Jerry Boone, Parker, AZ. IN 1977 Jerry finished first among 4x4 production vehcles in the (the Superbowl or Daytona 500 of offroad events) Baja 1000. This is the most challenging of all off-road competitions. Boone crossed the finish line at Ensendada, Mexico, almost 2 hours ahead his closest competitor -- a Jeep CJ7. Only 9 of 21 vehicles that started the race finished the 1000 kilometer(660.3 miles)course. Boone completed the run in 19 hours & 58 minutes. Boone ran even faster than Class IV modified 4x4 racers. A recent visit with Mr.Boone revealed that they only had a month to prep a stock SSII for the race & they were unsponsored (by IH) until after the Race! Boone also won in 1978 at Riverside, Ca.