FINDING A BALANCE

Jano Montoya’s first-place finishes in every SCORE race in 2023 netted him both the Pro Moto 30 and overall Moto championships. While his record might lead you to believe he had a trouble-free racing season, that wasn’t quite the case. In both the SCORE San Felipe 250 and the SCORE Baja 500, fuel injector problems plagued him. “In the San Felipe 250, we actually ended up burning two injectors,” he says. “But we were able to fix them just in time to keep going.” The issues in both races led the team to trace the problem to fuel filters that weren’t up to the task and caused the fuel pump to work too hard.