ROUND 2/MAY 29-JUNE 2, 2013
ENSENADA, B.C. MEXICO
OFF-ROAD
P68
45TH SCORE DESERT RACING SERIES
No Catching
HONDA
TIM WEIGAND, COLTON UDALL AND DAVID KAMO
LEAVE CHALLENGERS HURTING AT BAJA 500.
BY BRIAN FARIS AND MARK KARIYA
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK KARIYA
R
ockstar/JCR Racing-American Honda Team riders Tim
Weigand, Colton Udall and David Kamo left everyone in their
dust at this year's Tecate SCORE Baja 500. The Honda trio
flat out dominated the race, leaving in their wake a trail of bent bikes
and battered bodies. Challengers Kurt Caselli hobbled off with an
injured wrist, as did David Pearson with a jammed back and Robby
Bell with a twisted ankle. Ryan Abbatoye was slowed with a knuckle
full of thorns, and Baja vet Steve Hengeveld ended up in the hospital with a broken leg and ankle. It wasn't pretty. But the Honda
came through smelling like a rose.
Udall took over the physical lead when he passed Pearson, on
the Kawasaki, after The Summit.
"I passed him at mile 125 - wide open through the wash," said
Udall, who was quite happy to get his first Baja 500 win.
Colton Udall exits the Ensenada wash with less than a
mile to go on city streets. He and teammates David Kamo
and Timmy Weigand were the only entry (four-wheel included) to complete the 501 miles in less than 10 hours,
stopping the clock at nine hours, 46 minutes and 50 seconds in what was a trouble-free ride. (Trophy truck winner
Robby Gordon was next fastest at 10:05:44.)
