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Almost Half The 2014 Baja 500 Racers Failed-- Including The Dakar Truck
Almost Half The 2014 Baja 500 Racers Failed-- Including The Dakar Truck-May 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:25

The , Round 3 of 5 in the SCORE World Desert Championship, wrapped up yesterday with only 126 vehicles completing the 447.86 mile race. 232 had started, and even was unable to cross the finish line on account of illness.

Above: One of the less-glorious ways to wreck your race.

As you can hear, De Rooy threw down to righteous fanfare.

At first we thought he might have broken down, but Baja organizers have confirmed that De Rooy had to scrap is Baja run on account of sickness. Confirmed statement from his Facebook page:

"It whas not my day, or better not my week. it started 1,5 week ago with a appendix inflammation, i had surgery and thay took it out. i thought it is nothing and the truck already is in the us so lets go and try to race. last Thursday (2nd day of reconnaissance), i got real pain of my groin / kidneys. so pills in and lets race. it went ok, already overtook 6 car but after 50k i could not stand the pain any more, trowing up and almost passing out of the pain, and the bad part of the road had still to come.

It realy sucks that it hapend right now, on a nice event like the Baja 500...... To be continued"

If you're here to find out how many stock VW Bugs did it this year (Class 11), I'll do the good guy thing and save you the scrolling. The answer is "none."

All up, 2014 Baja 500 competitors hailed from 20 US States and 15 countries. Here's the official finisher's list, by competitive class:

(Starters: 37, Finishers: 24)

, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 8:51:50 (50.56 miles per hour);

/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150, 8:55:17;

, Phoenix, Ford F-150, 8:57:21;

, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 9:04:58;

, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 9:11:30;

, El Cajon, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:19:58;

, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150, 9:24:18;

, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150, 9:30:55;

, Tecate, Mexico, Ford Raptor, 9:42:42;

, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado, 10:03:22;

/Ed Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 10:11:44;

, Bristol, Va./Carlos Lopez, Tecate, Mexico, Chevy Rally Truck, 10:13:08;

/Todd Jergensen, Oak Hills, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 10:20:58;

/Gus Vildosola, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor, 10:26:58;

, San Clemente, Calif./Shannon Powell, Ford Raptor, 10:28:27;

, Las Vegas/Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 10:52:13;

/Devin Housh, Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Ford F-150,11:48:42;

, Carlsbad, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 11:51:29;

, Lakeside, Calif./Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Ford F-150, 12:25:51;

, Johnson City, Texas/Charles Dorrance, Austin, Texas, Ford Raptor, 12:30:06;

, San Clemente, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 13:33:48;

/Bruce Greer Jr, Tucson, Ariz./Glen Greer, Green Valley, Ariz., Dodge Ram1500, 15:44:11;

/Spencer Steele, Denver, Chevy Silverado, 16:33:40;

/Chas Dana, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150, 16:38:30.

(Starters: 16, Finishers: 9)

/Brian Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 9:51:42 (45.33 mph);

/Rick Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Randy Wilson, Lakeside, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 10:51:44;

, Apple Valley, Calif./Darren Ebberts, Corona, Calif., Custom-Chevy, 11:04:40;

, Long Beach, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jimco-Chevy, 11:44:22;

/Michael Ferguson, Canada, ESM-Ford, 12:17:55;

, San Marcos, Calif./Dan Myers, Newport Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 12:56:19;

, Canyon Lake, Calif./Matt Cullen/Mike Lombardi, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 13:24:33;

, Newbury Park, Calif./Joe Bednar, Agua Dulce, Calif./Luke Babb, Monrovia, Calif., Racer-Chevy, 14:09:24;

, Bristol, Tenn., Geiser-Chevy, 17:46:18.

(Starters: 18, Finishers: 13)

/Leonel Ruvalcaba/Esteban Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico, VBR, 11:52:56 (38.25 mph);

/Misael Armambula/Victor Cruz, Tijuana, Mexico, Curry, 12:45:27;

, La Verne, Calif./Sammy Ehrenberg, Las Vegas, Mirage, 13:08:25;

/Rogelio Ruiz, Mexicali, Mexico, PFK, 13:11:38;

, Ensenada, Mexico/Hiram Montano/Manuel Cruz, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, CamFab, 13:26:05;

, Paradise Valley, Ariz./Aaron Ampudia, Ensenada, Mexico, Romo, 13:32:17;

/Augustin Rodriguez/Eduardo Rodriguez, Tijuana, Mexico, Glazzkraft, 14:46:52;

/Edmundo Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, Romo, 15:38:32;

/Salvador Hernandez/Adolfo Arambula, Ensenada, Mexico, Conejo, 15:57:40;

/Brett Jones/Steve Achey, Clovis, Calif., Lothringer, 16:24:49;

/Brandon Dawson/Brian Cancimilla, Castro Valley, Calif., RaceCo, 16:28:48;

/Neri Sanchez/Kevin Sanchez, Ensenada, Mexico, Lothringer, 17:05:48;

, San Diego/Raul Rodriguez, Chula Vista, Calif., Custom, 18:12:13.

(Starters: 2, Finishers: 1)

/Ken Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco, 15:33:17 (28:77 mph)

(Starters 3, Finishers: 1)

/Dave Bonner, Coachella, Calif., 13:54:25 (32.54mph).

(Starters: 6, Finishers: 3)

/Gabriel Avina/Gustavo Avina Jr, Ensenada, Mexico, 16:39:42 (27.16 mph);

/Erica Ocegeda/Javier Ocegeda, Maneadero, Mexico, 17:03:33;

, Mexicali, Mexico/Jose Avina, San Quintin, Mexico/Jose Sanchez, El Rosario, Mexico, 17:56:03.

(Starters: 6, Finishers: 2)

, Phoenix/Jayson McNeal, San Diego, Ford Ranger, 12:00:20 (37.29 mph);

, Summerland, Calif., Ford Ranger, 16:27:30.

(Starters: 5, Finishers: 1)

/Oscar Licon/Jorge Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 16:54:06 (26.51 mph).

(Starters: 5, Finishers: 2)

/Humberto Arce, San Vicente, Mexico/Miguel Padilla, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford F-150, 12:12:00 (37.51 mph);

/Samuel Melling/Luis Medina, Ensenada, Mexico, Chevy Silverado, 14:53:55.

(Single or two-seaters to 1650cc(Starters: 28, Finishers: 12)

Mike Majesky, Santa Monica, Calif., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 11:05:34 (41.31 mph);

Apple Valley, Calif./Corey Goin, Clovis, Calif., Custom-Chevy, 11:24:44;

Apple Valley, Calif./Hiram Duran/Evan Duran, Tecate, Calif., Custom-Chevy, 11:41:12;

Carlsbad, Calif./Travis Clarke, San Diego, Raceco-Chevy, 11:55:55;

/Kyle Quinn, Long Beach, Calif./Brian DeNault, San Clemente, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 12:37:14;

, Sunset Beach, Calif., Lawrence-Chevy, 11:56:03;

, Incline Village, Nev., Alumi Craft-Chevy, 13:40:36;

/Ryan Lenocker, Orange, Calif., FullPotential-Chevy, 14:41:53;

/Troy Leezy, San Diego, Tatum-Chevy, 14:47:39;

/John Bower, Alameda, Calif., FPM-Chevy, 14:57:11;

Palmdale, Calif./Jim Greenway, Ojai, Calif., Letner-Chevy, 15:24:52;

/Billy Young, Las Vegas, BTC-Subaru, 18:51:40.

(VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc (Starters: 5, Finishers: 1)

/Jose Robles, Mexicali, Mexico, Foddrill, 15:18:09 (29.59 mph).

(Starters: 7, Finishers: 0)

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(Starter: 1, Finisher: 1)

/Steve Knudson/Todd Burt, Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Ford Raptor, 14:47:22 (32.21 mph).

((Starters: 10, Finishers: 4)

/Jordan Brenthel, Newport Beach, Calif., Chevy S-10, 13:10:25 (33.94 mph);

, Houston, Texas/Kent Kroeker, Escondido, Calif./Mike Meeks, Marion, Texas, Chevy Silverado,14:06:09;

, Mexicali, Mexico/Connor Jackson, San Diego/Rodolfo Iribe, Tijuana, Mexico, Chevy Silverado, 15:33:35;

, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevy Silverado, 17:10:57.

(Starters: 2, Finishers: 0)

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(Starter: 1, Finisher: 0)

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(Starter: 1, Finisher: 0)

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, Lakeside, Calif./Fernando Flores, San Diego, Can-Am Maverick, 13:01:56 (34.33 mph);

/Jacob Carver/Justin Krause, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Polaris RZR1000, 13:15:15;

, Bakersfield, Calif./Justin Sheakley, Peoria, Ariz./Jeremiah Staffs, Apple Valley, Calif., Polaris RZR XP1000, 14:26:14;

/Brian Bush, Mesa, Ariz., Polaris RZR XP1000, 14:42:06;

, Newport Beach, Calif./Jason Spiess, Peoria, Ariz./Keith Redstrom, Glendale, Ariz., Polaris RZR XP1000, 14:54:17;

/Nick Nelson/Dan Kirkpatrick, Olympia, Wash., Polaris XP1000, 15:24:27;

/Jason Murray, Eastvale, Calif./Steve Amarine, Downey, Calif./Monty Aldrich, Can-Am Maverick, Can-Am, 16:01:33;

/Tyler Dixon, Peoria, Ariz./Donovan Cain, Glendale, Calif., Can-Am Maverick 1000, 18:12:53;

/ Roberto Balderama, Murrieta, Calif./Wayne Matlock, Alpine, Calif., Polaris RZR XP900, 18:48:44. (Starters: 17, Finishers: 9)

(Starters: 4, Finishers: 4)

, Oak Hills, Calif./David Pearson, Panaca, Nev./Max Eddy Jr, Barstow, Calif., Kawasaki KX450F, 8:58:27 (49.81 mph);

, San Clemente, Calif./Mark Samuels, Yucca Valley, Calif./Ian Young, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 9:04:56;

/Mike Carter/Zach Vogle, Scottsdale, Ariz., Kawasaki KX450F, 11:42:37;

, Oxnard, Calif./Andrew Terry, San Diego/Chris Krumel, Alpine, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 12:02:05.

(Starters: 5, Finishers: 4)

/Rene Magana/Paul Lopez/Austin Miller, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 11:48:27 (39.90 mph);

/Boe Huckins, Wilson, Wyo./Jim Peterson, Jackson, Wyo., Suzuki RMZ250, 13:18:37;

/Fernando Tavarez/Ricardo Munoz, Ensenada, Mexico/Adrian Ruiz, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Yamaha WR250, 15:14:20;

/Jose Davila/Jovani Solorio/Luis Torres, Suzuki RMZ250, 16:02:28.

(Starters: 6, Finishers: 6)

Guatemala/Scott Myers, Temecula, Calif./Shane Esposito, Menifee, Calif./Ryan Dudek, Menifee, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 9:34:06 (47.05 mph);

Cedar Hill, Texas/Jim O'Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Kevin Murphy/Morgan Crawford, Honda CRF450X, 10:14:32;

Claremore, Okla./Nate Scott/Bud Carmen, Lake Winnebago, Mo./Jason Stevens, Olathe, Kansas, KTM 450EXC, 12:04:56;

Jay Rabjohn/Justin Schultz/Mat Bateman, Phelan, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 12:39:54

Austin, Texas/Jean-Paul Dupin, Coerd'alene, Idaho/Rob Allen, Battle Ground, Wash., Honda CRF450X, 13:18:01;Bonita, Calif./Jake Stagg, Carlsbad, Calif./Alan Melisi/Scott Muzzy, Paradise Valley, Ariz./David Starrett, Oceanside, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 15:30:11.(Starters: 6, Finishers: 6)

(Starters: 5, Finishers: 4)

/Paul Thomas/Mike Carter/John Griffin, Julian, Calif./Earl Roberts, Calexico, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 11:24:02 (39.78 mph);

/Hideyuki Fukuoka, Japan, Yamaha WR450, 12:16:33;

, Mexicali, Mexico/Mario Acosta/Jesus Rios, Calexico, Calif./Jose Manuel Ochoa, Mexicali, Mexico/David Hammers, Mount Baldy, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 12:30:43;

/Bruce Anderson, Riverside, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:00:03.

(Starter: 1, Finisher: 1)

, Alpine, Calif./Jim O'Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Max Christensen, Sun Valley, Calif./Mike Castro, Apple Valley, Calif./Robert Koch, Leona Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:10:03 (33.94 mph)

(Starters: 4, Finishers: 3)

, Santa Cruz, Calif., Honda XR650R, 11:20:30 (39.40 mph);

, Bishop, Calif., KTM, 13:52:21;

, Yorba Linda, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 14:48:35. ;

(Starters: 2, Finishers: 2)

Tijuana, Mexico/Christian Vera, Spring Valley, Calif./Cody Mitchell, Las Vegas/Travis Dillon, Lakeside, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 10:02:36 (44.50 mph);

Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico/Mike Cafro, Fallbrook, Calif./Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash./Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 10:04:50.

(Starters: 3, Finishers: 0)

(Starters: 4, Finishers: 0)

(Starters: 1, Finishers: 0)

(Starters: 13, Finishers: 11)

, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM XC450F, 10:51:38 (41.15 mph);

, Tijuana, Mexico, Husaberg 501, 11:33:05;

/Larry Serna, Chula Vista, Calif./Jesus Gonzalez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 11:50:46;

/Walter Ramirez/Juan Pedro Cordovez/Jaime Verduzco/Julio Moreno, Ecuador, KTM 450XCW, 11:28:58;

, Japan, Honda CRF450X, 12:47:01;

/Mario Suarez, Santa Rosalia, Mexico/Fernando Lopez/Luis Esquivel, Tijuana, Mexico, KTM 450EXC, 13:30:33;

/Kristopher Harvey/Rick Craiger, Somerton, Ariz., Beta 450, 13:41:33;

, Japan, Honda CRF450X, 15:06:24;

/Seiji Kubota, Japan, Honda CRF450X, 13:34:05;

, Boulder Creek, Calif./Michael Gordon, San Jose, Calif./Matt Ryan, Reno, Nev., Honda XR650R, 15:37:06;

/Albert Goldman/Michael Goldman, Salt Lake City, Utah, KTM 450XC-F, 16:18:21;

, Japan, Honda CRF450X, 16:53:16.

(Starters: 13, Finishers: 7)

Oskar Espinoza, Ensenada, Mexico/Caleb Delgado, Hesperia, Calif./Hector Orozco, Moreno Valley, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 11:23:14 (39.25 mph);

Alonso Dominguez, Yuma, Ariz., Honda TRX450R, 12:38:12;

Casper, Wyo./Chris Robinson, Port Arthur, Texas/Michael Burrows, Gilman, Mo., Polaris 1000, 13:31:32

San Diego/Jesus Sainz/Esteban Espinoza, Tijuana, Mexico/Mario Amador, Rosarito, Mexico, Yamaha YFZ450R, 13:34:41

TJ Miller, Tucson, Ariz./John Miller, Vail, Ariz./Jonathan Mcvay, San Tan Valley, Ariz., Honda TRX450R, 14:26:05

Jose Manriquez/Juan Gonzales/Ivan Mejorado, El Centro, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 14:29:16;

/Javier Curiel Rodolfo Navarro/Gilberto Perez, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 14:31:49;

/Mark West/Chris Stewart/Vlady Medina, Las Cruces, N.M., Honda TRX450R, 17:16:44.

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