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Volume 26 - Number 1 January 2009 Du.,·:·"· . , . . Publisher Emeritus Jean Calvin Editor John Calvin Associate Editor Judy Smith Editorial Assistant Bekki Wikel Controller John Calvin Marketing Pat Caplan Circulation Vance Scott Contributors Scott Bottomley J. Preston Bradshaw Jim Culp Mike Del Col Nicole Del Col Steve Hilton Victor Gazca Martin Holmes Rod Koch Byrle Moore Steve Ruddick Maurice Selden Darryl Smith Tony Tellier Trackside Photo Art Director Larry Worsham p Subscription Rates: $25.00 per year, 12 issues, USA, Foreign Subscription rates on request. Contributions: DUSTY TIMES welcomes contributions, but is not responsible for such material. Unsolicited material will be returned only by request and with a self addressed stamped envelope. Classified Ads: will be published as received, prepaid. DUSTY TIMES assumes no liability for omissions or errors. All ads may be subject to editing. DUSTY TIMES: (ISSN 8750-1732) is published monthly by Hillside Racing Corp, 20761 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311, (818) 882-0004 with additional Dusty Times, LLC offices at 415 N. Higgins Avenue, Suite lA, Missoula, MT 59802. Copyright by Hillside Racing Corp. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Periodical Postage paid at Chatsworth, CA 91311 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address change to DUSTY TlMES, 20761 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Four weeks notice is required for change of address. Please furnish both old and new address, and send to DUSTY TIMES, 20761 Plummer St., ~~~J!~m:;ffUEl~ a~j)B 1!,aiHI}!) J}}~w !}~a~ UJ:® ~JLJL Jr~ UJ:~~ ® .:ff .:ff l\.®a1JB In 1111s Issue ••• FEATURES 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 by Judy Smith ............................................... 8 Tour De Corse by Martin Holmes ............................................................... 18 M.O.R.E. Powder Puff by Steve Ruddick .......................................................... 22 MDR Superstition 250 by]. Preston Bradshaw ............................................... 34 Prescott Rally by John Dillon .............................................................................. 40 SNORE At Ridgecrest by John Calvin & Julia Bazzano ................................. 42 Albins Goondiwindi 400 by Steve Hi!ton ......................................................... 47 DEPARTMENTS Happenings .................................................................................................. 5 Trail Notes .................................................................................................... 6 Soap Box ..................................................................................................... 41 Baja Pits ...................................................................................................... 49 BFGoodrich News ...................................................................................... 50 Good Stuff Directory ................................................................................. 52 Blueribbon Coalition ................................................................................. 57 Classified Ads ............................................................................................. 58 Index To Advertisers .................................................................................. 59 ON TH■ Cov■R Roger Norman and Larry Roesseler drove their Ford F-150 Trophy Truck to the class win and the overall win as well at the SCORE Baja 1000, they had five minutes in hand at the checkers. Photo by Art Eugenio, Trackside Photo B.J. Richardson didn't fare too well at the Baja 1000, he was the ninth place finisher in the Class 1 tussle but he was the Overall Points Winner for 2008. Photo by Art Eugenio, Trackside Photo Visit Our W ebsite at Dustytimes.com cSu6 scr.ib e 7orfa_y lo DUSTYTIMl!S THE FASTEST GROWING OFF ROAD MONTHLY IN THE COUNTRYII □. 1 year -$25.00 □ 2 years -$40.00 □ 3 years -$55.00 (to subscribe online go to www.dustytimes.com) □ NEW □ RENEWAL Name _____________________ _ Address ____________________ _ City _____________________ _ State ______________ _ Zip _ ______ _ Primary Interest Can D Trucka D Motorcvcla D Send check or money order to: DUSTY TIMES 20761 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311 Canadian - 1 year $30.00 US n Overseas subscription rates upon request Dusty Times January 2009 Page 3

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lOK FOUR WHEELERS P.O. Box36 CLEVES, OHIO 45002 (All events staged at the club grounds in Cleves. Ohio) 4x4 FoREVER, Lm. 1665 DELAWARE ST. OSHKOSH, WI 54901 AMERICAN RAll.Y SPORT GROUP, INc. 3650 SolITH POINTE CIRCLE, Sum 205 LAUGHLIN, NV 89208 (702) 298-8171/FAX: (702) 521-0597 E Mail: roger@rallyusa.com AMERICAN TRlALs AssOCJATION AMA Obs~ved Trials Southern California Championship Series BILL MARKUM -PRESIDENT (909) 860-1857 24 HR HOTLINE -(714) 562-7742 E MAIL: BMARK909@AOL.COM <www.atatrails.com> AsOCJACION EsTATAL DE AurOMOVllJSMO SAM LASELL, TECH INSPECTOR APTo 42 SAN )OSE DEL CABO BAJA CALIFORNIA DEL SUR. MExlco AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHlP DARRYL SMITH 19 SOMERS ST. CASHMERE, QUEENSLAND, 4500, Ausnw.IA DUSTY TIMES @bigpond.com Aurocaoss QuEBEC OFF RoAD C1Ass 10 CARS ONLY RENALD VAILLANCOURT 3069 DAGENAIS WEST LAVAL QUEBEC, CANADA H7P 1T7 (450) 622-4440 BAJA CUP CIIALLENGE BARONA SAND DRAG AssN. P.O. Box 1521 LAKESIDE, CA 92040 All Races Are Night Races AL! Races At Barona Racewa7, Lakeside, CA BBM MARKETING PROMOTIONS Off Road Short Course Racing & Special Event Marketing NORCO, CA 92860 e-mail bbmracing@aol.com · (909) 815-5811 BEST IN THE DESERT 3475 BOULDER HIGHWAY LAS VEGAS, NV 89121 702-4 57-577 5/FAX: 702-641-24 31 Jan 9-10, 2009 Parker 250 Parker, AZ Motorcycle - Quad February 6-8, 2009 Parker 425 Parker, AZ Cars & Trucks March 6-7, 2009 Laughlin Scrambles Laughlin, NV Motorcycle April 3-S, 2009 Nevada 200 Motorcycles - Invitation Only April 17-19, 2009 Terrible's 250 at Primm Primm, NV Car/T ruc1/UTV May 8-10, 2009 Bluewater Gran Prix Parker, AZ Motorcycles/Quads/ ATV's August 19-23,2009 TSCO Vegas To Reno Las Vegas, NV All Classes September 25-27, 2009 Bilek Silver State 300 Mesquite, NV All Classes October 16-18,2009 Terribles Primm Gran Prix Primm,NV Motorcycle/ Quad/ ATV December 4-6, 2009 Fabtech Henderson Desert Classic Henderson, NV Cars/Trucks BORERACING 10 ELK MOUNTAIN DRIVE REDSTONE, CO 81623 Dusty Times 970-963-4563/623-853-3595 www.Boreracing.net May 1-2, 2009 Wendover, UT June 26-27, 2009 Jackpot, NV Auguat 7-8, 2009 Ely,NV Sept 18-19, 2009 Wendover, NV BP MOTORSPORTS P.O. Box411 WOODLAND HtLI.S, CA 91365 760-578-6258/760-578-6259 FAX: 818-348-4648 E-Mail: bpmotorsports@earthlink.net All Events At California City, CA BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY R.R.3 BRIGHTON, ONTARIO, CANADA KOK-lH0 (613) 475-1102/FAX (613) 475-3250 CAJOR Cum AuroMOVILISTA]UARBNSB DB CHAMPIONSHIP OFF-ROAD RACING 7210 GATEWAY EAsr EL PASO, TX 79915 (915) 593-4848 RALPH GARCIA 011,52-16-17-45-42 CESAR FUENTES CALIFORNIA RAu.Y SEIUP.S · <www.Califomiarallyseries.com> CANNING ATTRACTIONS P.O. Box400 MAYWOOD, CA 90270 (323) 560-SHOW CENntAL Soum DAKOTA RACING Ass0CJATION P.O. Box 645 PIERRE, SD 57501 DAVE ADAMS (PILOTS AND BAJAS) (605) 224-9481 DoN ENGLEMAN (BIKES) (605) 224-4967 CHAMPLAIN VALLEY RACING AssOCIATION C.J. RICHARDS P.O. Box332 FAIR HAVEN, VT 05743 (802) 265-8618 PIAl0II l\l'TIIN!aMII IIIAC_, .. . ,.. ..... ·.·c:a,J. ,-• : .· ,•· .. · .. ::::. . ' .. . : .. . . . . .. . January 2009 C!..wtTON III-}ACKEllS l.C.O. TOM DELAUDER SR 1091 TWP. LINE ROAD WELI.SVILLE, OHIO 43968 (330) 532-4589 Short Cour.se off Road Racing At Hamson. County Fair Grounds. Cadiz. OH CwB AUTOMOVll.ISTICA SAN Qu:rNTIN CALLE 6TA FRACc Co. DE SAN-QUINTIN SAN QUINTIN, BC, MEXICO HERACLIO PATINO (011 52 616-5-22-07) CLUB AUTOMOVILISTICO -SAN VICENTE San Vicente Off Road ENSENADA, BC, MEXICO USA )AN WRIGHT (011 52'61746834) RAMON CASTRO & RUBEN ACEVEDO (61637/ 7 0034) CMC CoNTINENTAL MOTOSPORT CLUB P.O. Box 3187 MISSION VIEJO, CA 92690-3178 Fax: (714) 367-1608 CODEOFFRoAD MADERO 621-A MEXICALI, MEXICO 21100 760-455-8069 USA 011-52-686-553-4087 MEXICO www.codeoffroad.com.mx Feb 13-15, 2009 OASA-Circulo K 250 San Luis Rio Col.SON April 3-S, 2009 Mexicali 500 Mexicali, B.C. May 15-17, 2009 VW Autopartes 250 Mexicali, B.C. Aug 1-2, 2009 ORW Gran Prix Jacume, Tecate, B.C. October 2-4, 2009 Mex. Logistics 300 Mexicali, B.C. Dec 4-6, 2009 Race Ready 275 Mexicali-San Felipe, B.C. CoLORADO ffn.L CLIMB AssOCJATION BARB V AHSHOLTZ, PRESIDENT (719) 53.1-3&.12 W/(719'}687-9827 H tontmued' next page Pages

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TRIii Notes .•. ~ 6.0.R.E. POWDER PuFF - A hearty well done to all the entrants of the .lYI.Powder Puff Race last October. Just heard from Ron Mathews at M.O.R.E. and he stated that Cedars-Sinai received $118,000 into their Breast Cancer Fund. This is monies received for ½ the entry fee and personal contributions to the fund through the Powder Puff Race. So, as racers, you should all congratulate yourselves for a job well done, no matter where you finished in the race. Many, many thanks to all of you for your generosity. THEY GoT HITCHED -The former Lucy Solono joined A. "Guy" Savedra in .A. Holy Matrimony at The Little Chapel of the West in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 29th 2008. After the ceremony, the couple and friends celebrated the union at the South Point Hotel and Casino by dancing the night away. Lucy Solono is the sister of the 5/ 1600 race Champion Rulo Solono and Guy Savedra is the son of ARTS Tech Director and 5/1600 owner/driver Art Savedra of AGS racing. The couple met at the MORE Chili Cook-Off Race in September of 2006. The new couple will reside in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dusty Times wishes the happy couple a long and healthy union. A TTENTION CLASS 9 RACERS -The "BIG" Class 9 race for 2009 is in the ~orks. The race date and location will be determined by the cooperation of several Calif/Nevada promoters and also by the Class 9 drivers input. The organizer is looking to get a 40 car entry and create the largest Class 9 race of 2009. Send an e-mail to dbolles@navajo.com to be a part of the process and receive status updates as the preparation continues. BFG AND VOLKSWAGEN -BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America announced today the launch of a new first-of-its-kind online experience designed around bringing the captivating sights, sounds and real-time information of the 41st annual SCORE Baja 1000 to everyone. Created for this year's SCORE Baja 1000 as part of an innovative relationship between BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America and combined with partnerships through SPOT Tracker, Aura 360, and DirtNewz.com, the new online experience includes GPS tracking for all drivers in the SCORE Trophy-Truck, 1, 8, Stock Mini and 5/ 1600 C lasses in the race, plus live and streaming video. "This new SCORE Baja 1000 Live online experience will raise the bar for the SCORE Baja 1000," said Tom Jupena, marketing communications manager for BFGoodrich Tires. "The experience we have gained at Dakar, the Jetta TDI Cup and other racing events provides us the platform to meet the unique challenges of Baja, "said Clark Campbell, Motorsports Manager for Volkswagen of America. "Volkswagen has a long history of bringing innovation and competition to Baja since its earliest days. This year we are proud to bring clean diesel power to the desert, marking the first time that a turbo-diesel powered vehicle will compete head-to-head with gasoline-powered SCORE Trophy-Truck rivals." BFGoodrich Tires' interactive agency of record, The Martin Agency, led the development of the Web site in cooperation with Volkswagen of America's agency, Crispin Porter+ Bogusky, under the direction of senior level marketing teams from BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America's Motorsports Division. Volkswagen is the original four-wheeled Baja off-road machine. More than 40 years and hundreds of class and overall wins later, Volkswagen still plays a major role in SCORE International Off-Road racing and the SCORE Baja 1000. This year Volkswagen is leading the revolution in clean diesel technology, entering the SCORE Trophy-Truck class with a special-built TDI-powered Touareg. °DNAL FLAG -We were sorry to hear of the passing of Cecil Wright, long ago J: off road racers and former owner of The Wright Place, from the 1960's through the 1990's. Funeral services were held at the Little Chapel Of The Roses in Bonita, California on December 5th. Donations can be made to the Lewy Dementia Association, P.O. Box 451429, Atlanta, GA 31145 or on line at lbda.org or to Chula Vista Presbyterian Church, 940 Hilltop Drive, Chula Vista, CA 9[911. Cecil supplied the off road industry with many products for many years and he will be sorely missed by all who had contact with him. Rest In Peace, Cecil. r'f'>YOTA MILEsTONE AWARDS - "Toyota is proud to honor the world's best .A. desert racing drivers," said Les Unger, national motorsports manager at Toyota Motor Sales, U'5.A. "For over two decades, we have had the privilege of presenting the SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards to the toughest racers on the planet." Rod Hall was joined on the stage by his son Chad Hall who won a SCORE Toyota Milestone this year in the Stock Full class in a Hummer H3Alpha. This marks the first time in the history of the award that a father and son have both won the award. Besides Chad Hall, the other drivers winning their first SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards this season are: Robbie Pierce, Chuck Dempsey, B.J. Richardson, Cory Boyer, Adam Pfankuch, Kevin Carr, Marcos Nunez, Heidi Steele and Ramon Fernandez. Steele is the first female driver to have ever earned this award. A CCIDENTS Do HAPPEN - Joey Westhoff & David Norris were in the #1691 .l"l,,WesthoffMotorsports 1600 and running hard. On their first lap of the small loop they flew into a big ditch at about 50 MPH stopping the car immediately, the two called for an ambulance instantly. We would like to thank everyone involved in helping us get Joey & David out of the racecar quickly and safely. Thanks to Lee Perfect & Craig who arranged for the life flight, the San Bernadina Fire Department who heard the call from the Flying J and responded quickly, Wendy & Tina (the MORE medics), Brother Bob, Michael, Ray, Mike, Uncle Terry, Brian, Jimmy Hook and everyone else who helped out. I would like to thank my dad, who kept me strong throughout the whole day and Ashley who drove us to the hospital and got us there in one piece. We would also like to thank Jim & Amy at MORE. I'm sure there are more as there were tons of people who came out to help. The boys are in a lot of pain but are at home recovering. David fractured his L1 & L2 vertebrae and Joey seems to be clear of any fractures. The boys are in good spirits and happy that the injuries weren't any worse. We all believe that the safety restraints truly saved their lives. Joey was wearing a Hans device and David an R3, and they were both belted into their Mastercraft 3G's. Without this kind of safety the injuries definitely would have been worse. Once again thanks to everyone! 2008 SCORE Desert Series Awards -BFGoodrich Tires, a staple of desert racers world-wide, captured two major honors Saturday as SCORE International officially concluded the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series with the annual SCORE Awards Night at Terrible's Resort in Primm, Nev. Among the others earning SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards were American Honda motorcycles, Volkswagen of America and drivers Rob MacCachren and Lee Banning. The evening was also a celebration of35 years of SCORE championship desert racing. SCORE President/CEO Sal Fish announced that race fees will not increase for 2009 and the 2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be a loop Page& P.O Box 8286 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80933 (719) 653-8449 CORP P.O. Box 392 CALEXICO, CA 92232 HECTOR CERECER 011-52-65-66-4458 CORR SERIES 270 NEWPORT CENrER DR., SUITE 100 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 866-501-CORR CORVA 1500 WEST EL CAMINO, SUITE 352 SACRAMENTO, CA 95833 1-800-42 CORVA EXT 42 Fax (818) 957-4435 CRS CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES <www,CaliforniaRallySeries.com These are the events requesting inclusion that have been presented to the CRS Board of Governors. The final Rally Championship will be a subset of these events. January 24, 2009 Year End Awards Banquet Santa Fe Springs, CA JanWU"f 30, 2009 Plan B Rally (2) Ridgecrest, CA February 7, 2009 CRS Rally School Ridgecrest, CA February.21,2009 High Desert Trails Rallies (I, I) Ridgecrest, CA Also CRS Moro Championship March 13-14 or March 20-21, 2009 Desert Storm Rally (2, 3) Blythe, CA May 2, 2009 Ensenada Rally (2) Ensenada, Baja California Ma,-30,2009 Irwindale Rally (I) Irwindale, CA June 13 or June 20, 2009 North Nevada Rally (3) Fernley, NV Also CRS Moro Championship July 10-11, 2009 Idaho Rally (2, 3) M6untain Home, ID Also CRS Moro Championship August 29, 2009 Gorman Ridge Rally (3) Frazier Park, CA Also CRS Moro Championship October 2-3, 2009 Prescott Rally (2, 3) Prescott, AZ Also CRS Moro Championship November 14, 2009 Seed 9 Rally (2) Goodsprings, NV December S, 2009 Phoenix Rally (2) Phoenix, AZ D&T PROMOTIONS DAVE VAN DEREN 2405 BAKER AVE. EVERETT, WA 98201 (206) 339-9079 (All events at Hannigan race track, Bellingham, WA or Thurston County ORV Park, Olymeia, WA) DAKAR RALLY DARREN SKILTON BAJA AUTOMOTIVE ADVENTURES 455 E. OCEAN BLVD., SUITE 208 LoNG BEACH, CA 90802 (562) 755-2278/FAX: (562) 590-7925 Bajaautomotive@Yahoo.com DEcATUR Foua WHEEL DRIVE Cum DECATUR, TX 76234 TOM ALLEN (800) 66L13649/(214) 641-2090 DEsERT STEEL MOTORSPORTS 1863 COMMANDER DRIVE LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86403 (928) 855-2208 'EAsrERN OFF-RoAD RACING AssN. TOM DELAUDER, SR. 1091 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD WELLSVILLE, OHIO 43968 (330) 532-4589 FNsENADA BAJA OFF RoAD RAceyG Av.REFORMA1136 ENSADA, BC, MX OJ l-52-646-1818989 Eus10 0ll-52-646-1715230 AARON Races lor buggys & Motor9cles January 2009 EsTERO BEACH OO'ERNATIONAL SotJrH EL MomE, CA 91733 Short Course Racing 626-442-9320/FAX626-579-605J VICTORIA GALINDO February 7, 2009 ENSENAOA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Wild Wash 250 0ll-52-646-176-6230 Barstow A, CA April 4, 2009 FORDA Mojave 250 FloRJDA OFF RoAD DRlvER's Barstow B, CA ASSOCIATION Ma,-16, 2009 JASON LEIBIN Ridgecrest 200 (727) 376-4176 Ridgecrest, CA June 27, 2009 Mar, At!i Mai, Nov at Davidson Racewa~ MDR400 FunPUCKER RACING TEAM Lucerne Valley, CA 1855 PARKWAY DRIVE Dbl Pts S. EL MoNrE, CA 91733 August lS, 2009 626-442-9320/959-579-6151 FAX California 200 mdrracin&@aol.com Lucerne Valley, CA GORRA Night September 26, 2009 GEORGIA OFF ROAD Lucerne 250 RACING AsSOCIATION Lucerne Valley B, CA 420 HOSEA ROAD November 7, 2009 LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30245 Stoddard 250 Barstow B, CA (404) 963-0252 ~tum Series GPORRA 31,2008 GREAT PLANEs ()pp ROAD Bud Light Dash February 21, 2009 RACING AssOCIATION Fud 200 TIM HODGE Plaster City, CA (402) 991-6048 April ZS, 2009 SCOTT MORROW (816) 792-2126 King of the Desert (All races are short course, stadium style Plaster City, CA June 13, 2009 Classes -Sportsman, 1/2-1600, 5-1600, Coyote Wash 200 Spore Truck, Quads, Tough Truck Plaster City, CA -Nebraska Raceway Park, Exit 420 on 1-80 October 17, 2009 between Omaha and Lincoln.) Plaster City, CA For latest info check November 28, 2009 < www.gporra.net> MOR Rally HIGH PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING Plaster City, CA December 31, 2009 2000 W. QUINCY AVENUE #8 Bud Light Dash ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110 Plaster City, CA 303-806-8062/ 303-781-0974 fax INTERNATIONAL ICE RACING M.O.R.E. MoJA VE OFF RoAD RACING AssOCIATION ENnruSIASTS P.O. Box 8105 ST. PAUL, MN 55108 P.O. Box 1231 STEVE BEDDOR BARSTOW, CA 92312 (612) 937-3816/Fax 474-2769 760-253-4453 moreracing@earthlink.net INTER-SHOWS MOTORSPORTS JanWU"f 24, 2009 PROMOTIONS, INc. 200 Miles P.O. Box 2910 Barstow, CA MISSION VIEJO, CA 92690" March 21, 2009 (949) 582-2371 250 Miles Barstow, CA JEEPSPEED Ma,-23,2009 1826 N. WINDES 500 Miles Orange, CA 92869 Lucerne, CA , I 714-538-7434/ fax 714-633-1724 July 18, 2009 All races lor ]eeeseeed 1,2 & 3 Freedom 250 KAMLooPS OFF ROAD RACING Barstow, CA Sept 12, 2009 Wlwpe.riag Pines Sport11 & 250 Miles Recreation Ce.oter Lucerne, CA KAMLOOPS, BC, CANADA Oct 4, 2009 www.korrbc.ca. 4th Annual Powder Puff Mike Stran&e (250) 573-4003 Barstow, CA I.As VEGAS SANDSPORTS & DecS, 2009 Toys For Tots Holiday 200 OFFRoAD ExPO Barstow, CA (626) 961-3782 MlcmGAN SPORT BuGGY <www.prerunners.com> <www.me&ashow.com> AsSOCIATION LI.T.R.E. DAVE BARRET 6363 NIGHTINGALE DR. JEFF ELROD FUNT, ML 48506 (408) 926-0522 (810) 7 30-9221 JIMARUTA MoroWFSr WINTER TRIALs SERIF.S (408) 247-4402 MAMA!uuTA OFF RoAD RACING BILL MARKHAM (909) 860-1857 LUIS CARLOS AlVAREZO <www.ITStrials.com> , PANAMERICANA AVE #5105 All events at Perris Raceway Cd. Juarez, Chih., MX 011-52-1637-1799 (At Reed Valley with a school) MlcmGAN BuGGY BUILDERS NATIONAL Muo RACING AssN. RT. #l - Box 380 Dune BulfllY Trade Sb.ow DAVE OR MARLENE RYAN (517) 543-7214 PALATKA, FL 32177 <www.bu&~builders.com> (904) 325-5422 MlcmGAN OFF ROAD NATIONAL TuFF ThuCK AssN. CHAMPIONSHIPS Butch Chapin Motonporta Promo-M. T .B. Enterprises Inc. tiom 15529 JONES ROAD 1404 EAST 3RD STREET GRAND LEDGE, ML 48837 HASTINGS, MN 55033-1415 (517) 627-6200 (612) 437-2459 Motor9cles, Quads, ATVs and Pilots only NOORA MAORA NoRTIIERN Omo OFF RoAD MID-AMERICA RACING AssN. OFF RoAD AssOCIATION GARY WULFF (724) 283-2678 P.O. Box664 E-MAIL Kaylaaron@aol.com GREENUP, IL 62428 <www.Nooraoffroadracing.com> (217) 962-1318 Buggies, Pilot/Odysseys, Trucks, Quads E-MAIL: rooster@maoraracing.us (Spring Valley Raceway, on route 518, 2 0 <www.maoraracing.us> minutes SW of Lisbon, OH) (Thunder Valley located 15 minutes from MoJA VE DEsERT RACING SJn:ingValley) 1853 PARKWAY DRIVE Dusty Times

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OFFRoADExro SPIN COMMUNICATIONS (415) 380-3890 Meghan@spinpr.com OFF ROAD RACING AssoclATION Volunteezed Senet1 PRESIDENT• GEOFF LEE 1243 TRICE ROAD LEBANON, TN 37087 (615) 453-5830 CLASS REP. -1/2-1600 BRUCE MEYERS (865) 453-1005 CLASS REP. - 9 & UNLID. MICHAEL MOORE (334) 271-7035 OIJTIAW REP. DON PONDER (314) 631-8190 (All Races at Wheeling in the County 900 Acres) Omo OFF RoADERS INc. 1427 GOSHEN HILLS ROAD S.E. NEW PHH.ADELPHIA, OHIO 44663 )IM KENDEL (216) 339-4674 All races held at Harrison County Fairgrounds. Cadiz, Ohio ONTARIO OFF ROAD RACERS AssocIATION RICK TICHBOURNE, PUBLIC RELATIONS (519)-681-4192(H)/ (519) 457-2913(W) Oun.Aw SEVEN PICKUP 9269 UMMELMAN ST. Louis, MO 63123 (314) 631-8140/Fax: ((314) 631-1921 PACE MOTOR SPORTS U.S. Off Road ClumpiotWJJp 495 N. COMMONS DRIVE AURORA, IL 60504 (630) 566-6100 <www.usoff-road.com> PENNSYLVANIA SHORT CoURSE RACING SMITHTON HOLE RACEWAY 313 SKYLINE DRIVE SMITHTON, PA. 15479 MIKE GEISER 330-683-6263 www.smithtonhole.com Short Course Offroad Racing All Races At Smithton Hole Raceway Pna!sPF.AK P.O. Box 6962 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80934 (719) 685-4400 PINE BARRENS ROUGH RIDERS OFF RoAD RACING CHATSWORTH, NJ (856) 875-7591 PRo 1600 SHOOTOUT CoREYG01N 559-647-6132 GOlNRAClN@HOTMAIL.COM PRoTRuCK 14402 BOND COURT EL CAJON, CA 92021 619-390-6252 PuRE ENERGY PROMOTIONS P.O. Box50 RICKETTS, 1A 51460 (712) 679-2221 RALLY AMERICA NATIONAL EVENTS 2009 National Championship Series ]anllllrf 30-31, 2009 Sno*Drift Rally February 27-28, 2009 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood 2008 Rally America Regional Rally Cup April 2S-26, 2009 Olympus Rally May lS-17, 2009 Oregon Trail Rally June S-6, 2009 Susquehannock Trail Rally Julv 17-18, 2009 New England Forest Rally Au.gun 2~29, 2009 Ojibwe Forests Rally September 19-20, 2009 Rally Colorado Lake Superior Rally October 16-17, 2009 Rally America Regional Events: Regionftl Championships. 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BFG Tires, the official tire of SCORE for 33 years was honored as both the 2008 SCORE Entry Sponsor and the 2008 SCORE Pit Support Team of the year. The SCORE Off-Roadsman awards are determined by the vote of more than 2,500 members of Los Angeles-based SCORE lnternational. Among the other honorees were the top point leaders from the 2008 SCORE Desert Series. It was the ninth time BFG Tires has been voted the top Entry Sponsor and 22nd time it has been honored as the premier Pit Support team. Las Vegas' Rob MacCachren, the versatile driver who has eight career SCORE class point titles and was recently selected for the fourth time to the MRWBA All-America motorsports team, was honored as the 2008 SCORE Person of the Year. He currently splits driving with Mark Post on Post's Riviera Racing team in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division. "Rob MacCachren embodies the true spirit and talent of SCORE desert racers and this selection by his peers reflects all that he has meant for so many years to our sport," said Fish. American Honda was voted SCORE Motorcycle Manufacturer of the Year for the 20th time and the 12th consecutive year. Volkswagen of America was selected the SCORE Contingency Company of the Year for the first time, testimony to the massive $100,000 contingency posting the company had during the 2008 SCORE Desert Series. During the SCORE Awards, 2008' Class 1-2/1600 point champion Adam Pfankuch, received the $20,000 VW bonus as driver of the VW-powered vehicle that finished the highest in the SCORE Overall Point standings. Pfankuch finished third in the SCORE Overall points for the 2008 season. Among the special awards presented by SCORE was a special appreciation recognition to the government of Baja California for all of its assistance to helping SCORE produce three highly successful races in B:.ija California, Mexico, in 2008. Receiving the award was Oscar Escobedo, the Secretary ofTourism for Baja California. Las Vegas' B.J. Richardson was honored as both the 2008 SCORE Overall point champion and unlimited Class 1 titlist. His consistency, which included three seconds, one 10th and one ninth, earned him his first SCORE Overall point championship. He races in a Chevy-powered Bunderson open-wheel desert race .car for John Gaughan's Las Vegas Dissemination team. Banning Motorsports, Laveen, Ariz., picked up two prestigious awards in front of the nearly 500 SCORE desert racers, crews and families at the SCORE Awards Night. Lee Banning, who was driver of record for the second-place team in SCORE Lite, was voted the 2008 Suzuki SCORE Rookie of the Year and Andy McGaw was selected as the 2008 SCORE Mechanic of the Year. Banning received his choice of a Suzuki ATV or Suzuki Motorcycle as a special prize for his recognition. "BFGoodrich Tires has supported all of desert racing, especially SCORE, for 33 years," said Fish, "To win the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 once is a major feat, but to capture the world's most prestigious desert race 20 straight years (1986-2005) is unbelievable. Their grassroots support of desert racers is unparalleled. SCORE is deeply honored to have the relationship with BFG Tires that we have had for three decades. Mike Julson, of Santee, Calif., who is a SCORE regular co-driver in SCORE Trophy-Truck, saw his Jimco open-wheel desert race cars win the 2008 SCORE Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer point championship for the 15th time and 14th straight. Ken Major and his Major Performance company captured the 2008 Engine Builder point championship for the fifth time. A rugged group of 14 SCORE racers were also honored as 2008 SCORE Toyota Milestone Award winners after finishing all 1,692.50 race miles during the season. John Calvin, the well known publisher of Dusty Times Magazine, was honored for the first time as Judy Smith SCORE Journalist of the Year, while Durka Durka Photo earned SCORE Photographer of the Year honors for the first time. Calvin's late wife, Jean Calvin, earned the SCORE journalist award 11 times. The six 2008 SCORE Sportsman class winners each also received an exclusive Wahoo's Fish Taco "Vestal" Co-Branded Motorhead Men's Watch, courtesy ofWahoo's co-founder Wing Lam. 'DNAL FLAG - We were grieved to hear of the untimely passing of Katherine .l'(Kerry) O'Connor Putman. Kerry passed away unexpectedly on December 7, 2008 at the age of 41. Kerry was a wonderful wife, daughter, big sister, auntie and friend to all. She loved off road racing and exploring Baja, it was her passion. She spent several years employed by Wide Open Baja Tours, where she met her husband, Darryl. Kerry and Darryl were married in an intimate ceremony at Mike's Sky Ranch in 2003. Kerry is survived by her loving husband Darryl and their loving pets Joe and Roundup. Via con Dios Kerry, rest in eternal peace. BEST IN THI! DESERT-BITD's Desert Classic went off nicely on December 6. Andrew & Scott McMillin took the Trick Truck win, the McDowells took the Class 1500 win, the Staats clan won Class 1200, Curt LeDuc took Class 8, Richard Blunk won Class 7200, Danny Ashcraft took Class 10, Sigal Greenberg was the Class 1100 winner, Matt Gumz took 1/2-1600, Aaron Dixon won Class 7100, Eric Anderson won Class 5, Eric Heiden took the JeepSpeed win, Chad Hall took Class 4100, Josh Hall won Class 8100, Gale Pike won JeepSped 3, Rod Hall won Class 3100, Carl Fitz took the Class 7300 win and Bob Rose was the Class 1800 winner. 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HID TECATE SCORE BAJA 1000 Norman_& Roesseler overall carnruclc Winners Chuck Dempsey teamed up with John f.lerder and they drove their Jefferies Chevy to the Class 1 win, seen here nicely airborne. road to recovery before race day. They never learned who the shooter was, or why he shot at them without warning. One possi-bility being considered was that since they weren't Fiding on the course, they'd inadvertently stumbled into some sort of illicit activity, and it was their bad luck that someone took steps to scare them away. It's likely that no one will ever know. It does brin'g into focus the wisdom of staying on known trails and staying in a group. Norman/Roesseler, Ford F~150, had a wonderful Baja 1000 race, they won in Trophy Truck as well as the overall, seen here getting their feet wet. The course for this year's loop was a combination of some of the most challenging trails available in in northern Baja seemingly did not west of Jamau when the biker in the northern part of Baja. As they discourage racers and fans. Spec-front rounded a corner and an left Ensenada the racers went to ta tors and pit crews were re-individual dressed in camouflage Ojos Negros, as they've done for minded to stay in groups and shot him with a 22 caliber rifle. years. But from there they didn't travel during daylight hours. One As the other bikers rode up the head southeast, but rather, north-scary story emerged, but it hap-shooter raised the gun again, but east, winding through the pine for-pened before the race weekend. did not shoot again. est, clear up to the Tecate High-Roger Norman and Larry Roeseler showed that their win at Primm was no one-shot fluke; when they repeated at the SCORE Baja 1000, taking the four-wheeled vehicle overall win in their Ford. The Honda motorcycle team of Robby Bell, Kendall Norman and Johnny Campbell took the abso-lute overall win on their Class 22 bike, in 12 hours 29 minutes and ten seconds. The time for Norman and Roeseler was 12:40:33. · The SCORE Baja 1000 ma:y have tak.en a hit from some bad publicity and a rocky economy, but it still attracted 208 cars and trucks and 142 bikes and quads, to make it the biggest "loop" 1000 ever, and the third largest event in the 41 years of its existence. Pre-event stories of high crime Three relatively experienced bik-The bikers rode back the way way. Then, once they'd gone nearly . ers had gone for a sort of pre-run they'd come, and then down onto to the California border, they re-ride (they were not entered in the the pavement. They used cell crossed the Highway, and headed race). They had a chase crew, and phones to call an emergency num-down the Rumarosa Grade. This did an abbreviated pre-run, decid-ber and ask for an ambulance. section of road is very narrow and ing to finish up by heading into There was a long period when twisty, with sheer drop offs on one Ensenada on the pavement, after they weren't certain if help would side and solid embankments on coming down from Mike's. They come, but racers in the area the other. Trophy Truck drivers found the pavement boring, and who'd been pre-running, were knew they would have four three-rode up into the trails north of helpful with vehicles, radios, point turns on the way down. the highway, some of which have phones and moral support, and Even buggies, it was said, couldn't been used in previous races and eventually the wounded rider was slide through the turns to make were familiar to them. They were on a small helicopter and flown up time, because there were huge not on the course. They were to Tijuana for surgery. He sur-rocks waiting to destroy their tires. riding in single file; about 17 miles vived the ordeal and was on the Many racers · felt that the racing ------------------------wouldn't really start until they'd reached the bottom of the Rumarosa. That was at the north-ern tip of Laguna Salada, still very close to the Mexicali/Tecate high-way. They then ran along the east-ern edge of the "dry" lake. There was one legal alternate route, just in case the original route became too muddy. This dry late is never truly dry, although it has that ap-pearance. Under a foot or so of dry silt and salt, there's a muddy bog that can easily trap an unwary driver, even in a Trophy Truck. Once past the hazards of Salada, the course returned to some old routes, traveling the washes that parallel Highway 3. Eventually, at Mile 279 they'd arrive at Borrego, where they crossed the Ensenada Highway, and began a big loop. That carried them into Matias Pass, across the east edge of Diablo Dry Lake, then down old familiar roads toward San Felipe. They continued south past Zoo Road, eventually turning east and traveling down one of the washes to the old Puertecitos Road. Then they turned north, ran into and through San Felipe, out the ' northbound trails, sort of paral-leling the highway, up to Three Poles, where they turned left and joined the same course again, as it ran along the east/ west highway. This time, when they got to Matias, they headed right, up to the pave-ment and across, and into the BJ Baldwin, seen here in his Chevy Silverado finished less than five Harley Letner and Kory Halopoff drove their Alpha Performance minutes in arrears in the Trophy Truck Class, seen here at speed. Chevy to the silver medal in Class 1, seen here at speed. The Velazco/ Cruz/Velazco trio finished six minutes behind the leader in the Class 1/ 2-1600 battle, seen here in their Porter. Don and Ken Moss had to settle for a silver. medal finish in Class Jim Anderson, with help from Drew and Mike Belk drove their Class 3 at the Baja 1000, here at speed in their Ford Bronco. 5-1600 car to the silver medal in class, seen here speeding along. Pages January 2009 Marion and Francisco Reynoso, with help from Adrian Esparza drove their good looking Bug to a second place finish in Class 5-1600. Dusty Times 1, '

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other race teams were curious. As an example, about 20 minutes be-fore the start Gordon spent about 15 minutes with his head tucked· into the wheel wells, getting a good look at its underpinnings, and there'd been plenty of others do-ing the same. All together, there were 26 Trophy Trucks. The Ramirez/Arambula/Lopez trio took the gold medal in the Class 1/2-1600 battle, they're seen here flyin' high at the Baja. Darren Skilton, with help from John Kellwitz and Matt McCallum drove the Jeep Wrangler to a nice win in the Class 3 competition. Roeseler started the morning in Norman's truck, fifth off the line, and just behind B.J. Baldwin. When Baldwin had a flat front -tire, they moved up a position and when ·Collins dropped out Roeseler was first on the road. He was conscious of Baldwin back there, but it was dusty enough that it was hard to pass. Roeseler had no mechanical problems and no flat tires and handed the truck. over to Norman still in the lead. Normal} said he "took it easy", and he also had no flat tires, and his only problem was about a minute and a half stop to re-mount their top lights when they fell off after going over a jump. They took the win by four min-utes and 53 seconds. uphill wash that parallels the high-to Ojos, and then picked up the way. Eventually they did a little outbound trail to come in to the pavement driving, and then hit finish, exactly where they'd started Mike's Road. This year they didn't in front of the beautiful Conven-go all the way up, but just to the tion Center. The total distance apex, where the course meets the was 631 miles, and everyone had incoming road from Valle de 31 hours in which to complete the Trinid~d. At that point they race. As always the speed limits on headed down toward Trinidad, the highway sections were in effect, and out through the vineyards to and every entrant carried the Highway 1, across it and down tracking equipment from IriTrack onto the beach and Erendira. Af-that recorded their location and ter running along the beach for a speed every foot of the way while they turned inland and ran around the course. uphill to Santo Tomas. Then Ensenada authorities had once there was the familiar section of again realigned traffic in their city pavement until Uruapan, and at to make the race work beautifully. that point they turned eastward The-start line-up stretched the again. SCORE used a different length of the Malecon, along trail this time, hooping to avoid Lazaro Cardenas, their main di-some of the deep silt and various vided boulevard. To do this·the road blocks that occurred on the authorities made the southbound old road, but the racers didn't section into a two-way street and think it was any better. Eventually it. stayed that way for three days. the course wandered northward In the meantime, Avenida Lopez Mateos, which roughly parallels it, and crosses the "wash" where the race cars go into the dirt, was closed. It's going to be raised up so it won't be underwater when-ever it rains or there's a high tide, and work is already underway. So the citizens of Ensenada had no easy "alternate route" for those three days, and must have felt sorely tried from time to time. The bikes started early in the morning, and then after a three hour wait, the Trophy Trucks led the four-wheeled classes off the line. Everyone was started 30 sec-onds apart. It was 10:39 a.m. where the first truck took to the trail. The weather was mild, with a faint fog hanging over the area, as a hint of what was to come. The drivers had been right. The race really began once they'd reached the bottom of the Rumarosa. And for those who 2,.163 Rooms And Suites 60 Table Games 2,300 Slot Machines Poker Room Race & Sports Book 800-Seat Bingo Room 16 Movie Theaters forgot, it ended early. Pete ~ohren blew his motor at Mile 8, and Robby Gordon ran his Chevy into a "giant boulder" ("it's been there for 100 years", said Pete), right there. His truck tipped over on one side and Pete Lent him his tow strap so he could get uprighted and go on. But Robby wasn't able to go all the way. He pulled off the course and headed down the highway before getting to Borrego. Brian Collins and Chuck Hovey, in the Dodge, lost their motor at about the same point. The big buzz the day before had been the introduction of Volkswagen's newTouaregTrophy Truck, which is diesel powered and shaped like a Touareg (that is, an SUV rather than a truck). It gath-ered crowds. The drivers were Ryan Arciero and Mark Miller, a topnotch Baja team. It wasn't just the fans who were interested. The Behind them Baldwin felt he had to "play catch up" all day af-ter that flat. He said the course was "very rough. It's very techni-cal. There were lots of places to make mistakes." At night it was particularly hard to see because there was no wind, and the dust mixed with the fog and hung. This made it hard to get around the quads and bikes. He stopped three times for fuel, and "had a lot of fun." Baldwin was concen-trating on winning the champion-ship, so he was working extra hard Continued next page 8 Restaurants 65,000 Sq. Ft. Of Meeting Space 4,500 Seat Equestrian & Event Center 80,000 Sq. Ft. Exhibit Hall Spa & Fitness Center Showroom 64-Lane Bowling Center 1-866-791-7626 • LAS VEGAS BLVD AT S/LVERADO RANCH • SOUTHPOINTCASINO.COM Dusty Times January 2009 Page9

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not to make mistakes. He said he'd have like to "run all out", but he wanted the championship. Baldwin finished the race with the Trophy Truck championship, while Norman and Roeseler were second in the points standings. In third place it was the team of Chad and Larry Ragland in their Toyota. Larry, who started the race, lost his power steering belts at one· point. He got out at Mile 355, which was just north of San Felipe a bit, and Chad took over from there. He had no me-chanical problems, but ran into thick fog at Uruapan, and was in fog almost all the rest of the way. The Raglands were 41 minutes in back of Baldwin. In fourth it was Mark Post and Rob MacCachren in their Ford. MacCachren started and finished and Post drove the middle section. MacCachren had no problems, but when Post got in he lost his intercom. This meant he couldn't talk to his navigator, and wasn't able to get his instruc-tions about what course condi-tions·were coming up. It slowed them considerably. The navigator, Kelly Courie, tried to use hand sig-nals to indicate what was in front of them, but it was a poor substi-tute for their usual easy commu-nication. MacCachren got back in to do the last section and came up on Garron Cadiente in Ron Whitton's Ford, stuck on the course. MacCachren had to push him clear of the track, and that badly damaged his front light bar, giving them poor lights for the rest of the trip. They finished fourth, less than five minutes behind the Raglands. In fifth it was the Toyota of Dan Friedkin, Steve Hengeveld and Danny Sullivan, an hour and three minutes further back. They didn't report any specific prob-lems, but Sullivan said he had a lot of dust, and Hengeveld had fog and rain on the beach section. He said he had trouble seeing thanks to the fog, and interestingly, he felt "it was worse in the truck than on a bike, 'cause there's more lights." Sixth went to Justin and Bob Lofton, Chevy. They started 20th, and Justin had some brake prob-Pietro Brassea and Ivan Pacheco took a very nice win in the Class 5 at the Baja 1000, it was 18 hours, 1 7 minutes in the car, but well worth it. !ems thanks to a torn up brake line. By about Mile 200 he had no brakes at all, so he pretty much drove in just first and second gear. His dad, Bob, got in at Mile 400, and he had a couple flats. He said it was the "toughest race course I've been on." They also had a sticky throttle pedal for a while. Justin was surprised that six Tro-phy Trucks had finished before any Class 1 cars came in. He said "They were ea tin' us up 'ti! we got to Borrego." Apparently the course favored the cars to that point, and then the Trophy Trucks were more at home the rest of the way. In seventh it was the Chevy of Robbie Pierce and Mike Julson. Pierce was the starting driver, and he'd been stuck in a hole in the Pine Forest.at Mile 75, which cost him an hour. His crew had to come in and pull him out. Julson avoided that kind of disaster, but had to stop and add oil every 100 miles. They were 40 minutes be-hind the Loftons. In eighth it was Ron Whitton and Garron Cadiente, who fielded only one Ford for this event. Cadiente said they "didn't have the best truck today." They were plagued with motor problems, and the hood came off, the sway bars broke, they lost their rear brakes and a tie strap wrapped around the rotor in front. They lost their rear limit straps, and had to add water. They were 18 min-utes behind seventh place. Bobby Baldwin's Chevy was next to finish, in ninth. Baldwin drove to Mile 100 and put Job in there. Originally Job was sched-uled to get in at the bottom of the Rumarosa, but Baldwin changed plans and had Job helicoptered up to Mile 100 and installed him there. He drove the balance of the race, a long day. He had no brakes all day, but avoided major disas-ters. He got stuck, and had to re-place his lower front Hghts with some from on top. They were 44 minutes behind eighth place. In tenth it was Darnen Jefferies who drove all the way in his Chevy. He was slowed early in some kind of jam that he couldn't see the cause of, and then his shifter started to break in the Pine For-est. He said, "So, I didn't shift 'ti! I got to the bottom ofRumarosa." He just left it in third. It eventu-ally did break. He shredded a tire as he arrived at Borrego the sec-ond time. He did the entire San Felipe loop in third gear. At Mile 519 he hit a hole and got stuck, then had to dig his way out. Then he lost a torque converter seal, and had to take time for repairs. He said it was "One heckuva tough race -never a dull moment." The jam up that Jefferies ran into was at about Mile 45, and involved a few Trophy Trucks early on, but then Paul Fish, Race Director, Marcos .Nunez and Norberto Rivera were the big winners in the Class 5-1600 fracas, seen here midway through the race. flew over it in his helicopter, and along the course, because the car was able to find a way around is so quiet. (Others had reported whatever the obstacle was, and re-that it was indeed quiet, and very, routed the trail. very fast. Some thought it was kind Jason McNeil and Alex Almiraz of spooky that something so fast finished 11th in their Ford. They could be so quiet.) They had no had transmission problem, brake flat tires, but had replaced a trans-problems, six flats and were stuck mission that went out while com-in traffic. McNeil did the start to ing down the Rumarosa. Arciero Mile 120 and then Valle de coasted down the last section. Trinidad to the finish. He said it Mark Miller, the finisher driver, was so dusty early on that there said they'd "had some adversiry, was no passing all the way to La-and overcame it." Translated, this guna Salada. But he was pleased meant the rear differential had to to finally get his first finish in a be replaced when he got to San SCORE event. It was his 14th try. Matias, a half-hour job. Ryan Cameron Steele and Rick Arciero said it needed a little work Geiser were 12th in Steele's onthesuspension,buttheengine Cadillac. They had a fire in the was "awesome" the whole time. rear after a brake line ripped off. For the first attempt they did re-They used their extinguisher and markably well, although the fire didn't go out, so they did Volkswagen was possibly disap-a Mickey Thompson, and drove pointed. But the unforgiving na-80 miles an hour on a flat tire-on ture of this event makes it very dif-Laguna Salada and put it out. ficult to finish in the first attempt They particularly thanked Kory with a new design, and they accom-Halopoff, B.J. Richardson and plished a lot by doing that. The Jason McNeil who stopped to of-car has a huge fuel cell, which fer help. Later in the race Geiser holds 65 gallons, which was the lost a little time when he stopped maximum that Bill Savage (Tech-to help a downed Quad rider. He nical Director for SCORE) would put the injured rider into the Tro- allow. This meant they needed only ' phy Truck, and his navigator, two fuel stops for the length of Cody Stewart, rode the quad out. the run. Volkswagen is also very The Volkswagen Touareg team proud of their "clean diesel" tech-finished 13th, another hour and nology. a half later, actually crossing the In 14th place it was Greg finish line at dawn on Saturday. Nunley, Don Daniels and Bob They reported that they could Shepard in a Chevy. They'd had hear the spectators cheering all one flat, a light bar issue and had Heidi Steele, with help from Rene Brugger and Cameron Steele took A second place finish in Class 9 went to Daniel Reyes Jr/Julian Mark and CJ Hutchins were a bft off the mark atthe Baja 1CXXJ, they second place honors in Class 7SX, Seen here in their Ford Ranger. Rivera and Hector Ortega, seen here just at touchdown. finished a long 2NDplace in the Class 10 contest in their Kreger Honda. The Jackson/Sandoval/Williams entry took second place in SCORE Eric Solorzano and Bob Johnson gave it their all at the 1000 but Jason and Jeff Horsley were the second place finishers in the LITE, they're seen here in their Meco at speed. had to settle for a second place finish in Class 11. Pro Truck category, seen here in their Chevy Silverado at speed. Page 10 January 2009 Dusty Times

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time was 18:0 4:49, about two hours behind fourth place. Luis Ramirez drove all the way in his Jefferies Chevy, and finished sixth. He said, "I did the whole thing. I think it was a mistake." He changed his alternator three times. Said he, "It was tough, real tough, I'm really happy to be here." His time was 19:08:44. In seventh it was Tony Murray, Randy Ross and Josh Rigsby in a Penhall Chevy. They had c.v. prob-lems, losing an hour at Mile 190, and another 45 minutes at Mile 400. They were just 17 minutes be-hind sixth place. Marc Burnett was one happy fella when he took the Class 6 win, he's seen here early on in his well lighted Ford Ranger. Guillermo Galvan with help from Ricardo Galvan took the Class 7 win in Mexico, seen here with a bit of body panel missing. Eighth place went to Brian Parkhouse and Chuck Sacks in their Jimco Chevy. Tom Ridings usually shares the driving with Parkhouse, but he injured his back testing at Plaster City not long be-fore the race. Parkhouse somehow was crashed onto at Mile 17, which was the start of a jam at that point. Another Class 1 car was parked on his car, which was seemingly parked in a ditch. Then more cars arrived, apparently un-able to see well in the dust, and a pileup ensued. None of the sto.-ries were very clear, but it was cer-tain that Parkhouse was at the bottom. He lost "lots of time". Then, when he got to Laguna Salada, he got stuck. Sacks had to change a c.v. joint at Ojos Negros on the way in, and he also changed a power steering pump somewhere along the line. Also -while being pulled out of his "stuck", the car rolled over, and Sacks also man-aged to get stuck later in the day. They said it had been "a long day". been stuck at Uruapan and had to dig themselves out. They'd also lost an alternator and a fuel pump. This was the first time out for the truck. The 15th place finisher in the Trophy Truck class w·as the team of Scott Steinberger, Mike Childress and Jimmy Nuckles, in a Ford. They finished at 10:30 Saturday morning, reporting that Childress had hit a booby trap at Erendira and rolled the truck, which cost him about four hours. They'd also had "motor issues", broke a steering box and had to wait for parts, and had to fix a bolt on a light bar. Childress said he "had a blast." They were the last Trophy Truck team to get there. Non-finishers in the Trophy Truck ranks included Sohren, Collins and Gordon who were all reported to have lost motors. Rick D. Johnson and Ricky Johnson, a very capable team, failed to fin-ish, as well as the Vanderwey brothers, Alan Pflueger, and Gus and Tavo Vildosola, Mexico's best bet for a top finish by a Mexican team. It was reported that Tavo hit a tree at high speed and tore the back end out of the truck. Francisco Cervantes and his Camaro didn't make it, nor did Kory Scheeler, James Bult or Ed Stout.· None of them reported back with the details. In Class 1 there were 28 start-ers, but only ten of them finished. First to get to the finish was the team of Chuck Dempsey and John Herder, driving a Chevy powered Jefferies. Herder started and later said, "I just drove unusually not my style. It was completely un-eventful for me." Dempsey re-ported "a lot of fog and dust." They had no flats, and no other problems. Their time was 14:59:57, a surprising two hours and 19 minutes slower than the first Trophy Truck. In second place it was Harley Letner and Kory Halopoff, in their Chevy powered Alpha Perfor-mance. Halopoff had a flat. Letner got stuck five minutes after getting in and then decided, "I bet-ter calm down and get to the fin-ish." The two have had a hard time finishing anything for the last year, and Halopoff expressed that suc-cinctly, saying, "It's so good to be here!" They were 18 minutes be-hind the winning car. Ron Brant and Richard Boyle were third in their Jimco Chevy. Brant said, "The first 20 miles were a disaster - cars on top of each other." Once clear of that he said the silt was really bad and he couldn't find the course. He got into a blockage on Rumarosa,.and lost his starter. Boyle, who did the second half reported that his throttle had been sticking since San Matias (just west of Borrego). They were only 12 minutes behind second place. Fourth place went to Rob Bruce who drove all the way in his Jefferies Chevy. He had an early fire due to over-flowing fuel, and had to go fast to put it out. His alternator burned up in the inci-dent. He also had a few flats, and then got hit in the shoulder when someone tossed a rock at the car. He was 34 minutes behind third place. In fifth place it was Brian, Beau and Travis Robinson, all from Australia, in a Jimco Chevy. Brian, the father, started the trip and his sons finished. They broke their limit straps, but had no other trouble. They said, "It was awe-some, absolutely awesome." 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Their time was 20:05:09. In ninth place it was B.J. Richardson. T.J. Flores shared the driving, doing Mile 220 to 420 in the Bunderson Chevy. They'd had to pull the transmission out and replace the converter, which had been losing fluid fast. But they had no flats. Richardson won the over-all season points championship with this finish. Their time was 20:31:25. Tenth, and last in the class to finish, was the team of Martin Christensen and Armin Schwarz, in their BMW Jimco. They'd re-portedly been parked on top of Parkhouse. Schwarz had spent two and a half hours at Mile 17, having apparently driven straight into a ravine. It was, said Christensen, "A total s*** sand-wich." They didn't have any flats or any mechanical trouble. Said Christensen, "A Baja race is never over 'ti! you're here." Their time was 22:38:26. There were an-other eight and a half hours to go before time would run out, but no more Class 1 cars made it. Those who bombed out in-cluded Billy and Dave Gasper, Eric and Stuart Chase, Dale Ebberts and Brad Etter, Pat Dean who had alternator trouble, Todd Welling, Charles Rud9lph, Steve Raskett, Mike Walser and Armin Kremer and Adam Pfankuch in the team-car to Christensen and Schwarz. Also, the Wilson brothers, Brendan Gaughan, Dale Lenk, Lee Patton, Mark Weyhrich, Alan Roach, Willie Cummings, Brendan Fikes and John Hsu. It was a tough day. The Class 10 cars were third off the line, with 11 starters. Three of them were hoping to be the first VW powered car back to the finish, aiming at Volkswagen's $5,000 bonus for doing that. But when the first Class 10 car arrived at the finish line about 3 a.m., it was powered by a Honda. Lobsam Yee, who started last in the class, brought his Jimco to the finish line first. He had no flat tires, but a loose cable on his computer cost him a It was a nice win in Class 7SX for John Holmes and Mark Landersman, they're seen here nicely airborne in their Ford Ranger. Juan Lopez and 'ol friend Beny Canela took the Class 8 honors, they're seen here at speed in their Ford F-150. half hour. He had to radio for assembly. Higman did the begin-there. his father-in-law, Me m o ning and end, while Rick Munyon N on-finishers were Adam Rodriguez, to come and fix it for drove the San Felipe loop. They Ashcraft, Alex Crosthwaite and him. Yee's time was 15:50:30, and lost a snap ring and the axle fell Rocky Merino. he was 25th in the overall stand-out on Laguna Salada, and that The SCORE Lite class fielded ings (including bikes). cost them two hours. Higman had 13 entries, and they started just In second place in Class 10 it a flat, and he also ran into fog in back of the Class 10 cars. The was the team of Mark and C.J. and rain on the beach section. winning team was made up of Hutchins in their orange Honda They were 50 minutes behind Rick St. John, Ramsey El Wardani powered Kreger. Mark started fourth place. and Dean Bayerle, in a Duvel and went to Mike 280, and his Sixth place went to Sergio chassis. Bayerle started, and went son, C.J., drove to the finish. He Salgado and Ricardo Corvera, in to Mike 220 and then St. John said they had "issues all day long a Jimco Honda. They are a team got in for the next 200 miles. -bottlenecks." They were an hour from Mexicali, which was well rep-They said their shocks weren't and 23 minutes behind the win-resented at this race. They fin-working well. El Wardani drove ning car. ished at about 9: 15 on· Saturday to the end. They lost a fuel pump, In third it was Tito Robles and morning, three hours behind and replaced it, and El Wardani Arturo Salas, in a Jimco Honda, fifth place. got stuck on the beach after slow-finishing at 4:25 a.m. Saturday. In seventh in Class 10 it was ing for a booby trap. He also had They got lost in the crowd at the Tim Pangborn, Mike Brodeur quite a lot of fog on the beach. finish line, and were unavailable and Brian Steele in a VW pow-Their time was 17: 13: 15. for comment. They were only five ered Kreger. They said they'd had The team of Blaise Jackson, minutes behind second place, and a "long day." They lost first gear, Dan Folts, Mike Sandoval and Hutchins had been afraid they'd lost reverse gear, and got stuck. Tim Jones, in a MECO, was sec-catch him. They'd been towed up two silt ond. They had no proble).Tls be-Fourth place went to Javier hills. Brodeur started, Pangborn yond running out of gas. They Robles, and Leonardo and Alex did Mile 279 to Mile 577, and were about an hour and a half Navarrete in a Jim co Honda. Steele did the final 50 miles. This behind the lead car. They didn't have any flats, but a was Brodeur's first Baja 1000. In third it was Gary Johnson, bolt on their rack and pinion They were 40 minutes behind Todd Starks and Mike Majesky in broke and they lost an hour with sixth place. a Messick. They had no flats, but repairs. They also got lost com-Eighth place went to Mikey got stuck twice on Laguna ing in to the finish, where they Lawrence, who drove all the way Salada. Johnson had also been in arrived at 5: 25 a.m. They were in his VW powered Lothringer. that ditch at Mile 17, and ten two 59 minutes behind third place. He had "bad hub problems", and miles before the finish the right In fifth, it was Will Higman, had to wait for spares to get to front corner of the car broke. in a Kreger Honda, who arrived him. He lost eight hours all to- Luckily, it didn't fall off, and they around 6:30 Saturday morning, gether. Lawrence finished at 20 limped in. They were 45 minutes dragging a clump of barbed wire minutes to 1 on Saturday after-behind second place. from his left rear axle and brake noon, the last in the class to get Fourth place went to Matt _______ _;_ _________ ....::, _____ ..., Drever, Jim Vick and Dave Wert in a Penhall. They used more fuel than they'd expected, had rear brake problems and a broken shock. Wert also hurt his back, so Vick drove a bit more than originally placed. They were an hour behind third place. In fifth it was Lee Banning, Jr. and Sr., and Rick Graf, in a Foddrill. They said they lost four hours replacing a piston in the motor. They were an hour and 15 minutes behind fourth. Sixth place went to Dave Callaway and Scott Mapes in a Callaway. Mapes had a broken axle and had to wait for a crew to bring a wrench so repairs could be made. He also had a broken c.v. Callaway rolled over at Mile 25. It was, he said, quick and easy, and the locals set him back on his wheels. He was also in the Mile 17 traffic jam. They were only 18 minutes behind first place. In seventh it was the team of Derrick Hill, Brad Fauvre and James Barker, in a Penhall. They were seven and a half hours be-hind sixth place, and one can only imagine how their race had pro-gressed. Their time was 29 hours 45 minutes and 58 seconds. In eighth, and last in the class, it was Brian Martin, Dennis Cota and Robert Soldat, in a Penhall. They got to the finish with only 35 minutes to spare, at 30:25:09. Jake Jones, Steve Mamer, Luis John Mcinnis Ill, John McGinnis Jr., Kerry Earnhardt and Rick Skelton were 11 minutes in arrears, had to settle foe 2nd in Baja Challenge. Chad and Larry Ragland drove their Toyota Tundra to a third The Ron Brant/Boyle/Kirkmeyer trio drove their Chevy powered place finish in Trophy Truck, see here with the hammer down. Jimco to a third place finish in Class 1, seen here at speed. Dave Caspino, Mike Malloy and Travis Fletcher had to settle for third place in Class 1600 this race, they're seen here making dust. Page 12 The Sierra's, Noe, Tony and Johnathan had a decent day, they Tito Robles and Arturo Salas finished third in the Class 10 contest, finished third in Class 7SX, seen here in their Ford Ranger at speed. five minutes out of second place, seen here in their Jimco Honda. January 2009 Dusty Times 1 -

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It was a really nice win for Lobsam Yee in Class 10, he's seen here flying his Jimco Chevy before an admiring crowd. Barragan, Roberto Encinas and Ty Thompson all failed to make it in. The Class 8 trucks were next to take off, and they had six start-ers. Juan Carlos Lopez, from Tecate, and Beny Canela, one of the sport's senior drivers, at age 72, took the win in their Ford. Lopez drove the start and finish, while Canela did the San Felipe loop. They had no flats, but Canela did get stuck for a while in his section. Their time was 21:02:21. In second place it was Corey Susag, Mike Horner and Ted Hunnicut, in a Toyota Tundra. Said Susag, "We just barely made it -the most hard fought 1000 I've ever done!" They had a fuel delivery problem all through the race and it leaned the motor down and burned pistons. Susag also spent some time in the Mile Dusty Times 17 traffic jam, and then he had brake trouble. Horner was the second driver, and dealt with mo re of the same, and then Hunnicut got in for the finish, also dealing with the problems. They were three hours and 55 minutes behind the winning truck. In third place it was Ford's prototype Raptor, which will not be available to the public until the summer of 2009. The team of Steve Olliges, Bud Brutsman, Gene Martindale, Greg Foutz and Randy Merritt drove it. It's an "off-roaded" F150, wider than usual, with off road shocks from the factory, and a list of after-market type goodies that will come stock, as well as good look-ing graphics on the bedsides. Olliges said it was "Awesome" at 100 miles per hour. It was just barely built in time for the race, Rick St. John/Dean Bayerle and Ramsey El Wardani teamed up to take the SVORE Lite win, seen here in their Duvel. and then developed a wiring gremlin, which had to be located and corrected the night before race day. Actually, it was more like race morning. Olliges was stuck briefly, Brutsman had a clean run, Martindale had a clean run, but Foutz had a flat rear tire and had to change two rear springs, two separate times. Merritt got stuck several times. They finished a half-hour behind second place. As with the Volkswagen, this was a very fine performance for the first time racing, and this is (ostensibly at least) a stock vehicle, available to the general public in the same configuration. Fourth place went to Tom Bra-dley, Sr. and Mayo Flores, in a Chevrolet. Flores started the race and Bradley got in at Borrego. They had A-Arm trouble, and fin-ished two hours behind third January 2009 place. They were the final finish-ers in the class. Noah Ostanik didn't make it, nor did Andrea Tomba. The Protrucks went off the line next, with four starters. Jason and Rich Voss took the win in their Ford. Jason "drove off an edge" about ten miles before the finish, and his dad (Rich) had to come in and pull him out. But they had no flats and no serious problems, finishing in the time of 17:48:30. In second place it was Jason and Jeff Horsley and Dave Mason, in a Chevy. They lost a by-pass shock and broke a tire mount and finished about two hours and 20 minutes behind the winning team. Third went to Gary Magness and Steve Knudson in a Ford. Magness had to replace a drive shaft, but they had only flat all day. They were also stuck once on a tree. But they said, they had a machete. They were about two hours and 15 minutes behind sec-ond. Fourth, and last of the group, was Nils Castillo and Joe Custer, in a Chevy. Castillo started, and he rolled the truck. Then Custer also rolled it and tore the right front suspension off. That cost another three hours or so for re-pairs. Custer said that when he rolled he landed driver-door down on the edge of a cliff. It was so scary, "I was gonna click (the emergency button) and tell my kids I love 'em!" Custer, who's part of a NASCAR team, comes to the 1000 nearly every year. He said he'd had "a ton of fun -awesome course -that's why we come here!" They were about three hours be-hind third place. And they gave the Protrucks a 100% finish rate. The 1/2-1600 cars went off the line next, with 17 starters. At the end of the day this was one of the few classes with a close finish. Arnoldo Ramirez, Misael Arambula, and Daniel Lopez, in a Curry, said "todo perfecta!" They had no flats, and only a "small" clutch cable problem. Their time was 16:53: 11, and they were 37th overall, including bikes, a very nice finish. Behind them, in second place by just five minutes and 49 sec-onds, it was Arturo and Abel Velazco and Steve Cruz in a Por-ter. They had a couple of flats, and then lost their alternator. They finished on batteries only for the final 70 miles, arriving at the finish line at about 4:20 a.m. In third place it was Dave Continued next page Page 13

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Chad Hall, with dad Rod Hall took the Stock Full win in their Hummer H3 Alpha, here's living proof that Hummers can fly. Caspino and Mike Malloy in a Lothringer. Caspino, who started, had a flat and got lost near Borrego. Malloy, who was driving his first Baja 1000, did the sec-ond half, and "had the time of my life." They were an hour and eight minutes behind second place. Fourth place went to Eric, Evan and Hiram Duran in their Neth. At Mile 120 they'd broken a rocker arm, which cost them an hour, and at Uruapan they ran out of lights, and did five miles with just a flashlight. But, they said, "We had fun!" They were 22 minutes out of third place. Fifth place was Cody Robinson, Roberto Romo and Jose Robles. Romo started and drove to Mile 220, then Robinson took over, and Robles finished. They broke a distributor and lost three and a half hours waiting for a new one. Robinson broke a valve Dusty Times cover in San Felipe, and lost all the oil. But Robles had no issue beyond losing a shock. They didn't get stuck near Uruapan, an area that was very difficult for some teams. They reported fog on the beach. They were an hour and 40 minutes behind fourth. Sixth place went to Manuel Cruz and Carlos Bernaldez in a chassis built by Eric Fisher. (Fisher, SCORE's Class 9 cham-pion for many years, has recently been constrained from racing due to heart problems, but he had open heart surgery a year ago, and says his heart is "very strong" now. He's still not racing however.) Cruz started and had some power steer-ing trouble, but they had no flats. They were 40 minutes behind fifth place. In seventh it was Edgar Alvarez, Jr. and Edgar Alvarez, Sr., in a Curry. We missed them somehow Gavin Skilton drove his Honda Ridgeline to the Stock Mini win, he's seen here doing some hustling along the course. in the crowd. They were about an hour behind sixth place. Eighth place went to the team of Kevin Walsh, George Peters, Shawn Umphries and John Spar, who all drove their Penhall. They said they'd been stuck a couple of times. It was the first time in a 1600 for all of them. They also said there were "so many things to challenge the driver and the co-driver because of the diversity." (It's always amazing when a driver or chase person can still speak in full sentences at the end of a Baja race.) They were 50 minutes be-hind seventh place. In ninth place it was Chris Langmeyer, Mike Herrick and Jeff Hoover in a Curry. They said it had been a "good day", and noth-ing broke. They were just four minutes behind eighth place. Tenth went to Martin Shuster, Victor Lugo and Arturo Honold January 2009 in a Jimco. Shuster had one eye nearly closed from dirt or some-thing, and could hardly see. They'd been in the Mile 17 jam up, and had a couple of flats, and Lugo got stuck because of one of the flats. They were about 18 min-utes behind ninth place. In 11th it was Cory and Rick Boyer in their Lothringer. Cory started and Rick got in at Mike 279 and drove to the end. Cory had one flat, and he rolled over at Mile 210 when he got off course in a big washout. He tore off the roof, made it a "moon roof', said Rick. He also said, "We worked on the car a lot." They were six minutes behind tenth place. In 12th it was Adam Pfankuch, Vic Bruckmann and Steve Eugenio in a Mirage. Adam started, but got out early because he had a Class 1 ride also. Eugenio got in next and went to Borrego, and then Adam got back in, be-cause the Class 1 car "was dead". Then Vic did Mile 430 to Mile 595, and Pfankuch finished. They lost six hours with "motor issues -a fluke deal." A fan belt fell off and they had only one flat tire. They said it had been a good race, "except for the issues." They were 25 minutes behind 11th. The lucky 13th finisher, last in the class to get there, was the brother team of Horacio and Ro-man Pereyra in a Garibay chassis. Their steering rack broke at Mile 249 and it took seven hours to make the repairs. They finished at 2 p.m. Saturday. Eliseo Garcia, Brent Parkhouse, Sparky Wilbur and Jose Delgado A. were the non-fin-ishers in the class. Class 5 started next, with six cars. The winners were Pietro Brassea, Ivan Pacheco and Pedro Morquecho, a Mexicali team. They were really happy; because this was the first time they'd managed to finish a Baja 1000. They said they'd had only one flat, but that wasn't all bad, because whoever had the flat had t pay for the team barbecue. It had been very foggy for them coming in from Ensenada. Their time was 18: 17:37. In second place it was Jim Anderson and Drew and Mike Belk (father and son). Anderson, who started, got hung up on a tree in the pine forest for two hours. Happily, they had packed a saw in the car for the first time. They were only 25 minutes behind the winning team. Continued next page Page 15

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Third place went to Kevin Carr and Michelle Bruckmann. Carr drove to Mile 425, and said, "It beat the hell outta me - I was really exhausted." They had elec-trical problems, and it quit. It got wet, electrical cables got loose and it quit a lot. "Everyone passed us", they said. Bruckmann said Uruapan was "awful - six bad, bad hills." They were 26 minutes behind second place. Finishing fourth it was the team of Terry and Rick McClintock and Vince Wavra. Terry started, Rick did the San Felipe loop and Vince finished. Terry lost a front control arm, and it cost them four hours. Vince, another senior driver, at age 66, reported that they needed "more ribbons at the end." That, of course, was a consequence of finishing at 11 :30 on Saturday morning. The local kids had had plenty of time to strip the mark-ers and ribbons that SCORE had put out so racers could find their way in. It is always thus. It took them 23:59: 13 to get to the fin-ish line. . In fifth it was Carlos Albanez and Luivan Voelker who'd had an eventful time, if nothing else. They changed their transmission three times. Once at Borrego, again at Mile 500 and again at Mile 600. They also replaced two c.v. joints and one axle. They said it was a "rough course, lot of climbing, lot of rocks." And they got their GPS wet again, and it quit working again. This hap-pened at the 500 also. They were the final finishers, using up 26 hours 17 minutes and six seconds to get back to Ensenada. Gregory Morley and a whole team from New York, entered in a bug painted yellow with black checks, like a New York taxi. But they didn't get to the finish. Class 6, a new class called "un-limited production mini-trucks", and reportedly similar to Class 7200 at the Best In The Desert events, had three entries. Mark Burnett, who drove all the way in his Ford, took the win in 27:02:31. He said 'Tm feelin' it." He replaced a transmission at Mile 45, and also had a cracked intake manifold from San Felipe on. It ran on four cylinders from that point, and "got stuck a lot." Said Burnett, "It's a lot harder than dirt bikes!" He was the only finisher in the class. Benjamin Wright and Dana Dague were the dnfs. Class 7 was next, with seven en-tries. The first one was the Ford of Guillermo and Igor Galvan, a father and son team from Bay of L.A. Igor's first words as he fi.n-ished, were "Holy Smokes!" They said they had no problems or anything. In the beginning they'd laid the car on its side, and later they ran out of gas and waited a half an hour for someone to bring some in. They said there was "a lot of mud -and it's long." Their time was 21: 16:25. In second it was Cesar and Os-car Belloso, a team from Tijuana, in a Ford. They each drove half, but Oscar finished in the navigator's seat. They rolled over and got stuck. This was their first SCORE event, but they've been racing CODE. They were about two hours behind the winning truck. In third place it was Jose Canchola, Jr. and Jose Canchola, Sr., in a Ford with a wildly de-cambered front end. They said they'd had no GPS for the early part of the race. They finished about two hours and ten minutes after second place. In fourth place it was Jose Gonzalez, Mario Montes and Jonathan Quintero, a Tijuana team, in a Ford. They had no flats, but were stuck in the silt three times. They also lost three and a half hours when they broke a trailing arm. Dan Chamlee and his son Tom, also in a Ford, were the fi-nal finishers, at about 4: 15 Sat-urday afternoon, with a time of 28:38. Scott Ulrich and Chris Taylor were the two non-finishers in the class. The Baja Challenge class was next. This is a group that races only in the Baja 1000. They are identically equipped two seat bug-gies with Subaru motors, which are used for tours by the Wide Open Baja organization, owned and operated by Todd Clement. Each car usually has from four to six drivers. There were 13 cars this year, and at least two well-equipped chase vehicles which trailed them down the course, me-chanics on board, to make quick work of any needed repairs. They have very well coordinated radio and tracking, and a number of highly experienced Baja racers (now retired, or at least semi-re-tired) who do some of the driv-ing, also. Some racers from other forms of racing have run in this class, and some television celebri-ties also join in, but there are quite a few folks who are simply intrigued by the idea of racing in Baja, and like not having to own a car and field a team themselves. For them, this is an easy way to go. First to finish was the team of Chris Kemp, James DeGaine, Daniel Elkins, Vincent Trino, Pat McCleish and Dino Crescentini, who "normally road races." Their time was 18:51:45. In second place it was John Mcinnis III, John Mcinnis, Jr., Kerry Earnhardt and Rick Skelton. They said they'd had flats. They were only 11 minutes behind the winning car. Third went to Mike Cassling, Brad Crosby, Craig Donaldson, Mike Mitten, Marco Guerrero and his dad, Roberto Guerrero, who said, "You can't beat Baja!" He was pleased that his son got to drive. They were about an hour behind second place. There was about an eight hour spread be-tween first and 13th, but they all got to the finish. The 5-1600 cars were next to start, with 15 cars lined up. The team of Marcos Nunez and Norberto Rivera said that the only thing slowing them all day was "a little alternator problem." Otherwise it was a clean race. Nunez did the start to Mile 150, then Rivera drove for a while, and then Nunez got back in and did the final 150 miles. Their time was 18:22:06. In second place it was the team of Mario and Frank Reynoso and Roberto Ravalo. They said they had a lot of problems, including a roll-over onto the passenger side, shocks, and a c.v. joint. But they had no flats. They were an hour and 20 minutes behind first place. In third it was Ernie Negrete, Victor Herrera, Jr., and Archie Negrete, Jr. Ernie did the start to Rumarosa, Herrera went down the Rumarosa to Borrego, and Archie did the San Felipe Loop. Then Ernie finished. They had no problems, just flats, a lot of dust and a rough course. They were an hour and ten minutes behind second. Fourth place went to Pedro Athie and Ruben De La Fuente, Jr. and Sr. They said they had a good race. They broke a shock, had one "stuck" in San Felipe, and there was "too much fog" on the coast. They were an hour and 20 minutes behind third place. In fifth it was Alonso Angulo, Andres Rodriguez and Roberto Escobedo. They'd rolled their car and lost "six to eight hours" with repairs. They finished at about ten minutes to three on Saturday afternoon. Sixth place went to Ross Bur-den, Eric Reisen, Pete Reisen and Glynn Fisher, who all came from Canada to race in Baja. They said they "drove a 1000 to race a 1000." They "pre-ran" the night before the race. That is, they did the first 15 miles two times, and that was all the pre-running they got. During the race they had to adjust their rear bars twice (it was a new car, just finished in the parking lot of their motel) adjust the jetting, and had to s'et their lights. Other than that, they had a good race: They were ten min-utes behind fifth place. And they were the last to finish. Ruben Gutierrez, Jr., Mark Low, Colin Campbell, Tommy It was a fairly easy win in Pro Truck Class for Jason and Rich Voss, they're seen here in their Ford F-150 with the power on. Craft, Carlos lribe (who was go-ing to solo), Armando Garcia, Larry Antuna, Ernesto Arambula and Javier Morales all failed to finish. Class 7SX had 11 starters, and they went off the line next. At the end of the trip, John Holmes, Mark Landersman and Carl Fitts, in a Ford, were the winning team . Holmes started, Fitts did the San Felipe loop and Landersman fin-ished. They'd been stuck, had two flats and had no oil pressure. This was the first time that Landersman has finished in a Baja 1000. Their time was 20: 15: 11. Twelve minutes behind them it was Heidi Steele, Renee Brugger and Danny Strait in their Ford. They took the season points championship with the second place. In third place it was Noe and Tony Sierra and German Encinas, in a Ford. Noe drove the start to 145 and then Mile 270 to 405. Encinas did 145 to 270, and Tony drove from 405 to the finish. They had transmis-sion problems and were stuck three times, but they had no flat tires. They were an hour and 20 minutes behind second place. In fourth it was Rich Severson and Bruce Finchum. Severson started and finished, while Finchum drove the middle. They had no mechanical problems, but Severson was stuck in the dunes at Mile 190, and one of the Moss brothers pulled him out with his Class 3 Bronco. Severson lost about 40 minutes. They were 45 minutes out of third place. Rudy Suarez and Ricardo Garcia finished fifth in another Ford. They had some electrical problems that cost them about two and a half hours, but they had no flat tires. They were three hours behind fourth place. In sixth it was Norm Turley and his 18 year old son, Trevor. Norm did the start to Mile 280, then Trevor went to Mile 595, then Norm got back in so they could finish the race "as father and son." They broke three leaf springs, which cost them four hours, and they finished on a bro-ken spring. They also had two blown shocks, and broke the track link. They ran with that safety wired together. This was the first time they've finished a Baja 1000. They were an hour behind fifth place. In seventh, and last in the class to finish, it was Pepe, Jesse and A.J. Rodriguez, in a Ford. That's another father and son team. And the father, Pepe, is one of the senior citizens of off road rac-ing, at age 70. Before the race Pepe said that this would be his last race. He spoke heatedly, with his typical slightly fractured En-glish (Pepe is from Argentina.) To quote him, "I quit - I don't have to see Bill Savage any more in my life!" Apparently, getting the truck through tech inspection had been something of a chal-lenge. Pepe definitely felt that 39 years of dealing with Bill Savage was enough for him. It mus.t have felt good to go home with a fin~ ish the last time out. Alberto Iriarte, Brandt Anderson, Jim Hinesley and Billy Bunch were the ones who didn't finish. Class Stock Full was next off the line, with five starters. The first one back was the H3 Hum-mer of Chad Hall. This was his seventh win at a 1000, and he de-clared, "This one's pretty tough to win." He had no problems at all, but changed his first tire in about five years. He said he drove around a "lot of stuck cars." His time was 19:22:47. In second place it was Kent Kroeker and Rudy lribe in their Dodge Ram 2500. They said they'd been fighting "dust and de-mons all day." They were an hour and 50 minutes behind Hall. Third place went to Josh Hall in his Hummer H2. He said "It was a rotten day." A motor mount came apart and took out .-------------------------, Gary Johnson and Todd Starks took the bronze medal in SCORE Mark Post and Rob MacCachren were well off the winning pace, Rob Bruce and Mark Witte drove their Jefferies Chevy to a fourth LITE at the 1000, seen here in their good looking Messick. they finished first off the podium in their Ford F-150 Trophy Truck. place finish in Class 1, seen here in acceleration mode. Page 16 January 2009 Dusty Times

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Wells and Richard Hale in an- have good stories. It took them hind the first place car. other Cherokee. They reported 29 hours, 28 minutes and 10 sec-In third it was Daniel Villa, that they had a "flawless day", onds to get it done. Peter Lang, Rafael Villa and Saul Trevino, and "major fun". They finished George Dunbar and George Jack-finishing just 37 minutes ahead an hour and 50 minutes behind son bombed out. of the cut off time. We were not the winning car. The Class 11 cars were next, able to talk to them. In third it was Scott Watkins with five starters. The Eight teams of Sportsman who finished another three hours "Sombrerito" team took the win, UTVs started the race, and three later, at about 4: 15 on Saturday finishing in 24 hours, 46 minutes of them finished, making history afternoon. We were unable to and 36 seconds. Ramon and as the first UTVs to complete a talk to him. He was the final fin-Tomas Fernandez drove, with Baja 1000. The win went to Jim isher. Cliff Cook didn't make it Ramon doing the beginning and Cregan and Chris Fallon in an back. end, and Tomas the middle. They Arctic Cat, who finished in The Susag/Horner/Hunnicutt Toyota Tundra, seen here in beautiful flight, took second place honors in the Class 8 contest. The Sportsman Trucks went had new shocks on the car, and 27:57:20. In second place it was off the line next, with four en-didn't like the way they worked, Shane Morgan, Tim Wagoner tries. Bob Land and Eric and so they took them off and put the and Tabor Cresap in another Brendan Garcia, in a Jeep Chero-old ones back on. They'd had Arctic Cat Prowler. Third went kee, were the only finishers. They three flats, and had been stuck. to Mark Lindsay, Philip arrived at the finish line at about With a big grin, they said, "I don't Holdworth and Jason Spiess in a 1 p.m. on Saturday, and said it know how many times!" Polaris RZR. Their time was had been a "very technical and In second place it was Eric 29:34:09. They were the last fin-tough" course. Mike Long, Ken Solorzano and Robert Johnson. ishers. the intake and the computer mounts. He also broke a pitman arm and replaced it, and had to replace three tie rod ends. He wasn't terribly cheerful. Hall fin-ished three hours and 40 minutes after second place. He was the fi-nal finisher in the class. Non-finishers included Pedro Vargas and C lyde Stacey. The next class in line was the Stock Mini trucks, with four en-tries. Gavin Skilton took the vic-tory in his Honda Ridgeline, driv-ing all the way. He said he had "a perfect day", but then admitted to making "one tiny huge mis-take", in the silt, and Kent Kroeker pulled him our. Then, he said he "broke my car trying to regain the lead, and didn't do it -then my competitor broke his even worse." He had just one flat after hitting something. In second place it was the team of Rod Hall and Mike Winkel in their H3 Hummer. They alter-nated the driving, with Winkel getting stuck with the Rumarosa. They'd changed a ring and pin-ion before they ever got that far and also had a couple of flats. They lost a "lot of time" said, Winkel who was in at the finish. They were an hour and a half behind Skilton, and they were the final finishers in the class. Steve Kovach didn't make it, nor did Ryan Millen, who report-edly drove into a hole and broke an axle. Class 9 lined up next, with four starters. Cisco and Pancho Bio took the win, in their Tubu-lar Design chassis single seater. This was another father and son team, and the father, Pancho, started. He got to the top of Rumarosa and got sick, so Cisco got in and drove to Mile 220. They took turns driving after that. At one point both front stops broke and they made a quickie repair. They had no flat tires, but there was a lot of fog on the coast and it was hard to see. Cisco liked the IriTrack stuff, because it made it easy to keep track of their competitors. He said that when he was 16 years old he won the Baja 1000 in the same car. That was in 1998. In second place it was Daniel Reyes, Jr. and Julian Rivera and Hector Ortega in a Venegas. They said they'd been in the Mile 17 traffic jam, had some flat tires and "many problems". They were three hours down to first place. In third it was Ulysses and David Morquecho in a Borm. Their time was 28:09:07 and we were unable to be there to talk to them. The lone non-finisher in this class was Jay Wells. The Class 3 vehicles lined up next, with four starters. Darren Skilton and Jon Krellwitz drove their Jeep Wrangler to the win, and never got out of the car. They had no flats, and no other prob-lems, and finished in 18:46: 15. In second place it was Don and Ken Moss in their Bronco. The brothers leap-frogged the driving, but Don hadn't even completed his first stint when they lost their rear end at the top of La Rumarosa. that cost them an hour and a half, as the lead car went its trouble-free way. The Mosses kept up a steady pace af-ter that, but then had an electri-cal fire in the final 20 miles. They were two hours and 20 minutes down to the winning car. The other two entries: Chris Raffo and Scott Wooten, failed to fin-ish. In Class 17, which is for "Modified, Class 3 Jeeps", there were four entries. Mike Shaffer and Lance Clifford, in a Chero-kee, took the win. They reported that at Mile 560, while going up a silt hill, they went into a hole they hadn't seen. In or,der to get out they used their spares to fill the holes, and did some digging, and backed out. Shaffer did the first half and Clifford finished. They had no flats, and in fact say they haven't had one in several seasons. Their time was 23: 13:34. Frazier and Joe Abuayo all broke Solorzano drove all but about There were grim predictions along the way. . 50 miles, which Johnson did. that the sour economy would The Sportsman Cars (usually They had eight flat tires. limit the number of entries, buggies and bugs) went off the line Solorzano said he didn't a have and/ or spectators at the Baja next, with four entries. The team bent wheels, and he'd "Slimed 1000, but it doesn't seem as if of Jerry Smith, Guy Ruse, Earl them", referring to the slimy goo anyone crossed it off their cal-Becker, John Becker and George that seals punctures. He and his endar just because of a reces-Becker, in a VW powered Mirage, crew were really puzzled about sion . It's still to be seen how took the win. We regret that we why they'd all had those flats, next year will go, but the 2008 missed their triumphant return, something they don't usually do. version of the 1000 was a rip particularly since they usually They were about 35 minutes be-roaring event. SCIII: r--------------------------------~ Tb.me Guys're Nuts! This year, for the first time in many a year, there were two sidehacks entered in the Baja 1000. These were not the comfy looking units you sometimes see on the highway with a semi-enclosed little car rolling alongside a Harley or Indian and a passenger cozily ensconced inside. These were dirt bikes with an attached flat platform that had metal railings for handholds, and some kind of non-slip surface for the "passenger's" feet. The passenger is actually called a "monkey", and once you've seen one in action, you understand the term. The guy on the sidehack has to use his body weight to help turn the bike/hack combination. They used to allow them to race in the Dakar rally, but they can't do that anymore, so the team of Sandro Lanardo, from Italy and Ruedi Howald, Switzerland, decided to enter the Baja 1 000. Well, when Scott Whitney, a local biker, got wind of it, he decided he'd like to give them some competition. So he put together a team consisting of himself, Les Walker, Joe Desrosiers and Kevin Anderson, and built a side hack to stick on the side of his Harley Davidson, and entered the 1000 also. Whitney was the only bike rider, the other three would be monkeys. Right off the bat they had an eagle on the European tam, which was just a two-man team. They were the last two vehicles to start in the early group (bikes and quads) and when the spectators saw the "monkeys" doing their acrobatics to help the bike turn that first corner on the pavement, they sent up a cheer that could be heard for blocks! They truly loved them. But the Baja proved too much for both teams. The Swiss/Italian team got 200 miles and came to a halt. Said Howald, "My monkey was destroyed!" They had only that one monkey and by the end of the 200 miles he was unable to move. At the finish, as they waited for the American team to come in, the Italian, Lanardo, sported bandages on both wrists and both hands. He'd had tape wrapped around the tubing that he held on to, and that had torn up his hands, and the rest of him was just worn out. Whitney, Walker, Anderson and Desrosiers, who's an experienced Baja racer, managed to get a lot further along the way. Their Harley Davidson suffered, and so did the monkeys. Somewhere along the way they lost their lights, and then they broke their forks, but a BFG pit welded them back together and sent them on. Back in Ensenada, as their time ran out, fans started to collect at the finish line to await their arrival. Reports said they were 30 miles out, then eight miles out, and then just "right out there" - but the clock was ticking all the time. Eventually their 31 hours had come and gone, and they still hadn't arrived. The team that had startetl the day waited for them at the finish, along with the Swiss/Italian team, Sal Fish, the lady bikers who'd just won their season points championship, and a motley crew of folks who loved the idea of a sidehack finishing the Baja 1000. And they waited. Meanwhile, the bike kept moving along. But time ran out, and even if they got there, they'd be non-finishers. The wonderful thing about the Baja races is not just the terrific races run by the winners. Often the stories of the non-finishers are much more heartwarming and entertaining than those of the front runners. Standing at the finish waiting for the sidehack to come in, we imagined how tired they must be, how bone weary that monkey was by now, and how difficult it must be to keep moving from side to side on his perch. The finally came around the last corner, all four of them on the bike and sidehack, grinning hugely, and acknowledging the wild applause from the crowd that had been awaiting their arrival. It didn't matter that they were overtime - they had managed to cover all 631 miles, and their fans loved it. We understand that one of the monkeys was scheduled to race in a motorcycle event next day, and didn't make it. He said he "couldn't move." No surprise. We're hoping they show Lip again, and bring some competition. The Swiss/Italian team moved Baja, the people and the camaraderie, but weren't sure they could afford to come back again. Too bad. They may have sparked a renaissance. It's probably been 36 or 37 years since a sidehack raced Baja. It was nice to have them back. In second place it was Jaso~ Lafortune, Lance Wells, Tammy .-----'-------The Duran clan, Hiram, Eric and Evan were fourth to finish in Dan Friedkin, Danny Sullivan and Steve Hengeveld drove their Toyota Class 1/2-1600, they're seen here in their neat looking Neth. Tundra to a fifth place finish in Trophy Truck, here getting their feet wet. Bob Land, with help from Eric and Brendan Garcia were the winners in the Sportsman Truck Division, seen here a bit muddy. Dusty Times January 2009 Page 17

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Ln.J2C: 52ND TOUR DE CORSE RALLYE DE FRANCE Loeb/Elena Citroen scare Big Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena drove their Citroen C4 to the win at Corsica, they're seen here high in the hills. Sebastien Loeb is five points away from his fifth world cham-pionship title, fellow Citroen driver Sebastien Ogier in his first season in the WRC has won the Junior title, so all is going well for the French double Chev-ron company. The third stage crash for Loeb's teammate Dani Sordo was Citroen's only disap-pointment, seeming only to de-fer the day when Citroen re-gained the Makes' title. The Ford teams never gave up, however. The Focus World Rally Cars were closer to the pace of the Citroens than previously, and their tactical advisers worked overtime in their quest to gain as many championship points as possible. One other title was won in Corsica, the Junior Fed-eration trophy which went to the Dutch KNAF team, who beat the French FFSA team. Overall the conditions made this year's Tour de Corse a memo-rable occasion, with Loeb lead-ing from start to finish and, like in Spain, winning the event for the fourth successive time. Mar-tin Prokop won the JWRC cat-egory, this was his fourth sub-sidiary victory in the past five events. Just hours after the Rally Catalunya finished, the world championship circus was on the move, on its way to the Mediter-ranean island of Corsica for the back-to-back Tour de Corse. With the effortless Citroen domination on the asphalt stages in Spain, only the wildest punters dared put bets on any other team winning in Corsica. Nor, for that matter, winning the final round of the FIA's Junior world championship in which only Sebastien Ogier and Aaron Burkart, both Citroen drivers, remained in contention. t:ratrsman Jacks & IWounr KilS • Sewre mounting platform for racecar, pre-runner or chase vehicle • Seff-latching quick-release system locks the jack to the chassis • Spring loaded quick·release mount secures the I ack handle • Flat base increase f ack's footprint and prevents the Jack tram sinking In the sand or sift Page 18 Spring loaded quick-release moJJnt a t'on Jack au.a a t'on Jack Kit 390.119 408.30 4aB.OO The asphalt stages of Corsica have a very different character to those in Spain. Although the roads continue to be improved, and have become less bumpy, those in Corsica tend to be more abrasive, which means tyre wear is increased, and also that the handling characteristics of the cars change. Ford in particular discovered that the smoother and less abrasive roads in Spain created a built-in understeer in their Focus WRCs, and that a less aggressive driving style proved quicker, while the teams reported there was a greater va-riety of grip levels to be found in Corsica. Fortunately none of the WRC teams had ·any mechani-cal disasters in Spain, so apart from the Munchi's team which gave Corsica a miss, the same cars were lined up again, with barely more than a day in which to refettel them. Corsica repre-sented the first anniversary of Suzuki's entry in World Rally Car competition, f1nd the team were encouraged after Spain to have had a second successive rally without technical failures, after a long period o( endeav-our. The route was very similar to before ·apart from a change to the location of shakedown, to the previously used familiar course, west of Ajaccio. Other things that had changed re-cently. Firstly the number of tyres the WRC teams could use was increased, something con-trary to the FIA's original policy of ecological saving. The reason was that it was deemed essential that competitors must leave ser-vice parks with new tyres, to avoid the temptation on asphalt rallies to leave with half-worn tyres, hoping this would give greater grip. There was a shock when four drivers were banned from the entry list of the Euro-pean Pirelli Star Driver Shoot-Out, to be held in Austria later in October on the grounds of being over qualified. The four January 2009 Martin Prokop and Jan Tomanek took the S1600 JWRC crown at Corsica, they're seen here at speed in their Citroen C2. concerned were Martin Prokop (Czech), Michal Kosciuszko (Pol-ish), Patrik Sandell (Swedish) and Andreas Aigner (German). In the case of Prokop, his re-placement contender from Czech Republic was announced before Martin had even heard he had been banned from the event! Both he and Kosciuszko only heard the news the evening before start of Corsica, after all their travel and management plans had been made. The Stew-ards had a busy time, fining Per-Gunnar Andersson for speeding during recce (27kph too fast, E 1350 fine) and Andreas Mikkelsen for a second offence in Corsica in two years (for crossing a traffic line, E 1250). Back in Ajaccio the location of the Ceremonial Start was changed and not so many people were aware of this, but not to worry it was a beautiful evening when the rally got un-der way, and there was no hint of any adverse weather to come. Day 1 6 Stages, asphalt, l 19.92kms. Sebastien Loeb set off in the manner to which he has become accustomed, setting fastest time on the first three stages, behind him Mikko Hirvonen, Dani Sordo and Francois Duval were fighting for second place. This was classic Corsican rallying. Sordo tried too hard on Stage 3 but went straight into a bank and out of the rally. It was only 700 metres into the first stage, and the thick black lines into the rock astonished even the most hardened competitors. Phil Mills: "I have not seen tyre marks so dramatic as that since Philippe Bugalski crashed on the first stage of Corsica in 2001 !" The suspension on the driver's side was wrecked front and back. Hirvonen, for who three points would keep his champi-onship hopes alive, at least un-til Japan, was second at the first halt, "We've made a much bet-ter start here than we did in Spain, when we could not make up for our sleepy start." He was in front of Duval. In fourth place was Petter Solberg, just ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. Latvala was caught out on Stage 3, his tyres had got cool on the start line as he waited for six minutes while Sordo's car was removed from the track. Latvala, "Even though we all had hard tyres, this delay meant that I had the usual understeering problem until the tyres eventu-ally got up to the right tempera-ture. And I had a near miss on the first stage when we mis-judged the distance between bends. I thought I had braked early enough, but I hadn't!" Matthew Wilson went off into the trees, equally unscathed and equally, after misjudging a dis-tance, losing only a half minute or so. In another Focus, the young Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen had another night-m a re come true. The crew checked in to the arrival con-trol before the first stage eight minutes late (lm20s penalty), a simple but devastating calcula-tion timing error. Once again Conrad Rautenbach had pres-sured his tyres wrongly, with pressures too high, running fur-ther back in eighth place on the road. Duval found the earlier running position had already started to throw a lot of dirt on the road, especially on Stage 1, while Urmo Aava had a shock absorber lose fluid and a bro-ken top mount on his private Citroen. By Stage 3 Aava had got the hang of the handling to a certain extent. Mads Ostberg was still learning the tarmac game, he found the Corsican experience amazing, his co-driver Ole Kristian Unnerud said "I have never seen so many Mikko HiNonen and Jarmo Lehtinen finished second overall in their Ford Focus RSOB, they're seen here before an admiring crowd. Dusty Times

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It was a third overall finish for the Citroen C2 of Francois Duval and Mads Ostberg and Ole Unnerud finished ninth overall in Corsica, seen · Chris Atkinson and Stephane Prevot drove their Subaru lmpreza to a sixth overall finish in Corsica, seen here at speed. Patrick Pivato, seen here streaking towards the finish. here in their Subaru lmpreza nicely airborne. lurid black lines left on the who was similarly pulling up low Clio R3 driver Alessandro roads. The rally needs a differ-again. Bettega. After suppressing his ent form of pacenotes, here you The WRC teams had used fury at his treatment for the are always speaking, there are no hard compound tyres all day. Star Driver Shoot out, Michal straight stretches between the Hirvonen did his best but there Kosciuszko spun and went off bends!" was always Loeb just a bit faster. the road, just 2km into the first The second loop covered the Duval tried a harder suspension stage and retired. Of the cham-same three stages. Again Loeb setup but it made no discernable pionship contenders Sebastien was fastest on all three and went difference and h"e was still just Ogier was fourth with his rival further ahead. Latvala's old behind his BP Ford team leader. Aaron Burkart seventh. An-Focus was heavily embroiled in Latval'a was content, happily other Fre~chman Arnaud a. battle with th-e two new starting off this rally on the up-Augoyard (the entry for Subarus of Petter Solberg and ward path where he left off in Interspeed, in an R3) was fifth. Chris Atkinson. In the final Catalunya the previous week-One driver full of awe for the four stages of the day there was end. There was distress for Corsican roads was Sandell, never more than 1.2 seconds be-Henning Solberg when he had "This rally is the ultimate." But tween him and the blue cars. to stop and i:;hange a flat tyre some drivers were less than en-Toni Gardemeister was gradu-and the car rolled off the jack. thralled, like Jaan M~lder, who ally recovering from pre-rally ill-In the Juniors, Prokop st'arted reported his Suzuki had a ness, "I was so exhausted after off in his Citroen C2 S1600 just strange feeling and Gilles the first loop I could hardly as he wished, in the lead of the Schammel, whose engine carry on." But he did, and he category. He headed the local stopped momentarily on Stage was settled in seventh place. French specialists led by Pierre 1. After the first loop of three Mikkelsen was fighting his way Campana, a 23 year old former stages Prokop led by 9.1 seconds. into contention, rising to eighth co-driver, who was making a rare He eased his pace on the second place in.frontofBriceTirabassi, appearance as a driver on a loop a,nd second placed who was unhappy with the han-world championship rally. Campana speeded up. On Stage dling of his Subaru, and Aava Campana was lying ahead of fel- 6 Prokop punctured and drove HO HAVE SEEN THE . 2007 SCORE CLASS CHAMPIONS Class 1 Billy Gasper Class 10 Lobsam Yee CJ ass 12 Tim Noe Class1/21600 Qavid Oaspino Class 5 Luivan Voelker 2007 BAJA 1000 WINNERS m; .... • ,, , •.. • .. At 1, Class 1 1st ~ Larry Roeseler, 2nd w Steve $trobe~ ""' 4th * Mark McMillin; 5th -Billy GaSt)f}(, 6th • tJare-1...enk Class 12 1st * T,m~ Noe. 2nd ~ Stan Potter · 1 ·· C1ass 8 1st ~ Glen Greer . " . --~;, C1ass 1/21600 2nd -Victor Barreda:, 4tf),. Dan MciJtlin,. Ciass 5 1st * Drew Selk, 2nd * tui~n Vo.~ker · 7 BITO OVERALi. POltUS'OH " ,., .• c?< . .,: Dusty Times January 2009 4km on a flat tyre, the outcome of which was that at the end of the day Campana had got ahead of Prokop and led him by 9.1 seconds! Bettega was on a mission. The 27km long Stages 3/6 used the road where his fa-ther died during the 1985 Tour de Corse. He wanted to score fastest times in memory, but it did not happen. Both times he was second JWRC driver: on Stage 3 Prokop beat him by 3.0 seconds. On Stage 6, Campana beat him by 1.2 seconds. In the inter-federation stniggle, Ogier was leading and both Dutch drivers, Kevin Abbring and Hans Weijs continued, though Weijs had brake and suspension problems on the first loop. Burkart passed Florian Niegel into fifth, one place behind Ogier. In the afternoon the Guest Suzuki driver, Pierre Marche gradually recovered from his de-lay with a puncture in the morn-ing and closed on eighth placed Sandell. Simone Bertolotti stopped in the afternoon with suspension damage. Juho Hanninen led Group N after an uneventful run, quipping "Just don't tell folks back home how few Group N cars there are on this event!" At the start there were just five four-wheel drive Group N cars in all and one was a normally-aspirated Super 2000. D~y 2 6 Stages, asphalt, 122.38kms. Sordo and Kosciuszko were the notable drivers who stayed at home, the Spanish Citroen driver on account of roll cage damage. Another beautiful early autumn day greeted the crews. It was hard compound tyres for everyone as it was dry and warm all the way, and a very happy 21st birthday to Mads Ostberg! Loeb continued Continued next page Page 19 ..

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Per-Gunnar Andersson and Jonas Andersson drove their Suzuki SX4 to Jari-Matti Latval/a and Mikka Anttila drove their ford Focus RS to a a respectable 17th place finish, seen here at speed. fourth overall finish, they're seen here in a right hander. Pierre Campana and Samuel Teissier, seen here in their Renault Clio R3 were the third place finishers in the JWRC contest. his unbroken run of fastest tyre wear after an impact with just as it had been for all par-times, the BP Ford drivers Hir-the wheel against a rock he ties before the final day ever vonen and Duval swapped sec-dropped back behind Ogier. started. ond place while Latvala had Burkart passed Niegel, regain-In the JWRC, there were edged his old Stobart Focus up ing fifth place despite suffer-widely reported brake problems to fourth place by lunch time. ing with understeer on his Cit-among the drivers but not by Interestingly, comparing the roen. Sandell fell behind Bettega, who made another fast-Fords against the Subarus: Marche and was seventh. Both est time and amazed Sandell, Latvala: "When the conditions the Dutch Federation drivers who was struggling in a similar are smooth the Fords are Abbring and Weijs continued, Clio R3. Bettega unfortunately quicker, when the conditions their aim to finish and clinch suffered suspension failure, lost are more abrasive then the the Federation series. Burkart a wheel but managed to come Subaru is faster." Atkinson fell was biding his time, in the to a stop at the side of the road. back when he lost a lot of time hope Ogier had a problem. Prokop won the category in when a tyre deflated on Stage Bertolotti retired for good Corsica, his third victory in the 9 a·nd he had to drive ten when he went off the road. Juniors this season, equal to the kilometres on it. Aava climbed Day 3 number ·of wins gained by Se-back to seventh. Tirabassi con-4 Stages, asphalt, bastien Ogier who finished sec-tinued to have· power steering 116.26kms. ond in Corsica but took the problems and could not stop Four stages remained but the title, having gained more points Gardemeister passing him. excitement was still not over. from better results through the Rautenbach lost his tenth place Shortly after the start of the season. The Guest drivers when he had to stop and change first stage Hirvonen pu.nctured Campana and Marched finished a flat tyre on Stage 9 as well. and stopped to change the third and fourth, ahead of Several drivers arrived at ser-wheel. The time he lost dropped Aaron Burkart in fifth. Burkart A second place finish in S 1600 JWRC went to Sebastien Ogier and Julien. Ingrassia, they're seen here in their Citroen C2. vice with tyres which were on him behind Duval, Latvala and their way to baldness. Ostberg the Subaru of Petter Solberg, had to be cautious on Stages 8 Hirvonen was down in fifth and 9 as his gravel crew missed place. This rather upset Ford's the chance to check the roads. plans for managing the best Tyre wear had been greater possible championship see-' than expected, especially on nario by the end of the event, Stage 7, and as the cars now but then on the next.stage Pet-had to repeat the same three ter also punctured! He drove stages Loeb, Duval and Latvala on until the tyre came off the all elected to carry a second wheel and by the end of the spare wheel for the afternoon stage he was driving with only a stages. Loeb continued to domi-rim. This put the Norwegian nate and was fastest on all the back to fifth, with Hirvonen stages up to Stage 11, with now in fourth 89.2 seconds Duval beating him to the behind the Stobart car of scratch time on the final stage Latvala. of the day, Hirvonen equal sec-Other news from the ond with the champion. morning's stages was that Brice Latvala was in seventh heaven, Tirabassi stopped on Stage 14 "We started off this rally where with engine failure which let we ended Catalunya. l have Matthew Wilson up to eighth. never driven so well on asphalt Duval reported he had cooked before." There was trouble for his brakes on the first stage and those behind, however. had to pump the brake pedal Atkinson lost any reason to on the second. As the crews fight after his puncture, Aava headed to the final loop of two had a broken damper, stages Duval was 84.0 seconds Gardemeister had a fuel pres-behind the leader Sebastien sure problem and then on th_e Loeb. The Ford driver wonder-final stage of the day had power ing if his-tenure on second place steering failure as well while his was secure or whether mysteri-Suzu ki teammate Andersson ously Hirvonen would suddenly went off the road, stopped for be catapulted from fourth the rest of the day. Tirabassi place to nearer the front. was still suffering over-steer Ostberg and Rautenbach both and had brake problems as reported spins. Before the final well·. Rautenbach punctured stage Ford's last desperate plan and stopped to change the was put into operation. Duval wheel. Mikkelsen again had a was ordered to check in to the puncture. Both Barry Clark arrival control for the final and Gareth Jones survived stage two minutes early, thus spins in their Focuses, though deliberately incurring a two Clark also slid backwards off minute penalty, and Jari-Matti the road. Latvala ordered to check in In the JWRC, Augoyard nine minutes late, a penalty of stopped on the first stage of 1 m30s. Thereby completely the day when his Clio slid side-obliterate the misfortune of ways into a tree. Prokop gradu-Hirvonen's puncture and leav-ally recovered his deficit be-ing the two BP team cars sec-hind Campana and regained ond and third, gaining as many tpe lead on Stage 9. Bettega points as they could manage, was lying third ahead of Ogier, given that Loeb was but when he was hampered by uncatchable in the lead. It was Page 20 ended up runner-up in these-ries having gained consistent re-sults though never having won the category and by consistent driving through the season Weijs and Abbring brought the new Federation trophy to the Dutch KNAF team. lJ\JeC: 52nd Rallye de France -Tour de Corse 2008 (F) Ajaccio 10/12.10.2008 WCR round 13, JWRC round 7 WC points WR WD JC 1 (1) Sebastien LOEB/Daniel Elena F/MC Citroen C4 WRC 883EHK78 (F) 3h.42rn.58.0s. 10 10 2 (3) Mikko HIRVONEN/Jarmo Lehtinen FIN Ford Focus RSOB WRC PX08AXC (GB) 3h.46rn.22.7s. 8 8 3 (4) Francois DUVAL/Patrick Pivato B/F Ford Focus RS08 WRC PX08AXD (GB) 3h.46rn.29.6s. 6 6 4 (8) Jari-Matti LATVALA/Miikka Anttila FIN Ford Focus RS WRC EU07TZR (GB) 3h.46rn.35.5s. 5 5 5 (5) Petter SOLBERG/Philip Mills N/GB Subaru Irnpreza 2008 WRC 2WRC (GB) 3h.48m.33.4s. 4 4 6 (6) Chris ATKINSON/Stephane Prevot AUS/B Subaru Impreza 2008 WRC 3WRC (GB) 3h.49rn.08.4s. 3 3 7 (25) Urmo Aava/Kuldar Sikk EE Citroen C4 WRC 365EHJ78 (F) 3h.50rn.23.2s. 2 8 (7) Matthew WILSON/Scott Martin GB Ford Focus RS WRC lES (GB) 3h.52rn.00.2s. 2 1 9 (21) Mads Ostberg/Ole Unnerud N ,.· I Subaru Impreza WRC DL51125 (N) 3h.52m.11.3s. 10 (15) Barry Clark/Paul Nagle GB Ford Focus RS WRC EU07SSX (GB) 3h.56rn.36.3s. 11 (23) · Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Floene N EA07RGZ (GB) 3h.56m.44.0s. 12 (17) Khalid Al Qassimi/Michael Orr UAE/GB EA07PXN (GB) ~h.57m.04.3s. 13 (11) Toni GARDEMEISTER/Tomi Tuominen FIN LAX446 (H) 3h.57m.29.2s. 1 14 (24) Conrad Rautenbach/David Senior ZW/GB 733DYN78 (F) 3h.57m.40.2s. 15 (16) Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud N EU07SUO (GB) 3h.58m.51.4s. 17 (12) Per-Gunnar ANDERSSON/Jonas Andersson WRC LAX598 (H) 4h.Olm.55.0s. (2) 19 (31) Martin Prokop/Jan Tomanek CZ JWRC 06R0008 (CZ) 4h.04rn.43.9s. 20 (42) Sebastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia Sl600 JWRC 7214NE52 (F) 4h.05m.Ol.6s. 21 (59) Pierre Campana/Samuel Teissier F JWRC 862BYN06 (F) 4h.05rn.37.2s. 24 (68) Juho Hanninen/Mikko Markulla FIN Evo ·Ix N 8355GFN (El 4h.06rn.49.4s.+ 25 (60) Pierre Marche/Julien Giroux F JWRC KIH353 (H) 4h.06rn.51.8s. 26 (33) Aaron Burkart/Michael Kolbach D JWRC H-PR3306 (D) 4h.07rn.21.7s. 28 i41) Patrik Sandell/Emil Axelsson s JWRC 712ETV91 (F) 4h.08m.08.2s. 29 (43) Florian Niegel/Andre Kachel D January 2009 Ford Focus RS WRC Ford Focus RS WRC Suzuki SX4 WRC Citroen C4 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC s Suzuki SX4 Citroen C2 Sl600 10 F Citroen C2 8 Renault Clio R3 6 Mitsubishi Lancer Suzuki Swift Sl600 5 Citroen C2 Sl600 4 Renault Clio R3 3 Suzuki Swift S1600 Dusty Times

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.lt.E, POWDER PUFF R:M,r~:!:-:~~ Shlrley_J. Takes overall What a race! The overall win went to Shirley Jergensen, she completed her eight required laps in a 3:41 :55 fast time. M.O.R.E. (Mojave Off-Road Enthusiasts) and ROYAL PURPLE Synthetic Oils present for your off road pleasure -The Third Annual Powder Puff 'Race For The Cure'. Proceeds and donations from this event ben-efit Cedar Sinai Women's Breast Cancer Research Center. Patrick Burris, Marketing Coordinator, was there with a check from ROYAL PURPLE Synthetic Oil to Cedar Sinai -in the amount of $25,000. Steve Stokes, the Community Outreach Coordi-nator for Cedars-Sinai Women's Cancer Research Institute was on hand to see the 'Race For The Cure' first-hand and up close. This year's Powder Puff Race. netted the biggest turnout of all -138 Entries! And about $140,000 toward that effort -WOW*. "Cedars-Sinai is very ple·ased with the turnout and all that M.O.R.E. and the women racers do for breast cancer re-search", Stokes said. OK -that being said> Let's dispel with any rumors or jokes about 'Women driver~'. I'm let-ting you know, Race Fans -these women CAN drive. No cracks about 'blondes' behind the wheel being a danger to society. This is an all- Ladies driving and co-driv-ing event. The Ladies that drive · these machines are the greatest -some are new to driving, and there are those that race all the time. This event is not a trip to ·the grocery store - it is a Full Out RACE. On the other hand -They also teach 'defensive' driving skills for a reason. The T hird Annual M.O.R.E. Powder Puff 'Race For The Cure' was held October 10-11, 2008 in sunny, and "windy", Barstow, CA. Tech Inspection by A.R.T.S. was 4:30 p.m. till 9:00 p.m. at the Outlet Center Mall back parking lot off Mercantile Way. Friday night was "Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the upper 40's. West wind 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph, de-creasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph after midnight". That means it was downright cold! "A Wind Advi-sory remains in effect until mid-night PDT tonight for the Mojave Desert. These winds will raise areas of blowing dust and make travel difficult. A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 mph and/ or wind gusts of 40 to 57 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driv-ing difficult ... Use extra cau-tion." To the locals, it's just the usual Barstow 'breeze'. For off road racers and spectators, it means 'Dusty Trmes' and a face full of dirt. I love this sport! It was a 23 mile course with six (6) checkpoints, three (3) road crossings, and plenty of whoops, rocks, tight turns, and places to go-fast. There was a morning race (Group 1) for the 'slower' classes that started at 8:30 a.m. and ended at 12:30 p.m. Group 1 included Classes 1300, 3000, Ultra Lites, 300, 9, 5/16, · 7s, 1450, 1700, 11, UTVs. The Group 2 racers started at 12:30 p.m. and ended at 4:30 p.m., and included Classes 1, 10, 12, 5, 1600, 1350, 8, 1400, 3700. As many laps as possible for each during that time span. You GO Girl! Arid they did, too! The Overall Win-ner of the M.O.R.E. 2008 Third Annual Powder Puff "Race For The Cure" was Shirley Jergensen in #5; for the three-peat year in a row, in the same car, too. "The · limiter straps broke up front so it was a little loose, and we didn't have any brakes at the end", Jergensen reported. "We didn't hit anybody. It was wonderful!", said Jergensen. -From my vantage point, it looked to be a day of fun for most everyone -win, finish, or DNF. All for a great cause, and a great turn out ih support of women's breast cancer research. The BBQ started at about 4:30 p.m. and the Awa-rds Cer-emony started at 5:00 p.m., at S/F. Live music and a raffle and M.O.R.E. fun followed. Lots of people showed up to partake of the fun and frivolity, and to con-sume mass quantities of food. I Poppy Perfect was the Class 10 winner, she scooted around the course and took home the winning time of 3:49:07 thought the pink-and-black Checkered Flag was a nice touch. Girls-Gone-Wild* Protecting Our Boobies* Deezert Beeatch Racing* Pretty Girls Racing* Thong Racing: Fast women -in Fast cars! I love my job! GROUPl CLASS 1300: Twenty-seven entries. Kim Powell completed seven laps in 3:48:42 to win First Place in class in car # 1366, at an average speed of 41. 7 mph. That was a 0:03:07 margin-of-victory ahead of the Seco·nd Place winner -Christy Sizelove in car #1301. Sizelove also completed seven laps in 3:51:39 at 41.2 mph. Laura Mortensen won Third Place in class in car # 1303 after completing seven laps in an elapsed time of 4:03:42 at 39.1 mph. "My wife Laura is very sore and still in bed! Our story is short. There was a whopping 27 entries in rhe 4cyl 1300 class. Laura and Billie-Jo had very consistent times right at 39 mph, and we only pitted once for fuel. We had heard the motor miss-ing, and at the pit we saw one plug wire had come off. We put it back on and off they went. They did seven laps finishing third in the class. All the racers were very good and pulled over when they hear the horn. Good sportsmanship, ladies! Awesome race! We had great support and appreciate everybody that helped." Tracy Fuller completed seven laps in 4:28:50 at 36.6 mph in car #1355 to win Fourth Place in class. Becci Craig was the first racer "in class to complete six laps for Fifth Place; in car #1?22, in 3:45:20 at 36.3 mph. Craig also won the Fast Lap Award on Lap 6 at 52.6 mph; in 0:25:53; Fast! Lisa Dague finished her six laps just 30 seconds later in 3:45:51 .at 36.2 mph, in car #1311 -to win Sixth Place for the day. Debbie Rash was next to see the checkered flag at the f.inish line to win Seventh Place in car #1321; in 3:55.:06 at 34.6 mph. Sarah Ferguson got six laps done in 4:01:20 at 33.9 mph to win Eighth Place in class in car #1322. It took Dana Lindsay 4:09:37 to complete six laps of fun to win Ninth Place in car #1396; at 32.7 mph. Pepper Cote was the 10th Place winner in car #1325, completing six laps in 4: 12:38 at 32.3 mph. Cote was 64 seconds faster than Traci Kohee in car #1373. Kohee com-pleted her six laps in 4: 13:42 at 32.2 mph for the 11th Place win and victory. Janet Dodd also got in six laps and 4: 21 :41 of fun in car #1369 to win 12th Place for the day; at 31:2 mph. Laura Parr got five laps of fun done in car #1331 in 3:12:17 at 35.4 mph to win 13th Place. Tracy Kennedy got it done in 3: 18:35 of fun to win 14th Place in car #131304 at 34.3 mph. Lori Volk was next in at the fin-ish line to win 15th Place in car #1353, at 29.4 mph in 3:51:53. Mary Lue Allen won 16th Place in class in 3:54:34 at 29 mph in car #1316. Judy Tolbert got five laps of fun done in 3:59:57 11.t 28.4 mph to win 17th Place in car #1697?? Catheryn Cervantes did five laps in car #1300 to fin-ish in 18th Place in 2:51:12 at 31.8 mph. Londa Manteuful got four laps done in 3:19:30 at 27.3 mph in car #1358 to finish in 19th Place. Sherri Nichols did four laps in 3:52: 11 at 23.5 mph to finish in 20th Place in car #1377. Nancy Webb got three laps done in car #1365 to finish in 21st Place in 2: 16: 18 at 30.0 mph. Kristen Huger did three laps in 4:04:48 at 16. 7 mph to finish in 21st Place for the day. GROUPl CLASS 3000/TrophyLites: . Ten entries. Valerie Bucher finished six rounds of dirt fun the fastest in Class 3000 in car #3028 to win First Place with an elapsed time of 3:38:31 at 37.4 mph. #3028 also won the Fast Lap Award on Lap 2 at 38.9 mph; in 0:34:59. Bucher's win In Class BA, Marie· Westwood was the only finisher, she finished Cheri Davenport only got six laps under her belt but sffe was· Dawnette Brewer was the silver medal winner in Class 11, she her six required laps and went home with the gold medal. awarded a second place finish in the Class 10 contest. was eight minutes in arrears when the checkers flew. Page 22 January 2009 Dusty Times

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The big winner in Class · 1 1 was Shannon Thompson, she cruised around the course at an average speed of 25.5 mph. was a 15 minute margin-of-vic-tory ahead of the Second Place winner -Breanna Jones in car #3019. Breanna and co-driver Renee Jones completed six laps in 3:53:25 at 35 mph. Breanna is the current reigning Miss Teen USA. "It was all fun, especially passing everyone at the start", Breanna said. "We only pitted once. The course was pretty. rough, and the last lap was tough", Jones reported. Fawn Finchum completed five laps to win Third Place in class in Trophy Lite #6084 in 3:29: 16 at 32.5 mph. Georgeanna Barry also finished five laps of racing in car #3020 in 3:37:00 at 31.4 mph to win Fourth Place in class for the day. Lisa Messer finished four laps in 3:07:48 in TrophyLite #6017 to win Fifth Place; at 29.0 mph. Pattrice Murray, TrophyLite #6025, and Pamela Johnson in car #3012, both finished three laps to win Sixth and Seventh Places, respec-tively. Murray got it done in 1:55:41 at 35.3 mph. Johnson got her day of fun done in 3:22:47 at 20.1 mph. GROUP! CLASS 900: Twelve entries. Kathleen Lang drove the mostest laps the fast-est in car #988 to win First Place in 3:33:53 at 31.8 mph. That was a 12 minute margin-of-vic-tory ahead of Shaunnah Forrest in car #914. Forrest won Second Place in car #914 after complet-ing five laps in 3:45:34 at 31. 7 mph in 0:42:55. Andi Wagner completed five laps just 0:01:22 later in car #976 to win Third Place in class for the day. Nicole Ward completed five laps too in car #907 in 4: 15: 12 to win Fourth Place at 26. 7 mph. Kathy Kirkmeyer got four laps done in 2:46:35 to win Fifth Place in class in car #977; at 32.7 mph. Jessica Nixon took 3:52:09 of fun to complete her four laps to win Sixth Place in car #944; at 23.5 mph. Jessica Nixon took 3:52:09 of fun to complete her four laps to win Sixth Place in car #944, at 23.5 mph. Ronda Placentia finished four laps in 4:10:38 at 21.7 mph in car-#975 to win Seventh Place. Melissa Alley won Eighth Place in class in car #979 after completing four laps in .4:22:34 at 20. 7 mph. Sigal Greenberg completed three laps in car #911 for the Ninth Place win in 2:41:34 at 25.3 mph. Brandy Vasquez won 10th Place in class in car #909 with elapsed time of 3:43:31 at 18.3 mph. Anne Cote finished three laps in 4: 16: 10 at 16 mph for the 11th Place win in car #925. Kristine Nieto and co-Dusty Times driver T ina Straddling (Barstow, CA) -crossed the finish line in 3:44:20 after two laps at 12.1 Marylou Garavito took the gold medal in the Class 78 competition, she had 13 minutes in hand when she took the checkered flag. mph in car #937 to win 12th Place. N ieto dedicated her race to cancer survivor Jennifer Lyon. January 2009 GROUP l C LASS 300: O ne entry. Linda Allen was the sole entry in class in car #302 and completed three laps in 2:54:52 at 23.4 mph to win First Place in class. Allen also won the Fast Lap Award on Lap 1 at 24.5 mph in 0:55:29. GROUPl Class 5/16: Six entries. Nicole 'Eat My Dust' Garravito was the first in class to finish six laps to win First Place in class in the ORAF car #555. Garravito took only 3:48:30 to finish at 35.8 mph. Garravito also won the Fast Lap Award on Lap 1 in 0:36:21 at 37.5 m p h . "Fast is fun!", Garravito said. "I like passing ev-erybody". Co-driver Lucy Solana's only remark was "Potty break!" Garravito's win was by a slim 0:02:38 margin-of-victory ahead of Akiko Haya ta -the Sec-Continued next page Page 23

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The Trophy Challenge win went to Kim Powell, she's seen here at high speed heading for the blessed checkered flag. ond Place winner in car #570. Hayata finished her six laps in 3:51:08 at 35.4 mph. Shelby Tolbert finish~d six laps in 4:04:32 at 33.4 mph to win Third Place in class in car #578. Christine Harper completed four laps in car #599 for the Fourth Place win in 3: 13:06 at 28.2 mph. Camila Granados was the (vir-gin rookie) co-driver. Here is her story ... "It all started when Jay, my boyfriend's good friend, told us about the Powder Puff race for breast cancer and how it was all woman -yadda, yadda, yadda - a few phone calls later and I was in a car! I had never raced before and didn't know the slightest thing about desert rac-i,ng in general. Art and Jay helped me a lot before and dur-ing the race, giving me tips and stuff. My first two laps were with Page 24 Christine Harper (her husband Donald also helped out a lot, sweet people!) It was so much fun, sliding around and going really fast! Christine was an awe-so me driver, very talkative, helped me to not feel so ner-,, vous. My last lap was with Kristen Flaherty from the Baja Coali-tion, who I hadn't met until she got in the race car. That lap, was -it was -really, really fast. Jay kept telling me "it's just like a roller coaster, it's just like Disneyland!" THAT LAP WAS NOTHING LIKE DISNEYLAND!! As if I wasn't already impressed with how pro-fessional these people were, Kristen got in and showed me how racing was done! She slid in front of somebody, cutting a corner to pass, and after she was all-"That's how its done kiddo." It was a good race for Kellyan Steinberger, she piloted her truck to the win with ease, more than a lap on her competition. It was AWESOME!" After the race was over, I got out of the car and bolted to the bathroom. I mean bolted, like I was sprint-ing, I had to pee so bad. Then I went back to the car and found Kristen arid said "Hi, I'm Mia. I was the one in the car with you just now. Sorry I split, I had to pee." She was a super sweet lady! Very fun and laid back. She gave me tips for riding passenger, and we talked about the race -just all around good people to hang with. They were all welcoming and helpful." "Racing in Art's car felt safe, and was an awesome experience! When Christine was driving we almost rolled the car, and you know what, I wasn't scared! You are strapped in there so tight, and you're in like a cage in the car, nothing could happen to you. I trusted the car, I trusted January 2009 the driver, I trusted the organi-zation. These people seem.to re-ally know what they are doing. (Please note: I am a big control freak, so for me to say l trust something/someone is BIG.) I left Barstow that weekend with a new found appreciation for the term "Desert Rat." I made friends, found some teachers, and fell in love with a two year old. Being a part of this race was an awesome experience and I am definitely coming back again. Hopefully I will get a chance at passenger again, maybe with the big boys! Thanks to Art, Donald, Christine, Kristen, Billy, Bobi, Lil' Billy, Molfy, ORAF, FAIR, Brian at 76 Wrap Special-ists, Cedar Sinai, the ORAF dog Sophie, the two pit kids for ORAF (the only two white.guys), and most importantly Jason Davis, for talking me into it." Kristen Flaherty came in from Colorado to drive A.R.T.S. other race car - # 569. Flaherty finished in Fifth Place in car #569 after completing three laps in 2:46:23 at 24.6 mph. "We lost a coil wire early on and zip-tied it back on", reported Flaherty. "The inner pivot bolt broke at MM19 on Lap 3 at 68 mph and we rolled the car three times. It scared me, but we had a fun day of racing", Kristen said. Kim Weddle finished in Sixth Place after completing three laps in car #562 in 3:17:40 at 20.7 mph. GROUP I CLASS 7S: Six entries. After completing five laps of racing, Amanda Dunagan beat Wendi Evans by a 0:02: 12 margin-of-victory to win First Place in class in truck #712. Dunagan finished in 3:59:40 at 28.4 mph, and Evans finished in 4:01:52 at 28.2 mph. Dunagan also won the Fast Lap Award in class on Lap 1 at 33.4 mph in 0:40:50. Kim Whitlow and co-driver Nichelle Troxell (Canyon . Lake, CA) completed four laps in 3:32:30 at 25.6 mph for the Third Place finish and win. Kim dedicated her race to her aunt -a cancer survivor last year. Michele Moncure also completed four laps in 3:44:54 at 24.2 mph to win Fourth Place in class in truck #7 20. This truck was decked out with pink numbers, • pink wheels, and most of the guys were in pink shirts emblazoned with "Save the Twins!" or ''I'm here for the BOOBS". Michele Moncure started the race, with her college roommate and long Dusty Times

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time best friend Petrina Chow riding shotgun. This was their first time driving the truck in a race, so they took it easy at first, but as soon as they got passed their main pit heard Petrina say "Oh HELL NO!" on the radio and their average speed went up about 10 miles an hour. Accord-ing to our notes ·they came into the pir in first place on corrected time at the end of their lap. Kim Weal and Celeste Moncure got in for Lap 2, and they set a steady pace, bringing the truck back in with no dam-age in second place not too far out of the lead. Kim drove smt>othly while 15 year old Celeste cut her teeth in the Co-dog seat. Carma Moncure and Nikki Pina got in for Lap 3 and turned it up a notch, maintain-ing second place and bringing the truck back without incident. That's when all heck* broke loose. Petrina and Michele got back in for the last lap, but switched seat. Patrina, trying to get back into the lead, took off with twin rooster tails coming from the rear wheels. The radio quit working for some reason, and the GPS froze, they missed a . turn, went off course, and got T-boned in the driver's door by spectators in a Jeep. They were on the horn and expected the Jeep to stop, but they didn't know that they were off course. After driving around lost for a while they got the GPS re-booted and found the course, finishing in fourth place. "We found the guys with the Jeep after the race. After a brief discussion, we agreed to each fix our own dam-age, since the girls were off course at the time of the accident and should have stopped to make sure everyone was OK. Thank-fully, no one was hurt, and noth-ing more than cosmetic damage happened to either vehicle." "Long Beach Racers has a lot of girls that put up with our cra-ziness all year long, so we try to get as many of them into the truck as we can at the PP. This year we had six girls in the truck, with a different driver each lap: It was a nice win in Class 1/2-1600 for Julie Meehan, she ripped around the course at an average speed of 41 miles per hour. Ll-Michele Moncure/Petrina Chow; L2-Kim Weal/Celeste Moncure; L3-Carma Moncure/ Nikki Pina; L4-Moncure/Chow. We pitted with Rhiannon, Jimmy and Terrence Modica, from PCI and the Mango ProTruck team. I can't say enough good things about these folks, what a great group of people. The kids played together all day, and Mod.tea took care of feeding us all. A sin-cere "Thank You" to Tony and Rhiannon for putting this all to-gether. Overall, the girls had fun, we had a great day of racing, and raised money for one of our most precious natural resources. Can't beat that." Karlinda Flores completed one lap in truck #734 in 1:48:07 at 12.6 mph to finish out her race day. GROUPl CLASS 1450: Ten entries. Mary Morones (virgin rookie racer -Escondido, CA) was the solo racer in class to complete six· full laps in 4: 10: 18 at 32.6 mph to win First Place in truck #1461. "OMG !!", said Morones after her win. "We had a flawless race, and no pee breaks", Morones reported. Anne.e Capelle completed five laps in 3:45:52 in truck #1453 to win Second Place at 30.2 mph. Capelle got to the checkers two minutes ahead of Jody Scott in truck# 1451 (my old #). Scott also completed five laps and won @ fj> :i::; Third Place in class with an elapsed time of 3:47:53 at 29.9 mph. Rhonda Parkhouse got four laps of fun done in 3: 10:48 at 28.6 mph to win Fourth Place for the day. Allyssa Thacher won Fifth Place in truck# 1492 upon completing four roundy-rounds in 3:35: 10 at 25.3 mph. Denise Ortiz got her four laps done about three minutes later in truck #1472 in 3:38:13 at 25 mph to win Sixth Place in class. Tanya Morgan (San Diego, CA) won the Fast Lap Award on Lap 1 at 35.6 mph in 0:38: 14 in truck #1462, and went on to fin-ish in Seventh Place for the day after completing four laps in 4:04:53 at 22.2 mph. "We had some clutch problems but no other issues all day", reported Morgan. "The straights were fast. MM6-8 and MM16-18 were the most fun. We even changed our own tire! We got a few frequent flyer miles, too -"by accident", said Morgan. "My neck is kinda jacked, too", Morgan added. Christina Stanford finished two laps of fun in 1:29:07 at 30.6 mph in truck # 1466 for the Eighth Place finish in class. Julie Humphreys did one lap in truck #1488 in 0:43:19 at 31.4 mph to finish in Ninth Place. GROUPl CLASS 1700: Seven entr"ies; JeepSpeed. Tandy Hartman was first out of The JeepSpeed win went to Tandi Hartman, she flew around the course and took the Powder Puff win with more than half an hour in hand. the chute at the green flag start in Jeep #1706, and first to the checkered flag finish to win First Place in class. Hartman com-pleted five laps in 3:34:30 at J-1. 7 mph, and also won the Fast Lap Award on Lap 4 at 3 2. 7 mph in 0:41:40. Hartman got there with a 36 minute margin-of-victory ahead of the Second Place winner -Robin Smith in Jeep #1769. Smith also com-pleted five laps in 4:01:52 at 28.2 mph. Pam Nugeny com-pleted four laps in Jeep #1743 to win Third Place in 3:17:12 at 27.6 mph. P.J. Creiglow com-pleted four laps of fun in 3:36:05 at 25.2 mph in Jeep #1768 to win Fourth Place in class for the day. Cara Griffith got four laps done in 3:42:42 at 24.5 mph to finish in Fifth Place in Jeep #1714. Tracy Gappa did three laps in Jeep #1748 to fin-ish in Sixth Place in 3:41:21 at 18.5 mph. Audra Blair did two laps of fun in 2: 11 :51 at 20. 7 mph to finish in Seventh Place in Jeep #1778. "We would like to thank the pit crew of Sigal Racing for their help this week-end. They helped our Jeep out after dropping the drive shaft, before our chase crew arrived. They were all over it, helping us get up and running, even weld-ing our u-joint strap. It was good enough to keep the girls going for 2.5 laps before they tore out a lower control arm mount and chunk of unibody. All your help was so appreciated. Thanks again!" GROUPl CLASS 1100: Eight entries. It was back-and-forth action all day in Class 11. After two laps of all out racing, and starting at the back of the pack at the green flag, Dawnette Brewer was in the lead in car #1107 by 0:01:22 ahead of Michelle Silcock in car #1196. Brewer also clocked the Fast Lap on Lap 2 at 28.4 mph in 0:48:02. Both Brewer and Silcock clocked in at 18 mph on Lap 3, while Shannon Thomp-son did a 28.3 mph Lap 3 to take the lead in car # 1106. Thomp-son held on to complete four laps in 3:33:24 at 25.5 mph to win First Place in class with a 0:08:30 margin-of-victory ahead of Dawnette Brewer -the Second Place winner in car #1107. In the meantime, Roxanne Rodriguez drove a steady pace in the Pump Gas Racing car #1191 to com-plete four laps in 3:44: 10·co win Third Place in class at 24.3 mph, only 0:02: 16 minutes after Brewer. Michelle Silcock recov-ered and went on to complete four laps to finish in Fourth Place in class in car # 1196 in 3:46:04 at 24.1 mph, only 0:01:54 behind Rodriguez. Continued next page It wasn't too bad a race for Christy Sizelove, she took the silver Karen Owen gave it her all in the Class 1/2-1600 race, she took medal in the Trophy Challenge event, three minutes in arrears. second place honors, seen here just at touchdown. Robin Smith was the second place finisher in the JeepSpeed contest, she's seen here hustling towards the elusive checkered flag. It was a pretty good day for Lori Robinson, she took home the Kristina Dague was right in the thick of it, she was a close silver medal in Class, she's seen here haulin' freight. second place finisher in the Class 5 contest at the Powder Puff. Dusty Times January 2009 Wendi Evans drove her heart decorated truck to a second place finish in the Class 7A contest, seen here at speed. Page 25

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Pam Hall was right there pushing for a Class 7C win, a very long Shannah Forest was /ookin' good in the. lights but she dropped some fifth lap relegated her to a second place finish. time on her third lap and settled for a second pf/ace finish in Class 9. In the Ultra Truck fracas, it was Cory Weller taking home the silver medal, seen here headin' for the finish line. Madison 'Lead Foot; Hale of the Sixth Place finisher by a five laps of fun in 3:53: 19 in and co-driver Karissa 'Redd' 0:04:35 margin-of-victory. The UTV #1904 to win Third Place Clark from Indio, CA got three Sixth Place winner was Julia in class for the day. Lacrecia laps of fun done in the 11-Sis-Sudduth in car #1156 with an Beurrier got in five laps and ters Racing Machine car #1101 elapsed time of 3:53:54 at 17.5 4:19:04 of fun at 26.3 mph in to win Fifth Place in class in mph. Anne Naso got in one lap UTV # 1924 to win Fourth 3:49: 19 at 17.8 mph. I know for of fun in car# 1169 to finish in Place in class. Michele Briscoe a fact they had mucho fun be-Seventh Place in 0:49:43 at 27.4 took 3.36:56 at 25.1 mph to cause I could hea·r them laugh-mph. complete four laps for the Fifth ing their*** off each and every GROUP 1 Place win in UTV #1973. Sarah lap as they went by. They man-CLASS 1900 UTVs: Finchum got four laps done in aged to shred a tire and lose a Ten entries. Jessi Kohrell won 3:41:26 at 24.6 mph to finish in rear fender somewhere along the First Place in class by a three Sixth Place in UTV # 1984. way, too. This dynamic duo was minute margin-of-victory in UTV Kimberlee Wertens raced for still laughing all the way through #1988. Kohrell completed five 3:49:22 in UTV #1917 to win their interview. "YEA! We did it laps in an elapsed time of Seventh Place in class at 23.8 to save boobs", Hale said. "And 3:42:22 at 30.6 mph. #1988 also mph. Katie Ryan g9t three laps no pee breaks either. We had a won the Fast Lap Award in class completed in 3:20:50 at 20.3 rear flat (shredded; gone) and at 31.8 mph in 0:42:50 on Lap mph in UTV #1999 to finish in tore off the rear fender, too." We 4. Cory Weller also completed Eighth Place in class. Judi Hagge did a nose dart and almost rolled five laps to win Second Place in did two laps· in UTV #44 in it", her co-driver said. "I busted class in UTV #610 in 3:46:01 at 2:10:25 at 20.9 mph to finish in my lip." Even so, Hale was_ ahead 30.1 mph. Kelly Greenberg did Ninth Place. Michele Ewing did SPA Ii.I BBB II UNI t:UPB Page 26 200B lESAl SA RA1ED HElMEl =-.< """""-' <-, ... ' «.;;, '' IUEl SAil RACING CELLS .Ii"' llABlE IN BROME! January 2009 . ! The big winner in the class 5 contest was Michelle Bruckman, she's seen here at speed, headin' for the checkered flag. one lap at 26. 7 mph in UTV # 1909 to finish in 10th Place ih 0:50:56 . GROUP 2 CLASS 1: Eighteen entries. WoW! We are talking serious off road rac-ing machines here, Race Fans. RAW horsepower. Massive wheel travel. Unlimited. An E-Ticket ride! The Tale of the Tape is that Shirley Jergensen won First Place in class and was the Overall Winner of the 2008 M.O.R.E. Powder Puff "Race For The Cure" in car #5. This was Jergensen's third such con-secutive win. Congrats!! Jergensen (Oak Hills, CA) com-pleted eight laps in 3:41:55 at an average speed of 49 .1 mph to make it to the Winner's Circle and Queen of the Podium. That was a 9: 15:32 margin-of-victory. Very impressive. Lori Robinson (Riverside, CA) and her co-driver daughter, Austin, won Second Place in class and Sec-ond Overall in car #26 at 4.59 mph after completing eight laps with an elapsed time of 3:57:27. "We had a blast!", the Robinsons reported. "The course was torn up. We hit two rocks and had two major flats. The most· fun was the whoops before S/F, and doing 92 mph! We hauled A**! - for the cause". Debbie, and daughter Erica, Sacks complet'ed seven laps· in 3:45:19 at 42.3 mph to win Third Place in class and Third Overall in car #1509. Erica's friend Kayli Ryan from Cal St. San Marcos got to ride in the co-driver's seat all seven laps. "The most fun we had was passing and bumping and getting to play in the, dirt", Sachs said.Julie Lenk (Newport Beach, CA) and co:_; driver Lea Perry (Las Vegas, NV) got seven laps done in 3:59:42 at 39.5 mph in the Missing Lenk Motor Sports car # 102 to win Fourth Place in class and Fourth Overall. Lenk dedicated her race to cancer survivor Susan Hall. Lenk's win was a mere 0:02:21 ahead of Jennifer Kawell in car # 101. Kawell completed seven laps in 4:02:03 at 39.4 mph to win Fifth Place in class and Fifth Overall. Sherry Vanillo won Sixth Place in class in car #30 after completing seven rounds in 4:07:58 at 38.4 mph. That was a very slim 0:00:42 margin-of-vic-tory ahead of Chelsea Magness in car #190. Close! Magness com-pleted seven laps in 4:08:40 at 38.3 mph to win Seventh Place in class for the day. Jennifer Clemison was the first racer in class to complete six laps Nicole Garavito was the winner in the Class 5-1600 contest, she's seen here near the finish, her time was 3:48:30. Dusty Times

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A third place finish in Class 10 was all there was for Melissa Hardy, she was 13 minutes behind the winning car. Sigal Greenberg was just a wee bit off the winning pace in the Estela Sanchez had a pretty decent race, just a bit off the winning Class 78 race, she had to settle for a second place finish. pace in Class 78, Estela took third place honors. Amanda Dunagan only had a bit over a minute ·in hand when she took the Class 7A win at the Powder Puff race. in the pink Damzl, Inc. car# 132 to win Eighth Place with an elapsed time of 3:44: 16 at 36.4 mph. Clemison's co-driver was Heather Birdwell of Damzl, Inc. This story says a lot about the off road racing community and the "Race For The Cure", in Heather's own words -"All the months of preparation and race day is finally here! When I talk about preparation, I mean some-thing entirely different than prepping the DSMS Class 1 car. I was completely involved with the Third Annual Powder Puff Race for the cure event. Know-ing I would be co-driving the en-tire race would just be another notch in my belt. Finishing this race though was another story." "The beginning of the race is the best; I feel important. As we wait in line for our heat to be-gin, a few take photos and wish us luck. I fantacize that I am a professional -till the race starts. We are off to a fast start passing as many cars as we could the first quarter of the course. At first I am relieved since car owner Tony Nguyen, and Jenn's husband, has reconstructed much of the inte-rior of the cab so l am not banged around. At six feet tall and all legs, I don't fit in any car well. Right about the time I feel relaxed with our start, my driver/Pal J enzl # 13 2 starts to curse. This is unfamiliar to me as our trusty steed Pinky #132 has never failed with me in the car. We were losing power every time we opened her up. Each time we climbed a hill I would scrape and I heard my Pal's few and Steele dedicated their race wonder if we would make it to choice words. I was so glad we to the memory of Gloria the top. We made a few pit stops didn't go off that moon-like Demers, Kay Steele, and and the car made a couple as cliff''. Maureen Layton -who passed well. This seems terribly frustrat-"We had a lot of fun running away from breast cancer; and to ing to driver/ Pal Jenzl. I felt help-the rest of the race. I have Rita Buchan -Renae's 18 year less as I just sat quietly next to learned through this experience cancer survivor grandmom. her knowing I couldn't help with the importance of finishing and Brunn ing' s wi n was 0:00:05 anything. Besides that and a felt accomplished when we made ahead of the 10th Place finisher gnarly flat (which our Damzl it through the finish with a Sev- -Mindy Jefferies in car #122. Chazer's fixed semi-quickly), the enth Place finish. I admire Jefferies (Apple Valley, CA) took race was fast." Shirley Jergensen for her flawless 3:45:05 to complete her six laps I felt I did my job warning Powder Puff record First Place of fun at 36.3 mph. "The whole other drivers that my frustrated finish all three years. I hope one race was fun!", said Jefferies. Pal Jenzl #132 was making up of these years we can beat her. "The course was rough. We lost time and to get out of her way. As a co-driver and sponsor of the a c.v. boot and the p/s servo This was another side of her that DSMS motors ports team and broke. We hit a few bushes, and I had never seen and frankly, family, I would like to thank my I got dirt in my face". Like I said scared me a little. I was still taken Pal Jennifer Clemison # 132 for at the beginning -this ain't no by my Pal Jenzl's immediate ex- a kick*** ride and her husband trip to the grocery store. Katie ecution of passing cars and mak-Tony Nguyen for pushing us on Seligman finished six laps in ing up time. At one point we the radio to not quit and keep 3:55:14 at 34.7 mph in car #143 were in a heated sprint with sis-up the pace. I, of course, would to claim the 11th Place win. ter Playtech car driven by Renee like to thank all of our team Danielle Thayer got six laps done Brunning and co-driver Heidi members for their pit and chase in 4: 10:38 at 32.6 mph in car Steele. It was a steep part of the support. I especially would like #70 to finish in 12th Place for course and there were three cars to thank all the wonderful the day in class. Chelsea total on it. We managed to pass women who participated in this McCarthy was the sole racer in them but not without a fight. We year's race and making history. class to complete five laps to win swerved to the right to squeeze Powder Puff "Race For The 13th Place in car #124 in 4:07:43 by but needed to stay on course Cure" is the largest all women's at 27.5 mph. as the desert to the right side re-off road race in the world. To-Carol Yonan completed four sembled a moon-like cliff with gether we are making a difference laps in 3:43:24 at 24.4 mph and sharp jagged rocks that screamed in hopes we can help find a cure finished in 14th Place in car to me of imminent danger. for breast cancer. God Bless ... " #199. Shelby Reid got four laps Brunning had her foot pegged Clemison's win was 64 sec-done in 3:49:43 at 23.7 mph to and was not giving us space. At onds ahead of Renae Brunning claim 15th Place in car # 168. this time I begged my driver/ Pal in car # 103. Brunning (Mira Shelby started about sixth spot Jen to ease up when at the same Loma, CA) and co-driver Heidi and had passed everyone in time, Brunning leaned to the Steele (San Clemente, CA) com-front of her and was leading be-right and banged our left front pleted their six laps in 3:45:00 fore Pit B. During the second · quarter panel. My eyes were shut at 36.3 mph to claim the Ninth lap, the second place car got to at this point. I heard the cars Place in class victory. Brunning Continued next page Michelle Si/cock was the fourth place finisher in the Class 11 fracas, It was -a fourth place finish in Class 78 for Gaby Godde, she is laura Mortensen was just a wee bit off the winning pace in the Trophy Challenge Class, she finished third on the podium. even in fourth place she was only 13 minutes behind the leader. seen here at high speed heading for the elusive checkers. Terry Maurer was certainly consistent in her lap times but she was Debbie Sacks put all the horsepower to work for her, she was Andi Wagner got herself a decent third place finish in the Class 9 contest, only able to grab a third place finish in the Class 1/2-1600 race. the third place finisher in the Class 1 battle, seen herft at speed. Andi was just a minute and change out of the second place spot. Dusty Times January 2009 Page 27

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Tamara Woolery drove the good looking 4 seater to the Class 7C win, Tamara had more than half an hour in hand when she took the checkers. Kathleen Lang took the Class 9 win at the MORE Powder Puff race, she had 15 minutes in hand when the checkers flew. trouble free laps, and after three laps (five laps total), we decided to keep them in for one more lap and try to get in under the limit to start another lap. Amber turned in her fastest lap of the day (35:27) but just missed the time limit by about 30 seconds. They were the first car in class given the checkers and took home fifth in class with the top fou"r going one more lap. I can't tell you how proud I am of the girls for having a clean, success-ful race with zero issues. Their lap times/speeds improved sig-nificantly from last year and the girls were stoked. They went from an average speed last year of 31.9 mph to 37.3 mph this year, and turned in some good times in the process." Vanessa Garcia got six laps of fun done in 3:44:40 at 36.4 mph to claim the Sixth Place in class victory in car #1210. First-timer Diana, and co-driver Susan, Clifton clocked in six laps in car # 1221 in 4: 13: 15 at 32.3 mph for Seventh Place. Monica Pannone and Kathy Hernandez also got in on the action. These ladies hail from Santa Ana, CA -the Big OC. They dedicated their race to their grandmother, who died fro m breast cancer; and to their mom - a cancer survivor. Nice job. within 45 seconds of her, and the report we got was Shelby said "eff this" to Gema Ptasinski, her co-rider, and built the lead back up over two minutes to begin the fourth lap. About six miles into the fourth lap, a right side drive axle snapped and ended their quest for the win. Kristy Lee did three laps in 3:43:26 at 18.3 mph to claim victory in car #117 in 16th Place. Nicolette Dunn got two laps done in 1:28:20 in car #16 to finish in 17th Place at 30.8 mph. GROUP2 CLASS 10: Eight entries. Garfield Davies started at the front of the Class 10 pack at the green flag in car # 1098 and was in the lead by 43 seconds after Lap 1. Davies' sec-ond lap took 2:01 :01 to com-plete. In the meantime, Poppy Perfect clocked in at 43.1 mph on Lap 2 in 0:31:38 to take over the lead in car # 1010. Perfect held on to that lead to complete seven laps in 3:49:03 at 41.6 mph and take the checkered flag to win First Place in Class 10. Perfect also won the Fast Lap Award in class on Lap 3 at 43.3 mph in 0:31:29. Poppy Perfect (Oak Hills, CA) drove the first four laps with Evette Sallee and Lory Perfect co-riding, and then handed the wheel over to Cissy Baldwin of Newport Beach, CA who drove the last three laps with Jennifer Hasdindra riding. "We had a flawless day thanks to an awesome prep job by Lee Perfect, taking the lead early and stopping three times to change riders/drivers", Perfect said. Cheri Davenport won Second Place in class in car #1011 after completing six laps in 3:40:48 at 37.0 mph. Melissa Hardy com-pleted six laps in 3:58:37 at 34.2 mph to win Third Place in car #1023. Hardy's win was a 30 sec-ond margin-of-victory ahead of Jenny Hanson in car # 1016. Hanson got six laps done in 3:59:07 at 34.2 mph to claim Fourth Place in class for the day. Kelly Boyle completed five laps of fun in car# 1025 to win Fifth Place in class in 3:47:41 at 29.9 mph. Garfield Davies recovered in car #1098 and finished in Sixth Place in class for the day with an elapsed time of 4:08:09 at 27.4 mph. Davies was racing in memory of their mom -Mary Fabricius. Amber Che_ramy (Lake Havasu, AZ) was the (first time ever raced) co-driver. "The lower A-arm bolt broke on Lap 2 at MM9, leaving us stuck on the ridgeline", Davies reported. "Team Havasu pit crew came out from Main Pit to get the A-arm attached again, and we stopped in at ACME pit, midway, for a quick spot weld on the shock mount. Apart from that, we had a trouble free run -pushing through the dust and cutting past the slower traffic whenever possible. We stopped for a quick splash of fuel on Lap 4 with less than five minutes to get to S/F so we could go out on another lap before the cut-off time. Am-ber called every arrow and cor-ner with perfect timing to keep us on track with very consistent lap times. Thanks to Team Havasu -Laurence, Mike, Nie, would Like Ta congratulate ..... _. .. ..... I! aarsr · Sbllley Jergensen tst Place Class f TRA.NSAXLE ENGINEERING JEFF FIELD SllelllY TOibert 3rd Place Class 5-1600 9763VARIELAVENUE CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 818-998-2739 Page 28 January 2009 Bones, Tony, Jeff, Julie, Sue, Sharon, Greg, Troy, Ryan, Darian and Taylor. We had a great time and appreciate all the support of all that help put on the Powder Puff event". GROUP2 CLASS 1200: Nine entries. Marylou Garavito was first off the start-ing line in class, and first to reach the finish line 3:50: 10 later to win First Place in class in car #1255. Garavito completed seven laps and averaged 41.4 mph after setting the Fa~t Lap at 43.2 mph on Lap 1 in 0:31:33. That was a healthy 13-minute-plus margin-of-victory. Sigal Greenberg finished in Second Place in class in car #1211. Greenberg got seven laps done in 4:03:33 at 39.1 mph. Estela and Natty Sanchez (Hesperia, CA) drove car #1229 to the Third Place win in class in 4: 10:36 at 38.5 mph. That was a four second (0:00:04) margin-of-victory ahead of Gaby Godde in car #14245 -the Fourth Place winner. Godde did seven laps in 4: 10:40 at 38.0 mph. Very, very close racing. Christine Martin finished six laps in 3:38:57 at 37 ,3 mph to win Fifth Place in class in the Bald Eagle Racing car #1297. "Martin and co-driver Candi Gledhill started and were plan-ning on doing half the race (2-3 laps). They ran two consistent laps right around 35 minutes and decided to come in after two laps to make sure the other girls got some laps in. All of the girls on the team pre-ran at least one lap in the race car the week before so we knew they were good to go . After adjusting the volume on the radio (our only problem all day), driver/co-driver change and topping off the fuel - Am-ber and Debbie were off for some laps of their own. They turned in a few more consistent, Alexia Belik was the Eighth Place finisher in car #1267. Belik completed five laps in 3:20:02 at 34 mph. "This race was a lottt of fun!! Too bad they don't have it more than once a year!!" Belik said. "We started off the race good and kicked a** on the first lap!! We were passing up 1 cars which were two groups ahead of us!! Then we started to lose power on the car at the beginning of our second lap. The pumpers were not working when we started the race, so we had tE'll pull off and shut everything down. The battery volts were at 11, so my dad Tom Gilchriese and Dougie fresh came and took off the hood ... and saw that the bolt was loose and they tightened it up!! And everything was up and running! We kicked a** a few more laps, and then the power steering was realllly jacked up! It was hard for Alexia to stay in the grooves and turning starting to be very hard! The wheel was shaking very bad, too. But we finished five laps ... could have gone six, but we didn't think the car would have held up! Power steering and shocks were not doing too good! We pulled in our pits about Lap 3/ 4 for our guys to check the power Continued on page 33 Alyssa Looney was all alone in the Class 7A contest, she motored around at over 40 miles per hour to take the class win. Dusty Times

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Lacrecia Beurrier was the fourth place finisher in the UTV race, Tracy Fuller had a pretty good race, she was the fourth place Rhiannon Freiley had a long third lap and it may have cost her, she's seen here running here star spangled vehicle to the finish. finisher in the Trophy Challenge, she's seen here at speed. she finished fourth in 1600, just nine minutes off the podium. steering ... and they saw we had o f h er mo m -who is a breast 41.2 mph before her race day in 3:59:31 at 34.1 mph in car 0:29:58 o n Lap 3 . Adina Byma a flat so they changed it fo r cancer survivo r. Sue's daugh-was done. Meehan went on to #1675. Becci Craig did six laps got in five laps of fun in truck us! Other than that it was an ter, Jennifer, was the co-driver. complete seven laps in 3:49:55 in 4 : 10:53 at 32.6 mph to fin- # 1433 to win Second Place in awesome race!! We had sooo "The course was rocky stuff at a n average speed of 41.5 ish in Eighth Place in ca r class for the day in 3 :03:38 at much fun! Alexia Bilek is al-but the car ran great. N o is-mph to win First Place in class #1622. Brittany Burgos fin-37.1 mph. Bree Cloud finished ways racing her 12 car #1267 - s ues", Baeskens s aid. "The with a nine minute margin-of-ished in Ninth Place in car five laps in truck #1409 in sooo keep an eye out fo r her!! most fun was finishing, and victory. Meeh an also son the #1?69 at 37.7 mph after com- 3:59:09 at 28.5 mph to win And I co-drive sometimes fo r getting the pass o n a Class 1 Fast Lap Award o n Lap 3 in pleting five laps in 3:00:49. Third Place in class. Karen my d ad's 1 car #1544 (TLG car!", s h e added . Cindy 0 :31 :28 at 43.3 mph. Kare n Ashley Nuesse got in 3:56:36 C ardo ne wo n Fourth Place in Racing) ... thank yo u to every- Lazenby did five la p s in Owen completed seven laps to o f fun a t 28.8 mph in car class in truck #1426 at 26.9 o ne who h elped us out!! Fo r 3 :5 2:44 a t 29.3 mph in car win Second Place in class in car #1676 to finish in 10th Place. mph with an overall elapsed all your wonderful support! #509 to win Fourth Place in #1673 with an elapsed time of GROU P 2 time of 4 :13:17 after complet-We couldn' t have done any-class. Sist e r and co-driver , 3:58:52 at 39.9 mph. That was CLASS 8: ing five laps. thing without our guys and our Katie Painter and Lazenby a 0:03:3 2 margin-of-victo ry in Five entries. M arie That's a wrap o n the 2008 dads!!! They a r e sooo awe- d edicated the race to their front of Terry Maurer in car Westwood was the sole racer in M .O .R .E . Powder Puff race some! And I' m very surprised mo m - a five year cancer survi- # 180 1. Maurer did seven laps class to complete six laps in sto ry. Sadly however, I must at how many people were ou t vor. Debbie Greidanus also got in 4:02:24 at 39 .. 3 mph to win truck #807 to win First Place also repor t a n unfortunat e there for the race!!" Belinda a ride in the #2 seat. Team 509 Third Place in class for the day. in 3:40:45 at 37 mph. #807 event, which cost a life. A head-Garcia got in five laps of fun came together from San Diego, Rhiannon Freiley won Fourth also won the Fast Lap Award on collision between a pre-to finish in Ninth Place in class Thousand Oaks and Visalia, Place in class in car #2014 af-on Lap 3 at 39.4 mph in runner and a civilian. There in car #1206 in 3:45:12 at CA, and Denver, CO to have tercompletingsevenroundsin 0:34:35. Bobbi Shain com-were also three race-related 30.2 mph. "A blast! No flats. The car ran 4: 11:24 at 37.9 mph. Brittany pleted four laps in 3:36: 11 at roll-overs -two were OK and GROUP 2 good; it 'flies'". Can't beat Sanchez was the first racer in 25.2 mph to win Second Place one broke a leg. This is a very CLASS 5: that for fun. Karen Westwood class to complete five laps in in class in truck #847. Jennifer dangerous sport, for every-S ix entries. Michelle also completed five laps in car car #1691 to win Fifth Place Waite was the Third Place win-body -racers, chase and pit Bruckmann was the sole racer #516 to win Fifth Place at 26 in class with an elapsed time ner in truck #8014, completing crews, photographers, specta-in class to complete seven laps mph with an elapsed time of of 3:39:38 at 37.2 mph. Lisa three laps in 2:24:34 at 28.3 tors -and you and me, too. Be in car #501 to take home the 4:21:55. Irene Owens did two Moss (Huntington Beach, CA) mph. Rebel Roglin also got in Careful Out There, Please! I First Place win in 4:07:24 at laps in 2:30:08 at 18.l mph to completed five laps in 3:49:53 three laps offun in truck #8115 did Carrera Rescate down in 38.5 mph. Bruckmann was on finish in Sixth Place in car at 35.5 mph to win Sixth Place to win Fourth Place in class in the Baja for many years; and the gas pedal on Lap 4 and #503. in the Moss Racing car #2008. 4:06:03 at 16.6 mph. Kyndal saw many i•njuries. Most were won the Fast Lap Award at GROUP 2 Moss dedicated her race to the and Heather Hayes got two laps spectators or local civilians. It 42.9 mph in 0:31:44. Kristina CLASS 1600: memory of Anna Barajas. of fun done in 2:23:10 at 19 is a very dangerous place to be Dague was the sole racer in Thirteen entries; one DNS. Trish Peterson was the co-mph to finish in Fifth Place in at the wrong time, for anybody class to do six laps in 4: 13:34 Julie Meehan started around driver in car #2008. "The the 1957 Chevy #800. and everybody. Please -be safe in car #511 to win Second the middle of the crowded most fun was passing people", GROUP 2 and aware out there. The life Place at 32.2 mph. Susan 1600 class race pack, applied Moss said. "There are so many CLASS 1400: you save could be your own or Baeskens (Hesperia, CA) was serious pedal power, and was competitive racers out there we Eight entries. Kellyan a loved one. the first racer in class to com-in the lead in car #1699 by one had to use our horn a lot. Get-Steinberger completed seven Thanks!! To everyone for ev-plete five laps in the Baeskens minute in front of Kaylan ting to the finish line was fun, laps in 4:12:09 at 37.6 mph to erything you did for women's Babes car #504 to win Third Rodriguez in car #1671 by the too", Moss added. Kimberly win First Place in class in truck breast cancer research at the Place in 3:40:09 at 30.9 mph. end of Lap 1. Rodriguez com-Ward won Seventh Place in #1407. #1407 also drove the 2008 M.O.R.E. Race For The Sue was racing in celebration pleted one lap in 0:33:03 at class after completing six laps fastest lap at 45.5 mph in Cure·. ~~Q~~ Julie Lenk was just a wee bit off the winning pace in the Class 1 Akiko had a really good run, she was quick and consistent and took battle, she carded a fourth place finish in class. the silver medal in Class 5-1600, less than three minutes in arrears. It was a first off the podium finish for Nicole Ward in the Class 9 contest, she's seen here headin' for the finish line. Valerie Bucher had a really good race, she took home the gold Breanna Jones was a bit off the winning pace at the Powder Roxanne Rodriguez had a pretty good race, she was the third medal in her class, she's seen here haulin' freight in the outback. Puff, she was the second place finisher, she's seen here at speed. place finisher in the Class 11 conflict, seen here at speed. Dusty Times January 2009 Page 33

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ll,.l,IIU SUPERSTITION 250 Peterson Takes Class ID And The ave,all BY]. PRESTON BRADSHAW PHOTOS: TRACKSIDE PHOTO Brent Miller had a good day, he took the Class 1 win with ease and finished second overall at the Superstition event. around the 35 mile course for two more laps and was very glad to take the Class 1 win. Bill Steuver and Shawn McCallum were out, cause unknown to the writer. There were 10 Bugs entered in the Class 5-1600 race. They had five laps to run for their race and fully 40% of them would make it to the checkered flag. At the end of their first lap it was Richard Glaszozak show-ing the way, Jorge Perez was right there in the second spot, Miguel Cortez ran in third place, Eric Garcia was fourth, Isaac It was a good race for Gunnar Peterson, he took the Class 10 honors and he was first overall in the race as well. C amberos was in fifth place, It certainly was a gathering of was running sixth and Jeffrey third place, Bill Steuver still Kris Schulz was running in sixth the clan at the MOR Supersti- Holmes was in the seventh spot. held fourth place and Brent place and Frank Cortez ran in tion 250 in the middle of Octo-Eddie Zeller did not start the Miller remained in the fifth the seventh spot. Ish Sanchez ber. There were 114 cars and race. spot. Jeffrey Holmes was o n his and Greg Horr failed to start trucks on hand, mostly well pre-Second lap ended and Bob trailer. the race and Ramin Bagheri pared and all anxious to get out Archibald still led the pack, When they finished their failed to complete his first lap. on the course. Shawn McCall um was up a spot fourth lap it was now Shawn At the end of their second lap Class 1 had eight entrants into second place, Barry Blue McCallum in the class lead, it was Jorge Perez now in the rarin' to go but, al~s, only one was now running in third place, Brent Miller was turning good lead, Richard Glaszozak had of them would see the checkered Bill Steuver ran fourth, Brent lap times and was now in sec-dropped to second place, Miguel flag. They had seven laps to go Miller was now in fifth place and ond place and Bill Steuver was Cortez remained in third place, for their race and when that Jeffrey Holmes ran sixth. Ken in third. Bob Archibald was out Eric Garcia held on in fourth, first lap ended it was Bob Losch was amongst the missing. of the race and Barry Blue also Isaac Camberos still ran fifth, Archibald in the lead, Ken Their third lap ended and decided to call it a day. Kris Schulz was in sixth place Losch came along in the second Bob Archibald continued to Fifth lap ended, and, guess and Frank Cortez was in sev-spot, Shawn McCallum was right lead the class, Shawn McCallum what? There was nobody run-enth spot. there in the third spot, Barry was now in second place, he was ning in Class 1 except Brent Their third lap ended and Ri-Blue ran fourth, Bill Steuver some 10 minutes behind the Miller, he never slowed down chard Glaszozak had regained was in fifth place, Brent Miller leader, Barry Blue remained in and h e continued to motor the class lead, Miguel Cortez Richard Glaszozak had a fun race, he took Class 5-1600 honors, led the class every lap but one, he's seen here with power on. -----------------------------, Aaron Celicio was the winner in the Class 700 contest, he's seen here landing a bit off kilter on his way to the checkers. was now in second place, Jorge Perez had dropped to third, Eric Garcia ran fourth and Kris Schulz was in fifth place. Isaac Camberos and Frank Cortez were out of the race. Their fourth lap came to an end and Richard Glaszozak still led the field, Jorge Perez was sec-ond, he was 16 minutes behind the leader, Miguel Cortez ran third, another five minutes back and Eric Garcia held on in fourth place, another 23 min-utes in arrears and Kris Schulz was still in fifth place, not re-ally having a good day. Fifth lap, final lap, Richard Glaszozak came in for a very nice win, Miguel Cortez was sec-ond in, he was 23 minutes in arrears, Jorge Perez was third, another minute in arrears and Eric Garcia was the fourth and final finisher. Kris Schulz never finished his last lap. Aaron Celiceo and Scott Ulrich were the only two entries in Class 700. They had sever laps to run for their race but only one of them would see the checkered flag. At the end 0£ their first lap it was Aaron Celiceo leading and Scott Ulrich well in arrears due to mechani-cal woes. Second lap ended and Aaron Celiceo still led, Scott Ulrich re-mained in second place but he was only 11 minutes behind the leader. Third lap ended and Celiceo still led Ulrich, now by some 25 minutes. Fourth lap ended when Celiceo came around and this time there was no Ulrich, he suc-cumbed to terminal problems. Aaron Celiceo motored around for his remaining three laps and was happy to take the Class 700 win. There wee three teams en-tered in the Class 725 battle and here too, only one of them would see the checkered flag. They too had seven laps for Continued next page Adam McCollum had a pretty easy time of it, all of his competition Ron Shedd went through the pack easily, he went from eighth to in Sportsman dropped by the wayside, seen here at speed. second place in Class 9, seen here in the soft stuff. Ryan Haugley led the first lap, dropped to second on lap 2 and there he finished, just a minute and change out of the class win. Page 34 January 2009 Dusty Times

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-Michael Proctor has a long first lap, very expensive, he was the Greg Zumwalt was just a bit off the winning pace in Pro Prerunner, Sean Backus ran in second place most of the race, led the sixth second place finisher in the Lite Buggy Class. he settled for the silver. medal, he's seen here headin' for home. lap then dropped back for a second place finish. their race and at the end of the ert Wagner and Fe-=---=-r-=-n-=-a-=n-:d:;-o-:-----=-se=--c=--o=--n=--dJ""s-:-.:b-::-a-::c,:k'-,-:N,:i:,:b-:i'H;-;--:-e-:r-:n-:a-:n-:;d,:-e-s-,=;;===-...;:;;;;;;;;;;;==;;;;;;;;a=================;;;;;;;; first lap it was John Andrews in Gasca were scheduled to race ran fourth, he was another 16 the -lead, Rodd Fantelli was but did not start. seconds back and Jack running in the second spot and At the end of their second Hettinger was fifth to cross the Cliff Zucker ran third. ·lap, their roles were reversed, it line. Hal Graves ran in sixth On Laps 2 through 5 ther.e was Rubin Ledezma in the lead place, Jose Victoria was seventh, were no position changes, it was and Kevin Weeks was second, Ron Shedd was eighth and Andrews, Fantelli and Zucker, some seven minutes behind the Brian Farr was in ninth place. running, one, two, three. leader. At the end of their second lap At the end of their sixth lap The third lap came to an end, it was now Jose Victoria leading John Andrews continued to lead Rubin Ledezma came across the the class, he had moved up from the class, Rodd Fantelli re-line, nobody else appeared, seventh place, Nibi Hernandes mained in second place he was Kevin Weeks wa~ out of the race. was now in second place. Hal some 40 minutes behind the There were no completions no Graves was up three spots into leader and Cliff Zucker decided Class 8 winner. third, Jack Hettinger was up to to call it a day. Next up were the Class 9 fourth place and Ron Shedd End of the seventh lap and cars, there were nine of them was in fifth place. Alyssa only John Andrews was there to · entered, they had five laps to Looney dropped to sixth place take the checkered flag, a nice make their race and fully seven and Ron Shedd was in fifth win. of them made it to the finish place. Alyssa Looney dropped to The Class 8 race was a disas-line. At the end of the first of sixth place, Jeremy Willey sat in ter, there were four trucks en-their five required laps it was seventh place and Mark Culver tered and not one of them Mark Culver in the lead, Alyssa dropped from first to eighth would get in the required laps. Looney was in second place, one place with mechanical troubles. Attheendofthefirstlapitwas minute in arrears, Jeremy BrianFarrwasoffthescoring Kevin Weeks showing the way, Willey was third, another 12 charts. Ruben Ledezma was second, he seconds back, Nibi Hernandes Third lap and Jose Victoria was 17 minutes in arrears. Rob-ran fourth, he was another 12 continued to lead, Hal Graves Page 36 llll"lllll&.~SIIOCK .... .,._..,'DICHNOI.OGY 714.530.B701 • FAX 714.530.B7al 12842 JOY STREET, GARDEN GROVE, CA 92840 MNflltlV.Jcingshoclcs.oorn January 2009 John Andrews led all seven laps in the Class 725 fracas, he's seen here churnin' his way through a bit of the soft stuff. was up another spot into sec-ond place, Jack Hettinger was up another spot into third place, Ron Shedd was now in fourth place and Alyssa Looney was up a spot into fifth place Nibi Hernandes dropped to 2.5" --. €'!!i!£Q sixth place with a long lap. Jer-emy Willey ran seventh and Mark Culver was eighth in. Their fourth lap ended and Jose Victoria continued to lead the class, Hal Graves still ran in second place, he was six minutes Need coil springs? Call King Shocks! We have wstam and produdion coils in stock, and the experience to get you what you need. (all today! Dusty Times

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Clint Barry led a few of the seven required laps but when the checkers flew he had to settle for a silver medal finish.· Jack Hettinger was just a wee bit off the winning pace in the Class Dan Unsicker moved up from fifth place to third place during his race, 9 battle, he took home the bronze medal after his five lap race. he -took· home the bronze medal and his really good looking truck. Jose Victoria led all but one lap in the Class 9 race, he's seen here cruisin' across the terrain on his way to the checkers. behind the leader, Jack Hettinger held on in third, Ron Shedd was still fourth and Alyssa Looney remained in fifth. Nibi Hernandes remained in sixth place, Jeremy Willey was still lucky seventh and Mark Culver was in eighth place. Fifth lap, their final lap and when the checkers flew it was Jose Victoria right there to take the class win, Ron Shedd took the silver medal, Jack Hettinger was third in, Alyssa Looney was first finisher off the podium, Nibi Hernandes finished in fifth place, sixth place went to Jer-emy Willey and Mark Culver took seventh place honors. Hal Graves was unable to complete his final lap. There were only two entered in the Class 10 competition and they both made it to the finish line. They had to complete seven laps for their race and it was Gunnar Peterson leading all the way, Tom Bjorstorm· was rel-egated to a second place finish, a two hour third lap sealing his fate. There were seven cars sched-uled to race in Class 11 but only five of them actually started. They had three laps to run for their race and four cars would actually take the checkers. At the end of their first lap it was Ryan Haugley showing the way, Jason Gutzmer was right there in the second spot, Vicki Heger ran in third place and Ruben Espinoza was running fourth. Cody Agee and Brent Smail did not start the race and David Perrault failed to finish his first lap. At the end of their second lap it was Jason Gutzmer at the head of the class, Ryan Haugley was second he was a mere 70 sec-onds in arrears, Vicki Heger took the bronze medal and Ruben Espinoza finished first off the podium. There were six entered in the Light Buggy class, and two of them would see all seven re-quired laps. When they came around at the end of their first lap it was Chris Cortez leading the class., Mike Aguilar was in second place, he was three min-utes behind the leader, Kevin Ellis ran in third place, Kyle Milligan was in fourth plaee and Michael Proctor was running fifth. Phil Green failed;to start the race. Second lap ended and Chris Cortez still led the class, Mike Aguilar held on in second place, Kyle Milligan was/up to third place and Micharl Proctor was now running fourth. Kevin Ellis Jason Gutzmer took the Class 11 win, 6ut it was really close, he only had 70 seconds in hand when the checkers flew. Dusty Times was nowhere to be seen. with Michael Proctor taking the race and eight of them did not · Third lap, Chris Cortez still second place honors. finish the race. They had four was leading the class, Mike The Sportsman class had five laps to run for their race. Three Aguilar remained in the·second entered, one did not start and of them did not start the race spot, Michael Proctor was now three did not finish. Kyle and eight of them did not finish in third place and Kyle Milligan Bonamo led the first lap and the race. They had four laps to dropped to the fourth spot. Adam McCollum was in second go for their race and when the Fourth lap ended, it was still place. Adam McCollum led the first lap ended it was Noah Cortez, Aguilar and Proctor second lap while Kyle Bonamo Quantrell as the pathfinder, Ja-running first through third, Kyle had all sorts of troubles and son Mount was right there in Milligan also disappeared from ran a four hour lap. Daniel second place, he was 16 seconds the race. Powroznick did not start the in arrears, Greg Zumwalt ran in Fifth lap, Chris Cortez still race and both Arturo Cervantes third place, John Deuth was held the lead, Mike Aguilar still and Caitlin Manring failed to fourth and Dan Unsicker was ran in second place and Michael finish their first lap. It was a no-fifth. Brian Cully ran in sixth Proctorwasinthirdplace. brainer from there on and· place,KenFrazierwasinseventh Sixth lap, getting near the Adam McCollum motored place, Bill lsenhouer ran in the end, Chris Cortez still held the around to take the class win. eighth spot, Chris Reaves was in lead, Michael Proctor was in sec-Class 1400, the Pro Pre-run-ninth place and Jeff Shaw ran ond place and we had lost Mike ners was a huge class. There were in the 10th spot. Spencer Smith Aguilar. 23 of them entered, they had was in 11 place, Jerald Steed Seventh lap, and so it ended, four laps to run for their race. made it an even dozen. Those Chris Cortez took the class win Three of them did not start the C~ntinued next page Wiring Harnesses s -road e1ngine pac;IS'.!'9es, •. ,.· '<'". .,. Worldwide benchmark. manufacturer of mllltlery-epeeifloetion wiring systems for ell motOl"'Sport SPJ;liO~ Utilizing thC!! '.finest,. 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-Dan McMillin ran in second place early on, had a long lap, dropped Jason Mount had a long third lap, came back on lap four to set fast to 11th place and drove his way back to a podium finish. lap and ended up first off the podium in the Pro Prerunner battle. It was a fourth place finish in 1600 for Luke McMillin, he was a bit off the winning pace but carded a decent finish. The win in the Lite Buggy classification went to Chris Cortez, he led all the way and had almost an hour in hand at the finish. Noah Quantre/1 had a great race, he bested everyone in Pro Prerunner and won with 14 minutes in hand. that failed to finish their first lap were: Patrick Sutalo, Travis Bartlett, Tyler Wheeler and Ja-son Cagle. Sean Julian and Brett Sloppy did not start the race. • At the end of their second lap it was still Noah Quantrell in the lead, Jason Mount still ran in second place, Greg Zumwalt remained in third, John Deuth still held fourth and Dan Unsicker held on in fifth place. 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Jeff Shaw was in 11th place and Chris Reaves ran in the 12th spot. Fourth lap, last lap for the class and when the checkers flew it was Noah Quantrell taking a big win, Greg Zumwalt took the silver medal, he was some· 13 red & blue -6 90 $12.99 -8 90 $14.99 -10 90 $15.99 ------1290$21.84 Complete Line of New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. -Weld-in Bungs n1r•E'APRec1s10N D1 K, KRACING PRODUCTS Pli 562-427-2375 2865 GUNDRY AVE. SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Page 38 January 2009. minutes behind the leader, Dan Unsicker finished in third place, Jason Mount finished fourth and Ken Frazier came in fifth. Spencer Smith ended up in sixth place, Brian Cully came in sev-enth, Bill lsenhouer ended up in eighth place, John Deuth was ninth and Jerald Steed finished 10th. Jeff Shaw came in 11th and Chris Reaves was the 12th and final finisher. There were 19 entrants in the 1600 class, and seven of them would make it to the checkered flag. At the end of their first lap it was Steve Eugenio showing the way, Ray Files was in second place, Dan McMillin was in third place, he was three min-utes behind the leader, Carlos Montalvan was in fourth place and Sean Backus was fifth. Greg Parker ran in sixth place, Ryan Conery held down seventh spot, Bryan Meyers was in eighth place, Luke McMillin ran in ninth place and Andy Anderson ran in the 10th spot. Quentin Tucker was in 11th place, Arnoldo Gutierrez was in the 12th spot, Ed Ralph ran in 13th place, Kevin Walsh ran 14th and Cody Robinson was in 15th place. Hiram Duran, Cameron Bucher, Kyle Conlon and Donald Lee did not start the race. Caleb Sanden and Taylor Mullen failed to finish their first lap. At the end of their second of seven required laps, Steve Eugenio still led the pack, Carlos Montalvan was second, he was five minutes in arrears, Ray Files ran in third place, Sean Backus ran fourth and Ryan Conery was in fifth place. Bryan Meyers was now in sixth place, Andy Anderson ran sev-enth, Greg Parker was in eighth place, Luke McMillin held on in ninth place and Arnold Gutierrez was running in 10th place. Dan McMillin had dropped many spots and was now in 11th place, Ed Ralph rounded out the dozen, Kevin Walsh was in 13th place, Quentin Tucker was 14th and Cody Robinson remained in 15th place. When the third lap ended, we had a new leader, Ray Files had moved into the lead, Ryan Conery was up three spots into second place, Sean Backus ran in third place, Andy Anderso n was up to fourth place and Carlos Montalvan dropped to fifth place. Steve Eugenio was in sixth place, Bryan Meyers ran seventh, Dan McMillin was now in eighth place, Greg Parker was ninth and Arnoldo Gutierrez was in the 10th spot. Luke McMillin was now in 11th place, Kevin Walsh ran 12th and Quentin Tucker was in the 13th spot. Cody Robinson and Ed Ralph were on their respective trailers. At the end of their fourth lap it was still Ray Files leading the class, Sean Backus was now in second place, he was two min-utes out of the lead, Steve Eugenio was now in third place, Andy Anderson ran fourth and Ryan Conery was in the fifth spot. Bryan Meyers was in sixth place, Dan McMillin was lucky seventh, Arnoldo Gutierrez was--1 in eighth place, Luke McMillin ran ninth, Kevin Walsh was in 10th place and Quentin Tucker ran in the 11th spot. Carlos Montalvan and Greg Parker were out of the race. Their fifth lap came to an end and Ray File still led the pack, Sean Backus remained in second place, he was less than two minutes in arrears, Andy Anderson was now in the third spot, Bryan Meyers was up to fourth and Ryan Conery held on in the fifth spot. Dan McMillin was up another spot into sixth, Luke McMillin was seventh, Steve Eugenio ran eighth, Kevin Walsh was in ninth place and Quentin Tucker ran in 10th place. Arnoldo Gutierrez was on his trailer. Sixth lap came to an end and Sean Backus was now leading the 1600 class, Ray Files dropped to second place, Andy Ander-son held on in third place, Ryan Conery was up a spot into· fourth and Dan McMillin was up another spot into fifth place. Luke McMillin was in the sixth spot, Steve Eugenio ran in sev-enth place and Quentin Tucker was eighth. Bryan Meyers and Kevin Walsh were out of the race. When they came in for the checkered flag it was Andy Anderson taking a really big win, Sean Backus was a close second, he was a mere 57 sec;onds behind the leader, Dan McMillin fin-ished in the third spot, Luke McMillin was the fourth car in Dusty Times

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~f~ PRESCDI I RALLY ·¾~~ Scott/DIiion Cllnch Championship BY JOHN DILLON PHO1DS: MOTORSPORTS MEMORIES Chrissy Beavis & of' friend Terry Stonecipher took CRS Performance Stock and USRC 2nd in Open 2WD, in the VW Jetta. Prescott, AZ: Brian Scott (Pine, AZ, driver) and John Dillo n (Tho us-Qnd O aks, CA co-driver) clinch ed the 2008 California Rally Series (CRS) champio n ship by finishing first overall a t the Prescott R ally, p art o f the Unite d States R ally Champio n ship (USRC) series. It was a two d ay b attle with plenty of fi erce competition, but at the end the record book sh ows they won every stage. The 100-plus mile event, sancti on ed by the Nation a l Auto Sport As-sociatio n (NASA), included a pair of 21 mile stages, some o f the lo ngest in the ch ampi-o n ship. The Prescott R ally took place o n the 3rd and 4th George Doganis and Tom Smith were 1st in CRS-2 and 1st Open in USRC, they're seen here in their Nissan Sentra SE-R. of O ct o ber. G orma n Ridge R ally", re-The Prescott vict o ry cata-porte d crew chief D o u g pulted the m into the lead of C h ernis. "It really broade ned the n atio n al USRC ch a mp i-the power band. Yo u can see o nship. On the tail of a come-it in the results -the guys fin-back w in in Ida h o and a n- is h e d a lmost f ive minutes oth e r podium finis h a t a head of t h e nearest compe-Gorman Ridge, the team tition." h o lds a 90 po int advantage In addition to p reparing going into the final round of the car a t his Mesa, AZ sh o p the U.S. n atio n al ch ampion-(Race Technik), "Chernis a lso ship at Interna tion a l Rally campa ig n e d a S ubar u at New York. "The CRS ch am-Prescott with C ra ig McNaire pio n ship is important to u s, as his co-driver . Dillo n b u t it's just the first st e p . la u g h e d a b o u t it later : " I Our goal now is win the U.S. can ' t reme mber the last time title", explained Scott. "With we h ad to race against ·our our team's experie nce, the crew chief!" Chernis bro ught Subaru's h andling, and the a lo n g several guys t o h elp torque and ho rsepower o f the with the servicing o f both ve-Cosworth, we think we can hides, including Wayne, Nick, pull it off. " J .T., and G ary. "W e put a n ew Cosworth • "Man , what a difference an engin e in the car [a Subaru e n gine m akes!" gushed the WRX STi] in August after the driver. "W e we re d oing well Martin Donnelly and Stephan Duffy, Mitsubishi Eva 8, took 2nd in Eddie Fiorelli and Erik Christiansen were 2nd in CRS-2 on Friday, In spite of problems with their Volvo 240, The CRS-5 winner on Saturday CRS Open on Friday, suspension damage sidelined them on Saturday. brake failure sidelined their VW Golf on Saturday. was Brian Hamblin and Jimmy Brandt, they're seen here at speed. .1 I I I Performance Proven for Desert & Off-Road Use 150 Heavy Duty Sizes to Choose from Detail & Pressure Wash Tanks Marine Holding & Water Tanks Bulk Storage & Waste Tanks R.V. Tanks Quality Products & Friendly Service RONCO PLASTICS, INC. • 714-259-1385 • FAX 714-259-0759 • www.ronco-plastics.com 15022 Parkway Loop, Suite B • Tustin, CA 92780 • CALL, WRITE or FAX us to Receive a Free Catalog VISA ~-------------------------------------------------------~ Page 40 January 2009 Dusty Times

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Jimmy and Melissa Keeney took the gold in CRS GT, they finished 3rd overall, 1st Production A WD in their Subaru lmpreza . WRX. over 110 mph several times, and the Cosworth just kept pull ing. If I hadn't had to brake for little things like narrow cattle guards and tight corners, we'd still be ac-celerating!" "I felt a bit off my·game at the start, but it soon passed and we got into a steady rhythm", noted the co-driver. "Brian and I both love this event, even though the roads at the top are really narrow and have huge drops." (The dirt roads of the Presc ott Rally start along the cliff edges above Jerome, an old mining town.) "Although I'm sure I slowed him down a little, you can tell I didn't slow him down -much!" On the surface you might think it wa_s easy for the team, but behind the scenes they faced challenges. Most impor-tantly, a recalcitrant ·starter nearly derailed them twis.::e, when they couldn't get the en-gine to fire. "We've been chas-ing the problem since July", said crew chief, "but it's so intermittent we haven't been able to nail it down. Before going to New York, we're go-ing to replace everything in the circuit." cure a first-on-the-road posi-tion for Friday night, know-ing that dust would be a real issue after sunset. "Our strat-egy worked beautifully, though of course it's a lot harder than it looks to be the fastest guys out there", said Dillon. The weather kicked in again just before the last two stages on Saturday when rain dumped across the region. · Amazingly, the t·eam proved to be even faster, beating their own times on the re-peated stages despite the mud. With about four miles to go on the last stage, the left rear tire st;nted going down, Kris and Christine Marciniak drove their Dodge Neon to 2nd place in CRS Performance Stock, 1st Production 2WD in USRC. b u t Scott kept the squirming under control to the finish. They changed the flat tire on the transit back tci Prescott, only to be caught behind a slow moving van on the twisty highway down from the sum-mit. "She was so slow I wor-ried about checking in late to the final time control, but we kept calm and made it with ten minutes to spare. All the way down the mountain I was calculating time and·dis.t:ance remaining and how many late-ness penalties we could take and still win. Hey, it's a co-driver thing!" Dillon closed, pointing out that "The guys in New York are wicked fast, so we'll have our hands full back east. Of course; if championships were easy, everyone would have one. We're looking forward to the battle!" Primary funding comes from Scott Roofing Com-pany, providing roofing ser-vices for homes and busi-nesses all across Arizona. Widget insists on brakes by Porterfield Enterprises (www.porterfield-brakes.com) and utilizes the web services of Shults Dot Com (www.shults.com) for its internet needs. CRS soap Bax ... October 18, 2008 MDR Superstition 250 Race. "W h ile leading the race, the driver of the# 113 Class 1 vehicle came upon vehicle #172 which had stopped to avoid hitting a Class 11 car stuck in front of it. In the dusty, poor visibility set-ting, the leader of the race learned the difference between race winners and race losers. He naively entered the dust ball at an excessive rate of speed, strik-ing vehicle #172, injuring both th e driver and t h e co-driver, who, fortunately were wearing seat belts and, therefore, sus-tained only relatively minor in-juries, Thi , however, caused sig-nificant and costly damage to car #172 and also put the race leader completely out of the race." W e thank Dusty Times for making this sort of important in-formation available to all read-ers of the publication, especially those who drive vehicles in a manner that is unprofessional and endangers others on the course. JeffreyT. Holmes, MD,JD, MBA Mother Nature also p layed a factor. The team raced hard on the opening stages to se-Julian Masters and Mustafa Samii drove the beautiful 911 Porsche to a 1st Ho-Hum, Brian Scott and John Dillon drove their Subaru WRX Sti to 1st Open 4WD and 1st Overall USRC and 1st Open 4WD USRC. on Friday, 2nd on Saturday in CRS-5. George Pisek and Piers O'Hanlon drove their Mitsubishi Evo to Andrew and Robin Lockhart drove their VW Golf to the silver 3rd in CRS Open 4WD on Friday, 2nd on Saturday and 2nd Jon and Josh Richards drove their VW Jetta to a 2nd place on medal in USRC Production 2WD, seen here in the fading light. Overall USRC Open 4WD. Friday in CRS-5, they had mechanical troubles on Saturday. Dick Rockrohr and Marie Jacobs drove their Subaru lmpreza to Jon Rood and Tom Young took the silver medal in CRS-2, they're 2nd place in CRS GT and a 2nd place in Production A WD. seen here in their Ford Escort GT racing through the night. Dusty Times January 2009 It was a Saturday 2nd place finish in CRS GT for Marco Zapata and Francisco Arellano, seen here in their Subaru lmpreza WRX. Page 41

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AT RIDGl!CRl!ST T . .1. Flores Takes Class ,a And overall BY JOHN CALVIN & JULIA BOZZANO PHOTOS: TRACKS/DE PHOTO ~ TJ Flores ran second for a few laps, took the lead on lap 3 and there he remained to take the Class 1 win and the overall win as well. They were supposed to be racing at Nelson Hills but a series of foul-ups made it impossible to rac~ there so, never to be upstaged, Don Wall and crew made a bunch of arrange-ments at the last minute, spent a lot of time away from home and pro-duced a 50 mile race course and played host to 61 SNORE racers who, admittedly, had a really good tiine racing over terrain they had never seen before. It really turned out quite well, the weather was perfect, the racing was really good and everyone inter-viewed said they really enjoyed the weekend. First off were the Class 1 racers, they had five laps to go for their race, there were five cars in class and three of them would manage the full race. When they came around at the end of their first lap it was.Tom Koch, a Ridgecrest resident, show-ing the way, T.J. Flores was right there in the second spot, he was about two minutes in arrears, Kory Halopoff came along a minute later, Ryan Staats ran in the fourth spot and Rod Tate was fifth to cross the line. Their second lap ended and it was still Tom Koch driving the lead car, T.J. Flores remained in second place, just less than two minutes back, Kory Halopoff was another three minutes back, Ryan Staats was fourth, another minute back and Rod Tate was slipping further be-hind. At the end of their third lap, we had a new leader, T.J. Flores had taken the lead, Kory now ran in sec-ond place, he was five minutes be-hind the leader, Tom Koch had dropped to third place, mechani-cal woes were his undoing, Ryan Staats also had some trouble this lap, he ran in fourth place and was some 27 minutes behind the leader and Rod Tate remained in fifth place. Fourth lap, T.J. Flores remained in the lead, Kory Halopoff remained in second place, he was eight min- · utes down to the leader and Ryan Staats was the third place car. Tom Koch and Rod Tate were out of the race, each suffering from terminal mechanical problems. Fifth lap, last lap and T.J. Flores came in for the blessed checkered flag, his brother Brian rode with him all the way. T.J. said it was a technical course and a rough course but he had no troubles, no flats, Rick Poole took the Class 10 lead on the second lap and there he stayed, he took the win with nine minutes in hand. Jessica Freeman didn't take the class lead until the last lap but it was the right lap and gave her a nice win in the Class 12 battle. making for a really good day. Kory Halopoff took the silver medal, he had Kelly Boyle with him all the way, he was just less than eight minutes in arrears and stated that the course was rough and rocky but he suf-fered no flats. Tom Pertmeyer rode all five laps. Steve Staats, who was in for Ryan Staats took the bronze medal, a job well done. Ryan Dunlap and Nick Erickson were the shotgun men. It was a rough course and in spire of two flats it was a really good day. Next up ·were the Class 10 rac-ers, they too had five laps to run to make their race. There were six cars in the class and four of them would see the checkered flag, At the end of their first lap it was Bekki Wik show-ing the way, she had a bit under five minutes on the second place car, Kelly Boyle ran in second place, Rick Poole was running third, he was an-other three minutes back, C.J. Hutchins ran in the fourth spot, Dave Terrell was running fifth and Kyle Woodward was in a loooong sixth place after major mechanical woes. At the end of the second lap it was Rick Poole showing the way, Bekki Wik had terminal mechani-cal problems and was on her trailer, Kelly Boyle ran in the second spot, C.J. Hutchins ran in third place, Dave Terrell was in fourth place and Kyle Woodward was in the fifth spot. Joe Stone only completed three of the five required laps, but he has Richard Boyle moved into second place in the Class 1 conflict on Not too bad a race for Kelly Boyle, a second place finish in Class 10, seen here hustling through the whoopies. such a good looking truck we had to get in a picture. the third lap and that's where he ended his day. Kevin Martin ran fourth for a while, moved into the second spot on Sergei Maffei ran quickly and consistently but he was just a wee bit the last lap and that got him a silver medal finish in Class 12. off the winning pace, he settled for a second place finish in 1600. Page 42 January 2009 Travis Bazzano only got in one lap in the Class 7 contest, mechanicals caused a very early end to his race at Ridgecrest. Dusty Times

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'I Jay Shain led the Class 1/2-1600 contingent from the second lap, he took a nice win with 14 minutes in hand at the checkers. Their third lap ended and Rick Poole still led the class, Kelly Boyle remained in second place, he was 16 minutes behind the leader, C.J. Hutchins held on in third place and Dave Terrell ran fourth. Kyle Wood-ward was out of the race. Fourth lap ended and Rick Poole still led the class in spite of running out of gas, Kelly Boyle remained in second place, a lot closer to the leader now, he was less than five minutes in arrears, C.J. Hutchins re-mained in third place and Dave Terrell was in the fourth spot. Fifth lap, and when they came around for the checkered flag it was Rick Poole taking a nice win, he said the course was rough but he had a really great time. Kelly Boyle finished in second place, he was nine min-utes in arrears, C.J. Hutchins took third place honors and Dave Terrell finished first off the podium. There were six entered in Class Dusty Times 12, they too had to finish five laps in their race. Alas, only half of them would see the checkered flag. When they ended their first lap it was Cody Freeman in the catbird seat. Josh Meister ran in second place, he was four minutes in arrears, Jessica Free-man ran in the third spot and Kevin Martin was in fourth place. Joe Hebdon and Rob Fiege failed to complete their first lap. When they came around at the end of their second lap it was Josh Meister leading the class, Jessica Free-man was now in second place, she was less than four minutes behind the leader and Kevin Martin ran in the third spot. Cody Freeman was out of the race. Lap 3 ended and Josh Meister continued to lead the class, Jessica Freeman held on in second place, she was now about nine minutes behind the leader and Kevin Mar-tin ran third, almost an hour be-Dave Crinklaw took the Class 8 lead on the second lap, watched all his competition fade away and took the class win with ease. hind the class leader. Penultimate lap, Josh Meister still held first place, Jessica Freeman still ran in second place and Kevin Martin remained in the third spot. Their fifth lap came to an end, Jessica Freeman was right there to take a great win, her first in class we believe, Kevin Martin was second in, he was some 47 minutes behind the leader and Josh Meister finished in third place after a terribly long fifth lap. There were 14 entered in the Class 1600 fracas and nine of them would make it all the way. When they came around at the end of the first of their five required laps it was Craig Forrest showing the way, Jay Shain was very dose in second place, he was 17 seconds in arrears, he had Scott Smith in the right seat, Sergei Maffei was third, another 10 sec-onds back, Day Gang ran fourth, she was another 28 seconds back January 2009 and Justin Davis ran in fifth place. Eric Mathews held on in the sixth spot, Ken Cox, Sr. was running in seventh place, Jeff Carr was running eighth, Jeff Farshler was in ninth place and Blaine Conrad was in 10th place. Brian Collins, Jr. was running in 11th place, Rick Gutierrez ran in 12th place, Don Wall was unlucky 13th and Kenny Freeman was running in the 14th spot. When their second lap ended it was Jay Shain now in the lead, Sergei Maffei was less than a minute be-hind the leader, running in second place, Justin Davis ran in third place, Eric Mathews held fourth spot and Blaine Conrad was in the fifth spot. Orio Cox III was run-ning in sixth place, Ken Cox, Jr. nailed down seventh place, Brian Collins, Jr. ran in eighth place, Jeff Farshler was running ninth and Don Wall was up three spots into 10th place. Kenny Freeman was up into 11th place and Rick Gutierrez made it an even dozen. Unfortu-nately, Craig Forrest and Day Gang were out of the race. Third lap ended and Jay Shain was still showing the way, Sergei Maffei held on in second place, he was four minutes behind the leader, Justin Davis was running in third place, Eric Mathews was running fourth and Orio Cox Ill was up a spot into fifth place.Jason Coleman was in for Brian Collins, Jr. and he ran in sixth place, Kenny Freeman was up four spots into se~enth place, Jeff Farshler was running eighth, Don Wall ran in ninth place, Rick Gutierrez was up two places into 10th and Blaine Conrad dropped to 11th place, thanks to major me-chanical problems. Ken Cox, Jr. was off the scoring charts. At the end of their fourth lap in the lead was Scott Smith in for Jay Shain, Shain moved into the right seat, Dan Nissen was now in for Sergei Maffei and he remained in the second spot, he was nine min-utes behind the leader, Justin Davis was running in third place, another 20 seconds back, Jeff Carr, who was in for Orio Cox III was up another spot into fourth place and Jason Coleman was now in fifth place. Don Wall had moved up into the sixth place position, Jeff Farshler ran in seventh place, Kenny Free-man was eighth, Rick Gutierrez was in the ninth spot and Blaine Conrad ran in 10th place. Eric Mathews re-tired from the fray. Fifth lap, final lap ended and Scott Smith was one happy winner. Continued next page Page 43

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Frank Napoli had a couple of slow laps to deal with in the Class Mark Murrell lost eight minutes to the Stock Bug leader on lap 1, he Ken Redelsperger ran in second place all race long, he took the silver medal in Class 18, five minutes in arrears. 1450 contest, he took the silver medal home. made up all of it except 54 seconds, leaving him in 2nd place. ,----~th'e-c'l'as_s_. ----------The Class 18 troops had four laps for their race, there were five of them entered and, wonder of wonders, all of them would make it to the checkered flag. At the end of their first lap it was Lo nan Pies lead-ing the pack, he had Corey Torres in the right seat, Ken Redelsperger ran in second place, he was a minute and change in arrears, and had Mark Ceranski in the right seat, Alan League was third, he was about five minutes behind the leader, Mac Marmon was in fourth place and Rusty Ruby was bringing up the rear. Second lap ended and Lonan Jason Davis was the big winner in the Class 15 competition, he saw all of his competition fall by the wayside. Eric Ludian led Class 1450 all the way, at the end of five laps he collected the gold medal for the class win. Pies was still the class leader, Ken Redelsperger held on in the second spot, he was three minutes behind the leader, Alan League remained in third place, Rusty Ruby was up a spot into fourth and Mac Marmon was now running in fifth place. He said the car performed perfectly and that it was a beautiful course, technical but fast. Dan Nissen took the silver medal honors, he said the course was rough, technical, he had no problems and just couldn't catch Shain and Smith. Jeff Carr, in for Orio Cox Ill took home the bronze medal, he too thought the course was rough, but he had a good race. Justin Davis was first finisher off the podium and Jason Coleman was the fifth place finisher he said he had two flats on the last lap, no other problems, said the course was rough but fun. Sixth place went to Don Wall, Jeff Farshler finished in seventh place, Kenny Freeman was eighth across the finish line anq Blaine Conrad was the ninth place finisher. Rick Gutierrez never fin-ished his final lap. There were three trucks entered in Class 8, they too would have problems and only one of them would see the checkered flag. At the end of the first of their five required laps it was Sheldon Paul in the lead, Dave Crinklaw was second, he was 62 seconds behind the leader, and he had Gary Thompson in the right seat, Mike Bailey was third, he was another 40 minutes behind the leader. Second lap ended, there was a lead change, Dave Crinklaw now was the leader, Sheldon Paul was now in second place and Mike Bailey car-* Sponsorship Opportunities * ried on in the ~hird spot. Third lap, Mike Thurlow, who was in for Dave Crinklaw still was the class leader, he had Mike Ganstorn as a rider, Mike Bailey was in second place, but he was a loooong way back. Sheldon Paul retired from the fray. There was no position change on the fourth lap, Mike Thurlow led the class, had no problems, loved the course, rough and fast. Mike Bailey remained in second place. Fifth lap, final lap and Dave Crinklaw took the Class 8 win. Mike Bailey was unable to complete his final lap. Class 7 only had two vehicles entered and, unfortunately, neither HOSE SMITH PREP SHOPS San Diego * ATTENTION* CONSTRUCTORS RACE TEAMS Hose Smith San Diego is now providing certified internal and external cleaning of your high value racing components including rust and debris removal via our proprietary "Ultrasonic " cleaning technique. 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Fourth lap, their last lap and when they saw the checkers it was Alan League taking a very nice win, Alan drove all the way, Megan Anderson rode all the way, rough course, no problems and a lot of Alan League ran in third place for the first three laps, but, on the last lap he took the lead and took the class win. Briana Bradley shared the driving chores with brother Derek and they took an easy win in the Class 13 contest. Dusty Times I'

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I• Rulo Solano led the first lap in Class 5-1600,dropped to the second Ryan Staats was the third place finisher in the Class 1 contest, he's Pardon the old picture, CJ Hutchins was the third place finisher in the Class 10 contest, quite a bit off the winning pace. spot on lap two and that's where he finished. seen here headin' for the finish, a bit sort of fiberglass. fun. Chester Williams was second !ems at all. Brandon Hughes, who in the third spot, he had rolled the across the line, he was five minutes was in for Corey Goin took second car, severely tested his suspension behind the leader and said the course place, Dominic Del Frago rode all and he had a good strong motor. was really rough, particularly with-the way. Brandon said they had Jackson Randall was fourth across out power brakes or steering. some carburetor problems, broke the line. Lonan Pies came in third, another a ball joint and thought the course It was a four lap race for Class five minutes back, he had lost a was very rough. Kevin Ellis remained 15, there were three entries but shock and it slowed him down quite a bit, Rusty Ruby was the fourth place finisher and Mac Marmon was the fifth and final finisher. There were only four bugs en-tered in the 5-1600 fracas and three of them would make the four re-quired laps. When their first lap ended it was Rulo Solano showing the way, Robert Alatorre was in sec-ond place, he was 39 seconds be-hind the leader, Mark Clifton ran in third place and Brandyn Kaylor was in the fourth spot. When they finished their second lap it was Robert Alatorre leading the class, Rulo Solano had dropped to the second spot, Mark Clifton was in third place and Brandyn Kaylor was on the trailer. Third lap and Patrick Dailey, who was in for Robert Alatorre was still leading the class, Rulo Solano was second, he was 18 minutes be-hind the leader and Robert Gross, who was in for Mark Clifton was in third place, another 20 minutes back. , Fourth lap ended and Patrick Dailey took the checkers, and he was a happy guy. Billy Baroody rode all four laps, course was rough, had no flat tires and just a small fuel pickup problem to mar the day. Rulo Solano came in for the silver medal, he had Osman Sanchez in the right seat all the way, he had three flats, lost a couple of gears on the second lap, thought the course was rough and there were too many rocks. Robert Gross, took home the bronze, thought the course was "in-teresting". There were five troops in Class 9, they too had four laps to run for their race and four of them would make it all the way. At the end of their first lap Frank Wayner led the class, Corey Goin ran in second place, Ryan Tyler was in the third spot, Jackson Randall was running fourth and Kevin Ellis was in fifth place. Second lap ended and Ryan Tay-lor had moved into the class lead, Corey G9in was a very close second place, he was less than a minute be-hind the leader, Jackson Randall was third and Kevin Ellis was in fourth place. Frank Wagner was fin-ished for the day. At the end of their third lap it was Corey Goin in the lead, Troy Miller, who was in for Ryan Tyler had dropped to second spot, Kevin Ellis was in third place and Jackson Randatt was fourth. • 100 G&llon Capacity • Sm.gle Qt Double Dry Break • EZ Set Up .lcoeuori •DumpCau •lfose Shon ~m• t. Trophy t .Packages • RIIM Radio & Spotter Packages • Handheld Radios w/Rolsters • Spotter Headsets • Helmet Wiring Kits • Aluminum Carry Gase Helmets & Blowers • Forced Air Snell SA 2005 Helmets • G·Force • Pyrotec • Arai • Wired for Communication lool Alr Blowers • 105, 135, 150 & 235 GFMRatings • Filters & Hoses also available there would be only one finisher. in the second spot. When their firstlap came to an end Third lap ended and Jason it was Greg Crew in the lead, Scott Davis, who was in for Greg Crew Foster was second in class and John was still the leader, Scott Foster re-Pfeffer was on his trailer. Second mained in second place but he was lap, Greg Crew continued to lead falling further behind the leader. the group, Scott Foster remained Continued next page j atton • Vertex 5 to 110 Watt Radio Systems • m-li hi.teroom Systems • Ohase & Ra~e Packages • Base Statton P~kates Ile Hua lfflce • Head & Neck Re11tramt • Light & Easyto Use • Reqmred by NASCAR, Formula 1 & Many others • Gan Be Used with Any SA Rated Helmet • Race Proven • Free lnstaJ.lation with Purchase erXCell • 4-11/2 Gallon Gapaeity • SCORE I BITD /FIA Approved • TaperedDesign Provide& Increased Gronncl Clearance & Jlf&ximizea Usable Fuel Fourth lap, last lap and when the checkers flew Troy Miller was right there to take the class win, he thought the course was rough, but his suspension was good, no prob-YOUR SAFETY & COMMUNICATIONS 801/BCE 10815 :Wheatlands Avenue. Suite K • Santee, CA 92071 6f9 .. 2&8'~RA<}E (7223) • Fax 619-258-0883 • www.RacerXms.com Dusty Times January 2009 Page 45

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Josh Meister led laps 2-4 in the Class 12 battle, big troubles struck Orio Cox Ill worked his way through the Class 1600 ranks to get a Richard Nichols Jr. ran in third place all the way in the Stock Bug on the last lap, relegating him to a third place finish. spot on the podium, he took home the bronze medal. Class, he's seen here heading for the_c_h_e_c_ke_i_s. ______ _ Lonan Pies led the first three laps in the Class 18 race, some problems Mark Clifton was the third place finisher in Class 5-1600, Dave Te"e/1 had te"ibly long first and fifth laps, he ended up first off the podium in the Class 10 fight. on the fourth lap relegated him to a third place finish. unfortunately, he ran in the third spot ,al/ the way. Justin Davis was quick and regular in his lap times, his longer fifth Brian Collins Jr. was somewhat off the winning pace in Class 1/2-It was a long day for SNORE Prez Don Wall, he was the sixth place , finisher in the Class 1/2-1600 fracas, seen here at speed. lap dropped him to a fourth place finish in Class 1600. 1600, he finished in fifth place, seen here at speed. Their fourth lap ended and it still was running strong, Sherrie minutes behind the class leader. was Jason Davis taking the class Nicholswasslippingfurtherbehind On the second lap, Eric win. It was his first time driving the the leader. Ludian continued to lead, Frank car. It was he alone as Scott Foster Third lap came to an end, Briana Napoli held on in second place. was unable to complete the final Bradley, who was in for brother There was no position change lap. Derek continued to run quickly on the third lap and when the There were two cars in Class 13, while second place Sherrie Nichols checkers flew it was Eric Ludian they had to run four laps and was slipping further back each lap. taking the class win, he had both of them did just that! When Fourth lap, last lap and Briana Hunter Ludian riding shotgun the first lap ended it was Derek Bradley took a nice win. Briana the last two laps. They had no Bradley in the lead, Sherrie said it was a rough course, she had problems, thought the course Nicholswaswelloveranhourbe-noproblemsandthiswinclinched was awesome. Frank Napoli hind the leader. the class championship for them. came in for the silver medal. Lap 2 ended and Derek Bradley Sherrie Nichols took second place The Class 11 group of three 7915 Balboa Ave. 858.565.7792 E condldo 2645 Auto Park Way 760.746.3193 RW Is having • Rtd Ta; Salt for lht tntlrt monlh of Jsnuary, Stop by tny IOCltlon 1nd look for lht Rtd Tagl El Ca on 425 N, Mar1hall Ave. 819,442.8889 Ti mecula 28901 J1ffer1on Av 951.328.2880 El C ntro 2298 Merrill Center Dr 760.404.9019 \NVVVV otf, ondvvn1 el1ot.1 .... u conl Page 46 honors, we're had to complete three laps for sure she was their race, there were three bugs glad it was entered and all three would see over. the end of the race. When their Class 7S first lap_ ended it was Ed only had one Mahoney in the lead, Mark entry, Tyler Murrell was .in the second spot, Casoria, he eight minutes behind the leader failed to com-and Richard Nichols, Jr. ran in plete his first third place. lap. Second lap ended, Ed Class 1450 Mahoney continued to lead the had two en-class, Mark Murrell was second, trants and he was only four minutes behind both of them the leader and Richard Nichols, would see the Jr. continued on in third place. checkered flag. Third lap, last lap, and Ed At the end of Mahoney really squeaked out the the first of win, Mark Murrell was right their four re-there to take the silver medal, he quired laps wasamere54 secondsoutofthe Eric Ludian win and Richard Nichols, Jr. was showing came in for the bronze. the way, he So, SNORE's first race at had E. Baran Ridgecrest, California came to an in the right end.Allinvolvedhadagoodtime, seat. Frank said they would do it all over again Napoli was sec-and they all were looking forward ond, he was 25 to the 2009 season. ♦ January 2009 Patrick Dailey took the Class 5-1600 lead on the second lap, he kept moving away from the pack and took a nice win at Ridgecrest. Stock Bug only had to complete three laps for their race, Ed Mahoney led all the way but only had 54 seconds in hand at the flag. Dusty Times

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ALBINS OPP RDAD GEAR Gaandlwlndl -TEXT & PHOTOS: STEVE HILTON Shannon and Ian Rentsch drove their Nissan Turbo V6 engined Chenowth to the overall win in Class the overall and the '08 Australian Championship. Shannon Rentsch dominated the Albins Off Road Gear Goondiwindi 400, Round 6 of the 2008 Australian Off Road Championship. Shannon and Ian Rentsch won the Prologue and the Top 10 Shoot Out. They won the Prologue with a margin of seven seconds over Travis Milburn with David Fellows and Andrew Kittle in third. Rentsch's Top 10 Shoot Out time was quickest giving him pole position for the start of Saturday's Section 1 of the race. In the Shoot Out Fellows hit a tree at speed and bent the left rear suspension arm on the J imco, a "DNF", this meant they would start in ninth place. Rentsch completed the 78km lap in 48m.09.29s, pushing the Chenowth hard all the way, he knew Fellows and Prout would not be far behind. The course was rough but these big Ameri-can car handled the conditions well. Prout started the section in 10th place after running out of fuel in the Shoot Out, he made up time driving the single seat Unidp Chevy V8 Jimco to the limit. Prout finished the first sec-tion in second place 1.81 seconds behind Rentsch. David Fellows in the TRD Toyota Jimco finished the section A good weekend for Colin Hunter and Margot Knowles, they took the win in Extreme 4WD and finished 14th overall as well. The Production 4WD Class win went to Michael and Linda Topfer, they're seen here at speed in their Mitsubishi Pajero. Dusty Times in third place 14.43 seconds be-hind Prout. Matthew Coleman and Shawn Teagle finished in fourth place 38.44 seconds behind Fellows. Coleman daubed his new Alpha Pro Class buggy at this event, he prologued sixth and then im-proved to second in the shoot out. The Alpha is a beautiful piece of engineering. Brad Gallard and Scott Modistach in the Extreme 2WD Geiser Bros. Chevy Trophy Truck finished in fifth place at the completion of the section. The truck is performing well although January 2009 The win in Super 1650 went to Cameron and Alistair McClelland, they finished 13th overall for the long weekend. Damien Penfold and Jarrad Eveleigh were the big winners in the Sportsman 1300cc Buggy Class, seen here at speed. he lost time towards the end of that section when the power steering failed. In the Super 1650cc class Cameron and Alistair McClelland finished in 13th place and first in class. Sam and Peter Barnes in the Phillips Foote Sportsman's 1300cc buggy finished 16th out-right and first in class. Victory in the Extreme 4WD class went to Colin Hunter and Margot Knowles in the Extreme Motorsports Jeep. Justin and Melissa Watt in the Albins Off Road Gear Nissan V6 Jimco Prolite buggy finished in first place in their class. The Silverstone Tyres Suzuki Grand Vitara driven by David Jameson and Shane Martin were the quickest in the Production Continued next page Page 47

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Brad Gallard and Scott Modistach drove their really good looking David Fellows and Andrew Kittle had nothing but trouble with their Not too bad a weekend for Travis Milburn, his Coolman RV2 Chevrolet Trophy Truck to a great second overall finish. Toyota powered Jimco but they managed a fourth place finish. finished in the third overall position when the racin' was done. Matthew Coleman, seen here flying high, wide and handsome, Brad Prout, seen here heading into a hard right hand turn was the It was a seventh overall finish for Buddy Crowe, Buddy wins the Dusty Times award for the best looking vehicle on the course. was the sixth overall finisher in the Prologue. fourth place finisher in the Prologue. ' Gavin Mickle was the third place finisher in class in the Prologue, Danny Brown flies his good looking car towards the finish line, Terry Rose had a fairly good weekend, when all was said and done, ,.h_e_'s_se_e_n_h..;e..;re;....;.sa..;v;.;1;.;·n,.g..;a....;;.b..;it_o..;f....;;.ti;.;re;....;.w..;e..;a..;r...;o..;n;....;.;th.;.;e;....;.w..;a;.:y..;.. ______ D_a_n_n-'y_w_a_s_t_h_e_14 __ th:~p;la;c;e;."-in;'.·-s■h_ 11e_d;;in::th_e_P._ro_t_o.::.g.,..u_e._-=2-:cW:-:-:-::D::-c--:l-ass.Terry was the sixth overall finisher, he's seen here at speed. _ ,,, _ They won the 2 x 78k laps that Jon Probst. flying high Robert Heinrich and Stephan make up Section 2, and Section I Muhling in the Performance 3 another 2 x 78k laps of the 2WD Chevy V8 powered Nissan dusty, rough course typical to the ~ Ute finished the section in 34th Goondiwindi area. Their win-position. ning margin at the completion Fifty-eight of the 62 vehicles of the event was six minutes, 12 that started the 78km section seconds. completed the distance. The Chenowth performed Sunday, Day 2 faultless all weekend and Shan-Sunday morning, Section 2, non and Ian were able to slow another two laps of the 78km down on the last two laps. This courseandthatwillbefollowed win was their fifth at after a break with another two Goondiwindi. laps to make up Section 3 of the Second out right went to Brad event, points towards the cham-Gallard and Scott Modistach in pionship available for each sec-the Wicked Quick Geiser Bros. tion. Chevy V8 Trophy Truck. Gallard po1.1.1ered by Fuel Safe. Shannon and Ian Rentsch in put on a spectacular display in the Nissan Turbo V6 powered the Trophy Truck keeping the Chenowth Pro Class buggy led spectators on their feet, the all the way to outright victory. Continued on page 57 www.fuelsafe.com 1-800-433-6524 Page 48 January 2009 It was a pretty good weekend for Wayne Bannan, his Chenowth, powered by a twin turbo Nissan V6 finished fifth overall. Dusty Times

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dJ'I (BAJA),p BY SRCHUPACABRA@YAHOO.COM BAJA 1000 RESULTS for 2008 This Internationally known "Dusty Times" article will get to you around Christmas Time. With the Holidays coming up we can get our families to-gether for the Holidays Festivities and tell each other race stories. Make sure your stories are honest about the rac-ing conditions as they sure were rough for this last International Baja 1000 Race. Don't forget to have your Can-cer Check up to start the new year off right too per the www.ThePinkHummer.com Since you have your new www.Chasecam.com camera and can show your racing videos to your friends and loved ones. E-mail Randy or Randall if you have any question about races from all over the world. The Shop is in La Mesa, Ca and easy to get to. Sr Chupacaba also has asked the Worldly International Baja High Council to appoint and approve Ron Bermudez RPMX 1 000@s bcglo ba I.net NASCAR Professional Photographer for the official International General Manager of the "Canon Camera Club for 2009". Ron takes all the photos at www.JayLenosGarage.com , NASCAR, Bernard Juchli's Big Dog Garage Race Team, Flat Track, Love Ride, Glamis Dunes, Laguna Seca Vintage Auto Races, Pebble Beach, MO PAR Drifting and all kinds of re-ally cool action photos. Last we heard was the Baja High Council had ap-proved and notarized Ron Bermudez as the International General Manager of the Canon Camera Club for 2009. Ron takes professional photos and drives cars and motorcycles like he stole them. Tonya Mercier -Orange County OffRoader, who also is in the Canon Camera Club with Ron, works at Airgas as a Sales Engineer and pro-motes photos be taken at the Baja Races and rides a Yamaha Banshee at Glamis Dunes. The world's best known BAJA 1000 and most prestigious desert race started for the 34th time and finished for the 19th time in Ensenada, 65 miles south of the U.S border at San Diego. As the final checkered flag dropped Saturday evening for the last of 227 official finishers in the 41st annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, it was obvious that another incredible and colorful chapter had been added to the legacy of this popular desert race in the magnificent Baja Califor-nia, Mexico, peninsula. The 347 start-ers are the most ever in race history for a 'loop' race and the third most of any race in the 41-year history of the event. The 227 finishers are also the third-most in event history. The finishing percentage this year was an impressive 65.4 percent. In addition to the U.S. and host Mexico, the 24 total countries with entries in this year's race were: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brit-ain, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guate-mala, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Panama, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay. Ken Kosiorek #286X even drove his street Legal 2003 XR650R Honda to the Race from San Diego, Raced SOLO, Finished in 28-½ hours, rested for two hours and then drove the Bike home o·usty Times to San Diego, California. Wow!!! Like he Stole It!! Did he need a shower to clean all the dust and dirt off. Boarder Patrol Agents on the USA side just stood there shaking their heads and held their noses from the smell. After Passport verification, they told him to get home and get cleaned up or they would call the Hazmat Team on him for being a gross poluter. So, what about a GOLD Class Ring for the Finishers of the BAJA 1000?????? Just like when you win a Super Bowl, You get a ring. Right!!! Is there a Ring Maker out there that could make a custom Ring for the Baja Racers that want to Buy one? With BAJA 1000 - 2008 Finished and/ or SOLO Finished? Sr Chupacabra supports this Idea. I WANT A BAJA 1000 CLASS RING!!!! I WANT A BAJA 1000 CLASS RING!!!!! And, how many Pro Football Players could finish a BAJA 1000? HA HA HA HA HA HA Sr Chupacabra would have some fun with these overpaid players. I have not seen any there yet. And if you have any questions about this please address the BAJA 1000 CLASS RING issue on www.Thumpertalk.com . Also a great person to talk BAJA TALK with is BAJARUDY, He has years of racing experience and MANY MANY WINS to share with our off road racers and fans. BAJARUDY is a wealth of information and has helped many new racers get to the fin-ish line with his race tactics that work. But you better listen to him racers. And One SOLO Racer would like to Thank BAJARUDY for the cup of coffee you gave him at BAJAPITS # 10, during the 2008 Baja 1000. This year's International BAJA 1000 desert race was televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the fifth consecu-tive year, airing on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. (EST) on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International. The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who com-plete every required mile of the sea-son. A total of 15 drivers are still eli-gible for the Toyota Milestone Awards. Current BAJA 1000 official annual Sponsors and Fans include are: Gen-eral Tires, Volkswagen of America-of-ficial vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -offi-cial fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-offi-cial Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull-offi-cial energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola ofMexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.l. Race Radios, McKenzie's Performance Products, Miller Electric, Lincoln Electric, _ BOSCH, ESAB, AIRGAS, MASTERCRAFT SEATS, www. The Pi nkHummer.com, www.JayLenosGarage.com , Tonya.Mercier@Airgas.com, Off Road Warehouse, BAJA DESIGNS, Rubios, Fish Tacos, VONS, RALPHS, DENNY'S, Perry Fab and Fiber, RED-0-Arc Welders, BAJATYM.com, BAJA-MEX Insur-ances , B&R Buggies, Lucas Oil Prod-ucts, BAJ AP ITS and LOCOSMOCOS, Fun Bike Center, US Wheels, FORTIN RACING, Power Box, Competitive Metal, Planet Motorsports, and Advanced Color Graphics Sal Fish, SCORE CEO/President, saluted all of the insane 2008 adven-turous participants in the memorable race during a crowded post-race awards celebration on Sunday morn-ing. He said, among other things, "This year's race was unbelievable and memorable for so many reasons, but what it all boils down to is all of the racers, crews, families, friends and news media who live this amazing dream we call the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Every single person, from the drivers and riders to the spouses is a winner for making this valiant effort to con-quer the Baja through a desert race. The race is over, but the stories and the memories truly live forever." Sal Fish, who has also pioneered innovation and research and devel-opment, pointed out that two special small-engine utility vehicles actually fin-ished this race for the first time and that two manufacturers successfully launched two race vehicles in this year's race. Volkswagen of America, the offi-cial vehicle of SCORE International, saw its new No. 81 Red Bull Volkswagen Baja Race Touareg TDI, the first clean Turbo-diesel vehicle ever raced in the SCORE Trophy-Truck division finish 13th out of26 starters. BAJA PITS AND LOCOSMOCOS pitted at Mile Markers: BAJAPITS encourages every racer to "DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT' to compete and finish the race on time!! Please, Sissies need not apply. BAJAPITS #l MILE 42 OJOS NEGROS-The first 42 miles of this race saw many racers crash, break downs, call it quits, I hate this place, I'll never come back, I want my Mommy. If you think this race is easy, why not get ready for 2009 Baja 1000 and see what you got! BAJAPITS #2 MILE 88 S. EJ PINO SUAREZ - Pine Trees and a nice view of rocks and such. This sec-tion was sooooooooooooooo easy, you could just crash and bum. Which many did as they fell of the La Rumorosa 1000ft Drop offs. Chupacabra owns a Scrap Metal Yard next to his Gold Mine below. It's full of wasted Baja 1000 race trucks, cars and bikes. BAJAPITS #3 MILE 130 UN-DER BRIDGE HWY 2 - Make up lots of speed in this very fast section to make up time. You better not sit here for long even through one of Chupacabra's Gold mine is near by. BAJAPITS #4 MILE 148 LA-GUNA SALADA- More High Speed Sections to get you on top of your game. Better keep an eye on that RO LEX Timepiece. Unless it falls off and gets lost. BAJAPITS #5 MILE 186 EJ LOPEZ MATEOS HWY5 -11 Sec-ond Fuel Stop. The clock is ticking fasted every second and you better not stall that motor. BAJAPITS #6 MILE 220 OFF HWY 5 -KEEP MOVING!! We don't want you to be in our pits. Go Away and finish the race. BAJAPITS #7 MILE 280 EJ LO-COS MOCOS -Served as a two Pit service Center. Stuart put on a great pit here to rest and get your wits about you as you complete the San Felipe Loop. BAJAPITS #8 MILE 311 MORELLIA JCT - Silt beds for the fast paced racer. Silt Beds are soooooooooooooooo much fun to play in. Just peg the throttle in 3"1 gear and don't STOP!!! BALLS OUT!!!! As the fast guys say. BAJAPITS #9 MILE 353 SAN FELIPE -You got a rest stop just be-fore the Whoops, Whoops, Whoops and more Whoops for the next 30 miles. BAJAPITS # 10 MILE 400 EJ · LOCOS MOCOS -Now this was a great place to take a 15 minute break since it's a loop pit. BAJARUDY was there to waiting for his truck and was a great inspiration to finish as he shared stories while getting a cup of coffee. Thanks again Stuart for put-ting on this Rock and Roll Pit Stop. BAJAPITS #ll MILE 423 SAN MATIAS LONCABIGAL-GOGO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO!! BAJAPITS # 12 MILE 462 MEADOW VALLE LA TRINIDAD · It got Smooth and Fast here for a while at Mike's Sky Ranch. Don't stop for anything. Flat Tires not aloud. BAJAPITS #13 MILE 510 CERRO SOLO ON BEACH - We heard everyone stopped for lobster and drinks at this very famous BAJAPIT, NOT!!!! Better get to Pit # 14 as fast as you can after you drive over The Pet Rocks by the Beach. Don't ask for any help from the Pet Rock Beach Photographer, he will ignore you. Chupacabra made sure salt from the ocean got in his cam-era. He was the biggest Pet Rock I ever saw. BAJAPITS # 14 MILE 555 HWY 1 KM 40.5 ACAMARO REST/BAR · Now this section made most every-thing break, Silt Bed Rock Tore Up Hills for miles and miles, Dust Storms, What an evil place to be put in. But 65% of us made it through. BAJAPITS #15 MILE 593 MEADOW OFF HWY 3 - Oh!! we are almost home and across the fin-ish line. Stay awake, keep steady and you will cross that finish line and shake hands with Sal Fish. And get that 2008 Baja 1000 Finish Pin. This 2008 Baja race was very chal-lenging as we all had to deal with the nasry Baja Terrain. SCORE had a special tribute to the Iron Riders that finished SO LO. To just finish this race is a worldwide accomplishment that less that Thirty SOLO riders com-pete in every year .. We salute the Solo Riders and teams that get together every year for this international event. THE 2008 BAJA 1000 IRON RIDERS WHO FINISHED: Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award winners were: Class 22-Jack McCormick, Tempe, Ariz. (19:30:58, Honda XR650R), Gabriel Williams, Provo, Utah (18:30:00, Honda Continued next page The Most Sought After .fuel in Off-Road Racing Today! Ask your engine builder about the increased horsepower, torque and cooler operating temperatures offered by VP's Late Model Plus, C12, VP113 and other great fuels. Then you'll know why champions in each of these series choose VP Racing Fuels. VP Racing is the Official Fuel and/or Contingency Sponsor of: ~[)OO'illm~ RACING ASSOCIATION SCIIE INTERNATIONAi! OFF-ROAD RACINO ~.O.R.E ';ti':!~ For technfcal help or to locate the nearest VP dealer, call today or visit vpracingfuels.com. 951-696-5100 vppacific@vpracingfuels.com January 2009 World Leader in Race Fuel Technology™ Page 49

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Page so UCTS UITE4 1910 (619)691-9171 (866) 891-9171 TOLL FREE (619) 691-0803 FAX CRF450X); Class 40-Michael Korenwinder, Tulare, Calif. (18: 13: 11, Yamaha WR450F) (FAST-EST SOLO RIDER), Darren Griffiths, Australia (21:34:46, KTM 530EXC), Robert Barnum, Phelan, Calif. (21:40:05, Husqvarna TC510), Steve Corrie, Brush Prairie, Wash. (25:24:42, Honda XR400); Sports Motorcycle Under 250cc-Yoram Lavee, Toluca, Mexico (Israel) (23: 19:41, KTM XCFW250), Sports-man Motorcycle Over 250cc-Jeff Martin, Bakersfield, Calif. (19:59:29, KTM 525XC), Brady Van Matre, Lafayette, Colo. (23:28:24, KTM 300EXC), John Crowley, Flagstaff, Ariz. (25: 15:03, Honda CRF450X), Davy Patterson, Ireland (25:29: 13, Honda CRF450X), Vernon Smith, Lakewood, Wash. (27: 12:30, KTM 450EXC), Laurent Lazard, Uruguay (28:30:28, KTM XC525), Ken Kosiorek, San Diego (28:34: 18, Honda XR650R) Ken road his street legal Honda XR650R to and from the race with only BAJAPITS And LOCOSMOCOS as his race service provider, Robbie McAlerney, Ireland (30:24:59, Honda CRF450X), Gra-ham Wilson, Ireland (30:25:25, Honda CRF450X); Sportsman ATV-Yoav Regev, Phoenix (Israel) (25:23:25, Honda TRX450X), Josh Hogan, Livermore, Calif. (28:02:50, Suzuki LTR450) Make sure you stop in at San Diego's Fun Bike Center for the T-Shirt for that SOLO. Now after the Race is over and it's time to fix that Race Vehicle Got Welding? Worldwide known www.AIRGAS.com and www.MillerWelds.com are two Weld-ing Supply Companies that totally support the off road racers that de-sign, fabricate and build their own high performance vehicles to race in all International Off Road Activities. AirgasSalesmanJeff,John, Ken, Kevin 619 442 6605 based at 1192 Pioneer Way, El Cajon, California can help you with all your welding needs and we like Off Road Racers. Need a MIG, TIG, PLASMA CUTTER, OXY-FUEL and ENGINE DRIVEN WELDER/GENERATOR. The Miller Renegade and Trailblazer our the favorites! So let's get some welding machines going to get that next race vehicle built. And we even have stuff set up for you to test drive weld. Famous Baja pits and LocosMocos (NASCAR Pit crew Trainers) are becoming very popular worldwide for their abilities to get you the racers through an off road dirty, filthy, muddy, insane event that less than 400 vehicles sign up to race in on this big globe we live on. We would love to hear about what your race experiences were during the race. As the NASCAR Boys and Girls keep calling Carlos at Baja pits to figure how does every pit work in sync to get the racers through this nasty environment? Well, NASCAR Boys and Girls, At least you are talking to the Interna-tionally known and sought out Baja Men and Women that handle this In-ternational event in conditions most NASCAR Pit crews would faint in. Did we cell you we provide Pit Ser-vices in the Dark, Dirty, Wet, Unimag-inable conditions in the world! Who got the Win at the 2008 Baja 1000? Well, anyone that entered and finished the race. Do you know what it takes to just get to the starting line of this race? The Mental prep? The Physical testing of your body? Watching Dust To Glory, The Cost? 1st Place in Class 9 & Z,d Overall 2008 SNORE. Series CONGRATULATIONS BRANDON & . CREW/ January 2009 Dusty Times

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All the time, labor and money needed to get the engine, transmission, CV Joints, structural tubing, engineering, lights, Soltec Lights installed, switches, GPS systems, welding, electrical, sheet metal, shocks, steering, tires, paint. Part of winning is just to get you team to the starting line in Baja. When you get that vehicle through tech check, IRC install, and the 6:00am start. You just won the first phase of the race. Yes, worldwide racers have to trans-port their race cars and motorcycles from all over the globe to run this insane, dirty, filthy, stinky, evil, wicked race with their friends. And with Christmas coming up, If you can look in your house for clothes, shoes, jackets and stuff that are not being used, take it to the kids in BAJA or drop it off at BAJAPITS for a special Christmas. These Kids could really use the items. As we at BAJAPITS and LOCOSMOCOS are glad we helped you finish the 2008 BAJA 1000, But, Chupacabras worldwide want you to fail. Yes a DNF (Did Not Finish) in BAJA fulfills a Chupacabras day. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHA. We at BAJAPITS and LOCOSMOCOS want you to have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with your loved ones and fami-lies and please send us stories of off road activities. Let's also help our new President fix the needs of the country by working together to make the world a better place to live and race in. See you at the 2009 Baja 1000 for some great races. And one more thing. Have you told your loved ones that with-out them by your side, you would not ·be where you're at today. Show some Love and watch what comes back. And for the future newbie's that enter the BAJA 250, 500 and 1000. You will need to DRIVE THAT RACE VEHICLE LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!!!!! Pedal to the metal and full throttle and never look back. - ti sFGoodr~r.-.. ,. .•. BFGoodrich• Tires Recognizes Beasley Knob OHV Area as Part of the 2008 Out-standing Trails Blairsville, Ga. -October 18, 2008 Located in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest just a few miles east ofBlairsville, Ga., the Beasley Knob OHV Area was honored today by BFGoodrich® Tires as one of the 2008 Outstanding Trails. More than 50 off-road enthu-siasts and members of the Georgia Bounty Runners 4WD club were in / attendance as BFGoodrich Tires pre-sented a grant to the club's president. The grant will be used to preserve the scenic trails and continue conserva-tion efforts for one of America's pic-ture-perfect areas for off-roading. BFGoodrich Tires, working in conjunction with Tread Lightly!® and United Four Wheel Drive Associa-tions (UFWDA), chose Beasley Knob as one of the 2008 Outstanding Trails for its experienced steep mountain terrain that offers off-roaders a wide variety of challenging rides. Many trails within the system are classified as diffi-cult to most difficult and thus the area is recommended for experienced rid-ers only. "With a combination of steep and tight terrain, the Beasley Knob OHV Area provides just the right balance ofleveled obstacles for the skilled off-roader, making it a great choice for Dusty Times the 2008 Outstanding Trails pro-gram," said Gary Enterline, light truck product manager for BFGoodrich Tires. "As an off-road enthusiast my-self, we're honored to join with the Georgia Bounty Runners to help in the conservation efforts for this amav-ing off-road trail system." The Georgia Bounty Runners 4WD Club is an organization of 4WD enthusiasts dedicated to enjoy-ing the backcountry experience while promoting safe and responsible use, familyvalues, conservation, multi-use access, and camaraderie. They sup-port the principles ofTREAD Lightly! and welcome 4WD enthusiasts of all levels. "We are so honored to have Beasley Knob named as one of the 2008 Outstanding Trails," said Lane Bailey, president of the Georgia Bounty Runner. "The trail system of-fers experienced off-roaders a little bit of everything and we are so pleased that this grant money can be used for the future of preserving Beasley Knob OHV area and its many trails." Launched in 2006, the BFGoodrich Tires Outstanding Trails program is dedicated to the respon-sible use, and preservation of, off-road trails while providing aid in the trails' conservation efforts. Over the past two years, the Outstanding Trails program has recognized 11 off-road trails in nine states and one in Canada. The program has also given $42,000 in grants to clubs and seen more than 1,700 participants in trail events. The following additional five trails have also been selected as part of the 2008 BFGoodrich Tires Otitstand-i ng Trails program: Blacktail/Wild Bill OHV Trail located in the Flathead National For-est of Montana, Iron Range OHV Recreational Area in Gil-bert, Minnesota Quinn Trail that leads to Quinn Lake in Ottawa, Canada Pritchett Canyon, one of the toughest trails in Moab, Utah BlackCat Trail located on Supersti-tion Mountain near San Diego, Cali-fornia To learn more about these trails, visit the Outstanding Trails Web site at www.bfgoodrichtires.com/ outstandingtrails. Both Tread Lightly! And UFWDA are non-profit organization dedicated to responsible and ethical outdoor recreation: BFGoodrich Tires col-laborated' with these two groups to select the finest off-road trails, and will continue to work with these organiza-tions on restoration and education initiatives. Tread Lightly! Tread Lightly!is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to proactively protect recreation ac-cess and opportunities. Tread Lightly!'s strategic educational message, along with its training and restoration initiatives are designed to instill an ethic of responsibility in outdoor enthusi-asts and the industries that serve them. The program is long-term in scope with a goal to balance the needs of the people who enjoy outdoor rec-reation with the needs of the environ-ment and it's leading the way to help remedy current and future recreation issues. Tread Lightly! is proud to be recognized by the USDA Forest Ser-vice and its partner actively engaged in collaborating to implement solutions to the problem associated with out-door recreation. United Four Wheel Drive Asso-ciations (UFWDA) Associations is the world's leading representative of all-brand four wheel-drive enthusiasts. UFWDA benefits, developed and tested true over the past 30 years, include four wheel drive safety and awareness education; user ethics programs such as adopt-a-road, conservation volunteer, and volunteer trail patrol; assistance with new club formation; education seminars to aid four wheelers through complex state and federal programs affecting trail access; Internet forums designed to connect members globally and instan-taneously; and unrestrained member access to its full-time legislative advo- · cate and nationally-recognized attor-ney working exclusively for four wheel drive enthusiasts to protect access and prevent road and trail closures. For more information on the UFWDA log on to www.ufwda.org or call toll free 1-800-44-UFWDA (800-448-3932). BFGoodrich Tires Using motorsports as a proving ground for more than 30 years, BFGoodrich Tires is involved in every type of racing, including oval, sports car, drifting, drag, desert, dirt, rally (Dakar and WRC) and extreme rock.-crawling. BFGoodrich Tires combines technological expertise with vast motorsports experience, delivering a high-performance tire for every type of vehicle. Visit BFGoodrich Tires online atwww.bfgoodrichtires.com. BFGoodrich Tires Recognizes Pritchett Canyon Trail as Part of the 2008 Outstanding Trails Moab, Utah - Nov. 8, 2008 -Sev-eral members of the Moab Friends-For-Wheelin' club gathered last Sat-urday to celebrate as BFGoodrich January 2009 Tires named the Pritchett Canyon Trail as one of its 2008 Outstanding Trails and awarded the club a grant. Located southwest of Moab Utah, the Pritchett Canyon Trail follows the Colorado River drainage and gives the offroader several options depending on driver skill and experience. The BFGoodrich Tires grant will be used to preserve the trail and continue con-servation efforts for one of North America's premier areas for off-roading. BFGoodrich Tires, working in conjunction with Tread Lightly!® and United Four Wheel Drive Associa-tions (UFWDA), chose the Pritchett Canyon Trail because it provides riding opportunities for many skill lev-els on varied terrain with many spec-tacular views. The Pritchett Canyon Trail was chosen because it offers challenging obstacles with unbelievable scenery," said Joe Mazur, light truck brand cat-egory manager for BFGoodrich Tires. "We' re honored to team up with clubs like the Moab Friends-For-Wheelin' to help in the conservation efforts and ensure this area will continue to stay intact and safe for all future visitors." The Moab Friends-For-Wheelin' club is a non-profit, organization and supports Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) recreation within the spirit of Tread Lightly. A major objective for the club is to provide a common organization through which members can promote the pastime of off-roading to the com-munity and other·enthusiasts. Projects such as trail maintenance and resto-ration, community service, and effec-tive communication with other four-wheel drive organizations and govern-ment land-use agencies are additional objectives for the club. "Pritchett Canyon is a 'must-do' for any four-wheeler visiting Moab who is looking for an extreme chal-lenge and unbeatable scenery," said Jeff Stevens, president of the Moab Friends-For-Wheelin' club. "The trail is both unforgiving and environmen-tally sensitive and we are very pleased to have BFGoodrich Tires assist in our efforts to preserve this trail. We want everyone to have fun when running Pritchett Canyon, but please be pre-pared, know your limits, and respect the environment. Creating new routes or obstacles will jeopardize your privi-lege of enjoying this spectacular trail in the future." Launched in 2006, the BFGoodrich Tires Outstanding Trails program is dedicated to the respon-sible use, and preservation of, off-road trails while providing aid in the trails' conservation efforts. Over the past two years, the Outstanding Trails program has recognized 11 off-road trails in nine states and two in Canada. The program has also given $42,000 in grants to clubs and seen more than 1,700 participants in trail events. The following additional five trails have also been selected as part of the 2008 BFGoodrich Tires Outstand-ing Trails program: BlackCat Trail located on Super-stition Mountain near San Diego, Continued on page 57 Page 51

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It shows that Australian built cars can compete with all the Ameri-BFGaadricH ·---lll! ... ------7iu Continued .. . California Blacktail / Wild Bill National Recreation Trail located in north-west Montana Iron Range OHV Recreational Area in Gilbert, Minnesota Quinn Trail that leads to Quinn Lake in Ottawa, Canada Beasley Knob OHV trail lo-cated near Blairsville, Georgia o learn more about these trails, visit the Outstanding Trails Web site at www.bfgoodrichtires.com/ outstandingtrails. Both Tread Lightly! And UFWDA are non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to responsible and ethical outdoor recreation. BFGoodrich Tires collaborated with these two groups to select the finest off-road trails, and will con-tinue to work with these organiza-tions on restoration and education initiatives. Tread Lightly! Tread Lightly!is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to proactively protect recreation access and opportunities. Tread Dusty Times I can imports. David Fellows and Andrew Kittle in the Toyota TRD Jimco finished in fourth place after a weekend of hard work. The team worked to re-pair the damaged rear suspen-sion arm to get Fellows to the start line in position nine. He finishes the first section in third place, Sunday morning while warming the Jimco up for the start of Section 2 a fuel pump failed, they started Lightly!'s strategic educational mes-sage, along with its training and res-toration initiatives are designed to instill an ethic of responsibility in outdoor enthusiasts and the indus-tries that serve them. The program is long-term in scope with a goal to balance the needs of the people who enjoy outdoor recreation with the needs of the environment and it's leading the way to help remedy cur-rent and future recreation issues. Tread Lightly! is proud to be recognized by the USDA Forest Ser-vice and its partner actively engaged in collaborating to implement solu-tions to the problem associated with outdoor recreation. United Four Wheel Drive As-sociations (UFWDA) United Four Wheel Drive Asso-ciations is the world's leading repre-sentative of all-brand four wheel-drive enthusiasts. UFWDA benefits, developed and tested true over the past 30 years, include four wheel drive safety and awareness educa-tion; user ethics programs such as adopt-a-road, conservation volun-teer, and volunteer trail patrol; as-sistance with new club formation; education seminars to aid four service break but were late Justin and Melissa Watt were Michael and Linda Topfer into impound for the start of the winners of the Prolite Buggy won the Production 4WD class the second lap. Fellows had class and tenth outright in their in their Mitsubishi Pajero, the quickest time for Section Albins Off Road Gear Jimco. Geoff Pickering the current 3 but still was unable to Less than a minute behind the class champion in the Falken make up time with the pen-them was the Super 1600 buggy tyres Mitsubishi Pajero was sec-alty in place for being late to of Cameron and Alistair ond, beaten by ten seconds. impound. McClelland taking win in class Only 27 competitors of the Wayne Bannan in his Twin and 11th overall. 66 completed all five laps of the Turbo Nissan V6 Chenowth Colin Hunter and Margot rough 400km Goondiwindi single seat Pro Buggy finished Knowles in the Jeep had a good course. fifth. This was Bannan's return weekend and finished the win-At the end of the day Sha-n-to Off Road Racing after three ners and 14th outright in the non Rentsch claimed the Aus-years away. Although he was Extreme 4WD class. tralian Championship for the down on power compared to Damien Penfold and Jarrad 2008 season. wheelers through complex state and federal programs affecting trail ac-cess; Internet forums designed to connect members globally and in-stantaneously; and unrestrained member access to its full-time legis-lative advocate and nationally-recog-nized attorney working exclusively for four wheel drive enthusiasts to protect access and prevent road and trail closures. For more information on the UFWDA log on to www.ufwda.org or call toll free 1-800-44-UFWDA (800-448-3932). Blueribbon Coalition, Inc. DRAFT EA RELEASED BY PARK SERVICE ON RECRE-ATIONAL ACCESS TO YELLOWSTONE POCATELLO, ID (Novem-ber 5) -On Monday, November 3rd, the Environmental Assess-ment (EA) on continued winter motorized access to Yellowstone and Grand Teton Parks was re-leased for public review and comment. First announced on October 2nd, it is this EA pro-January 2009 cess that will determine options that would authorize over-snow acces~-including snowmobiles-to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks for the next three winters. This EA can be re-viewed at http:// parkplanning.nps.gov. The com-ment period will only be fifteen days. The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) is reviewing the draft EA and its preferred alternative of only 318 snowmobiles allowed in the Yellowstone Park per day. BRC plans to provide comments on the EA and recommenda-tions for comments to meet the deadline of November 17, 2008. Please note the goal of the Na-tional Park Service is to have a final implementing rule from the EA in effect prior to the scrleduled Park opening on De-cember 15, 2008. After reviewing the 255 page EA, Jack Welch, BRC Special Projects Consultant, stated, "I am pleased that the Park Service is offering a solution for the challenges presented by the up-coming season. BlueRibbon re-mains committed to a long-term solution that will allow for rea-sonable snowmobile access to Yellowstone in the winter." Welch continued, "Remem-ber, in the last forty years, the Park has opened its gates to snowmobiles every season. I am sure Yellowstone will open its gates this season too. The main question is at what level snow-mobiles will be allowed to access Yellowstone and Grand Teton Parks this season. The EA pro-cess is one of the important steps in that determination." For further updates on access to Yellowstone this winter, please visit and bookmark our dedicated Yellowstone website: www.saveyellowstonepark.com. The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible recreation, and encourages individual environ-mental stewardship. It represents over 10,000 individual members and 1,200 organization and busi-ness members, for a combined total of over 600,000 recreationists na-tionwide. 1-800-258-3742. www.sharetrails.org Page 57 -

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-ClasslRed ••• Some of the items advertised in these pages may not be le-gal for sale or use in all 50 states. Readers are advised to consult appropriate local or state authorities for informa-tion before purchase of any s ecific item. FOR SALE: HMS Trophy Truck, 5th is '08 SCORE Points. 700+ HP Chevy, Fortin Sequential, King, Pro Am hubs, 70+ gallon cell, Big OPS, 2 Racepak dashes, High out-put Race Radio, Spares, Prepped & Race ready by late December $250,000.00. (909) 633-5300. FOR SALE: Class 5 Baja Bug PreRunner. Fox By-pass shocks with coilovers, 4 wheel disc brakes, fresh Major Performance 2333cc engine with JG Transwerks bus box. Kenwood 2 way radio with PCI in-tercom. Spares, CA lie. Economical, fun desert car. $16,000.00 Call Tom (714) 742-1418. FOR SALE: 2006 Ford F350 4x4 Lariat crew cab, 47,000 miles, die-sel utility bed chase race with KCLites, 85 gallon auxiliary tank with pump, Tool box 20" factory wheels with BFG tires, Viper Alarm, LoJack $28,000.00. Todd (602) 463-0936. FOR SALE: 2006 Geiser Broth-ers Trophy Truck. Dart small block 454 ci, 750 hp by Eaton Engins. 4.3 Fox Shocks, Tubeworks cliff dual OPS Walker Wheels 39" BFG's 95 gallon Fuel safe. Ready to win. Fully prepped $260,000.00. Todd (602) 463-0936. FOR SALE: 2007 Baja Pro Truck, #SS-1-049, Ford body and engine, everything is brand new. Everything goes with the truck, all misc shop items from jack stands to parts and trailer. Please call for details too much to list. $145,000.00 (818) 773-0155 ext 103. FOR SALE: 2006 Penhall Class 1, Redline LS2 550hp, Albins 5 speed Tilton clutch, projects on RO wheels, 5 HIDs light bar, 6 spare, dump cans, wheels, & tires, spare axles, 24ft Progressive enclosed trailer, Triple axle Tool box and cabs. In nose, air compres-sor. Both 160K. Tim (714) 271-4684. 7 races on car. FOR SALE: Racer Class 1 Prerunner. All the big stuff. Call for info. John (970) 441-0443. FOR SALE: 2005 Baja Pro Truck, Chassie No. SS-1-044 truck No 299, Chevy body pan-els. Fresh Engine and trans. Floor jack/ spare drive line/al-ternator/steer motor/tool stor-age and much more on board. Full equipped, ready to race, the best of everything. Many spare parts. $130,000.00 OBO. (818) 991-9898. FOR SALE: Wyllie Racing Pro2 Chevy, ProPower 434 ci 800 + Hp, Fox shocx, tubeworks differential, C & C calipers, KMC wheels, Howe Steering; Mastercraft Seat. Daily oil pump, Probst built for 2006 season, Tig welded, Lots of spares, ready to race. $150,000.00 Com-plete. Less motor?? Call Todd. (602) 463-0936. FOR SALE: New Turn Key Jimco Class One. New Two Seat Jimco, built LS7 (700HP), rear eng, Fortin 5 speed trans with torque converter, car was built at Fortin Racing with no ex-pense spared. All parts are state of the art. Ready to race the 2009 season. Call for more info & pricing. Doug Fortin @ (619) 449-3633. FOR SALE: Class 5 Baja Bug with trailer. Type 4 motor 2815cc, Fox Shocks with coilovers front & rear. Lowrance OPS. Roadmaster Rhino push to talk. Spare tires & rims. This was a race car con-verted to a PreRunner. Prepped and ready to go. $18,500.00. (714) 936-3121. FOR SALE: Wylie Racing Class 8 with Trophy truck abilities. "Frankenstein" 2004 and 2005 SCORE Class 8 points cham-pion 2 motors, Fox shocks, Chrisman cliff Walker Wheels, 37" BFG Tires, Dual GPS's 77 gallon Fuel Safe. Ready to domi-nate $175,000.00. Todd. (602) 463-0936. FOR SALE: New PreRunner For Sale, 2005 Ford F-150 Lariat Package!!! JD Fab kit, King Shocks, 18" Full Travel, Full 2" Roll cage, Deaver Springs, Heavy duty Detroit Locker rear end, 5.4 motor, Hyper tech program-mer, K & N, Headers, Flowmaster, 10" OPS, 55 Watt radio, Dirt Bags, 3 Mastercraft 30 Seats, Hella Hids, Winch, 2 Full spares, Craftsman Jack, Walker Evans, Beadlocks on 35" Pro Comp Tires, Rhino lined Bed and sides, Police flashers, extras ... This is a serious Pre-Runner truck. Serious inquires only $89K .... Ready to Rumble the Baja l000!!!Call Tom @ (949) 231-2111. FOR SALE: Championship Class 8/PreRunner. Built by Curt Led·uc for himself, 4130 construction, cross-over steer-ing, heat treated suspension, 351 w-stroked to 396, Mogi C-6, Fuel Safe 65 gallon cell, G.P.S., Quicksteer, 40 spline core rear end, CNC, Wilwood, 3" bypass, 3" coilover, '72 Frame, Smog exempt, regis-tered in CA. This truck works, very reliable $70k OBO. Con-tact Jim (530) 527-3438 or (530) 510-7466 . FOR SALE: Pre-Runner to Buy. Foddrill 3-4 seat street legal Regis-tered in Texas, LS6 pump gas 400hp, Fortin w/converter, Fox shocks coil over and by-pass, VDO, Howe, WR coolers, 50 gal cell, Mastercraft, BF on JJ wheels, Pro Am hubs and brakes, Roof rack w/ light bar, Race radio w/carbon fi-ber head sets, XM radio w/external speakers, OPS, ODO shows 546 miscarbon fiber dash, windshield, a set of spare tires w/wheels, a set of sand tires w/wheels, chase box, spare parts, single axle open trailer inc. $119,000.00 Negotiable. Cesar Fuentes (915) 726-3823 afuentes@fuentes7.com.mx. "":::'=='"==i" FOR SALE: 2004 Bunderson Class 1/1500, 400 C.U. Chevy, Albins sequential 5 speed, King Shocks, TCS Converter & axles, 2006 BITD Overall Champ, 2008 SCORE Overall Champ, $125,000.00. Call Butch (702) 873-1962. FOR SALE: Jimco 2 Seat 16Q0, Score legal, previous Score points champ, Kings just serviced by Webber, Fresh FAT dual port, Light-weight hoses, OFT Transmission, OFT rear hubs, serviceable, Kartek shifter, Mastercraft with adjustable drivers seat, Lightened 930 CV's Fuel Safe w/dry break, Foddrill Beam & Torsion housings, New Foddrill front, arms & spindells, Sway-A-Way, Sweet Saco & Howe, Lowrance 480c GPR lcom, V-8000 and Intercom, Odyssey Battery, Parker Pumper, CNC Willwood, Dual MSD Ignition, BTR rims Yokohama tires, Sister car to Bekki Freeman Wik, Car completer re-built by Foddrill 4/06, Spare parts, contact Steve (928) 44 2-9285 or Jim @ (480) 894-1286. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sell or swap your extra parts and pieces in DUSTY TIMES. Classified Advertising rate is only $25 for 45 words each month, not including name, address and phone number. 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FOR SALE; New 2332cc-Turn Key Engine Blue Printed-Oyno Tested only. Custom built by Pat Downs of CB Performance. 84x94 Univer-sal Super Case, Welded #3 Cylin-der, 84mm Forged Chromoly Crankshaft 5.500 Forged Chromoly H-Beam Rods, Forged Chromoly Light Weight Flywheel, Manton Chromoly Push Rods .. 035 wall thickness, 94mm Mahle Pis-ton/Cylinder kit, #2246 Camshaft 308 duration x 410 lift at cam, 1.1 Ratio Rocker Arms w/swivel feet adjusters, Hardened Rocker Shafts, Billet Distributor lamp, 044 Heads 42 x 37.5 Stainless Steel Valves, Dual Springs, Chromoly Retain-ers, Stage 1 Kennedy Pressure Plate w/200mm Daycon Oise, Bosch 009 Distributor w/Bosch Blue Coil, Dual 44 IDF Weber Carb kit with CB Hexbar Linkage, Dog-house Fan Shroud w/high amp Bosch Alternator, 26mm Keyed Oil Pump, Degreed Crank Pulley, Chromoly 8mm Head Studs, 94mm Teflon wrist pin buttons, Windage Tubes, Chromoly Straight Cut Cam Gear Assembly, 8.5: 1 Compression, and dyno test 195hp on pump gas * $5,500.00 OBO*. Call Tom@(714) 904-4745 or (562) 903-1625. W4' car,y a l'uU se/4'dion ol': Dusty Times FOR SALE: Foddrill 12/10, 1835 FAT Plenum motor dry sumped w/dual CompuFire, Mendeola sequential 5 speed w/ indicator by Dave Folts, CNC, turning brake w/ bias adjuster, Lightened 934 CV's, Kings. done by Webber-3 front bypass, 5 rear bypass, Mastercraft w/ adjustable drivers seat, BTR wheels, w/ beadlock on wheels, Sweet & Howe Oiablo rack, Fuel Safe, cell w/1 dry brake & 1 regular filler, Lowrance 6500 C GPS, !com ra-dio & intercom, Parker Pumper, Score legal, Aluminum light bar, Prepped by PBW. Contact Steve (928) 442-9285 or Jim (480) 894-1286. FOR SALE: 2004 Truggy PreRunner or Dune toy. Fresh GM224 350 ci motor, 355 hp, fresh turo 400, King Shocks, new 35" Baja TA's and a set of smoothies and paddles for the dunes flatbed trailer included. $24,000.00. Todd (602) 463- 0936. FOR SALE: Own the legendary Great Candy Cane! Great Sportsman car. Raceco 2 seater, VW, type 4 Motor, rebuilt trans, Fox Shocks, $10,500.00 OBO. TJ Stanworth (435) 864-4933. Leave message or email tjstanworth@hotmail.com for pictures. FOR SALE: $70,000.00 2007 SOR 1 Car, Prerunner, LSI motor, Larry's engine Main, 496 BHP Oynoed, dart heads, Mendeola S4S, sequencial transmission, 935 CVS. 3" bypass, 3" coilovers King Shocks, CTP, radio-intercom, Master-shift shifter, 3 seater, 7 ton tilt trailer, 102" W 24", gooseneck , electric brake,. Dave (480) 329- 3702. FOR SALE: 2/ 1600 or PreRunner, Folts Bus Box, 930 C .V's, Fox Shox, Centerline Wheels, 24 gal Fuel Cell, Power Steering, fresh prep, with 1835 motor $15,000.00, with Hatz 1600 race motor $18,000.00. Brian (562) 619-9686. et~(cNCJ ~ SACo OHRoad @> January 2009 CLASS 8 GOT MILK? CHEVY: 3 SCORE Class 8 points Champion-ships, 13 Score Wins including 6 Baja 500s. Can win its class any day and usually top 20 overall. Best of everything. 700Hp. Comes with spare everything, suspensions, tranny, engine, tires, bodies, etc. Prepped and ready to win. $175,000 Nick Vanderwey (602) 763-3883. FOR SALE: Ford Bronco. Ex-tended Body Prerunner, Extremly reliable, 400 inch small block Ford, 400 + hp, 450 ft 16s torque, runs on pemex , 210 mile fuel range, I-Beam front 4 link rear, King, Mastercraft, Race Radio, Inter-com w/ headsets, set us for I-Pod, Great A/C. $150,00.00. Ready NOW! (909) 633-5300. SELL YOUR vehicles, equipment and bits and pieces right here! Dusty Times has the readership you're looking for so fill out the form on the opposite page and get your ad in our next issue. ' ' INDLl TO ADVb.12. 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