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SCORE Journal Issue 8 - 2015

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o ne of the highlights of any SCORE race is watching the Class 1 vehicles power through the desert terrain. While many of these racers rely on sponsorships and a team of highly-skilled mechanics, Rob Archibald manages to be successful with what some folks would describe as "less than the bare minimum." With one co-pilot, Archibald's fiancé Judy Katona, and friends Aaron Harper (Crew Chief), and Jason Brown (Chase Mechanic), he's managed to be at the top of SCORE's Class 1 points standings nearing the final two races of the season. With a first place finish at the SCORE San Felipe 250, a sixth place finish at the SCORE Baja Sur 500, and finishing second at the SCORE Baja 500, Archibald and his team are looking forward to finishing well at the SCORE Imperial Valley 250, and the SCORE Baja 1000, to possibly take home a championship. "It's amazing and humbling to me to be at this point," says Archibald. "The talent level is so great. It pushes me. You can't let up or spare any time." The win at the SCORE San Felipe 250 was Archibald's first in SCORE's Class 1. and what he considers to be one of the biggest wins in his career. What's more amazing is that he completed the race after showing up late, and not even having an opportunity to pre-run the course. "I've run San Felipe in a 1600 car in 2012. So for three years, I've soloed it," says Archibald. "For the San Felipe 250, I pretty much just followed the GPS. I ran the race at about 80 percent effort for the first half. I gauged the competition at the halfway point and found that I was only four minutes behind the leader when I pulled into the ARCHIBALD WITH HIS DAD AND TWO DAUGHTERS, WHO LOVE CARS AND SHOES. THE JIMCO BUILT CLASS 1 RACE CAR HAS SERVED ARCHIBALD WELL THIS YEAR. HE HOPES TO GET A NEW ONE IF HE CAN WIN THE 2015 SCORE CHAMPIONSHIP. 045 SCORE JOURNAL

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