2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Results

41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Nov. 19-23, 2008
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (631.35 miles)
TOTAL STARTERS: 347 TOTAL FINISHERS: 227 (65.4%)

Pro ATVs Class 25 (8 Starters, 7 Finishers)

1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 14:47:25 (42.69 mph)
2. Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 14:56:24 (42.26 mph)
3. Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Heriberto Marquez, Ensenada, Mexico/Nick Destaut, San Felipe, Mexico/Alfonso Alonzo, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 16:14:27 (138.87 mph)
4. Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Travis Dillon, Santee, Calif./Tony Baker, Alpine, Calif./Rich Kappel, Remsenburg, N.Y., Bombardier DS650, 16:30:15 (38.25 mph)
5. Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Ben Vernadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Arctic Cat Thundercat, 21:47:45
6. Jason Greenhaw, Bakersfield, Calif./Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Eumatilla, Ore./Andy Nelson, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 23:11:01
7. Ray Fay, Mike Crawford, Phoenix/David Scarponi, Peoria, Ariz./Jason Fritz, Globe, Ariz., Kawasaki, KFX450, 26:10:44

Pro ATVs Class 24 (8 Starters, 6 Finishers)

1. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./ Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./David Scott, Belen, N.M., Honda TRX450R, 16:57:53 (37.22 mph) (Class 24)
2. Tom Wright II, Tabernacle, N.J./Andy Lagzdins, Baltimore/Jim Stack, Quarryville, Pa., Honda TRX450R, 17:51:51
3. Sergio Alvarado/Gary Gonzales/Bilgerto Perez/Angel Martin, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 19:03:57
4. Rob Ransford, Downers Grove, Ill./Mike Rodgers, Brooksville, Fla./David Bailey, Spring Hill, Fla., Honda TRX450X, 19:50:37
5. Benjamin Lopez Jr., San Ysidro, Calif./Jesus Lopez, San Diego/Miguel Arellano, San Ysidro/Marco Marruio, Chula Vista, Calif./Jesus Monguia, San Ysidro, Honda TRX450R, 21:10:40
6. Shawn Robins/Matt Remesz/Clayton Hurlbert/Rocky Glasgo/Eric Bremer, Canada, Honda TRX450R, 21:22:38

OVERALL SPORTSMAN UTV (8 Starters, 3 Finishers)

1. Jim Creagan, Yacott, Wash./Chris Fallon, Battle Ground, Wash., Arctic Cat Prowler, 27:57:20 (22.58 mph)

OVERALL SPORTSMAN ATV (15 Starters, 8 Finishers)

1. Jesus Mendivil, Alain Gamino/Alfredo Gonzales, Mexicali, Mexico/Oro Calderon, Calexico, Calif./Carlos Raygoza, Mexicali, Mexico, KTM 450, 20:33:40 (30.71 mph)

 

WORDS FROM THE WINNERS

CLASS 25
8A WAYNE MATLOCK/HAROLD GOODMAN/MARC SPAETH/WES MILLER, 1st in Class. (Matlock started and rode to RM 120, Goodman rode to RM 294, Spaeth rode to RM 350, Matlock rode to 400, Goodman rode to RM 460, Miller rode to RM 600 and Matlock finished.)

• Matlock said: “We didn’t have too many problems – we had little hiccups here and there but all in all, everybody rode terrific today. We’d get sections where we’d make up a lot of time and then we’d had a little issue and set us back and we kept coming through it. Everyone did a terrific job and I can’t believe it. We were seconds apart from 1A (Danny Prather) all day long.”

CLASS 24
101A GREG CHRISTY/JASON LAY/DAVID SCOTT/JEREMY SANTOS, 1st in Class.

• Christy said: “We have been working on this win for a long time. We had a lot of thirds and seconds and we, finally, got our first Baja win. We had a little coil problem, but Duncan Racing was there to fix. I got lost twice coming into the finish. A lot of people on the course had flashlights that pointed me in the right direction.”
• Lay said: ”I used to race against Greg many times, and we joined forces about a year ago. Our team has been working hard to get this effort together. I want to thank Greg for the chance to ride with this team.”

 

41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Entry List

PRO ATV CLASSES:

CLASS 25 (over 251cc):
2a Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Travis Dillon, Santee, Calif./Tony Baker, Alpine, Calif./Rich Kappel, Remsenburg, N.Y., Bombardier DS650
3a Jason Greenhaw, Bakersfield, Calif./Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Eumatilla, Ore./Andy Nelson, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Honda TRX450R
1a Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
5a Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Heriberto Marquez, Ensenada, Mexico/Nick Destaut, San Felipe, Mexico/Alfonso Alonzo, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
6a Javier Robles, Mexicali, Mexico/ /Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico/Cesar Lopes, San Felipe, Mexico/Alfonso Cota, Tecate, Mexico/Nick DeStout, Oceanside, Calif., Honda TRX450R
7a Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Ben Vernadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Arctic Cat Thundercat
8a Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
9a Ray Fay/Mike Crawford, Phoenix/David Scarponi, Peoria, Ariz./Jason Fritz, Globe, Ariz., Kawasaki, KFX450

CLASS 24 (under 251cc):
101a Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./ Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./David Scott, Belen, N.M., Honda TRX450R
102a Shawn Robins/Matt Remesz/Clayton Hurlbert/Rocky Glasgo/Eric Bremer, Canada, Honda TRX450R
103a Tom Wright II, Tabernacle, N.J./Andy Lagzdins, Baltimore/Jim Stack, Quarryville, Pa., Honda TRX450R
104a Benjamin Lopez Jr., San Ysidro, Calif./Jesus Lopez, San Diego/Miguel Arellano, San Ysidro/Marco Marruio, Chula Vista, Calif./Jesus Monguia, San Ysidro, Honda TRX450R
105a Abraham Romero, Tijuana, Mexico/Sigifredo Jimenez, Chula Vista, Calif./Efrain Haros, Tijuana, Mexico/Jose Duarte, Chula Vista, Calif./Jose Garcia, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
106a Rob Ransford, Downers Grove, Ill./Mike Rodgers, Brooksville, Fla./David Bailey, Spring Hill, Fla., Honda TRX450X 107a Sergio Alvarado/Gary Gonzales/Bilgerto Perez/Angel Martin, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

SPORTSMAN CLASSES:

SPORTSMAN ATV:
51a Martin O’Leary, Spain, Suzuki LTR450
52a Marco Geraldo/Marco Geraldo Jr., Mexicali, Mexico/Rafael Duarte, Heber, Calif., Honda TRX450R
53a Josh Hogan, Livermore, Calif., Suzuki LTR450
54a Joselito Muro, Chula Vista, Calif./Luis Hernandez, Chula Vista, Calif./Arturo Bastidas, Tijuana, Mexico/Rafael Rubio, San Diego/Carlos Juarez, Honda TRX450R
55a Mario Yorba/J.C. Covas/Luciano Parada/Jesus Ruiz/Rene de la Rocha, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
56a Roberto Ruiz/Jose Niebla/Francisco Espinoza, El Centro, Calif./KC Lizaola, Imperial, Calif., Honda TRX450R
57a Warren Lovelace, Australia, Honda TRX450R
58a Ken Lehmann/Drake Dunn/Brad McLean/Terry Peregoddf/Jeffrey Sanca, Canada, Yamaha Raptor700
59a Yuval Sharon/Tomer Wolf, Israel, Can-Am DSX450
60a Eric Ibarra, San Diego/Jorge Brambila/Javier Guerrero/Efren Carrasco/Edgar Montes, San Diego, Honda TRX450R 61a Adrian Valdez, San Ysidro, Calif./Haston Vazquez/Carlos Valencia/Alfonso Bolanos, San Diego, Yamaha YFZ450
62a Daniel Montano, San Diego/Eric Bunton, Maricopa, Ariz./Robert Valenzuela, Chino, Calif./Javier Ortiz, San Diego, Honda TRX450R
64a Jesus Mendivil/Alain Gamino/Alfredo Gonzales, Mexicali, Mexico/Oro Calderon, Calexico, Calif./Carlos Raygoza, Mexicali, Mexico, KTM 450
65a Yoav Regev, Phoenix (Israel)
66a Carlos Sanchez, San Diego/Marco Supulveda, National City, Calif./Carlos Lluch, San Ysidro, Calif./Flavio Perez Jr., San Diego, Honda TRX450R
98a Gustavo Ameca/Francisco Arce/Alfredo de la Torre, Chula Vista, Calif./Alfred Wallis/David Wallis, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha Raptor, Chula Vista Cycle Center, Cimarrones Racing
99a Mike Penland, Rabun Gap, Ga./Ray Regis, Huntington, N.Y./Ben Hedrick/Scott Wheeler, Marietta, Ga., Cam-Am Outlander

SPORTSMAN UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle):
1801 John Crowley, Flagstaff, Ariz., Get Bent Metalworks
1802 Sergio Castillo/Miguel Castanos, Tijuana, Mexico
1800 Thomas Graves, El Cajon, Calif./Daniel Graves, San Diego, Yamaha Rhino
1804 Jim Creagan, Yacott, Wash./Chris Fallon, Battle Ground, Wash., Arctic Cat Prowler
1805 Shane Morgan/Tim Wagoner/Tabor Cresap, Yacolt, Wash., Arctic Cat Prowler
1806 Peter Hajas, Wayzata, Minn./Steven Hajas, Delano, Minn./Scott Heber, Telluride, Colo., Tomcar TM-2
1807 Todd Romano, Park City, Utah/Larry Roeseler/Reid Norow, Irvine, Calif., Kawasaki Teryx
1819 Mark Lindsay/Philip Holdsworth, Flagstaff, Ariz./Jason Spiess, Peoria, Ariz., Polaris RZR