.OFF-ROAD' 1000 La Paz, Baja California
F'ordITecate SCORE 'Baja
trees are growing right along
the side of the road.
A cow will be sleeping off to the side, it
gets spooked and it jumps up into the
road. Everybody I pre-rode with hit a
cow."
Campbell was happy just to see the
Honda make it all the way to the finish.
"It seems like we've had some
extreme problems in the past year in
SCORE races, but this was great," said
Campbell. "The real long ones are good
for our bike because the riders ride a little easier, plus we've also changed the
bike a little - detuned it. It's a lot slower
than it used to be but it was easier to
ride and it went all day."
There was a 4S-minute wait before
Craig Smith brought the KXSOO he
shared with Scott Morris and Dave
Ondas in to claim third overall, and
another hour and a half before Honda's
number-two entry of Capt, Trolli and
Dircks crossed the finish in fourth.
"Riding in Mexico is exciting," said
Smith. "There are people lined up all the
way along the course - wall-to-wall people. It's pretty neat but it's kind of scary
too, especially on the asphalt when you
think that these guys have their dogs
out there and any minute one of them's
going to run in &ont of you."
Trolli was frustrated by his team's
long battle with failing lights.
"Before the race I had a pretty good
feeling. I believe our team was a little bit
better because three riders can do better
than two in a long race and because the
bike is so good. Our top speed is about
110," said the native Italian. "I hate to
watch others go by, and I try - I try no
matter what, but I am sad. A race like
the Baja 1000 is so important because
there's only one a year and to go to La
Paz you have to wait two, three, five
years. This is the best race. I really want
to do well here."
Tim Morton brought the Morton/
Flores / Blount / Kawell/ Hengeveld
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