Giovanni Spinali - Pro Moto 50

Giovanni Spinali

El Cajon, CA - #500X

Vehicle Specifications:

Make: Yamaha Model: YZ450FX Engine: Yamaha Engine Builder: Chassis: Yamaha Transmission: Yamaha

Biography

Recently securing a commanding class victory in Pro Moto 50 at the 2023 BFGoodrich SCORE Baja 1000 Presented by K&N, Giovanni Spinali continues to demonstrate why he's one of desert racing's most formidable competitors. This latest triumph adds to an impressive collection of multiple SCORE Baja 1000 class championships, with victories spanning 2023, 2021, and 2018, establishing his dominance in the world's premier desert race.

The El Cajon-based racer has proven equally unstoppable at the historic SCORE Baja 500, capturing multiple Pro Moto 50 class championships in 2022, 2021, and 2019. His consistency at the highest level was further validated with a hard-fought second-place class finish at the 2022 SCORE Baja 1000, showcasing his ability to contend against elite competition year after year.

Racing alongside accomplished teammates including Earl Roberts, Troy Pearce, and John Griffin, Spinali has built a reputation for tactical excellence and mechanical reliability in Mexico's punishing desert terrain. His six-year Baja racing experience has taught him to navigate everything from trophy truck-churned silt to technical mountain sections, making him a constant threat for podium finishes in the ultra-competitive Pro Moto 50 division.

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In SCORE Journal

EXPERIENCE MATTERS - CLASS CHAMPIONS SPEAK OUT | March 2023 Issue

The tough terrain in and around Baja’s San Felipe makes it one of the most brutal courses in SCORE’s four races. Racers agree that the most challenging part of this race is that you are driving/riding at nearly ninety percent of your vehicle’s capabilities. For the entire time, you are on the course without any reprieve. Read More

A TOUGH BATTLE | January 2023 Issue

Going into the SCORE Baja 1000, Giovanni Spinali was in the points lead in Pro Moto 50 with a clear indication, and well ahead in points, of clinching the year’s championship. He did ultimately win the SCORE Pro Moto 50 Championship, at the cost of a near-fatal crash about 365 miles into the SCORE Baja 1000 course, which abruptly ended his championship-winning season. Read More

A RACE OF CHAMPIONS | December 2022 Issue

Put a bunch of riders together who have won more SCORE Baja races in their careers, and you have an awesome race of champions on your hands. This scenario presented itself at the 55th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 Presented by 4 Wheel Parts and was the culmination of a season’s worth of top riders challenging each other for the class win. Read More

THE EARLY RISERS | October 2022 Issue

On the early morning start of the 3rd SCORE Baja 400 Presented by VP Racing Fuels, a line nearly 1/8-mile-long of moto and quad racers prepare themselves for the long 393.8-mile journey ahead of them. The dark is only illuminated by the large SCORE LED board that counts down the seconds for racers to begin the race off the Boulevard Costero, in front of the Riveria Pacifico Cultural Center in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Their minds are all focused on getting to their next stop along the course in good time, avoiding the rocks, deep silt, ruts, and other competitors that may prevent them from getting there in the fastest time possible. Read More

Focus or Failure | June 2022 Issue

The multi-year SCORE Pro Moto Champion Giovanni Spinali will seemingly continue to dominate the SCORE Pro Moto 50 class with another win at this race. Spinali and the 500x team of riders included John Griffin, and Darren Elliot, and 75-year-old veteran and multi-time SCORE Champion Jim O’Neal, who was riding in his 40th SCORE Baja 500. “We were behind for the ﬁrst two hundred miles but we knew it was a long race. Read More

VANCE KENNEDY AND THE 522X TEAM TOOK THE WIN IN PRO MOTO 50, | May 2022 Issue

The Pro Moto 50 class brought back two of the toughest competitors in the class. 2020 Class Champion Vance Kennedy and 2021 Class Champion Giovanni Spinali once again battled it out in the Baja desert. Each had a team of great riders with Dennis Belingheri and Dave Mayer riding Kennedy's 522x Husqvarna FX450, and John Griffin, Troy Pierce, Earl Roberts, and Champion Jim O'Neal riding Spinali's 500x Yamaha YZ450X. Read More