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Record 189 teams finish 37th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
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Trophy-Truck won again by Miller/Arciero
by Dominic Clark
ENSENADA, Mexico -- As the final checkered flag dropped early Saturday morning for the last of a record 189 official finishers in the 37th Annual
Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, it was obvious that another incredible and colorful chapter had been added to the legacy of this popular desert race down the
majestic Baja California, Mexico, peninsula.
In an impressive display of power and poise, American Honda motorcycle teammates Steve Hengeveld, Johnny Campbell and Kendall Norman, along with the
Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler duo, posted the overall motorcycle and 4-wheel victories early Friday to lead the field, and the finish line is on the
outskirts of La Paz closed peacefully at 4:14 a.m. Saturday, ending 40-hour time limit each starter had to become official finishers.
The granddaddy of all desert races, the flagship event of the world?s foremost desert racing series was a rugged peninsula odyssey of 1,013.57 miles
from Ensenada in Baja California to La Paz, in Baja California Sur. It?s the 30th time the race started in Ensenada, and 16th time it finished in La
Paz.
The 284 starters from 31 U.S. States and 11 countries, represented the largest field since 1992 (307) in the desert classic. They are competing in 26
Pro and 5 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs.
Mexico tourism officials have estimated record crowds of nearly 300,000 along the course from Ensenada down both sides of the Baja California
peninsula to La Paz.
First to cross the finish line was the Honda XR650R of Hengeveld and Campbell, who methodically marched down the grueling course to an overall winning
time of 15 hours, 57 minutes and 37 seconds. Campbell took the green flag, riding for 381 miles, newcomer Kendall Norman rode in the middle section
for and Hengeveld captured the checkered flag, after riding for 427 miles. The team average speed was an event-record 63.505 miles per hour.
While the American Honda teammates rode the fastest vehicle in the demanding race, Troy Herbst and Larry Roeseler in their Ford-powered Smithbuilt
open-wheel desert racecar equipped with BFGoodrich Tires, led all four-wheel vehicles to the finish line, covering the challenging course in 16:18:14,
and their average of 62.167 mph is the second highest in race history.
For Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., the victory was his fifth class win and his fourth while Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., improved his record run in
this desert classic to eighth straight and the talented rookie Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., earning his first in his first attempt. It was also the
10th straight SCORE race victory for Hengeveld and Campbell. Campbell started the race, with Norman in the middle and Hengeveld on for the final leg
of the race.
For Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, it was his third Class 1 win in the unlimited Class 1 in this historic race and his first overall title. For Roeseler,
Hesperia, Calif., it was his 13th class win and his 11th overall triumph.
In the manufacturer?s battle of ?beat the Baja? research and development, Ford won it?s tenth overall 4-wheel crown, Honda earned it?s 15th overall
motorcycle win, BFG Tires captured its 19th consecutive overall 4-wheel vehicle triumph and Smithbuilt chassis won for the first time.
?It was a great race, very fast, even faster than we thought it would be,? said Hengeveld at the finish line. ?Two years ago we had a lot of work done
on the bike ? a lot of down time. This year we really didn?t have any problems. This year we really didn?t have any problems. We thought we?d be
slower actually. Johnny started out and got passed in the morning but he got the lead back. I had the lead by about 12 minutes when I got on a La
Purisma. It was great, all the fans cheering. It was nice and warm for me, an awesome day.?
Second overall among 4-wheel vehicles and winners of the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck class for the second straight year was the Miller Racing Chevy
Silverado of Mark Miller, Carefree, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. With Miller starting the race and Arciero finishing, the pair held off
a talented of 24 in their class, finishing in 16:24:54, six minutes, 40 seconds behind Herbst/Roeseler. It was Miller?s fourth victory (third with
Arciero) in his SCORE Trophy-Truck career.
?We saw Robby?s (Gordon) truck broken,? Herbst said. ?At Santa Rosa, we were four minutes down and I said ?We can do this.? It was a fantastic race
and a fantastic course. Putting the black boxes in the vehicles in the best thing Sal (Fish, CEO/President of SCORE) ever did. There were times that I
would be going 63 miles an hour for a little big, so I slowed to 57 for a while to show that I was watching it (on the 100 miles of pavement used
during the race).?
Roeseler had his on moments, especially as the finish line was in site. ?We were having problems with our clutch at the very end. I missed a turn near
the end and I thought if I lose this race by 30 seconds, I?m going to be so upset.?
At the SCORE Survivor?s Celebration on Saturday afternoon in La Paz, Herbst donated the $20,000 portion of the $40,000 Terrible?s Baja Bonus purse he
had won (posted by the family business) to the City of Hope Cancer Research center in the memory of Las Vegas? Mart Collins, who passed away recently.
Collins was a former SCORE Baja 500 winner with Troy?s father Jerry Herbst and father of SCORE Trophy-Truck team owner/racer Brian Collins.
Second in SCORE Trophy-Truck and third overall were the team of Dan Smith/David Ashley, Riverside, Calif., in a time of 16:47:05 in their Enduro
Racing Ford F-150. It was the best finish of the year for the veteran team, who won this race three times in SCORE Trophy-Truck (2000, 2001 and 2002).
Fourth overall and third in SCORE Trophy-Truck was the team of Mark Post, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Curt Le Duc, Cherry Valley, Calif., in the
Riviera Racing Ford F-150, at 16:48:18. Finishing fifth overall and in second in Class 1 was McMillin Racing?s Andy McMillin and his father Scott
McMillin, of Poway, Calif., in a Jimco-Chevy, with a time of 16:54:18.
Finishing sixth overall and third in Class 1 was the team of John Marking, El Cajon, Calif./Chris Harrold, Chula Vista, Calif./Bob Lofton,
Westmorland, Calif. in 17:25:47 in a Jimco-Chevy. The finish allowed them to hold onto their points lead, earned without winning a race, to edge Troy
Herbst/Larry Roeseler, who won three times this year, for the SCORE Class 1 season championship.
Seventh overall and third fourth in SCORE Trophy-Truck were Troy Herbst?s older brothers Ed and Tim, who finished the course in 17:35:10. Josh
Baldwin, Newport Beach, Calif., made it to La Paz in 17:44:59 in the Baldwin Racing Ford F-150 to finish ninth overall and fifth in SCORE
Trophy-Truck.
Rounding out the top 10 overall and finishing fourth in Class 1 was Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif., Andy?s uncle and Scott?s brother in 17:50:03, in
another McMillin Racing Jimco-Chevy.
Second overall in the motorcycle race and second in Class 22 Red Bull KTM factory team of Chris Blais, Apple Valley, Calif./Kellon Walch, Las
Vegas/Andy Grider, Las Vegas, Scot Harden, Menifee, Calif., on a special KTM 700LC4, built especially for this race in Austria.
The third overall motorcycle was the Class 40 (for riders over 30 years old) winning team of team of Jim O?Neal, Chatsworth, Calif./Tim Withers,
Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif., in 17:33:13 on a Honda XR650R.
The fourth overall motorcycle was the Class 30 (for riders over 30 years old) winning team of Sergio Vega, Ensenada, Mexico/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente
Guerrero, Mexico/Manual Santa, Ensenada, Mexico, at 17:35:23 on a Honda XR650R.
Completing the top five overall for motorcycles was Canada?s Lukas and PG Lundmark, who were second in Class 40 with a time of18:22:11 on a Honda
XR650R.
Ruben Martin/Gilberto Santana, Tijuana, Mexico/Arnoldo Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, teamed up on a Bombardier DS650 Baja X to earn the overall ATV
honors with a time of 19:52:23 at an average speed of 51.002 mph.
Ending the season undefeated after five races were Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif. (Class 3-Ford Bronco) and Mexico?s Eric Solorzano (Class 11-VW
Sedan).
With his win in this race, winning his class four times this year was Las Vegas? Rob MacCachren in Class 1-2/1600.
Earning their third class wins of the year in car and truck classes were Troy Herbst and Glen Seeley, Glendale, Calif. (Class 5-VW Baja Bug).
Todd Wyllie, New River, Ariz. (Class 8-Chevy C C1500), Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Class 10-Jimco-BMW) and Kreg Donahoe, Anaheim, Calif.
(Stock Mini-Toyota Tacoma) each picked up their second wins of the year.
Among those capturing their first class wins of the 2004 SCORE Desert Series were Miller (SCORE Trophy-Truck), Dave and Billy Gasper, Goleta, Calif.
(Class 5/1600-VW Baja Bug), Mexico?s Francisco Chavez (Class7-Ford Ranger), Nick Moncure, Long Beach, Calif. (Class 7S-Toyota Tacoma), Pepe Rodriguez,
Orange, Calif. (Class 7SX-Ford Ranger), Mexico?s Rolando Holmos (Class 9-Jimco-VW), David Callaway, Menifee, Calif. (SCORE Lite-Dunrite-VW), Chad
Hall, Reno, Nev. (Stock Full-Hummer H1) and Rick L. Johnson, Oak Hills, Calif. (Protruck-Toyota Tundra).
In the Motorcycles and ATV classes, undefeated for their three races this year were Hengeveld/Campbell, Vega/Rojas and the Jim O?Neal team along with
the Martin/Santana tandem.
The Joe Desrosiers team, based in San Marcos, Calif., won for the second time this year in Class 21 on their Yahama YZ250.
Class 50, for motorcycle riders over 50 years old, was won by the ?Dream Team? of Chris Haines, Dana Point, Calif./Jack Johnson, Las Vegas/Malcom
Smith, Riverside, Calif. The trio, who rode a Honda XR650R, now have combined for 29 class wins, including nine overalls, in this storied race.
?I was thinking, ?What?s an old man like me doing out here?? said the 63-year old Smith, who won the first Baja 1000 in 1967, and who rode three
different sections, including the finish. ?After a few turns I said, ?Oh yeah, now I remember.? Jack was fifth or sixth overall, but then had two
flats. I just rode around on my usual pace. Jack Johnson is the real hero though.?
NASCAR?s Robby Gordon, one of nearly a dozen crossover racers who were part of the starting grid, built up a huge lead of over one-half hour before
getting out of his Red Bull Chevy CK1500 SCORE Trophy-Truck after the first 740 miles to fly to his final NASCAR racing weekend of the year. With his
second driver Steve Barlow, Temecula, Calif., at the wheel, the truck lost the ring and pinion in the rear end and because it was dark and the team?s
chase truck couldn?t find him, Barlow spent 12 hours in the Baja desert until sunlight assisted the crew and they were able to repair the truck.
Barlow eventually made it to the finish line in for Team Gordon in 29:34:31, 12th in SCORE Trophy-Truck.
The special Centrix Financial Baja Challenge class for identically-equipped Porsche-powered Baja touring cars that helps introduce crossover racers
and celebrities to SCORE desert racing, was won the Champ Car racer Michel Jourdain Jr., of Mexico City. He split driving time in his celebrity car
with his father Michel Jourdain Sr. and his uncles Bernard Jourdain of Encitas, Calif. and Jean Pierre Jourdain of Mexico City.
The race also marked the debut of the new SCORE Malcolm Smith IronRider Award offered to any motorcycle and ATV racer who finished the race will
riding entirely solo. Presented by the legendary Smith himself, the seven racers out of 11 who attempted to ride solo were: Robert Barnum, Phelan,
Calif., Honda XR650R (23:00:14); Kent Richardson, San Diego, Honda XR650R (26:03:29); Tatsushi Murata, Japan, Honda XR650R (28:25:09); Steve Luly,
Escondido, Calif., Honda XR650R (32:41:03): Don Robbins, Phoenix, Husaberg 600 (32:41:34); Jorge Lizarraga, Tecate, Calif., Honda XR400 (33:343:54);
and Masanobu Kameda, Japan, Yamaha WR450F (35:54:41).
Richardson, 45, summarized what most of the solo riders experienced, all of which is part of the spirit of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Richardson said
he only took a few spills caused by fatigue-induced coordination lapses.
?The conditions were perfect and the weather was great,? said the mild-mannered Richardson, who said he was helped tremendously by continuously
recalling a memorized bible verse throughout the journey (Isaiah 40:31). ?Just a little rain at the top of the course, but it helped with the dust and
that was excellent. I did not have the opportunity to prerun the course, but the markings were wonderful and I didn?t get lost once. That is quite a
testimonial to Sal?s crew. It was a great course and a fun ride. It was my first solo attempt. I talked about it with my friends, but now I finally
did it. I was happy to have participated in such a great event and I will definitely return, but probably will not tackle it solo again.?
The popular event featured the $40,000 Terrible?s Baja Bonus purse provided by Herbst Gaming of Las Vegas. The first overall motorcycle also received
$2,000 and the first overall ATV earned an added $1,000 from the Terrible?s Baja Bonus.
The race also culminated the chase for both the $10,000 Kartek Off-Road bonus and the $12,000 Toyota True-Grit and Toyota Milestone Awards. The Kartek
Off-Road bonus goes to the 2004 SCORE Overall point champion. This is the 18th year of the Toyota awards. Final point standings will be announced
shortly
An additional $5,000 purse was added by UPracing.com and DirtSports Magazine, who paid $1,000 each to qualified cars or trucks that cross the finish
line physically first, fifth, 10th, 15th or 20th, which rolled over to the next spot. When determined, the awards were presented, Andy McMillin,
Poway, Calif., $2,000 (Class 1) and $1,000 each to Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif. (Class 1), Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Class 10) and
Dave Raimonde, Phoenix (Class 8).
Celebrating its 31st anniversary this year as the World?s Foremost Desert Racing Series, the SCORE Desert Series returned to Mexico for the last of
three races held annually in Baja California.
The race will be televised as a one-hour NBC Sports special in December on the NBC Television Network. The show, produced by Aura360 in association
with NBC Sports, will air on Saturday, Dec. 11 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The NBC anchor for the show will be veteran
Emmy-Award winning sportscaster Al Trautwig. A special preview for the race telecast will air on the Jeep World of Adventure Sports, also produced by
Aura360, on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EST).
CNBC?s ?Bullseye? show, with host Dylan Ratigan, will also produce special-angle segments scheduled to air Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 during the daily
show at 3 p.m. (EST).
Additionally, The Learning Channel?s Rides weekly program (Tuesday?s at 10 p.m. EST/PST), will produce a Terrible Herbst Motorsports profile show,
entitled ?Terrible Baja?, to air early in 2005.
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RESULTS
OFFICIAL FINISHERS: 37th Annual TECATE SCORE BAJA 1000
Final Round of Five-Race 2004 SCORE Desert Series
Nov. 18-20 Ensenada to La Paz, Baja California, Mexico 1,013.57 miles
TOTAL STARTERS: 284
TOTAL FINISHERS: 198
PRO CARS & TRUCKS
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks) -- 1. Mark Miller, Carefree, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 16 hours,
24 minutes, 54 seconds (61.75 miles per hour); 2. Dan Smith/Dave Ashley, Riverside, Calif., Ford F-150, 16:47:05; 3. Mark Post, San Juan Capistrano,
Calif./Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 16:48:18; 4. Ed Herbst/Tim Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 17:35:10; 5. Josh Baldwin, Newport
Beach, Calif., Ford F-150, 17:44:59; 6. Gus Vildosola, Mexicali, Mexico/Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 17:56:31; 7. Bob Shepard, Phoenix,
Chevy Silverado, 18:03:02; 8. Jesse Jones, Phoenix/Scott Steinberger, Cypress, Calif., Ford F-150, 19:12:59; 9. Jason Baldwin, Laguna Beach, Calif.,
Ford F-150, 19:41:55; 10. Ikuo Hanawa, Japan, Toyota Land Cruiser, 21:54:23; 11. B.J. Baldwin/Danny Anderson, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 27:36:41; 12.
Robby Gordon, Mooresville, N.C./Steve Barlow, Temecula, Calif., Chevy CK1500, 29:34:31; 13. Marco Guzman/Rodolfo Gomez, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger
, 37:23:51 (24 Starters, 13 Finishers)
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters) -- 1. Troy Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry Roeseler, Hesperia, Calif., Smithbuilt-Ford, 16:18:14 (62.17mph); 2. Andy
McMillin/Scott McMillin, Poway, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 16:54:18, 3. John Marking, El Cajon, Calif./Chris Harrold, Chula Vista, Calif./Bob Lofton,
Westmorland, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 17:25:47; 4. Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Brian Ewalt, Bonita, Calif./Daniel McMillin, El Cajon, Calif.,
Jimco-Chevy, 17:50:03; 5. Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif./Dennis Boyle, Ventura, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 18:00:09; 6. Buddy Feldkamp/Bud Feldkamp, Redlands,
Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 18:34:03; 7. Rick Romans/Jerry Bennett, Big Bear Lake, Calif., Jimco-Chevy; 19:20:46; 8. Dan Myers, Newport Beach, Calif./Adam
Swafford, Costa Mesa, Calif., Jimco-Chevy; 19:43:42; 9. Cam Thieriot, Occidental, Calif./Glenn Harris, Camarillo, Calif., Gordon-Chevy, 20:13:19; 10.
Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 20:43:09; 11. Valerio Gonzalez, Valerio Gonzalez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Abelardo Paredes, San Jose Del
Cabo, Mexico, Jimco-Toyota, 20:54:13; 12. Corky McMillin, Bonita, Calif./Ron Stacy, El Cajon, Calif./Gary Arnold, El Cajon, Calif., Chenowth-Chevy,
20:58:07; 13. Mike Groff, Pasadena, Calif./Jimmy Vasser, Las Vegas, Jimco-Chevy, 21:37:08; 14. Bobby Baldwin/Sandy Stewart, Las Vegas/Chad Ragland,
Phoenix, Porter-Ford, 22:04:44; 15. Billy Robertson/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif./Jerry Penhall, Costa Mesa, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 22:40:19; 16. Dale
Ebberts, Canyon Lake, Calif./Ernie Castro Jr., Newport Beach, Calif./Darren Ebberts, Canyon Lake, Calif., Jimco-Toyota, 25:46:51 (21 Starters, 16
Finishers)
CLASS 1-2/1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc) -- 1. Rob MacCachren/Bruce Fraley/Danny Anderson, Las Vegas, Fraley, 20:14:58 (50.05mph);
2. Brian Jeffrey, Acton, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Lorenzo Rodriguez, Monrovia, Calif., Dunrite, 20:46:37; 3. Brian Burgess, Riverside,
Calif./Wayne Locher/Shane Reed, Capistrano Beach, Calif., Porter, 20:54:11; 4. Hiram Duran/Eric Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth, 22:18:47; 5. Leonardo
Navarrete/Alejandro Navarrete, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco, 22:26:33; 6. Scott Wisdom, Lake Forest, Calif./Brady Wisdom, Huntington Beach, Calif., Mirage,
22:28:11; 7. Don Wall/Kenny Thatcher/T.J. Flores, Las Vegas, Curry, 22:29:45; 8. Rick Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif./Steve Roberts, Bullhead City,
Ariz./Brad Maurer, Las Vegas, Lothringer, 22:39:42; 9. Travis Fletcher/Brad Fletcher, Westminster, Calif., Jimco, 22:42:15; 10. Juan Guevara/Carlos
Davila, Mexicali, Mexico/Ignacio Garcia, Mexicali, Jorman, 22:59:33; 11. Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif./Brent Gustin, Seal Beach, Calif., Mirage,
23:00:19; 12. Roberto Aramburo, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Alex Alvarez, San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico/Luis Cuevas, La Paz, Mexico, Lothringer, 23:52:16; 13.
John Scharf/Ed Bonanni, Huntington Beach, Calif./Jim Coates, South Gate, Calif., Lothringer, 24:14:21; 14. David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif.,
Lothringer, 25:59:08; 15. Jim Fishback Jr./Jim Fishback Sr., Redlands, Calif./Brian Holman, Buford, Ga., Neth, 26:34:44; 16. Jamie Campbell, Trabuco
Canyon, Calif., Chenowth, 27:13:11; 17. Fernando Hoyos/Jenny Meza/Rodolfo Jimenez, Constitucion, Mexico, Jimco, Electrica Y Plomeria de Sud
California, Villas de Loreto, 28:07:07; 18. Eddy Gonzalez, Ensenada, Mexico/Victor Valencia, Chula Vista, Calif., Jimco, 31:00:29; 19. Dan Bradley,
Henderson, Nev./Bob Carnes, Las Vegas/Ruben Rodriguez, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., Bunderson, 32:59:28 (25 Starters, 19 Finishers)
CLASS 3 (Short Wheelbase 4X4) -- 1. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Kenneth Moss, Marysville, Calif./David Grundman, Elk Grove, Calif., Ford Bronco,
24:16:59 (41.74mph); 2. Kelly Beal/Spencer Beal/George Hover, Midland, Texas, Nissan WD21, 26:49:29; 3. Charles Atkinson/Jason Atkinson, Hesperia,
Calif./Patrick Scanlon, Rim Forest, Calif., Ford Bronco, 31:40:36; 4. Yukiya Watanabe/Masaki Urano/Toshiro Kato, Japan/Jon Snyder, Thousand Oaks,
Calif., Isuzu Vehi-Cross, 37:17:01 (6 Starters, 4 Finishers)
CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs) -- 1. George Seeley, Glendale, Calif./Derek Marley, Lincoln, Mass./Bruce Anderson, Riverside, Calif., 26:39:53
(38.01mph); 2. Vince Wavra, Brawley, Calif./Terry McClintick/Rick McClintick, Orovada, Nev., 28:14:27 (2 Starters, 2 Finishers)
CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs) -- 1. Dave Gasper, Goleta, Calif./Billy Gasper, Chino Hills, Calif., 22:03:03 (45.97mph); 2. Ernesto
Arambula/Octavio Zamora/Adolfo Arambula, Ensenada, Mexico, 22:35:02; 3. Dave Collier, San Marcos, Calif./Tony Steingraber, El Cajon, Calif./Michael
Karp, Escondido, Calif., 25:04:29; 4. Gerardo Montijo/Fernando Montijo/ Hector Montijo, Ensenada, Mexico, 25:21:36; 5. Miguel Rosales/Roberto Green,
Ensenada, Mexico, 26:02:29; 6. Ernesto Zazueta Jr./Enrique Aazueta Sr., La Paz, Mexico, 27:11:52; 7. Enrique Troncoso/Mario Troncoso, Tijuana, Mexico,
29:31:48; 8. Armando Macias/Juan Pinales/Jose Aguirre, Las Paz, Mexico, 35:06:49 (14 Starters, 8 Finishers)
CLASS 7 (Open mini trucks) -- 1. Francisco Chavez/Pedro Velazquez/Ruperto Agundez, La Paz, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 22:28:11 (45.11mph); 2. Daniel
Chamlee/Thomas Chamlee/Dan Chamlee Jr., Summerland, Calif., Ford Ranger, 24:16:40; 3. Scott Brady, Santa Ynez, Calif./Sam Vanness, Cardiff, Calif.,
Ford Ranger, 25:46:59; 4. Barry Karakas, Oak Hills, Calif., Toyota Tacoma, 28:43:29; 5. Carlos Ibarra/Oscar Ibarra, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger,
32:15:57; 6. Norman Cesena, La Paz, Mexico/Jose Cesena, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 36:04:38 (10 Starters, 6 Finishers)
CLASS 7S (Stock mini trucks) -- 1. Nick Moncure/Ted Moncure, Long Beach, Calif./Joel Vasile, Sunland, Calif., Toyota Tacoma, 31:40:15 (32.00mph) (4
Starters,1 Finisher)
CLASS 7SX (Modified, open mini trucks) -- 1. Pepe Rodriguez/Jesse Rodriguez, Orange, Calif., Ford Ranger, 27:40:18 (36.53mph); 2. Luis A. Valdes/Jairo
Ornelas, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 32:42:17 (3 Starters, 2 Finishers)
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks) -- 1. Todd Wyllie, New River, Ariz./Dan Fowler, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy C1500, 18:49:49 (53.83mph); 2. Dave
Raimonde/Bob Clark, Phoenix/Jeff Geiser, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy C1500, 20:03:29; 3. Dave Sykes, Del Mar, Calif./Dave Westhem, Palm Desert, Calif., Chevy
Silverado; 4. Kurtis Kupiec, Palos Verdes, Calif./Steven Krieger, Santa Ana, Calif./Ramsey El Wardani, San Diego, Chevy Silverado, 22:25:56; 5.
Francisco A. Monroy/Francisco J. Monroy/Mickey Monroy, La Paz, Mexico, Dodge Ram, 23:03:20; 6. Curt LeDuc/Todd LeDuc/Kyle LeDuc, Cherry Valley,
Calif., Ford F-150, 23:33:18; 7. Sam Stahl, Santee, Calif./Tim McCreary, Ramona, Calif./Danny Street, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford F-150, 25:07:37; 8.
Nick Vanderwey, Buckeye, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix, GMC Sierra, 27:08:25; 9. Chris Wilson, El Cajon, Calif./Dean Bayerle, Poway, Calif./Rick
St. John, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford F-150, 27:55:10; 10. Rodimiro Amaya, La Paz, Mexico/Aurelio Perez, Constitucion, Mexico, Chevy Silverado, 30:11:51;
11. Mark Floyd/Don Floyd, Midland, Texas, AM General Hummer, BFG Tires, 33:41:39; 12. Jeff Stowers, Mission Viejo, Calif./Rodd Fantelli, Ramona,
Calif., Ford F-150, 35:14:13 (16 Starters, 12 Finishers)
CLASS 9 (VW-powered, Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters) -- 1. Rolando Holmos/Edgar Sandez, Cabo San Lucas, Jimco, 26:55:35 (37.64mph); 2.
Santiago Diaz/Alejandro Diaz/Rodolfo Diaz, La Paz, Mexico, 26:55:36; 3. Steve Barry, San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico/Johnny Castinelras, Glendale, Calif.,
Chenowth, 27:03:00; 4. Eliseo Garcia/Ramon Manriquez, Ensenada, Mexico/Juan Mayoral, Mexicali, Mexico, Garibay, 31:05:29; 5. Eric Fisher/Hector
Sarabia, Ensenada, Mexico, Garibay, 33:57:02; 6. Tony Modica/Suheil Kardosh, Long Beach, Calif., Chenowth, 38:25:42 (6 Starters, 6 Finishers)
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc) -- 1. Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif./Dave Mason, Valley Center, Calif., Jimco-BMW, 18:32:24
(54.67mph); 2. Will Higman, Newport Beach, Calif./Jerry Higman, Huntington Beach, Calif., Kreger-Honda, 19:14:55; 3. John Cooley, Santee, Calif./Tom
Ridings, Long Beach, Calif./Dave Richardson, La Mesa, Calif., Alumi Craft-VW, 19:47:02; 4. Mark Hutchins/C.J. Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Jimco-Honda,
20:00:10; 5. Steve Myers, Newport Beach, Calif./George Erl, Huntington Beach, Calif./Andrew Myers, Newport Beach, Calif., Jimco-Toyota, 20:36:29; 6.
Luis Wallace/Edgar Avalos, Cd. Juarez, Mexico, Kreger-VW, 24:58:59; 7. Jim Anderson, Claremont, Calif./Guy Evans, Thousand Palms, Calif./Jeff Hunt,
Monrovia, Calif., Dunrite-VW, 28:30:24 (11 Starters, 8 Finishers)
SCORE LITE (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc) -- 1. David Callaway, Menifee, Calif./Scott Mapes, Riverside, Calif./Max Hanberg,
Solvang, Calif., Dunrite, 20:00:09 (50.67mph); 2. Mike Belk/Drew Belk, Coachella, Calif./Greg Foster, Orange, Calif., Porter, 20:22:01; 3. Flavio
Navarro, Tepic, Mexico/Ernesto Cervantes/Jose Servantes, La Paz, Mexico, Jimco, 20:57:33; 4. Mark Kyle, Austin, Texas/Larry Nash, San Luis Obispo,
Calif., Mirage, 21:14:36; 5. Tom Watson/Tim Noe, El Centro, Calif./Darren Hardesty, Ramona, Calif., Jimco, 21:24:03; 6. Mitch Mitchell, Laguna Beach,
Calif./Brent Mitchell, San Diego/Jon Kennedy, Orange, Calif., Kreger, 21:45:03; 7. Stan Potter, San Marcos, Calif./Dan Worley, Encinitas, Calif.,
Jimco, 22:13:03; 8. Matt Cullen, Long Beach, Calif./Bruce Conrad, Carson, Calif./Scott Lathrop, Snohomish, Wash., Mirage, 22:22:33; 9. Rob
Martensen/Rich Roberts, Phoenix, Chenowth; 23:14:00; 10. Hector Tapia, La Paz, Mexico/Noe Tapia, Mazatlan, Mexico, R&R, 23:57:30; 11. James Golden,
Costa Mesa, Calif./Steve Greinke, Huntington Beach, Calif./Jason Hatz, San Diego, Jimco, 24:40:36; 12. Victor Cesena, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Jorge
Dominguez/Humberto Osuna, La Paz, Mexico, Prep By Jake, 30:01:00 (15 Starters, 12 Finishers)
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans) -- 1. Eric Solorzano/Felipe Ortega, Tijuana, Mexico, 31:10:20 (32.52mph) (2 Starters, 1 Finisher)
STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks) -- 1. Chad Hall/Mike Winkel, Reno, Nev., Hummer H1, 26:50:31 (37.76mph); 2. Bob Graham, Santa Ana, Calif./Jeff
Vance, Orange, Calif./Brady Helm, Huntington Beach, Calif., Nissan Titan; 29:08:53; 3. Ken Kroeker/SaraMae Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif./Robin
Stover, Los Angeles, Dodge Ram 2500, 29:23:10; 4. Josh Hall/Rod Hall, Reno, Nev./Thad Stump, Gilbert, Ariz., Hummer H2, 34:42:59; 5. John Griffin,
Mission Viejo, Calif./Mike Sabbarese, Huntington Beach, Calif./Mark Growe, Placentia, Calif., Hummer H1, 35:45:48; 6. Juan Peralta/Juan Peralta R.,
Constitucion, Mexico, Ford F-150, 36:53:38 (10 Starters, 6 Finishers)
STOCK MINI (Stock, Mini trucks) -- 1. Kreg Donahoe, Anaheim, Calif./Dylan Evans, Orange, Calif., Toyota Tacoma, 28:02:54 (36.14mph) (1 Starter, 1
Finisher)
PROTRUCK (Limited Production Trucks) -- 1. Rick L. Johnson, Oak Hills, Calif./Tony Vanillo, Hesperia, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 19:36:40 (51.68mph); 2.
Eric Hardin/Jared Hardin, Anaheim, Calif., 20:07:45; 3. Matt Scaroni,/David Scaroni/Steve Scaroni, Heber, Calif., Ford F-150, 20:50:53; 4. Mike
Voyles, Temecula, Calif./Dwaine Walters, Valley Center, Calif., Ford F-150, 21:28:39; 5. Ron DeWolf, Long Beach, Calif./Don Danial, Austin,
Texas/Robert Vester, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150, 21:51:05; 6. Joe Custer, Harrisburg, N.C./Charlie Peltzer, Temecula, Calif./Darren York, Indio,
Calif., Chevy Silverado, 22:35:36; 7. Gary Magness/Steve Knudson, Denver/Sam Chambers, Glenwood Springs, Colo., Ford F-150, 23:38:47; 8. Paul
Perrizo/Greyson Smith, Long Beach, Calif./Mike Frink, Fullerton, Calif., Ford F-150, 24:13:46; 9. Rob Kittleson/Wally Hrdlicka, Palm Springs,
Calif./Tom Espy, Denver, Ford F-150, 24:29:20 (14 Starters, 9 Finishers)
CLASS 17 (Class 3 modified Jeeps) -- (1 Starters, 0 Finishers)
BAJA CHALLENGE (Identically equipped Baja touring cars with 2.4-litre Porsche Motors) -- 1. Michel Jourdain Jr./Michel Jourdain Sr., Mexico City,
Mexico/Bernard Jourdain, Encinitas, Calif./Jean Pierre Jourdain, Mexico City, 20:41:28 (48.99); 2. Danny Sullivan, Aspen, Colo./Oriol Servia,
Spain/Kim Anderson, Los Gatos, Calif./Roberto Guerrero, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./James Clash, New York, N.Y./Paul Blangsted, Snowmass Village,
Colo., 21:18:59; 3. Sebastien Bourdais, France/Vitor Meira, Brazil/Rhys Millen, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Bert McCready, Laguna Niguel, Calif.,
22:07:19; 4. Robert Sutton, Englewood, Calif./Rod Millen, Newport Beach, Calif./Jeff Zwart, Woody Creek, Colo./Paul Newman, Westport, Conn./Roger
Norman, Reno, Nev./Kurt Hansen, Denver/Gary Fries, La Habra Heights, Calif., 22:10:44; 5. David Sutton, Englewood, Colo./Wally Fisk/Ryan Millen,
Newport Beach, Calif./Ryan Thomas, Santee, Calif./Adam Dupre, Tustin, Calif./Rick Ranheim, Blaine, Minn., 22:25:37; 6. Jim Christensen, San Juan
Capistrano, Calif./Matt Christensen, Newport Beach, Calif./Mark Goggin, Canada/Rich Minga, Fallbrook, Calif./Jim Rader, Cathedral City, Calif./Artie
Malesci, Miami, 22:53:33; 7. Jim Wasson, Maple Valley, Wash./Dave Creagan, Battleground, Wash./Michael Wright, Okahoma City, Okla./David Wood,
Redlands, Calif., 23:16:30; 8. Bruce Chernoff/Rafi Tahmazian, Canada/Brian Coats, Los Alamitos, Calif./Olaf Kramer, Canada, 23:22:54; 9. Tim Vargo,
Cordova, Tenn./Mark Herrington, Memphis, Tenn./Jeff Rann, Hondo, Texas/Vic Cachia/Joe Meehan, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Nick Johnson, Anaheim,
Calif., 25:12:33; 10. Chris Jacobs, Los Angeles/Myles Kovacs, City of Industry, Calif./Tracy Jordan, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Fred Williams, Los
Angeles/Matt Bean, Macungie, Pa./Jason Paule, Boxelder, S.D., 26:33:56; 11. Matt Autterson, Cherry Hills Village, Colo./Rich Kylberg, Denver/Buzz
Wiepking/Gaylor Layton, Englewood, Colo., 27:13:34; 12. Ricardo Diez, Coral Gables, Fla./Matt Ford, Ramona, Calif./Dean Sharpe, San Diego, 28:48:24
(12 Starters, 12 Finishers)
PRO MOTORCYLES
CLASS 22 (250cc or more) -- 1. Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda
XR650R, 15:57:37 (63.51mph); 2. Chris Blais, Apple Valley, Calif./Kellon Walch, Las Vegas/Andy Grider, Los Olivos, Calif./Scot Harden, Menefee,
Calif., KTM 700LC4, 16:22:12; 3. Brian Pinard, Wildomar, Calif./Bo Harris, Fallbrook, Calif./Jim McKay/Roland Bucher, Hemet, Calif./Martin Lemiereux,
Canada, Honda XR650R, 18:32:15; 4. Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif./Mouse McCoy, Santa Monica, Calif./Chuck Dempsey, Hesperia, Calif., Honda XR650R,
19:05:25; 5. Robert Barnum, Phelan, Calif., Honda XR650R, 23:00:14; 6. Chris Eberz/Sean Eberz/Carlin Dunne, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda XR650R,
23:16:30; 7. Enrique Legaspy, Punta Colonett, Mexico, Husqvarna TD, 24:23:51; 8. Scott Hamby, Bellflower, Calif./Ronnie Smith/Danny Fitzgerald,
Orange, Calif./Christian Lee, Long Beach, Calif., Honda XR650R, 24:30:59; 9. Kent Richardson, San Diego, Honda XR650R, 26:02:29; 10. Gary Cluff/Scott
Rucker, Mesa, Ariz./Sam Rames, Glendale, Calif., Honda XR650R, 27:28:34; (12 Starters, XX Finishers)
CLASS 21 (126cc to 250cc) -- 1. Joe Desrosiers, San Marcos, Calif./Jesse Sharpe, San Diego/Julian Guerra, Goleta, Calif., Yamaha YZ250, 23:25:00
(43.28mph); 2. Katsuhisa Mikami/Jun Mihashi/Hiroyuki Watanabe, Japan, Honda XR250, 30:43:01; 3. Jim Townsend, Orange, Calif./Lindsay Smith/Cliff
Parker, Huntington Beach, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 32:35:57 (4 Starters, 3 Finishers)
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old) -- 1. Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Sergio Vega/Manuel Santana, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda XR650, 17:35:23
(57.62mph); 2. Todd Starks, Tarzana, Calif./Keith Jones, Templeton, Calif./John Thornton, Riverside, Calif., Honda XR650R, 22:35:45; 3. Jimmy Lewis,
Costa Mesa, Calif./Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif./Jonah Street, Ellensburg, Wash./Dave Donattoni, Thousand Oaks, Calif., BMW GS1200, BMW, 25:06:42; 4.
Tom Tunicliffe, Burbank, Calif./Mike Blackman San Marcos, Calif./Tim Morse, Burbank, Calif., Honda XR650R, 25:25:02; 5. Mitchel Sanchez, Campo,
Calif./Darryl Varnado, Boulevard, Calif./Shad Bodenstadt/Eddie Zeller, Coronado, Calif., Honda XR650, 27:02:30; (7 Starters, 5 Finishers)
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old) -- 1. Jim O?Neal, Chatsworth, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Jeff Kaplan, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda XR650,
17:33:13 (57.74mph); 2. Lukas Lundin/PG Lundmark, Canada, Honda XR650, 18:22:11; 3. Matt Lyman, Honolulu/Steven Trinies, Kanehoe, Hawaii/Darryl
Hambleton, Acton, Calif., Honda XR650, 18:57:02; 4. Michael Laenger, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Kent Perkins, Bakersfield, Calif./Seward Ogden, Putney,
Vt./Kevin Ward, Chatsworth, Calif., Honda XR650, 19:29:39; 5. Greg Hauser/Larry Brown/Scott Atchison, Bakersfield, Calif., Honda XR650R, 21:10:17; 6.
Bob Fallers, Peoria, Ariz./Gary La Plante, Aguanga, Calif./Brian La Plante, New River, Ariz., Honda XR650R, 24:08:48, 7. Gerardo Garcia/Alejandro
Ibarra, Tapaipa, Mexico/Guilliermo Gomez, Zamora, Mich., Husaberg U650, 28:23:43; 8. Tatsushi Murata, Japan, Honda XR650R, 28:25:09 (10 Starters, 8
Finishers)
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old) -- 1. Chris Haines, Dana Point, Calif./Jack Johnson, Las Vegas/Malcolm Smith, Riverside, Calif., Honda XR650R,
20:14:04 (50.09mph); 2. Gene Dempsey, Van Nuys, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Doug Heil, Glendora, Calif./Ron Bishop, Escondido, Calif./Jim
O?Neal, Chatsworth, Calif., Honda XR650R, 22:31:15; 3. Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif./Bob Wadlow, Arcadia, Calif./Greg Hawks, Santa Monica, Calif.,
Honda XR650, 23:33:03 (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)
PRO ATVs
CLASS 25 (over 251cc) -- 1. Ruben Martin/Gilberto Santana, Tijuana, Mexico/Arnoldo Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, Bombardier DS650 Baja X, 19:52:23,
(51.00mph); 2. John Gregory, Spring Valley, Calif./Doug Eichner, El Cajon, Calif./Marc Speath/Danny Rudd, La Habra, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 20:01:16;
3. Ray Schooley, Poway, Calif/Ryan Wheeler, El Cajon, Calif./Tony Baker/Greg Row, San Diego, Bombardier DS650X, 24:34:40; 4. Nick Nelson, Anaheim,
Calif./Jason Greenhaw, Bakersfield, Calif./Jeff Anderson, San Bernadino, Calif., TRX450R, 25:14:35; 5. Peter Irving, Alamo, Calif., Bombardier
DS6Peter Irving Electric, Hassett Construction, 28:27:46; 6. Cornel DeVilleas/Clayton Du Plessis/Shaun Gunter/Leander Pienaar, South Africa,
Bombardier Baja X, 33:03:16 (10 Starters, 6 Finishers)
CLASS 24(250cc or less) -- (1 Starter, 0 Finishers)
SPORTSMAN
SPT SCORE Legend -- (1 Starter, 0 Finishers)
OVERVALL SPT CAR -- Joe Bednar, Augura Hills, Calif./George Peters, Newbury Park, Calif., 26:57:58 (37.59mph) (6 Starters, 3 Finishers)
OVERALL SPT TRUCK -- Jason LaFortune, West Covina, Calif./Jon Krellwitz, Pomona, Calif., Jeep Cherokee 4X4, 28:22:50 (35.71mph) (3 Starters, 1
Finisher)
OVERALL SPT M/C 250cc< -- Nobuyuki Tsugita/Satoru Hirai, Japan, 33:44:03 (30.05mph) (3 Starters, 1 Finisher)
OVERALL SPT M/C 250cc> -- Fred Brown/Perry Brown/Tommy Tomlinson, Rural Retreat, Va., Honda XR650R, 20:11:31 (50.20mph)(21 Starters, 17 Finishers)
OVERALL SPT ATV -- Luis Navarro, San Diego/Gilberto Castro, Chula Vista, Calif./Giuillermo Malpica, San Diego, Honda 450R, 26:43:06 (37.94mph) (6
Starters, 4 Finishers)
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Team Honda Wins Baja 1000
http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=6898
Roeseler Wins, Too
By Kit Palmer
11/20/2004
Team Honda?s Steve Hengeveld, Johnny Campbell and Kendal Normall won this year?s 37th running of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, which got underway
Thursday and concluded Friday morning. The XR650-mounted team was the first vehicle to cross the finish line, completing the Ensenada-to-LaPaz race in
15 hours, 57 minutes and 37 seconds, with a speed average of 63.505 mph.
The win was the fifth for Hengeveld and the eighth straight for Campbell.
Second overall in the motorcycle division went to the KTM team of Chris Blais, Kellon Walch, Andy Grider and Scot Harden, who rode a KTM 700 LC4
specially built for this race. The team finished about 25 minutes behind the winning Honda crew.
Third overall motorcycle was the winning Class 40 team made up of Jim O?Neal, Tim Withers and Jeff Kaplan. They were aboard a Honda XR650.
The top-finishing four-wheel vehicle was a Class 1 Ford F-150 driven by Tory Herbst and former motorcycle Baja 1000 winner Larry Roeseler. Herbst and
Roeseler finished the race in 16 hours, 18 minutes and 14 seconds, with a speed average of 62.17 mph.
Results:
Motorcycles
1. Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda XR650R, 15:57:37 (63.51mph)
(Class 22)
2. Chris Blais, Apple Valley, Calif./Kellon Walch, Las Vegas/Andy Grider, Los Olivos, Calif./Scot Harden, Menefee, Calif., KTM 700LC4, 16:22:12
(61.92mph) (Class 22)
3. Jim O?Neal, Chatsworth, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Jeff Kaplan, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda XR650, 17:33:13 (57.74mph) (Class 40)
4. Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Sergio Vega/Manuel Santana, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda XR650, 17:35:23 (57.62mph) (Class 30)
5. Lukas Lundin/PG Lundmark, Canada, Honda XR650, 18:22:11(55.18mph) (Class 40)
6. Brian Pinard, Wildomar, Calif./Bo Harris, Fallbrook, Calif./Jim McKay/Roland Bucher, Hemet, Calif./Martin Lemiereux, Canada, Honda XR650R, 18:32:15
(54.68mph) (Class 22)
7. Matt Lyman, Honolulu/Steven Trinies, Kanehoe, Hawaii/Darryl Hambleton, Acton, Calif., Honda XR650, 18:57:02 (53.48mph) (Class 40)
8. Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif./Mouse McCoy, Santa Monica, Calif./Chuck Dempsey, Hesperia, Calif., Honda XR650R, 19:05:25 (53.09mph) (Class 22)
9. Michael Laenger, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Kent Perkins, Bakersfield, Calif./Seward Ogden, Putney, Vt./Kevin Ward, Chatsworth, Calif., Honda XR650,
19:29:39 (51.99mph) (Class 40)
10. Fred Brown/Perry Brown/Tommy Tomlinson, Rural Retreat, Va., Honda XR650R, 20:11:31 (50.20mph)
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