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Salvati Wins San Felipe 250
F
orty-year-old Juan Carlos
Salvatierra chose young rac-
ers Arturo Salas (19) and Shane
Logan (20) to help tackle the 280
miles and get the overall motor-
cycle win at the 35th SCORE In-
ternational San Felipe 250, April
2. The Pro Moto Unlimited-class
trio finished the race in six hours,
one minute and 34 seconds with
a speed average of 45.97 mph.
The Salvatierra KTM 450 SX-F
took the checkers approximately
three minutes ahead of their
nearest rival, the top Pro Moto
30 entry of Jano Montoya, Bryce
Stavron, Kyle Tichenor and David
Zarate (KTM EXC).
Salas and Logan, both new to
the SCORE International Cham-
pionship, helped pilot the 10X
KTM into the lead at mile marker
46 and keep it there the rest of
the way. It was smooth sailing
from that point on, except for a
massive crash toward the end
of the race in which their seat,
muffler and side panels all were
left behind in the desert. Logan,
the second rider on, went down
while negotiating the infamous
Matomi Wash.
"San Felipe is always extremely
demanding because of all the
whoops and the rocks," Salvatier-
ra said. "It's a course that always
demands riders to be physically
fit and extremely aware of every-
thing. We prepared well and I'm
very thankful for my mechanics
that prepared the bike and my co-
riders. They all did a fantastic job.
"Arturo started really well and
built a good gap for us. Shane
had a crash and lost the seat and
some other parts and handed me
a half bike, but we made it. The
final section was really fun and
enjoyable. It wasn't that fast, but
The Juan Carlos
Salvatierra-led team took
the overall motorcycle
win at the San Felipe
250.
PHOTOS: NIC GARVIN
The Jano Montoya team was
second overall and the Open 30
Pro-class winner.
