The seventh-annual SCORE International Baja 400 served as round three of the SCORE World Desert Championship, taking place in Baja, Mexico, September 11-12. The ever-challenging 423.42-mile course wove its way through the Mexican desert and featured a large turnout of more than 30 riders competing in the moto division.
Tyler Lynn led the SLR Honda team to another victory in the Pro Moto Unlimited class, taking their third consecutive win in this year’s championship. After drawing the number one start position, the Honda CRF450X-mounted trio of Lynn, Sam Pretscherer, and Carter Klein took off first at the 5 a.m. start time from Ensenada’s famous Boulevard Costero. They crossed the finish line 8:53 hours later, just shy of 2 p.m., putting them first in class and first overall, nearly 16 minutes clear of second place.
“Three for three,” Lynn said. “The race was amazing. It went nearly perfect. We executed our race strategy and our pit plan and our race plan, you know, as best as we could. And we all rode well. We put in the work the whole week prior to the race. It’s kind of just expected of us to come here and make it to the finish line first. The bike stayed up the whole time, never touched the ground once, or the handlebars. The wheels touched the ground a lot. The riders kept it off the ground; we all did our jobs and brought it here. I’m super excited to go down to Cabo to race the 1000. The ‘thousands’ are always stressful for us. Obviously, winning today makes it a little less stressful for us, we’re excited.”
Ciaran Naran’s team finished second overall with a time of 9:09 hours. After time adjustments, the Ducati squad was officially credited with a 25-minute deficit behind the SLR team.
“I took the bike off this morning to race mile 120, and I think we were about four minutes down,” Naran said. “So, three minutes unadjusted, but had a really, really good ride this morning. And, you know, the dust was a little bit worse than I expected, and same with the fog. But we managed to push through and lost a little bit of time. I handed the bike over to my teammate Cody Simpson. He had an incredible ride. Same thing with Callum Norton, who got on the bike along the coast section. Callum then handed it back over to me at Acambaro, and I brought it in to the finish. The bike stayed together. Everyone’s safe. So that’s the number one thing. Zero crashes. So, I’m really proud of the boys. I think, you know, not having any crashes or big mistakes is something to be said.”
Daemon Woolslayer’s Husqvarna team crossed the line in third overall with a time of 9:24. The 15x trio of Woolslayer, Shane Logan and Kaden Lynn rode a flawless race and finished 30 minutes behind the leaders.
Miguel Monroy finished fifth overall and won the Sportsman Moto division, followed by Mauri Herrera, who took sixth overall and first in Pro Moto Limited (under 400cc). Jesus Gonzales soloed the 423-mile race and won the Pro Moto Ironman with a time just over 11 hours.
The 59th SCORE Baja 1000 is set for November 9-15 in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur. CN
2026 SCORE Baja 400 Results
MOTO OVERALL (Top 5)
- Tyler Lynn (Hon) 8:53:33
- Ciaran Naran (Duc) 9:09:21
- Daemon Woolslayer (Hus) 9:24:29
- Brodi Waters (Hon) 9:35:42
- Miguel Monroy (Hon) 10:15:53
