
2009 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Racing Overview
Round 2 of 3 ATV Races 2009
SCORE Desert Series
June
4-7, 2009 - Ensenada, Mexico, 432.51 miles
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (6/10/2009)
– Both 2008 SCORE Series Pro ATV
Class Champions remain undefeated in the 2009
SCORE season with Wins. Honda TRX700XX mounted
(Wayne Matlock, Wes Miller, Harold Goodman, Josh
Carter) winning the Class 25 Pro ATV class for
their 5th straight SCORE series race.
Also, Christy Racing's (Craig Christy, Dave Scott,
Andy Lagzdins & Joe Bernal) remain undefeated
in 2009 in both the SCORE & BITD Series with
their win at the Baja 500 as they defend their
Class 24 Pro ATV class championship.
CLASS 25 Pro ATV Class Winners
WAYNE MATLOCK, No. 1a (First in class in Wes Miller,
Josh Caster, Harold Goodman Jr.) "It
was awesome today. No one made any mistakes all
day. We got the quad over to Wes and he got us
in the lead and we just took off from there. Once
we got into the lead, we didn’t see any
other quads. There were just a bunch of motorcycles
in our way. We had a good team of riders. It’s
always exciting to win in Baja."
CLASS 24 Pro ATV Class Winners
CRAIG CHRISTY, No. 100a "We had about
a 30-minute lead starting about halfway through
the race and we just kept it there and started
trying to save the bike and that was it. I almost
hit three outbound trucks in the last 20 miles.
I almost did a header with a Class 7 truck that
I guess just got going. Other than that, no close
calls and no problems. It was an uneventful day.
We had a flawless bike and never changed a tire.
We just kept putting fuel in and going."
Pro
ATV Class 25 Results (5 out of 6 Teams Finished) |
- Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold
Goodman Jr., Brownstown, Mich./Wes Miller,
Fallbrook, Calif./Josh Caster, El Cajon,
Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 9:36:23 (45.23mph)
(Class 25)
- Santos Perez /Juan Sanchez/Raul Cano/Roberto
Villalobos, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda
CRF450X, 9:54:48 (43.62mph) (Class 25)
- Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon
Brown, Eumantilla, Ore./Jorie Williams,
Longview, Wash., Suzuki LTR450, 10:16:24
(42.10mph) (Class 25)
- Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Steve
Abrego, Covina, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen,
N.M./Andy Lagzdins, Baltimore, Honda TRX450R,
10:35:53 (40.81mph) (Class 24)
- Luciano Parada/Jesus Ruiz/Francisco
Gomez, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R,
11:04:33 (39.04mph) (Sportsman ATV)
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Pro
ATV Class 24 Results (8 out of 11 Teams
Finished) |
- Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Steve
Abrego, Covina, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen,
N.M./Andy Lagzdins, Baltimore, Honda TRX450R,
10:35:53 (40.81mph);
- Abraham Romero, Tijuana, Mexico/Sigifredo
Jimenez, Chula Vista, Calif./Efrain Haros,
Tijuana, Mexico/Jose Castro, Chula Vista,
Calif., Honda TRX450R, 11:08:38;
- Luis Berumen/Sergio Lopez/Adrian Cruz,
Tijuana, Mexico/Christian Valles, Chula
Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 11:17:31;
- Jorge Acosta/Salvador Dominguez, Tecate,
Mexico, Honda TRX450, 11:27:47;
- Brian Harris, Torrance, Calif./Barry
Bennett Jr., Ehrenberg, Ariz./Robin Fawcett,
Santee, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 11:41:20;
- Jorge Valenzuela, Ensenada, Mexico/Oscar
Arce, Lemon Grove, Calif./Aaron Perez/Christian
Vera, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R,
11:53:57;
- Roberto Ruiz/Francisco Espinoza/Jose
Vieblas/Crick Mendiola, El Centro, Calif.,
Honda TRX450R, 13:19:52;
- Jose Juarez, Tijuana, Mexico/Daniel
Delgado/Daniel Salazar, Imperial Beach,
Calif./Cristian Rojas, Tijuana, Mexico,
Honda TRX450R, 14:37:23
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Utility
ATV Class 26 Results (1 out of 2 Teams Finished) |
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Reid Rutherford, Montrose,
Colo./ Benn Vornadakis, Rico, Colo./
Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Arctic
Cat, 13:57:00 (31.00mph).
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Sport
UTV Class Results (2 out of 5 Teams Finished) |
- Reid Nordin, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Hans
Waage, Scottsdale, Ariz./Todd Romano,
Park City, Utah, Kawasaki Teryx, 18:23:42
(23.51mph).
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Sport
ATV Class Results (9 out of 12 Teams Finished) |
- Luciano Parada/Jesus Ruiz/Francisco
Gomez, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R,
11:04:33 (39.04mph)
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