{"id":69280,"date":"2019-06-03T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T00:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-new-ridgeline-baja-race-truck-debuts-with-baja-500-victory\/"},"modified":"2019-06-03T16:09:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T20:09:03","slug":"nueva-camioneta-ridgeline-baja-race-debuta-con-triunfo-en-la-baja-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/nueva-camioneta-ridgeline-baja-race-debuta-con-triunfo-en-la-baja-500\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Debuts With Baja 500 Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>&#8211; <b><i>Latest Ridgeline Baja Race Truck captures Class 7 win<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <b><i>Third Ridgeline Class 7 Baja 500 victory in last four years<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <b><i>Honda Off-Road Racing Team now three-for-three in 2019<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ENSENADA, Mexico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 2, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Honda Off-Road Racing Team brought a brand-new Ridgeline Baja Race Truck to the <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja<\/span> 500 this weekend, and continued its string of &#8220;500&#8221; success with a third Class 7 victory at the iconic off-road race.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg7e6eleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg7e6eleft\" title=\"The Honda Off-Road Racing Team took their new Ridgeline Baja Race Truck to a Class 7 victory this weekend at the Baja 500.\" style=\"HEIGHT: 267px; WIDTH: 400px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Honda Off-Road Racing Team took their new Ridgeline Baja Race Truck to a Class 7 victory this weekend at the Baja 500.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/896289\/Ridgeline_Baja_Race_Truck.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Starting and ending in <span class=\"xn-location\">Ensenada, Mexico<\/span>, this year&#8217;s 487-mile, single-loop course was tough even by <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja<\/span> standards, with a string of silt beds stranding multiple entries in the opening miles of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Completed in the days leading up to the race, and with just a single test prior to the race start Saturday morning, the new Ridgeline Baja Race Truck features revised bodywork and a lighter-weight chassis, but remains powered by the same reliable twin-turbocharged Honda V6 engine produced by Honda Performance Development.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Making approximately 550 horsepower, HPD&#8217;s 3.5-liter HR35TT engine uses the same block and cylinder heads as the production V6 that powers the production Ridgeline.\u00a0 Additional, custom elements of the powertrain include an HPD-designed intake plenum and custom Engine Control Unit programming.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>After delays resulting from the &#8220;traffic jam&#8221; in the silt beds, starting driver\/team owner <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeff Proctor<\/span>, second driver <span class=\"xn-person\">Pat Dailey<\/span> and navigator <span class=\"xn-person\">Evan Weller<\/span> came from behind to win Class 7 \u2013 for unlimited V6-powered trucks \u2013 by a healthy margin of almost 28 minutes.\u00a0 This weekend&#8217;s victory adds to the legacy of <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja<\/span> 500 success for the Ridgeline effort, which includes class wins in 2016 and 2018, and a third-place result in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The Honda Off-Road Racing Team is undefeated in three races this season, including class victories for the Ridgeline Baja Race Truck at the Parker 425 in February and the Mint 400.\u00a0 Remaining races on the 2019 schedule include\u00a0August&#8217;s Vegas-to-Reno race and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja<\/span> 1000 in November.<\/p>\n<p>Photos and information from the Ridgeline Baja Race Truck&#8217;s efforts can be viewed on Instagram at @hondaoffroadracing and @proctor_race.\u00a0 Honda Racing\/HPD news and reports can be found on Twitter at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2484566-1&amp;h=3777651586&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHondaRacing_HPD&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHondaRacing_HPD\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/HondaRacing_HPD<\/a>\u00a0and on Facebook at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2484566-1&amp;h=3606773780&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHondaRacingHPD&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHondaRacingHPD\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HondaRacingHPD<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><u>Quote<\/u><\/b><br \/><b><u>Jeff<\/u><\/b><b>\u00a0Proctor <\/b>(team owner\/driver Ridgeline Baja Race Truck)<b>\u00a0on this weekend&#8217;s class win in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja<\/span> 500: <\/b>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Evan Weller<\/span> [navigator] and I started off the race, and right out of the start \u2013 you&#8217;re talking within the first five miles \u2013 there were nasty sand washes going up into this canyon. There was a lot of silt, stuck race cars everywhere, and the battle [against conditions and terrain] started right away.\u00a0 So there was no &#8216;getting our feet wet and settling into a groove&#8217;.\u00a0 It was just tough, probably one of the toughest <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja<\/span> 500s I&#8217;ve every raced.\u00a0 So to be here at the finish, and win our class, I couldn&#8217;t be happier for this entire team.\u00a0 We&#8217;re going to take this momentum right into [the next race] Vegas-to-Reno.\u00a0 That&#8217;s a race that&#8217;s really going to favor this truck.\u00a0 We&#8217;re looking forward to showing what it can do on those fast &#8216;rally roads&#8217; on the Vegas-to-Reno.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg420fleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg420fleft\" title=\"Honda Racing HPD Logo.\" style=\"HEIGHT: 54px; WIDTH: 400px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Honda Racing HPD Logo.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/83597\/honda_performance_development__inc__honda_racing_logo.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2484566-1&amp;h=4101991334&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F896289%2FRidgeline_Baja_Race_Truck.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F896289%2FRidgeline_Baja_Race_Truck.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/896289\/Ridgeline_Baja_Race_Truck.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2484566-1&amp;h=1500644489&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F83597%2Fhonda_performance_development__inc__honda_racing_logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F83597%2Fhonda_performance_development__inc__honda_racing_logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/83597\/honda_performance_development__inc__honda_racing_logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>SOURCE  Honda Racing\/HPD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>&#8211; <b><i>Latest Ridgeline Baja Race Truck captures Class 7 win<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <b><i>Third Ridgeline Class 7 Baja 500 victory in last four years<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <b><i>Honda Off-Road Racing Team now three-for-three in 2019<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ENSENADA, Mexico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 2, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Honda Off-Road Racing Team brought a brand-new Ridgeline Baja Race Truck to the <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja<\/span> 500 this weekend, and continued its string of &#8220;500&#8221; success with a third Class&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69281,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotriz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}