Former factory Honda racer Steve Hengeveld talks about his stint aboard the Monster Energy/Blue C Communications/Wahoo's Fish Taco Kawasaki KX450F at the 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Hengeveld rode the anchor leg, arriving back to Ensenada in the dark, and helped the team earn a runner-up finish among the motorcycles in its racing debut.
Although Robby Gordon ran into technical issues during the Baja 1000 and was unable to win, he did secure the 2009 SCORE Trophy Truck Overall Championship.
Robby Gordon reached the finish line in fourth place in the physical positions but he actually was fifth place on corrected time in Trophy Trucks.
2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 winner Andy McMillin and second-place Trophy Truck finisher Larry Roeseler shares stories about the race at the finish line in Ensenada.
Andy McMillin and father Scott won the 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, leading the top five Trophy Trucks across the finish line, leading Roger Norman in second, Rick D. Johnson in third, Gustavo Vildosola in fourth and Robby Gordon in fifth (though he crossed fourth).
Kendall Norman rode the 12x JCR Honda to victory at the 2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, but team owner Johnny Campbell (right of Norman) wasn't able to race this year after he had a rough crash a few weeks ago that really banged him up (as evident by his wrapped hand).
JCR Honda team owner Johnny Campbell and rider Tim Weigand talk about the team effort that brought home Honda's 13th straight Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 win over a revitalized Kawasaki effort.
Steve Hengeveld crossed the finish line first aboard his Monster Energy/Blue C Communications/Wahoo's Fish Tacos Kawasaki KX450F, but Johnny Campbell Racing Honda's Kendall Norman was right behind him, finishing one minute, 57 seconds ahead of Hengeveld on adjusted time to give the JCR Honda the unofficial motorcycle win and Honda its 13th straight Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 win. Check out the finish and interviews with Norman and Kawasaki team rider of record Robby Bell.
The JCR Team of Kendall Norman (left), Timmy Weigand (middle) and Cody Quinn (right) earned the overall motorcycle victory at the 2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
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