DID ROBBY CHEAT?
The recent SCORE Baja 250 off-road race was colored with controversy as race favorite Robby Gordon was accused of cheating by two competitors for short cutting the course. In Baja race course etiquette it is expected that the participants stay true to the SCORE map of the race path. Allegedly Robby cut across a squiggle in the trail and went down a steep grade and gained an advantage on the Troy Herbst and Mark Post entrees. Robby was behind both those competitors at race mile 130 and was ahead of them at race mile 165 as they passed the GillBilly. This lit an immediate flame of debate at the SCORE command post as the grousing finishers demanded a ruling on the results.Robby Gordon is a Baja fan favorite as he has not only has his NASCAR team effort but also is one of the most aggressive drivers in the Baja off-road events. Gordon won the first SCORE event at Laughlin, Nevada, and has proclaimed his intent to win the SCORE championship this year. He is, as they say in Nevada betting circles, all in, and will spend the time and money to compete in every Baja race this year… good news for race fans and the SCORE hierarchy. So, it was not a surprise that he was cleared of his supposed wrong doing and maintained his second place overall finish in the event. Brian Collins won his second consecutive Baja 250 and is expected to be a strong competitor in the coming Baja 500 the first week of June.
You should plan to attend this coming Baja 500 race and the Baja 1000 in November as the controversy swirls around the race participants. They are indeed wondering just where they too can shortcut the course to gain an advantage on Robby as it’s now no holds barred in the SCORE race rivalry!
There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind.
Washington Irving
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