McMillins beat the Baja 1000

By: Mark Vaughn on 11/20/2011

The father/son team of Andy and Scott McMillin on Saturday won the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 for the second time in three years, completing the 705-mile loop course in 14 hours, 51 minutes and 36 seconds while averaging 47.12 mph.

Andy McMillin, the 24-year-old son of Scott McMillin, started and finished in Ensenada, while his 51-year-old father drove the 250-mile middle section in the team’s Ford F-150 Trophy Truck.

“That was the most intense race I’ve ever been a part of,” said the younger McMillin of the 30-second distance between him and his closest competitors front and rear for much of the race. “It was a freight-train free-for-all. It was such a blast. It was so much fun. I’m glad to win my second Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 with my dad. It means a lot.”

Scott McMillin said: “He gave me the roughest part to drive. It kicked my butt.”

The McMillins have been racing in Baja for 35 years. Patriarch and team founder Corky McMillin, Scott’s dad and Andy’s grandfather, passed away in 2005 but the family keeps going.

This year’s race was interrupted almost before it could start when a local construction big-rig truck jack-knifed, rolled and blocked the course, necessitating a delayed start five miles down the course for the Trophy Truck class.

In the two-wheeled category, it was--surprise--a Honda that finished first with the team of Kendall Norman, Quinn Cody and Logan Holladay sharing riding duties on the No. 1x JCR Honda Racing CRF450X. And once again, it was the bikes that beat the four-wheelers to the finish.

More than 55 percent of the 278 starters finished the race.

Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111120/MOTORSPORTS/111129995#ixzz1eISTw7mV
Source:  http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111120/MOTORSPORTS/111129995

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Before the Score: Mikey Childress Preps for Baja 1000 [Video]

The king of desert races kicks off this weekend in Ensenada, Baja California. Hundreds of motorcycles, cars, ATVs, and trucks are gathering for the 2011 SCORE Baja 1000 which will kick off on Friday morning.

This will be the 44th running of the Baja 1000. The race, which will take riders over a 700 mile course through the Baja deserts, features riders from 34 US states and international riders from  places like Australia, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

The Baja 1000 is a grueling race that takes a lot of time and preperation. Here's a look at how Mikey Childress, who will be racing with the Monster Energy Off-Road team, prepares for the Baja 1000.

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