ROSARITO BEACH 20TH SCORE DESERT CHALLENGE RECAP
Despite having a difficult time with the
course, and a flat tire, Navarro was fast
enough to earn a second place finish in
Rosarito Beach. When combined with
second place finishes in San Felipe and at
the SCORE Baja 500, the team keeps a slight
lead going into the SCORE Baja 1000. "We
were up front in the lead Class 10 car and
we were dealing with a couple of the Class
1 cars at the beginning of the race," said
Navarro. "Ten miles in, it got really slick and
the car oversteered right off of the course.
We were stuck there for a few minutes but
unfortunately we got passed by two Class
10 cars. The way the course is set-up, there
isn't room to get around people so we had
to sit in their dust the rest of the way. I blew
it, but at the end of the day we are leading
the championship points and will hopefully
win our class at the SCORE Baja 1000."
OTHER FOUR-WHEEL
RACERS ENJOY VICTORY
In Class 1/2-1600, Cesar Fiscal started
out in the back of the pack but pushed
through the fog and dust to win the
class. "My co-driver did good work on
the GPS," said Fiscal. "We were pushing
it and passing cars and got up front. The
course was different today because the
TOP: GUSTAVO PINUELAS
WEATHERED THROUGH THE
TORN-UP COURSE TO FINISH
FIRST IN THE SCORE LITES
DIVISION AT ROSARITO BEACH.
MIDDLE: THE NUMBER 599 VW
OF HECTOR HURTADO PUSHED
THROUGH THE COURSE TO WIN
CLASS 5-1600.
RIGHT: WADING THROUGH DEEP
SILT IN THEIR FORD RANGER,
NATHAN EDELSTEIN, AND
BRITTANY TAGG WON CLASS 7SX
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