28 Ryan Daniel, 40, Huntington Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 9:29:47; 22. 33 Roberto Romo Jr, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Roberto Romo Sr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer), 10:13:11
SCORE TT LEGEND (Unlimited Custom Trucks, including builder, Drivers over 50 years old)-- (*8 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58, El Cajon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:20:12 (46.14 mph); 2. L Nick Vanderwey, 56, Phoenix, (DOR-Clyde Stacy, 78, Bristol, Va.), Chevy V16 (Geiser), 9:39:07
CLASS 1 (Unlimited open-wheel single or two-seaters)— (6 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 121 Damen Jefferies, 51, Poolville, Texas (Apple Valley, Calif.)/Steve Strobel, 59, Clarks, Neb., Jefferies-Chevy, 9:09:29 (42.00 mph); 2. 168 Cody Reid, 31, Apple Valley, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:49:39; 3. 101 Al Torres, 38, Imperial Valley, Calif./Alfredo Torres, 60, Calexico, Calif./Javier Robles, 62, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy, 13:20:09
TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (unlimited Truck/SUV, stock, sealed engines)— (37 Starters, 26 Finishers)—1. 234 Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 8:28:57 (45.35 mph); 2. 273 Kyle Jergensen, 28, Phelan, Calif., (DOR-Jordan Brenthel, 37, Temecula, Calif.), Brenthel-Chevy, 8:31:10; 3. 219 Thor Herbst, 24, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, 20, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 8:43:20; 4. 236 Michael Marsal, 35, Millbrook, N.Y./Troy Grabowski, 23, Upland, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 8:56:44; 5. 299 Charles Dorrance, 48, Austin, Texas, TSCO-Chevy, 9:03:56; 6. 247 Scott Shields, 47, El Cajon, Calif./Kevin Shields, El Cajon, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:16:05; 7. 207 Mason Cullen, 24, Long Beach, Calif./Matt Cullen, 54, Long Beach, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 9:17:38; 8. 241 Stephen Beal, 52, Dallas/Sean Geiser, Brenthel-Chevy, 9:24:34; 9. 283 Garth Owens, 57, Chino Valley, Ariz/Nick Owens, 37, Chino Valley, Ariz., Brenthel-Chevy, 9:38:40; 10. 266 David Ziegler, 48, Reno, Nev., Brenthel-Chevy, 9:49:33; 11. 294 Vincent Munoz, 36, Yucaipa, Calif./Full Potential-Chevy, 9:50:31; 12. 280 Bryan Scheible, 59, Georgetown, Texas, Brenthel-Chevy, 9:57:20; 13. 252 Ernesto Arambula, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Elias Hanna, 41, Ensenada, Mexico, Mason-Chevy, 10:03:05; 14. 289 Tanner Rust, 33, El Cajon, Calif., Foutz Ford, 10:14:20; 15. 246 Ethan Hagle, 31, Somis, Calif./Ben Hagle, 33, Somis, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:17:05; 16. 244 Oliver Flemate, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Luis Magana, 30, Ensenada, Mexico, TSCO-Chevy, 10:18:53; 17. 277 Travis Williams, 46, Avondale, Ariz./Travis Chase, 44, La Crescenta, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 10:21:37; 18. 263 EJ Herbst, 22, Las Vegas/Ryan Millen, 38, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand), Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 10:34:51; 19. 281 Damon Lewis, 24, Fallbrook, Calif./Christian Lewis, 30, Fallbrook, Calif., Mason-Chevy, 10:34:52; 20. 260 Santiago Creel, 37, Mexico City/Guillermo Zamacona, 42, Mexicali, Jimco-Chevy, 10:42:26; 21. 282 Brent Fox, 55, Highland, Utah, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 12:44:39; 22. 249 Dustin Swanson, 44, Honolulu, Hawaii, TSCO-Chevy, 13:14:38; 23. 298 Jordan Dean, 25, Las Vegas (DOR-Riley Herbst, 24, Las Vegas), Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 13:36:45; 24. 238 Elijah Kiger, 23, Kirby, Pa./Justin Davis, 30, Riverside, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 13:53:46; 25. 205 Joe Delucie, 44, Las Vegas/Neal Drickey, 44, Omaha, Neb./, SLR-Chevy, 14:27:25; 26. 225 Scott McNeil, 35, Sun Tan Valley, Ariz./John McNeil, 57, Mesa, Ariz./Kelly McNeil, 61, Mesa, Ariz., Geiser-Ford, 14:32:08
CLASS 10 (Limited, sealed engine, single or two-seaters)—(12 Starters, 9 Finishers) - - 1. 1091 Francisco Vera, 32, El Rosario, Mexico/Alexis Vera, 27, El Rosario, Mexico, Mexico Alumi Craft-Chevy, 8:56:43 (43.00 mph); 2. 1000 J. David Ruvalcaba, 50, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 8:58:28; 3. 1011 Cesar Cuevas, 47, Chula Vista, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:35:02; 4. 1020 Carlos Guillen, 39, San Diego/Julio Covas, 44, San Diego, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:50:30; 5. 1061 Arturo Garza, 52, Monterrey, Mexico/Dofo Arellano, 40, Tijuana, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 9:51:04; 6. 1047 Zack McLaren, 36, Eugene, Ore./Tony McLaren, Eugene, Ore., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:54:00; 7. 1016 Evan Duran, 22, Tecate, Mexico/Eric Duran, 23, Tecate, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:47:24; 8. 1023 Britney Myers, 27, Newport Beach, Calif./Tamara Myers, 28, Newport Beach, Calif./Larry Negrete, Jr, 24, San Ysidro, Calif., Custom-Honda, 11:21:08; 9. 1064 Justin Buckley, 32, Long Beach, Calif./Mavrick Gaunt, 28, Torrance, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:45:14
PRO UTV OPEN (two-seat open UTV open-displacement)— (16 Starters, 14 Finishers)—1. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:01:57 (42.59 mph); 2. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:08:29; 3. 1869 Justin Lambert, 44, Bakersfield, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R4, 9:16:06; 4. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 42, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:17:40; 5. 1895 Kaden Wells, 24, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:24:59; 6. 1831 Craig Scanlon, 49, Orange, Calif. (Helena, Mont.)/Max Eddy Jr, 40, Barstow, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:41:06; 7. 1821 Cayden MacCachren, 21, Las Vegas, Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:41:35; 8. 1829 Sierra Romo, 22, Henderson, Nev., Polaris RZR Pro R, 10:33:13; 9. 1823 Ricardo Malo Jr, 17, Mexicali, Mexico, Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:29:02; 10. 1871 Wayne Matlock, 45, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:47:04; 11. 1876 Mike Cafro, 53, Temecula, Calif./Jamie Kirkpatrick, 42, Olympia, Wash., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:12:00; 12. 1870 Brandon Walsh, 37, Encinitas, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:25:20; 13. 1888 Roger Norman, 60, Reno, Nev., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:42:22; 14. 1827 Austin Weiland, 31, El Cajon, Calif./Dylan Schmoke, 30, Santee, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 14:51:25
PRO UTV FI (two-seat Forced Induction, OEM engine UTVs)— (16 Starters, 10 Finishers)—1. 2905 Marc Burnett, 52, Chula Vista, Calif., Can-Am X3, 10:00:28 (38.44 mph); 2. 2940 Erick Kozin, 44, Yorba Linda, Calif./Drew Stanton, 24, Can-Am X3, 10:34:08; 3. 2915 Rickey Arslanian, 41, Livermore, Calif./Brian Cooper, 37, Santa Rosa, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 10:39:09; 4. 2917 Jason Murray, 40, North Tustin, Calif./Derek Murray, 39, Yorba Linda, Calif., Can-Am X3, 10:40:59; 5. 2987 Edgar Garcia, 36, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Can-Am Maverick X3, 11:35:04; 6. 2981 Fernando Kabande, 64, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Estrada/Francisco Verdugo, Can-Am X3, 12:03:59; 7. 2928 Carlos A. Quezada, 44, Mexicali, Mexico/Carlos Quezada Jr, 22, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 12:41:38; 8. 2976 Jesus Mendez Jr, 26, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick XRS, 12:42:42; 9. 2920 Oscar Ruiz, 28, El Centro, Calif., (DOR-Roberto Ruiz, El Centro), Can-Am X3, 12:49:58; 10. 2996 Jessica Lopez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexis Lopez, 24, Tecate, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 14:48:39
CLASS 7 (unlimited, six-cylinder, production appearing trucks or SUVs)--(2 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 700 Daniel Chamlee, 61, San Felipe, Mexico (Montecito, Calif.), Ford Ranger, 14:04:53 (27.32 mph)
SCORE LITES (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)— (1 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 1211 Oscar R. Alvarez, 47, McAllen, Texas/Doug Satterfield, 46, San Diego, Calif., OSO, 12:03:11 (31.91 mph)
PRO UTV NA (two-seat Normally Aspirated, OEM engine UTVs)— (6 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 1980 Gabe Matthews, 40, Lakeside, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 10:19:32, (37.25 mph); 2. 1957 Joe Bolton, 66, Corona, Calif./Austin Bolton, 28, Corona, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 11:04:36; 3. 1984 David Pedder, 54, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Ricardo Torres, 27, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda Talon, 12:58:08; 4. 1914 Larry Janesky, 59, Middlebury, Conn./Cisco Bio, 38, Spring Valley, Calif., Honda Talon, 14:11:31
CLASS 1/2-1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)-- (4 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1.
1625 Eric Pavolka, 54, Sonoita, Ariz./Travis Reese, 47, Sun Valley, ID, Foddrill, 13:10:24 (29.20 mph)
PRO UTV STOCK (Stock UTVs, FI or NA)— (10 Starters, 6 Finishers)—1. 3959 Antonio Mendez, 58, Puebla, Mexico/Alonso Gonzalez, 37, Ensenada, Mexico/Edmumdo Fernandez, 56, Ensenada, Mexico, Polaris RZR XP4, 11:33:11 (33.30 mph); 2. 3924 Ricardo Zaragoza, 44, Culiacan, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 11:35:15; 3. 3936 Jorge Cano, 48, Culiacan, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo XRC, 11:36:05; 4. 3928 Endy Chavez, 27, Mexicali, Mexico/Yoshua Mardecho, 28, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 12:53:00; 5. 3933 Randy Emberton, 64, Prescott, Ariz., Polaris RZR Turbo S, 13:55:00; 6. 3900 Anibal Lopez, 40, Mexicali, Mexico/Daniel Gonzalez, 40, San Luis, Mexico, Polaris RZR Turbo R, 14:45:10
CLASS 8 (Stock, Full-sized truck or SUV)-- (1 Starter, 0 Finishers)
CLASS 5 (Unlimited Baja Bugs, VW concept engines allowed)— (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 511 Eli Yee, 49, Tijuana, Mexico/Eli Yee, Jr., 17, Tijuana, Mexico, Jake’s-Chevy, 10:21:32, (37.13 mph)
BAJA CHALLENGE (Spec, Subaru-powered Baja Touring Cars equipped with BFGoodrich Tires)— (4 Starters, 0 Finishers)
7F (Stock frame, 2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-size trucks)— (2 Starters, 0 Finishers)
CLASS 7SX (2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-sized trucks) (372.24 miles)— (1 Starter, 0 Finishers)
TROPHY LITE—(1 Starter, 0 Finishers)
CLASS 11 (stock VW sedans, safety modifications)— (372.24 miles) (4 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1105 Oliver Flemate, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Antonio Espinoza, 29, Ensenada, Mexico, 11:59:53 (31.02 mph); 2. 1143 Eric Brandt, 48, El Centro, Calif./Tim Sletten, Palm Springs, Calif./Clyde Stires, 69, Irvine, Calif., 13:27:33
PRO MOTORCYCLES
PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (400cc or more)-- (6 Starters, 6 Finishers)— 1. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina/Justin Carnes, 25, El Centro, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 8:52:58 (43.30 mph); 2. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 9:02:32; 3. 15x Eric Holt, 40, Panaca, Nev./Taylor Stevens, 29, Lander, Wyo./Zach Myers, 32, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah, Husqvarna FC450, 9:17:16; 4. 11x Arturo Salas Jr, 20, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico)/Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., KTM 450XCF, 9:34:48; 5. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 28, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 9:34:56 6. 27x Dayton Meyer, 30, Newhall, Calif./Zack Brawner, 29, Phoenix/Drey Lacroix, 29, Phoenix/Danny Fiel, 29, Phoenix, KTM 450XCF, 10:35:00
PRO MOTO 30 (Riders over 30 years old)-- (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 300x Jano Montoya, 52, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF, 9:42:32 (39.62mph); 2. 319x David Smith, 36, Escondido, Calif./Nick Lake, San Diego/Don Grigg, San Diego/Ryan Stephens, San Diego/Ivan Delgadillo, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 11:24:43; 3. 377x Joseph Putrino, 38, Oceanside, Calif./Anthony Putrino, 36, San Diego/Paul Piccolo, 50, San Diego/Sam Hardy, 34, San Diego, KTM 500EXC, 13:34:49
PRO MOTO LIMITED (less than 450cc)-- (5 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 114x Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Guizar, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez, 20, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X 9:35:12 (40.12 mph); 2. 100x Fernando Beltran, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Larry Serna, 27, San Diego/Luis Flores, 21, Mexicali, Mexico/Mauri Herrera, 24, Ensenada, Mexico/Dilan Avalos, 17, N. Palm Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:08:01; 3. 102x Steven Abrams, 31, Meridian, Idaho/Patrick Pennington, 34, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Kellen Kerbs, 34, Menifee, Calif., Husqvarna 450FE, 10:09:58; 4. 119x Oscar Garcia, 20, Tijuana, Mexico/Oscar Garcia Sr, 49, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:16:12
PRO MOTO 40 (Riders over 40 years old)-- (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)— 1. 400x Ryan Liebelt, 43, Reedley, Calif./Jason Trubey, 44, Henderson, Nev./JD Triffon, 40, Yamaha WR450F, 10:27:51 (36.76 mph); 2. 435x Adrian Indusco, 51, Tijuana, Mexico/Rodolfo Patroc, 43, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:34:56 3. 441x Alirio Amado, 45, The Woodlands, Texas/Enrique Garcia, 47, Monterrey, Mexico/Jim Jaros, 48, Pennsylvania/Curtis Lisenby, 58, Houston/Manuel Vazquez, 45, Tijuana, Mexico/Gaston Vazquez, 46, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha WR450F, 13:01:51
PRO MOTO 50 (Riders over 50 years old)— (2 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 501x Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, 54, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, 53, New Zealand/Wayne Jennings, 54, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X, 10:04:27 (38.18 mph)
PRO MOTO IRONMAN (Solo Riders)— (6 Starters, 5 Finishers)—1. 723x Edgar Cota, 26, San Diego, GasGas EX450, 9:58:13 (38.58 mph); 2. 700x Brandon Wright, 46, Oak Hills, Calif., Husqvarna FE501, 10:11:12; 3. 785x Fabricio Fuentes, 46, Bolivia, GasGas EC350F, 11:20:36; 4. 718x Kurt Steever, 34, Grass Valley, Calif., Yamaha YZ450FX, 11:32:39; 5. 737x Virgilio Lozano, 42, Monterrey, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 11:41:01
PRO MOTO 60 (Riders over 60 years old)— (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 644x Kevin Ward, 61, Longview, Texas/Jeff Kaplan, 63, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Louie Franco, 60, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 11:06:53, (34.61 mph)
PRO QUADS
PRO QUAD (Open engine displacement)-- (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 1a Nicolas Velez, 17, San Felipe, Mexico/Jose Luis Meza, 26, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, 43, San Felipe, Mexico, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:13:29, (41.70 mph); 2. 18a Roberto Villalobos, 34, Tecate, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 09:21:41; 3. 21a Jose Castro, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Lopez, 41, Juarez, Mexico/Emilio Lopez, 17, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Sanchez, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 11:18:45
PRO QUAD IRONMAN (Open engine displacement, solo Rider)-- (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 83a Faelly Lopez, 40, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, Honda TRX450R, 14:33:20 (26.43 mph)
SPORTSMAN (372.24 miles)
SPT M/C--(10 Starters, 8 Finishers)— 1. 249x Armando Ortiz, 19, Tijuana, Mexico/Joshue Ochoa, 19, Chula Vista, Calif/Andre Enriquez, 22, Mexicali, Mexico/Ivan Raygoza, 22, Tijuana, Mexico/Carlos Flores, 19, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:19:25 (36.06 mph); 2. 272x Quetzal Estrada, 27, Ensenada, Mexico/Rodrigo Mora, 26, Ensenada, Mexico/Juan Menchaca, 28, Ensenada, Mexico/Omar Rosas, 28, Ensenada, Mexico/Julio Pena, 30, Ensenada Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:22:07; 3. 257x Luis Rivera, 35, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Luis Dominguez Jr, 21, Tijuana, Mexico/Fabian Amador, 21, Ensenada, Mexico/Cristian Pando, 23, Los Angeles, Honda CRF450X, 10:32:12; 4. 259x Jhoan Sanchez, 37, Mexicali, Mexico/Christian Sanchez, 40, Mexicali, Mexico/Marco Geraldo, 37, Mexicali, Mexico/Ruben Lopez, 37, Mexicali, Mexico, Frankie Pikrell, 23, San Diego, Kawasaki KX450R, 10:55:07; 5. 242x Charles Whistler, 44, Walled Lake, Mich., KTM 450XCF, 11:33:30; 6. 291x Andy Cervantes, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Daniel Parra, 25, Ensenada, Mexico/Edgar Michael, 24, Mexicali, Mexico/Brandon Bunuelo, Mexicali, Mexico/Cesar Morales, 26, Camalu, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 11:48:36; 7. 235x Hugo Veilleux, 40, Canada/Michael Keane, 45, San Clemente, Calif., KTM XCF450, 13:51:11; 8. 233x Juan Montano, 44, El Centro, Calif./(ROR-Eluminio Berrelleza, 47, Mexicali, Mexico)/Alfredo Rentaria, 26, Mexicali, Mexico/Juan Pablo Montano Jr, 17, El Centro, Calif./Jorge Alberto Flores, 38, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 15:42:30
SPT QUAD--(7 Starters, 6 Finishers)—1. 139a Sergio Jimenez, 21, Valle de Mexicali, Mexico/Steven Lopez, 21, Juarez, Mexico/Luis Villa, 21, Ensenada, Mexico/Ricardo Baeza, 26, La Paz, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:19:53 (39.89 mph); 2. 105a Francisco Valle, 37, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Murillo, 33, Tecate, Mexico/Alexis Murillo, 25, Tecate, Mexico/Carlos Loam, 26, Tecate, Mexico/Efren Montoya, 30, Tecate, Mexico/Sergio Marentes, 30, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:58:51; 3. 138a Jose Hernandez, 19, Juarez, Mexico/Gabriel Vazquez, 39, Juarez, Mexico/Aaron Quinones, 19, Juarez, Mexico/Gabriel Vargas, 43, El Paso, Texas/Noe Dominguez, 30, Juarez, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:59:09; 4. 123a Eva Hernandez, 19, Escondido, Calif./Lilia Rodriguez, 48, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 11:01:20; 5. 187a Jose Gonzalez, 37, Tecate, Mexico/Erick Talamantes, 23, Tecate, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 12:54:01; 6. 101a Jerry Ruiz, 35, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Hiram Osuna, 32, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Adan Galvan, 29, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Jose Padilla, 45, Tijuana, Mexico/Aaron Lopez, 18, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Gabriel Crosthwaite, 19, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 14:45:10
