Salvatierra Wins Baja 400
J
uan Carlos Salvatierra, along
with teammates Arturo Salas,
Shane Logan and Clayton Rob-
erts, took the overall motorcycle
and Pro Moto Unlimited (400cc
and above) at the SCORE Baja
400, September 16-19. It was
the third straight victory at the
Baja 400 for Salvatierra, who
is a nine-time Bolivian National
Motocross Champion.
The team, aboard a KTM 450
SX-F, overcame adversity at the
start of the race when their bike
refused to start. Approximately
30 minutes later, they got the
bike running and began their
comeback that carried them to
the front of the pack by the time
the race was over, approximately
eight and a half hours later. They
averaged 43.72 mph over the
370-mile course.
"We're very happy that we won
this race after having an issue
early in the morning," Salvatierra
said at the finish line. "The bike
wouldn't start, and it cost us 30
minutes to make it work. Arturo did
a great job in starting our come-
back, and Clayton gained quite
a few positions, too. I was able
to put us in first place and Shane
kept us there until the finish line.
"For most of the time, we had
a problem with our antenna, too,
and didn't know exactly in which
position we were," he added.
"We're relieved to be here and
very happy with what we did."
The Ivan Delgadillo team, with
riders Delgadillo, Justin Carnes,
Brad Millikan and Justin Kenna-
mer, finished second.
Fernando Beltran, Luis Flores,
Larry Serna, Mauri Herrera and
Javier Salazar combined efforts to
win the Pro Moto Limited (400cc
and below), while the Jano
Montoya team (Montoya, Bryce
Stavron, David Zarate and Kyle
Tichenor) topped Pro Moto 30.
Francisco Septien was the Pro
Moto Ironman-class winner in nine
hours and 40.48 seconds.
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The Juan Carlos
Salvatierra team topped
this year's SCORE Baja
400.
PHOTO: ART EUGENIO/
SCORE INT'L
