La carrera Off Road más importante en México, La Baja 1000, realizó su edición 48 en Baja California y en motos los ganadores fueron los del equipo de Colton Udall.
Más de 150 mil fans reportó la organización en este evento, donde incluso tuvieron que retrasar la salida de camiones. En motos el equipo conformado por Mark Samuels, Colton Udall y Justin Jones en una Honda CRF450 X fueron los ganadores.
Udall inició la competencia y recorrió 133 millas, enseguida Jones tomó la CRF y llegó a la milla 356. Samuels le llevó la moto a Udall a la milla 563 donde Udall concluyó la competencia recorriendo las últimas 259 millas. En total hicieron 16:29:08.
PRO MOTORCYCLES
OPEN M/C (450cc or more)
1. 5x Colton Udall, Yucca Valley, Calif./Mark Samuels, Yucca Valley, Calif./Justin Jones, Murrieta, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 16:29:08 (49.82 mph)
2. 1x Ricky Brabec, Hesperia, Calif./Max Eddy Jr, Barstow, Calif./Justin Morgan, El Cajon, Calif./Dave Pearson, Panaca, Nev., Kawasaki KX450F, 16:54:28
3. 45x Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Shane Esposito, Menifee, Calif./Roberto Villalobos, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 17:08:18
4. 3x Mark Samuels, Yucca Valley, Calif./Ray Dal Soglio, Scottsdale, Ariz./Brian Adams/Daymon Stokie, Australia, Honda CRF450X,18:34:49
5. 21x Dustin McCarthy, El Cajon, Calif./Gavin McCarthy/Lance Lewis, Honda CRF450X, 19:53:47
6.14x Raul Hernandez, Tijuana, Mexico/Rodolfo Patron/Miguel Munoz/Larry Serna/Tijuana, Mexico, KTM 450XCW, 20:49:16
7. 81x Joseph Jepsen, Salt Lake City/Michael Goldman, Ogden, Utah/Shawn Strong, American Fork, Utah, KTM 450XCF, 20:59:07
8. 13x Ricky De la Pena, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Paul Lopez/Tony Gera, Santa Cruz, Calif., Austin Miller/Troy Vanscourt, Honda CRF450X, 21:14:33
9. 35x Nicholas Gust, Pescadero, Calif./DoncCampbell, Daly City, Calif./Mike Vetter, South San Francisco, Calif., KTM 450XCF,22:32:17
10. 7x Joseph Wingfield, Lookout Mountain, Tenn./Jackson Wingfield, Lookout cMountain, Ga./Jared Wingfield, Chattanooga, Tenn./Braxtan Gallian, Cave Creek, Ariz., Honda CRF450X, 24:45:41. (Starters: 12, Finishers: 10)
LIMITED M/C (449cc or less)—1. 111x Chad Thornton, Farmington, N.M./Tim Fitzpatrick, Yerrington, Nev./Alan Cameron, Reno, Nev./Mark Weirich, Bozeman, Mont./Grant Statley, San Diego/Travis Flateau, Corona, Calif., KTM 350XCW-F, 21:01:22 (39.07 mph); 2. 100x Fernando Beltran, Ensenada, Mexico/Emmanuel Verdugo/Abraham Mean/Fernando Tavarez/Carlos Miranda, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha YZ250, 27:43:24; 3. 122x Ruben Alamo, Manzanillo, Mexico/Santiago Creel/Tono de la Vega/Abel Burgueno, KTM XCW350-F, 31:07:38. (Starters: 4, Finishers: 3)
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)—1. 300x Mark Winkelman, Cedar Hill, Texas/Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Kevin Murphy, Camarillo, Calif./Jason Trubey/Aaron Tuck, Brawley, Calif./Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 21:08:55 (38.84 mph); 2. 318x Jeffery Pillon, Canada/RJ Clapp, Canada/Andrew Beselaere, Canada/Frank Cantin, Canada, Husqvarna 510, 25:46:07; 3. 301x Christopher Schultz, Kamuela, Hawaii/Geoff Hill, San Diego/John Bach, Brea, Calif./John Canton, Coronado, Calif., Honda CRF450X , 29:06:23. (Starters: 3, Finishers: 3)
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)—1. 411x Colie Potter, Las Vegas/Sterlyn Rigsby, Temecula, Calif./Dave Glass, Menifee, Calif./Lendon Smith/Robert Lightfeldt, Hemet, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 21:22:22(38.43 mph); 2. 404x Jano Montoya, Winter Garden, Fla./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Kirk Russell, Los Barriles, Mexico/Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy), KTM 450XCW, 22:46:47; 3. 400x Paul Thomas, Bonita, Calif./Giovanni Spinali, Lake Forest, Calif./Mike Carter, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Lance Schoonmaker, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 23:08:11; 4. 444x Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M./Paul Luce, Albuquerque, N.M./Scott Eck, Albuquerque, N.M./Herman Johnson, Rio Rancho, N.M./Joe Marquez, Corrales, N.M., KTM 500XCW, 23:27:41; 5. 424x Jeff Powell, Reardan, Wash./Todd Powell, Spokane, Wash./Rick Mianecki/Craig Janett, Royal City, Wash./Matt Worbes, Bend, Ore., Honda CRF450X,23:58:51; 6. 409x Stephen Sanders, Henderson, Nev./Bill Witt, Henderson, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 25:45:38; 7. 403x Oscar Fazz, Yuma, Ariz./Kenji Gauthier, Rosamond, Calif./Steve Gallegos, San Fernando, Calif./Yvan Perroud, France/David Fifer, Alpine, Calif., Kawasaki KX450F, 31:20:37. (Starters: 7, Finishers: 7)
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)—1. 501x Marc Prince, Malibu, Calif./Eric McKenna/Steve Williams, Tehachapi, Calif./David Potts, Burbank, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Kris Goolsby, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Bob Johnson, Oceanside, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 22:02:00 (37.28 mph); 2. 513x Juan Azanza,Guadalajara, Mexico/Guillermo Gomez, Guadalajara, Mexico/Jose Rivas, KTM 450XCW, 24:22:44; 3. 505x Daniel Argano, San Luis Obispo, Calif./Joseph Zabala, Los Osos, Calif./Timothy Hayes, San Luis Obispo, Calif./Robert Eaton, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 25:11:01; 4. 556x Donald Blake, Mission Viejo, Calif., Husqvarna FE510, 26:57:03. (Starters: 4, Finishers: 4)
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)—1. 611x Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif./Mark Force, Bakersfield, Calif./Bob Wadlow, Hemet, Calif./Jim Libby, Anchorage, Alaska/Gregg Hawks, Hesperia, Calif./Robert Koch, Leona Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 26:32:27 (30.95 mph). (Starter: 1, Finisher: 1)
SCORE IRONMAN (Solo Riders)—1. 740x Boe Huckins, Pueblo West, Colo., KTM 450SXF, 27:29:23 (29.88 mph); 2. 715x Jeff Benrud, Raeford, N.C., Honda CRF450X, 28:33:33. (Starters: 7, Finishers: 2)
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