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Baja 500 qualifying and updates

rts551 - 5-30-2013 at 03:24 PM

Completed- Baldwin to start first


http://score-international.com/2013-tecate-score-baja-500-en...

[Edited on 6-1-2013 by rts551]

chuckie - 5-30-2013 at 03:30 PM

Worried for a minute,dint see Robby Gordon...But there he is!

Ateo - 5-30-2013 at 05:14 PM

Yep, and 4X will be off the line first. I'll be driving 250 miles to dump 3 gallons of gas into that bike somewhere by the observatory road!

TMW - 5-31-2013 at 04:00 PM

Be safe everyone

durrelllrobert - 5-31-2013 at 04:14 PM

Only one of the McMillins running this year?

[Edited on 5-31-2013 by durrelllrobert]

David K - 5-31-2013 at 05:23 PM

Weird, huh?

Andy: on his web site has nothing newer than 2010: http://www.andymcmillin.com/

The family racing web site: http://mcmillinracing.com/ has 2011 news and says Luke won the 2012 Baja 500... not much after that...

Mark raced in the 2012 Dakar Rally in South America.

Of interest:

Among Corky McMillin’s SCORE desert racing accomplishments:

SCORE Desert Series regular since 1976
(nearly 150 starts in 29 seasons)

Three-time SCORE Class 2 season point champion -- 1981, 1985, 1987

SCORE Baja 1000 -- 1985: First Place, Class 2

SCORE Baja 500
-- 1994: First Place, Class 1
-- 1986: Overall & First Place, Class 2
-- 1983: Overall & First Place, Class 2

SCORE San Felipe 250
-- 1984: Overall & First Place, Class 2
-- 1983: Overall & First Place, Class 2

Yokohama 6-50 Club champion (drivers over 50)
Featured driver, Dust2Glory movie, 2005

McMillin Racing—Three-generation 2005 SCORE Desert Series team:
-- CLASS 1
* Mark McMillin, currently first in points (with one race remaining)
* Andy and his father Scott McMillin, currently third in points
* Corky McMillin, currently fourth in points
-- CLASS 1-2/1600
* Daniel McMillin (Mark’s Son), currently 16th in points.

rts551 - 6-1-2013 at 08:52 AM

BAJA PITS 3
HONDA 1x TAKES THE LEAD
1x KAMO on 8:35
4x Pearson +2 min
2x Caselli/Ramierz +2:30 Sec

rts551 - 6-1-2013 at 09:39 AM

RM 160
1x 8:57
2x 9:00
4x 9:01
14x 9:10

rts551 - 6-1-2013 at 11:50 AM

honda with a 7 minute lead at RM300

Casseli (KTM) crashed and broke his wrist but the team is still racing.


Kawasaki - no news rumor that Bell crashed as well.

Just in...

Ken Cooke - 6-1-2013 at 01:01 PM

from Score-International:

TT
1st # 77
2nd #70
3rd #18
4th #1
5th #85

all at Mile 120

2013 Baja 500 Video Clips

David K - 6-1-2013 at 03:46 PM

I will add as I find good ones...



Contingency, day before the race in Ensenada:


Amazing how fast today's action gets on the Internet!





[Edited on 6-1-2013 by David K]

David K - 6-1-2013 at 04:16 PM

BFG RADIO RELAY (Live) : http://rlhcomm.com/bfg.html

Dirt Live TV: http://rlhcomm.com/BFG/RACES/2013/Baja%20500/live_video.html

Weatherman Live (link on Score home page): http://score-international.com/

[Edited on 6-1-2013 by David K]

David K - 6-1-2013 at 08:06 PM

First trophy trucks just minutes from finish line... Robby Gordon reported to be first, but he started first so BJ Baldwin or Menzies Trophy Truck may come in after, but still have a faster time.

David K - 6-1-2013 at 08:52 PM

Robby Gordon was first Trophy Truck across the finish line at 8:36 pm (approx. 10 hrs. for 500 miles)... 11 minutes ahead of second truck BJ Baldwin.

[Edited on 6-2-2013 by David K]

Fatality at KM 11.5

Ken Cooke - 6-1-2013 at 09:10 PM

link: http://ensenada.net/noticias/nota.php?id=29672

Article posted June 1, 2013
by Elizabeth Vargas

A viewer of the Baja 500 that is not identified died this day after being beaten by one of the cars of 1610 carriage riders who turned in the 11.5 mile race.
Besides adult injured an 8-year-old relative of the deceased was not.

The crash site is out of the Colonia Popular 89, where shortly before a dangerous curve where the accident occurred, the retaining wall had been moved by one of the cars

Also others had skidded, despite which, keep spectators away from protected areas invaded the area crossed by the race cars which led to the tragedy.

The race car driver named Kevin, from San Jose California, was arrested while they undertake the necessary inquiries.



Ateo - 6-1-2013 at 09:17 PM

Our team had some injuries and broken bones today. Glad they continued on and finished. I'll post my trip report mañana if I get a moment. Back home in Oceanside after an insane weekend of fun and adrenaline.