Predator X18 Wins Baja 1000 – Class 2

| December 5, 2009 | 0 Comments

Predator X-18 Baja 1000

Historic Win for Dr. William C. Eriksen and Daughter Teddi
In Predator Motor Corporation’s X18 Intimidator

Chiropractor won his class and is already planning for next year

Racing for Chiropractic® is excited to announce that Dr. William C. Eriksen and his daughter Teddi finished the 42^nd annual Baja 1000 and won their class the weekend of Nov. 19-22, 2009 in Ensenada, Mexico. This is a historic win for the Baja 1000, since this was the first win for this new Class 2.

The Baja 1000 is an off-road race that tests racers endurance and driving skill. It always takes place through the desert and mountains of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. This year it was a 672.85 mile loop race that started and finished in Ensenada. Several different types of vehicles race in this event, including motorcycles, ATVs, trucks, and specially fabricated race vehicles. The 2009 Baja 1000 attracted 328 racers and over 250,000 race enthusiasts from all over the world. Racers came from 39 states and 14 countries to participate, but only 56.4 percent of racers made it through the desert terrain and finished within the time limit.

Dr. Eriksen and Teddi raced in Class 2 driving a red Predator Motor Corporation’s X18, a street-legal pre-runner designed by off-road racers to handle tough terrain, and specifically the Baja. The father-daughter team left the starting line in Ensenada at 11:54 am on Friday November 20. After twenty-seven hours and twenty-eight minutes of grueling desert and mountain terrain the Eriksens and the Predator crossed the finish line winning first place in their class and completing the oldest and most well known of all desert races well within the 31-hour time limit.

“This was the first race for this vehicle and I loved it. It handled well, it was fun to drive and it got me to the finish line,” said Dr. Eriksen, “I’m a road racer so this was the first off-road race for me. I’ve driven a lot of racecars but none that says “I’ll just take a beating and keep on ticking’ and it took a beating.”

Though the desert terrain took a toll on their bodies, Dr. Eriksen and Teddi credit their lifetime of regular chiropractic care for their pain-free resilience and are already eagerly looking forward to other desert series races and the Baja 1000 again in 2010.

Racing for Chiropractic is an organization that uses funds generated by supporting racers to benefit Chiropractic research and education. For more information on Racing for Chiropractic, the Predator X18, and Team Eriksen visit Eriksen Motorsports at http://www.eriksenservices.com/motorsports/. Be sure to watch for the red Predator X18, # 209 in the broadcast of the Baja 1000 on NBC Sports December 19 at 2:00pm EST.