Photos by HighRev Photography

The 2007 SCORE Baja 500 is now in the history books . There was a record number of entries and the ATV and UTV classes were no different. There was 16 entries in the Class 25 Pro ATV class, 15 entries in the Class 24 Pro ATV class, 22 entries in the sportsman ATV class and 9 entries in the UTV.

Temecula Motorsports 1A on their Honda TRX450R

Successfully defending their overall ATV and Class 25 victory was the team of Danny Prather, Mike Cafro, Levi Marana, and Marc Spaeth on the No. 1a Honda TRX450R. The Temecula Motorsports team completed it the 500 mile course in 10:09:07 with an average speed of 41.79. The 1a team remained unbeaten for two races as well as having two SCORE wins last year on the way to their first SCORE season point championship. It was Mike Cafro’s fifth career win in this race.

At the finish line Danny Prather said: "Awesome race, man – had a great ride, everybody did their rides perfect.  I rode from Ojos to Valley de Trinidad and then Dana Creet rode to San Telmo and then Dave took it there from San Telmo all the way over to San Vicente and then brought it back to me and I rode it on in.  (Compared to prior years) this was a very tough course, high speed, very technical and also very silty.  No problems all day with vehicles - had to change a couple rear tires – otherwise a flawless race."

Second in Pro ATV was the 3a of Wayne Matlock and Chad Prull. Wayne and Chad covered the course in 10 hrs 24 minutes and 26 seconds.

Wayne Matlock on the factory honda backed 3a.

At the finish line Wayne Matlock said: "Well, we had a 10 minute lead and my rider went off the cliff at Erendira and broke his leg.  The course was really, really rough."

Carmen Cafro and team took the last podium spot in Pro ATV

In Class 24 Pro ATV there was a whopping 15 entries. This class has grown by huge amounts since SCORE opened it up to 450 4-stroke machines rather than limiting it to under 251 cc 2-stroke. 1st in class was Adolfo Arellano, Christian Valles, Alfonso Cota, and Guillermo Cota. They covered the course in 10 hrs 44 minutes and 57 seconds with an average speed of 39.47 mph on their Honda TRX450R. In fact this time was good enough to give them third overall ATV.

In sportsman ATV the win went to David Corbani and Stefano Caputo on their Honda TRX450R. David and Stefano covered the course in 11 hrs 28 minutes with an average speed of 37 mph. This was good enough to give them 4th overall in ATV. That is a pretty amazing accomplishment for for a sportsman competitor.

Full Results

PRO ATVs
     CLASS 25 (over 251cc)-- 1. Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Carlsbad, Calif./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif./Marc Spaeth, Warner, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 10:09:07 (41.79mph); 2. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz., Honda TRX450R, 10:24:26; 3. Carmen Cafro, Vista, Calif./Lance Schoonmaker, Alpine, Calif./Earl Thigpen, Murrieta, Calif., Honda TRX650R, 11:50:12; 4. Mark Dyer, Agua Dulce, Calif./Randy Dyer, Santa Clarita, Calif./Edward Scantelbury, Rossmoor, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 12:18:29; 5. Jeff Hancock, Salome, Ariz./Josh Edwards, Peoria, Ariz./Kirk Schreier, Phoenix/Kyle Pethers, Salome, Ariz., Polaris Outlaw525, 12:19:37; 6. Jason Greenhaw, Bakersfield, Calif./Nick DeStout, Oceanside, Calif./Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif., Honda TRX450, 13:08:50; 7. Mike Zarzan/Hilary Paige, Santee, Calif./Mike Lennon, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX450R 13:18:40; 8. John Padgett, Banff, Canada/Gary Burrell, England, Honda TRX450R, 15:29:51.
(14 Starters, 8 Finishers)
     CLASS 24 (under 251cc)-- 1. Adolfo Arellano/Christian Valles, Chula Vista, Calif./Alfonso Cota, Tecate, Mexico, Guillermo Cota, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 10:44:57 (39.47mph); 2. Sergio Alvarado/Gary Gonzalez, Cesar Chanate, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 11:33:06; 3. Enrique Felix/Ocar Garcia/Esqulil Soto, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 11:42:28; 4. Javier Beltran/Cesar Mercado/Cristian Rojas, Tijuana, Mexico, Kawasaki KFX450R, 11:42:37; 5. Gilberto Perez/Cero Calderon/Francisco Perez, Calexico, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 12:28:12; 6. Romulo Gomez/Carlos Brugger, San Diego/Hector Leon, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 13:16:35; 7. Daniel Marin Jr. /Guillermo Marin/Abraham Romero, San Ysidro, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 13:37:04; 8. Jose Mendoza, Chula Vista, Calif./Marco Cornejo/Julio Cornejo, San Diego, Felex Castro, San Ysidro, Calif., Yamaha YFZ450, 13:45:01;
(13 Starters, 8 Finishers)

OVERALL SPT ATV-- 1. David Corbani/Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy), Honda TRX450R, 11:28:00 (37.00mph), 2. 66A MARIO YORBA 11:41:50 (36.266mph) 3. 74A SOREN MELING 11:50:36 (35.819 mph) 4. 50A DAVID MCCARROLL 11:55:40 ( 35.565 mph). 5. 56A HERIBERTO MARQUEZ P. 11:59:40 (35.368 mph) 6. 73A MIGUEL ARELLANO 12:30:25 ( 33.918 mph) 7. 59A CRAIG CHRISTY 13:06:40 ( 32.355 mph) 8. 57A JOHN CROWLEY 13:40:37 ( 31.017 mph) 9. 55A REID RUTHERFORD 13:57:50 ( 30.379 mph) 10. 61A BUD STRATTON 14:40:24 ( 28.910 mph) 11. 60A JUSTIN RYAN 14:45:27 ( 28.746 mph) 12. 51A JASON WADE 15:53:17 ( 26.700 mph) 13. 68A BUTCH TROQUILLE 17:50:15 ( 23.782 mph) 14. 98A SHAWN MUNRO 18:14:55 ( 23.246 mph) 15. 71A JAY BLACK 18:45:31 ( 22.614 mph) (24 Starters, 15 Finishers)

OVERALL SPT UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)--(9 Starters, 0 Finishers)

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