Johnny Campbell Racing gave American Honda the top two overall
motorcycle finishing positions and their 15th straight Baja 500 title as
Kendall Norman and Quinn Cody take the win and Honda's 16th overall
motorcycle victory in the very demanding 452.84 mile SCORE Baja 500 with
a winning time of 8:47:07 at 51.76 mph on a Honda CRF450X. Their times
were the fastest of all vehicles on the course. This race marks the
second straight overall SCORE Baja 500 race win for Norman and Cody.
Norman now has five career race wins in this event in the last six
years. It was the second triumph for Cody. Udall was teamed with Kamo
for the first time as Johnny Campbell Racing dedicated the race to the
memory of Udall’s former teammate Jeff "OX" Kargola, who passed away
recently following a motorcycle riding accident in Baja. During
Saturday’s race, the two JCR/Honda vehicles
actually crossed the finish line together in what was one of the closest
races in the history of the Baja 500. Early reports had the win going
to the 0x bike ridden by Colton Udall and JCR/Honda newcomer David Kamo
however after final data review the win was awarded to Norman/Cody. Both
teams were racing identical Eric Siraton prepped Honda CRF450X's.
JCR/Honda
congratulates the following teams, winning their respective motorcycle
and ATV classes, all relying on the popular JCR/Honda race support pit
service: Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., (Class 25, Honda TRX700XX),
Brandon Brown, Umatilla Ore. (Class 24, Honda TRX450R), Francisco
Septien, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 30, Honda CRF450X), Jeff Kaplan,
Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Class 40, Honda CRF450X), Trevor Insley, San
Clemente, Calif. (Class 21, Honda CRF450X), Jim Dizney, Alpine, Calif.
(Class 50, Honda CRF450X), Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn. (Class 60,
Honda CRF450X).
“The last month has been a real challenge for my team. With the tragic
loss of OX, it was really tough to pull this one together. I am so proud
of my Racers, Chase and Pit Crews for persevering through this tough
time. OX would have wanted nothing less than for the Team to continue on
in its dominate fashion and tradition. Until we meet again my
friend-Ride in Peace!" Love to all --Johnny Campbell
"The
thing is, it is always going to be a really aggressive race between us
(and Colton Udall) because we have the same support, we've got the best
bikes and the best pits so it's always going to be a dogfight. I can't
complain. My ride went really well but it was really slow getting
started. We had no mechanical issues on the bike and our pits were great
and I just want to thank everyone that supports what we are doing down
there and special thanks Red Bull and most of all to the Baja." --
Kendall Norman
Check out this video to see all the action from one of the greatest races in Baja 500 history.www.youtube.com/watch
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