Andy Lagzdins & Team Christy Win 2009 SCORE Baja 500 Race
Class 24 Pro ATV Team

Team Christy's Honda TRX450R

The win extends the Baja victory streak for the team to three, including last year's Baja 1000 and the 2009 San Felipe 250. The team's dedication to logistics and preparation enabled the Craig Christy-led squad of five riders to run a flawless race, and their Duncan Racing prepared Honda TRX450R withstood the brutal course with no mechanical issues.

Pre race testing of the latest Elka Suspension components proved a contributing factor to the riders' performance, with the most current shock configurations smoothing out the 500 miles of rough desert terrain.

Team Christy's Fuel Stop

Craig Christy started the race in the infamous Ensenada wash and handed the quad over to 2008 BITD overall champion Dave Scott, who methodically stretched the lead to 6 minutes during his 130 mile section. Handing the quad over to GNCC cross-over racer Andy Lagzdins on the Laguna Salada dry lake bed, Moose Racing's Lagzdins set a blistering pace through the Borrego whoops and amassed a 20+ minute lead by the time he reached Valle de Trinidad.

Joe Bernal took over the reigns, and pushed the ITP-Holeshot clad machine through the crossover to the coast, maintaining the position and handing the quad to Steve Abrego for the run up the coast. Steve concentrated on running a fast and flawless section, and used the excellent handling characteristics of the Roll Design suspension arms to bring the quad to Craig for the last run into Ensenada for the finish.

With this second win of the season, the Christy's team holds a perfect record for the Score Championship points race going into the final event, the Baja 1000 in November.

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