Lynn Team Tops Baja 500
T
he Tyler Lynn team, made
up of Lynn and Carter Klein,
shared duties on the Slam for
Life Racing Honda CRF450X to
win the 57th SCORE Baja 500,
June 6-7. The trio completed the
461.03-mile racecourse in nine
hours, 18 minutes and 23 sec
-
onds with an average speed of
49.54 mph. It was Honda's 24th
victory in the Baja 500. In April,
the team also won the SCORE
San Felipe 250.
"It went really well," Lynn said
of the race. "Nearly perfect day. I
think the bike only hit the ground
once. But other than that, we had
a perfect day. Carter did an awe
-
some job on the coast. Managed
our time gap. We pulled 10 min-
utes throughout the whole race.
So, we're stoked. Me and Carter
came here with a goal in mind
and we put in the work. It showed
today who put in the most work
and the most effort. We are lead
-
ing the championship with a little
points gap now, so that's nice
going into the Baja 400."
Last year's 500 winner, Arturo
Salas Jr was second. Salas and
teammates Shane Logan and Ci
-
aran Naran, also aboard a Honda
CRF450X, were approximately
10 minutes back in second over-
all, averaging 48.66 mph.
"It was great," Salas said. "You
know, the boys and I are here in
Ensenada at the finish line, safe
and can't complain about that.
You know, we went out there with
one goal, and that was to finish.
We always want to cross the
finish line first, but you know, one
step closer than we were at the
last race. It seemed like it was a
really, really close one. We lost a
little bit in the morning, but with
the fog and dust and everything,
it was brutal. Three in the morn
-
ing makes it tough. Shane rode
incredibly today, and so did Ar-
turo. I think the boys and I know
where we each need to work, and
we're going to go home and put
in the homework, that's for sure."
Eric Holt, with teammates
Daemon Woolslayer, Axel
Pearson and Brian Whiteside,
was third overall on the team's
WIND
IN THE
P60
Carter Klein (left) and Tyler
Lynn (right) made up the
winning team at the Baja 500.
