[webbikeworld.com] - Fifth Time?s the Charm: SLR Honda Takes the Baja 1000 Crown…Agai

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For the fifth time in a row, Honda has crushed the competition and won the Baja 1000!

The incredible (read: predictable) success continues Honda’s legacy from when her bikes pioneered the race back in the 1960s, with the win had as of this past Friday evening.*

This means Honda’s now sitting pretty on 32 victories, 16 of which have been completed on the CRF450X and the last eight victories of which have been completed in a row.*

SLR Honda, the winners of Baja 1000! Media sourced from SLR Honda. “Man, it was a tough course,” Samuels tells SCORE at the finish line (via ADVRider).*

830.9 miles completed in 18 hours, 51 minutes and 30.152 seconds – 1 hour and 17 minutes quicker than the next team in line, and a magnificent effort. Friday morning saw Morgan handing off to Samuels at 275 miles, showing off a 65-mile advance of the competition until Morgan took over 250 miles later.*

SLR Honda, the winners of Baja 1000! Media sourced from SLR Honda. “It was really rough and actually kind of slower than what we anticipated,” Samuels continues.*

“We had our hands full at the beginning, but it was a really good race, and by race-mile 340 we were into the lead. From there we just had to bring it home, and we had a great, solid effort the whole way.”

Amazing effort all the way, and a big congrats from MBW!
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*Media sourced from SLR Honda*

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