OFF ROAD
ROUND 5/FINALE / NOVEMBER 13, 2014
ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
P68
SCORE WORLD DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP: 47TH TECATE SCORE BAJA 1000
Hengeveld was the next rider
and it was up to him to chase
down Samuels, but he was
confident he could do so. Sure
enough, the master of the night
reeled in the Honda (with Samu-
els now coping with light prob-
lems), and rode away to victory in
24 hours, 24 minutes and 1 sec-
ond. Samuels hit the finish line in
25:01:00.
"We finally ended Honda's
streak, and it feels good!" Brabec
exclaimed. "It didn't come easy be-
cause we were behind all day."
Hengeveld added, "Our guys
rode well today and the Honda
team rode well today, too. We
just never gave up."
Almost overlooked in the grip-
ping battle at the front was the
superb ride by Class 30 win-
ners Francisco Arredondo/Ryan
Dudek/Shane Esposito/Chris
Haines/Jay Rabjohn. The Bre-
men Racing/Chris Haines Mo-
torcycle Adventure CRF450X-
mounted squad moved into third
overall bike early and stayed
there, finishing in a very respect-
able 25:19:02.
Class 30 runners-up Mor-
gan Crawford/Kevin Murphy/
Jim O'Neal/Gerardo Rojas/Mark
Winkleman took fourth overall
in 28:32:39 on their PCT/Jim
O'Neal Motorsports/Team Mon-
key Business CRF450X while
Class 40 winners David Glass/
Collie Potter/Mike Prunty/Ster-
lyn Rigsby/Bill Sekeres rounded
out the top five overall bikes in
30:43:01 aboard their Ikhana
Group/Mike's Precision Welding/
MHP Fabrication CRF450X. CN
My Own Race:
349X FRANCISCO ARREDONDO/RYAN
DUDEK/SHANE ESPOSITO/CHRIS HAINES/
JAY RABJOHN 1ST CLASS 30/3RD OVERALL
MOTORCYCLE
"I'm pleased with the win, but when you're out there it
doesn't feel like you're doing a good job," Dudek observed.
"I made a few mistakes here and there, and it seems like
everything is working against you out there. It was a struggle
the whole way."
400X DAVID GLASS/COLLIE POTTER/MIKE
PRUNTY/STERLYN RIGSBY/BILL SEKERES
1ST CLASS 40/5TH OVERALL MOTORCYCLE
"We ran out of gas twice after using a lot of fuel keeping it
pinned and trying to catch 410X (the Giovanni Spinali en-
try)," Sekeres said. "The whoop section before Santa Rita
was difficult, but it was a lot of fun. The water crossing after
the mission was deep stuff and it went over my helmet three
times, but I kept it going."
730X FRANCISCO SEPTIEN
1ST SCORE IRONMAN/6TH OVERALL
MOTORCYCLE
"This was just what I expected: fun! I won't do it again,
though—one time only! I've always wanted to [solo the
1000], and I wanted the one that came to La Paz. Everything
came together with people helping me, so I said, 'What the
hell,' and did it. I went down twice but nothing serious."
The Laramie Bales/Clint Chew/Ryan
Epp/Lars Satre/Olaf "Bing" Satre
team topped the large Sportsman
Motorcycle division.
