OFF ROAD
SCORE WORLD DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP: 47TH TECATE SCORE
ROUND 5/FINALE / NOVEMBER 13, 2014
ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
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before giving the Hoosier Precision Ma-
chining/FMF/Maxima-backed KX450F
to Bell.
Udall was third off the line aboard the
Nicoll Racing/Pro Circuit/MSR-spon-
sored CRF450X. Since he planned to
ride the first 625 miles or so straight
through, most observers figured he'd
ride fairly conservatively and simply tail
Bell, but Udall sprinted right away, blew
by Bell and started to pull away! It was
not the pace of someone who'd prob-
ably be on the bike for 12 hours.
He didn't even forfeit the lead when
he crashed hard, bending the bike and
hurting his shoulder. "I managed to ride
(Above) Shane Esposito got 349X
off to a great start, slotting into
third overall early on. Teammates
Francisco Arredondo, Ryan
Dudek, Chris Haines and Jay
Rabjohn held position and won
Class 30.
(Above right) The Morgan
Crawford/Kevin Murphy/Jim
O'Neal/Gerardo Rojas/Mark
Winkleman team claimed fourth
overall, and second in Class
30, unofficially taking the class
championship.
(Right) The David Glass/Collie
Potter/Mike Prunty/Sterlyn
Rigsby/Bill Sekeres group took
fifth overall to win Class 40 by
over three hours.
