---
title: "Baja 1000: SCG Boot Beats Ford Bronco R to Victory Again by Over Five Hours"
description: "Despite a puncture and rolling the truck 2.5 times, it's Glickenhaus' second straight Class 2 victory."
date: "2020-11-23"
modified: "2020-11-23"
authors:
  - name: "Máté Petrány"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/mate-petrany"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/37776/baja-1000-scg-boot-beats-ford-bronco-r-to-victory-again-by-over-five-hours"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Baja 1000"
  - "Bronco"
  - "Ford"
  - "James Glickenhaus"
  - "Off-Road"
  - "SCG"
  - "SCG Boot"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# Baja 1000: SCG Boot Beats Ford Bronco R to Victory Again by Over Five Hours

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2020/11/SCG-B1K2020-Race-5.jpg>)
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In the SCORE Trophy Truck class, Ford Trophy Trucks finished the 2020 Baja 1000 with a 1-2-3 overall. In the production-based Class 2 race, however, while this time managing to complete the event, [the Ford Bronco R](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37748/the-ford-bronco-r-is-back-trying-to-win-the-baja-1000-right-now>) was once again [beaten by the SCG Boot](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/36406/want-to-race-your-own-scg-boot-in-this-years-baja-1000-thatll-be-500000>), piloted by Darren Skilton and co-driver Viry Felix. According to SCG founder James Glickenhaus, the Chevy-powered Boot was just a lot faster over the rough terrain while reaching up to 102 mph on the smoother parts, which lead to the No. 2022 Boot crossing the line a whopping five hours and fifteen minutes before the factory Ford Bronco. SCG came 42nd overall, out of the 99 total finishers across all classes.

James Glickanhaus may be a huge fan of his 1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV J6 that was driven to a fourth-place overall finish at Le Mans by Bruce McLaren and Mark Donohue, yet that doesn't stop him from enjoying a victory over the giant Blue Oval. In that respect, this has been SCG's crucial moment towards its second consecutive victory:

As far as street trucks go, comparing [the $30,000-$60,000+ 2021 Ford Bronco](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34770/2021-ford-bronco-an-off-road-legend-returns-at-29995>) to the $258,750 SCG Boot would be unfair, of course. Yet it's still impressive that for the price of over a quarter-million dollars, Glickenhaus' team will give you something that's legal in 50 states and also ready for a challenge like the Baja 1000 pretty much straight out of the box, given that you have [another quarter-million](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/36406/want-to-race-your-own-scg-boot-in-this-years-baja-1000-thatll-be-500000>) for your racing budget.

Having re-engineered several parts based on what they learned from last year's winning truck, the SCG Boot—now running on 40-inch tires instead of last year's 37s—completed its 27-hour, 15-minute stint without any mechanical issues. They lost an hour due to a tire puncture, and they rolled the truck 2.5-times after hooking a wheel in the sand.

Pulled back on its four wheels by a kind trophy truck team, the SCG Boot managed to remain the king of Class 2 for the second year running. Will Ford try again in 2021? One could argue that maybe it's time for a [2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392-based](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37665/2021-jeep-wrangler-rubicon-392-a-470-hp-v8-off-roader-with-a-dual-purpose-hood-scoop>) Class 2 challenger instead.

![message-editor%2F1606147903241-scg-b1k2020-race-6.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606147903241-scg-b1k2020-race-6.jpg>)
*SCG | H1Media Shai Harary*

![message-editor%2F1606147923426-scg-b1k2020-race-12.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606147923426-scg-b1k2020-race-12.jpg>)
*SCG | H1Media Shai Harary*

![message-editor%2F1606148045272-scg-b1k2020-boots-14.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606148045272-scg-b1k2020-boots-14.jpg>)
*SCG | H1Media Shai Harary*

![message-editor%2F1606147964024-scg-b1k2020-race-9.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606147964024-scg-b1k2020-race-9.jpg>)
*SCG | H1Media Shai Harary*

![message-editor%2F1606148112761-scg-b1k2020-race-22.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606148112761-scg-b1k2020-race-22.jpg>)
*SCG | H1Media Shai Harary*

![message-editor%2F1606147989458-scg-b1k2020-race-16.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606147989458-scg-b1k2020-race-16.jpg>)
*SCG | H1Media Shai Harary*

![message-editor%2F1606148010917-scg-b1k2020-race-19.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606148010917-scg-b1k2020-race-19.jpg>)
*SCG | H1Media Shai Harary*

In the meantime, having recently completed [the ultra-tough Nürburgring 24 Hours](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/36823/the-nurburgring-24-is-europes-best-race-heres-why-it-was-missing-five-crucial-things-in-2020>) as well with [the brand new 004C finishing 14th overall](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/36773/bmw-emerges-victorious-at-nurburgring-24-after-9-5-hour-rain-delay>), James Glickenhaus sat down with EQ Magazine's Daniel Hilpert to talk racing, old cars, electric power, and launching a real car company in America in this day an age.

Made in Connecticut, [Glickenhaus' central-seater 004](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37079/glickenhaus-will-crash-its-scg-004s-prototype-to-legalize-americas-new-supercar>) is a $460,000-$600,000 affair.

https://youtube.com/embed/GpqvQT4x7I8

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## Author
As a fan of old cars, new cars, trains, planes, buses, and you-name-it, Máté can sometimes be seen driving an Autobianchi around Budapest, much to the amusement of the children, mostly. When not time-traveling, he continues to report from the future to his American colleagues, often talking about Lotus, Ozzy Osbourne, or both.

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