FOX Racing Shox Takes 2010 Baja 1000 Overall Victory, Besting Moto Class in a Point-to-Point for the First Time Since '73

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Vildosola Racing

It’s an honor to finally be able to win a race for Mexico and for all of our fans who have been supporting us for all these years,” said Gustavo Vildosola Jr.

Watsonville, CA (PRWEB) December 14, 2010

FOX Racing Shox sponsored trophy truck team Vildosola Racing becomes the first Mexican team to take the overall title at the 43rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Gustavo Sr. and Jr. drove their #21 Ford trophy truck to the finish line in just 19 hours and 4 seconds, averaging an impressive 55.87 miles per hour — it's been a long 27 years since the last time a 4-wheeled vehicle outran a motorcycle in a point-to-point.

“It’s an honor to finally be able to win a race for Mexico and for all of our fans who have been supporting us for all these years,” said Gustavo Vildosola Jr. “And, it is especially great for my dad, as well. He bought this Trophy-Truck eight years ago with the dream to win a Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 overall and today we were able to fulfill that dream.”

Every three years, the SCORE Baja 1000 race is run the length of the Baja Peninsula. This year the race featured a punishing 1061.69 miles that started in the Pacific Coast seaside town of Ensenada and finishing in the historic Sea of Cortez capital city of La Paz, Baja Mexico.

Along with the Vildosola's Overall Trophy Truck win, FOX Racing Shox equipped vehicles sped to victory in 10 other classes, taking the top honors:

Class 1: Steve Appleton
Class 4: Jason LaFortune
Class 6: David Caspino
Class 7–2: Jim Riley
Class 11: Matt Cullen
Class Score Lite: Justin Davis
Class Stock Engine: Mike McCarthy
Class Baja Challenge: John McGinnis III
Class 24: Brandon Brown
Class 26: Reid Rutherford

“Last year we took our first 4-wheel overall and now we've made it two in a row,” said John Marking, VP of Offroad at FOX Racing Shox. “This one is even sweeter, as the Vildosola's won the whole thing, and that hasn't happened in a point-to-point since Bobby Ferro and Johnny Johnson did it in back in 1973.”

About FOX Racing Shox
For over three decades, FOX Racing Shox has been the industry leader in the design and development of high performance shock absorbers and racing suspension products for ATVs, Motorcycles, Mountain Bikes, Offroad trucks and cars, Snowmobiles and UTVs. In 1974, Bob Fox started racing his products in motocross and they haven’t stopped racing since. FOX Racing Shox equipped vehicles and racers have stood atop podiums in every sport they have competed in — from the sands of Baja to the dunes of Dakar. FOX’s team of engineers perform rigorous tests with their athletes year round, and the data FOX collects from performance testing and the application of that knowledge to their products is what separates FOX Racing Shox from every other suspension company. World Headquarters are in Watsonville, CA with its Offroad Division in Santee, CA. FOX Racing Shox distributes its products in more than 40 countries.

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