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IN THE WIND P34 SCORE ANNOUNCES CANCELATION OF BAJA SUR 500 W ith the start of the 2016 SCORE World Des- ert Championship only days away, SCORE announced that they have been "forced to cancel" the Baja Sur 500 race. According to a SCORE press release, "The decision came when the government of Baja California Sur confirmed they were unable to honor their contractual agreement with SCORE." Originally scheduled to be held in April in La Paz, Baja California, Mexico, the event has now officially been called off, with SCORE CEO/Presi- dent Roger Norman explaining, "SCORE needs support from the various communities where races are held to make it possible to put on a race to our standard. "We are extremely disappointed but this de- cision is in the best interest of all concerned," Norman continued. "We have been informed that the BCS government is not able to honor the com- mitments they originally made for the event. We have been left with no choice but to cancel the race and we will proceed with a four-race SCORE World Desert Championship for 2016." The four rounds of the 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship include the upcoming San Felipe 250 (February 25-28), Baja 500 (June 1-5), Rosarito Beach Desert Challenge (September 14-18) and the Baja 1000 (November 16-20). For more information on the championship, visit www. score-international.com. CN JARVIS: THE FINAL TOUGH ONE T he final running of The Tough One marked the first victory of the year for Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Graham Jarvis. The Brit outdueled six-time event champion David Knight for the big win at the 12th and final run- ning of The Tough One Extreme Enduro in England. Paul Bolton rounded out the podium in third. Jarvis and Knight put on quite a show, battling for much of the two-and-a-half-hour race before Jarvis pulled away for the victory. "I was second off the start, which is a huge improvement compared to my previous races," Jarvis said. "Some riders overtook me but the goal for the first few laps was to look for the best lines. "I had a decent fight with David Knight today. Knighter knows this place well and is al- ways fast here. When he pitted I decided to push hard and ended up crashing. I quickly got back on my bike and decided to stay behind Knight for a few laps. Shortly after the midway point I passed him and managed to open up a decent gap." Jarvis not only had to fend off Knight, but also had to deal with tempestuous weather, as steady rain made the course extremely slippery. But Jarvis showed his incredible skill en route to dis- pensing of Knight and tackling the technical course to earn a well-deserved victory. "The track was wet and muddy but to be honest it didn't really make a huge difference for me. My strongest point was the slow- er and more technical sections inside the quarry; that's where my TE 300 excelled, really. "I'm glad I got the win—my fourth Tough One victory—at the very last edition of the event," the Brit concluded. CN Graham Jarvis battled his way to the big win in the 12th and final running of The Tough One Extreme Enduro. PHOTOGRAPHY BY HUSQVARNA-MOTORCYCLES/FUTURE7MEDIA