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After a grueling
349 mile race, Sara
Price claimed her
fi rst ever podium
fi nish at the SCORE
International
San Felipe 250.
Pictured with Sara
is navigator and fel-
low Canyon Laker
Erica Sacks.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY SARA PRICE

Price scores first podium finish

Canyon Lake resident Sara Price GPS for 60 miles, Sara drove what she Sara has dedicated her whole life to went on to finish the Terracross Champi-
claimed her first ever podium finish at could see and we tried remembering racing. The “girl who loves to burn fuel” onship undefeated to take the Women’s
the toughest SCORE International San what we could section-by-section while started her racing career on dirt and went Championship that same year.
Felipe 250 to date. The 33rd edition was, keeping up a fast pace.” on to join Kawasaki as the first factory- In 2016, Sara took on six races in the
for the first time in history, a grueling The popular spring break season- supported female racer. She began rac- Stadium SUPER Truck Series and be-
349 miles. The Trophy Truck Spec. class opener was held in San Felipe, the ing dirtbikes at the age of eight and col- came the first woman ever to lead laps
was stacked with a total of 29 vehicles peaceful fishing village on the Sea of lected 19 amateur titles and medaled in in that championship. She was named
taking the green flag. Cortez in Baja California, Mexico, 125 Women’s Super X at the 2010 X Games. the 2016 Off-Road Motorsports Hall of
Sara ran a consistent and smart race. miles south of the U.S. border at Calex- She holds the record as the most win- Fame Rising Star.
Fifth off the start, she worked her way ico, California. For the third straight ning female amateur to date. You can find Sara today competing
up to 2nd by mile 30 and never looked year and the third time in history, the In 2012, the versatile competitor had with RPM Racing in a Trophy Truck
back, crossing the finish line in six hours race started and finished on the Malecon switched to 4 Wheels and started rac- Spec. down in Baja in the SCORE In-
and 54 Minutes. She was only a few beach walk along the edge of the water ing UTVs where she campaigned the ternational Desert Series where in 2018
minutes behind the winner. in the heart of town. WORCS series, Lucas Oil Regional and her rookie year she achieved an im-
“This was the roughest course I have Sara is set to race the full SCORE Series, and became the first American pressive 5th place ironwomaning the
yet to experience in the truck and we International season aboard her 4WP/ UTV team to compete in the toughest Prestigious Baja 500.
were on a mission to get that win. We RPM Racing backed Trophy Truck Spec. all-female sporting event on the planet, When she isn’t racing, Sara works
were smart and pushed where we could, A regulated class that showcases driver the Rally Aicha Des Gazelles in as a stunt professional, performing on
holding a very competitive pace the en- talent above all else. Class vehicles are Morocco, Africa, motorcycles, in vehicles and as
tire race. I’m beyond proud to cross the equally matched, with rules specifying in 2015, and a precision driver for television
line in 2nd,’’ said Sara. engine, suspension and wheel and tire and film.
Navigator and fellow Canyon Lak- size.
er Erica Sacks kicked off the SCORE Sara is looking forward to the
season with Sara for round one of the three more races of the champion-
four-race 2019 SCORE World Desert ship. Her next stop will be at the
Championship. The duo arrived early to Baja 500 in early June. She also
pre-run the course aboard Sara’s Super- will add competition dates to her
ATV Polaris RZR Turbo S. schedule as opportunities arise.
‘’This was one of the roughest cours- She opened the season at King of
es I’ve ever raced in, but we put in the the Hammers in the UTV category. Sara races aboard
work and made it happen,” said Erica. Her adventures all season will be her SuperATV Polaris
“An electrical issue left us without a documented on her social channels. RZR Turbo S.