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On June 5th over 280 entries started at the 42nd annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 with the expectations to finish the race and hopefully cross the finish line first. The Matlock Racing team once again covered the rough and boulder strewn course in the fastest time for the 3rd year in a row with a time of 10:24:35 with an average speed of 42.15 mph.

Matlock Racing prides themselves on working hard to train and prepare so the #1A Matlock

Racing Honda TRX700XX remains in the winner’s circle. This race was not only the 3rd time in a row they have recorded the fastest time at the Baja 500 but they also recorded the fastest Overall time for the 8th consecutive race in SCORE! Even with the impressive amount of wins the team understands anything can happen in Baja and this race was no exception.

The Matlock Racing team headed south of the border to Ensenada a week before the start of the race to begin prerunning each section of the course. After a week of prerunning, each team member was prepared to take on the course at race speeds.

The #1A Honda TRX700XX with Wayne Matlock aboard would start in the number 2 position just 30 seconds behind the #2A quad. On race day the early morning fog laid low over the town of Ensenada, this fog would hold in the salty dust turned up by the motorcycles that would start before the Pro Quad class. Matlock took the start and made the pass on the #2A quad early in the race taking the lead.

Through the dust in Ojos Negros Matlock held the lead with the #5A of Javier Robles and #6A of Josh Edwards in hot pursuit. A fueling issue at the first pit held up Matlock which allowed the #5A and #6A quads to make the pass. During the pit, fuel was inadvertently dumped on Matlock and the quad flooding out the motor and killing the battery on the quad. Matlock would have to push start the quad and make multiple stops to pour water on his fuel covered skin loosing valuable time in the process. The #5A quad had gained 3 minutes before Matlock was able to hand the quad off to Josh Caster at race mile 74.

Caster was off in hot pursuit of the 2 quads, who now had a comfortable lead this early in the race. Before reaching check point #1 located at race mile 84, Caster was able to overtake the #6A quad and quickly move into the second place position. He would continue to chase the #5A quad over the rocky and dangerous summit without any communications with the chase crews due to the remote area of the course. Once reaching the dry lake bed of Laguna Salada he was back in contact with the chase crews who notified him that he was 4 minutes behind the lead quad. Caster turned up the pace for his last 25 miles into the rocky whoops of Borrego and was able to gain 2 ½ minutes on the lead quad before handing it off once again to Matlock.

Matlock would take the quad in Borrego at race mile 196 just 1 ½ minutes behind the lead quad. Once back on the quad he was able to chase down the #5A quad thru the deep sandy whoops on his way up San Matias Pass and before making the turn towards the Famous Mike’s Sky Ranch he could see the dust of the lead quad. Once spotting the dust, Matlock pushed even harder and was ready to make the pass for the lead just as the next fuel stop would come into view. This would allow the lead quad to pull away as it headed towards the coast. Just down the road from the fuel stop Matlock would hand the quad off to Wes Miller who would take the quad to race mile 402 in Ojos Negros.

Miller knew the lead quad was just seconds ahead of him and knew if he pushed hard enough he could make the pass before reaching the salty and rocky hills along the coast. Before reaching the coast Miller was nipping at the #5A quad’s heels and made the pass for the lead. Once in the lead Miller stayed on the gas to gain as much of a lead as possible knowing anything can happen in Baja. During Caster’s last few miles in Borrego the communication radio bolted to the race quad broke off due to the rough course. Because of this Miller had no communication with his chase crews along his ride up the coast and was unsure of how far behind the next quad was. Miller would continue to push hard not knowing where any of the competition was and would hand the quad off to Matlock in Ojos Negros at race mile 402 with a 45 minute lead on the next quad.

Matlock would make the final ride to the finish located back in Ensenada. He would take his time on the last few miles into town crossing the deep and muddy water crossings and also being very careful not to hit any of the booby traps built by the local spectators. Once crossing the finish line it was a full 50 minutes before the #5A team of Javier Robles would enter Ensenada after having some mechanical issues.

Not only did the #1A Matlock Racing Team finish a full 50 minutes ahead of the next quad but they also passed a total of 65 motorcycles that started ahead of them. Only 5 motorcycles were able to outrun the #1A Honda TRX700XX of Matlock Racing! This finish was good enough for the Class 25 Pro ATV win as well as the Overall ATV win.

The Matlock Racing Team would like to thank all of the chase crews and sponsors for their help. Without them these wins would not be possible and the team is very appreciative of all the support!

Matlock Racing would like to thank all their sponsors -

Vey’s Powersports, PRM-ATV.com, Rich Morel Racing Motors, Precision Concepts, Houser Racing, Maxxis, Elka, JCR Honda, Big Gun Exhaust, KZ Trailers, Fly Racing, Renthal, IMS-Roll, Pro Honda Oil and Chemicals, IMS, DWT,OMF, Tire Balls, Quadtech, Streamline, Precision Racing Products, Baja Designs, Scott Goggles, Motion Pro, UNI Filters, DID Chains, Division Four

Congratulations to sponsored rider Wayne Matlock on an impressive Baja 500 Win.

After much preparation and hard work, Wayne Matlock took on the San Felipe 250 and won. Congratulations Wayne on a great win last weekend! While official results are not on the SCORE website yet, the word is Matlock won and so we would like to congratulate him on a great win! Great job Wayne and your team on yet another solid victory.

Wayne Matlock is the current Class 25 Open ATV Champion and holds the #1A plate for the second year in a row.

March 13th, 2010 Meet at Veys El Cajon For the Cyclone Riders 2nd Annual Scavenger Hunt.

The Cost is $20 for teams of three and all teams must come equipped with a camera.

Have great fun taking pictures of San Diego and a long list of other crazy things to see or do in San Diego county.  With only 5 hours and multiple pages of things to photograph you are sure to have a blast.

Make sure to be back by 3pm for photo submission and judging, and while you wait for the winner to be announced, there will be plenty of free food, prizes and more!

Contact Veys or Cyclone Riders for more information.

THE #1A AMERICAN HONDA / MATLOCK RACING PRO ATV TEAM

WIN THE

2009 TECATE SCORE BAJA 1000 & SCORE SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP!

The #1A American Honda / Matlock Racing Pro ATV Team of Wayne Matlock, Harold Goodman, Wes Miller & Josh Caster won the 2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 on Nov 20^th with a time of 16:54:52 (39.78 mph) and secured the season championship.

The Matlock Racing team started out the SCORE season with an Overall win aboard the Honda TRX700XX at the SCORE San Felipe 250. The team was once again the fastest over the course at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 but after the shake up with new penalties and the move to 2^nd place, the #1A American Honda/Matlock Racing team was going to be really hunting the win at the final race of the season, the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.

Matlock Racing once again entered aboard the Honda TRX700XX and drew the second starting position. With Wayne Matlock starting, the #1A quad quickly moved into the lead even before leaving Ensenada on a course that many racers said was the roughest course they had ever seen. During Matlock’s first section he didn’t have to deal with the Ensenada morning fog that is normally present during the start of the race but he had to dodge his way around the slower motorcycles that started ahead of the quads while fighting to see in the thick dust and silt before handing the quad off to Josh Caster at race mile 39.

Caster was able to take the quad from Matlock now in the lead position and work his way past more motorcycles in the early morning dust. Once on the fast roads near Ojos Negros Caster was able to gain some time to the lead that Matlock had made at the start of the race. Midway through his section, motorcycle traffic began to become a factor and time was lost as the #5A team of Felipe Velez gained time and moved into the lead on adjusted time. Caster finished off his ride at race mile 101 in Nuevo Jct where he handed the quad off to Harold Goodman about 30 seconds off pace of the 5A team now holding the lead on adjusted time.

Goodman’s first section started off with the famous rocky and dangerous summit, the dry lake bed of Laguna Salada where silt beds show up out of nowhere and then into the deep rocky whoops of Borrego. Goodman was able to hold off the 5A team until reaching the silt beds at the bottom of the summit where the 5A team was able to make the pass in the thick clouds of silt. Goodman continued to pace the lead quad all the way into Borrego where he would hand off the quad to Matlock once again at race mile 202.

Matlock’s second section would continue from Borrego all the way to Morelia Jct at race mile 237. Matlock took the quad and was off charging hard to regain the lead before he was to hand the quad off again. The 5A team was also charging hard to keep the lead but suffered a mechanical issue after passing Borrego. Matlock was unaware of the 5A teams issue and kept up the hard charge until he passed the quad off to Caster at Morelia Jct.

Caster’s second section included San Felipe’s famous desolate Matomi Wash and the extra rough and rocky whoops of Old Puertocitos Road. Matlock unknowingly passed the 5A team during his section and still believed he was running in the second place position. When the quad was passed off to Caster at Morelia Road, Matlock was in a hurry to get Caster on the road so he could help regain the lead. Caster believed the competition was close behind so he charged hard to regain more time. The next quad did not come through Morelia Jct for another 23 minutes and by this time Caster was well out of radio range to be notified and was still charging hard to gain time on the competition that he believed was right behind him.

Caster reached race mile 307 at the end of Matomi Wash without any issues and believed he had pushed hard enough to gain time on the competition. After a quick stop at a Honda/JCR pit he was off towards the infamous Old Puertocitos Road whoops. As Caster was working his way back towards San Felipe in the whoops, he got word over the radio that no other quads had come through race mile 307 for over 30 minutes. He slowed the pace after getting this news to avoid damaging the quad in this rough section of the course and continued his way towards San Felipe before handing the quad off to Matlock at Zoo Road located at race mile 355.

During Caster’s section he hit a buried rock causing one of the rear wheels to vibrate at high speeds so this was changed at Zoo Road during the rider change. Matlock was now on his third ride of the day which would continue from the big sandy whoops of Zoo Road to race mile 378. He worked his way through the whoops without any issues before handing the quad off to Goodman for his final ride.

Goodman took the quad from Matlock at race mile 378 and worked his way north towards Borrego once again and then on to San Matias Pass. Goodman continued to gain time on the lead and raced his way up the sandy San Felipe washes towards the mountains before he would hand the quad off to Matlock again. He reached the Honda/JCR pit in San Matias Pass located at race mile 417 as planned, just before dark. The rear tires and air filter were changed to keep them fresh and the Baja Designs HID headlights were attached to the quad for Matlock’s fourth ride of the day.

Matlock was off into the night heading up into the mountains around the rocky, silty and dusty Mike’s Sky Ranch loop. The Baja locals had piled rocks and sandbags up at the three stream crossings and the water would be almost seat deep as Matlock worked his way through them trying not to get stuck in the middle and still stay dry in the process. He made his way around the winding and twisty roads taking a small slow speed spill in the silt before reaching Valle De Trinidad at race mile 495 and passing the quad off to Wes Miller for his section.

Miller would start his ride at Valle De Trinidad located at race mile 495 and work his way to the Pacific coast. Luckily after reaching the coast the normal heavy fog along the ocean was not present and he was able to keep a very fast pace in the dark up most of the coast. Miller raced his way through the new silty section of the course near the town of Erendira and the many VCPs (virtual check points) that SCORE located in this section. After a quick run up the coast along the Pacific Ocean, he followed the course back inland towards the town of Santo Tomas and then back into the hills and the rider change located near Ojos Negros. The inland section of the course was very rough and Miller worked his was through without any issues before he would hand the quad off to Matlock in Ojos Negros at race mile 636.

Matlock’s fifth and final ride of the day began at race mile 636 in Ojos Negros. The quad was still running great after Miller’s ride up the western coast section of the course and the team knew they now had over an hour lead on the competition thanks to all the riders continuing the fast pace and not making any mistakes. With this in mind, Matlock made his way back towards Ensenada and kept his eyes open for any of the famous booby-traps the Baja locals like to set up near the finish of the race course. Following the now extra silty course with missing course markers taken down by the locals, he made his way back down the same course he had come up earlier in the day at the beginning of the race. Racing his way up the last couple of corners on the slick asphalt streets he made his way across the finish line over an hour ahead of the next quad.

When the final Official results were posted by SCORE, the team had done exactly what they had been determined to do- They finished first Overall quad and were the only team in their class not to receive any penalties!

The Honda/JCR Pits performed flawlessly and this continued to add time to the teams lead throughout the race. Final race prep by the Matlock Racing crew proved to be the best as the only stops made were for fuel and rider changes. The motor prepped by Rich Morel sounded as good at the finish of the race as it did earlier that morning when it was started for the first time.

The Honda TRX700XX has proven to be a very dependable quad and has finished in the #1 spot at every SCORE Baja race it has ever been entered. Combined with a high horsepower reliable motor and Honda’s new independent rear suspension this quad is proving to be the ultimate racer!

With the final results posted the team claimed the Overall win at the 2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 and the 2009 SCORE Class 25 Season Points Championship. This is the second consecutive year that Matlock Racing has won the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000!

Matlock Racing would like to thank all their sponsors

who have supported them in 2009

Honda, KZ Trailers, Vey’s Powersports, Precision Concepts, Rich Morel Racing Motors, JCR, Maxxis, Houser Racing, Elka,  HMF Exhaust, Fly Racing, Pro Honda Oil and Chemicals, Baja Designs, Tire Balls, DWT, OMF, Renthal, Motion Pro, Streamline, IMS-Roll, IMS, TCX Boots, Quadtech, Scott Goggles, UNI Filters, DID Chains, Division Four

For more information on Matlock Racing please visit – www.matlockracing-honda.com

Check out the Great Black Friday Specials from Veys Power Sports in El Cajon.

Everything in the store is on sale!

Parts and Accessories are 20-80% off! Vehicles on sale!
check the Veys Black Friday Motorcycle Sale for a list of the current vehicles on sale! Check back as this list may grow!

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Congratulations on a Great Win!

Matlock and his team took first place in the ATV pro Class last week in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Check back for more information.
You can also check the SCORE website at http://www.score-international.com/

Look out for our promotion coming up where you can get a Suzuki LTA 50 for only a dollar with a qualifying purchase. Details will be announced soon.  Other deals coming up include a brand new 06 RM250 and a 2007 YFZ450 also brand new!

San Diego off roaders, you do not want to miss these deals. Check the Lemon Grove website daily for the new deals daily through november.

Desert Season is starting and everyone around here is excited to get out and go riding.  It will be interesting to see if there are more people hitting the dunes this year than last year. With the economy being very tight and the job market down, it is tough to spend the money to go somewhere like Glamis.  However, going riding and taking a mini vacation is more affordable than you think.  There are a few key costs to think about when going out, but if you plan ahead you can save a chunk of change.

If you are heading to Glamis you need to pick up a Permit (Dune pass / Sand Pass). If you plan ahead, you can get a Sand Pass for only $90, which is a $30 savings from buying one there.  Other things to remember include a whip, gas, oil, filters, grips, water, chain lube, spark plugs, ect.

Many of these things can be found on sale. Vey’s For example has whips on sale for only $5. Oil and Tires at great deals, and if you are looking for new gear to hit the desert with, the prices on Pants, Jerseys, and Helmets are unbeatable.

For a few bucks you can take a mini vacation with your family and hit the desert. The memories and good times to be had are a great break from the daily grind of this tough economy.

Everyone here is ready to hit the desert this Halloween and we are all looking forward to a great season. Join us this year and enjoy the great Southern California Weather.