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Wow. That's interesting. I had no idea. (I just thought you were making consistant typos. Or... you were crazy. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />) [/quote]

Hi Morgan,

Yea, I am crazy, just ask my wife. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

The Sportage is older than most people think and started in off road racing in the very beginning. I think it was in 1992 when a Sportage came in second in it's class in the SCORE Baja 500 and was first in its class in the SCORE Baja 1000

Here is what I have found out about it's performance in off road racing:

1992 2nd Place, SCORE Baja 500, Class 6

1993 1st Place, SCORE Baja 1000, Class 6
1st Place, La Rana, Class 6

1994 1st Place, SCORE Baja 1000, Class 6

1995 1st Place, FIA Baja Espana, 2WD Class
1st Place, SCORE Baja 1000, Class 3

1996 Seeded by FIA for Cross Country Rallies

1997 1st Place, SCORE series, Class 3
1st Place, Vegas to Reno, Class 3000
1st Place, SCORE Baja 500, Class 3

1998 Completed the Paris-Dakar Rally
1st Place, Best In Desert, Class 3000
1st Place, SCORE series, Class 3

1999 1st Place, SCORE Lauglin Desert Challenge, Class 3
1st Place, SCORE San Filipe 250, Class 3
1st Place, SCORE Baja 1000, Class 3
1st Place, SCORE series, Class 3

2000 Completed Paris-Dakar-Cairo 2000, Class T3
1st Place, SCORE Baja 500, Class 3
2nd Place, Nevada 2000, Class 3000
1st Place, SCORE Baja 2000, Class 3
1st Place, SCORE series, Class 3

Not bad for using a stock automatic tranny with a cooler added and an almost stock engine stroked to 2.3 liters. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />