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DRAGONFIRE RACING AND MONSTER ENERGY TEAM GREEN
KAWASAKI WIN 2009 BAJA 1000
DragonFire-built
and sponsored Kawasaki Teryx is the same vehicle
that won this year's Baja 500
MESA, Arizona, November 25, 2009 - DragonFire
Racing (www.dragonfireracing.com),
the leading manufacturer and supplier of
aftermarket racing and performance parts for
ATVs and UTVs, today announced its Monster
Energy Team Green Kawasaki-sponsored Teryx won
the Sportsman UTV Division at the 42nd Annual
Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, the granddaddy of all
desert races. The 2009 Baja 1000 - which started
and finished in Ensenada, and drew more than
250,000 spectators - covered 672 miles of rugged
desert terrain, which the DragonFire
Racing/Monster Energy Team Green Kawasaki
vehicle finished in a winning time of 24 hours,
32 minutes, and 37 seconds (24:32:37).
This year's win in the Baja 1000 marks the
second major title of the year for DragonFire
Racing/Monster Energy Team Green Kawasaki.
Earlier this year, the same vehicle won the
Tecate SCORE Baja 500, while DragonFire Racing
ended the year by taking home a points
championship in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing
Series sponsored by Geico Powersports.
DragonFire Racing/Monster Energy Team Green
Kawasaki's winning Baja 1000 vehicle was driven
by Reid Nordin of Lake Elsinore, Calif., Hans
Waage of Scottsdale, Ariz., Todd Romano of Park
City, Utah, and Larry Roeseler of Boulevard,
Calif., who managed to race in two separate
vehicles - placing second in the Norman
Motorsports Trophy truck, and then completing
the last 150 miles for DragonFire Racing, making
this year's Baja 1000 crown his 18th Baja
victory.
"It takes a team to win the Baja 1000, and
this year - as well as for years to come, I
believe - we are the team to beat," said Todd
Romano, President, DragonFire Racing and one of
the winning drivers. "With the support of Team
Green Kawasaki and our DragonFire "Nessie" Teryx,
we proved that we're not just another car on the
race course but one of the fastest cars in Baja,
winning or taking the podium in all but two
4-wheel vehicle classes."
Nearly 350 teams from more than a dozen
countries compete in 29 pro and six sportsman
classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs
at the Baja 1000, which is hands-down the oldest
and most well respected of all desert races.
Since 1967, the race has been run over the Baja
California peninsula every year except 1974,
when the international fuel crisis forced its
cancellation.
"The performance, durability and fun factor
of getting to drive Nessie in the Baja 1000 was
an experience I'll never forget, said Reid
Nordin, team driver and manager of Monster
Energy Kawasaki Team Green. "When Kawasaki chose
to work with Dragonfire it was based on their
past performances, and in 2009 their race
results raised the bar another notch."
"One of the toughest Baja 1000 ever, after 20
hours of flawless running I jumped in with 130
miles to go, The DragonFire Teryx was perfect,
actually amazing. The last part was a War zone,
incredible hills and silt with rocks. It was
amazing how easy it made it.
15 years ago was the last time I conquered
Baja with Kawasaki, 2009 was very memorable and
such an honor to be part of the DragonFire/
Kawasaki Teryx winning effort."
Larry Roeseler, 13 overall Baja 1000 wins,
plus 5 other class wins
The 2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be
televised by NBC at 2:00 p.m. (EST) on Sunday,
December 19, 2009, and is scheduled to air on a
delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN
International.
About DragonFire Racing (DFR)
Based in Mesa Arizona, DragonFire Racing - part
of the Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG) family
of companies - is the leading manufacturer and
supplier of aftermarket racing and performance
parts for ATVs and UTVs. A passion in off-road
racing and superiority in design and
manufacturing has led to partnerships with the
biggest manufacturers in the powersports
industry. You can find DragonFire Racing
products in more than 3,800 stores of Kawasaki,
Polaris, Arctic Cat, and Yamaha dealers
worldwide and on the fastest vehicles at the
races every weekend. For more information, visit
www.dragonfireracing.com.
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