ICYMI: Honda Ridgeline nabs fourth consecutive Baja 500 class win

Quick, which truck has won first place in Baja 500’s Unlimited V6 class for the past four years? If you guessed anything other than the Honda Ridgeline, you’re wrong.

This past weekend at the 2021 Baja 500—the annual offroad race that takes place on the Baja California peninsula—Honda secured another victory with the Ridgeline, its fourth consecutive one for Class 7 unlimited V6 trucks and its fifth overall win in the past six years.

Of course, the Ridgeline that runs the Baja is pretty far removed from stock: The truck’s production-based V6 sports a pair of turbochargers and is good for 550 horsepower. Still, repeat class wins in one of the most grueling races on the planet is nothing to sneer at.

Comments

earlybroncoguy1 New Reader
6/15/21 5:34 p.m.

I didn't realize SCORE had a class for minivans missing a chunk of roof.

Interesting.

Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
6/15/21 6:12 p.m.

"It's not a truck.."

"It offends my dimming masculinity.."

I'm sorry for these ridgeline haters wives.. to live without knowing what an orgasm is.....

Petrolburner Dork
6/15/21 6:14 p.m.

Badass. I test drove one and really liked it but I don't need one.

Kreb (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/15/21 9:19 p.m.

Is there any sort of performance aftermarket for the second generation Ridgelines? There's almost nothing available for the 1st gen. Lift kits, one extremely high priced strut model, that's about it .

And Caffeine - don't take it so seriously. R-lines are destined to being redheaded stepchildren. Whatever. Their loss.

Vajingo HalfDork
6/15/21 11:28 p.m.

Lol. Not impressed. It's a tube chassis. Anything can do that.

racerfink UltraDork
6/16/21 12:17 a.m.

In reply to Vajingo :

Not only is it tube framed, it’s the only factory entry in a five horse race. Granted, a lot can go wrong at Baja, but...

Run_Away GRM+ Memberand Dork
6/16/21 12:20 a.m.

Yeah I'm less impressed now that I google'd what the truck actually is. Tube frame desert truck, basically just the engine is Ridgeline based.

DrBoost MegaDork
6/16/21 5:17 a.m.

It's about as Honda as the NASCAR field is Ford and Chevy.
not impressed either.

Toyman01 + Sized and GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/16/21 7:08 a.m.

I like my Ridgeline but like said, that truck shares next to nothing with a Ridgeline.

I'd be more impressed with a top 5 finish in Class 7F.

Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
6/16/21 7:46 a.m.

In reply to Toyman01 + Sized and :

They did run it in a stock frame class years ago with the boxy style ridgeline. I can't find much info on it beyond this old press release..

Anyways, i remeber people arguing about it not being a real truck back then.. So Here's my new ridgeline tag line.

"Honda Ridgeline.. Trolling insecure men since 2005"

Honda entered four-wheeled SCORE competition on the Baja peninsula in 2005, competing in the Stock Mini class with a Honda Ridgeline fielded by Clive Skilton and his California Race and Rally (CaRR) organization. Driver Gavin Skilton and the Ridgeline scored their first SCORE Baja 1000 class victory in 2008, while Gavin and co-driver Andy Grider claimed a second Stock Mini class win in the 2010 SCORE Baja 1000.

https://hondanews.com/en-US/releases/honda-ridgeline-baja-race-truck-conquers-baja-1000