VOL. 50 ISSUE 46 NOVEMBER 19, 2013
of an animal found at the scene.
The JCR Honda team, meanwhile, was somewhat beat up
afterward. Kamo had a shoulder
injury, Udall had a sore knee and
Weigand was still recovering from
a concussion that he suffered a
few days earlier while pre-running. He would only ride a short
stint at the end of the race. Even
Samuels wasn't 100-percent.
The team nearly didn't finish
when Udall went down in the later
stages of the race, damaging the
bike's wheel.
"There is a cattle guard across
the race course and I had to slow
down," Udall said. "I've been
through that cattle guard 10 times
racing over the years, but this
course was backwards. Normally
we go the other way. I was hold-
P37
Shane Esposito rounds the first turn
in the streets of Ensenada. He and
teammates Francisco Arrendondo,
Ryan Dudek, Chris Haines, Scott
Myers and Brian Pinard led Class
30 the whole way and finished out
the race third overall.
ing it wide open in fifth gear and,
though I know the road, I think I
lost focus a little bit. I slid with two
wheels and smashed into the cat-
