Parker Kaiser takes a 28-point UTV Turbo lead to San Quintín

Friday afternoon, the cars roll into tech at Hotel Santa Isabel in San Quintín. Parker Kaiser's #2966 shows up as the UTV Turbo everyone else is chasing.

The Lake Havasu City, Arizona, driver leads the class with 147 points. He got there with 66 at the El Jefe 300, 49 at Rancho La Vuelta and 32 at Ensenada-San Felipe. He has scored at every round this year.

The three drivers closest to him hit harder on their best days, and each has a blank. Carlos Villarino of El Centro, California, opened the season with 75 at El Jefe, the biggest single-round score in the class this year, then added 44. He sits at 119. Duran Morley of Fountain Valley, California, has 116 off rounds of 64 and 52. Ensenada's Edgar Mayoral has 108, from 54 and 54.

All four are entered. They won't have the class to themselves: UTV Turbo is the deepest class at La Raza, 26 cars, and Tijuana's Adrian Ochoa, sixth in points with 93, is in too.

Saturday at noon, the cars go. UTV Turbo runs four laps, with an 8 hour 30 minute time limit. Awards are Sunday afternoon back at Hotel Santa Isabel.

After La Raza, one round is left on the RECORD calendar: the Ensenada-Ensenada 500, Dec. 4-6.

Four laps is a long way to stay steady.