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m e it was som ewhere between a fiv eand six -m inute split. I kn ew he sta rt ed two m inut es in front of me. I go t into p it six - th e last p it - an d they sai d tw o a n d a ha lf m in u te s, so I k ne w I had to m ak e 30 seco n d s. I think I m ad e it up. Com ing int o Urua pan, it gets reall y tight and slippery ; I was starti ng to get a little tired in th e head , I had to k eep tell ing m y sel f , 'Chris has been o n the bike all da y you 'v e o nly been on half the da y . You can do it! Kee p going, keep pu sh ing , stay focused .' It worked ." Blai s said , " I was slackin g at th e beginning bec au se I kn ew th ose guy s couldn't pa ss m e [d ue t o the dust] . I w asn 't feeli ng r ight f o r the fi r st 5 0 m il es, so I j ust had to relax and sett le in . Th en I sta rte d goi ng . I gave them a run for th eir m on ey, that's fo r sure . I'm p retty whoo ped. It' s re all y tigh t an d tec h nica l becau se all the ro ad s in the m ou nt ain s are j ust all was he d o ut from th e ra in - big , hu g e ra in ru ts , off-camber slopes. You just ha d to be on your g am e all da y ." But o f th e 80 -stro ng motorcyc le and ATV field . Cas elli and Lanz a we re certa inl y m ost on th eir game . Asked wh ich was m o re exciting, w inning his first Best in the D esert race or win ning a ra ce in B aj a, Lanza rep lied, "That's a toss -up. Winni ng a Best in th e Desert race has always been big , but I think it 's big because we wo n a Best in the Desert race in Me xico . It 's bot h. It's icing on the cake . Honda 's been the k ing do wn here fo r so many years . It's coo l to co me down her e and win it. We o n ly d id a little p re runni ng com pared t o t he m . a nd everything wo rk ed o ut. " eN Baja Mea 300 Ensenldl, B.C. Merlco Results: August 23, 2003 [Round 61 O / A : 1. Ku rt Caselli/J oey Lanza ( KT M) 6: 17:41 ; 2. J ohnny Campbell/Steve Hengeveld (Han) 6:2 0: 06: 3 . Mik e Chi l dre ss ( K a w ) 6 :3 4 :3 1; 4 . C h uc k Dempsey/ Andy Grider (Han) 6:35 :52; 5. Christopher Blais ( Han ) 6 :36:4 5 : 6 . Dar yl Fol ks / Paul Krau se (KTM) 7: 2 4: 0 8 : 7. Dou p He i l j Jeff Kapl an / J oe Vi llega s ( Ha n) 7:26 : 17; 8 . J ason Li nd strom / J immy Mc Kay /T im Pfe i ff er ( Han) 7 : 29 :07 ; 9 . M a rk Dav idge /Larry Job/Jeff Phil li p s (GG ) 7 :34 : 17; 10. Esteba n Cruz /R o geli e Pando/J . Dav id Ru valc aba (Hon) 7,35,13. OPEN PRO : I. Ku rt Caselli / Joey Lanza (KTM) ; 2. Joh nny Campbell/Ste ve Hengeveld (Han); 3. Mike Childress (Ka w} . 250 PRO : I . Morgan Cra wford/Gordo n Keller ( Yam). 4 ·STRK PRO: 1. Chuck Dem psey /Andy Grider ( Ho n) ; 2 . C hristophe r Bl a i s ( Hon ); 3. Dar yl Folk s/Paul Krause (KTM) . 40. PRO; I. Chris Kem p/Ma tt Shook (Han) . OPEN EX : 1. J a so n Lin d st r om / J imm y McK ay /Ti m Pfei ffer (Han): 2 . D al Trubey /Jas on Trubey (Ya m): 3. J ayson Bor gen /C orey K eysar ( Han) : 4 . Gar y Cl uff/J im J aqu ett e/Scott Rucker (Hon); 5. Scott Herw eq/ Chn s Ray (Kaw) . 250 EX: I. Joe Desrosiers/Andy Specht ( Yam). 4 ·S TR K EX : I. Esteban Cruz/ Ragelio Pando /J . D a vid Ru v al c ab a ( Hon) ; 2. Tito Co l o n / M arco Corn ejo/ Adri an Cruz ( 5 02). 30 . EX : I . Br ett Ho ffman /Doug l m hc f / Deve Molin ar i ( Ho n): 2. Matt Berault/John Martensen (Hon) . 35 . EX ; 1. Da vid Fl or es/Jose Herr era / Carlo s Que sada ( Han); 2 . Jai me De L a T orre /Cesar Parra/Tlto Robles (KTM) . 40 . EX: 1. Dou g Heil y.Jeff Kaplan / Joe Villega s (Han); 2. Mark Davidge/La rry Job/Jeff Philli ps (GG) : 3 . Randy Ble vi n s/Gr eg F ounta in /K urt Sofka Jr. (Hon ); 4 . M ik e Hair /T odd Padge tt /Marty J . Smi th (KTM ). 50 . EX: 1. Glenn A . Brown / Lou M onterone / Tracy Walt ers (Yam) . IRO NMA N EX : J. T roy Walk er ( KTM): 2. Dan Lor en ze: 3 . Gi l berta Ga llardo : 4 . O sca r Hal e Jr. (Yam): 5 . Donald Bird (Han) . 4 ·STR K A M: I . Fran cis co Sep t ie n /Ca r los Vega/ Vict or Villalobos ( Han ): 2. Natha n Verd ug o (KTM) : 3 . Ernesto Inowe/ Pedro Azvela lno we/ l.e o ne l Ruv alc ab a (Han) ; 4 . Ignaci o Flo res / J uan Ca rlos Pomp a / A nth o n y Ver du g o (Suz ) : 5 . George Leland/Mi gu el Mercado/M iguel Salazar (Han) . 40 . AM : I. Brent Poplawski/ Dana Reed (KTM) . IRONMAN AM; I. Chris Steele (Hon); 2. Dennis Hannon ; 3 . Mik e Harm on. ICICle UP {;s o m e OinT Exhibitor Info: 1 .800.854.311 2 Attendee Info: 1. 800 ,556,3369 Register lit ww w .di rtexpo.com The Off-Road Afte rmarket Expo is an exciting new three-day trade event dedicated to Off-Road manufacturers, dealers and professionals. 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