Our own Tunaeater and team won the Sportsman under class at the Baja 500 race last weekend, even beating the Sportsman Over class. This is their
second win in the SCORE Baja series. The final race is the Baja 1000 in November. If they win it or finish well (probably top 3) the Class
Championship will be theirs.capt. mike - 6-6-2013 at 11:40 AM
way to go Paul!!David K - 6-6-2013 at 09:33 PM
Congrats Paul and team!!!Bajaboy - 6-6-2013 at 09:40 PM
nice...congrats!tunaeater - 6-7-2013 at 07:58 AM
I'd like to say a big "Thank You" to my family, race team, chasers and sponsors. Especially Mark Winkleman who has given me the opportunity to race
on his team since 2007.
This was my 9th Baja 500 and a very special one since we got the win not only in our class but all sportsman classes (by the way they are all
special). It was a dream of mine to participate in the Baja 500 so many years ago. All we wanted to do was go to Baja ride fast and finish safely.
Our race program has improved and we have a great team. This win gives us two first place finishes out of the three series race. San Felipe 250 &
Baja 500. November brings the Grand Daddy of them all the Baja 1,000.shari - 6-7-2013 at 08:19 AM
I sure love hearing about folks fulfilling their dreams...well done and muchas felicidades.BajaRun - 6-7-2013 at 08:45 AM
Congratulations on your 500 win!!!
Where can we find the results for the sportsman mc classes? I couldn't find it on the SCORE website. I wanted to compare the overall times of the
sportsman mc vs class 22 mc. With a 100ish mile shortcut where did the pros catch the first sportsman bike? At rm 250 (MSR) the lead sportsman bike
had a 40 minute over the lead pro bike..Ateo - 6-7-2013 at 09:02 AM
Congrats tunaeater. What was your race number on the bike? Maybe I have a photo of you coming thru El Coyote.Bob H - 6-7-2013 at 09:36 AM
That's just fantastic! Congrats to Paul and his team!! TMW - 6-7-2013 at 10:48 AM
Pauls bike number was 249X. Ateo said several Sportmans bikes passed El Coyote before the first Pro came by 1X. So I would guess the 1X probably
didn't pass the last Sportsman until near the coast. I had heard that a Sportsman was like the 5th bike to finish but I don't know that as a fact.
Here are some pictures of Paul and family at the 500 race.
Forgive my ignorance but ....
durrelllrobert - 6-7-2013 at 11:10 AM
What is the difference between
Sportsman under
Sportsman over
and Pro?Ateo - 6-7-2013 at 11:45 AM
TW: are those photos from the hotel palmas parking lot? If so, I was there last week, maybe when these photos were taken. I'm looking for 249x photos
from last week. I think they came thru way before the pro bikes at Coyote.TMW - 6-7-2013 at 12:21 PM
I think Paul stayed at the Ensenada Inn but a couple of the pictures Look like they were at the Desert Inn where Honda stayed.
Bob Sportsman Under is for MCs under 450cc and Sportsman Over is for MCs over 450cc. However the 450cc MCs from Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Sazuki and
KTM are all 249cc most of the racers except pro class 20 (250cc limit) all race on a 450cc bike. Class 30, 40, 50, and 60 can run anything they want,
they are age classes. This applies to the ATVs too. So in effect all the MCs except class 20 could be racing a 450 bike.wessongroup - 6-7-2013 at 12:58 PM
That'll do ...... willardguy - 6-7-2013 at 04:13 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by durrelllrobert
What is the difference between
Sportsman under
Sportsman over
and Pro?
one gets dust and one gets a shot at some payback!liknbaja127 - 6-7-2013 at 07:38 PM
Great job you guys, Just finishing is a feat in its self! Our team got 1st in class 5 open, #521.But it was a loooong day! but it was worth it.
our 2nd win in the 500. Good lock at the 1000, we will be there also.tunaeater - 6-7-2013 at 09:19 PM
Thanks guys!!!
The hotel is Las Palmas, Ensenada Inn is directly across the street
