BajaNomad - 2023 SCORE BAJA 400 (MAP), Sept. 16-17

2023 SCORE BAJA 400 (MAP), Sept. 16-17

David K - 8-23-2023 at 10:37 AM

AKgringo - 8-23-2023 at 03:38 PM

I wonder if Hilary has changed any of the route?

bajatrailrider - 8-25-2023 at 10:16 AM

In my area nothing from Hilary

StuckSucks - 9-2-2023 at 08:50 AM

Here's the 2023 Baja 400 Course Map, cleaned up and embedded in Google Maps.

David K - 9-2-2023 at 07:43 PM

Thanks Jim!

Final Results from SCORE

David K - 9-18-2023 at 04:13 PM

TOTAL STARTERS: 207, TOTAL FINISHERS: 143 (69.08 Percent)
(Text prepared by Dominic Clark, Cindy Clark,
times/placement input by Cindy Clark, Paul Hanson)

O F F I C I A L F I N I S H E R S
(Following complete data tracking review)
Pro Cars, Trucks & UTVs

(Number, driver/rider of record/additional drivers and/or Navigators/riders, vehicle, engine, elapsed time)

SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Custom Trucks including Builder)—(*37 Starters, *22 Finishers)—1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 36, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:53:55 (48.70 miles per hour); 2. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 7:56:11; 3. 31 Andy McMillin, 36, San Diego, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:58:54; 4. 10 Alan Ampudia, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:01:01; 5. 16 Cameron Steele, 55, San Clemente, Calif./Ryan Arciero, 49, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser) 8:07:44; 6. 11 Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Geiser) 8:08:44; 7. 89 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas/Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:08:57; 8. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID) 8:09:30; 9. 23 Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 8:09:58; 10. 91 Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:12:19; 11. 70 Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif. (DOR-Kevin Thompson, 50, New Braunfels, Texas/ Beau Morton, 25, Huntington Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:15:53; 12. 71 Jesse Jones, 67, Phoenix (DOR-Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith) 8:25:17; 13. 58 Tracy Graf, 60, Canada/Justin B. Smith, 38, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (Racer) 8:35:08; 14. 26 Dave Taylor, 49, Page, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Geiser) 8:35:23; 15. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif./Julio Quintero, 40, Escondido, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 8:37:04; 16. 19 Tim Herbst, 60, Las Vegas/James Dean, 27, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith) 8:53:32; 17. 38 Eric Hustead, 52, St. George, Utah/Igor Dorojinski, Chatsworth, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Custom) 9:02:54; 18. 68 Roberto Ruiz, 48, Tecate, Mexico/Miguel Ramos, 31, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Contrera, 39, Tecate, Mexico/German Encinas, 47, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford F-150 (Geiser), 9:04:33; 19. 6 Dan Myers, 45, Newport Beach, Calif./Luke Johnson, 31, Murrieta, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Brenthel), 9:08:08; 20. 87 Dallas Lutrell, 42, Las Vegas/Cody Swanty, 48, Kingman, Ariz./Billy Goerke, Dodge Ram, 9:20:18; 21. 28 Ryan Daniel, 40, Huntington Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 9:29:47; 22. 33 Roberto Romo Jr, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Roberto Romo Sr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer), 10:13:11

SCORE TT LEGEND (Unlimited Custom Trucks, including builder, Drivers over 50 years old)-- (*8 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58, El Cajon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:20:12 (46.14 mph); 2. L Nick Vanderwey, 56, Phoenix, (DOR-Clyde Stacy, 78, Bristol, Va.), Chevy V16 (Geiser), 9:39:07

CLASS 1 (Unlimited open-wheel single or two-seaters)— (6 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 121 Damen Jefferies, 51, Poolville, Texas (Apple Valley, Calif.)/Steve Strobel, 59, Clarks, Neb., Jefferies-Chevy, 9:09:29 (42.00 mph); 2. 168 Cody Reid, 31, Apple Valley, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:49:39; 3. 101 Al Torres, 38, Imperial Valley, Calif./Alfredo Torres, 60, Calexico, Calif./Javier Robles, 62, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy, 13:20:09

TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (unlimited Truck/SUV, stock, sealed engines)--(37 Starters, 26 Finishers)—1. 234 Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif./Eric Clay, St. George, Utah, TSCO-Chevy, 8:28:57 (45.35 mph); 2. 273 Kyle Jergensen, 28, Phelan, Calif., (DOR-Jordan Brenthel, 37, Temecula, Calif.), Brenthel-Chevy, 8:31:10; 3. 219 Thor Herbst, 24, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, 20, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 8:43:20; 4. 236 Michael Marsal, 35, Millbrook, N.Y./Troy Grabowski, 23, Upland, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 8:56:44; 5. 299 Charles Dorrance, 48, Austin, Texas, TSCO-Chevy, 9:03:56; 6. 247 Scott Shields, 47, El Cajon, Calif./Kevin Shields, El Cajon, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:16:05; 7. 207 Mason Cullen, 24, Long Beach, Calif./Matt Cullen, 54, Long Beach, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 9:17:38; 8. 241 Stephen Beal, 52, Dallas/Sean Geiser, Brenthel-Chevy, 9:24:34; 9. 283 Garth Owens, 57, Chino Valley, Ariz/Nick Owens, 37, Chino Valley, Ariz., Brenthel-Chevy, 9:38:40; 10. 266 David Ziegler, 48, Reno, Nev., Brenthel-Chevy, 9:49:33; 11. 294 Vincent Munoz, 36, Yucaipa, Calif./Full Potential-Chevy, 9:50:31; 12. 280 Bryan Scheible, 59, Georgetown, Texas, Brenthel-Chevy, 9:57:20; 13. 252 Ernesto Arambula, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Elias Hanna, 41, Ensenada, Mexico, Mason-Chevy, 10:03:05; 14. 289 Tanner Rust, 33, El Cajon, Calif., Foutz Ford, 10:14:20; 15. 246 Ethan Hagle, 31, Somis, Calif./Ben Hagle, 33, Somis, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:17:05; 16. 244 Oliver Flemate, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Luis Magana, 30, Ensenada, Mexico, TSCO-Chevy, 10:18:53; 17. 277 Travis Williams, 46, Avondale, Ariz./Travis Chase, 44, La Crescenta, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 10:21:37; 18. 263 EJ Herbst, 22, Las Vegas/Ryan Millen, 38, Huntington Beach, Calif. (New Zealand), Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 10:34:51; 19. 281 Damon Lewis, 24, Fallbrook, Calif./Christian Lewis, 30, Fallbrook, Calif., Mason-Chevy, 10:34:52; 20. 260 Santiago Creel, 37, Mexico City/Guillermo Zamacona, 42, Mexicali, Jimco-Chevy, 10:42:26; 21. 282 Brent Fox, 55, Highland, Utah, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 12:44:39; 22. 249 Dustin Swanson, 44, Honolulu, Hawaii, TSCO-Chevy, 13:14:38; 23. 298 Jordan Dean, 25, Las Vegas (DOR-Riley Herbst, 24, Las Vegas), Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 13:36:45; 24. 238 Elijah Kiger, 23, Kirby, Pa./Justin Davis, 30, Riverside, Calif., TSCO-Chevy, 13:53:46; 25. 205 Joe Delucie, 44, Las Vegas/Neal Drickey, 44, Omaha, Neb./, SLR-Chevy, 14:27:25; 26. 225 Scott McNeil, 35, Sun Tan Valley, Ariz./John McNeil, 57, Mesa, Ariz./Kelly McNeil, 61, Mesa, Ariz., Geiser-Ford, 14:32:08

CLASS 10 (Limited, sealed engine, single or two-seaters)—(12 Starters, 9 Finishers) - - 1. 1091 Francisco Vera, 32, El Rosario, Mexico/Alexis Vera, 27, El Rosario, Mexico, Mexico Alumi Craft-Chevy, 8:56:43 (43.00 mph); 2. 1000 J. David Ruvalcaba, 50, Ensenada, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 8:58:28; 3. 1011 Cesar Cuevas, 47, Chula Vista, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:35:02; 4. 1020 Carlos Guillen, 39, San Diego/Julio Covas, 44, San Diego, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:50:30; 5. 1061 Arturo Garza, 52, Monterrey, Mexico/Dofo Arellano, 40, Tijuana, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Honda, 9:51:04; 6. 1047 Zack McLaren, 36, Eugene, Ore./Tony McLaren, Eugene, Ore., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 9:54:00; 7. 1016 Evan Duran, 22, Tecate, Mexico/Eric Duran, 23, Tecate, Mexico, Alumi Craft-Chevy, 10:47:24; 8. 1023 Britney Myers, 27, Newport Beach, Calif./Tamara Myers, 28, Newport Beach, Calif./Larry Negrete, Jr, 24, San Ysidro, Calif., Custom-Honda, 11:21:08; 9. 1064 Justin Buckley, 32, Long Beach, Calif./Mavrick Gaunt, 28, Torrance, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:45:14

PRO UTV OPEN (two-seat open UTV open-displacement)— (16 Starters, 14 Finishers)—1. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:01:57 (42.59 mph); 2. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:08:29; 3. 1869 Justin Lambert, 44, Bakersfield, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R4, 9:16:06; 4. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 42, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:17:40; 5. 1895 Kaden Wells, 24, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:24:59; 6. 1831 Craig Scanlon, 49, Orange, Calif. (Helena, Mont.)/Max Eddy Jr, 40, Barstow, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:41:06; 7. 1821 Cayden MacCachren, 21, Las Vegas, Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:41:35; 8. 1829 Sierra Romo, 22, Henderson, Nev., Polaris RZR Pro R, 10:33:13; 9. 1823 Ricardo Malo Jr, 17, Mexicali, Mexico, Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:29:02; 10. 1871 Wayne Matlock, 45, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 11:47:04; 11. 1876 Mike Cafro, 53, Temecula, Calif./Jamie Kirkpatrick, 42, Olympia, Wash., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:12:00; 12. 1870 Brandon Walsh, 37, Encinitas, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:25:20; 13. 1888 Roger Norman, 60, Reno, Nev., Polaris RZR Pro R, 12:42:22; 14. 1827 Austin Weiland, 31, El Cajon, Calif./Dylan Schmoke, 30, Santee, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 14:51:25

PRO UTV FI (two-seat Forced Induction, OEM engine UTVs)— (16 Starters, 10 Finishers)—1. 2905 Marc Burnett, 52, Chula Vista, Calif., Can-Am X3, 10:00:28 (38.44 mph); 2. 2940 Erick Kozin, 44, Yorba Linda, Calif./Drew Stanton, 24, Can-Am X3, 10:34:08; 3. 2915 Rickey Arslanian, 41, Livermore, Calif./Brian Cooper, 37, Santa Rosa, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 10:39:09; 4. 2917 Jason Murray, 40, North Tustin, Calif./Derek Murray, 39, Yorba Linda, Calif., Can-Am X3, 10:40:59; 5. 2987 Edgar Garcia, 36, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Can-Am Maverick X3, 11:35:04; 6. 2981 Fernando Kabande, 64, Ensenada, Mexico/Esteban Estrada/Francisco Verdugo, Can-Am X3, 12:03:59; 7. 2928 Carlos A. Quezada, 44, Mexicali, Mexico/Carlos Quezada Jr, 22, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 12:41:38; 8. 2976 Jesus Mendez Jr, 26, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick XRS, 12:42:42; 9. 2920 Oscar Ruiz, 28, El Centro, Calif., (DOR-Roberto Ruiz, El Centro), Can-Am X3, 12:49:58; 10. 2996 Jessica Lopez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexis Lopez, 24, Tecate, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 14:48:39

CLASS 7 (unlimited, six-cylinder, production appearing trucks or SUVs)--(2 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 700 Daniel Chamlee, 61, San Felipe, Mexico (Montecito, Calif.), Ford Ranger, 14:04:53 (27.32 mph)

SCORE LITES (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)— (1 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 1211 Oscar R. Alvarez, 47, McAllen, Texas/Doug Satterfield, 46, San Diego, Calif., OSO, 12:03:11 (31.91 mph)

PRO UTV NA (two-seat Normally Aspirated, OEM engine UTVs)— (6 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 1980 Gabe Matthews, 40, Lakeside, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 10:19:32, (37.25 mph); 2. 1957 Joe Bolton, 66, Corona, Calif./Austin Bolton, 28, Corona, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 11:04:36; 3. 1984 David Pedder, 54, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Ricardo Torres, 27, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda Talon, 12:58:08; 4. 1914 Larry Janesky, 59, Middlebury, Conn./Cisco Bio, 38, Spring Valley, Calif., Honda Talon, 14:11:31

CLASS 1/2-1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)-- (4 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 1625 Eric Pavolka, 54, Sonoita, Ariz./Travis Reese, 47, Sun Valley, ID, Foddrill, 13:10:24 (29.20 mph)

PRO UTV STOCK (Stock UTVs, FI or NA)— (10 Starters, 6 Finishers)—1. 3959 Antonio Mendez, 58, Puebla, Mexico/Alonso Gonzalez, 37, Ensenada, Mexico/Edmumdo Fernandez, 56, Ensenada, Mexico, Polaris RZR XP4, 11:33:11 (33.30 mph); 2. 3924 Ricardo Zaragoza, 44, Culiacan, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 11:35:15; 3. 3936 Jorge Cano, 48, Culiacan, Mexico, Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo XRC, 11:36:05; 4. 3928 Endy Chavez, 27, Mexicali, Mexico/Yoshua Mardecho, 28, Mexicali, Mexico, Can-Am X3, 12:53:00; 5. 3933 Randy Emberton, 64, Prescott, Ariz., Polaris RZR Turbo S, 13:55:00; 6. 3900 Anibal Lopez, 40, Mexicali, Mexico/Daniel Gonzalez, 40, San Luis, Mexico, Polaris RZR Turbo R, 14:45:10

CLASS 8 (Stock, Full-sized truck or SUV)-- (1 Starter, 0 Finishers)

CLASS 5 (Unlimited Baja Bugs, VW concept engines allowed)— (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 511 Eli Yee, 49, Tijuana, Mexico/Eli Yee, Jr., 17, Tijuana, Mexico, Jake’s-Chevy, 10:21:32, (37.13 mph)

BAJA CHALLENGE (Spec, Subaru-powered Baja Touring Cars equipped with BFGoodrich Tires)— (4 Starters, 0 Finishers)

7F (Stock frame, 2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-size trucks)— (2 Starters, 0 Finishers)

CLASS 7SX (2 or 4-wheel drive mini or mid-sized trucks) (372.24 miles)— (1 Starter, 0 Finishers)

TROPHY LITE—(1 Starter, 0 Finishers)

CLASS 11 (stock VW sedans, safety modifications)— (372.24 miles) (4 Starters, 2 Finishers)—1. 1105 Oliver Flemate, 45, Ensenada, Mexico/Antonio Espinoza, 29, Ensenada, Mexico, 11:59:53 (31.02 mph); 2. 1143 Eric Brandt, 48, El Centro, Calif./Tim Sletten, Palm Springs, Calif./Clyde Stires, 69, Irvine, Calif., 13:27:33

Pro Motorcycles

PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (400cc or more)-- (6 Starters, 6 Finishers)— 1. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina/Justin Carnes, 25, El Centro, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 08:52:58 (43.30 mph); 2. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 9:02:32; 3. 15x Eric Holt, 40, Panaca, Nev./Taylor Stevens, 29, Lander, Wyo./Zach Myers, 32, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah, Husqvarna FC450, 9:17:16; 4. 11x Arturo Salas Jr, 20, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico)/Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., KTM 450XCF, 9:34:48; 5. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 28, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 9:34:56 6. 27x Dayton Meyer, 30, Newhall, Calif./Zack Brawner, 29, Phoenix/Drey Lacroix, 29, Phoenix/Danny Fiel, 29, Phoenix, KTM 450XCF, 10:35:00

PRO MOTO 30 (Riders over 30 years old)-- (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 300x Jano Montoya, 52, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF, 9:42:32 (39.62mph); 2. 319x David Smith, 36, Escondido, Calif./Nick Lake, San Diego/Don Grigg, San Diego/Ryan Stephens, San Diego/Ivan Delgadillo, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 11:24:43; 3. 377x Joseph Putrino, 38, Oceanside, Calif./Anthony Putrino, 36, San Diego/Paul Piccolo, 50, San Diego/Sam Hardy, 34, San Diego, KTM 500EXC, 13:34:49

PRO MOTO LIMITED (less than 450cc)-- (5 Starters, 4 Finishers)—1. 114x Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Guizar, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez, 20, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X 9:35:12 (40.12 mph); 2. 100x Fernando Beltran, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Larry Serna, 27, San Diego/Luis Flores, 21, Mexicali, Mexico/Mauri Herrera, 24, Ensenada, Mexico/Dilan Avalos, 17, N. Palm Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:08:01; 3. 102x Steven Abrams, 31, Meridian, Idaho/Patrick Pennington, 34, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Kellen Kerbs, 34, Menifee, Calif., Husqvarna 450FE, 10:09:58; 4. 119x Oscar Garcia, 20, Tijuana, Mexico/Oscar Garcia Sr, 49, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:16:12

PRO MOTO 40 (Riders over 40 years old)-- (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)— 1. 400x Ryan Liebelt, 43, Reedley, Calif./Jason Trubey, 44, Henderson, Nev./JD Triffon, 40, Yamaha WR450F, 10:27:51 (36.76 mph); 2. 435x Adrian Indusco, 51, Tijuana, Mexico/Rodolfo Patroc, 43, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:34:56 3. 441x Alirio Amado, 45, The Woodlands, Texas/Enrique Garcia, 47, Monterrey, Mexico/Jim Jaros, 48, Pennsylvania/Curtis Lisenby, 58, Houston/Manuel Vazquez, 45, Tijuana, Mexico/Gaston Vazquez, 46, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha WR450F, 13:01:51

PRO MOTO 50 (Riders over 50 years old)— (2 Starters, 1 Finisher)—1. 501x Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, 54, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, 53, New Zealand/Wayne Jennings, 54, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X, 10:04:27 (38.18 mph)

PRO MOTO IRONMAN (Solo Riders)— (6 Starters, 5 Finishers)—1. 723x Edgar Cota, 26, San Diego, GasGas EX450, 9:58:13 (38.58 mph); 2. 700x Brandon Wright, 46, Oak Hills, Calif., Husqvarna FE501, 10:11:12; 3. 785x Fabricio Fuentes, 46, Bolivia, GasGas EC350F, 11:20:36; 4. 718x Kurt Steever, 34, Grass Valley, Calif., Yamaha YZ450FX, 11:32:39; 5. 737x Virgilio Lozano, 42, Monterrey, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 11:41:01

PRO MOTO 60 (Riders over 60 years old)— (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 644x Kevin Ward, 61, Longview, Texas/Jeff Kaplan, 63, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Louie Franco, 60, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 11:06:53, (34.61 mph)
Pro Quad

PRO QUAD (Open engine displacement)-- (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)—1. 1a Nicolas Velez, 17, San Felipe, Mexico/Jose Luis Meza, 26, San Felipe, Mexico/Felipe Velez, 43, San Felipe, Mexico, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:13:29, (41.70 mph); 2. 18a Roberto Villalobos, 34, Tecate, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 09:21:41; 3. 21a Jose Castro, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Lopez, 41, Juarez, Mexico/Emilio Lopez, 17, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Edwin Sanchez, 28, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 11:18:45

PRO QUAD IRONMAN (Open engine displacement, solo Rider)-- (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)—1. 83a Faelly Lopez, 40, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, Honda TRX450R, 14:33:20 (26.43 mph)
Sportsman (372.24 miles)

SPT M/C--(10 Starters, 8 Finishers)— 1. 249x Armando Ortiz, 19, Tijuana, Mexico/Joshue Ochoa, 19, Chula Vista, Calif/Andre Enriquez, 22, Mexicali, Mexico/Ivan Raygoza, 22, Tijuana, Mexico/Carlos Flores, 19, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:19:25 (36.06 mph); 2. 272x Quetzal Estrada, 27, Ensenada, Mexico/Rodrigo Mora, 26, Ensenada, Mexico/Juan Menchaca, 28, Ensenada, Mexico/Omar Rosas, 28, Ensenada, Mexico/Julio Pena, 30, Ensenada Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 10:22:07; 3. 257x Luis Rivera, 35, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Luis Dominguez Jr, 21, Tijuana, Mexico/Fabian Amador, 21, Ensenada, Mexico/Cristian Pando, 23, Los Angeles, Honda CRF450X, 10:32:12; 4. 259x Jhoan Sanchez, 37, Mexicali, Mexico/Christian Sanchez, 40, Mexicali, Mexico/Marco Geraldo, 37, Mexicali, Mexico/Ruben Lopez, 37, Mexicali, Mexico, Frankie Pikrell, 23, San Diego, Kawasaki KX450R, 10:55:07; 5. 242x Charles Whistler, 44, Walled Lake, Mich., KTM 450XCF, 11:33:30; 6. 291x Andy Cervantes, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Daniel Parra, 25, Ensenada, Mexico/Edgar Michael, 24, Mexicali, Mexico/Brandon Bunuelo, Mexicali, Mexico/Cesar Morales, 26, Camalu, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 11:48:36; 7. 235x Hugo Veilleux, 40, Canada/Michael Keane, 45, San Clemente, Calif., KTM XCF450, 13:51:11; 8. 233x Juan Montano, 44, El Centro, Calif./(ROR-Eluminio Berrelleza, 47, Mexicali, Mexico)/Alfredo Rentaria, 26, Mexicali, Mexico/Juan Pablo Montano Jr, 17, El Centro, Calif./Jorge Alberto Flores, 38, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 15:42:30

SPT QUAD--(7 Starters, 6 Finishers)—1. 139a Sergio Jimenez, 21, Valle de Mexicali, Mexico/Steven Lopez, 21, Juarez, Mexico/Luis Villa, 21, Ensenada, Mexico/Ricardo Baeza, 26, La Paz, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:19:53 (39.89 mph); 2. 105a Francisco Valle, 37, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Murillo, 33, Tecate, Mexico/Alexis Murillo, 25, Tecate, Mexico/Carlos Loam, 26, Tecate, Mexico/Efren Montoya, 30, Tecate, Mexico/Sergio Marentes, 30, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:58:51; 3. 138a Jose Hernandez, 19, Juarez, Mexico/Gabriel Vazquez, 39, Juarez, Mexico/Aaron Quinones, 19, Juarez, Mexico/Gabriel Vargas, 43, El Paso, Texas/Noe Dominguez, 30, Juarez, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 9:59:09; 4. 123a Eva Hernandez, 19, Escondido, Calif./Lilia Rodriguez, 48, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 11:01:20; 5. 187a Jose Gonzalez, 37, Tecate, Mexico/Erick Talamantes, 23, Tecate, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 12:54:01; 6. 101a Jerry Ruiz, 35, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Hiram Osuna, 32, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Adan Galvan, 29, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Jose Padilla, 45, Tijuana, Mexico/Aaron Lopez, 18, Rosarito Beach, Mexico/Gabriel Crosthwaite, 19, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 14:45:10

‘CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SCORE DESERT RACING EXCELLENCE’
K&N 4TH SCORE BAJA 400, PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS
ROUND 3 OF 4-RACE 2023 SCORE WORLD DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP
SEPT. 16-17 – 384.66 MILES – ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

(Text prepared by Dominic Clark, Cindy Clark, times/placement input
by Cindy Clark, Paul Hanson)

TOP OVERALL FINISHERS
(Following complete data tracking review)
Top 20 Overall Cars, Trucks & UTVs

1. 7 Bryce Menzies, 36, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:53:55 (48.70 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
2. 1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 7:56:11 (48.47 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
3. 31 Andy McMillin, 36, San Diego, Ford Raptor (Mason) 7:58:54 (48.19 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
4. 10 Alan Ampudia, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:01:01 (47.98 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
5. 16 Cameron Steele, 55, San Clemente, Calif./Ryan Arciero, 49, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser) 8:07:44 (47.32 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
6. 11 Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Geiser) 8:08:44 (47.22 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
7. 89 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas/Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:08:57 (47.20 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
8. 43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID) 8:09:30 (47.15 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
9. 23 Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason) 8:09:58 (47.10 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
10. 91 Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif./Ray Griffith, 35, Downey, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:12:19 (46.88 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
11. 70 Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif. (DOR-Kevin Thompson, 50, New Braunfels, Texas/ Beau Morton, 25, Huntington Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason) 8:15:53 (46.54 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
12. 1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58, El Cajon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason) 8:20:12 (46.14 mph) (SCORE TT Legend)
13. 71 Jesse Jones, 67, Phoenix (DOR-Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith) 8:25:17 (45.68 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
14. 234 Jason McNeil, 45, El Cajon, Calif./Eric Clay, St. George, Utah, (TSCO-Chevy) 8:28:57 (45.35 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
15. 273 Kyle Jergensen, 28, Phelan, Calif., (DOR-Jordan Brenthel, 37, Temecula, Calif.), Brenthel-Chevy, 8:31:10 (45.15 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
16. 58 Tracy Graf, 60, Canada/Justin B. Smith, 38, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (Racer) 8:35:08 (44.80 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
17. 26 Dave Taylor, 49, Page, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Geiser) 8:35:23 (44.78 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
18. 69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif./Julio Quintero, 40, Escondido, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith) 8:37:04 (44.64 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
19. 219 Thor Herbst, 24, Las Vegas/Pierce Herbst, 20, Las Vegas, Herbst/Smith-Chevy, 8:43:20 (44.10 mph) (Trophy Truck Spec)
20. 19 Tim Herbst, 60, Las Vegas/James Dean, 27, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith) 8:53:32 (43.36 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
Top 10 Overall Motorcycles

1. 1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra, 42, Bolivia/Shane Logan, 21, Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Diego Llanos, 30, Argentina/Justin Carnes, 25, El Centro, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 8:52:58 (43.30 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
2. 13x Adrian Ortiz, 22, Dulzura, Calif./Albaro Ortiz, 17, San Diego/Gustavo Gonzales, 22, Valle de las Palmas, Mexico/Danny Mendoza, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 9:02:32 (42.54 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
3. 15x Eric Holt, 40, Panaca, Nev./Taylor Stevens, 29, Lander, Wyo./Zach Myers, 32, Laveen, Ariz./Brian Whiteside, 31, Farmington, Utah, Husqvarna FC450, 9:17:16 (41.42 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
4. 11x Arturo Salas Jr, 20, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico)/Clayton Roberts, 21, Hesperia, Calif., KTM 450XCF, 9:34:48 (40.15 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
5. 1. 3x Ciaran Naran, 23, Huntington Beach, Calif./Derek Ausserbauer, 28, Venice Beach, Calif./Forrest Minchinton, 31, Huntington Beach, Calif./Nick Lapaglia, 28, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna FE450, 9:34:56 (40.14 mph) (Pro Moto Unlimited)
6. 114x Ely Ramirez, 20, Tecate, Mexico/Alexander Lopez, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Marco Guizar, 23, Tecate, Mexico/Manuel Gomez, 20, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X 9:35:12 (40.12 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)
7. 300x Jano Montoya, 52, Winter Garden, Fla. (Peru)/Kyle Tichenor, 31, Mesquite, Nev./David Zarate, 35, La Paz, Mexico, KTM 450EXCF, 9:42:32 (39.62 mph) (Pro Moto 30)
8. 723x Edgar Cota, 26, San Diego, GasGas EX450, 9:58:13, (38.58 mph) (Pro Moto Ironman)
9. 501x Robert Creemers, 58, New Zealand/Sean Clarke, 54, New Zealand/Kevin Archer, 53, New Zealand/Wayne Jennings, 54, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X, 10:04:27 (38.18 mph) (Pro Moto 50)
10. 100x Fernando Beltran, 46, Ensenada, Mexico/Larry Serna, 27, San Diego/Luis Flores, 21, Mexicali, Mexico/Mauri Herrera, 24, Ensenada, Mexico/Dilan Avalos, 17, N. Palm Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:08:01 (37.98 mph) (Pro Moto Limited)

Top Five Overall UTV’s
1. 1896 Brock Heger, 23, El Centro, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:01:57 (42.59 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
2. 1886 Branden Sims, 37, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:08:29 (42.08 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
3. 1869 Justin Lambert, 44, Bakersfield, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R4, 9:16:06 (41.50 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
4. 1854 Kristen Matlock, 42, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:17:40 (41.39 mph) (Pro UTV Open)
5. 1895 Kaden Wells, 24, Hurricane, Utah, Polaris RZR Pro R, 9:24:59 (40.85 mph) (Pro UTV Open)

thebajarunner - 9-18-2023 at 05:05 PM

Bryce Menzies took his Mason-built Ford Raptor Trophy Truck to his third straight Baja 400 win yesterday in the 385-mile K&N SCORE Baja 400 presented by VP Racing Fuels. Menzies won despite losing the front-wheel drive on his 4WD Raptor 230 miles into the race, which started and finished in the seaside resort town of Ensenada and looped through the deserts of the upper Baja peninsula.

“My plan was to try to be first on the road by the beach, but when I got there, around race mile 230, I lost my front-wheel drive,” Menzies said at the finish line. “I knew it was going to be a long way from there with those guys charging hard from behind me. I just had to play it smart, keep my eyes on the ball, and have no flats because that was really going to make it hard for us. We kept those guys behind us and just kind of cruised all the way from there. I had to go back to my two-wheel-drive days, but it was unreal. What a day.”

THE MIGHTY MCMILLINS
mcmillin maccachren win baja 1000
McMillin Family Finishes 1 and 2 in Baja 1000
Luke McMillin, who has won the last three Baja 1000s but never a Baja 400, finished just two minutes and 16 seconds behind Menzies on corrected time in his Mason-built Chevy 1500 Trophy Truck, followed by his brother Andy in his own Mason Ford Raptor less than two minutes after that.

Luke’s day was hampered by a flat tire after hitting a rock that he’d hit “100 times pre-running and it was never a problem.” It’s always that 101st time with those rocks.

“When we stopped at the pit to re-rack it (after the flat), we got back in fifth place and my heart was down on the floor because I knew it was going to be really hard to get back to first,” Luke McMillin said.

PaulW - 9-19-2023 at 06:31 PM

9 of the 20 finishing trophy trucks were built by Mason.
That must be some kind of a record?

thebajarunner - 9-20-2023 at 11:21 AM

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

9 of the 20 finishing trophy trucks were built by Mason.
That must be some kind of a record?

The amazing part is that Mason builds Ford and Chevy and probably other makes as well.
Stroppe built great stuff way back in the day, but it was all Ford
When PJ shifted to Chevy he had to leave Stroppe

David K - 9-20-2023 at 11:36 AM

Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

9 of the 20 finishing trophy trucks were built by Mason.
That must be some kind of a record?

In 1975, PJ pulled Walker Evans away from Stroppe (and Fords), too!

Walker.jpg - 40kB

When Parnelli pulled up by me in Valle de Trinidad during the 1975 Baja 1000:

[Edited on 9-20-2023 by David K]

Tioloco - 9-20-2023 at 12:12 PM

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

9 of the 20 finishing trophy trucks were built by Mason.
That must be some kind of a record?

They must have their trucks dialed in well.

mtgoat666 - 9-20-2023 at 03:41 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Tioloco

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

9 of the 20 finishing trophy trucks were built by Mason.
That must be some kind of a record?

They must have their trucks dialed in well.

Perhaps it is indicative of the machine mattering more than the driver. Do you think a robot could drive it faster than the champion driver?