SCORE BAJA 1000
VOL. 51 ISSUE 46 NOVEMBER 18, 2014 P67
dealt with problems of their own. First, a
wheel failed during Eddy's stint, and later,
the rear tire came apart. He managed to
limp it to the next pit, but that one didn't
have a spare wheel.
But a local saved their race when he of-
fered Eddy a well-used knobby. Since the
pit also had no tire-changing tools, Eddy
carefully changed tires using only some
screwdrivers! Somehow, he lost only 15
minutes during the ordeal and set off down
the trail once again.
Yet, THR's woes still weren't over.
"When I got on the bike the lights went
out so I had to pull the radio out of my pack
and get ahold of my chase crew," Brabec
said. "I got the new set of lights and it all
started coming together."
And at just the right time.
"We were down about 25 minutes when
I got on the bike in Loreto [around mile
960]," Hengeveld reported. "Our game
plan was to not throw it away. Don't crash
the bike, keep the bike straight and make
sure you get it to the next rider."
(Above) The all-
Japanese team of
Kiyoharo Ito/Akira
Miyuki/Masanori
Shimizu topped Class
50, another category
that saw just two of the
four starters make it to
La Paz.
(Left) Francisco
Septien decided to
check "soloing a
peninsula run" off his
bucket list and ended
up winning SCORE
Ironman, placing
sixth overall bike and
collapsing at the finish.
He and defending
class champ Alexander
Smith went at it in the
last 100 miles, but
Septien was first to
the finish while Smith
DNFed.
The gang of Mark Force/Gregg Hawks/Richard Jackson/James
Libby/Bill Nichols/Guy Wilson survived to win Class 60.
