BAHAIA DE LOS ANGELES, Mexico — The Mexico 1000 got underway last Saturday and Team 603 from Conway had mixed results while still maintaining a good position overall in the standings.
The six-day rally run by the National Off-Road Racing Association races takes competitors over 1,400 miles of terrain in six days down the length of the Baja, Mexico, peninsula.
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