Millen, RMR Take Third in Baja 1000

They had their eyes on taking the title, and nearly did, too.

But after entering the final day of the Baja 1000 in first place, technical difficulties put Rhys Millen, Mitch Guthrie and the RMR team at risk of not even finishing the race.

Instead, though, the Drivers Inc. racing legend and company made the necessary fixes to their Polaris RZR, and pushed their way through the field to take third.

Relive some moments from the race, courtesy of Millen’s Instagram account.

 

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Awesome day shaking down the RMR @pennzoil @polarisrzr Turbo with @mitchguthrie5 @madcarpenter72 @prestonmurray We are through tech and contingency and ready to race 💪🏻🤘🏻 @factory_utv @rpiracing @ruggedradios @superatv_com @fox @methodracewheels @tensortire @assaultutv @justicebros @albaracing @aemelectronics @biggunexhaust @bajadesignsofficial @tireballs @sparcousa

A post shared by Rhys Millen (@rhysmillenracing) on Nov 14, 2018 at 8:08pm PST

 

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@mitchguthrie bringing the RMR @pennzoil @polarisrzr across the line for an unofficial 3rd place 💪🏻 Big thanks to @madcarpenter72 @prestonmurray for co driving duty and to the entire RMR team for an epic couple of weeks. Tough day starting at the front and a couple of technical issues dropping us to the back off the start but we dug deep and passed the field to put it on the 📦✋🏻👊🏻🤘🏻 @superatv_com @methodracewheels @tensortire @albaracing @aemelectronics @madiganmotorsports @fox @ruggedradios @bajadesignsofficial @biggunexhaust @justicebros @rpiracing @tireballs @assaultutv @factory_utv @dirtbagz_offroad @safecraft

A post shared by Rhys Millen (@rhysmillenracing) on Nov 17, 2018 at 10:09am PST