SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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A DOUBLE SLAM Tyler Lynn And SLR Top The Moto Field In The Baja 500 By Mike Vieira Photos by Get Some Photo Tyler Lynn and the 7X Slam Life Racing Honda team notched another Pro Moto Unlimited and Overall Motorcycle win in the BFGoodrich 57th SCORE Baja 500, just as they did in the San Felipe 250 earlier this year. Lynn battled the fog for more than an hour early in the race, and despite a minor crash about 45 miles into the course, he managed to open a lead, and to keep stretching it out as the miles wore on. The fog made it a struggle to keep his goggles clear, and as he quickly went through his tear-offs and had to wipe them with his gloves. He says the fog does make you work a little harder and to stay more focused, but that his pre-running provided him with a good comfort level for navigating through it without a problem. His mishap didn’t result in any damage to the Honda CRF450X or to himself, and he handed the bike off to teammate Carter Klein at Mile 210. Klein then had a clean ride to Mile 385 while maintaining about a ten-minute lead. Lynn credits him with doing a great job of keeping up a fast pace while dealing with tricky navigation through his section. Tyler then took over once again to bring it home for the win. “Our bike was perfect all day,” said Lynn. “Bobby from San Diego Power House built an amazing bike that ran flawlessly and had us running 104 miles per hour a few times on the course, which was really cool and a little bit scary. It was super good all day.” The 7x team enjoyed the entire course from the pre-running through the race, and Lynn said his favorite portion was from around Mile 75 through Mile 110, with lots of whoops and flowing corners that he feels that he excels with. “I really love racing through that. I raced there in the SCORE Baja 500, 400, and 1000 last year, and I’m really comfortable with it. That’s got to be some of my favorite stuff.” With their great success in the first two races of the season, the SLR team is certainly looking forward to the upcoming SCORE races as they continue the battle for the championship. SJ