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Tommy Black had surgery to repair his broken leg. He should be home in a few days. The bike DNF'ed due to timing out at check 4 due to reasons unknown at this time. It may be a few days before I have all the details.
On a positive note Husaberg Mexico entered a bike and it did appear to finnish. What class or position I do not know.
 
I spoke with Tommy and the guys from 10x Wednesday in Ensenada just before tech inspection. The 'berg had some serious pieces of metal come out during an oil change that morning. Couldn't tell for sure, but it was either bearing race or part of a shift fork is my guess. The guys looked pretty heart broke but were going to give it a run either way.

On a positive note, of all the bikes that came through mile 215, where we were pitting for the BMW team, all were Hondas with the exception of 1 Yamaha, 1 KTM (factory effort) and 2 'bergs (10x never made it this far).

~ Ken
 
Baja 1000

Hi, berger...
Good to hear Tommy is being taken care of, and sorry to hear about "our" 'berg not making it through the race. Timing out, eh? Any feel if it was ignition slip or mechanical?
FWIW, the last time I was in Ensenada and points south was '62 or '63 on a surf trip with a bunch of friends. we had a couple of old Dodge ex-war-surplus power wagons for "surf wagons", would go anywhere!!Slept on the beaches, caught fish for food.... probably a lot easier than y'all had it over the last few days!! :roll:
 
timing out

Berger,Do we know if the engine failed or? Does timing out mean that they were past the allotted time to reach the check point as in an enduro?...nsman
 
Yes, the alotted time ran out. Neither Tim or I has seen the bike to determine cause of failure yet.
 
tear down

Will the results of the engine teardown be posted?.....nsman
 
Hi Berger,
Thank you for the update. I do hope to retrieve the engine for post mortem inspection as I am most interested to learn what failed and why. The good news is a lone Husaberg entry did indeed complete the course proving the equipment to be Baja worthy.


CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)

1. Jim O'Neal, Chatsworth, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Jeff Kaplan, Newbury Park, Calif.,
Honda XR650, 17:33:13 (57.74mph);

2. Lukas Lundin/PG Lundmark, Canada,
Honda XR650, 18:22:11;

3. Matt Lyman, Honolulu/Steven Trinies, Kanehoe, Hawaii/Darryl Hambleton, Acton, Calif.,
Honda XR650, 18:57:02;

4. Michael Laenger, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Kent Perkins, Bakersfield, Calif./Seward Ogden, Putney, Vt./Kevin Ward, Chatsworth, Calif.,
Honda XR650, 19:29:39;

5. Greg Hauser/Larry Brown/Scott Atchison, Bakersfield, Calif.,
Honda XR650R, 21:10:17;

6. Bob Fallers, Peoria, Ariz./Gary La Plante, Aguanga, Calif./Brian La Plante, New River, Ariz.,
Honda XR650R, 24:08:48,

7. Gerardo Garcia/Alejandro Ibarra, Tapaipa, Mexico/Guilliermo Gomez, Zamora, Mich.,
Husaberg U650, 28:23:43;

8. Tatsushi Murata, Japan,
Honda XR650R, 28:25:09

(10 Starters, 8 Finishers)

Sincerely,
Dale
 
hey this is bergdaddy...we got the bike off the course yesterday.you can tell it was in a wicked crash ..tommy is doing well and expected home in a couple of days .i am still in mexico in an internet cafe posting this ..the rider that was riding the bike when it stoped says it just stoped making power and quite ....inspection will take place in the next couple of weeks as i need to get home and regroup..as in going back to work and paying some bills..racing is tuff in the best conditions ..racing in baja is unbelievable ..three hours sleep in 40 hours on race day is the norm.. my thanks to the weatherman whoever he is .. we did the best we could and prepared the best we new how .i say every year that i will never go back but i hear a new plan forming in the back of my tired eyes .redemption shall be mine ..to stubborn to quite.to dumb to know better ...will post again as soon as i get back to the shop ...thanks for all the help berger was great ..sorry to have let you guys down ...................bergdaddy
 
success

Hello Bergdaddy,I am glad to hear everyone is in one piece.Do not feel that you let yourself or anyone else down.Success is defined not so much by the finish line as the effort put into the endevour.As long as you know that you gave it your best shot it was a success....cheers ..nsman
 
Hi Bergdaddy,
Good to hear from you. If you will clean and ship the engine (as is) I will volunteer my time to disassemble and ***** the damage. I likely will be able to construct a map and timeline regarding said engines failure.

I understand some debris discovered during an oil change was saved. Please forward said debris along with the engine.

Give me a call as soon as you can.

Sincerely,
Dale
 
Baja 1000 from Baja Pits USA & Weatherman info

Weatherman is Bob Steinberger from PCI Radios. They have a web site. Sorry to hear about your crash and then loss of power farther down course. Baja can be both fun and wicked. We pitted the other Husaberg and it was running great at our Baja Pits USA Pit # 4 at RM 217. Glad they finished this race. Shows what Husaberg can do. They were running a conventional fuel cap tank. Hope to see them and others racing with a dry break setup in future. Adds at least 60 seconds to pit time (x's 17 pits = 17 minutes faster race times) Hope to see more Husabergs racing Baja with us next year. Tell Tommy hello from Stephen ([email protected]). Stephen
 
Bergdaddy

Very sorry to hear of the crash, injury and the engine failure. Vent your frustrations to your effort for next year. We'll all be here cheering you on.

I feel your pain and hope you can rest and hope your redemption is sweet.

fryguy
 
NO HELP, THANKS

Malcom Smith, an eight-time winner in Baja 1000 races, and SCORE are proud to introduce the SCORE Malcolm Smith IronRider award for motorcycle and ATV riders who complete the course as a solo rider. Eleven individuals were brave enough to try this feat, and seven of them have succeeded. Below is a list of the seven (with vehicle number and time):

(5x) Robert Barnum, Phelan, Calif., Honda XR650R – 23:00:14

(2x) Kent Richardson, San Diego, Honda XR650R – 26:03:29

(405x) Tatsushi Murata, Japan, Honda XR650R – 28:25:09

(295x) Steve Luly, Escondido, Calif., Honda XR650R – 32:41:03

(294x) Don Robbins, Phoenix, Husaberg 600 – 32:41:34

(296x) Jorge Lizarraga, Tecate, Calif., Honda XR400 – 33:34:54

(264x) Masanobu Kameda, Japan, Yamaha WR450F – 35:54:41
 

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