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23rd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
Round 1of 3 ATV Races 2009
SCORE Desert Series
March
14, 200 San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico, 232.4
miles
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (3/16/2009)
– Both 2008 SCORE Series Pro ATV
Class Champions kick off 2009 SCORE season with
Wins. Honda TRX700XX mounted (Wayne Matlock, Harold
Goodman, Josh Carter) claim the Class 25 Pro ATV
win with an impressive time of 5:16, which was
nearly 15 minutes faster than second place.
Also, Christy Racing's (Craig Christy, Dave Scott,
Steve Abrego, & Andy Lagzdins) continue their
winning streak with a big win at the San Felipe
250 as they defend their championship.
CLASS 25 Pro ATV Class Winners
WAYNE MATLOCK, No. 1a (First in class. Matlock
rode to race mile 25; Harold Goodman Jr. rode
from RM 25 to RM 93; Josh Caster rode from RM
93 to RM 170; and Matlock rode from RM 170 to
the finish.) The last time I heard, we had
about an eight-minute lead so everything couldn’t
have been better. I had no plan – just ride
as fast as I can and see what happens. It looks
like it worked out good. We didn’t even
change tires; we just put gas in and didn’t
have any problems. You can’t ask for more.
I’m ready to go again – you always
are when you win. It was rough out there but it
was fun. The biggest obstacle has always been
keeping ourselves on the bike. We did that and
everything worked out great. This is our fourth
win here in the San Felipe 250, so that’s
great. This has always been my favorite race just
because the atmosphere is so great.
CLASS 24 Pro ATV Class Winners
CRAIG CHRISTY, No. 100a (First in class. Shared
riding duties with Dave Scott, Steve Abrego and
Andy Lagzdins – each rode a quarter of the
race, with Christy finishing.) It was real
rough. We got the lead a little early, lost it
in the silt beds but I’ve got the greatest
team and they all pulled it together. We’re
just happy to have our second first in SCORE.
No surprises today. The bike was flawless and
it just kept going and going. We were out here
for at least seven full days of pre-running and
the course just got rougher. A lot of rocks got
dug up by the big trucks but some good lines presented
themselves, too. We had some good competition.
There were at least two guys that we were real
worried about. We won the championship last year
and we won the SCORE Baja 1000 last year and we
just wanted to see if we could make it stick and
apparently we can. We’re coming to the SCORE
Baja 500 looking for a first.
Pro
ATV Class 25 Results (6 out of 9 Teams Finished) |
| Pos. |
Team |
Time |
ATV |
| 1. |
Wayne
Matlock & Josh Caster , El Cajon, CA,
Harold Goodman Jr., Brownstown, MI |
5:16:36 |
TRX700XX |
| 2. |
Felipe
Velez, Heriberto Marquez, Mexico, Stefano
Caputo Italy |
5:31:01 |
TRX450R |
| 3. |
Santos
Perez, Tijuana, Mexico/Juan Sanchez/Raul Cano,
Chula Vista, Ca |
5:32:25 |
KTM
450 |
| 4. |
Jeff
Hancock, Salome, Ariz./Joshua Edwards, Peoria,
AZ |
5:32:47 |
TRX450R |
| 5. |
Nick
Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Eumantilla,
Ore.; Jorie Williams, Wa |
5:43:49 |
LTR450 |
6. |
Greg
Row, Alpine, Calif./Travis Dillon, Avojoaze,
Ariz./Kyle Pethers, Avondale, AZ |
6:30:32 |
TRX450R |
Pro
ATV Class 24 Results (11 out of 12 Teams
Finished) |
| Pos. |
Team |
Time |
ATV |
| 1. |
Craig
Christy, Burbank, Calif./Steve Abrego, Covina,
Calif./Dave Scott, Belen, N.M./Andy Lagzdins,
Baltimore |
5:43:48 |
TRX450R |
| 2. |
Victor
Lopez/Jorge Lopez, San Felipe, Mexico/Gonzalo
Curiel, Ensenada, Mexico |
5:55:54 |
TRX450R |
| 3. |
Miguel
Arellano/Adan Arellano/Bernardo Arellano,
Tijuana, Mexico |
6:03:54 |
LTR450 |
| 4. |
Jose
Juarez/Ivan Fellez, Tijuana, Mexico/Daniel
Delgado, Imperial Beach, Ca |
6:07:48 |
TRX450R |
| 5. |
Roberto
Ruiz/Francisco Espinoza/Jose Vieblas, El
Centro, CA |
6:13:15 |
TRX450R |
6. |
Abraham
Romero, Mexico/Sigifredo Jimenez, Chula
Vista, Calif./Efrain Haros, Mexico |
6:15:42 |
TRX450R |
7. |
Jovany
Pimental/Jose Pimentel, Chula Vista, Calif./Romulo
Gomez, San Diego |
6:18:33 |
TRX450R |
8. |
Luis
Berumen, Tijuana, Mexico/Sergio Lopez Jr.
/Adrian Cruz, San Diego |
6:24:07 |
TRX450R |
9. |
Tom Wright, Tabernacle, N.J./Pierre-Yves
Denault/Renaud Fortin, Canada |
6:24:59 |
TRX450R |
10. |
Shawn
Robins/Jesse Van Maarion, Canada/Pedro Tarango,
La Paz, Mexico |
6:33:32 |
TRX450R |
11. |
Benjamin
Lopez/Jesus Lopez/Gary Gonsalez, San Diego |
7:14:21 |
TRX450R |
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Utility
ATV Class 26 Results (2 out of 4 Teams Finished) |
| Pos. |
Team |
Time |
ATV |
1. |
Reid
Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Benn Vornadakis,
Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Co |
7:24:02
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Arctic
Cat |
| 2. |
Rob
Ransford, Downers Grove, Ill./Tim Winiarski,
Carson, Calif./Joe Rice, Lomita, Ca |
9:02:30 |
Can-Am |
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Sport
ATV Results (11 out of 15 Teams Finished) |
| Pos. |
Team |
Time |
ATV |
| 1. |
Manuel
Jimenez/Carlos Lopez/Carlos Castaneda, San
Felipe, Mexico |
6:12:32
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TRX450R |
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