Jun 06
After a 450 mile battle with riders, dust, and heat, the Quad75Dezert team finished the 2012 Baja 500 in second place, just two and half minutes behind the 5a Yamaha team. Several competitors suffered heat stroke during this event, but the top finishers pushed through to come out on the podium. Read More
May 24
Quad75Dezert is prepped and ready for the Baja 500 June 1-3, 2012.
Coming off some bad luck at the San Felipe 250, the team is prepped and ready to begin pre-running in Mexico this week, prior to the race, which takes place June 1, 2, & 3. Riders Jorie Williams, Kenny Sanford, Jamie Kirkpatrick, Richie Brown, and Brandon Brown will be competing this year on a course that is nearly identical to last year’s Baja 500. Competing in Pro ATV class 25, the field is stacked once again with teams consisting of current and former Baja champions and SCORE racing veterans like Josh Frederick, Mike Cafro, and Greg Row. Leaving 2nd off the line behind Josh Frederick’s team, Quad75Dezert will be running the 3A plate.
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Jun 10
Team Quad75Dezert is happy to announce their victory at the Baja 500 on June 4th. Not only did they secure their third class win in a row, they also won the ATV overall for the third consecutive time, beating all other ATV entries. In addition, the 100A race bike was the first ATV across the line, and approximately the 12th motorcycle overall to finish, crossing the finish at around 5:33pm after 11 hours and 15 minutes of racing. Team 2 finished 6th place in Class 24 and approximately 7th overall out of all the ATV classes. Read More
Jun 01
Ensenada, BC, Mexico – Brandon Brown’s Quad75Dezert teams commenced pre-running in Mexico at the start of this week. The Baja 500 takes place Saturday, June 4th and after several course changes in only a week and a half of pre-running, it appears this race will challenge competitors more than usual. Anything can happen in Baja, and it already is. Brandon has coordinated two teams for the 500. Riding for Team 1, Class 24, #100 are Brandon Brown, Kenny Sanford and Jorie Williams. New for this race is Chris Kristensen & GNCC pro-am rider Richie Brown. Heading up Team 2 is Jamie Kirkpatrick, with returning rider Brian Watkins. New for this race, also riding for Team 2, are Sean McHugh, Dave Jenkins, and Dale Mininger, all three locals to the Northwest. Read More
May 29
The team made it to Ensenada last night and after touring the house, promptly got to work unloading gear, tools, and bikes. After everything was unloaded we arranged and organized, and then set to work doing the last little bit of preparation for pre-running. Kenny Sanford of S&S Motorsports headed up the effort, coordinating the 6 bikes and handful of help to get everything done. It always seems that there is just never enough prep time! Brandon Brown went over some logistics and some administrative work that comes with coordinating two teams and left Kenny to manage the mechanics. Read More