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2007 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
November 13-15, 2007
Honda / Temecula Motorsports Team Wins
Danny Prather, Mike Cafro, Levi Marana, March Spaeth, Dana Creech

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Cabo San Lucas (11/16/2007) – The 40th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 began its 40th year in Ensenada and wound through the Baja peninsula ending in Cabo San Lucas. Honda, who is one of the biggest supporters of the Baja 1000, took top honors with the overall win when Team Honda’s Steve Hengeveld crossed the finish line in Cabo San Lucas at 6:46am on Thursday. Despite the grueling conditions of this legendary test of man and machine, the Honda/Temecula Motorsports team, consisting of Danny Prather, Mike Cafro, Levi Marana, Marc Spaeth, and Dana Creech crossed the finish line first in the ATV Pro class at 12:52pm.

Honda / Temecula Motorsports
SCORE Baja 1000 Winners
The team made a miraculous come back after some issues that forced them into a 2-hour deficit behind the Factory Honda team. “About 75 miles in we missed the Honda pit stop and ran out of gas, which put us into 6th place.” Stated Mike Cafro. “We worked out way up into 3rd place and then ran out of gas again.” The team believes their fuel issues were attributed to a float bowl that was stuck open. “At the half way point we were two hours off the leader. We gave it all we had and just started chipping away at it, and in the last 50 miles of the race, we took the lead.” Cafro said. “Despite the gas issues, it went really well. It was a roller coaster ride of a race, but it was all worth it!” He concluded.

Tony Baker's CanAm Team was also out of the race early with an engine failure
There were other racers that didn’t fair as well as Cafro’s team. Hoyt Penland was seriously injured when he crashed late Tuesday night, leaving him in serious condition. At last report, Penland was being transported to undergo surgery for his injuries. The number 2a quad of Josh Row was also set back when one of it’s team members crashed and broke his leg. The worst of crashes however, was not involving any racers, but the chase helicopter for team #133, Warrior Racing, which claimed the lives of the pilot and co-pilot, who’s identities have not yet been released.

The arduous race also proved to be too much for the Sportsman UTV class as all of the teams were taken out of contention before the end of the race. Thomas Graves team was the one that made it the farthest through the race, ending his run at check point number 6 while the teams of Mark Lindsay and John Crowley did not even make it to the first check point before there machines failed.

In the end, it was Honda/Temecula who took the first place in the Pro Quad class, followed by Wayne Matlock’s factory Honda team, while Carmen Cafro’s (Mike Cafro’s brother) team, also sponsored by Honda/Temecula Motorsports took the third place finish. ATVriders will have more coverage, updates and the complete race results once they have been confirmed.


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