2012 SCORE Tecate BAJA
500 ATV Race Report
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| 2A
Can-Am/Motoworks team of Josh Frederick,
Dillon Zimmerman and Collins Webster placed
seventh |
While the top three Pro ATV teams encountered relatively
few issues, some teams weren’t so lucky. The
number 2A Can-Am/Motoworks team of Josh Frederick,
Dillon Zimmerman and Collins Webster ran into issues
that set them back dramatically. During one of Dillon
Zimmerman’s sections of the course, a nasty
crash severely damaged the front part of the quad’s
frame and left them sitting on the sidelines for
nearly two hours until repairs could be completed.
The time loss was unfortunate for the team and put
them in seventh place in their class with a time
of 12:56:53.
Mike Cafro, who is also a veteran racer of the
BAJA 500, teamed up with GNCC racer Jarrod McClure,
but things did not go well for the team. At the
160 mile mark, a mechanical failure put an end
to their race.
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Mike
Penland & Carl Vella won Class 26 Utility
Quad on their Can-Am Outlander ATV |
In the class 26, utility quad class, Mike Penland
and Carl Vella took an easy win. The team was
riding a Can-Am Outlander that was set up specifically
for the race by GNCC racer Michael Swift. “Michael
did a great job on the quad. We had a good race
and we came out on top,” said Carl Vella.
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60A
team of Juan Dominguez won the Sportsman
ATV Class |
55A
team of Juan Gonzalez took second in the
Sportman ATV Class |
In the Sportsman ATV class, the 60A team of Juan
Dominguez took the win by over 30 minutes ahead
of the 55A team of Juan Gonzalez, who finished
second, while the 51A team of Richard Epperson
claimed third.
In the UTV class, the number 1803 ride of Chris
Koch took the class win followed by the 1802 team
of Jason Murphy, while Tom Graves took the number
1801 machine to a solid third place finish.
Many racers who attend the BAJA 500 will also
be racing in the 2012 Tecate SCORE BAJA 1000,
which is scheduled for November 14th – 17th.
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