Baja 1000 '08

[flyinbronco]

The fees for the race are up on SCORE's site.

2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
November 20-23, 2008
Drawing For Starting Positions - Saturday, October 11
(Entries Must Be Received by Noon on October 7)
FOUR WHEEL VEHICLE RACE FEES:
Entry Fee - $1400.00
Insurance - $550.00
Land Use - $75.00
Points Fund - $50.00
Addition Fee - $35.00
(For each driver addition after a total of five)
SCORE Membership - $75.00
(If applicable)
MOTORCYCLE & ATV RACE FEES:
Entry Fee - $950.00
Insurance - $550.00
Land Use - $75.00
Points Fund - $50.00
Addition Fee - $35.00
(For each rider addition after a total of five)
SCORE Membership - $50.00
(If applicable)
SPORTSMAN TRUCK & BUGGY:
Entry Fee - $1300.00
Addition Fee - $35.00
(For each driver addition after a total of five)
SCORE Membership - $75.00
(If applicable)
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE & ATV:
Entry Fee - $950.00
Addition Fee - $35.00
(For each rider addition after a total of five)
SCORE Membership - $50.00
(If applicable)
LATE FEE - $200.00 / Effective on 11/12/08
SCORE International
23961 Craftsman Road - Suite A, Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone: 818-225-8402 / Fax: 818-225-8102
www.score-international.com

I'm wondering how many class 3's will be entering?

[Tazz]

Our plan is to be there.

[fj40]

OK, we need $2,300 dlls just for the entry fee....

[chupakabras]

OK, we need $2,300 dlls just for the entry fee....

$2300 entry fee,,. or ford 9" full floater, :( or new engine new c4 tranny,. ****,. that sucks..:D

http://www.9inchfloater.com/CompleteRrEnd/CmplteRrEnd_35_40.htm

[Yikes]

$2300 entry fee,,. or ford 9" full floater, :( or new engine new c4 tranny,. ****,. that sucks..:D

http://www.9inchfloater.com/CompleteRrEnd/CmplteRrEnd_35_40.htm

Add $1600 or so to that floater price for the centersection. You should race!

[chupakabras]

Add $1600 or so to that floater price for the centersection. You should race!

it's really neccesary the third member?:confused::D:Dhaha, just kidding,. ts. i know,. yes, we want to race,. we are working on it,. that's why we will race in 9 days from now,. we need results to get some money,. so.,. :D

[petepecas]

Some posts on RDC are saying that this years MIL will be only about 650 miles. Just rumors you know, but if true, to me, thats pretty watered down to be called a 1000 mile race.
Why not take the entry fee, divide it by 1000, then multiply it by 650? Less seat time, less money.
NOT A TRUE BAJA MIL:mad:

[Broncodawg]

You're hearing right, Sal announced it at the Primm driver's meeting- 650 miles.

[straightaxle]

Sal Fish mentioned the details you did at the drivers meeting at Primm, and they are supposed to be up on the SCORE website soon. It will be a loop race and is supposed to go through the pine forest and then off some hill that SCORE had graded back in 1995 that drops down on to Laguna Salada. I am not familiar with that particular road, but I probably still have some old maps, we were there with the bikes and quads. It is supposed to come down and run on Laguna Salada and go all the way up almost to Mexicali, then down through Borrego and San Felipe, up through one of the washes, through Mikes, then over to the coast before returning to Ensenada. Sal said that about 90% of the course was set, just a few transitions between major sections to be worked out still.

I am looking forward to it, and frankly I am not that disappointed with the length, we have run a ton of miles already this season. With race gas at $7.35 a gallon BEFORE delivery or importation to Mexico, the costs have got my attention. We'll be looking into having Pemex delivered to BFG......

[petepecas]

Yes, positive thinking.
Good way to lessen the racing costs:)
I pre ran the '95 1K, that downhill section from Rumorosa to Laguna Salada was really like spaguetti, on some turns on a big vehicle, you would have to back up once to make the turn, TIGHT, long way down also:eek:.
Then it dumped you into a deep swamp, tall grass all around, you 4x4 guys love that stuff.
I will not be looking forward to Saldaña or Borrego sections, killers for my stockfull.

[fj40]

I was there too, we had no problems going down the "old wagon trail" just after a few sections were grated but really spend some time getting the quads and bikes unstuck from the swamp at the bottom that was still "unmolested" from prerunning (very, very beautiful sights if you get the chance to site see), did not race that event but I can only imagine how it ended after all the traffic.

[Tazz]

I am looking forward to it, and frankly I am not that disappointed with the length, we have run a ton of miles already this season. With race gas at $7.35 a gallon BEFORE delivery or importation to Mexico, the costs have got my attention. We'll be looking into having Pemex delivered to BFG......

The only bright spot in breaking early last year :( I finally got a call yesterday from the fuel supplier, after a heated conversation once again at Primm, about the non refund on the unused fuel from last years 1000. They have finally figured out they do own me a bunch of money. With the shorter race, it looks like I have enough of a credit to cover the cost of the fuel, just need to pay for the delivery again... Doing my best to find the bright spots where ever a I can while adding up the costs.

[AngerIssues]

I'm wondering how many class 3's will be entering?

Not this one, not this year.

If next year is point-to-point, and IF I can get enough guys so that nobody is chasing all night long, it's always been a dream of mine.

Lots has to happen in the mean-time! $$$$$

[kal]

entry fee 1300.00!!!!! gas / food / pasport's for 30+, I can run the hole year on one score entry fee, It does not take a rocket scientist to see where we will be racing next year. if class 3 is going to stay alive we, as class 3 need to go back to the smaller sanction an run in them , for point and fun!!!!!!
Lets all pick a sanction and run together for fun and competition.

[AngerIssues]

entry fee 1300.00!!!!! gas / food / pasport's for 30+, I can run the hole year on one score entry fee, It does not take a rocket scientist to see where we will be racing next year. if class 3 is going to stay alive we, as class 3 need to go back to the smaller sanction an run in them , for point and fun!!!!!!
Lets all pick a sanction and run together for fun and competition.


I COMPLETELY agree with you, but I have to confess, the Baja 1000 was the ONLY race, unanamously voted by the Board of Directors to be a CUP race. Well, almost. I was the only person who voted against it.

This is another reason why picking 8 races or so and having a cap with a drop makes great sense. Pick the races you WANT... and can afford to run.

I will, some day, race the Baja 1000... and next year may be that year. It might be the only one I ever do, who knows... I may have already hit my "cap" by the time the 1000 comes around, who knows.

For my other races, however.... 200-500 dollar entries with some good competition sounds WAY better.

[Dusty B]

Some posts on RDC are saying that this years MIL will be only about 650 miles. Just rumors you know, but if true, to me, thats pretty watered down to be called a 1000 mile race.
Why not take the entry fee, divide it by 1000, then multiply it by 650? Less seat time, less money.
NOT A TRUE BAJA MIL:mad:

I will be there this year again in my Class 17. This years entry fee is almost $1K less than last year, so I was actually pleasantly suprised. In there defense, it has to be incredibly expensive to pull off the Baja 1K. $550 of it is insurance that can really save your butt if you need it. As for the distance, I think it will be a nice break for racers after last years VERY expensive race & the given economy and fuel prices.

All that being said, there is no doubt that SCORE is more expensive to run. This year, I had so much debt after the 2007 Baja 1K that Sept. Primm was the 1st race I was in a financial position to run. The Baja 1K being the second race. Next year I hope to focus on the actual Jeepspeed series, which does not include SCORE races. Maybe the 1K if I find enough people to split expenses with.

[11wnb]

Not this one, not this year.

If next year is point-to-point, and IF I can get enough guys so that nobody is chasing all night long, it's always been a dream of mine.

Lots has to happen in the mean-time! $$$$$

Count me in Ken.

[AngerIssues]

:DCount me in Ken.


Sounds good Gilbert! Maybe I should start a new thread for Baja 1000 2009!

I know planning this race a year and two months is a little premature... but if we start now, I should hope I can field a team by then - ha ha.

Should I put your pit near a fishing spot - ha ha! Bay of LA? I'm serious though, about this non-chasing stuff. I want teams that will be ok with staying "put" until we pass... and then they can either stay the night (preferably) or go home when traffic clears, and we will set up a rendezvous point in the states or ensenada where stuff can be dropped off. In the event we have a problem within the vicinity of that person's pit, they can chase us on the course or on the road to the event, but not the entire course. My biggest fear is someone on the team getting hurt, but my whole life I've wanted to race the 1000... and if we just don't have a certain part in a certain place, we will steal one from someone or deal with it some other way (or bag it).

Anyway, I will start another thread soon on the 1000 for 09 under AIR.

[11wnb]

:D


Sounds good Gilbert! Maybe I should start a new thread for Baja 1000 2009!

I know planning this race a year and two months is a little premature... but if we start now, I should hope I can field a team by then - ha ha.

Should I put your pit near a fishing spot - ha ha! Bay of LA? I'm serious though, about this non-chasing stuff. I want teams that will be ok with staying "put" until we pass... and then they can either stay the night (preferably) or go home when traffic clears, and we will set up a rendezvous point in the states or ensenada where stuff can be dropped off. In the event we have a problem within the vicinity of that person's pit, they can chase us on the course or on the road to the event, but not the entire course. My biggest fear is someone on the team getting hurt, but my whole life I've wanted to race the 1000... and if we just don't have a certain part in a certain place, we will steal one from someone or deal with it some other way (or bag it).

Anyway, I will start another thread soon on the 1000 for 09 under AIR.

I have no problem staying in one spot. Any plans for this years 1K yet? Let's go man!

[AngerIssues]

I have no problem staying in one spot. Any plans for this years 1K yet? Let's go man!

Yes Gilbert, thanks for reminding me.

I will be attending, but it may be a short trip in that area. I'm going to spectate the race, maybe do a light pit (unless I get roped back into the SYKO effort. Probably not TT this year.

I may, however, be bailing the same day as the race, and heading for San Juanico/Scorpion Bay. It will depend largely on what direction they confirm the race is running.

a) I'd like to see the trucks in the daylight
b) I will be on the highway 1 side... not over towards San Felipe (since I'm continuing on down)
c) I will probably avoid getting roped into chasing or staying the entire race, as this trip south is the primary reason for me going. If things work out, I'll be picking up Poppa Anger Issues in Loreto (I'm sure you remember that area).. and dragging his butt back home with me. Hopefully he will take the ferry from Mazatlan over... or maybe even fly into LAX or San Deigo and make the whole run with me.

Let's get our plans together. I'm sure another C3R member would be willing to come down with ya (Cam?) and come back to the states with ya!

I'm seriously thinking that a "race-day" early AM trip across the border to Erindira and some fishing, beer-drinking, and one night in a tent is a great plan. Oh.. some spectating and light pitting too... (jack, tools, radio, GPS, tow strap, 12 pack, just in case someone needs help). :D:D

[Yikes]

I'm seriously thinking that a "race-day" early AM trip across the border to Erindira and some fishing, beer-drinking, and one night in a tent is a great plan. Oh.. some spectating and light pitting too... (jack, tools, radio, GPS, tow strap, 12 pack, just in case someone needs help). :D:D

That may become my plan as well. I've got the week scheduled off, but I'm thinking of reserving the time for a "busy" '09. Would be nice to caravan across the border.

[11wnb]

Ken I've never been to Erendira so I'm all for it. Since you're continuing on south Cam is welcome to ride with me if he wants to.
Yikes caravan sounds like a great idea! Any one else interested?

[Blanco]

If I go ( & Trust me I miss Baja & would love to go. :o ) It'll have to be a cheap short trip.

Work has been dead lately & I keep thowing money at my projects. :rolleyes:

I could take the Bronco Or maybe ride with others...
Let me know who could use me up north to where I could start back home ASAP & I'll consider it. http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/shrug.gif

I really had no plans to attend this year...... but as I reply to this thread I can feel the excitement building! http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/spaz_smilie.gif

[AngerIssues]

Ken I've never been to Erendira so I'm all for it. Since you're continuing on south Cam is welcome to ride with me if he wants to.
Yikes caravan sounds like a great idea! Any one else interested?

Sounds great.

Could we all agree to leave EARLY on race day? I'd love to see the tech inspection and other madness, but being new on a project, that may not work out (since I'm taking the whole week of Thanksgiving off to head south).

Given race times... it MIGHT be possible to catch the start of the race in Ensenada, and then I would most likely fight traffic down the 1 to the Erindira road (assuming the course goes through there and it goes the "direction" they are saying it will). I need to do the math on truck arrival times. If the majority will not arrive in the daylight hours, I will pick another spot to spectate, and then either spend the night there (most likely), or head south to a better spot to camp out. Erindira would be fine for me for camping and fishing, unless the racers won't come through until dark (not desired).

[straightaxle]

An upside to the smaller number of SCORE entries, the traffic on race day hasn't been anything like it has been in years past.

[Blanco]

http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/humm_smilie.gif Looks like Jon Krellwitz Of JeepSpeed has his eyes set on Moss for the B1K.

Baja 1k plans are shaping up good...looks like we´ll be taking the new wrangler and teaming up with trophy trucker-dakar racer Darren Skilton to give the moss boys a run for their money in Class 3..

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark

September 19, 2008

For 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Live SCORE Draw for start positions set for Sat., Oct. 11
At newest Off Road Warehouse facility in Temecula, Calif.

Off-Road vendors, SCORE desert racing vehicle displays,
Refreshments all part of Noon to 5 p.m. free public event

LOS ANGELES—As a prelude to November’s 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, SCORE International has announced that a LIVE drawing for starting positions will be held during an open-house on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the newest Off Road Warehouse facility in Temecula, Calif.
With over 300 entries expected from 30 U.S. States and a dozen countries to compete in 27 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races will be held Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada, Mexico. Completing its 35th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series.
The SCORE Baja 1000 day at the Off Road Warehouse in Temecula will run from Noon until 5 p.m. and the actual live drawing will be held for start positions, by class, at 2 p.m.
Open to the public at no charge the special day at the store, located at 26901 Jefferson Avenue (just north of the Winchester exit on I-15), will include refreshments, a vendor’s village, along with appearances by several of the top SCORE desert racers and numerous SCORE desert racing vehicles on display. There will also be special showings of SCORE Baja official race DVDs.
“We are grateful and excited about this offer to have a live drawing for our flagship event at Randy Weisser’s newest Off Road Warehouse,” said Sal Fish, the legendary desert racing pioneer who has been part of SCORE since soon after it was founded in 1973. “ORW is a very strong supporter of SCORE desert racers and Randy and his team have been around desert racing as long as I have.”
“It’s always enjoyable to get together with racers and crews when the atmosphere is more relaxed than at a race. Our sport raises the intensity level very high so it’s great to get together when we can relax and tell some of our unique desert racing stories.”
The new 6,000-square foot ORW Temecula store is the fifth outlet of the popular group in San Diego County. Off Road Warehouse, headquartered in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego has been a racer’s favorite since 1972 and the Temecula store will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 27. With over 1 million items to choose from, ORW outlets present over 600 product lines in their colorful showrooms.
Leading the group of racers and vehicles on display B.J. Baldwin, Andy McMillin as well as the All German Motorsports’ BMW-powered Jimco open-wheel desert race car that races in the unlimited Class 1 in the SCORE Desert Series.
Currently second in 2008 SCORE Class 1 point standings, Martin Christensen, of Escondido, Calif., the team’s second driver, will be part of the festivities on Oct. 11. Driver of record for the team this year is Germany’s Armin Schwarz, a veteran World Rally Championship series driver. The team has won their class this year both in March’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and the recent SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300.
Baldwin, of Las Vegas, was the 2006 SCORE Trophy-Truck season point champion and is the current SCORE Trophy-Truck point leader in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado.
Part of the legendary McMillin Motorsports team of San Diego, Andy McMillin, a third-generation desert racer, was the 2006 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 overall winner with Robby Gordon. McMillin drives the No. 31 McMillin Motorsports Chevy CK1500 SCORE Trophy-Truck.
SCORE International, founded in 1973 by the late Mickey Thompson and headed by Sal Fish since 1974, continues today as the premier sanctioning body in the sport of desert racing. SCORE races feature 17 Pro and three Sportsman classes for cars and trucks in the U.S. with 10 additional Pro and three more Sportsman classes for motorcycles and ATVs competing in the races in Mexico. SCORE races in the U.S. average nearly 200 entries while the average in Mexico, with motorcycle and ATV classes running as well as the cars and trucks is over 300.
Pre-running on the approximately 650-mile loop course that will start and finish in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada will officially begin on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season.
The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 also features the $5,000 Volkswagen bonus to the highest finishing Volkwagen-powered vehicle in the race. Among the other special awards at the event will be the Sal Fish IronRider award presented to all declared motorcycle and ATV riders who are official finishers of the race while riding solo.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.
For more information regarding Off Road Warehouse, contact ORW at 800.341.7757 or visit their website at www.offroadwarehouse.com.

[11wnb]

If the posts on RDC are correct and the course runs down La Rumorosa and onto Laguna Salada, wont it be dark or nearly so when the cars hit the Pacific side? What do you guys think?

[AngerIssues]

If the posts on RDC are correct and the course runs down La Rumorosa and onto Laguna Salada, wont it be dark or nearly so when the cars hit the Pacific side? What do you guys think?


Ah... but the race is only 600'ish miles... so it might be close. Like I said, we may have to pick another spot... but I'm staying on the highway 1 side.

[straightaxle]

If the posts on RDC are correct and the course runs down La Rumorosa and onto Laguna Salada, wont it be dark or nearly so when the cars hit the Pacific side? What do you guys think?


........or the sun will be coming back up!

[AngerIssues]

........or the sun will be coming back up!

That works too... watch the Trophy Trucks at dusk, and the Class 3 boys at dawn! :D :D

[11wnb]

That works too... watch the Trophy Trucks at dusk, and the Class 3 boys at dawn! :D :D

Not a bad idea. Still planning on Erendira?

[AngerIssues]

Not a bad idea. Still planning on Erendira?

Ya...but let's see the final 1000 map and entry times. If we have to move, we will. I think we should plan on a Class 3 pit and see who shows up!!!

kw

[Scott]

Not that we've been much competition the past couple of years, but we are officially "OUT" for this year's B1K. We underwent some serious mods after last years fiasco, and based on where it is right now we don't think we can put a solid racer on the starting line in the next 45 days. My relo to Europe this year really put us behind with no one on the ground to really "drive" the makeover to completion. Too bad, because we were really looking forward to a short loop this year!

Good luck to all you guys who make the trip -- See ya next year.

Scott
Endeavor Racing

[retroblazer]

I have another new/expanded expense, the new sat. tracking gear. How much again?

[Broncodawg]

Scott, Sorry to hear you won't be there, know how much this meant to you
after last years problems! Come out anyway and hang.
With you around, we'd sure know our 3rd member bolts were tight and full of oil! :(:o;):rolleyes:
Hope you make it next year.

[Scott]

Scott, Sorry to hear you won't be there, know how much this meant to you
after last years problems! Come out anyway and hang.
With you around, we'd sure know our 3rd member bolts were tight and full of oil! :(:o;):rolleyes:
Hope you make it next year.

Thanks -- I'm really gonna miss it this year. It's my annual stress reliever! We've been a 1 race a year team, so if you miss that "1", then it really sucks. I think we're gonna have to add a second race if we ever want to have a chance of finishing the "1". I'm almost 100% certain we'll be racing somewhere in Q1 '09, returning to Baja in November. You guys have fun without me(like you wouldn't anyway!), and definitely check those rear diff bolts! :(

Good luck fellas...Scott

[Tazz]

Pre run map is up on the score site.
http://www.score-international.com/baja1000/images/Map.pdf

[AngerIssues]

Pre run map is up on the score site.
http://www.score-international.com/baja1000/images/Map.pdf

SWEET, thanks!

I had a dream about it last night.

UH... potential change of plans.

Has anyone driven the beach route from Puerticitos (below San Felipe) to Cocoa's Corner? My new pit might be a one-way dead-end street to the bottom of the course. That might not work well for others, (anyone is still welcome to come along, but it puts me 100 or 200 more miles closer to the Bay of LA (night two). I would be willing to be a "bye-bye" pit. Racers have the option to check in with us before heading into Matomi. Cold water or warm coffee (most likely), we would have a jack, maybe a tire, and 10 gallons of race gas if needed. Small gen and lights. Off into the night you go, and we say bye-bye. Could be a nice touch. Something to think about!! It might prevent your team from having to travel so far south, only to be useless the rest of the race, due to logistics.

Ken

[Moss2]

SWEET, thanks!

I had a dream about it last night.

UH... potential change of plans.

Has anyone driven the beach route from Puerticitos (below San Felipe) to Cocoa's Corner? My new pit might be a one-way dead-end street to the bottom of the course. That might not work well for others, (anyone is still welcome to come along, but it puts me 100 or 200 more miles closer to the Bay of LA (night two). I would be willing to be a "bye-bye" pit. Racers have the option to check in with us before heading into Matomi. Cold water or warm coffee (most likely), we would have a jack, maybe a tire, and 10 gallons of race gas if needed. Small gen and lights. Off into the night you go, and we say bye-bye. Could be a nice touch. Something to think about!! It might prevent your team from having to travel so far south, only to be useless the rest of the race, due to logistics.

Ken

I have driven that section many times either on a bike or racing the Bronco. It is a pretty decent washboard graded baja road. Watch the cliffs in the twisties but rest is pretty straight and fast. Stop in at Alfonsinas for shrimp tacos. You can get primitive beach rooms at Gonzaga bay. The road from Cocos to the highway was major deep washboard and a couple big washouts that you may still find some of my tools at.

[AngerIssues]

I have driven that section many times either on a bike or racing the Bronco. It is a pretty decent washboard graded baja road. Watch the cliffs in the twisties but rest is pretty straight and fast. Stop in at Alfonsinas for shrimp tacos. You can get primitive beach rooms at Gonzaga bay. The road from Cocos to the highway was major deep washboard and a couple big washouts that you may still find some of my tools at.


Awesome, thanks for the info!! That helps solidify my plans. Otherwise, I don't think I can make it to Bay of LA Sat. night.

Ken

[straightaxle]

The course does not go all the way to Matomi, it cuts across at Chanate, and comes back in just south of SF. Cuts out that southern 30 miles of whoops!

[Iowa Pete]

Where can we get fuel between Ojos and Hwy3 at RM 280 while prerunning the bikes??
La Rumorosa??
Durango @ Hwy 5??
RM 220 @ Hwy 5??
RM 280 @ Hwy 3??

I don't want to "Push" the fuel window much over 90 miles if possible. If we don't have to carry any extra fuel that would be best as we will already be loaded down with camping provisions. We will be staying the night(s) somewhere on course due to the lack of any good place to leave the truck and trailer and return back later that day while pre-running out of Ojos.

[Joe Rockhead]

Are you guys going to ride the Rumorsa grade section? Looks interesting.From pictures I have seen ,the view looks similar to the views into Carrizo Gorge, if you follow the old railroad tracks from the Imperial Valley towards Jucumba.

[Iowa Pete]

We are still planning our route, but tenatively we are going to head down to Ensenada on Sunday Nov 16th and try to get in a short ride from Hwy 1(RM 560) over to Hwy 3 near Ojos.

On Monday Morning 17th, ride from Ojos on course to Mexilcali. Camp north east of Laguna Salada for the night just off the course.

On Tuesday 18th follow the course down to Cerro el Borrego (Hwy 3),skip the San Felipe loop and head to Mike's. Camp at Mike's.

On Wednesday 19th get up and ride from Mike's to San Vicente and see if we still want to be on bikes anymore once we hit SV or finish up on course over to Santo Tomas.

We will ride almost the entire course less the San Felpie Loop over the 3 1/2 days. This of course is us talking about this before actually doing it and things can change in a falsh in the Baja.

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark

October 6, 2008

For 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Live SCORE Start Draw Saturday highlights SCORE fiesta
At newest Off Road Warehouse facility in Temecula, Calif.


Off-Road vendors, SCORE desert racing vehicle displays,
Bar-B-que all part of Noon to 5 p.m. free public event


LOS ANGELES—Saturday’s LIVE drawing for starting positions for November’s 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will highlight a special open-house at the newest Off Road Warehouse facility in Temecula, Calif.
The SCORE Baja 1000 day at the Off Road Warehouse in Temecula will run from Noon until 5 p.m. and the actual live drawing will be held for start positions, by class, at 2 p.m.
Open to the public at no charge the special day at the store, located at 26901 Jefferson Avenue (just north of the Winchester exit on I-15), will include a bar-b-que, a pit crew competition, vendor’s village, along with appearances by several of the top SCORE desert racers and numerous SCORE desert racing vehicles on display. There will also be special showings of official SCORE Baja race DVDs produced by Aura360 along with a raffle for Coco’s Corner and another for Baja Pits.
With over 300 entries expected from over 30 U.S. States and more than 15 countries expected to compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races will be held Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada, Mexico. Completing its 35th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series.
While late entries are expected up to race day, nearly 250 entries are expected in time for Saturday’s live start drawing.
A unique part of Saturday’s drawing will be the special drawing for the top 10 finishers from the nearest previous race entered in the current race in both SCORE Trophy-Truck and the unlimited Class 1. For this race it will be the top 10 finishers from this year’s 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500.
The top 10 finishers in SCORE Trophy-Truck from the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 were: B.J. Baldwin, Mark Post/Rob MacCachren, Brian Collins, Roger Norman/Larry Roeseler, Ron Whitton, Robbie Pierce, Cameron Steele, Rick D. Johnson, Chad Ragland and Scott Steinberger.
In the unlimited Class 1, the top 10 finishers from the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 were: Luis Ramirez Jr., Dale Ebberts/Brad Etter, Armin Schwarz/Martin Christensen, Brian Parkhouse, Eric Chase, Pat Dean, Miguel Sandoval, Rob Bruce, Chuck Dempsey and B.J. Richardson.
“We have announced the race course and entries are starting to come in at a faster pace now,” said Sal Fish, the legendary desert racing pioneer who has been part of SCORE since soon after it was founded in 1973. “The Mexican government and tourism officials have assured us that all the safety measures implemented at this year’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and Tecate SCORE Baja 500 races. The course is fantastic with portions we haven’t raced on for 12 years so we’re looking forward to another spectacular and memorable event at the Granddaddy of all desert races.”
The new 6,000-square foot ORW Temecula store is the fifth outlet of the popular group in San Diego County. Off Road Warehouse, headquartered in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego has been a racer’s favorite since 1972. The Temecula store celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 27. With over 1 million items to choose from, ORW outlets present over 600 product lines in their colorful showrooms.
Red Bull will be providing entertainment for the fiesta and among the vendors participating will be Dion & Sons and MasterCraft.
Leading the group of racers and vehicles on display will be B.J. Baldwin, Chuck Hovey, Robbie Pierce, Curt LeDuc, and Andy McMillin as well as the All German Motorsports’ BMW-powered Jimco open-wheel desert race car that races in the unlimited Class 1 in the SCORE Desert Series.
Currently second in 2008 SCORE Class 1 point standings, Martin Christensen, of Escondido, Calif., the team’s second driver, will be part of the festivities on Saturday. Driver of record for the team this year is Germany’s Armin Schwarz, a veteran World Rally Championship series driver. The team has won their class this year both in March’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and the recent SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300.
Baldwin, of Las Vegas, was the 2006 SCORE Trophy-Truck season point champion and is the current SCORE Trophy-Truck point leader in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado.
Part of the legendary McMillin Motorsports team of San Diego, Andy McMillin, a third-generation desert racer, was the 2006 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 overall winner with Robby Gordon. McMillin drives the No. 31 McMillin Motorsports Chevy CK1500 SCORE Trophy-Truck.
Also on display will be the new VW-powered Penhall open-wheel desert race car owned by Hollywood television producer Richard Langley, who produces the popular COPS TV show. The new SCORE Lite ‘COPS’ vehicle will be driven by Derek Hill, a veteran pavement racer and son of the late Phill Hill, the popular former F-1 champion. Hill has raced in a variety of series, including the American Le Mans series, Toyota Atlantic series and the Formula 3000 series but this will be his first attempt at desert racing.
SCORE International, founded in 1973 by the late Mickey Thompson and headed by Sal Fish since 1974, continues today as the premier sanctioning body in the sport of desert racing. SCORE races feature 17 Pro and three Sportsman classes for cars and trucks in the U.S. with 10 additional Pro and three more Sportsman classes for motorcycles and ATVs competing in the races in Mexico. SCORE races in the U.S. average nearly 200 entries while the average in Mexico, with motorcycle and ATV classes running as well as the cars and trucks is over 300.
Pre-running on the approximately 634-mile loop course that will start and finish in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada will officially begin on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season.
The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 also features the $5,000 Volkswagen bonus to the highest finishing Volkwagen-powered vehicle in the race. Among the other special awards at the event will be the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award presented to all declared motorcycle and ATV riders who are official finishers of the race while riding solo.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.
For more information regarding Off Road Warehouse, contact ORW at 800.341.7757 or visit their website at www.offroadwarehouse.com.

[fj40]

Where can we get fuel between Ojos and Hwy3 at RM 280 while prerunning the bikes??
La Rumorosa??
Durango @ Hwy 5??
RM 220 @ Hwy 5??
RM 280 @ Hwy 3??

I don't want to "Push" the fuel window much over 90 miles if possible. If we don't have to carry any extra fuel that would be best as we will already be loaded down with camping provisions. We will be staying the night(s) somewhere on course due to the lack of any good place to leave the truck and trailer and return back later that day while pre-running out of Ojos.

Your best bet is in La Rumorosa and ejido Cucapah just north of Durango (RM190) and there are no pemex stations furter down untill you reach San Felipe, RM280 is in the midlle of nowhere, closess fuel is in Valle de la Trinidad, sow even if your skiping the RM290-RM410 loop, you will have a 150 something mile gap, plan ahead and be on the safe side (carry the extra fuel anyway).
There are some entrepreneurs out there in large ejidos that sell fuel out of old rusted 200 lt. cans. we used to buy a little low octane hi priced water down brown fuel just to keep it safe in the way back from our rides.
The good news is that once you cross the graded road at RM100, your going to find a lot of local traffic sow you wont be stranded in the middle off nowhere..... well, at least in that part of the course.
Hope this info can help you.

[Iowa Pete]

That pretty much means we are going to have to pack some extra Fuel on the trip after La Rumorosa. My bike is not a "flex fuel" vehicle and doesn't like the brown watered down gas that much. Sounds like I might need to pack some extra fuel filters also just in case.

Thanks for the info FJ.

[Dan T]

Hey Pete,

We bought gas for the bikes in San Matias before, but it wasn't a full Pemex station. Valle de Trinidad has a nice new Pemex right on the highway.

Dan

[AngerIssues]

Not a bad idea. Still planning on Erendira?


Hi Gilbert, as we discussed, it's important for me to be further south, given my Thanksgiving vacation plans. San Felipe works much better for me, now that the course has been released.

I would encourage you to keep this little trip alive. Your spanish was a big help at the 1000 last year! Others should know that Gilbert was responsible and cautious when warranted, but fun when the time was right. He's also a truck mechanic, and last I checked, had 3 broncos... but might be down to two now.

You and Cam should hook up, and maybe some others too. If the trip is short and budget-minded, that probably works well for Cam also. Not that he is short... oh nevermind....

I hope you guys do get together. Don't let a little thing like my schedule change the trip too much.

So... who is going to team up with Gilbert and watch (maybe pit?) the 1000??

Ken

[Iowa Pete]

Hey Pete,

We bought gas for the bikes in San Matias before, but it wasn't a full Pemex station. Valle de Trinidad has a nice new Pemex right on the highway.

Dan

Hey Dan!!

I am going to have to take to old pig out for a long ride to get some fuel distance readings before heading to Baja. If I can make it 120 - 140 miles on a tank i should be OK. I have a pretty good idea of how far it is between the Pemex stations after Mexicali - Far and Few!!

[Broncodawg]

Ken,
If we come down will you have the mud bath set up?:p
Might work well with your 09 sponsor's ad campaign.
"Takes a mud bath and keeps on working";)
How about:
"Just becuse you're in Baja, doesn't mean it's always dry":eek:

Seriously though, I'm coming down to pit for Moss and altho no firm plans yet,
would like to end up on the SF side, so maybe we hook up. Will keep you posted.

[Moss2]

Hey Dan!!

I am going to have to take to old pig out for a long ride to get some fuel distance readings before heading to Baja. If I can make it 120 - 140 miles on a tank i should be OK. I have a pretty good idea of how far it is between the Pemex stations after Mexicali - Far and Few!!

Hey Pete I cant remember if you had a big tank on that bike? Ive got a spare 4.7gal that fits 89 up 600s that we could baling wire on there if not.

[Tazz]

BFG online pit reg, opened today for those that are using them.
http://www.rlhcomm.com/BFG.htm
map here http://www.rlhcomm.com/BFG/RACES/08BAJA%201000/BFG%20Prerun%20map.pdf

Dan

[Iowa Pete]

Hey Ken! I do have an aftermarket tank on the bike and I think it is a 4.0 gal.

I would check in out but my bike is in the shop right now getting the top end rebuilt - Rings, valves, Springs, Rocker arms, and a Cam. It burned quite a bit of oil last year pre-running and when the shop tested it the rings and valves were leaking.

I picked up a 1.3 gal aux tank that mounts up to the front number plate area and that should get me from Pemex to Pemex no problem.

[chupakabras]

SO FAR,
CLASE 3 (4)
301Gale Pike
300 Donald Moss
303 Darren Skilton
349 Scott Wooden

Nict to see darren skilton back on class 3,. cool,. i just wanna cry, we will miss this race,. fu..............................,

[Dan T]

Nice to see darren skilton back on class 3,. cool,. i just wanna cry, we will miss this race,. fu..............................,

We were looking forward to seeing you at the 1000. You still have a month to get ready. What's the story?

-Dan

[Joe Rockhead]

There are also a couple class 6 racing.Wonder if it is the old Schwacofer 57 Chevy? Or maybe the old Larry Minor Miller Beer car.I think it was an Oldsmobile.Still don't understand why they tried to market a new Olds in Baja racing!???? I have video of the thing.It did pretty good!

[Blanco]

Whats darren skilton Racing?

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark

October 12, 2008

Nearly 350 entries expected
Collins in SCORE Trophy-Truck, G. Steele in M/C
Draw Pole positions for 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Racers from 37 States, 14 countries entered to date in nationally-televised Granddaddy of all desert races;
Race to be held in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, Nov. 19-23

LOS ANGELES—IIf Saturday's ‘live’ drawing for starting positions is any indication, November's 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race should add another colorful chapter to the legacy of the world’s best known desert race. Brian Collins in SCORE Trophy-Truck and Grant Steele in Class 22 for open motorcycles drew the pole positions for the legendary granddaddy of all desert races.
An impressive total of 296 vehicles officially entered in time for Saturday’s live drawing for starting positions, by class, held during the SCORE Fiesta at the newest Off Road Wareouse facility in Temecula, Calif.
With nearly 350 entries expected to compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races will be held Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada, Mexico. Completing its 35th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series. To date entries have come from 37 U.S. States and 14 countries.
While late entries are accepted up to race day, the total of 296 entries officially entered in time for Saturday’s live start drawing represents the third-largest drawing total in the 41-year history of the storied event.
The SCORE Baja 1000 day Saturday included the Baja Pits bar-b-que, a pit crew competition, vendor’s village, along with appearances by several of the top SCORE desert racers and numerous SCORE desert racing vehicles on display. There were also be special showings of official SCORE Baja race DVDs produced by Aura360 along with a raffle for Coco’s Corner and another for Baja Pits.
With massive crowds reaching nearly 300,000 anticipated to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels through the Pine Forest to near Mexicali, down Laguna Salada to San Felipe and back to the Pacific Coast through Santo Tomas covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula. The race will start for the 34th time and finish for the 19th time in Ensenada.
The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Friday, Nov. 21) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line. Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 14 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.
The race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero along the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
Collins, 46, of Las Vegas, is currently second in SCORE Trophy-Truck points and won this year’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in March in his No. 12 Dodge Ram1500. Splitting the driving with Collins will be veteran racer Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif. The drawing featured a season-high 30 entries in the SCORE Trophy-Truck, the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks.
Grant Steele, 38, Temecula, Calif., and his team, will lead 14 entries to date in Class 22 for open motorcycles on a Honda CRF450X.
Drawing the first start in the ATV classes was the veteran team led by Greg Row, 45, Alpine, Calif., who will ride a Bombardier DS650 in Class 25.
A unique part of Saturday’s drawing was the special drawing for the top 10 finishers from the nearest previous SCORE Baja race entered in the current race in both SCORE Trophy-Truck and the unlimited Class 1. For this race it was the top 10 finishers from this year’s 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500.
NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., whose roots are in SCORE desert racing, drew the 28th starting position in SCORE Trophy-Truck in the Team Gordon No. 77 Chevy CK1500. Gordon will be heading to the the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 right after driving in the NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale in Florida on Nov. 16.
Making its debut in the race in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division will be the new No. 81 Volkswagen Baja Race Touareg TDI, the first clean Turbo-diesel vehicle ever raced in SCORE Trophy-Truck. The new vehicle will be driven by the veteran team of Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. With seven career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins between them, including three together, Miller/Arciero drew the 14th starting position for the race in the first Turbo-diesel to run in the featured SCORE racing division.
Three entries with second-generation SCORE desert racers feature drivers who are running NASCAR series. Las Vegas’ Brendan Gaughan is a NASCAR Truck Series regular who will race in the unlimited Class 1 in Baja, while Justin Loftin, Westmorland, Calif., who drives in the NASCAR West Series and Brian Ickler, Poway, Calif., who has won four races this year in the NASCAR East Series
“To have 295 entries in the drawing for start positions for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is incredible any year, but to have it this year with everything going on in the U.S. and the world is phenomenal,” said Sal Fish, the legendary desert racing pioneer who has been part of SCORE since soon after it was founded in 1973. “We have had eight races in 40 previous races in this event with 300 or more starters so it looks like this year’s race will join the very elite 300 club.”
Pre-race festivities on Thursday, Nov. 19, for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
While entries will be accepted up to race morning (Friday, Nov. 21), late entries will be assigned the next available number and starting position within each class.
The post-race Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Survivor’s Celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23.
Besides Collins/Hovey, Miller/Arciero and Gordon, other entries among the veterans in the talented 30-truck field in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division include Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas (No. 1-Ford F-150), B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas (97-Chevy Silverado), Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif. (8-Ford F-150), Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif. (35-Chevy Silverado), Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix (Cadilllac Escalade), Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif./Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz. (33-Toyota Tundra), Mexico's Gus Vildosola/Gus Vildosola Sr. (No. 4-Ford F-150), Honolulu’s Alan Pflueger (28-Chevy Silverado), Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz. (39-Ford F-150), Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz. (2-Ford F-150), Scott Steinberger, Cypress, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif. (7-Ford F-150), Jesse James, Sunset Beach, Calif. (54-Chevy CK1500), Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif./Ricky Johnson, Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (72-Ford F-150), Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix (84-Chevy Silverado), Ed Stout, Irvine, Calif. (13-Ford F-150) and Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas (96-Chevy Silverado).
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are SCORE Trophy-Truck (30), Class 1 (27), SCORE Lite and Class 5/1600 (13 each), Class 1-2/1600 (12) and Class 10 (10).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 has the most entries to date with 14, followed by Class 30 with 11.
Leading the seven Sportsman classes in the race is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc which had 32 entries and Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc which had 16 entries in the drawing.
Drawing first start in Class 1 was Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., in a HMS-Chevy, while first off in SCORE Lite will be Jake Jones, Aliso Viejo, Calif., in a Henry-VW. First off in Class 5/1600 will be Ernie Negrete, San Diego in a 1600cc VW Baja Bug, first in Class 1-2/1600 is Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., in a Mirage-VW and leading Class 10 into the desert will be Adam Ashcraft, Vista, Calif., in an AlumiCraft-VW.
Among the other early entries is the venerable Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., who is one of the only two individuals who has raced in all 40 previous Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 races.
The legendary Hall, 69, of Reno, Nev., has a race-record 19 career class wins in this race and is the only driver to have competed every year in a car or truck class. Hall returns this year as the defending class champion in a Hummer H3 in the Stock Mini class.
Pre-running on the approximately 634-mile loop course will officially begin on Saturday, Nov. 1. Pre-running will be allowed only from Ojos Negros and back. One way pre-running from the start to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Wednesday and Thursday of race week (Nov. 19 and 20).
It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula.
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the fifth consecutive year, scheduled to air at 1 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 14 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season.
The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 also features the $5,000 Volkswagen bonus to the highest finishing Volkwagen-powered vehicle in the race. Among the other special awards at the event will be the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award presented to all declared motorcycle and ATV riders who are official finishers of the race while riding solo.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
Additional associate sponsors, for the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is the Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada.
The new 6,000-square foot ORW Temecula store is the fifth outlet of the popular group in San Diego County. Off Road Warehouse, headquartered in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego has been a racer’s favorite since 1972. The Temecula store celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 27. With over 1 million items to choose from, ORW outlets present over 600 product lines in their colorful showrooms.
Red Bull provided entertainment for the fiesta and among the vendors participating were Baja Pits, Dion & Sons and MasterCraft.
For more information on the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com (http://www.score-international.com/).
For more information on the Off Road Warehouse, visit www.offroadwarehouse.com (http://www.offroadwarehouse.com/).



41st Annual TECATE SCORE BAJA 1000
Nov. 19-23, 2008
Final round of five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

TOTAL ENTRIES in Saturday's Start Draw: 296
(37 States, 14 Countries)(as of 10/11/08)




PRO CARS & TRUCKS
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (30)
12 Brian Collins
7 Scott Steinberger
35 Robbie Pierce
97 B.J. Baldwin
8 Roger Norman
33 Chad Ragland
39 Ron Whitton
1 Mark Post
71 Rick D. Johnson
16 Cameron Steele
47 James Bult
92 Jeff Smith
13 Ed Stout
81 Mark Miller
2 Pete Sohren
84 Nick Vanderwey
28 Alan Pflueger
4 Gus Vildosola Jr.
38 Garron Cadiente
50 Jason McNeil
72 Kash Vessels
51 Kory Scheeler
20 Justin Lofton
54 Jesse James
69 Francisco Cervantes
96 Bobby Baldwin
22 Damen Jefferies
77 Robby Gordon
34 Dan Friedkin
78 Lloyd Sproule
CLASS 1 (27)
101 Chuck Dempsey
102 B.J. Richardson
103 Rob Bruce
104 Eric Chase
105 Dale Ebberts
106 Brian Parkhouse
107 Armin Schwarz
108 Pat Dean
109 Luis Ramirez Jr.
110 Todd Welling
111 Charles Rudolph
112 Josh Rigsby
113 Brian Robinson
114 Mike Voyles
115 Steve Raskett
116 Mike Walser
117 Ron Brant
118 Harley Letner
119 Armin Kremer
120 Jay Manning
121 Lobsam Yee
122 Ronny Wilson
123 Brendan Gaughan
124 Randy Wilson
125 Dale Lenk
126 Lee Patton
127 Mark Weyhrich
CLASS 1-2/1600 (12)
1601 Adam Pfankuch
1602 Chris Langmayer
1603 Edgar Alvarez Jr.
1604 Eliseo Garcia
1605 Cody Robinson
1606 Arturo Velazco
1607 Scott Graham
1608 Brent Parkhouse
1600 David Caspino
1610 Manuel Cruz
1648 Cory Boyer
1649 Josue Delgado
CLASS 3 (4)
301Gale Pike
300 Donald Moss
303 Darren Skilton
349 Scott Wooden
CLASS 5 (3)
501 Kevin Carr
502 Jim Anderson
519 Vince Wavra
CLASS 5/1600 (13)
551 Ernie Negrete
552 Ruben Gutierrez Jr.
550 Mario Reynoso
554 Mark Low
555 Colin Campbell
556 Alonso Angulo
557 Tommy Craft
558 Carlos Iribe
575 Pedro Athie
576 Javier Morales
577 Jose Montoya
578 Marcos Nunez
579 Greg Perryman
CLASS 6 (2)
601 Marc Burnett
602 Benjamin Wright
CLASS 7 (4)
701 Scott Ulrich
702 Chris Taylor
700 Dan Chamlee
704 Bandon Walsh
CLASS 7SX (6)
741 Alberto Iriarte
742 Heidi Steele
740 Rich Severson
757 Jim Hinesley
758 Billy Bunch
759 John Holmes
CLASS 8 (5)
801 Joan C. Lopez
802 Andrea Tomba
803 Tom Bradley Sr.
804 Noah Ostanik
805 Glen Greer
CLASS 9 (1)
901 Jay Wells
CLASS 10 (10)
1001 Adam Ashcraft
1002 Mike Lawrence
1003 Jesus Gonzalez
1004 Tim Pangborn
1005 Brendan Fikes
1006 Brady Helm
1007 Mark Hutchins
1008 Will Higman
1009 Lonny Hart
1049 John Hsu
SCORE LITE (13)
1201 Jake Jones
1202 Steve Mamer
1203 Perry McNeil
1204 David Callaway
1205 Matt Drever
1206 Luis Barragan
1207 Lee Banning
1208 Gary Johnson
1209 Bill Hernquist
1210 Rick St. John
1211 Roberto Encinas
1248 Derek Hill
1249 Brian Martin
CLASS 11 (3)
1101 Eric Solorzano
1102 Jim Graham
1103 Michael Brown
STOCK FULL (5)
861 Chad Hall
862 Kent Kroeker
863 Josh Hall
860 John Griffin
879 Clyde Stacy
STOCK MINI (3)
760 Rod Hall
761 Steve Kovach
779 Gavin Skilton
PROTRUCK (7)
250 Gary Magness
260 Nils Castillo
235 Jason Voss
277 Jason Horsley
203 Dave Creagan
253 Ken Losch
240 Rob Kittleson
CLASS 17 (3)
1701 Cliff Cook
1718 Bryant Layton
1719 Scott Watkins
BAJA CHALLENGE (13)
BC 1 Mike Cassling
BC 2 Erik Harp
BC 3 Matt Christensen
BC 4 Barry Ellis
BC 5 John McInnis
BC 6 Bill Weber
BC 7 Charles Ferguson
BC 8 Tim Dollander
BC 9 Jay Culbertson
BC 10 Mike Dillard
BC 11 Ron Bauer
BC 12 Victor Avila
BC 20 Chris Kemp

PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22 (14)
2x Grant Steele
3x Cory Evenson
4x Jack McCormick
5x R. Hank Salyer
6x Ryan Penhall
7x Mike Childress
1x Robby Bell
9x Gabriel Williams
10x Caleb Gosselaar
11x Jimmy Lopez
12x Justin Wiberg
13x Jesse Sharpe
14x Rod Thornton
15x Norman Thornhill III
CLASS 21 (4)
101x Marco Bernaldez
102x Jon Kolbensvik
103x Francisco Arredondo
104x Edy Garcia
CLASS 20 (5)
151x Larry Perkins
152x Tony Rutter
153x Chad Black
168x Mario Acosta
169x Anna Cody
CLASS 30 (11)
301x Rodak Burkat
302x Mordechay Eldar
303x Lloyd Andrew
304x Carlos Chavez
305x Scott Myers
306x Rolf Helland
300x Jim O’Neal
308x Chris Parker
309x Mike Johnson
310x Larry Gross
311x Rob Swan
CLASS 40 (7)
401x Stuart Goggins
402x Darren Griffiths
403x Steve Corrie
404x Mike Prunty
405x Michael Korenwinder
406x Brian Campbell
400x Brett Helm
CLASS 50 (6)
501x Ben van Ziltveld
502x Kenny Hayden
503x Gary Barr
504x Charles Wallace
548x Chris Haines
500x Jim O’Neal
CLASS 60 (2)
618x Richard Jackson
600x Donald E. Lewis

PRO ATVS
CLASS 25 (7)
2a Greg Row
3a Jason Greenhaw
1a Danny Prather
5a Stefano Caputo
6a Javier Robles
7a Reid Rutherford
8a Wayne Matlock
CLASS 24 (5)
101a Craig Christy
102a Shawn Robins
103a Tom Wright II
104a Benjamin Lopez Jr.
105a Abraham Romero

SPORTSMAN
SPT CAR (5)
1400 Peter Lang
1401 Jerry Smith
1402 Shaun Dunbar
1403 George Jackson
1419 Jose Quintero
SPT TRUCK (3)
1501 Mike Long
1500 Keith Growe
1503 Bob Land
SPT UTV (4)
1801 John Crowley
1802 Sergio Castillo
1800 Thomas Graves
1819 Mark Lindsay
SPT SIDECAR (1)
1SC Lanaro Sandro
SPT M/C 250< (16)
201xTravis Armitage
202x Mark Springer
203x Bernard Caradec
204x Matt Ladendorf
205x Scott Anderson
206x Jesus Rios
207x Seppo Saarinen
208x Greg Willitts
209x Anthony Nicodemo
210x Yuval Sharon
211x Tim Pritchard
212x Fred Sobke
213x Ronnie Wilson
214x Jason Lulis
215x Sol Saltzman
249x Yoram Lavee
SPT M/C 250> (32)
251x Randy Roy
252x Stephan Duchaine
253x John Crowley
254x Erik Litzenberg
255x Tomoki Hayashi
256x Jeff Moore
257x Adrian Lovelace
258x Michael Ott-Eulberg
259x Jay Wilgus
260x Mike Kaplan
261x Jeff Leonard
262x Ray Grupp
263x Mark Lucke
264x Jeff Martin
265x Bill Gilbert
266x Adam McCamish
267x Jack Pflueger
268x Jeff Chapman
269x Andrew Vela
270x Vernon Smith
271x Gary Gonzales
272x Carlos Becerril
273x Luis Napoles
274x Duncan Ragsdale
275x Matt DeVall
276x Craig Anstine
277x Greg Matherly
278x Yvan Perroud
279x Davy Patterson
280x Andy Padulo
281x Graham Wilson
282x Robbie McAlerney
SPT ATV (10)
51a Martin O’Leary
52a Marco Geraldo
53a Josh Hogan
54a Joselito Muro
55a Mario Yorba
56a Roberto Ruiz
57a Warren Lovelace
58a Ken Lehmann
98a Gustavo Ameca
99a Mike Penland

[Joe Rockhead]

I was wondering the same thing.I thought it may be the Jeep that was in DirtSports last month.But I was told it is a Wrangler 6 cyl that runs Jeepspeed.Apparently there are pics of the build on RDC.

[Blanco]

So whos going & whats your plans, I really wanna go but..........................
Cant really justify it. :o
Is anyone going just for contingency or the start?
I'm thinking about maybe just doing contingency & the start. http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/shrug.gif

[chupakabras]

We were looking forward to seeing you at the 1000. You still have a month to get ready. What's the story?

-Dan

the story goes like this, , well, i'm goanna be daddy for the second time in two weeks,. so, no money from me for this race,. and by that time mi baby dougther will have just 4 weeks in this world, can't leave my wife alone right now with my newborn and my two year old doughter,. so,. we really don't know yet,. will see,. but,.

..
our car is ready, will see.

[chupakabras]

So whos going & whats your plans, I really wanna go but..........................
Cant really justify it. :o
Is anyone going just for contingency or the start?
I'm thinking about maybe just doing contingency & the start. http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/shrug.gif

if we don't race, i wanna do that,. just contingency and start, and then follow the race on line, :D:D

[Blanco]

if we don't race, i wanna do that,. just contingency and start, and then follow the race on line, :D:D
Unfortunitly thats about all I can do this year as well.... :(

[Rocketman]

Saturday November 15
Border crossing at Mexicali somewhere in the vicinity of 8 am. At about RM 148 we'll pick up the course and follow it (this is called prerunning) to about RM 220 where we'll jump back on the pavement at the Hwy 5 Causeway to San Felipe. hotel, drinks, food..
Sunday November 16
Head south out of Felipe after breakfast on the malecon. through Puertocitos and onto Gonzaga. Lunch at Alphonsina's?? Continue down to Coco's (closed) and on to Bahia de Los Angeles. Accommodations should be readily available in Bay of LA as the race does not go that far south. Either Motel or camp .

Monday November 17
Many options here. Chelada? Panga and snorkel? Beach and Beer? Quick run to Animas Bay?? All day at the taco stand? Bone Beach?? Day trip to San Borja?? Find a welding shop? Another night at Bay Of LA.

Tuesday November 18
Head north, this time via Hwy 1. At Catavina we'll stop for tacos at Santa Inez. From Catavina we'll pick up the 1000 course from last year and run it backwards to El Rosario. About 100 miles. spend the night in El Rosario or San Quintin

Wednesday November 19
Head up San Telmo Road and pick up last years' course again to Mike's Sky Rancho for the night.

Thursday November 20
Down from Mike's to Valle de Trinidad and then on Hwy 3 to the pit area at Borrego. Race Mile 285/405. Those who need resupply or have business to tend to (fireworks) in San Felipe can head into town and TCB.

Friday November 20
2008 Baja 1000 race day. Lots of work to do. Gonna catch the bikes and cars twice at our pit.

Saturday November 21
Close down the pit and get it loaded back on the trailer. Head north. Cross the border at Mexicali/ Calexico East. Head back north towards home.


But this will change as it always does have a change or two on the fly....

[AngerIssues]

Saturday November 15
Friday November 20
2008 Baja 1000 race day. Lots of work to do. Gonna catch the bikes and cars twice at our pit.




I have not looked that closely at the map recently, but my dad concurs we can catch the vehicles twice in one spot (or very close). 3 of us will be at that spot outside of San Felipe, whereever that is. We will probably have a rudimentary pit. Jack, hand tools, cooler full of beer. Oh, maybe a radio :o)

Ken

[straightaxle]

The course will cross over itself at Borrego, on hwy 3 above Laguna Diablo. BFG pit 2 and 3 will be in the same location. It is bound to be crowded there even when we come through, with other entries that started in front of us coming around after finsishing the San Felipe loop. We are estimating it will take us about 3 1/2 hrs to do the San Felipe loop, first time through about 8 pm, and the second about 11:30. Gonna be another long night, we will have some new KC's!

[flyinbronco]

The course will cross over itself at Borrego, on hwy 3 above Laguna Diablo. BFG pit 2 and 3 will be in the same location. It is bound to be crowded there even when we come through, with other entries that started in front of us coming around after finsishing the San Felipe loop. We are estimating it will take us about 3 1/2 hrs to do the San Felipe loop, first time through about 8 pm, and the second about 11:30. Gonna be another long night, we will have some new KC's!

I can't wait!!!!!!!

[fj40]

This is getting very interesting, this must be the most fan friendly MIL in many years (overlapping course and good graded access roads), this year I am planing on joining BAJA PIT´s pit in Valle de la Trinidad (time to give something back to this guys), and because of the general tire deal, it´s going to be a good workout.

[Blanco]

'08 race map.

[AngerIssues]

'08 race map.


I have to say, my only concern with catching the race down in the Borrego area where it comes through twice... if zoo road gets that crazy during a normal race or a 250... can you imagine this spot? Every local within 600 miles is going to congregate on this spot.

I hope someone shows up early, takes a picture of the place, and then gets a nice photo of the carnage left behind afterwords. It will be a total landfill... they just forget to dig the hole and bury the trash.

I'm really unsure about even trying to spectate there... any single place you can see course twice is going be insane.

I guess I could see finding a spot to watch.... then MOVE to another spot to watch the second pass. But who do ya watch? the TT's on pass two while the "cool" cars are going through on pass 1?? :D

[Blanco]

http://www.4wdandsportutility.com/features/jeep/0812_4wd_1998_jeep_wrangler_desert_race_car/index.html

These guys have announced the plans to take on Class 3 at the Baja 1000.

Glad to see new blood in Class 3. :)

[jkrell]

http://www.4wdandsportutility.com/features/jeep/0812_4wd_1998_jeep_wrangler_desert_race_car/index.html

These guys have announced the plans to take on Class 3 at the Baja 1000.

Glad to see new blood in Class 3. :)

Thanks....well its new blood and some old class 3 blood.....Darren Skilton and I will be racing in the Wrangler together.

What class 3 average mph takes down the win? Anybody venture a guess?

[petepecas]

Very tidy...:)well used space, TWO spares in a wrangler, looks like a winner.
As far as average speed to win, Mr. Skilton should know, but my guess is do 35 and you are IN.

[Rocketman]

Anyone from here that ends up in the borrego area stop in and say hi. you'll be able to locate our pit by all the locosmocos windsheild banners and baja pits/locosmocos signs....we will have some major realestate for our pit my guess we will have 60 plus people working in our pit...and yes the population of that intersection will probably be more than that of san felipe, valle de t and a coulpe other towns combined!!!

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark (702) 735-7123

October 21, 2008

Over 350 entries expected
From SCORE Trophy-Truck to M/C Sidecar, 37 U.S. States,
15 countries among entries in 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Internationally-televised Granddaddy of all desert races
To be held Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

LOS ANGELES—Legends have a way of becoming even more legendary as time goes by and with over 350 entries from across the world, November’s 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 promises to add even more diamonds in the brilliant crown of the world-famous Granddaddy of all desert races.
From Connecticut to Florida and Alaska to Hawaii in the U.S. and from Japan to Australia and England to New Zealand, entries for the internationally-televised greatest spectacle of desert racing in the world have come from 37 U.S. States and 15 countries.
With over 350 entries expected to enter in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the greatest spectacle of desert racing in the world will be held Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Completing its 35th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series.
While a majority of the international entries are motorcycles and ATVs, non-US entries appear in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division along with the unlimited Class 1 and most of the car and truck classes as well.
From SCORE Trophy-Truck, where there are entries from Mexico and Canada along with the U.S., there is also an international entry in the special Sportsman Sidecar motorcycle class with an international rally team with riders from Switzerland and Italy.
With entries accepted up until the start of the race (Friday, Nov. 21), among the 319 vehicles entered to date are racers from five continents.
In addition to the United States and host country Mexico, entries so far have come from Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain and Switzerland.
“Not only does this race continue to attract the world’s best desert racers year after year, it also attracts adventurers and crossover racers from every corner of the globe,” said Sal Fish, SCORE President/CEO who has been part of the organization since soon after it was founded in 1973. “The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is truly everyman’s race and we have ‘Joe the plumbers’ from all over the U.S. and the world. It is a privilege for SCORE to be able to produce an event that is so carved into the culture of international motorsports.”
The race will start for the 34th time and finish for the 19th time in Ensenada. The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Friday, Nov. 21) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line. Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 14 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.
The race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero along the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
While the U.S. will represent well over half the field, Mexico will be second with as many as 75 drivers/riders of record.
Among the top Mexican nationals racing in the event are SCORE Desert Series regulars in the car and truck classes: Gus Vildosola Jr. and Francisco Cervantes in SCORE Trophy-Truck, Luis Ramirez Jr. and Lobsam Yee in the unlimited Class 1, Ernie Negrete, Mario Reynoso, Carlos Iribe, Ernesto Arambula, Jose Montoya and Marcos Nunez in Class 5/1600, Jose Canchola Jr. (Class 7), Juan C. Lopez and Andrea Tomba (Class 8) and Eric Solorzano (Class 11).
Leading the Mexican contingent entered to date in Motorcycle and ATV classes are Gabriel Williams (Class 22), Marco Bernaldez and Edy Garcia (Class 21) and Javier Robles (Class 25).
Canada is also among the countries with the most entries, including its first two entries ever in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division. Jeff Smith (No. 92) and Lloyd Sproule (No. 78) will both make their SCORE debut in this race.
Among several entries from Australia is the Class 1 team led by Brian Robinson while Germany has two drivers in Class 1 who are SCORE regulars-Armin Schwarz and Armin Kremer.
Switzerland and Italy have entered an international rally team of Sandro Lanaro and Ruedi Howald.
Japan will also have several entries in sportsman motorcycle over 250cc including Tomoki Hayashi and Yuji Kikuchi.
Leading several sportsman motorcycle entries from Israel will be Yoram Lavee, a prominent racer including supermoto, who has entered solo in the SPT M/C under 250cc class.
With massive crowds reaching nearly 300,000 anticipated to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels through the Pine Forest to near Mexicali, down Laguna Salada to San Felipe and back to the Pacific Coast through Santo Tomas covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula.
Pre-race festivities on Thursday, Nov. 20, for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
The post-race Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Survivor’s Celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are SCORE Trophy-Truck (30), Class 1 (28), Class 5/1600 (15), SCORE Lite (14 each) along Class 1-2/1600, Class 10 and Baja Challenge Class (with 13 each).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 has the most entries to date with 15, followed by Class 30 with 11.
Leading the seven Sportsman classes in the race to date is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc with 35 entries and Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc with 15 entries.
Pre-running on the 634-mile loop course will officially begin on Saturday, Nov. 1. Pre-running will be allowed only from Ojos Negros and back. One way pre-running from the start to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Wednesday and Thursday of race week (Nov. 19 and 20).
It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula.
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the fifth consecutive year, scheduled to air at 1 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 14 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season.
The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 also features the $5,000 Volkswagen bonus to the highest finishing Volkwagen-powered vehicle in the race. Among the other special awards at the event will be the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award presented to all declared motorcycle and ATV riders who are official finishers of the race while riding solo.
To date, 16 total motorcycle (14) and ATV (2) riders have declared their attempt to run the race solo to try and earn a Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
Additional associate sponsor for the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is the Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada.
For more information on the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com (http://www.score-international.com/).

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, 702.735.7123

October 22, 2008

SCORE International and Aura360 announce release
Of the official 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 DVD

One-hour Program with Extensive Extra Features Available for Purchase
At www.thebajaunlimited.com (http://www.thebajaunlimited.com/)

PORTLAND, Maine, October 13, 2008---The never before seen DVD special chronicles the 40th running of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 has been released by Aura360 of Maine, the electronic media partner of SCORE International. Some of the world’s best desert racing was filmed, spanning from the vibrant city of Ensenada to the barren and desolate expanses of the Baja Peninsula.
In an unprecedented race to the finish BJ Baldwin in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Sivlerado wins by just seven seconds over the team of Mark Post/Rob MacCachren in the No. 1 Ford F-150 in one of the closest finish in the history of this popular race.
The production, shot using the latest in HD technology, and hosted by ESPN personality Todd Harris, features comprehensive point-to-point coverage of the legendary DVD race. The DVD also includes bonus programming of behind-the-scenes action, interviews and extensive helicopter footage. The DVD can be purchased at the online store (http://www.thebajaunlimited.com/store/products.cfm) on www.thebajaunlimited.com (http://www.thebajaunlimited.com/) for $24.95.
According to Aura360, the one-hour show is scheduled to air on the Discovery HD network as well as ESPN International.
About SCORE
SCORE International, founded in 1973 by the late Mickey Thompson and headed by Sal Fish since 1974, continues today as the premier sanctioning body worldwide in the sport of desert racing. SCORE races feature 17 Pro and two Sportsman classes for cars and trucks in the U.S. with 10 additional Pro and three more Sportsman classes for motorcycles and ATVs competing in the races in Mexico. For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2005 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com (http://www.score-international.com/).
About Aura360
Aura360 was founded to animate client brands through the creation and development of emerging sports properties. Aura360’s marketing expertise is structured into three operating units; Property Ownership, Property Management & Representation, and Consulting.
The Property Ownership division features the Jeep World of Adventure Sports® and the Union Square Street Sessions. Property Management & Representation clients consist of the Men’s Health, Teton Gravity Research (TGR), Blackberry, Red Bull, and SCORE International. Consulting clients include Mountain Creek Resort and Madison Square Garden.

[AngerIssues]

Thanks....well its new blood and some old class 3 blood.....Darren Skilton and I will be racing in the Wrangler together.

What class 3 average mph takes down the win? Anybody venture a guess?


What... that's it? Thanks for posting pictures of the chase car. When is the race car going to be done?

[jkrell]

What... that's it? Thanks for posting pictures of the chase car. When is the race car going to be done?

huh?

[fj40]

What... that's it? Thanks for posting pictures of the chase car. When is the race car going to be done?

Hehehe, sarcasm should be teach as a second languaje... your right Ken, that wrangler looks very prerunny from a distance, but when you find out who's driving it, it´s got to be a very committed racecar, Hope it does well in the race, it will be good for C3.

[jkrell]

Hehehe, sarcasm should be teach as a second languaje... your right Ken, that wrangler looks very prerunny from a distance, but when you find out who's driving it, it´s got to be a very committed racecar, Hope it does well in the race, it will be good for C3.

I picked up on the sarcasm, I just didnt get how the truck could be considered a chase truck, or from you "prerunny". Please, educate me.

[Yikes]

I picked up on the sarcasm, I just didnt get how the truck could be considered a chase truck, or from you "prerunny". Please, educate me.

It's not a Bronco? :D

[jkrell]

It's not a Bronco? :D

Haha, yea probably. Ya know, I used to be a die hard toyota guy but i've discover I really don't care much anymore....Race cars, a race car. Anything can be built solid and fast. I'd build a Winnebago to race baja if there was an opportunity. Imagine the jokes from Angerissues on that one..."hey jkrell, you gonna race that thing or sleep in it???"

[Blanco]

Haha, yea probably. Ya know, I used to be a die hard toyota guy but i've discover I really don't care much anymore....Race cars, a race car. Anything can be built solid and fast. I'd build a Winnebago to race baja if there was an opportunity. Imagine the jokes from Angerissues on that one..."hey jkrell, you gonna race that thing or sleep in it???"
LOL! if you broke down you could kick back in comfort watching your Sat TV & drinking cold beers from the fridge & even have your own clean bathrrom . http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/17.gif

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark 702.735.7123

October 31, 2008

Nearly 375 race entries expected
Nearly US$500,000 posted from Contingency Donors
For November’s 41st annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

General Tire posts SCORE race-record $170,000; Volkswagen of America offering $14,000 regular & $5,000 bonus
As over 60 companies post contingency for Nov. 19-23 Granddaddy of all desert races in Mexico

LOS ANGELES—Contingency, the program where companies post cash and/or products for race teams, has been at the foundation of motorsports for decades and November’s 41st annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 race will see one of the largest postings in desert racing history as over 60 companies have posted almost $500,000 for this year’s version of the Grandaddy of all desert races.
With nearly 375 entries expected to compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races will be held Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada, Mexico. Completing its 35th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series. To date entries have come from 38 U.S. States and 19 countries.
With a cash purse of nearly $150,000, the combined total of nearly $650,000 in cash and contingency postings, this year’s race will have one of the largest totals in the history of the popular grassroots motorsport.
General Tire (GeneralTire.com (http://generaltire.com/)) is posting a SCORE race-record $170,000 contingency program for this race while Volkswagen of America (VW.com (http://vw.com/)), the SCORE Official Vehicle, has posted nearly $20,000 as part of their season-long contingency posting of $100,000 to eligible racers.
“Contingency has always been a major component for desert racing and the commitment from donors for the 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is absolutely amazing,” commented Sal Fish, SCORE President/CEO since soon after it was founded in 1973 and the innovator who brought the contingency concept to desert racing from his experience with the NHRA as the publisher of Hot Rod Magazine. “Contingency is at the backbone of our sport and this year’s posting adds even more incentive for our courageous racers.”
As with all contingency postings, eligible vehicles must use the product and display decals and some have additional requirements as well.
Part of the General Tire posting includes, based on eligibility for the award, a $30,000 bonus to the overall 4-wheel winner of the race, in addition to their class award (which is $20,000 each for SCORE Trophy-Truck and Class 1).
Part of the VW of America posting is a $5,000 bonus to the highest finishing VW-powered 4-wheel vehicle in the race.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors who are also SCORE Contingency donors for the season are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, and McKenzie’s Performance Products.
In addition to the massive General Tire posting, the other company making its first SCORE Contingency donor posting of the year is Ride-On (Ride-On.com (http://ride-on.com/)) tire protection system which has a cash contingency posting worth nearly $4,000.
Pre-running on the 629.74-mile loop course will officially begin on Saturday.
While late entries are accepted up to race day, a total of 353 entries have officially registered for the race as of today which will put the starting field in the top five in the 41-year history of the storied event.
With massive crowds reaching nearly 300,000 anticipated to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels through the Pine Forest over the infamous La Rumorosa grade to near Tecate and Mexicali, down through Laguna Salada to San Felipe and back through El Borregoto the Pacific Coast through Santo Tomas covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula.
Pre-race festivities on Thursday, Nov. 20, for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
The post-race Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Survivor’s Celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are the unlimited Class 1 (30), SCORE Trophy-Truck (29), Class 5/1600 and SCORE Lite (15 each) along with Class 1-2/1600 and Class 10 (14 each) and Baja Challenge Class (13).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 has the most entries to date with 15, followed by Class 30 with 11.
Leading the seven Sportsman classes in the race to date is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc with 41 entries, Sportsman ATV (17) and Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc (16).
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the fifth consecutive year, scheduled to air at 1 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 14 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International. It will mark the seventh time in race history that this legendary adventure has been televised on a major national network.
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season.
Among the other special awards at the event will be the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award presented to all declared motorcycle and ATV riders who are official finishers of the race while riding solo. As an added bonus will be $150 for the fastest SCORE IronRider, $100 for the second fastest and $50 for the third fastest posted by German attorney Michael Ott-Eulberg, who will be making the attempt himself. Ott-Eulberg’s posting has been matched by Tom Wimberly of Bakersfield, Calif. To date, a total of 30 riders (27 motorcycles and 3 ATVs) have official declared that the will be riding solo in the race.
For more information on the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com (http://www.score-international.com/).
Questions regarding SCORE Contingency should be directed to Charlie Engelbart, longtime SCORE Contingency Director, at pt4charlie@aol.com (http://us.mc332.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pt4charlie@aol.com).

2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Contingency donors
The 2008 SCORE Contingency donors who represent those manufacturers and other sport-related companies whose pledges for the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 totals nearly $500,000 (as of 10/31/08)…

Advanced Air Cleaners
Baja Designs
Baja Husky’s
Beard Seats
BFGoodrich Tires, Official Tire of SCORE
Bilstein Shocks, Official Shock of SCORE
CMS Racing Wheels
Cow Race Photos
DeNunzio Racing Products
Desert Specialties
DirtBagz
Dusty Times
FAT Performance
F&L Fuel
Foddrill Motorsports
Fortin Racing
Four Wheel Parts
Fox Shox
General Tires
Goodyear Tires
Howe Performance
Instant Mexico, Official Mexican Auto Insurance
KC HiLites
King Shocks
Lothringer Engineering
Major Performance
MasterCraft
McKenzie’s, Official SCORE Sponsor
Mendeola Transaxles
NEO Oil
Ntensetees
Off-Road Warehouse
Parker Pumper
PCI Race Radios, Official SCORE Sponsor
PIAA Lights
Race Ready Products
Racers Only
Revolution Shocks
Ride-On tire sealant
RLH Communications
Shell Racing Fuel
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[petepecas]

The SCORE website is showing a change in the racecourse by San Vicente, anybody know why? I have not pre runned that section yet...:confused:

[fj40]

hey JKRELL, is this the same Wrangler?

[AngerIssues]

huh?

Awe, just throwing a little fuel on the fire!

It looks great, but I'm not the kind of guy that can just come out and say that!!

What are your plans after the 1000? 09???

Ken

[straightaxle]

The SCORE website is showing a change in the racecourse by San Vicente, anybody know why? I have not pre runned that section yet...:confused:

I have not figured out whether this is on the east or west side of the highway. As I recall there is a pretty good hill there on the west side, with one route straight up, and the other a longer section that sweeps around to the right. Even by the time we were getting there, something would still be trying to climb it.

Speaking of hills, there are a couple of good ones in the RM 65 range. Of course they are steep and rocky with no good ways to bypass them. There are limited areas to pass in the first 130 miles, and it is tight and technical.

[jkrell]

hey JKRELL, is this the same Wrangler?

Ya thats our rig naked...that pic was the first day i rolled it out of the garage after 10 months of work.

Awe, just throwing a little fuel on the fire!

It looks great, but I'm not the kind of guy that can just come out and say that!!

What are your plans after the 1000? 09???

Ken

Thanks Ken...I guess i just didnt realize you were the ball buster type :D

No 100% set plans after baja...Jeepspeed series, score races, vegas to reno are all possibilities....we'll see.

I'm just focused on takin down the moss boys in baja at this point :)

[Blanco]

I'm just focused on takin down the moss boys in baja at this point :)


http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/198012/fullsize/meparto.gif

[Blanco]

I'm just focused on takin down the moss boys in baja at this point :)


http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/198012/fullsize/meparto.gif Good luck!

[fj40]

I'm just focused on takin down the moss boys in baja at this point :)

I am sure Don and Ken will be happy when that happens, and somehow they will be at the finish line to greet you whit a cold one, they are a great bunch of guys.
Good luck in your effort.

[Broncodawg]

I am sure Don and Ken will be happy when that happens, and somehow they will be at the finish line to greet you whit a cold one, they are a great bunch of guys.
Good luck in your effort.
Gotta love the "somehow they will be at the finish line" :cool:
Sounds a lot like they.......already crossed the line to WIN!!:p:D;)

Gonna be a great class race, good luck to all and be safe!

[fj40]

Gotta love the "somehow they will be at the finish line" :cool:
Sounds a lot like they.......already crossed the line to WIN!!:p:D;)

Gonna be a great class race, good luck to all and be safe!

There was no pun intended, but your right, it does sound that way, it´s only a coinquidink.:rolleyes:

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark

November 6, 2008

Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada, Mexico
Norman Mtrspts’ Larry Roeseler hoping to add to legacy
At upcoming 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race

Back in SCORE Trophy-Truck, Roeseler has 16 class wins, with race-record 12 overall crowns (10 on m/c);
Racers from 39 States, 19 countries entered to date in internationally-televised Granddaddy of all desert races

LOS ANGELES—Like Kobe is to the NBA, JJ is to NASCAR, RC is to Supercross, LR is to desert racing in Baja California, Mexico—the one individual everyone wants to beat—if they can. LR, of course, is Larry Roeseler, the most renown of all the great desert racers from around the world who have competed in the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, which will be held for the 41st time Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada.
A Southern California native, Roeseler, 51, has been racing in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 since 1972 and he has compiled an amazing total of 16 class wins, both on two wheels and four wheels, including a race-record 12 overall victories, 10 of which came on a motorcycle.
In any discussion on the legends of Baja, ‘LR’ is at the top of the short list of all-time greats who have earned their places in the history of this most storied of all desert races.
After starting this year without a ride or a team, the man who has tamed the mysterious and majestic Baja peninsula more than any other racer in history, Roeseler will drive in this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 for just the fourth time ever in SCORE Trophy-Truck when he makes his first start in this event for Roger Norman in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.
With nearly 375 entries expected to compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races. Completing its 35th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series. To date entries have come from 38 U.S. States and 19 countries.
“No doubt about it, we want to win the SCORE Baja 1000, and then let the cards fall where they may relative to the season points,” said Roeseler, who rode motorcycles in this race from 1972 through 1994, earning 10 class wins, all of which also brought the overall crown as well.
In his first season racing in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division for high-tech, 800 horsepower unlimited production trucks, Norman decided in May that Larry Roeseler would be the man to help him build his fledgling motorsports team to the elite level it has quickly risen.
Starting the year as a solo driver, Norman, the 45-year-old Reno, Nev., developer who owns the Crystal Bay Casino on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, did not finish the SCORE Laughlin Challenge in January and then had a very respectable fifth place finish in March’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
But Norman knew he needed a second driver to help him continue his quest, especially considering the last three races of the season would also be much longer and much tougher than Laughlin and San Felipe.
Recommended by others who knew him much better, Norman secured the services of Roeseler both as a driver in the desert and a team consultant in the race shop in Irvine, Calif.
In their first race together, Norman/Roeseler finished fourth in May’s Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and backed that up with an impressive overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck victory in September’s SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300.
“I have been extremely fortunate in my desert racing career to have incredible equipment, great co-riders and drivers and superb crews,” said Roeseler, who still does public relations works for Kawasaki as well as race in up to 10 Gran Prix-style motorcycle races each year in age group classes. “I am a product of all the great people I have been associated with for over 35 years in the desert. Even after things changed this year with Terrible Herbst Motorsports, I was able to land another position with another extremely good team that has the commitment, goals, equipment and resources to know we could win races.”
While Roeseler’s race-record of 10 overall motorcycle wins in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 seemed unbeatable when he set it in 1994, it did last 13 years before Honda’s Johnny Campbell, 37, San Clemente, Calif., tied it last year.
“All records are made to be broken and when mine does get surpassed, it couldn’t be done by a better racer and a nicer guy than Johnny Campbell,” said Roeseler, who won his first three overall wins on Husqvarna motorcycles, one on a Yamaha and six on Kawasaki motorcycles.
“Johnny is a great racer with an amazing team and his consistency is very similar to what mine has been which has helped him achieve as much as he has. I do have 12 total overalls with the two Class 1 wins, so I am still ahead of Johnny and the rest of the field in combined overall victories in this great race.”
While Roeseler was the constant on his 10 motorcycle championship teams in this race, he had eight different riding partners over the years. He won his first on a Husky with Mitch Mayes (1976) and his next three with Jack Johnson (1978 and 1979 on a Husky and 1980 on a Yamaha).
His six wins on Kawasaki motorcycles were achieved with Paul Krause and Danny LaPorte (1988), LaPorte and Ted Hunnicutt (1989 and 1990), Hunnicutt and Marty Smith (1991) and his final two with the late Danny Hamel and Ty Davis (1993 and 1994).
The results are clearly evident in the season point standings where they have climbed into contention for the season point championship. They are currently in sixth place with 245, just 26 points out of first place and nine out of second.
Ahead of Norman/Roeseler in SCORE Trophy-Truck points are B.J. Baldwin (271), Brian Collins (254), Mark Post/Rob MacCachren (253), Robbie Pierce (247), and Damen Jefferies (246).
After winning the unlimited Class 1 in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 for a race-record four consecutive years (including two overalls) (2004-2007) while driving with Troy Herbst, Roeseler found himself unemployed in January when Terrible Herbst Motorsports decided to take an indefinite leave from desert racing.
In seven years with Terrible Herbst Motorsports, Roeseler drove in 11 Class 1 victories. In addition to the four SCORE Baja 1000 wins with Troy Herbst, he won the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 four times with Troy, including three consecutive years (2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006).
With Terrible Herbst Motorsports, Roeseler also won the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 with Troy in 2006 and drove solo to win the Tecate SCORE Baja 250 in 2007. He also won the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 with Troy in 2007.
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will mark the just the fourth time in his legendary desert racing career that Roeseler will drive a SCORE Trophy-Truck in this race. After leaving his brilliant desert motorcycle career behind him after winning the 1994 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 on a Kawasaki, Roeseler made his debut in the marquee SCORE desert racing class in the world’s premier desert race, finishing sixth in class in a Walker Evans’ Dodge.
Driving for the popular Team MacPherson from 1996-1999, he drove in SCORE Trophy-Truck just one year, finishing second overall and in SCORE Trophy-Truck in the 1999 race in a Chevy CK1500.
His third attempt in SCORE Trophy-Truck in the once-in-a-lifetime Tecate SCORE Baja 2000 ended up as an early DNF after less than 100 miles when mechanical problems sidelined the Cal Well’s Toyota SR5 that he was to turn over to Ivan Stewart midway through the race.
While Norman/Roeseler will start fifth in SCORE Trophy-Truck, NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., whose roots are in SCORE desert racing, drew the 28th starting position in SCORE Trophy-Truck in the Team Gordon No. 77 Chevy CK1500. Gordon will be heading to the the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 right after driving in the NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale in Florida on Nov. 16. Gordon has three class wins in this race, all overall titles (1989, 1990 and 2006). Running two or three SCORE races a year Gordon has seven career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins, tying him for fifth on the all-time win list in the class with teammates Mark Post and Rob MacCachren.
Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, are the defending Overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck champions in this race in the No. 1 Riviera Racing Ford F-150.
Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., will be the second driver for his son Chad Ragland, in the No. 33 TForce Motorsports Toyota Tundra. Larry Ragland’s 10 career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins are the second most out of the 85 races held in the 15 years since the featured racing class started in 1994.
Starting first in the SCORE Trophy-Truck class will be the team of Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., in the No. 12 Collins Motorsports Mopar Dodge Ram 1500. Collins has five career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins, including driving solo to victory in March’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Leading the SCORE Trophy-Truck point standings is 2006 class point champion B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado. He won this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 500 by just seven seconds over Post/MacCachren. Baldwin, whose father Bobby Baldwin drives the No. 96 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado, has three career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins.
Making its debut in the race in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division will be the new No. 81 Red Bull Volkswagen Baja Race Touareg TDI, the first clean Turbo-diesel vehicle ever raced in SCORE Trophy-Truck. The new vehicle will be driven by the veteran team of Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. With seven career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins between them, including three together, Miller/Arciero drew the 14th starting position for the race in the first Turbo-diesel to run in the featured SCORE racing division.
Four other SCORE Trophy-Truck race winners are entered this year, led by two-time winners Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz. (No. 38 GNR Racing Ford F-150), Hawaii’s Alan Pflueger (No. 28 Pflueger Racing Chevy Silverado) and Bob Shepard, Phoenix, the 2005 season point champion, who will be the third driver this year for Greg Nunley, Tulare, Calif. in the No. 11 Chevy Silverado.
The other driver with one career race win in SCORE Trophy-Truck entered is Mexico’s Gus Vildosola, who will be the second driver for his son Gus Vildosola Jr. in the No. 4 Vildosola Racing Ford F-150.
It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula. Because of the economics and logistics involved, some years it is a peninsula run while most years it is a loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada.
The 631.35-mile race will start for the 34th time and finish for the 19th time in Ensenada. The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Friday, Nov. 21) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line.
Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 14 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.
The race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero along the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
Pre-running on the 631.35-mile loop course officially started on Nov. 1. Pre-running will be allowed only from Ojos Negros and back. One way pre-running from the start to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Wednesday and Thursday of race week (Nov. 19 and 20).
While late entries are accepted up to race day, a total of 359 entries have officially been accepted for the race as of today which will put the starting field in the top five in the 41-year history of the storied event.
With massive crowds reaching nearly 300,000 anticipated to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels through the Pine Forest up over the infamous La Rumorosa grade to near Tecate and Mexicali, down Laguna Salada to San Felipe and back to the Pacific Coast and up through Santo Tomas and back to Ojos Negros on the way back to Ensenada, covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula.
Pre-race festivities on Thursday, Nov. 20, for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
The post-race Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Survivor’s Celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are the unlimited Class 1 (30), SCORE Trophy-Truck (29), Class 5/1600 and Class 1-2/1600 (15 each), SCORE Lite (14) and Class 10 and Baja Challenge Class (13 each).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 for open motorcycles has the most entries to date with 16, followed by age group classes Class 30 with 11 and Class 40 with 10.
Leading the seven Sportsman classes in the race to date is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc (41), Sportsman ATV (17) and Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc (16).
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the fifth consecutive year, scheduled to air at 1 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 14 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season.
The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 also features the $5,000 Volkswagen bonus to the highest finishing Volkwagen-powered vehicle in the race. Among the other special awards at the event will be the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award presented to all declared motorcycle and ATV riders who are official finishers of the race while riding solo.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
Additional associate sponsors, for the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is the Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada.
For more information on the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com (http://www.score-international.com/).

41st Annual TECATE SCORE BAJA 1000
Nov. 19-23, 2008—Final round of five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
TOTAL ENTRIES: 359 (39 States, 19 Countries)


(By Class Starting Order—as of 11/6/08)
Pro Cars & Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK
(Unlimited Production Trucks)
12 Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram 1500
7 Scott Steinberger, Cypress, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Ford F-150
35 Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado
97 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
8 Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150
33 Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif./Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., Toyota Tundra
39 Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150
1 Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
71 Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif./Ricky Johnson, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Ford F-150
16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, Cadillac Escalade
47 James Bult/Jacob Bult, Monee, Ill., Dodge Ram1500
92 Jeff Smith, 41/Greg Hughes, 46, Canada, Chevy Silverado
13 Ed Stout, Santa Ana, Calif., Ford F-150
81 Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Volkswagen Baja Race Touareg TDI
2 Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150
84 Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado
28 Alan Pflueger, Honolulu, Chevy Silverado
4 Gus Vildosola Jr. /Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford F-150
38 Garron Cadiente, 32, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150
50 Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif., Ford F-150
51 Kory Scheeler, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
20 Justin Lofton/Bob Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Chevy Silverado
69 Francisco Cervantes, Chula Vista, Calif./Victor Valdez/Agustin Rasso, Ensenada, Mexico, Chevy El Camino
96 Bobby Baldwin/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
22 Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado
77 Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy Silverado
34 Dan Friedkin, Houston, Danny Sullivan, Vista, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., Toyota Tundra
78 Lloyd Sproule/Derrick Sproule, Canada, Ford F-150
11 Greg Nunley, Tulare, Calif./Don Daniels, Visalia, Calif./Bob Shepard, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado

[AngerIssues]

I was wondering the same thing.I thought it may be the Jeep that was in DirtSports last month.But I was told it is a Wrangler 6 cyl that runs Jeepspeed.Apparently there are pics of the build on RDC.

You guys are funny.

Skilton was the class 3 champion when a certain black bronco came on the scene!!!

The family owns one of the biggest Jeep dealers in the nation (OC)... they have raced kias and jeeps for years... even paris/dakar and god-knows what else.

I've never felt they were much of a threat. At the 500 in 05, one of the highlights of "my little career down here in baja"... I had the fun of chasing them down, passing a 5-1600 to get to them, and finally getting ahead, only to be caught in bottlenecks for 4 or 5 hours. That was the year we all timed out. So did every class stock full, stock mini, class11, and all the class 9's except one lucky guy.

I"m sure someone will argue with me, but until I've been beaten by them, I'm holding my ground.

[AngerIssues]

well, I thought I'd throw this out.

We will be having a "light pit"... we will probably pace the faster cars down the length of the 5 until we "land" somewhere near San Felipe for the night.

We are talking about a jack, an impact, and my race (hand) tools, a cooler full of... well we will have a few waters anyway.

Anyone from this site would be welcome, of course, if there is anything we can do. I suppose we might get real crazy and make some coffee.

MY personal goal is to be at RM 340 by night-fall... in a quiet place where we can enjoy the lights, sights, and sounds of the slower vehicles. Since we are heading south from there (for Thanksgiving), I think this makes sense. I will confirm in the next week.

I can't wait to see the running order there - 10 or so hours into the race (for us fun classes!) :O)

[Moss2]

You guys are funny.

Skilton was the class 3 champion when a certain black bronco came on the scene!!!

The family owns one of the biggest Jeep dealers in the nation (OC)... they have raced kias and jeeps for years... even paris/dakar and god-knows what else.

I've never felt they were much of a threat. At the 500 in 05, one of the highlights of "my little career down here in baja"... I had the fun of chasing them down, passing a 5-1600 to get to them, and finally getting ahead, only to be caught in bottlenecks for 4 or 5 hours. That was the year we all timed out. So did every class stock full, stock mini, class11, and all the class 9's except one lucky guy.

I"m sure someone will argue with me, but until I've been beaten by them, I'm holding my ground.


I think you have to actually enter some races that they are in to keep hold of that argument. Some of you guys that have been sitting it out for a while I bet would be quite embarrassed trying to catch the newer version of the Skilton Honda Ridgeline!

[Tazz]

Thought I would throw this out here, just to make sure I didn't miss anyone, with the short time line. As posted on my board just a minute ago.

Thanks

Dan

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Ok guys it's getting close, I will be doing a last edit of the GPS info and map update. If you need something special let me know.

Current Requests,


A waypoint list for Greg for the stop and start of each chase road, pit locations formatted for the Garmin GPS III plus.

I have request for only the chase roads in URS for the Lowrance units.
If there are other needs let me know. My deadline will be to have these done and uploaded with links for the downloads on my board by Thursday evening. If your timeline for leaving is prior to that drop me a PM.



Dan

[Broncodawg]

Thanks for the help Dan, above and beyond the call considering your not going down this year!

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark

November 13, 2008

Next week in Ensenada, Mexico
Honda’s Johnny Campbell revving for record 11th overall
Motorcycle win at 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race

Campbell’s JCR team has three factory-supported Hondas as well as providing Honda Pit Support program;
Racers from 39 States, 20 countries entered to date in internationally-televised Granddaddy of all desert races;

LOS ANGELES—Desert racing champions become legends in Baja and Southern California’s popular Johhny Campbell is hoping to enter a league of his own by winning a race-record 11th overall motorcycle title next week during the legendary 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. The world’s most grueling and famous desert race will be held Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada.
A veteran American Honda factory rider and former longtime Honda employee, Campbell, 37, of San Clemente, Calif., is completing his first year as owner of Johnny Campbell Racing (JCR) with three factory-supported Honda CRF450X motorcycles entered in Class 22 for open motorcycles that will lead over 150 motorcycles and ATVs into the wilds of the northern part of the magnificent and mysterious Baja California peninsula.
Spending more time with logistics and team management this year, Campbell did pinch hit for then-injured 1x co-rider Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., and won the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 with team rider of record Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif. Campbell is expected to ride about a third of this year’s race as part of the Bell/Norman team in his quest to capture an unprecedented 11th overall motorcycle win. The 1x team won both the SCORE San Felipe 250 and the SCORE Baja 500 this year and the team will be looking to win SCORE career season point titles No. 11 for Campbell, and third straight for Bell and Norman.
Hoping to break the 10-10 tie in overall motorcycles wins with legendary Larry Roeseler in this race, Campbell has also signed up on the JCR’s 10x Honda that will be ridden by Caleb Gasselaar, Juniper Hills, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif./Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif. While Gasselaar and Weigand are new to the Honda team, Cody was part of the overall winning motorcycle team in 2006 and Morton is a veteran Baja racer with four career class wins in this race.
Riding the third JCR entry, the No. 16x Honda will be the ‘futures’ that features newcomers San Clemente, Calif./Justin Seeds, Phelan, Calif., and Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif., with veteran Baja racer Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif.
With over 375 entries expected to compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races. Completing its 35th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series. To date entries have come from 39 U.S. States and 20 countries.
“I have been incredibly blessed in my motorcycle racing career, not only with the opportunities I have received to ride for the Honda factory team, but even more importantly, to learn how to ride and
about the sport from a great teacher like Bruce Ogilvie,” said Campbell, who also has seven career overall wins in the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and five in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500.
“Now that my position has changed to team owner, the demands are even greater and I am thoroughly enjoying the process of developing and maintaining the next generation of factory-supported Honda desert racers. We could likely sweep the podium at this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, but the important thing is we will be well-prepared, be riding on the best equipment available, and should be right in the thick of things throughout the challenging race. I’ve ridden just about every inch of Baja and I can’t remember an overall more difficult and demanding course than this year’s race.”
Campbell’s JCR team has also taken over operation this year of the prominent Honda pit program that will support more than 50 of the motorcycle teams entered in the race with 15 pits spread out along the race course.
In desert racing, riders don’t retire as early as other sports, they move onto the very competitive age-group classes that SCORE offers at its three Baja races.
Racers are so attracted to riding the magnificent Baja California peninsula that SCORE has Pro classes for engine size as well as age group classes for motorcycles and two Pro ATV classes for engine size. Additionally, SCORE offers competition for two Sportsman Motorcycle classes based on engine size and one Sportsman ATV Class.
And riders enjoy racing in Baja so much that many ride for multiple teams, hoping to pull of double class wins if possible.
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 for open motorcycles has the most entries to date with 16, followed by age group classes Class 30 (riders 30 and older) with 11 and Class 40 (riders 40 and older) with 10.
Leading the Sportsman classes in the race to date are Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc (44), Sportsman ATV and Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc (16 each).
Testimony to the lure of this great race, all seven Pro motorcycle and both Pro ATV class winners have returned to defend their titles this year.
Among the legends of Baja who will be riding in this year’s race are nine riders who have earned 64 class wins between them.
Besides Campbell’s 10 wins in Class 22, entered this year are Chris Haines, Dana Point, Calif. (13, Class 50), Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif. (11, co-rider in both Class 50 and Class 40), Jim O’Neal, Chatsworth, Calif. (7, Class 50 and Class 30), Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif. (6, Class 60), Bill Nichols, Peoria, Ariz. (5, co-rider in Class 60), Scott Pfeiffer, Costa Mesa, Calif. (5, co-rider in Class 50), Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif. (4, co-rider in Class 22) and Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico (3, co-rider in Class 30).
On the ATV side of the race, the battle for the overall appears to be between the two Honda-supported teams of No. 1a Danny Prather and No. 8a Wayne Matlock. Both teams ride the new Honda TRX700XX ATV.
Riding with Prather, the 2007 SCORE ATV point champion from Ramona, Calif., are Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz. and Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif.
Riding with Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., who has led teams to victory in the first two SCORE Baja races this year, are Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif. and Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif.
The motorcycle and ATV classes in this race have also attracted adventurers from not only the U.S. and Mexico, but also, Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Panama, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
To make the challenge even greater, nearly three dozen Motorcycle and ATV riders are expected to enter the race as a solo rider. If they succeed, they will each receive one of the prestigious Sal Fish SCORE IronRider awards.
So far, these 32 riders have officially confirmed they will be attempting to ride solo: Class 22—4x Jack McCormick; Class 30—303x Lloyd Andrew, Class 40—402x Daren Griffiths, 403x Steve Corrie, 408x Robert Barnum; Class 50—503x Gary Barr; Sportsman Motorcycle <250cc—205x Scott Anderson, 214x Jason Lulis, 217x Baron Keffer, 218x Eric Forster, 249x Yoram Lavee; Sportsman Motorcycle >250cc—253x John Crowley, 257x Adrian Lovelace, 258x Michael Ott-Eulberg, 260x Mike Kaplan, 263x Mark Lucke, 269x Andrew Vela, 270x Vernon Smith, 277x Greg Matherly, 278x Yvan Perroud, 279x Davy Patterson, 281x Graham Wilson, 282x Robbie McAlerney, 286x Ken Kosiorek, 288x Brett Bardsley, 289x Tibi Imbuzan, 290x Brady Van Mare, 292x Laurent Lazard; and Sportsman ATV—51 Martin O’Leary, 53a Josh Hogan, 57a Warren Lovelace, 65a Yoav Regev.
Andrew, Griffiths, Adrian Lovelace, Warren Lovelace are all from Australia, Lavee and Regev are from Israel, Ott-Eulberg is from Germany, Perroud is from France, Lazard is from Uruguay, Imbuzan is from Hungary, Patterson, Wilson and McAlerney are all from Ireland and O’Leary is from Spain.
As an added bonus will be $150 for the fastest Sal Fish SCORE IronRider, $100 for the second fastest and $50 for the third fastest posted by Ott-Eulberg, a German attorney who will be making the attempt himself. Ott-Eulberg’s posting has been matched by Tom Wimberly of Bakersfield, Calif.
It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula. Because of the economics and logistics involved, some years it is a peninsula run while most years it is a loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada.
The 631.35-mile race will start for the 34th time and finish for the 19th time in Ensenada. The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Friday, Nov. 21) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line. Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 14 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.
The race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero along the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
By drawing the first starting position in the race, Grant Steele, 38, Temecula, Calif., and his team, will lead the 16 entries to date in Class 22 for open motorcycles on a Honda CRF450X. Grant’s older brother Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., drives the No. 16 SCORE Trophy-Truck and will be a third driver in Class 7SX on the team led by his wife Heidi Steele. Heidi Steele is leading her class point standings entering the race and is attempting to become the first female driver of record in history to capture a SCORE season truck class point title.
While late entries are accepted up to race day, a total of 369 entries have officially been accepted for the race as of today which will put the starting field in the top five in the 41-year history of the storied event.
With massive crowds reaching nearly 300,000 anticipated to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels through the Pine Forest up over the infamous La Rumorosa grade to near Tecate and Mexicali, down Laguna Salada to San Felipe and back to the Pacific Coast and up through Santo Tomas and back to Ojos Negros on the way back to Ensenada, covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula.
Pre-race festivities on Thursday, Nov. 20, for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
The post-race Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Survivor’s Celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are the unlimited Class 1 (31), SCORE Trophy-Truck (29), Class 1-2/1600 (19), Class 5/1600 (16), SCORE Lite (14), Baja Challenge Class (13) and Class 10 (12).
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the fifth consecutive year, scheduled to air at 1 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 14 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season.
The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 also features the $5,000 Volkswagen bonus to the highest finishing Volkwagen-powered vehicle in the race. Among the other special awards at the event will be the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award presented to all declared motorcycle and ATV riders who are official finishers of the race while riding solo.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
Additional associate sponsors, for the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is the Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada.
For more information on the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.

41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Nov. 19-23, 2008—Final round of five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico-TOTAL ENTRIES: 369 (39 States, 2- Countries)
OFFICIAL ENTRIES
(By Class Starting Order—as of 11/13/08
Pro Cars & Trucks
PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22 (250cc or more)
2x Grant Steele, Temecula, Calif./Jeff Kargula, San Clemente, Calif./Max Eddy, Barstow, Calif., Honda CRF450X\
3x Cory Evenson, Ramona, Calif./Justin Herrmann, Vista, Calif./Kirk Russel, Bend, Ore., KTM 530XCW\
4x Jack McCormick, Tempe, Ariz., Honda XR650R
5 R. Hank Salyer/John Friend, Richmond, Ky./Wolfgang Wiener/Tom Richard, Phoenix, Honda XR650R
6x Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X
7x Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X
1x Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif. Honda CRF450X
9x Gabriel Williams, Provo, Utah, Honda CRF450X
10x Caleb Gosselaar, Juniper Hills, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif./Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
11x Jimmy Lopez, El Cajon, Calif./Aaron Tuck, Brawley, Calif./Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif./A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif., Honda XR650R
12x Justin Wiberg, Hyrum, Utah/Michael Mitchell, Hyde Park, Utah/Brian Petersen, Providence, Utah/Sil Jeppson, Logan, Utah, Honda CRF450X
13x Jesse Sharpe, Escondido, Calif./Mason Gillespie, Oceanside, Calif./Sean Ebberz, Santa Barbara, Calif./Ryan Baillargeon, La Mesa, Calif./Kyle Corfman, El Centro, Calif., Honda XR650R
14x Rod Thornton, Norman, Okla./Richard Thornton, Ft. Worth, Texas, Honda CRF450X
15x Norman Thornhill III, Friendswood, Texas/Steven Davidson/Cleveland Custer, League City, Texas/Steve Wright, Friendswood, Texas
16x Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Justin Seeds, Phelan, Calif./Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif./Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif., Honda CRF450X
17x Mark Bradford/Stephen Bradford/Ray Rasbery, Los Angeles/Aaron Preman, San Diego/Kelly Malobovich, Victorville, Calif., Honda CRF450X
PRO ATVs
CLASS 25 (over 251cc)
2a Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Travis Dillon, Santee, Calif./Tony Baker, Alpine, Calif./Rich Kappel, Remsenburg, N.Y., Bombardier DS650
3a Jason Greenhaw, Bakersfield, Calif./Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Eumatilla, Ore./Andy Nelson, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Honda TRX450R
1a Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
5a Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Heriberto Marquez, Ensenada, Mexico/Nick Destaut, San Felipe, Mexico/Alfonso Alonzo, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
6a Javier Robles, Mexicali, Mexico/ /Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico/Cesar Lopes, San Felipe, Mexico/Alfonso Cota, Tecate, Mexico/Nick DeStout, Oceanside, Calif., Honda TRX450R
7a Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Ben Vernadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Arctic Cat Thundercat
8a Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
9a Ray Fay/Mike Crawford, Phoenix/David Scarponi, Peoria, Ariz./Jason Fritz, Globe, Ariz., Kawasaki, KFX450

[PWmtn]

Its not to late to id the fuel places. Ojos, Indepencia south side of the road in jugs, & VDT. We bought over 50 gallons at Indepencia when marking the 500. When I came back to SF after the 1K marking the jug lady had a big supply at Indepencia. The VDT PMEX historically runs out on race weekend, so pe prepared.
Yes there are PMEXs at the Mex5 exit to Durango, then at Mex5 K179 at the new PMEX at ElDorado (ZOO RD). I hope they have fuel race weekend. Its been spotty lately.
Paul
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Where can we get fuel between Ojos and Hwy3 at RM 280 while prerunning the bikes??
La Rumorosa??
Durango @ Hwy 5??
RM 220 @ Hwy 5??
RM 280 @ Hwy 3??

I don't want to "Push" the fuel window much over 90 miles if possible. If we don't have to carry any extra fuel that would be best as we will already be loaded down with camping provisions. We will be staying the night(s) somewhere on course due to the lack of any good place to leave the truck and trailer and return back later that day while pre-running out of Ojos.

[PWmtn]

Big concern about the crossover. Per SCORE request - I will show up early on Friday and make sure the marking is still in place. I will coordinate with the CK point lead guys to make sure they have the marking needed to get the racers thru without conflict. Look for my Bronco near the Ck points.
I dont think the Mex3 crossing will be an issue since usually the PFP cops show up to controll traffic??

I think the loop from 280 to 410 will be less than your estimate???
Paul
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The course will cross over itself at Borrego, on hwy 3 above Laguna Diablo. BFG pit 2 and 3 will be in the same location. It is bound to be crowded there even when we come through, with other entries that started in front of us coming around after finsishing the San Felipe loop. We are estimating it will take us about 3 1/2 hrs to do the San Felipe loop, first time through about 8 pm, and the second about 11:30. Gonna be another long night, we will have some new KC's!

[Tazz]

I posted all of the OHR map and gps info I have up on my board in another thread here also. Good luck to those heading down. Here is the link to the thread I started.

http://www.class3racing.com/showthread.php?p=13725#post13725

Dan

[Blanco]

Look for my Bronco near the Ck points.
Can you please post a picture of what your Bronco looks like or at least use it as an Avatar :confused:

Thanks & Welcome to the site. :D

[Blanco]

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BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America
Launch New SCORE Baja 1000 Online Experience:

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Nov. 13, 2008 – BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America announced today the launch of a new first-of-its-kind online experience designed around bringing the captivating sights, sounds and real-time information of the 41st annual SCORE Baja 1000 to everyone.

Created for this year’s SCORE Baja 1000 as part of an innovative relationship between BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America and combined with partnerships through SPOT Tracker, Aura 360, and DirtNewz.com (http://dirtnewz.com/), the new online experience includes GPS tracking for all drivers in the SCORE Trophy-Truck, 1, 8, Stock Mini and 5/1600 Classes in the race plus live and streaming video. In addition, off-road fans and the media will be able to follow the event from their computers via text updates on SCORE Trophy-Truck and Class 1 competitors and a real-time leader board tracking all Classes throughout the duration of the event. The Web site will go live starting on Nov. 19, 2008 at www.2008SCOREBaja1000.com (http://www.2008scorebaja1000.com/) with a countdown clock. Race tracking will begin at 6 a.m. PT/ 9 a.m. ET on Nov. 21.

"This new SCORE Baja 1000 Live online experience is going to raise the bar for the SCORE Baja 1000," said Tom Jupena, marketing communications manager for BFGoodrich Tires. "BFGoodrich Tires has enjoyed a long lineage of success at the Baja 1000 while providing unparalleled support for competitors and the media. We are proud to support SCORE International and the SCORE Baja 1000 and we hope all enjoy this new online experience because it symbolizes our passion for off-road racing and competition."

In addition to bringing the 41st annual SCORE Baja 1000 to the masses, BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America are proud to host an on-site media center during the event. Located at the Corona Hotel and within close proximity to the start/finish, the media center will serve as a fully functioning newsroom including computers, a multi-function copier, work areas, wireless internet, bag check storage, and – every working journalist’s favorite – complimentary snacks and beverages. Real-time race tracking and updates provided by BFG Central will also be available at the media center. SCORE International and supporting sponsors will post press information and results for use in developing stories during the race.

“The experience we have gained at Dakar, the Jetta TDI Cup and other racing events provides us the platform to meet the unique challenges of Baja," said Clark Campbell, motorsports manager for Volkswagen of America. "Volkswagen has a long history of bringing innovation and competition to Baja since its earliest days. This year we are proud to bring clean diesel power to the desert, marking the first time that a turbo-diesel powered vehicle will compete head-to-head with gasoline-powered SCORE Trophy-Truck rivals."

“We are pleased to be able to add an innovation to race coverage with the launch of the SCORE Baja 1000 Live online experience. Our goal is to be of service to SCORE International while providing the infrastructure and support to help each journalist get additional stories and images from the event,” said Campbell. “That brings value to the media and to the supporting sponsors who make their news at the SCORE Baja 1000.”

BFGoodrich Tires’ interactive agency of record, The Martin Agency, led the development of the Web site in cooperation with Volkswagen of America’s agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, under the direction of senior level marketing teams from BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America’s Motorsports Division.
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Volkswagen is the original four-wheeled Baja off-road machine. More than 40 years and hundreds of class and overall wins later, Volkswagen still plays a major role in SCORE International Off-Road racing and the SCORE Baja 1000. This year Volkswagen is leading the revolution in clean diesel technology, entering the SCORE Trophy-Truck class with a special-built TDI-powered Touareg.

Using motorsports as a proving ground for more than 30 years, BFGoodrich Tires is involved in every type of racing, including oval, sports car, drifting, drag, desert, dirt, rally and extreme rock-crawling. BFGoodrich Tires combines technological expertise with vast motorsports experience, delivering a high-performance tire for every type of vehicle. Visit BFGoodrich Tires online at www.bfgoodrichtires.com (http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/)

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[PWmtn]

Here is a pic. Its a 96 5. Spirit front, King CO, King bumps, Complete fab linked rear, Fox Air CO, Fox 4BP, Fox bumps, 117.5" WB. Cage & stretch by Glen at Complete. Cage is not race spec.
Maybe I did not post it on the pre-runner section.
Paul
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Can you please post a picture of what your Bronco looks like or at least use it as an Avatar :confused:

Thanks & Welcome to the site. :D

[straightaxle]

I think the loop from 280 to 410 will be less than your estimate???
Paul
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You could be right, the first section is fast, but the SWB rigs are SOOO SSLLOOOWW in the whoops from SF to 3 poles.

[Broncodawg]

Nice stretch, does it work whoops better with the stretch?
Will sure be easy to spot.

[Yikes]

Paul's got an extremely nice rear-end. You guys need to see it up close. His old rear-end is nice too. I was fortunate enough to get my hands on it after the surgery.

[straightaxle]

Paul's got an extremely nice rear-end. You guys need to see it up close. His old rear-end is nice too. I was fortunate enough to get my hands on it after the surgery.

I am not quite sure how to read that! :confused:

[Blanco]

Paul's got an extremely nice rear-end. You guys need to see it up close.

:eek: :confused:

[Yikes]

I am not quite sure how to read that! :confused:

:eek: :confused:

Sorry. I led you right into the gutter. :D

Well, my plan is to leave Thursday at 2am and cross the border around 6. We're staying near Estero beach and will be at contingency around 10 or so. Looking forward to seeing some of you down there.

[flyinbronco]

Paul's got an extremely nice rear-end. You guys need to see it up close. His old rear-end is nice too. I was fortunate enough to get my hands on it after the surgery.

Sounds like broke back Baja. there B.

[straightaxle]

well, I thought I'd throw this out.

We will be having a "light pit"... we will probably pace the faster cars down the length of the 5 until we "land" somewhere near San Felipe for the night.


I can't wait to see the running order there - 10 or so hours into the race (for us fun classes!) :O)


Will you have any other means of contact other than the radio?

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, 702.735.7123

November 14, 2008

41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Nov. 19-23, 2008—Final round of five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (631.35 miles)

OFFICIAL ENTRIES-371 (39 States, 20 Countries)

(By Class Starting Order—as of 11/13/08)

NOTE: Late Entries will be accepted up to race morning (Friday. Nov. 21)



Pro Cars & Trucks

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)
12 Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram 1500
7 Scott Steinberger, Cypress, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Ford F-150
35 Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado
97 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
8 Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150
33 Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif./Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., Toyota Tundra
39 Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150
1 Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
71 Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif./Ricky Johnson, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Ford F-150
16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, Cadillac Escalade
47 James Bult/Jacob Bult, Monee, Ill., Dodge Ram1500
92 Jeff Smith/Greg Hughes, Canada, Chevy Silverado
13 Ed Stout, Santa Ana, Calif., Ford F-150
81 Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Volkswagen Baja Race Touareg TDI
2 Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150
84 Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado
28 Alan Pflueger, Honolulu, Chevy Silverado
4 Gus Vildosola Jr. /Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico/Bryan Freeman, Henderson, Nev., Ford F-150
38 Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150
50 Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif., Ford F-150
51 Kory Scheeler, Las Vegas/Jeff Darland, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado
20 Justin Lofton/Bob Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Chevy Silverado
69 Francisco Cervantes, Chula Vista, Calif./Victor Valdez/Agustin Rasso, Ensenada, Mexico, Chevy El Camino
96 Bobby Baldwin/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
22 Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado
77 Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy Silverado
34 Dan Friedkin, Houston, DannySullivan, Vista, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., Toyota Tundra
65 Lloyd Sproule/Derrick Sproule, Canada, Ford F-150
11 Greg Nunley, Tulare, Calif./Don Daniels, Visalia, Calif./Bob Shepard, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)
101 Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jefferies-Chevy
102 B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas/Mark Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore./TJ Flores, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy
103 Rob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore., Jefferies-Chevy
104 Eric Chase, San Diego/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
105 Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Brad Etter, Villa Park, Calif., Porter-Chevy
106 Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif./Tom Ridings, Los Alamitos, Calif. Jimco-Chevy
107 Armin Schwarz, Austria/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW
108 Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy
109 Luis Ramirez Jr. /Carlos Sanchez/Luis Ramirez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Jefferies-Chevy
110 Todd Welling, San Carlos, Calif./Phil Speet, Holland, Mich./Greg Hukari, Genoa, Nev., Spectrum-Viper
111 Charles Rudolph, La Jolla, Calif./John Clanton, Encinitas, Calif./Paul Keller/Rob Archibald, El Cajon, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
112 Josh Rigsby, Santa Fe, New Mexico/Tony Murray, Tustin, Calif./Randy Ross, Oak Hills, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
113 Brian Robinson/Beau Robinson/Travis Robinson, Australia, Jimco-Chevy
115 Steve Raskett, Mentone, Calif./Jake Johnson, Yucaipa, Calif./Buddy Feldkamp, Redlands, Calif./Willie Clark, Mentone, Calif./Mark Daley, Redlands, Calif.
116 Mike Walser, Comfort, Texas/Jack Sutton, Boerue, Texas/Chris Garner, San Antonio, Texas/Rodney Walser/Randy Walser, Canadian, Texas, Bunderson-Chevy
117 Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif./Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif./Tom Kirkmeyer, Apple Valley, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
118 Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif., Alpha Performance-Chevy
119 Armin Kremer, Germany/Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
120 Jay Manning, San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico/Jake Batulis, Tustin, Calif., Jimco-Honda
121 Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy
122 Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
123 Brendan Gaughan, Las Vegas, Kreger-Chevy
124 Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
125 Dale Lenk, Newport Beach, Calif./Randy Perry, Santa Ana, Calif./Brett Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
126 Lee Patten, Long Beach, Calif./Chris Paulsen, Indianapolis/Marty Fiolka, Long Beach, Calif.
127 Mark Weyhrich/Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
100 Bill Gasper, Chino Hills, Calif./Dave Gasper, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Koltura, Yorba Linda, Calif., Porter-Chevy
129 Alan Roach, San Marcos, Calif./Jim Mihal, Vista, Calif., Racer-Chevy
130 Willie Cummings/Danny Prestin/Ron Dalke, Tucson, Ariz., Safari-Chevy
131 Brendan Fikes/Michael Glasscock, Midland, Texas/Pierre Lavie/Aaron Griesbaber, Dallas/Rick Ellison, Selma, Calif., Porter-Chevy
132 John Hsu, 42, San Marino, Calif./Richard Garavito, Sportsline-Chevy
CLASS 1-2/1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)
1601 Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif./Vic Bruckmann, Lemon Grove, Calif., Mirage
1602 Chris Langmayer/Jeff Hoover, Rowlett, Texas/Mike Herrick, Curry
1603 Edgar Alvarez Jr. /Edgr Alvarez Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Curry
1604 Eliseo Garcia, San Ysidro, Calif./Hector Sarabia, Ensenada, Mexico, Garibay
1605 Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif./Roberto Romoa/Jose Robles, Mexicali, Mexico, Curry
1606 Arturo Velazco, Banning, Calif./Steve Cruz, San Diego/Abel Velazco, Banning, Calif., Porter
1607 Scott Graham, Kettering, Ohio/Wyatt Radke, Fontana, Calif./Jeff Diebolt, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Lothringer
1608 Brent Parkhouse/Cody Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Mirage
1600 Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif./Mike Malloy, Las Vegas/Travis Fletcher, Westminster, Calif., Lothringer
1610 Manuel Cruz,
1611 Hiram Duran/Eric Duran/Evan Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth
1612 Martin Shuster/Victor Lugo/David Romeo, Daytona Beach, Fla./Rocky Robbins, Leehigh Acres, Fla., Jimco-VW
1613 Sparky Wilbur, Huntington Beach, Calif./Steve Wilbur, Chino, Calif./Jonathan Knight, San Mateo, Calif., Desert Dynamics
1644 Kevin Walsh, Manchester, Mo./John Spar, Westlake Village, Calif./Shawn Umphries, Newbury Park, Calif., Penhall
1645 Ramiro Escobedo/Carlos Escobedo/Tomas Mattuess, Ensenada, Mexico/Sergio Romo, Tijuana, Mexico, Curry
1646 Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula/Daniel Lopez, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry
1647 Roman Pereyra/Horacio Pereyra, San Ysidro, Calif., Garibay
1648 Cory Boyer/Rick Boyer/Chris Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif./Fernie Padilla, Las Vegas, Lothringer
1649 Josue Delgado/Manuel Delgado, Mexicali, Mexico, Banda
CLASS 3 (Short Wheelbase 4X4)
301 Gale Pike/Matt Pike, Santa Rosa Plateau, Calif./Noah Pike, San Clemente, Calif., Dodge Ramcharger
302 Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Ken Moss, Marysville, Calif., Ford Bronco
303 Darren Skilton/Clive Skilton, Orange, Calif., Jeep Wrangler
304 Chris Raffo, Arlington Heights, Ill./Jeff Dolan, Atwater, Calif., Chevy Blazer
349 Scott Wooden/Keith Wooden, Cornelius, Ore./Kevin Boutwell, Hillsboro, Ore., Ford Bronco
CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs)
501 Kevin Carr/Noe Valdez, San Diego
502 Jim Anderson, Reno, Nev./Drew Belk, Coachella, Calif./Mike Belk, Indio, Calif.
503 Pietro Brassea/Ivan Pacheco, Mexicali, Mexico
517 Gregory Morley, Lake Grove, N.Y./Daniel Morley, New Hyde Park, N.Y./Joseph Porletto, Brooklyn, N.Y.
518 Carlos Albanez/Luvian Voelker, Mexicali, Mexico
519 Vince Wavra, Brawley, Calif./Terry McClintick/Rick McClintick, Orovada, Nev.
CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs)
551 Ernie Negrete, San Diego/Oscar Venagas, Rosarito, Mexico/Gabriel Diaz-Peralata, San Ysidro, Calif.
552 Ruben Gutierrez Jr., Winchester, Calif./Robert Gutierrez, Wildomar, Calif./Daniel Gutierrez, Chula Vista, Calif.
550 Mario Reynoso/Francisco Reynoso, Tijuana, Mexico/Adrian Esparza, San Diego
554 Mark Low, Beaumont, Texas/Tom Smith, Milam, Texas
555 Colin Campbell/Ed Ellis, Prescott, Ariz./Robert Gumser, Imperial Beach, Calif.
556 Alonso Angulo/Roberto Escobedo/Horacio Morales, Ensenada, Mexico
557 Tommy Craft, El Cajon, Calif./Ron Craft, Santee, Calif./Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo.
558 Carlos Iribe, Rosarito, Mexico/Gerardo Iribe, Garden Grove, Calif./Ramiro Ramirez, Santa Ana, Calif.
559 Erich Reisen/Ross Burden, Canada/Glynn Fisher, Panama/Peter Ryznar, Canada
560 Armando Garcia/Janeth Meulemans/Gabriel Garcia/Ruben Alcala, Ensenada, Mexico
574 Ernesto Arambula/Miguel Rosales, Ensenada, Mexico
575 Pedro Athie/Ruben de la Fuente, Ensenada, Mexico/Rodrigo Hernandez
576 Javier Morales/Edgar Montano, San Ysidro, Calif./Antonio Godby, San Diego
577 Jose Montoya/Adolfo Arambula/Enrique Munoz, Ensenada, Mexico
578 Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico
579 Greg Perryman/Ramin Bagheri, La Jolla, Calif./Chris Reaves, El Cajon, Calif.
CLASS 6 (Unlimited production mini trucks)
601 Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Ranger
602 Benjamin Wright, Laguna Hills, Calif./Tom Degen, Garden Grove, Calif./Mike Boone, Garden Grove, Calif./Derek Krumm, Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Will Wells Wright, Laguna Beach, Calif., Toyota SR5
603 Dana Dague, Huntington Beach, Calif./Gregg Hempel, Las Vegas/Neal Mason/Robert Mason, Escondido, Calif./Joe Leeper, Las Vegas, Chevy ProRunner
CLASS 7 (Open production mini trucks)
701 Scott Ulrich/Mark Chalia/Jeff Franklin, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Ranger
702 Chris Taylor, El Centro, Calif./Josh Quintero, Imperial, Calif./Rick Taylor, Brawley, Calif., Ford Ranger
700 Dan Chamlee/Tom Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger
704 Brandon Walsh, Encinitas, Calif./Travis Freedman, Salome, Ariz./Sean Jorgensen, Escondido, Calif., Toyota Tacoma
705 Jose Canchola Jr. /Jose Canchola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger
706 Guillermo Galvan/Ricardo Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, Ford Ranger
707 CesarBelloso/Oscar Belloso/Walter Padilla, Tijuana, Mexico, Ford Ranger
708 Jose Gonzalez, Mexicali, Mexico/Roberto Gonzalez, Tijuana, Mexico/Curry Durazo, Calexico, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 7SX (Modified, open mini trucks)
741 Alberto Iriarte/Benji Arreola, Tecate, Calif., Ford Ranger
742 Heidi Steele/Rene Brugger/Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger
740 Rich Severson, Tucson, Ariz./Bruce Finchum, Mesa, Ariz./Pat Neveau, Phoenix, Ford Ranger
744 Noe Sierra, San Bernardino, Calif./Tony Sierra/Johnathan Sierra, Fontana, Calif., Ford Ranger
745 Brandt Anderson, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Tyler Casoria, Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Jon Anderson, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Toyota Tacoma
755 Norman Turley/Trevor Turley, Long Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger
756 Pepe Rodriguez, Perris, Calif./Jesse Rodriguez, Orange, Calif./A.J. Rodriguez, Perris, Calif., Ford Ranger
757 Jim Hinesley, Bakersfield, Calif./Oscar Salaiza, Ensenada, Mexico/Igor Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico/Jimmy Toy, Bakersfield, Calif., Ford Ranger
758 Billy Bunch, La Quinta, Calif./Dave Turner, Ford Spt Trac\
759 John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)
801 Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Beny Canela, Indio, Calif., Ford F-150
802 Andrea Tomba/Savador Banda/Jose Hurtado, La Paz, Mexico, Ford F-150
803 Tom Bradley Sr., Las Vegas/Mayo Flores, Culican, Mexico, Chevy C1500
804 Noah Ostanik/Dave Dinsmore, Encinitas, Calif., Ford F-150
805 Glen Greer, Green Valley, Ariz./Don Kolt, Tucson, Ariz., Dodge Ram 1500
806 Cory Susag, Mission Viejo, Calif./Mike Horner, Laguna Hills, Calif./Ted Hunnicutt, Mission Viejo, Calif., Toyota Tundra
807 Rick Cornforth/Richard Thomas, Canada/Sage Carli, Orange, Calif./Mike Kim, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Dodge Ram 2500
839 Steve Olliges, Las Vegas/Greg Foutz, Gilbert, Ariz./Randy Merritt, Parker, Ariz., Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
CLASS 9 (VW-powered, Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters)
901 Jay Wells, San Francisco/Ross Larner, Palo Alto, Calif., Chenowth
948 Ulises Morquecho/David Morquecho, Mexicali, Mexico, Borm
949 Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif./Julian Rivera, Indio, Calif./Hector Ortega, Tijuana, Mexico, Venegas
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)
1001 Adam Ashcraft/Danny Ashcraft, Vista, Calif./Daniel Folts, Chino, Calif., AlumiCraft-VW
1002 Mike Lawrence, Sunset Beach, Calif./Blake Kirkpatrick, Hacienda Heights, Calif., Lothringer-VW
1003 Jesus Gonzalez/Alonso Acosta, Ensenada, Mexico, Dunrite-Honda
1004 Tim Pangborn, Las Vegas/Mike Brodeur, Wilmington, N.C.
1006 Brady Helm, Huntington Beach, Calif., Lothringer-Honda
1007 Mark Hutchins/C.J. Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Kreger-Honda
1008 Will Higman, Newport Beach, Calif./Jake Johnson, Anaheim, Calif., Kreger-Honda
1009 Lonny Hart/Jerry French, Phoenix
1010 Tito Robles/Arturo Salas, Chula Vista, Calif., Jimco-Honda
1011 Javier Robles/Alejandro Navarrete/Leonardo Navarrete, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Honda
1012 Sergio Salgado/Ricardo Corvera, Mexicali, Mexico
1013 Alex Crosthwaite, Chula Vista, Calif./Jose Gonzalez, San Diego, Jimco-Honda
1049 John Hsu, San Marino, Calif./Javier Vasquez, Downey, Calif./Richard Garavito, GET-Honda
SCORE LITE (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)
1201 Jake Jones, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Scot Jones, San Clemente, Calif., Henry
1202 Steve Mamer, Holtville, Calif./Craig Smith, Brawley, Calif., Raceco
1204 David Callaway, Menifee, Calif./Scott Mapes/Troy Johnson, Riverside, Calif., Callaway
1205 Matt Drever, Dana Point, Calif./Jim Vick/Dave Wert, San Clemente, Calif., Penhall
1206 Luis Barragan/Luis Barragan Jr., Mexicali, Mexico, Curry
1207 Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz./Rick Graf, Scottsdale, Ariz., Foddrill
1208 Gary Johnson, Camarillo, Calif./Todd Starks, Agoura Hills, Calif, Messick
1209 Bill Hernquist/Scott Reams, San Diego, Jimco
1210 Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Dean Bayerle, Poway, Calif./Ramsey El Wardani, San Diego, Duvel
1211 Roberto Encinas/Omar Osuna/Hector Garcia, Chula Vista, Calif., Jimco
1212 Ty Thompson, Las Vegas/Terry Stump, Logandale, Nev., Kreger
1213 Blaise Jackson/Mike Sandoval, Fallbrook, Calif./Mike Williams, Prescott, Ariz., Meco
1248 Derek Hill, Culver City, Calif./Brad Fauvre,/James Barker, Whittier, Calif., Penhall
1249 Brian Martin, Oceanside, Calif./Dennis Cota, Mission Viejo, Calif./Robert Soldat, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Penhall
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)
1101 Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico/Robert Johnson, Ahwahnee, Calif.
1102 Jim Graham, Felton, Calif./Seth Schrenzel, Rocklin, Calif./Richard Palasik, Felton, Calif.
1103 Michael Brown/Patrick Clark, Anchorage, Alaska
1100 Ramon Fernandez/Rogelio Robles/Favlan Aras, Ensenada, Mexico
1149 Daniel Villa/Rafael Villa/Saul Trevino, Ensenada, Mexico/Elias Flores, San Diego
STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks)
861 Chad Hall/Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3Alpha
862 Kent Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif./Rodolfo Iribe, San Ysidro, Calif., Dodge Ram2500
863 Josh Hall/Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H2SUT
860 John Griffin, Mission Viejo, Calif., Hummer H1
865 Pedro Vargas/Vicente Serrano/Valentin Navarro, Tijuana, Mexico, Chevy C1500
879 Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./William Aylor, Union, Ky., Dodge Ram2500
STOCK MINI (Stock, Mini-sized trucks)
760 Rod Hall/Mike Winkel, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3
761 Steve Kovach, Tempe, Ariz./Chip Carr, Gilbert, Ariz., Ford Ranger
779 Gavin Skilton, Orange, Calif., Honda Ridgeline
PROTRUCK (Limited Production Trucks)
250 Gary Magness/Steve Knudson, Denver, Ford F-150
260 Nils Castillo, Westlake Village, Calif./Joe Custer, Kanapolis, N.C., Chevy Silverado
235 Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150
277 Jason Horsley, Salt Lake City, Utah/Jeff Horsley, Sandy, Utah, Chevy Silverado
CLASS 17 (Modified, Class 3 Jeeps)
1701 Cliff Cook, Somerset, Calif., Jeep Grand Cherokee
1702 Mike Shaffer, Dayton, Nev./Lanee Clifford, Georgetown, Calif., Jeep Cherokee
1717 Jason LaFortune/Lance Wells, Calif./Richard Hale, Upland, Calif., Jeep Cherokee
1718 Bryant Layton, Wildomar, Calif., Jeep Cherokee
1719 Scott Watkins, Stockton, Calif., Jeep XJ Cherokee
BAJA CHALLENGE (Subaru-powered, identically-equipped Baja touring cars)
BC 1 Mike Cassling/Brad Crosby, Omaha, Neb./Craig Donaldson, Mission Viejo, Calif./Marco Guerrero, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Roberto Guerrero, Mission Viejo, Calif./Mike Mitten, Omaha, Neb.
BC 2 Erik Harp, Birmingham, Ala./David Woods, El Cajon, Calif./Mark Cripe/Ryan Thomas, Santee, Calif./Patrick Dempsey, Beverly Hills, Calif./Joe Foster, Atlanta
BC 3 Matt Christensen, Newport Beach, Calif./Jim Christensen, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Jesse McRae, Laguna Niguel, Calif./Tom Cook, Anaheim, Calif./Rich Minga, Fallbrook, Calif./Doug Coleman, Camarillo, Calif.
BC 4 Barry Ellis, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Fraser Wellon, Canada/Marcello Abello, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Frank Rossi, Canada/Jep Thornton, Miami/Jeff Courtney, Milwaukee, Wisc.
BC 5 John McInnis III, Gulf Shores, Ala./John McInnis, Jr., Orange Beach, Ala./Kerry Earnhardt, Mooresville, N.C./Rick Skelton, Atlanta
BC 6 Bill Weber, La Mesa, Calif./Cassey Currie, Anaheim, Calif./Samuel Hubinette, Newport Coast, Calif.(Sweden)/Tracy Jordan, Wittman, Ariz./Steven Weber, Walla Walla, Wash./Oren Anderson, Capistrano Beach, Calif.
BC 7 Charles Ferguson, Fountain Hills, Ariz./Vanessa Ortega, Tempe, Ariz./Adrian Garofalo, N. Haledon, N.J./Tonya Moore, Shelby, Ohio
BC 8 Tim Dollander, Scottsdale, Ariz./Michael Brown, Chandler, Ariz./Walter Brown Jr., Scottsdale, Ariz./Martin Fairbank, Collbert, Ariz./Chris Hinkson, Scottsdale, Ariz./David Leyvas, Phoenix
BC 9 Jay Culbertson, Portland, Ore./Joe Bagguio, Canby, Ore./Rick Hanneman, Cologah, Okla./Aaron Zeff, San Francisco, Calif./Todd Clement, Irvine, Calif.
BC 10 Mike Dillard, Austin, Texas/Craig Allen/Tim Erway, Palm Coast, Fla./Jay Kubassek, New York City
BC 11 Ron Bauer/Darien Devine/Craig Aunnger, Canada/Dan Bauer/Alon Friedlander, England/Max Pozzoni, Miami
BC 12 Victor Avila, Corona del Mar, Calif./Lee Hamann, Elkhorn, Neb./Eric Hamann, Washington D.C./Weston Anson/Rick Jones, La Jolla, Calif./Jim Reed, Newport Beach, Calif.
BC 20 Chris Kemp, San Clemente, Calif./James DeGaine, Palm Springs, Calif./Daniel Elkins, Indio, Calif./Vincent Trino, Arrin, Calif./Pat McCleish, Long Beach, Calif./Dino Crescentini, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22 (250cc or more)
2x Grant Steele, Temecula, Calif./Jeff Kargula, San Clemente, Calif./Max Eddy, Barstow, Calif., Honda CRF450X\
3x Cory Evenson, Ramona, Calif./Justin Herrmann, Vista, Calif./Kirk Russel, Bend, Ore., KTM 530XCW\
4x Jack McCormick, Tempe, Ariz., Honda XR650R
5 R. Hank Salyer/John Friend, Richmond, Ky./Wolfgang Wiener/Tom Richard, Phoenix, Honda XR650R
6x Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X
7x Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X
1x Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif. Honda CRF450X
9x Gabriel Williams, Provo, Utah, Honda CRF450X
10x Caleb Gosselaar, Juniper Hills, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif./Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
11x Jimmy Lopez, El Cajon, Calif./Aaron Tuck, Brawley, Calif./Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif./A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif., Honda XR650R
12x Justin Wiberg, Hyrum, Utah/Michael Mitchell, Hyde Park, Utah/Brian Petersen, Providence, Utah/Sil Jeppson, Logan, Utah, Honda CRF450X
13x Jesse Sharpe, Escondido, Calif./Mason Gillespie, Oceanside, Calif./Sean Ebberz, Santa Barbara, Calif./Ryan Baillargeon, La Mesa, Calif./Kyle Corfman, El Centro, Calif., Honda XR650R
14x Rod Thornton, Norman, Okla./Richard Thornton, Ft. Worth, Texas, Honda CRF450X
15x Norman Thornhill III, Friendswood, Texas/Steven Davidson/Cleveland Custer, League City, Texas/Steve Wright, Friendswood, Texas
16x Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Justin Seeds, Phelan, Calif./Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif./Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif., Honda CRF450X
17x Mark Bradford/Stephen Bradford/Ray Rasbery, Los Angeles/Aaron Preman, San Diego/Kelly Malobovich, Victorville, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 21 (126cc to 250cc)
101x Marco Bernaldez, Ensenada, Mexico/Rene Bernaldez, Pasco, Wash./Alberto Ruiz, Ensenada, Mexico/Cris Villalobos, Tecate, Mexico, Kawasaki KLX250
102x Jon Kolbensvik, Flower Mound, Texas/Wade Moak, San Angelo, Texas/ Jeff Van Matre, Carrollton, Texas/Scott Frost, Lubbock, Texas/Roddy Gray, Carrollton, Texas
103x Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/James West, England/Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Victor Rivera, Spain, Honda XR250R
104x Edy Garcia/Victor Gomez, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha WR450F
105x Travys Armitage/Ryan Armitage, Las Cruces, N.M./Chad Thornton/Tony Zastrow/Mike Whitman, Farmington, N.M., KTM XC250
106x Sergio Arroyo/David Zarate/Alberto Ross/Carlos Gonzalez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
100x Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif./Roberto Villalobos, Tecate, Calif., KTM 450XCF
CLASS 20 (125cc)
151x Larry Perkins, Strafford, Mo./Craig Goldsberry, Springfield, Mo./Malcolm Wood, Bolivar, Mo./Gerald Tims, Bethany, Okla./Chris Tucker, Oklahoma City/Steve Loftin, Muskogee, Okla., Honda CRF250X
152x Tony Rutter/Tim Steeneken/Hugh Lintott/Steven Blackley, New Zealand, Yamaha WR250
153x Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif./Connor Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brian Bebeck/Jake Hullet, Westminster, Calif., Honda CRF250X
168x Mario Acosta/Oscar Hale, Ensenada, Mexico/Sergio Valenzuela, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha WR250F
169x Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif./Sarah Kritsch, Bakersfield, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Santa Barbara, Calif./Jennifer Morton, Escondido, Calif., Honda CRF250X
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)
301x Radak Burkat, Canada/Andrew Krynen, Seattle
302x Mordechay Eldar/Sagi Heymann, Israel
303x Lloyd Andrew, Australia, KTM 530EXC
304x Carlos Chavez, Mexicali, Mexico/Mark Winkelman, Cedar Hill, Texas/Manuel Coma/Oscar Guadarrama/Octavio Ascolani, Jandres de Villa, Mexico, Honda XR650R
305x Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico, Kawasaki KLX450
306x Rolf Helland, Morris, Ill./Matt Davidson, Trafalgar, Ind./Kris Egbert, Holley Springs, N.C./CR Gittere, Charlotte, N.C., Honda XR650R
300x Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Mac Stewart, N. Las Vegas/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Luke Dodson, Castaic, Calif., Honda CRF450X
308x Chris Parker, Newport Beach, Calif./Colie Potter, El Cajon, Calif./Tim Bina, Irvine, Calif./Adam Neuwirth, Los Angeles, Honda CRF450X
309x Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M./Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X
310x Larry Gross, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Jeff Laubscher, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Marcus Brown, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Honda CRF450X
311x Rob Swan, Red River, N.M./Darren Flood, Rifle, Colo./James Guthro, Grand Junction, Colo./Wade Scherer, Lakewood, Colo., KTM 525EXC
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)
401x Stuart Goggins, Upland, Calif./Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif./Steve Buckley, Oak Park, Calif./Earl Roberts, Calexico, Calif./Lance Kane, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Honda CRF450X
402x Darren Griffiths, Australia, KTM 530EXC
403x Steve Corrie, Brush Prairie, Wash., Honda XR400
404x Mike Prunty, Temecula, Calif./Mike Richter, Santa Clarita, Calif./Derrick Paiement, Corona, Calif./Sterlyn Rigsby, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki KX450
405x Michael Korenwinder, Tulare, Calif., Yamaha WR450F
406x Brian Campbell/Bill Cotton, Bakersfield, Calif./Peter Cochran, Laguna Beach, Calif./Ken Durr, Indio, Calif., KTM 530XCW
400x Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Bob Johnson, San Diego, Honda CRF450X
408x Robert Barnum, Phelan, Calif., Husqvarna TC510
409x Lars Ferry, Phoenix/Lawrence Hacking, Canada/Michael Beakner, Scottsdale, Ariz., Honda CRF450X
449x PG Lundmark, Sweden/Lukas Lundin/Hakan Lidgren, Canada/Peter Postel, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)
501x Ben van Ziltveld/Floyd Reves/Reid Daruda/Robin Muglich, Canada, KTM 525XCW
502x Kenny Hayden, Shadow Hills, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif., KTM 525XCW
504x Charles Wallace/Al Lamb, Dallas/Morris Baker, Wofforth, Texas/Doug Taft, McKinney, Texas/Hazen Smith, Scurry, Texas, Honda XR650R
548x Chris Haines, Dana Point, Calif./Scott Pfeiffer, Costa Mesa, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Chuck Sun, Las Vegas, Honda CRF450X
500x Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Mike Sixbery, Bullhead City, Ariz./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./ Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Robert Hansen, Carson City, Nev., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)
618x Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif./Bill Nichols, Peoria, Ariz./Dave Olen, Morongo Valley, Calif./Mark Force, Bakersfield, Calif./Gary Vanderpool
600x Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif.//Mike Harper, Landers, Calif./Charles Koistra, Menifee, Calif./Will Rogers, Escondido, Calif./Dan Doerksen, Oak Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X
PRO ATVs

CLASS 25 (over 251cc)
2a Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Travis Dillon, Santee, Calif./Tony Baker, Alpine, Calif./Rich Kappel, Remsenburg, N.Y., Bombardier DS650
3a Jason Greenhaw, Bakersfield, Calif./Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Eumatilla, Ore./Andy Nelson, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Honda TRX450R
1a Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
5a Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Heriberto Marquez, Ensenada, Mexico/Nick Destaut, San Felipe, Mexico/Alfonso Alonzo, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
6a Javier Robles, Mexicali, Mexico/ /Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico/Cesar Lopes, San Felipe, Mexico/Alfonso Cota, Tecate, Mexico/Nick DeStout, Oceanside, Calif., Honda TRX450R
7a Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Ben Vernadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Arctic Cat Thundercat
8a Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
9a Ray Fay/Mike Crawford, Phoenix/David Scarponi, Peoria, Ariz./Jason Fritz, Globe, Ariz., Kawasaki, KFX450
CLASS 24 (under 251cc)
101a Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./ Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./David Scott, Belen, N.M., Honda TRX450R
102a Shawn Robins/Matt Remesz/Clayton Hurlbert/Rocky Glasgo/Eric Bremer, Canada, Honda TRX450R
103a Tom Wright II, Tabernacle, N.J./Andy Lagzdins, Baltimore/Jim Stack, Quarryville, Pa., Honda TRX450R
104a Benjamin Lopez Jr., San Ysidro, Calif./Jesus Lopez, San Diego/Miguel Arellano, San Ysidro/Marco Marruio, Chula Vista, Calif./Jesus Monguia, San Ysidro, Honda TRX450R
105a Abraham Romero, Tijuana, Mexico/Sigifredo Jimenez, Chula Vista, Calif./Efrain Haros, Tijuana, Mexico/Jose Duarte, Chula Vista, Calif./Jose Garcia, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
106a Rob Ransford, Downers Grove, Ill./Mike Rodgers, Brooksville, Fla./David Bailey, Spring Hill, Fla., Honda TRX450X
107a Sergio Alvarado/Gary Gonzales/Bilgerto Perez/Angel Martin, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
SPORTSMAN

SPT CAR
1400 Peter Lang/Frank DeKock/Terry Cotter, Santa Rosa, Calif./Brian Jellison, Sebastapol, Calif., Homebuilt-Chevy
1401 Jerry Smith, Fairhope, Ala./Guy Ruse, Boulder, Colo./Earl Becker, Alta Loma, Calif./John Becker, Ardmore, Okla./George Becker, Lansdowne, Pa., Mirage-VW
1402 Shaun Dunbar, La Mesa, Calif./Trevor Terra/Tony Steineiraber, El Cajon, Calif./John Castillo, Santee, Calif., VW Sedan TDI
1403 George Jackson, San Felipe, Mexico/Brian Siler, Lewiston, Idaho/Mike Riley, Artesia, N.M./Jeff Ingebrigsten, Scappoose, Ore., Jimco-VW
1404 Malcolm Smith/Alexander Smith/Ashley Smith, Riverside, Calif./Rat Sult, Temecula, Calif., Predator X18-Chevy
1419 Jose Quintero, San Diego/Noe Raygoza, Chula Vista, Calif./Carlos Mares, Tijuana, Mexico, Amplified Performance-Chevy
SPT TRUCK
1501 Mike Long/Bill Wolfard, Silverton, Ore./Bobby Quarnstrom Azusa, Calif., Ford Ranger
1500 Keith Growe/Mark Growe, Placentia, Calif./Anthony Valentino, Newport Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger
1503 Bob Land, Lake Forest, Calif./Eric Garcia/Brendan Garcia, Indio, Calif., Jeep Cherokee
1504 Ken Fraizer, Waddell, Ariz./Larry Crider, Phoenix/Anthony Schern, Gilbert, Chevy Silverado
1505 Joe Abuayo, San Jacinto, Calif./Jaime Banks, Pala, Calif., Ford F-150
1549 Randy Swink, El Cajon, Calif./Steve Finnegan, La Mesa, Calif./Dwight Gran, San Diego, Ford Ranger
SPT UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)
1801 John Crowley, Flagstaff, Ariz., Get Bent Metalworks
1802 Sergio Castillo/Miguel Castanos, Tijuana, Mexico
1800 Thomas Graves, El Cajon, Calif./Daniel Graves, San Diego, Yamaha Rhino
1804 Jim Creagan, Yacott, Wash./Chris Fallon, Battle Ground, Wash., Arctic Cat Prowler
1805 Shane Morgan/Tim Wagoner/Tabor Cresap, Yacolt, Wash., Arctic Cat Prowler
1806 Peter Hajas, Wayzata, Minn./Steven Hajas, Delano, Minn./Scott Heber, Telluride, Colo., Tomcar TM-2
1807 Todd Romano, Park City, Utah/Larry Roeseler/Reid Norow, Irvine, Calif., Kawasaki Teryx
1819 Mark Lindsay/Philip Holdsworth, Flagstaff, Ariz./Jason Spiess, Peoria, Ariz., Polaris RZR
SPT M/C<250CC
202x Marc Springer, Lynwood, Wash./Dean Agee, Everett, Wash./Daniel Jerrett, Lynnwood, Wash./Dean Selph, Arlington, Wash./Russell Mosher, Fife, Wash., Honda CRF450X
203x Bernanrd Caradec, New Braunfels, Texas/Andre Caradec, Oakland, Calif./Scott Aiken, Spring Branch, Texas/Kerry LeBlanc, San Antonio, Texas, Yamaha WR250F
204x Matt Ladendorf, Scottsdale, Ariz./Bill Grant, Park City, Utah/Ron Tolman, Chino Hills, Calif./Joe Feeley, Carlsbad, Calif., Honda CRF450X
205x Scott Anderson, Salt Lake City, Utah, Honda CRF450X
206x Jesus Rios, Calexico, Calif./Joel Leal, Mexicali, Mexico/Cauhtemac Beltran/Mario Acosta, Calexico, Calif./Alejandro Olguin/Alfredo Osornio, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
207x Seppo Saarinen, Camas, Wash./Markus Saarinen, Marana, Ariz., Honda CRF450X
208x Greg Willitts, Sisters, Ore./Mike Kunz/Brody Kunz/Marc Jenkins, Colorado Springs, Colo./Robby Carter, Beaverton, Ore., Honda CRF450X
211x Tim Pritchard, Haslet, Texas/Brent Durfee, Placentia, Calif./Brian Cornelius, Winchester, Calif./Dave Cullinan, Mission Viejo, Calif./Brandon Baldwin, Pleasanton, Calif./Bill Tanner, Big Ford, Mont./Lance Kerr, Xenia, Ohio, Honda CRF450X
212x Fred Sobke/John Stockdale, Vista, Calif./Richard Cook, Chula Vista, Calif./Carlos Lopez, Escondido, Calif./Matt Capdeville, Dana Point, Calif./Jacob Staff, Oceanside, Calif./ Landon Borders, Escondido, Calif., Honda CRF450X
213x Ronnie Wilson, Glendale, Calif./Mike Blackman, San Marcos, Calif., Yamaha YZF450
214x Jason Lulis, Brentwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X
215x Sol Saltzman, Vail, Colo./Drennan Saul, Pelhan, Ala./Tony Larese, Vail, Colo., Honda CRF450X
216x Jorge Cardenas/Alfonso Renato/Jose Mota, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico/Abell Burgueno, Mazatlan, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
217x Baron Keffer, Hillsboro, Ore., Suzuki DRZ400
218x Eric Forster, Prineville, Ore., Honda CRF450X
249x Yoram Lavee, Toluca, Mexico (Israel), KTM XCFW250
SPT M/C>250cc
251x Randy Roy, Placentia, Calif./Scott Aldahl, Corona, Calif./Steve Styles, Costa Mesa, Calif./Tay Guilbeau, Monrovia, Calif., Honda CRF450X
252x Stephan Duchaine/Marc DesJardins/Sylvain Jobidan/Martin Ratte, Canada, Honda CRF450X
253x John Crowley, Flagstaff, Ariz., Honda CRF450X
254x Erik Litzenberg, Santa Fe, N.M./Shawn Foster/Jason Shook/Mark Freel, Cottonwood, Ariz./James Lewis, Santa Fe, N.M., Honda CRF450X
255x Tomoki Hayashi/Kazunari Iriki, Japan, Honda CRF450X
256x Jeff Moore, Gilroy, Calif./Pat Moore, Spring Creek, Nev./Cortney Worline/Dan Capparelli, Elko, Nev., KTM 450EXC-R
257x Adrian Lovelace, Australia, Honda XR400R
258x Michael Ott-Eulberg, Germany, Honda XR650R
259x Jay Wilgus/Todd Hallstrom, Salt Lake City, Utah/Johnny Reagan, Golden, Colo./Kurt Meeks, Big Piney, Wyo., Honda XR650R
260x Mike Kaplan, Tujunga, Calif., Kawasaki KX500
261x Jeff Leonard, Bakersfield, Calif./Tony Donna, Los Angeles, Honda XR650R
262x Ray Grupp, South Lake, Texas/Jud Cowley, Sachse, Texas/Steve Newsom, Rowlett, Texas/Eric Nehr, Grapevine, Texas, Ivan Estrade, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
263x Mark Lucke, Spanaway, Wash, KTM 530EXC-R
264x Jeff Martin, Bakersfield, Calif., KTM 525XC
265x Bill Gilbert, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Mark Fishburn, Fort Collins, Colo./Kevin Krasner, Mission Viejo, Calif./Mick Brejwo, Cambell, Calif./Dennis Greene, Sky Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X
266x Adam McCamish, Ontario, Calif./Barry Van Fossan, Corona, Calif./Ed Bowen, Pelham, Ala./Phil Whisenant, Hoover, Ala., Honda CRF450X
267x Jack Pflueger, San Francisco/Scott Hayden, Lake Forest, Calif.
268x Jeff Chapman, Indianola, Ia./Jeremy Shoning, Des Moines, Ia./Kelly Wagner, Cumming, Ia./Travis Miller, Polk City, Ia., Honda XR650R
269x Andrew Vela, Garden Grove, Calif., Honda XR650R
270x Vernon Smith, Lakewood, Wash., KTM 450EXC
271x Gary Gonzales, Santa Ana, Calif./Ted Donaldson, Rozet, Wyo./Alan Donaldson/Dave Donaldson/Tim King, Silver City, N.M., KTM 560EXC
272x Carlos Becerril, San Diego/Michael Stein, Chandler, Ariz./Nicola Dutto/Gianfranco Ronco/Angelo Barbiero, Italy, KTM 450XCR-W
273x Luis Napoles, Mexicali, Mexico/Jose Ortega Jr., San Diego/Eugene Lane, Redondo Beach, Calif./Stephen Thompas Powers/Stephen Jake Powers, Sisquol, Calif./, Honda XR650R
274x Duncan Ragsdale/Scott Branson, Memphis, Tenn./Josh Scott, Lamar, Miss./Rob Chiplicki, Nashville, Tenn./Dhane Marques, Hickory With, Tenn., Honda XR650R
275x Matt DeVall, Salt Lake City, Utah/Ken Straw, Logan, Utah, KTM 525MXC
276x Craig Anstine, Rio Rancho, N.M./ Patrick Dunn, Ketchum, Idaho/Rusty Sexton, Borrego Springs, Calif./Erik Litzenberg, Santa Fe, N.M., Honda CRF450X
277x Greg Matherly, Encinitas, Calif., Honda CRF450R
278x Yvan Perroud, France, Honda CRF450X
279x Davy Patterson, Ireland, Honda CRF450X
280x Andy Padulo, Calexico, Calif./ Paul Lopez, El Centro, Calif./Albert Valenzuela, Imperial, Calif./Ricardo De La Pena/Miguel Coria, Mexicali, Mexico/, Honda CRF450X
281x Graham Wilson, Ireland, Honda CRF450X
282x Robbie McAlerney, Ireland, Honda CRF450X
283x Carl Westphal, Scottsdale, Ariz./Erik Schroeder/John O’Rourke, Tucson, Ariz./John Lansden II, Marana, Ariz., KTM 525MXC
284x Yuji Kikuchi/Tatsuo Imaizumi, Japan, Honda CRF450X
286x Ken Kosiorek, San Diego, Honda XR650R
287x Anthony Nicodemo, Japan/Pascal Richard/David Hart/Dan Watt, Canada, Honda CRF450X
288x Brett Bardsley, San Diego, KTM 530XC
289x Tibi Imbuzan, National City, Calif. (Hungary), Honda CRF450X
290x Brady Van Matre, Lafayette, Colo., KTM 300EXC
291x Felipe Baltran, Tijuana, Mexico, KTM XCR-W
292x Laurent Lazard, Uruguay, KTM XC525
293x Andrew Hursh, San Diego/Greg Oswald II, Hartford, Conn./Blake Tanner, Bonita, Calif., Honda XR650R
749x Tiffany Thomas/Jason Muiloy, Hawaii/Mike Ignaciak, Oceanside, Calif., Honda CRF450X
SPT ATV
51a Martin O’Leary, Spain, Suzuki LTR450
52a Marco Geraldo/Marco Geraldo Jr., Mexicali, Mexico/Rafael Duarte, Heber, Calif., Honda TRX450R
53a Josh Hogan, Livermore, Calif., Suzuki LTR450
54a Joselito Muro, Chula Vista, Calif./Luis Hernandez, Chula Vista, Calif./Arturo Bastidas, Tijuana, Mexico/Rafael Rubio, San Diego/Carlos Juarez, Honda TRX450R
55a Mario Yorba/J.C. Covas/Luciano Parada/Jesus Ruiz/Rene de la Rocha, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
56a Roberto Ruiz/Jose Niebla/Francisco Espinoza, El Centro, Calif./KC Lizaola, Imperial, Calif., Honda TRX450R
57a Warren Lovelace, Australia, Honda TRX450R
58a Ken Lehmann/Drake Dunn/Brad McLean/Terry Peregoddf/Jeffrey Sanca, Canada, Yamaha Raptor700
59a Yuval Sharon/Tomer Wolf, Israel, Can-Am DSX450
60a Eric Ibarra, San Diego/Jorge Brambila/Javier Guerrero/Efren Carrasco/Edgar Montes, San Diego, Honda TRX450R
61a Adrian Valdez, San Ysidro, Calif./Haston Vazquez/Carlos Valencia/Alfonso Bolanos, San Diego, Yamaha YFZ450
62a Daniel Montano, San Diego/Eric Bunton, Maricopa, Ariz./Robert Valenzuela, Chino, Calif./Javier Ortiz, San Diego, Honda TRX450R
64a Jesus Mendivil/Alain Gamino/Alfredo Gonzales, Mexicali, Mexico/Oro Calderon, Calexico, Calif./Carlos Raygoza, Mexicali, Mexico, KTM 450
65a Yoav Regev, Phoenix (Israel)
66a Carlos Sanchez, San Diego/Marco Supulveda, National City, Calif./Carlos Lluch, San Ysidro, Calif./Flavio Perez Jr., San Diego, Honda TRX450R
98a Gustavo Ameca/Francisco Arce/Alfredo de la Torre, Chula Vista, Calif./Alfred Wallis/David Wallis, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha Raptor, Chula Vista Cycle Center, Cimarrones Racing
99a Mike Penland, Rabun Gap, Ga./Ray Regis, Huntington, N.Y./Ben Hedrick/Scott Wheeler, Marietta, Ga., Cam-Am Outlander
SPT SIDECAR
1SC Sandro Lanaro, Italy/Ruedi Howald, Switzerland, HU-Aprilia
5SC Scott Whitney, Palos Verde Estates, Calif./Joe Desrosiers, San Marcos, Calif., Harley-Davidson V-Rod

[PWmtn]

You could be right, the first section is fast, but the SWB rigs are SOOO SSLLOOOWW in the whoops from SF to 3 poles.
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Here is my reasons. The graded road should be flat out. Diablo, Moreila all the way to the Chanite turn. No issues on these at all. Small washboard an no whoops until the turn into Chanite. All the washouts are fixed. One exception is the concrete one half way down the Diablo road. Its marked and noted on the tulips. Dont miss the thing or it could be fatal (RM297.8). The road from the exit of Chanite all the way to ck 4 have smaller whoops than previous. Big rains have filled in the whoops. From 3 poles to 410 will be deep & soft but your speed should only limited by Hp. As you know Chanite is slow in the twistys and in the sand.
Paul

[straightaxle]

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Here is my reasons. The graded road should be flat out. Diablo, Moreila all the way to the Chanite turn. No issues on these at all. Small washboard an no whoops until the turn into Chanite. All the washouts are fixed. One exception is the concrete one half way down the Diablo road. Its marked and noted on the tulips. Dont miss the thing or it could be fatal (RM297.8). The road from the exit of Chanite all the way to ck 4 have smaller whoops than previous. Big rains have filled in the whoops. From 3 poles to 410 will be deep & soft but your speed should only limited by Hp. As you know Chanite is slow in the twistys and in the sand.
Paul

All sounds good to me, wish I was doing that section, I look forward to it during the 250. Moss2 and FlyinBronco will be doing that section.

[BobBower]

All sounds good to me, wish I was doing that section, I look forward to it during the 250. Moss2 and FlyinBronco will be doing that section.

I reckon most everybody will get on the road in the next day or so. I just wanted to say good luck to the Moss Bros. team in the race, and on the highway.
Have fun. Come back happy.

[straightaxle]

Thanks Bob. IowaPete has already been on the road a couple of days. Some are heading out today and throughout the week. We are all very much looking forward to the trip.

[AngerIssues]

We leave Thursday afternoon, spending the night in El Centro, and chasing the TT's down Friday am, seeing them at least 3 times. Steinberger (7) is trying to determine if he needs us to take a tire or just be there for moral support.

We pitted for them at the 1000 last year, so it's only fitting.

As for later in the day (night)... we will be at or near RM340, with a small pit. It will be very dark when you boys come by, so you might not even see us.

I'll be a black bronco with no top on, a few stickers on the back (MDR, SNORE, Class 3 Cup), etc. I'll be monitoring Steinberger TT and Weatherman all day... probably Foutz until I see the new Raptor go by.

Don't ask me what the freqs are... my radio isn't hooked up yet. :)

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, 702.735.7123

November 15, 2008

F A C T S H E E T

2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

(as of 11/15/08)

WHAT: 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race
Final event of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series
WHEN: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 19-23, 2008
WHERE: Ensenada-Baja California, Mexico (65 miles south of U.S./Mexico Border)
WHO: Over 375 entries from 39 U.S. States, and 24 countries, competing in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs
COURSE: TOTAL MILEAGE: 631.35 miles (6 checkpoints plus the finish line). Starts and finishes on Blvd. Costero, adjacent to the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in Ensenada. From the start in Ensenada the course will go east to Ojos Negros for almost 35 miles which will be used in both directions in the race. From Ojos Negros, the course will travel in a clockwise direction covering much of the incredibly beautiful northern section of Baja California. From Ojos Negros, the course turns Northeast through the Pine Forest nearly up to the U.S. border and up and down the treacherous La Rumorosa grade, west of Mexicali. The course turns south at the top of the infamous Laguna Salada, paralleling Mexican Highway 5. Next will be the San Felipe loop where the course will cover some of the rugged Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 course including Chanate Wash.
After the San Felipe loop, the course will head north and northwest, joining Highway 3 for a short distance to the Mike’s Sky Ranch turnoff. Then the course heads to the Lllano Colorado section and Highway 1. From this point the course is very similar to this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 500 heading north along the Pacific Ocean below San Vicente and past Erendira, back inland up through Santo Tomas then turning northeast just past Uruapan winding its way back to Ojos Negros for the final charge back to Ensenada.
This year’s race course will feature 6 outlying checkpoints where each vehicle is required to quickly stop before continuing on. The checkpoints will be located as follows: Checkpoint No. 1—No. of Laguna Salada (race mile 141.06), No. 2—West of Borrego (rm 286.19), No. 3—West of San Felipe (rm 351.09), No. 4—West of Borrego (rm 407.08), No. 5—San Vicente Vineyards (rm 496.18), No. 6—West of Ojos Negros (rm 589.38)

PRE/POST RACE SHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19--(All times PST)
Racer Registration/Media Registration, Grand Ballroom, San Nicolas Hotel, Ensenada 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, Nov. 20--(All Times PST)
Racer Registration/Media Registration, Grand Ballroom, San Nicolas Hotel, Ensenada 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Contingency Row, Boulevard Costero in front of Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, Ensenada, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Technical Inspection, End of Contingency Row, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Mandatory Racer Meeting, Cathedral Room, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, Ensenada- 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, Nov. 21--(all times PST)
BFGoodrich Tires/VW SCORE Media Center-, Corona Hotel (adjacent to start/finish line) starting at 6 a.m. until noon, Nov. 23
Posting of CP Passing Times/Unofficial Results—Race in Progress, SCORE Media Center & S/F line
SATURDAY, Nov. 22—(all times PST)
Posting of FINAL UNOFFICIAL Results—San Nicolas Hotel, 7 p.m.
Competition Review Board—San Nicolas Hotel 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, Nov. 23—(PST)
Awards Celebration-Poolside, San Nicolas Hotel, 10 a.m.
START/FINISH: Boulevard Costero, adjacent to Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center-Ensenada
RACE DAYS SCHEDULE FRIDAY/SATURDAY, Nov. 21-22--(all times PST)
Late Racer Registration, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, Ensenada-5:30 a.m.
Late Tech, Start Line, 6 a.m.
Late Media Registration/BFG/VW SCORE Media Center, Corona Hotel-6 a.m.
RACE STARTS: (Friday, Nov. 21) Motorcycles, ATVs-6:30 a.m.; Cars, Trucks-10:30 a.m. (Approx)
STARTING ORDER (Subject to Change): (One vehicle every 30 seconds)
Motorcycles/ATVs--22, 30, 40, 21, 20, 50, 60, 25, 24, Sportsman M/C>, Sportsman M/C<, Sportsman ATV, Sportsman Sidecar
Cars/Trucks--TT, 1, 10, SL, 8, PT, 1-2/1600, 5, 6, 7, BC, 5/1600, 7SX, SF, SM, 9, 3, 17, SPT Truck, SPT Car, 11, SPT UTV
TIME LIMIT: All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit from the time they start.

SANCTION: Sanctioned and produced by SCORE International-Los Angeles
CEO/President--Sal Fish; Vice-President—Paul Fish; Oscar Ramos—Attorney; Administration--Sue Johnson 818.225.8402
SPONSORS: SCORE official 2008 sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant, Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Communications, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
Additional associate sponsors, for the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is: Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada
TELEVISION:
Televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the fourth consecutive year, airing at 1 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 14 on the NBC Television Network. Co-produced by Aura360, It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.

www.2008SCOREBaja1000.com:
Nov. 13, 2008 – BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America announced today the launch of a new first-of-its-kind online experience designed around bringing the captivating sights, sounds and real-time information of the 41st annual SCORE Baja 1000 to everyone. Created for this year’s SCORE Baja 1000 as part of an innovative relationship between BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America and combined with partnerships through SPOT Tracker, Aura 360, and DirtNewz.com, the new online experience includes GPS tracking for all drivers in the SCORE Trophy-Truck, 1, 8, Stock Mini and 5/1600 Classes in the race plus live and streaming video. In addition, off-road fans and the media will be able to follow the event from their computers via text updates on SCORE Trophy-Truck and Class 1 competitors and a real-time leader board tracking all Classes throughout the duration of the event. The Web site will go live starting on Nov. 19, 2008 at www.2008SCOREBaja1000.com with a countdown clock. Race tracking will begin at 6 a.m. PT/ 9 a.m. ET on Nov. 21.

TOP DRIVERS & RIDERS:
TOP RACERS: SCORE Trophy-Truck: 1 Mark Post/Rob MacCachren, 97 B.J. Baldwin, 7 Scott Steinberger/Mike Childress, 12 Brian Collins/Chuck
Hovey, 77 Robby Gordon, 38 Garron Cadiente, 4 Gus Vildosola Jr./Gus Vildosola, 2 Pete Sohren, 16 Cameron Steele/Rick Geiser, 96 Bobby
Baldwin/Larry Job, 39 Ron Whitton, 22 Damen Jefferies, 35 Robbie Pierce, 84 Nick Vanderwey, 38 Garron Cadiente 33 Chad Ragland/Larry
Ragland/Steve Hengeveld, 8 Roger Norman/Larry Roeseler, 71 Rick D. Johnson/Ricky Johnson, 34 Dan Friedkin/Danny Sullivan;
Class 1: Billy Gasper, Dale Ebberts/Brad Etter, B.J. Richardson, Pat Dean, Armin Schwarz/Martin Christensen, Eric Chase, Armin Kremer/Adam
Pfankuch, Chuck Dempsey, Luis Ramirez Jr., Josh Rigsby;
Class 1-2/1600: Dave Caspino, Adam Pfankuch/Steven Eugenio, Cory Boyer/Rick Boyer, Arturo Velazco/Able Velazco, Hiram Duran;
Class 3: Donald Moss; Class 5: Kevin Carr; Class 5/1600: Marcos Nunez, Mario Reynoso, Ernie Negrete, Jose Montoya, Tommy Croft;
Class 7: Dan Chamlee; Class 7SX: Rich Severson, Heidi Steele, John Holmes, Jim Hinesely; Class 10: Mike Lawrence;
SCORE Lite: Rick St. John, Steve Mamer; Stock Full: Chad Hall, Josh Hall, John Griffin/Jeremy Spirkoff,;
Stock Mini: Rod Hall, Gavin Skilton. Ryan Millen/Rod Millen; Class 22: Robby Bell/Kendall Norman/Johnny Campbell, Caleb
Gosselaar; Class 40: Brett Helm; CLASSES 30 & 50: Jim O’Neal; Class 60: Donald Lewis;
Class 25: Wayne Matlock/Harold Goodman Jr., Danny Prather/Mike Cafro

HISTORY OF START/FINISH:
In the 41-year history of the SCORE Baja 1000, this will be the 34th time the race has started in Ensenada and the 19th time it has finished in Ensenada. It has also started three times in Mexicali (1972, 1993, 1994), twice in Tijuana (1967, 1995) and once each in Santo Tomas (1998) and Ojos Negro (1999). The last time this race ended in Ensenada was 2005.
TIRE STREAK:
BFGoodrich Tires, long a staple in desert racing, had an amazing streak of 20 consecutive overall 4-wheel vehicle winners broken in 2006 by Toyo Tires, but won again in 2007.
ENGINE WINNERS:
In 4-wheel vehicle competition, VW motors and Ford have each produced 12 overall winners, followed Chevy with 10, Porsche with 3, Toyota with 2, and Dodge with 1.
CHASSIS WINNERS:
Among 4-wheel vehicles, Chenowth and Ford have each produced the chassis for 10 overall winners, followed by Chevy with 6, Toyota, Funco, Raceco, Jimco and Smithbuilt with 2 each and Miller, Hi-Jumper, Dodge, and Meyers Manx with 1 each.
MOTORCYCLE WINNERS:
In motorcycle competition, Honda leads with 18 overall victories (including 11 straight), followed by Husqvarna with 11, Kawasaki with 9 and Yamaha with 2.
IRC Tracking Devices:
Continuing to help increase safety, verify route and speed, SCORE is requiring the mandatory use of tracking devices from International Racing Consultants in ALL classes. Race tracking of all entries can be accessed at www.racetheworld.net.
THEY JUST KEEP ON GOING, AND GOING...: When veteran Rod Hall straps on his racing helmets and take the green flag, he will keep his incredible streak alive of being the only racer who has competed in all 41 SCORE Baja 1000 races. Hall, who will turn 71 on Nov. 22, will drive in Stock Mini. Hall is the all-time winningest racer in this event with 19 class wins
CONTINUING STREAKERS:
Donald and Kenneth Moss have won Class 3 for six straight years and Jim O’Neal, an age-group motorcycle rider, also has put together teams of riders who have six class wins in the last four years, including and amazing three in 2006 (Class 40, Class 50 and Class 60). With three straight class wins is Josh Hall (2 in Stock Full, one in Stock Mini. With two straight class wins are: Dan Chamlee (Class 7), Mike Shaffer (Class 17), and Danny Prather/Mike Cafro (Class 25). Changing classes after six straight wins in Class 22 in Steve Hengeveld and two straight wins in ProTruck is Rick L. Johnson. Both Hengeveld and Johnson will race this year in SCORE Trophy-Truck.
TIGHT OVERALL POINTS: SCORE points are determined both on final finishing position and number of vehicles which started the race within the individual class. After four events, just 36 points separate the top 10 and just 44 the top 15 SCORE point leaders and for 2008. Adam Pfankuch has earned 288 points to lead the SCORE overall points and Class 1-2/1600 as well in their in a VW-powered Mirage. In what has developed into one of tightest overall point battles in SCORE history, second in overall and leading the unlimited Class 1 is B.J Richardson (285), while third overall and leading SCORE Trophy-Truck points is B.J. Baldwin (Chevy Silverado-271). Fourth overall and second in Class 1 is the team of Armin Schwarz/Martin Christensen with 269 points in a Jimco-BMW while fifth overall and second in Class 1-2/1600 with 268 points is rookie Cory boyer in a Lothringer-VW.
TOYOTA AWARDS:
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also involves the hunt for the 23rd annual Toyota Milestone Awards. The prestigious Toyota Milestone Awards are presented to every racer who completes every required mile of every race in the 2008 SCORE Desert Series. A total of 15 drivers are still eligible for Toyota Milestone awards.
$5,000 Volkswagen Contingency race bonus and $20,000 season bonus:
As part of its $100,000 cash contingency bonus for the 2008 SCORE Desert Series, Volkswagen of America is also offering for this race a $5,000 bonus to the highest finishing VW-powered vehichle as well as a season-ending $20,000 bonus to the VW-powered vehicle with the most points this year..
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCKS:
An extremely talented field of 28 SCORE Trophy-Trucks are entered to date. The marquee SCORE racing division featuring 800-horsepower unlimited production trucks includes two cross-over drivers in addition to the talented field of regulars and a very close point’s race for the season championship. Six of 14 previous season point champions are entered and 60 of 85 SCORE Trophy-Truck race winners are represented as well along with nine of the previous14 SCORE Trophy-Truck winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Second All-Time in SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins is Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., with 10. Ragland is racing this year with his son Chad Ragland in the No. 34 Toyota Tundra. Returning as defending race champions and 2007 SCORE Overall point champions are Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, in the No. 1 Ford F-150..

CROSSOVERS/CELEBRITY RACERS: Among the crossover/celebrity racers officially entered in this year’s race are (as of 11/10/08):
--Robby Gordon, NASCAR Team Owner/Driver, three-time Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Overall Winner, No. 77 SCORE Trophy-Truck
--Cameron Steele, action sports, No. 16 SCORE Trophy-Truck and No. 742 Class 7SX
--Brendan Gaughan, NASCAR Truck Series regular, No. 119, Class 1
--Armin Schwarz, of Germany who lives in Austria, seven-time World Rally Championship race winner, No. 104, Class 1
--Armin Kremer, of Germany, top German rally racer, No. 119, Class 1
--Danny Sullivan, 1985 Indy 500 winner, TV personality, No. 34, SCORE Trophy-Truck
--Roberto Guerrero, raced in both Formula1 and IndyCar with 17 Indy 500 starts, No. BC1, Baja Challenge Class
--Kerry Earnhardt, son of the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, works for DEI and has raced in every NASCAR Series, No. BC5, Baja Challenge Class
--Ricky Johnson, legendary former Supercross star/NASCAR regional series racer, TV show host, No. 71 SCORE Trophy-Truck
--Patrick Dempsey, Star of ABC series "Grey's Anatomy", competed in Panoz and Miati sports car series and part of championship Team Hyper Sport in Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series Grand Sports Class team in 2008, fourth straight year in this race, BC2, Baja Challenge Class
--Rod Millen, World Rally Championship racer, Pikes Peak Hill Climb record holder, champion in the old Mickey Thompson Off-Road Stadium Series, No. 762 Stock Mini Class
--Justin Loftin, second-generation desert racer who ran the ARCA stock car series this year, racing with his father, Baja vet and class champ Bob Lofton, No. 20, SCORE Trophy-Truck
--Derrick Hill, veteran of several open wheel pavement series, son of the late Formula1 Champion Phil Hill, No. 1248, SCORE Lite
--Joe Korgola, the “Ox” is a top Moto X rider, part of the Metal Mulisha, co-rider on No. 2x, Class 22
--Max Eddy, versatile speedway pavement and Freestyle motocross rider, co-rider on No. 2x, Class 22
--Joe Foster, 2008 Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series Grand Sport Class point champion, Team Hyper Sport, co-driver in BC2, Baja Challenge Class
--Rick Skelton, 2008 Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series Grand Sport Class point champion, Team Hyper Sport, 5, Baja Challenge Class
--Malcolm Smith, 67, legendary motorcycle racer with 5 SCORE Baja 1000 overall race wins, including the first one in 1967, returns to race with his daughter Ashley and son Alexander in No. 1404, Sportsman Car
--Ryan Thomas, 1996 SCORE Baja 1000 Overall winner with four class wins, returns as a guest in No. BC2, Baja Challenge Class
--CR Gittere, AMA pro road motorcycle racer, No. 306x, Class 30
--Rich Minga, 1987 SCORE Overall Point Champion, professional stunt driver, No. BC3, Baja Challenge Class
--Loreno Lazard, World Rally Racer from Uruguay, Sportsman Motorcycle>250cc, No. 292x
--Sandro Lanaro, Italy/Ruedi Howald, Switzerland, International Rally racers, Sportsman Motorcycle Sidecar, 1SC
--Bud Brutsman, Show Creator and TV Producer of ‘Rides’ and ‘Overhaulin’, BC 6, Baja Challenge Class
--Samuel Hubinette, “The Crazy Swede”, two-time Formula Drift champion, professional stunt driver, BC6, Baja Challenge Class
--Tracy Jordan, Rock Crawling pioneer with championships in three different series, BC6, Baja Challenge Class
--Cassey Currie, Third generation desert racer and short-course Pro Lite truck racer, BC6, Baja Challenge Class
--Bill Weber, Retired Navy Seal turned desert-racing enthusiast with two SCORE Baja 1000 class wins, BC6, Baja Challenge Class
--Barry Ellis, Fraser Wellon, Frank Rossi, Marcello Abello, drivers for two-car Ranger Sports Racing team in Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series, BC4, Baja Challenge Class
--Jep Thornton, 2007 Gramd-Am Koni Challenge Series point champion, BC4, Baja Challenge Class
--Jeff Courtney, regular on the 2008 SPEED World Challenge GT sports car series with a season-high 5th at 12 hours of Sebring, BC4, Baja Challenge Class
--Chris Paulsen, Former IndyCar crew chief, Sprint Car racer, owner of C&R Racing in Indianapolis, columnist for National Speed Sport News, No. 126, Class 1
--Nelson Stewart, father of NASCAR star Tony Stewart and former Sprint Car racer, No. 126, Class 1

WINNINGEST TEAM:
How about 29 Class wins for the No. 548x Class 50 (riders over 50 years old) motorcycle team of Chris Haines (13 class wins), Craig Adams (11) and Scott Pfeifer (5). They have all been rider of record at least once.
WINNINGEST FAMILY:
While there are many families with lots of combined class wins, none have more than the Hall family of Reno, Nev., which has a total of 29 class wins. Led by dad Rod Hall’s race-record 19 class wins, his son Chad has six and oldest son Josh has coud. This year, Team Hummer will have Rod Hall in Stock Mini and Chad and Josh Hall will drive separate Hummers in Stock Full.

TWO-TIMERS:
This race always has a few ‘bravehearts’ who enter in two classes, hoping for double wins. Among those this year are: Cameron Steele (SCORE Trophy-Truck No. 16 and Class 7SX No. 742), Mike Childress (SCORE Trophy-Truck No. 7 and Class 22 No. 7x), Adam Pfankuch (Class 1 No. 119 and Class 1-2/1600 No. 1601), Jim O’Neal (Class 30 No. 300x and Class 50 No. 500x), Craig Adams (Class 40 No. 400x and Class 50 No. 548x) and John Crowley (Sportsman M/C>250cc 253x and Sportsman UTV No. 1801). Of note, Rod Hall and his sons Josh and Chad are all listed on each other’s Hummers in the Stock Mini and SCORE Full classes. It is possible that one or more may drive in two of the vehicles, but unlikely any would drive in all three.

BACK TO THEIR ROOTS:
Besides Robby Gordon (NASCAR; SCORE Trophy-Truck) among the other second-generation desert racers returning to their racing roots are Brendan Gaughan (NASCAR Truck Series, SCORE Class 1) and Justin Loftin (ARCA/ReMAX Series, SCORE Trophy-Truck).

BAJA CHAMPS-OVERALL:
Entered in this year’s event are 18 racers who have combined for 59 overall wins in either the 4-wheel or motorycle divisions. The leaders are: Larry
Roeseler, 12, (10 on a motorcycle and two years in a car); Johnny Campbell has with 10 (all on a motorcycle), Steve Hengeveld with seven including six straight (all on a motorcycle). With five overall wins are Larry Ragland and Malcolm Smith. Roeseler and Hengeveld are both racing in SCORE Trophy-Truck this year.

BAJA CHAMPS-BY CLASS:
Entered in this year’s event are 107 racers who have combined for an amazing 307 class wins. The leaders in multiple class wins entered this year are: Rod Hall with 19 (first overall), Larry Roeseler with 16 (second overall), Chris Haines with 13 (fourth overall), Craig Adams with 11 (sixth overall) Johnny Campbell and Steve Hengeveld with 10 each (tied for 7th) , Eric Solorzano with 9 (tied for ninth), Malcolm Smith with 8 each (tied for 12th) and Ted Hunnicutt Jr. and Jim O’Neal with 7each (tied for 17th).

Sal Fish SCORE IronRiders: (as of 11/15/07)
Nearly three dozen motorcycle riders and two ATV riders will attempt to run the race solo, with no co-riders. If they succeed, they will each receive one of the prestigious Sal Fish SOCRE IronRider awards. So far, these 31 riders have officially confirmed they will be attempting to ride solo: Class 22—4x Jack McCormick; Class 30—303x Lloyd Andrew, Class 40—402x Daren Griffiths, 403x Steve Corrie, 408x Robert Barnum; Sportsman Motorcycle <250cc—205x Scott Anderson, 214x Jason Lulis, 217x Baron Keffer, 218x Eric Forster, 249x Yoram Lavee; Sportsman Motorcycle >250cc—253x John Crowley, 257x Adrian Lovelace, 258x Michael Ott-Eulberg, 260x Mike Kaplan, 263x Mark Lucke, 269x Andrew Vela, 270x Vernon Smith, 277x Greg Matherly, 278x Yvan Perroud, 279x Davy Patterson, 281x Graham Wilson, 282x Robbie McAlerney, 286x Ken Kosiorek, 288x Brett Bardsley, 289x Tibi Imbuzan, 290x Brady Van Mare, 2992x Laurent Lazard; and Sportsman ATV—51 Martin O’Leary, 53a Josh Hogan, 57a Warren Lovelace, 65a Yoav Regev. Of note, Andrew, Griffiths, Adrian Lovelace, Warren Lovelace are all from Australia, Lavee and Regev are from Israel, Ott-Eulberg is from Germany, Perroud is from France, Imbuzan is from Hungary, Patterson, Wilson and McAlerney are all from Ireland and O’Leary is from Spain.

FAMILY TIES:Desert racing has always been about family teams and this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja1000 is a prime example of that fact. This year’s starting grid currently includes 89 brothers racing together and 18 racing separately. The race also has 48 fathers racing with their 57 sons and 12 fathers whose 14 sons are racing in separate vehicles. There are also five husband/wife teams competing together and one separately.
THIRD GENERATION:
Among the third generation racers is Bryan Freeman racing with Gus Vildosola Jr. in SCORE Trophy-Truck.
BROTHERS TOGETHER:
Among the brothers racing together are: Gary and Mark Weyhrich (Class 1), Billy and Dave Gasper (Class 1), Ronny, Randy and Rick Wilson (Class 1), 36-year old TWIN brothers Arturo and Abel Velazco (Class 1-2/1600), Eric, Hiram and Evan Duran (Class 1-2/1600), Donald and Kenneth Moss (Class 3), Nick, Michael and Larry Vanderwey (SCORE Trophy-Truck).
FATHER/SONS—TOGETHER:
Among the father and sons racing together are Gus Vildsosola and his son Gus Vildosola Jr. (SCORE Trophy-Truck), Bob and Justin Loftin (SCORE Trophy-Truck), Larry Ragland and his son Chad Ragland (SCORE Trophy-Truck), Dan and Tom Chamlee (Class 7), Pancho and Cisco Bio (Class 9), Ryan Millen and his father Rod Millen (Stock Mini), Gerardo Iribe and his father Carlos (Class 5/1600), Clive Skilton and his son Darren (Class 3).
FATHER/DAUGHTER—TOGETHER:
Among the dads who will drive along with their daughters is legendary desert racer Malcolm Smith who is teamed with his daughter Ashley and son Alexander in a family affair in the Sportsman Car Class.
FATHER/SONS-SEPARATELY:
Among the father-sons who will race in separate vehicles include B.J. Baldwin (SCORE Trophy-Truck) and his father Bobby (SCORE Trophy-Truck), Curt LeDuc and his son Todd LeDuc, also both in SCORE Trophy-Truck, and Rod Hall (Stock Mini) and Chad Hall (Stock Full).

FEMALE RACERS:
Among the female racers expected to compete as a driver/rider or co-driver/rider are…
--Heidi Steele--Class 7SX-No. 742. Vice-President of Human Resources for a national home health-car firm, she is the wife of Cameron Steele, is a SCORE regular, was the 2005 SCORE Sportsman Car class point champ and is leading the Class 7SX points this year.
--Anna Cody—Class 20-No. 169x, leading the points with an all-female team that incudes Sarah Kritsch, Cathy Duncan, and Jennifer Morton
--Ashley Smith—Sportsman Car-No. 1404, daughter of legendary SCORE Baja racer Malcolm Smith who will be racing with her famous father and brother Alexander Smith
--Tiffany Thomas—Sportsman M/C>250cc-No. 749x

THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER:
Australia has brought its largest entry ever to this race with a total of five entries. The Thunder from Down Under includes the Class one family team (No. 113) led by Brian Robinson and four solo riders: Lloyd Andrew (Class 30, No. 303x), Darren Griffiths (Class 40, No. 402x), Adrian Lovelace (Sportsman M/C>250cc, No. 257x) and Warren Lovelace (Sportsman ATV, No. 57a). The Lovelaces are brothers.

MEDIA CENTER: Nov. 19-20-San Nicolas Hotel. Nov. 21-23-Corona Hotel (adjacent to Start/Finish line on Boulevard Costero).
MEDIA CONTACTS: Dominic Clark, SCORE Media Relations Director, c/o Image Media 702.735.7123
Dominic Clark, Doug Strauss, Tom Blattler, Paul Hansen, Brian Hilderbrand, guests-San Nicolas Hotel in Ensenada, 011.52.646.176.1901

CLASSES: The 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Desert Race features nearly 375 entries in 28 Pro & 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. Class winners will be decided along with the overall race winner in Pro 4-wheel, Pro Motorcycle and Pro ATV.
Cars & Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)
CLASS 1-2/1600 (single or two-seaters to 1600cc)
CLASS 3 (Short wheelbase 4X4)
CLASS 5 (Unlimited Baja Bugs)
CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc Baja Bugs)
CLASS 6 (Unlimited production mini trucks)
CLASS 7 (Open production mini trucks)
CLASS 7S (Stock mini trucks)
CLASS 7SX (Modified mini trucks)
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)
CLASS 9 (Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters)
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)
SCORE LITE (Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)
STOCK FULL (Stock full-sized trucks)
STOCK MINI (Stock mini trucks)
PROTRUCK (Limited Production Trucks)
BAJA CHALLENGE (Limited, identical Baja touring cars)
CLASS 17 (Class 3, modified Jeep Cherokees)
Motorcycles
CLASS 22 (250cc or more)
CLASS 20 (125cc)
CLASS 21 (126cc to 250cc)
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)
ATVs
CLASS 25 (251cc or more)
CLASS 24 (250cc or less)

LAST YEAR’S TOP FINISHERS:
40th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 (1,296.39 miles)
Nov. 11-16, 2007—Ensenada, Baja California to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
TOTAL STARTERS: 424, TOTAL FINISHERS: 237 (Race Record) (55.9 Percent)
Pro Cars & Trucks
1. Mark Post, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas/Carl Renezeder, Laguna Beach, Calif., Ford F-150, 25:21:25 (53.43mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2. Gus Vildosola/Gus Vildosola Jr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford F-150, 25:42:20 (50.43) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
3. Larry Roeseler, Hesperia, Calif./Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, Smithbuilt-Ford, 26:30:10 (48.92) (Class 1)
4. Robby Gordon, Mooresville, N.C./Dale Ebberts, Canyon Lake, Calif., Chevy CK1500, 27:12:14 (47.64) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
5. Steve Strobel, Clarks, Neb./Gay Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo./Bob Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 27:26:44 (47.24) (Class 1)
6. Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./Rick Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 27:50:35 (46.56) (Class 1)
7. Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Brian Ewalt, Bonita, Calif./Mike Julson, Santee, Calif./Cameron Parrish, San Marcos, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 28:02:02 (46.24) (Class 1)
8. Rick L. Johnson, Oak Hills, Calif./Dane Cardone, Huntington Beach, Calif./Jimmy Nuckles, Brawley, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 28:28.44 (45.52) (Pro Truck)
9. Tim Noe, San Diego/Tom Watson, El Centro, Calif./Gary Arnold, El Cajon, Calif./Vic Bruckmann, Lemon Grove, Calif., Jimco-VW, 28:30:44 (45.47) (SCORE Lite)
10. Billy Gasper, Chino Hills, Calif./Dave Gasper, Santa Barbara, Calif./Scott Schovajsa, Humble, Texas, Porter-Chevy, 28:35:52 (45.33) (Class 1)
11. Stan Potter, San Marcos, Calif./Dan Worley, Encinitas, Calif., Jimco, 28:44.08 (45.11) (SCORE Lite)
12. Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150, 28:59:06 (44.73) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
13. Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz./Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram, 29:11:47 (44.40) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
14. Chris Lucas, Dublin, Ohio/Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif./Steve Barlow, Temecula, Calif., Ford F-150, 29:16:23 (44.29) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
15. Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 29:19:26 (44.21) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
16. B.J. Baldwin/Danny Anderson, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 29:35:39 (43.81mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
17. Pancho Bio/Cisco Bio, Spring Valley, Calif./Alejandro Navarette/Leonardo Navarette, Mexicali, Mexico, Tubular Design-VW, 29:47:08 (43.52) (SCORE Lite)
18. Matt Cullen, Long Beach, Calif./Juan Avila, Ensenada, Mexico/Matthew Balkeman, Fountain Valley, Calif./MarkParriott, Mission Viejo, Calif., AlumiCraft-VW (30:09:51) (42.99) (Class 10)
19. Gus Vildosola Jr., Mexicali, Mexico/Bryan Freeman, Las Vegas/Gustavo Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Toyota Tundra (30:09:51) (42.98) (Pro Truck)
20. Dale Lenk, Newport Bach, Calif./Randy Perry, Santa Ana, Calif./Jerry Penhall, Costa Mesa, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 30:34:17 (42.41) (Class 1)
21. Drew Belk, Coachella, Calif./Jim Anderson, Reno, Nev./Dave Bonner, Norco, Calif./Mike Belk, Indio, Calif., VW Baja Bug 30:35:27 (42.38mph) (Class 5)
22. Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula/Jacob Gutierrez, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry-VW, 31:13:51 (41.50) (Class 1-2/1600)
23. Victor Barreda, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Alejandro Diaz/Santiago Diaz, La Paz, Mexico, Curry-VW, 31:15:01 (41.48) (Class 1-2/1600)
24. Hiram Duran/Eric Duran/Evan Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth-VW, 31:38:02 (40.98) (Class 1-2/1600)
25. Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif./Bob Shepard, Phoenix, Calif., Chevy C1500, 32:06:08 (40.38) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
Pro Motorcycles
1. Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Hesperia, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 24:15:50 (53.43mph) (Class 22)
2. Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif./Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif./Jason Trubey, Bullhead City, Ariz./Caleb Gosselaar, Valencia, Calif., Jonah Street, Ellensburg, Wash., Honda CRF450X, 25:34:45 (50.68) (Class 22)
3. Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif./David Pearson, Las Vegas/Cyril Despres, France, KTM 690Baja, 25:56:00 (49.99) (Class 22)
4. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Jeff Sheets, Henderson, Nev./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico /Taber Murphy, Wenatchee, Wash./Mouse McCoy, Santa Monica, Calif./Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 26:48:15; (48.37) (Class 30)
5. Gerardo Rojas, Vincent Guerrero, Mexico, Honda XR650R, 27:05:53 (47.84) (Class 30)
6. Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Louie Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Bob Johnson, Temecula, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 28:01:11 (42.27) (Class 40)
7. Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/Kent Pfeiffer, Costa Mesa, Calif./Kurt Pfeiffer, Riverside, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 28:28:54 (45.52) (Class 21)
8. Chris Haines, Dana Point, Calif./Jack Johnson, Boulder City, Nev./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Scott Pfeiffer, Costa Mesa, Calif./Jimmy Sones, Honda XR650R, 28:35:30 (45.34) (Class 50)
9. Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra/Ivan Ramirez, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 29:03:39 (44.61) (Class 21)
10. Donald Connelly, Alpine, Calif./Joe Bolton, Corona, Calif./John Griffin, Lake Forest, Calif./Mark Howell/Greg Luck, El Cajon, Calif./Earl Roberts, Calexico, Calif./Mark Vanscourt, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 29:17:39; (44.58) (Class 40)
11. Dan Walsh, Ramona, Calif./Steve Martz, San Marcos, Calif./Johnny Jensen, San Dego/Eric Luck, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki KLX450R, 29:30:35 (43.93) (Class 20)
12. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Jeff Sheets, Henderson, Nev./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico /Taber Murphy, Wenatchee, Wash./Mouse McCoy, Santa Monica, Calif./Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 29:35:21 (43.81mph) (Class 50)
13. Joe Desrosiers, San Marcos, Calif./Aaron Tuck, Brawley, Calif./Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif./Sunny Irvine, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Tony Rutter, New Zealand, Honda XR650R, 29:37:39 (43.76) (Class 22)
14. Jason Edie, Grass Valley, Calif./Ben Mills/Scott Mills, Nevada City, Calif./Garrett Norton, Auburn, Calif./Scott England, Nampa, Idaho/Joseph Cochran, Grass Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 30:06:01 (43.43) (Class 22)
15. Keith Spier, Fillmore, Calif./James Andefer, Montecito, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Mark Amondson, Wildomar, Calif./Phillip Riddle, Hesperia, Calif., Honda XR650R, 30:46:54 (42.12) (Class 50)
Pro ATVs
1.Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif./Marc Spaeth, Warner Springs, Calif./Dana Creech, Murrieta, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 29:48:58 (43.48) (Class 25)
2. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Wes Miller/Keith Little/Harrold Goodman, Honda TRX450R, 29:57:57 (43.26) (Class 25)
3. Carmen Cafro, Vista, Calif./Lance Schoonmaker, Alpine, Calif./Earl Thigpen, Murrieta, Calif./Allen Fox, Alpine, Calif./Scott Callen, El Cajon, Calif./Mike Findlay, Temecula, Calif., Honda TRX650R, 31:45:31 (40.82) (Class 25)
4. Francisco Servin, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 32:05:50 (40.34) (Class 24)
5. Josh Row/Geg Row, El Cajon, Calif./Travis Dillon, Spring Valley, Calif./Alfonso Cota,Alpine, Calif./Chris Row, Ruldoso, N.M., Bombardier DS650; 36:56:30 (35.09) (Class 25)

2006 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000—Ensenada to La Paz (1,047.8 miles)
431 Total Starters (Race Record), 234 Total Finishers (54.3 percent)
Pro Cars & Trucks
1. Andy McMillin, Poway , Calif. /Robby Gordon, Charlotte , N.C. , Chevy CK1500, 19:15:27 (54.41mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2. Troy Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry Roeseler, Hesperia , Calif. , Smithbuilt-Ford, 19:56:22 (52.55) (Class 1)
3. B.J. Baldwin/Tom Bradley Jr., Las Vegas , Chevy Silverado, 20:01:25 (52.33) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
4. Ron Whitton, Maricopa, Ariz. , Ford F-150, 20:39:49 (50.71) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
5. Gary Weyhrich/Mark Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore./B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, Jimco-Chevy, 20:44:56 (50.50) (Class 1)
6. Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Larry Ragland, Cave Creek , Ariz. , Chevy Silverado, 21:07:51 (49.59) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
7. Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif./Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif./Travis Howard, South Padre Island, Texas, HMS-Chevy, 21:27:33 (48.83) (Class 1)
8. Todd Wyllie, New River, Ariz./John Marking, El Cajon, Calif./Eduardo Gastelum, La Paz , Mexico, Chevy Silverado, 21:28:16 (48.80) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
9. Darren Hardesty, Ramona, Calif./Mark Randazzo, Poway, Calif., AlumiCraft-VW, 21:34:28 (48.57)(Class 10)
10. Josh Baldwin, Newport Beach , Calif. , Ford F-150, 21:35:40 (48.52) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
11. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Jeff Lewis, San Clemente, Calif., Ford F-150, 21:43:02 (48.25) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
12. Eli Yee/Perry McNeil, Lemon Grove , Calif. , Jimco-Honda, 21:56:50 (47.74) (Class 10)
13. Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Brian Ewalt, Bonita, Calif./Cameron Parrish, San Marcos, Calif./Scott McMillin, Coronado, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 22:17:52 (46.99) (Class 1)
14. Chad Ragland, Phoenix/Danny Anderson , Las Vegas , Chevy Silverado, 22:24:37 (46.76) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
15. John Cooley, Santee, Calif./Chris Harrold, Chula Vista, Calif., AlumiCraft-VW, 22:32:48 (46.47) (Class 10)
16. Sammy Ehrenberg, Las Vegas/L.J. Kennedy, Orange , Calif. , Jimco-VW, 22:44:30 (46.07) (Class1-2/1600)
17. Nick Vanderwey/Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix/Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park , Ariz. , GMC Sierra, 22:45:39 (46.04) (Class 8)
18. Rick L. Johnson, Oak Hills, Calif./Dane Cardone, Huntington Beach, Calif./Jimmy Nuckles, Brawley, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 23:09:10 (45.26) (ProTruck)
19. Brian Burgess, Riverside , Calif. /Daniel Folts, Chino , Calif. , 23:13:09, Bunderson-VW (45.13) (Class 1-2/1600)
20. Dave Creagan, Woodland, Wash./James Wasson, Maple Valley, Wash./Mike Nicholson, Vancouver, Wash., Ford F-150, 23:19:12 (44.93) (ProTruck)
21. Kevin McGillivray, Valencia , Calif. /Joe Custer, Harrisburg , N.C./Casey Folks, Las Vegas , Chevy Silverado, 23:28:40 (44.63) (ProTruck)
22. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino , Calif. , Ford F-150, 23:31:38 (44.54) (ProTruck)
23. Tim Noe/Tom Watson/Travis Clarke, El Centro , Calif. , Jimco-VW, 23:37:52 (44.34) (SCORE Lite)
24. Arturo Velazco/Abel Velazco, Beaumont, Calif./Steve Cruz, San Diego, Porter-VW, 23:45:43 (44.10) (Class 1-2/1600)
25. Gus Vildosola, Mexicali, Mexico/Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 23:47:30 (44.04) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
Motorcycles
1. Steve Hengeveld,Oak Hills, Calif. /Mike Childress, Wrightwood , Calif. /Quinn Cody, Santa Barbara , Calif. , Honda CRF450X, 18:17:50 (57.27mph) (Class 22)
2. Robby Bell,Murrieta, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 20:31:08 (51.07) (Class 22)
3. Jim O’Neal, Chatsworth, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Jeff Kaplan, Newberry Park, Calif./Randy Morales, Prescott, Ariz./Tom Willis, Las Vegas, Honda XR650R, 21:28:45 (48.78) (Class 40)
4. Gerado Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Jorge Hernandez/Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda XR650R, 21:32:38 (48.64) (Class 30)
5. Ron Wilson,Encinitas, Calif./Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Steve Garnett, Carson City, Nev./Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif., Honda XR650R, 21:36:50 (48.48) (Class 30)
6. Dan Walsh/Chris Gunnett/Rob Gibson, Ramona , Calif. , Honda XR650R, 22:43:17 (46.12) (Class 22)
7.Tom Grisham,Chula Vista, Calif./Carl Fischer, Highland, Calif./Mike Mitchell, Salt Lake City, Utah/Mark Chicado, Las Vegas, Honda CRF450X, 23:31:50 (44.53) (Class 21)
8.Shaun Hanson, Murrieta, Calif./Jim McKay, Hemet, Calif./Mark Milne, Aztec, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 23:34:27 (44.45) (Class 21)
9.Brian Pinard,Wildomar, Calif./Taber Murphy, Wenatchee, Wash., Sergio Vega, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda XR650R, 23:41:50 (44.22) (Class 30)
10. Scott Atchison/Greg Hauser/Larry Collins, Bakersfield , Calif. , Honda XR650R, 23:44:02 (44.15) (Class 40)
11. Chris Parker,Newport Beach, Calif./Tim Bina, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Randy Blevins, Garden Grove, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 24:10:53 (43.33) (Class 21)
12. Chris Eberz, Santa Barbara, Calif./Mark Daniels, Oxnard, Calif./Sean Eberz, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda XR650R, 24:27:38 (42.84) (Class 22)
13. Kris Papworth, Draper, Utah/Zac Jacobson, Cedar City , Utah /Allan Donaldson, KTM EXC525, 24:45:57 (42.31) (Class 22)
14. Beau Hayden, Shadow Hills, Calif./Peter Postel, Newbury Park, Calif./Ron Bishop, Escondido, Calif./Tony Megla, Newbury Park, Calif./Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., BMW HP2, 24:54:53 (42.06) (Class 22)
15. Carlos Gonzalez, Navojoa, Mexico/Javier Hernandez, Obregon, Mexico/Eduardo Rosas, Huatabameo, Mexico, Honda CR450X, 24:55:54 (42.03) (SPT M/C over 250cc)
ATVs
1. Danny Prather, Ramona , Calif. /Mike Cafro, Carlsbad , Calif. /Levi Marana, Hemet , Calif. /Marc Speath, Warner Springs , Calif. , Honda TRX450R, 22:37:46 (46.30mph) (Class 25)
2. Jeff Hancock, Salome , Ariz. /Joshua Edwards/Kirk Schreier, Phoenix , Honda TRX450R, 24:27:16 (42.85) (Class 25)
3.Josh Frederick,Moapa, Nev./Tony Baker, El Cajon, Calif./Shane Strunk, Phoenix/Michael Swift, Can-Am Renegede, 24:55:54 (42.03) (Class 25)
4. Alex Camanini, El Cajon, Calif./Carmen Cafro, Vista, Calif./Earl Thigpen, Murrieta, Calif./Allen Fox, Alpine, Calif./Scott Prather, Ramona, Calif., Honda SRP650, 25:04:37 (41.78) (Class 25)
5. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Keith Little, Russelville, Al./Wes Miller, Costa Mesa, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 26:48:04 (39.10) (Class 25)

AND

2005 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000—Ensenada to Ensenada (708.8 miles)
342 Total Starters, 163 Total Finishers
Pro Cars & Trucks
1. Larry Roeseler, Hesperia, Calif./Troy Herbst, Las Vegas , Smithbuilt-Ford, 15:06:19 (46.92) (Class 1)
2. Bob Shepard, Phoenix/Rick Geiser, Desert Hills , Ariz. , Chevy CK1500, 15:48:49 (44.82) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
3. Alan Pflueger, Honolulu , Chevy Silverado, 15:56:08 (44.48) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
4. Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Brian Ewalt, Bonita, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 15:57:57 (44.39) (Class 1)
5. Tim Herbst/Ed Herbst, Las Vegas , Ford F-150, 16:00:35 (44.27) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
6. Damen Jefferies/Casey Jefferies, Oak Hills , Calif. , Porter-Chevy, 16:05:01 (44.07) (Class 1)
7. Chad Ragland, Phoenix/Larry Ragland, Cave Creek , Ariz. , Chevy Silverado, 16:08:06 (43.93) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
8. Mark Post, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 16:17:02 (43.53) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
9. Marty Coyne/Travis Coyne, El Centro , Calif. , Ford F-150, 16:45:02 (42.31) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
10. Garron Cadiente/Ron Whitton, Mesa , Ariz. , Ford F-150, 16:47:35 (42.21) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
11. Corky McMillin (In Memoriam, 1929-2005) Drivers--Gary Arnold, Bonita, Calif./Hector Cuadras, Chula Vista, Calif., Chenowth-Chevy, 16:50:49 (42.07) (Class 1)
12. Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./Rick Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 16:51:29 (42:04) (Class 1)
13. Josh Baldwin, Newport Beach , Calif. , Ford F-150, 16:58:37 (41.75) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
14. Lobsam Yee/Eli Yee, Angel Barajas, Tijuana , Mexico , Jimco-Honda, 17:15:05 (41.09) (Class 10)
15. B.J. Richardson/John Gaughan/Pat Dean, Las Vegas , Bunderson-Chevy, 17:25:10 (40.69) (Class 1)
16. Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, Poway , Calif. , Jimco-Chevy, 17:47:17 (39.85) (Class 1)
17. Kory Sheeler/Larry Job, Las Vegas , Chevy CK1500, 17:52:44 (39.64) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
18. John Cooley, Santee, Calif./Dave Richardson, La Mesa, Calif., Alumi Craft-VW, 17:56:34 (39.50) (Class 10)
19. Jason Baldwin, Laguna Beach , Calif. , Ford F-150, 18:10:12 (39.01) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
20. Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park , Ariz. , Ford F-150, 18.39:14 (38.00) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
21. Jim Nuckles/Jeff Dickerson, Brawley , Calif. , Ford F-150, 18:47:37 (37.71) (ProTruck)
22. Stan Potter, San Marcos, Calif./Dan Worley, Encinitas, Calif., Jimco-VW, 18:48:00 (37.70) (SCORE Lite)
23. Rick L. Johnson, Oak Hills, Calif./Dan Cardone, Huntington Beach, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 18:50:12 (37.63) (ProTruck)
24. Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Larry Ragland, Cave Creek , Ariz. , Chevy Silverado, 19:14:17 (36.84) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
25. Tom Watson/Tim Noe, El Centro , Calif. , Jimco-VW, 19:18:48 (36.70) SCORE LIte
Pro Motorcycles
1.Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills , Calif. /Johnny Campbell, San Clemente , Calif. /Mike Childress, Wrightwood , Calif. , Honda XR650R, 14:20:30 (49.42mph) (Class 22)
2. Robby Bell, Murrieta, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif., Honda XR650R, 14:38:01 (48.44) (Class 22)
3. Brian Pinard, Wildomar, Calif./Scott Myers/Ron Wilson, Honda XR650R, 16:07:18 (43.97) (Class 30)
4. Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif./Salvador Hernandez, Ensenada, Mexico/Jason Trubey, Bullhead City, Ariz., Honda CRFX250, 18:01:38 (39.32) (Class 21)
5. Jim O’Neal, Chatsworth, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Jeff Kaplan, Newbury Park, Calif./Louis Franco, Honda XR650R, 18:19:08 (38.69) (Class 40)
6. Kevin Johnson, Vista, Calif./Ryan Gustine, San Diego/Anthony Sanchez, Wildomar, Calif., Yamaha YZ250, 18:46:20 (37.76) (Class 21)
7. Robert Laughlin, Solvang , Calif. , Honda XR650R, 19:00:12 (37.30) (SPT M/C over 250cc)
8. Chris Haines, Dana Point, Calif./Jack Johnson, Las Vegas/Scott Forward, Montrose, Calif./Jim Castillo, Los Alamos, Calif., Honda XR650R, 19:08:49 (37.02) (Class 50)
9. Joe Desrosiers, San Marcos, Calif./Dean Sharpe, San Diego, Yamaha YZ250, 19:37:40 (36.11) (Class 21)
10. Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Arturo Salas, Tijuana, Mexico/Francisco Real, San Diego, Honda XR650R, 20:25:40 (34.70mph) (34.70) (Class 30)
11. Sergio Vega/Manuel Luna/Arnoldo Ramirez, Ensenada , Mexico , BMW HP2, 20:42:09 (34.24) (Class 30)
12. Mark Jerman, Huntington Beach, Calif./Joe Bolton, Corona, Calif./Steve Buckley, Oak Park, Calif., Honda XR650R, 20:51:04 (33.99) (Class 40)
13. David Gonzalez/David Gonzalez Jr./Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda XR650R, 20:51:37 (33.98) (SPT M/C over 250cc)
14. Jimmy Lewis, Costa Mesa, Calif./Dave Donatoni, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Jonah Street, Ellensburg, Wash./Beau Hayden, Sunland, Calif., BMW HP2, 20:57:43 (33.81) (Class 22)
15. Chris Blais, Apple Valley , Calif. , KTM 620 LC4, 21:40:38 (32.70mph) (Class 22)
Pro ATVs
1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon , Calif. / Chad Prull, Honda TRX450R, 18:06:53 (39.13) (Class 25)
2. Wes Miller, Fallbrook , Calif. /Dan Creech, Honda TRX450, 18:52:37 (37.55) (Class 25)
3. Mike Cafro, Carlsbad, Calif./Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./William Yokley, Honda TRX450R, 19:24:36 (36.52) (Class 25)
4. Joel Leal/ Israel Reyes/Indalecio Jimenez, Mexicali , Mexico , Bombardier Baja 650, 20:22:41 (34.78) (Class 25)
5. Francisco Ruano/Gerardo Sepulveda/Rafael Pinedo, Tijuana , Mexico , Honda TRX 450R, 21:32:18 (32.91) (Class 25)

AND

2004 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000— Ensenada to La Paz (1,013.57 miles)
284 Total Starters, 198 Total Finishers
Pro Cars & Trucks:
FIRST OVERALL 4-WHEEL VEHICLE:1. Troy Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry Roeseler, Hesperia, Calif., Smithbuilt-Ford, 16 hours, 18 minutes, 14 seconds (62.17 miles per hour) (Class 1)
2. Mark Miller, Carefree, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. , Chevy Silverado, 16:24:54 (61.75mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
3. Dan Smith/Dave Ashley, Riverside , Calif. , Ford F-150, 16:47:05 (60.39mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
4. Mark Post, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 16:48:18 (60.31mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
5. Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, Poway , Calif. , Jimco-Chevy, 16:54:18 (59.96mph) (Class 1)
6. John Marking, El Cajon , Calif. /Chris Harrold, Chula Vista , Calif. /Bob Lofton, Westmorland , Calif. , Jimco-Chevy, 17:25:47 (58.15mph) (Class 1)
7. Ed Herbst/Tim Herbst, Las Vegas , Ford F-150, 17:35:10 (57.34mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
8. Josh Baldwin, Newport Beach , Calif. , Ford F-150, 17:44:59 (57.10mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
9. Mark McMillin, El Cajon , Calif. /Brian Ewalt, Bonita , Calif. /Daniel McMillin, El Cajon , Calif. , Jimco-Chevy, 17:50:03 (56.83mph) (Class 1)
10. Gus Vildosola, Mexicali, Mexico/Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 17:56:31 (56.49mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
11. Ron Brant, Oak Hills , Calif. /Dennis Boyle, Ventura , Calif. , Jimco-Chevy, 18:00:09
12. Bob Shepard, Phoenix , Chevy Silverado, 18:03:02 (56.15mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
13. Martin Christensen, Escondido , Calif. /Dave Mason, Valley Center , Calif. , Jimco-BMW, 18:32:24 (54.67mph) (Class 10)
14. Buddy Feldkamp/Bud Feldkamp, Redlands , Calif. , Penhall-Chevy, 18:34:03 (54.59mph) (Class 1)
15. Todd Wyllie, New River, Ariz./Dan Fowler, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy C1500, 18:49:49 (53.83mph) (Class 8)
16.Jesse Jones, Phoenix/Scott Steinberger, Cypress , Calif. , Ford F-150, 19:12:59 (52.75mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
17. Will Higman, Newport Beach , Calif. /Jerry Higman, Huntington Beach , Calif. , Kreger-Honda, 19:14:55 (52.66mph) (Class 10)
18. Rick Romans/Jerry Bennett, Big Bear Lake , Calif. , Jimco-Chevy; 19:20:46 (52.39mph) (Class 1)
19. Rick L. Johnson, Oak Hills, Calif./Tony Vanillo, Hesperia, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 19:36:40 (51.68mph) (PROTRUCK)
20. Jason Baldwin, Laguna Beach , Calif. , Ford F-150, 19:41:55 (51.45mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
Pro Motorcycles
FIRST OVERALL MOTORCYCLE: 1. Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda XR650R, 15:57:37 (63.51mph) (Class 22)
2. Chris Blais, Apple Valley, Calif./Kellon Walch, Las Vegas/Andy Grider, Los Olivos, Calif./Scot Harden, Menefee, Calif., KTM 700LC4, 16:22:12 (61.92mph) (Class 22)
3. Jim O’Neal, Chatsworth , Calif. /Tim Withers, Pepeekeo , Hawaii /Jeff Kaplan, Newbury Park , Calif. , Honda XR650, 17:33:13 (57.74mph) (Class 40)
4. Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero , Mexico /Sergio Vega/Manuel Santana, Ensenada , Mexico , Honda XR650, 17:35:23 (57.62mph) (Class 30)
5. Lukas Lundin/PG Lundmark , Canada , Honda XR650, 18:22:11(55.18mph) (Class 40)
Pro ATVs
FIRST OVERALL ATV: 1. Ruben Martin/Gilberto Santana, Tijuana, Mexico/Arnoldo Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, Bombardier DS650 Baja X, 19:52:23, (51.00mph) (Class 25)
2. John Gregory, Spring Valley , Calif. /Doug Eichner, El Cajon , Calif. /Marc Speath/Danny Rudd, La Habra , Calif. , Honda TRX450R, 20:01:16 (50.63mph) (Class 25)
3. Ray Schooley, Poway , Calif /Ryan Wheeler, El Cajon , Calif. /Tony Baker/Greg Row, San Diego , Bombardier DS650X, 24:34:40 (41.24mph) (Class 25)


AND

2003 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000—Ensenada to Ensenada (808 miles)
272 Total Starters, 153 Total Finishers
FIRST OVERALL 4-WHEEL VEHICLE—1. Doug Fortin/Charlie Townsley, El Cajon , Calif. , Jimco-Chevy (CLASS 1)
2. Mark Miller, Carefree, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. , Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
3. Tim Herbst/Ed Herbst, Las Vegas , Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
4. Scott McMillin/Andy McMillin, Poway , Calif. , Jimco-Chevy (CLASS 1)
5. Gus Vildsola, Mexicali, Mexico/Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
6. Dale Ebberts, Canyon Lake , Calif. /Ernie Castro Jr., Newport Beach , Calif. , Jimco-Toyota (CLASS 1)
7. Ron Brant, Oak Hills , Calif. /Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest , Calif. , Jimco-Chevy (CLASS 1)
8. Dan Smith/Dave Ashley, Riverside , Calif. , Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
9. B.J. Baldwin/Larry Job, Las Vegas , Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
10. Kory Holopoff/Harley Letner, Orange , Calif. , Henry Chassis-Honda (CLASS 10)
First Overall Motorcycle--1. Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills , Calif. /Johnny Campbell, SanClemente , Calif. , Honda XR650R (CLASS 22)

AND

2002 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000— Ensenada to La Paz (1,017.31 miles)
234 Total Starters, 151 Total Finishers
FIRST OVERALL 4-WHEEL VEHICLE—1. Dan Smith/David Ashley, Riverside , Calif. , Ford F-150, (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2. Ed Herbst/Tim Herbst, Las Vegas , Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
3. Mike Julson, El Cajon, Calif./Bob Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (CLASS 1)
4. Doug Fortin, El Cajon, Calif./Charlie Townsley, Las Vegas, Jimco-Chevy (CLASS 1)
5. Troy Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry Roeseler, Hesperia , Calif. , Smithbuilt-Ford (CLASS 1)
6. Scott McMillin/Andy McMillin, Poway , Calif. , Porter-Chevy (CLASS 1)
7. Robby Gordon, Orange , Calif. , Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
8. Scott Steinberger, Cypress , Calif. /Jesse Jones, Phoenix , Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
9. Gary Weyhrich/Mark Weyhrich, Troutdale , Ore. , Jimco-Chevy (CLASS 1)
10. Alan Pflueger, Honolulu/Dan Ragland, Cave Creek , Colo. , Chevy Silverado (ProTruck)
First Overall Motorcycle--1. Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills , Calif. /Johnny Campbell, SanClemente , Calif. , Honda XR650R (CLASS 22)

[Joe Rockhead]

Just got off the phone with Chris from the Moss Bros team. He's meeting up with Iowa Pete to pre run for a few days .Their plan is to do the top end of the course and eventually end up at Mikes Sky ranch.They have a new Spot tracker , we are trying to dial that in.It will be nice to be able to track them, since they are camping out somewhere? Hope everyone has a a safe pre run and a fast and safe race.

[roach]

Just got off the phone with Chris from the Moss Bros team. He's meeting up with Iowa Pete to pre run for a few days .Their plan is to do the top end of the course and eventually end up at Mikes Sky ranch.They have a new Spot tracker , we are trying to dial that in.It will be nice to be able to track them, since they are camping out somewhere? Hope everyone has a a safe pre run and a fast and safe race.

i talked to chris also a couple days ago...............

we did the pre-run last weekend, minus the beach section.
what a blast!!! here is our experience....no truck support, bikes all the way!

fired up the wr450 and left my house at sunrise sat morning. crossed at tecate and headed east on the toll road all the way down the grade to where the race course goes under the bridge onto the dry lake bed. got some gas from some buddies we ran into there (thank god!, i missed getting fuel earlier!) dry lake bed run -check your toe, camber, caster and alighnment - this is high speed stuff here!!! a couple of sand washes and canyon-like secenerious come next here and there followed by a little bit of rocky sections. nothing serious. we were supposed to meet up with Baja pits at RM 189, but i never saw them??? dont know what happend there, we were on course and saw all the mile markers. this got me a little nervouse. we get a safe 100 miles, and push 110 to 120. we were getting close to the push stage! at mile 190-ish, we came across some guys waiting for their pre-runners. a swap of $20 and 5 gals of fresh fuel made me feel much better. off we go again.

beautiful scenery here. fast, fun, not much to worry about. wide open. then just before mile 215 or so, i loose 4th and 5th gear. dont ask me how, but my bike wont shift up after 3rd. 1st thru 3rd are fine, so we treck on to san felipe hoping to find a MX witch doctor. fuel available at Borrego. find the local town moto mech and remove the rekluse clutch system only to find nothing obviouse. no luck.

we spend the night in san felipe (it was only about 80 degrees!) and plan for a long day on sunday.

head out about 6am and start a long 3rd gear treck to Ojos on the hwy. so, it went from 80 degrees to what felt like 40 degrees! wow, what a difference. and windy! holy crap was it windy! steering stabalizer dont fail me now! made it to valley t and fueled up. made to ojos and fed the fuel tank again. still cold, and a sore ass from the 3 1/2 of riding from SF to here. jump onto ojos and go for it. back to fun again. a little curvy here and there, but overall lots of fun. pine forrest - BLAST!!!! did not miss 5th gear here, but 4th would have been nice. so much fun in this area. not much danger spots. raining just enough to get the ground tacky - no mud, no dust. talk about fun on two wheels! this had to be the highlight of my two day trip. all the way up to the town of Rumerosa, it was fast and fun. lots of high speed runs after the pine forrest. after the forrest, it stared raining more. and getting alot colder too. real cold. damn cold. i was looking for snow it was so cold!!! when we got to the town, it was fully raining, feld like low 40's, and the wind was strong enough to bring the raing down at a 45 degree angle!. we fueld up and talked about hitting the highway, or continuing on down the rumerosa grade in this weather. well, my wife doesnt say i am crazy for nothin', off to the grade we go in storm conditions. funny thing though, as soon as we hit the rumerosa slope, it must have been back to 75 degree weather and sunny as heck! strange and cool how the mountains and deserts affect weather. so, down the grade we go. KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD!!! the only problem i had here is that you just get so mesmorized with the view you cant help but want to look, and then, OOOF, you hit that rock. yea, we are only doing about 15 miles an hour or so, but i am sure you will be doing at least double that as you tumble down the rocks! made it safe down to the bottom. man this grade is hard to describe in words. amazing that someone actually carved this road, and even more amazing that many years ago, it was one of the only ways from point A to point B. just incredible.

now comes the scary part (at least for me). get to the bottom, the same place we started on sat morning. get on the toll road west to go to Tecate and back home.

OK, so have any of you guys ever rode a bike on a hwy thru the mountains while there is a wind advisory???? holy f'ing sh*t!! never once felt danger or fear while pre-running. no thought of kidnappings or shootings while moto'ing, but now i am scared?! this was no joke! gusts would come and throw you from one lane to the other, all while fighting to keep the bike upright and making sure no one was in the lane next to you! did i mention this is the main route for semi-trucks?? and that wasnt the toughest part - a strong gust was like hitting a rock without bouncing, just got to keep it from laying over, but how about when there is a steady STRONG side wind, and you are leaning over a good way to keep from falling over, and then the gust dissapears! wow. and it did not get better once up the grade. the winds died a little, but the storm came in. oh, man was it cold. wet and cold! all the way to the border crossing!! made it to my doorstep at 5:30pm. almost 12 hours of riding on sunday!!!!!

BUT! i had a blast, and would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

i will be setting up a fuel and tire pit for the Jimco trophy trucks and the austrailian team just before mile 500. i will have my truck and enclosed trailer with a fuel tower. lots of food and beer to go with it. will be there early and leave early, so if anyone stops by, enjoy a beverage with me.

see you guys there!!!!!!!!

[Joe Rockhead]

Roach, that weather last weekend was bizarre.It was hot in San Clemente Saturday, then super windy and cold Sunday.Had to put on my long pair of short pants! Sounds like a great trip. And that Spot tracker is up and running.Very cool. Not sure what it costs, but at least you know where everyone is.It looks like they are parked at Hooters in Mission Valley!!:D

[roach]

Roach, that weather last weekend was bizarre.It was hot in San Clemente Saturday, then super windy and cold Sunday.Had to put on my long pair of short pants! Sounds like a great trip. And that Spot tracker is up and running.Very cool. Not sure what it costs, but at least you know where everyone is.It looks like they are parked at Hooters in Mission Valley!!:D


i am sold on the spot tracker!

if you buy it at Thumper Talk, you can buy it for $150, and then the $50 mail in rebate = $100! and no tax!.

if any of you have not seen this (and i just found out about it myself), it is a personal satelite "Beacon" that tracks your locations just like the ones installed on the race racs. Chris has me setup on his so i can see where he is, where he was, and know that he is ok.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT! (http://shop.thumpertalk.com/SPOT_Satellite_Messenger_p/wps_6246710.htm)

i know this will privide peace of mind to family members on these kind of road trips where phones are no-bueno.

[petepecas]

Dont mean to hijack, but why couldnt SCORE ask for one of these instead of the 300+ kit, and 275 buck a race rental for the IRC tracker? hummm....:confused:

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark 702.735.7123

November 17, 2008


Race starts Friday in Ensenada, Mexico
2008 SCORE Desert Series point championships in 28 Pro,
7 Sportsman classes on line at 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Pre-race festivities start Wednesday for over 375 entries from 39 States, 24 countries
In internationally-televised desert race; LIVE internet coverage at www.2008SCOREBaja1000.com

ENSENADA, Mexico—Colorful pre-race festivities start Wednesday for the 41st Anniversary celebration of the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, but when the green flag drops on Friday morning in Ensenada, Baja California, the racing will be as intense as it gets with 2008 SCORE Desert Series season point championships on the line.
This year’s 41st anniversary odyssey of the world’s longest non-stop and most famous desert race will be a grueling 631.35-mile adventure around the northern half of the majestic and mysterious Baja California peninsula.
The season-finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series will see more than 375 entries from 39 U.S. States and 24 countries. From weekend warriors to Hollywood actors and producers, the famous and not-so-famous will compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. Among the entries are 27 class winners from last year’s race.
The 631.35-mile race will start for the 34th time and finish for the 19th time in Ensenada. The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line. Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 13 and one-half hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.
Live internet coverage of the race, including live action video, interviews, leaderboard and finish line coverage will be available at www.2008SCOREBaja1000.com. The site is being produced by BFGoodrich Tires and Volkswagen of America and combined with partnerships through SPOT Tracker, Aura360 and DirtNewz.com.
It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula. Because of the economics and logistics involved, some years it is a peninsula run while most years it is a loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada.
While all the rugged regulars in the world’s foremost desert racing series will be in Mexico, the lure of this amazing race also attracts crossover racers as well as adventurers from all walks of life.
The talented field of desert-racing veterans includes 107 racers who have combined for 307 class wins in this race. In that group are 7 racers who have combined for a total of 16 overall 4-wheel vehicle wins and 12 more riders have combined for 25 overall motorcycle victories. Included in the overall winner’s group are the last four 4-Wheel winners and the last 11 motorcycle winners.
Pre-race festivities officially start from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday with the annual El Vigia newspaper SCORE Fiesta at the Ventana al Mar Plaza on Boulevard Costero in the heart of Ensenada where vehicle displays, vendors and many of the top racers on the sport will be on hand for an autograph party and photo opportunities.
On Thursday, with more than 50,000 spectators expected on the day Mexico celebrates the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center.
Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday,
The post-race Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Survivor’s Celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23.
The race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero along the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
With massive crowds reaching nearly 300,000 anticipated to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels through the Pine Forest up over the infamous La Rumorosa grade to near Tecate and Mexicali, down Laguna Salada to San Felipe and back to the Pacific Coast and up through Santo Tomas and back to Ojos Negros on the way back to Ensenada, covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula.
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the fifth consecutive year, scheduled to air at 1 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 14 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.
Brian Collins in SCORE Trophy-Truck and Grant Steele in Class 22 (open motorcycles) drew the first starting positions for the race in a live drawing held on Oct. 11.
Collins, 46, of Las Vegas, is currently second in SCORE Trophy-Truck points and won this year’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in March in his No. 12 Dodge Ram1500. Splitting the driving with Collins will be veteran racer Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif. and the pair will be the first four-wheel vehicle to leave the starting line, three hours after the last Sportsman Sidecar motorcycle departs.
The first vehicle off the line Friday morning will be Grant Steele, 38, Temecula, Calif., and his team, who will lead the 16 entries to date in Class 22 for open motorcycles on a Honda CRF450X. Grant’s older brother Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., drives the No. 16 SCORE Trophy-Truck and will be a third driver in Class 7SX on the team led by his wife Heidi Steele. Heidi Steele is leading her class point standings entering the race and is attempting to become the first female driver of record in history to capture a SCORE season truck class point title.
Sal Fish’s SCORE International is completing its 35th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body and the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series. To date, the 371 official entries have come from 39 U.S. States and 24 countries.
SCORE points are determined both on final finishing position and number of vehicles which started the race within the individual class. After four events, just 36 points separate the top 10 and just 44 points separate the top 15 SCORE point leaders and for 2008.
Adam Pfankuch has earned 288 points to lead the SCORE overall points and Class 1-2/1600 as well in their in a VW-powered Mirage. In what has developed into one of tightest overall point battles in SCORE history, second in overall and leading the unlimited Class 1 is B.J Richardson (285), while third overall and leading SCORE Trophy-Truck points is B.J. Baldwin (Chevy Silverado-271).
Fourth overall and second in Class 1 is the team of Armin Schwarz/Martin Christensen with 269 points in a Jimco-BMW while fifth overall and second in Class 1-2/1600 with 268 points is rookie Cory Boyer in a Lothringer-VW.
While late entries are accepted up to Friday morning, a total of 371 entries have officially been accepted for the race as of today which will put the starting field in the top five in the 41-year history of the storied event with possibly the largest field ever for a loop race.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are the unlimited Class 1 (31), SCORE Trophy-Truck (29), Class 1-2/1600 (19), Class 5/1600 (16), SCORE Lite (14), Baja Challenge Class (13) and Class 10 (12).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 for open motorcycles has the most entries to date with 16, followed by age group classes Class 30 (riders 30 and older) with 11 and Class 40 (riders 40 and older) with 10.
Leading the Sportsman classes in the race to date are Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc (44), Sportsman ATV (17) and Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc (16).
In addition to the U.S. and host Mexico, the 24 total countries with entries in this year’s race are:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Britain, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Panama, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay.
NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., whose roots are in SCORE desert racing, will start 26th in SCORE Trophy-Truck in the Team Gordon No. 77 Chevy CK1500. Gordon will be heading to the the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 right after finishing 26th in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale in Florida. Gordon has three overall wins in this race.
Making its debut in the race in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division will be the new No. 81 Red Bull Volkswagen Baja Race Touareg TDI, the first clean Turbo-diesel vehicle ever raced in SCORE Trophy-Truck.
The new vehicle will be driven by the veteran team of Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. With seven career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins between them, including three together, Miller/Arciero will start 14th in class in the first Turbo-diesel to run in the featured SCORE racing division.
Two entries with second-generation SCORE desert racers feature drivers who are running pavement series. Las Vegas’ Brendan Gaughan is a NASCAR Truck Series regular who will race in the unlimited Class 1 in Baja, while Justin Loftin, Westmorland, Calif., who was a regular in the 2008 ARCA/Re-Max Series will drive in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division.
Among the other entries is the venerable Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., who is one of the only two individuals who has raced in all 40 previous Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 races.
The legendary Hall, 70, of Reno, Nev., (who will celebrate his 71st birthday on Saturday) has a race-record 19 career class wins in this race and is the only driver to have competed every year in a car or truck class. Hall returns this year as the defending class champion in a Hummer H3 in the Stock Mini class.
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season. A total of 15 drivers are still eligible for the Toyota Milestone Awards.
The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 also features the $5,000 Volkswagen bonus to the highest finishing Volkwagen-powered vehicle in the race. Among the other special awards at the event will be the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award presented to all declared motorcycle and ATV riders who are official finishers of the race while riding solo. To date, a total of 33 riders have officially entered as solo riders.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
Additional associate sponsor for the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is the Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada.
For more information on the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.

41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Nov. 19-23, 2008—Final round of five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
TOTAL ENTRIES: 371 (39 States, 24- Countries) (as of 11/17/08)
Schedule of Events
PRE/POST RACE SHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19--(All times PST)
Media Registration, Grand Ballroom-San Nicolas Hotel, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Racer Registration, Grand Ballroom-San Nicolas Hotel, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, Nov. 20--(All Times PST)
Racer Registration, Grand Ballroom-San Nicolas Hotel, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Media Registration, Grand Ballroom-San Nicolas Hotel, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Contingency Row, Boulevard Costero, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Technical Inspection, End of Contingency Row, 10 a.m. - 6p.m.
Mandatory Racer Meeting-Cathedral Room, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, 7p.m.
FRIDAY, Nov. 21--(all times PST)
BFG Tires/VW SCORE Media Center—Corona Hotel (adjacent to S/F), 6 a.m. (until Noon on Sunday, Nov. 23)
Posting of Unofficial Results—Race in Progress, Finish Line, Media Center & San Nicolas Hotel
SATURDAY, Nov. 22--(all times PST)
Posting of FINAL UNOFFICIAL Results—San Nicolas Hotel, 7 p.m.
Competition Review Board—San Nicolas Hotel, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, Nov. 23--(all times PST)
Awards Celebration-Poolside, San Nicolas Resort -10 a.m.
RACE DAYS SCHEDULE FRIDAY/SATURDAY, Nov. 21-22--(all times PST) (631.35-mile course)
START/FINISH: Adjacent to the Riviera del Pacifico Convention Center, Blvd. Costero, in downtown Ensenada
FRIDAY, Nov. 21—(all times PST)
Late Racer Registration, Riviera del Pacifico Convention Center, 5:30 a.m.
Late Tech, Start Line, 5:30 a.m.
Late Media Registration, Start Line, 6 a.m.
RACE STARTS: (Friday, Nov. 21):
Motorcycles and ATVs-6:30 a.m.
Cars and Trucks-10:30 a.m. (Approx.)
STARTING ORDER (Subject to change): (One vehicle every 30 seconds)
Motorcycles and ATVs--22, 30, 40, 21, 20, 50, 60, 25, 24, SPT M/C>, SPT M/C<, SPT ATV, Sidecar
Cars and Trucks--TT, 1, 10, SL, 8, PT, 1-2/1600, 5, 6, 7, BC, 5/1600, 7SX, SF, SM, 9,3,17,SPTTruck,SPTCar,11,SPT UTV
TIME LIMIT: All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit from the time they start.

[philsmike]

Has there been a Raffo sighting yet? The "Raffonator" spent some quality time at the Probst Race Shop recently,and is ready to end the UPS Truck's dominance.

The contents of the Flying Tomato Can is now organically grown and ready to roll.

[Yikes]

Has there been a Raffo sighting yet? The "Raffonator" spent some quality time at the Probst Race Shop recently,and is ready to end the UPS Truck's dominance.

The contents of the Flying Tomato Can is now organically grown and ready to roll.

Haha!! Isn't the first sighting about 30 seconds before he leaves the line?





Well fellas. I'm leaving at 2am tomorrow! Can't wait. It would be nice to get all of the Class 3 guys together for a post race shin-dig. Everyone have a safe race and safe travels. All the best!!

[tnt]

Haha!! Isn't the first sighting about 30 seconds before he leaves the line?





Well fellas. I'm leaving at 2am tomorrow! Can't wait. It would be nice to get all of the Class 3 guys together for a post race shin-dig. Everyone have a safe race and safe travels. All the best!!

Dont forget your camara,:)

[Blanco]

Wish I was going. http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/8.gif

[fj40]

have a safe race, chase, spectating or what ever your doing down here, be smart and dont travel alone.
look for the chupakabras grey t-shirts and say hi.

Ernesto

[PWmtn]

In SF only the S PMEX has Diesel. Some stations have 91, some don't. 87 is also spotty. The new N PMEX at Zoo has nothing.
Don't be surprised to find Ojos and VDT to also be out.
Supossedly its another PMEX distribution issue???

Keep the chase trucks full!!!
Bring empty Jerry cans to tide you over.
Paul

[Joe Rockhead]

After tracking Chris and Iowa Pete on their pre run for a few days now, I have to say I am sold on the Spot Tracker.They checked in a couple times a day to say they were ok and having fun.It gives GPS coordinates, and you click on the attached Google map for a close up satillite shot of where they are. For a hundred bucks after the rebate it is a deal.There are also fees for various levels of service, but that is typical of cable TV , cell phones, whatever. Check it out at WWW.findmespot.com.
For those of us stuck at home for this race, I can't wait to hear the Weatherman live feed on line. I used to have to park on top of Dana Point and use my race radio.Can hear the Weatherman and race traffic and helicopters perfect from there.Even talked to a pit in the pine forest.

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark,

369 Total entries from 39 U.S. States, 24 countries

Ready for Friday’s start of 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

LIVE internet coverage on www.2008SCOREBaja1000.com (http://www.2008SCOREBaja1000.com)


NOTE: Following late registration Wednesday Thursday, here is the final pre-race entry list for the 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, which starts Friday morning and is being held in Ensenada, Mexico. A total of 369 entries from 39 U.S. States and 24 countries will be competing in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs.
Motorcycles and ATVs will start the technically challenging 631.35-mile course first at 6:30 a.m. (PST). The cars and trucks will start three hours after the last Sportsman Motorcycle sidecar, at approximately 10:45 a.m. (PST).
With vehicles starting one every 30 seconds in the elapsed-time race, the fastest vehicles are expected to cover the course in approximately 13 hours. The course will officially remain open for 31 hours, closing in the early evening on Saturday.
With as many as 300,000 spectators expected to be spread along the course throughout the northern part of the Baja California peninslula, the start/finish line area will be on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.

41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Nov. 19-23, 2008—Final round of five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

TOTAL ENTRIES: 369 (39 States, 24 Countries)(as of 11/20/08)

PRO CARS & TRUCKS

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (27)
12 Brian Collins
7 Scott Steinberger
35 Robbie Pierce
97 B.J. Baldwin
8 Roger Norman
33 Chad Ragland
39 Ron Whitton
1 Mark Post
71 Rick D. Johnson
16 Cameron Steele
47 James Bult
92 Jeff Smith
13 Ed Stout
81 Mark Miller
2 Pete Sohren
84 Nick Vanderwey
28 Alan Pflueger
4 Gus Vildosola Jr.
50 Jason McNeil
51 Kory Scheeler
20 Justin Lofton
69 Francisco Cervantes
96 Bobby Baldwin
22 Damen Jefferies
77 Robby Gordon
34 Dan Friedkin
31 Greg Nunley
CLASS 1 (30)
101 Chuck Dempsey
102 B.J. Richardson
103 Rob Bruce
104 Eric Chase
105 Dale Ebberts
106 Brian Parkhouse
107 Armin Schwarz
108 Pat Dean
109 Luis Ramirez Jr.
110 Todd Welling
111 Charles Rudolph
112 Josh Rigsby
113 Brian Robinson
115 Steve Raskett
116 Mike Walser
117 Ron Brant
118 Harley Letner
119 Armin Kremer
120 Jay Manning
122 Ronny Wilson
123 Brendan Gaughan
124 Randy Wilson
125 Dale Lenk
126 Lee Patten
127 Mark Weyhrich
100 Billy Gasper
129 Alan Roach
130 Willie Cummings
131 Brendan Fikes
132 John Hsu
CLASS 1-2/1600 (19)
1601 Adam Pfankuch
1602 Chris Langmayer
1603 Edgar Alvarez Jr.
1604 Eliseo Garcia
1605 Cody Robinson
1606 Arturo Velazco
1607 Scott Graham
1608 Brent Parkhouse
1600 David Caspino
1610 Manuel Cruz
1611 Hiram Duran
1612 Martin Shuster
1613 Sparky Wilbur
1644 Kevin Walsh
1645 Ramiro Escobedo
1646 Arnoldo Ramirez
1647 Roman Pereyra
1648 Cory Boyer
1649 Josue Delgado
CLASS 3 (4)
302 Donald Moss
303 Darren Skilton
304 Chris Raffo
349 Scott Wooden
CLASS 5 (6)
501 Kevin Carr
502 Jim Anderson
503 Pietro Brasea
517 Gregory Morley
518 Carlos Albanez
519 Vince Wavra
CLASS 5/1600 (17)
551 Ernie Negrete
552 Ruben Gutierrez Jr.
550 Mario Reynoso
554 Mark Low
555 Colin Campbell
556 Alonso Angulo
557 Tommy Craft
558 Carlos Iribe
559 Erick Reisen
560 Armando Garcia
561 Larry Antuna
574 Ernesto Arambula
575 Pedro Athie
576 Javier Morales
577 Jose Montoya
578 Marcos Nunez
579 Greg Perryman
CLASS 6 (3)
601 Marc Burnett
602 Benjamin Wright
603 Dana Dague
CLASS 7 (8)
701 Scott Ulrich
702 Chris Taylor
700 Dan Chamlee
704 Bandon Walsh
705 Jose Canchola Jr.
706 Guillermo Galvan
707 Cesar Belloso
708 Jose Gonzalez
CLASS 7SX (11)
741 Alberto Iriarte
742 Heidi Steele
740 Rich Severson
744 Noe Sierra
745 Brandt Anderson
754 Rudy Suarez
755 Norman Turley
756 Pepe Rodriguez
757 Jim Hinesley
758 Billy Bunch
759 John Holmes
CLASS 8 (9)
801 Juan C. Lopez
802 Andrea Tomba
803 Tom Bradley Sr.
804 Noah Ostanik
805 Glen Greer
806 Cory Susag
807 Rick Cornforth
838 Greg Smith
839 Steve Olliges
CLASS 9 (4)
901 Jay Wells
902 Cisco Bio
948 Ulises Morquecho
949 Daniel Reyes Jr.
CLASS 10 (13)
1001 Adam Ashcraft
1002 Mike Lawrence
1003 Jesus Gonzalez
1004 Tim Pangborn
1006 Brady Helm
1007 Mark Hutchins
1008 Will Higman
1009 Lonny Hart
1010 Tito Robles
1011 Javier Robles
1012 Sergio Salgado
1013 Alex Crosthwaite
1000 Lobsam Yee
SCORE LITE (14)
1201 Jake Jones
1202 Steve Mamer
1204 David Callaway
1205 Matt Drever
1206 Luis Barragan
1207 Lee Banning
1208 Gary Johnson
1209 Bill Hernquist
1210 Rick St. John
1211 Roberto Encinas
1212 Ty Thompson
1213 Blaise Jackson
1248 Derek Hill
1249 Brian Martin
CLASS 11 (5)
1101 Eric Solorzano
1102 Jim Graham
1103 Michael Brown
1100 Ramon Fernandez
1149 Carlos Villa
STOCK FULL (6)
861 Chad Hall
862 Kent Kroeker
863 Josh Hall
865 Pedro Vargas
879 Clyde Stacy
STOCK MINI (4)
760 Rod Hall
761 Steve Kovach
762 Ryan Millen
779 Gavin Skilton
PROTRUCK (4)
250 Gary Magness
260 Nils Castillo
235 Jason Voss
277 Jason Horsley
CLASS 17 (4)
1701 Cliff Cook
1702 Mike Shaffer
1717 Jason LaFortune
1719 Scott Watkins
BAJA CHALLENGE (13)
BC 1 Mike Cassling
BC 2 Erik Harp
BC 3 Matt Christensen
BC 4 Barry Ellis
BC 5 John McInnis
BC 6 Bill Weber
BC 7 Charles Ferguson
BC 8 Tim Dollander
BC 9 Jay Culbertson
BC 10 Mike Dillard
BC 11 Ron Bauer
BC 12 Victor Avila
BC 20 Chris Kemp
PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22 (16)
2x Grant Steele
3x Cory Evenson
4x Jack McCormick-S
5x R. Hank Salyer
6x Ryan Penhall
7x Mike Childress
1x Robby Bell
9x Gabriel Williams-S
10x Caleb Gosselaar
11x Jimmy Lopez
12x Justin Wiberg
13x Jesse Sharpe
14x Rod Thornton
15x Norman Thornhill III
16x Colton Udall
17x Mark Bradford
CLASS 21 (7)
101x Marco Bernaldez
102x Jon Kolbensvik
103x Francisco Arredondo
104x Edy Garcia
105x Travys Armitage
106x Sergio Arroyo
100x Carlos Casas
CLASS 20 (5)
151x Larry Perkins
152x Tony Rutter
153x Chad Black
168x Mario Acosta
169x Anna Cody
CLASS 30 (11)
301x Radak Burkat
302x Mordechay Eldar
303x Lloyd Andrew-S
304x Carlos Chavez
305x Scott Myers
306x Rolf Helland
300x Jim O’Neal
308x Chris Parker
309x Mike Johnson
310x Larry Gross
311x Rob Swan
CLASS 40 (10)
401x Stuart Goggins
402x Darren Griffiths-S
403x Steve Corrie-S
404x Mike Prunty
405x Michael Korenwinder-S
406x Brian Campbell
400x Brett Helm
408x Rob Barnum-S
409x Lars Ferry
449x PG Lundmark
CLASS 50 (5)
501x Ben van Ziltveld
502x Kenny Hayden
504x Charles Wallace
548x Chris Haines
500x Jim O’Neal
CLASS 60 (1)
600x Donald E. Lewis
PRO ATVS

CLASS 25 (8)
2a Greg Row
3a Jason Greenhaw
1a Danny Prather
5a Stefano Caputo
6a Javier Robles
7a Reid Rutherford
8a Wayne Matlock
9a Ray Fay
CLASS 24 (8)
101a Craig Christy
102a Shawn Robins
103a Tom Wright II
104a Benjamin Lopez Jr.
105a Abraham Romero
106a Rob Ransford
107a Sergio Alvarado
108a Alejandro Casteneda
SPORTSMAN

SPT CAR (6)
1400 Peter Lang
1401 Jerry Smith
1402 Shaun Dunbar
1403 George Jackson
1404 Malcolm Smith
1419 Jose Quintero
SPT TRUCK (7)
1501 Mike Long
1503 Bob Land
1504 Ken Fraizer
1505 Joe Abuayo
1506 Bryant Layton
1549 Randy Swink
SPT UTV (9)
1801 John Crowley
1802 Sergio Castillo
1800 Thomas Graves
1804 Jim Creagan
1805 Shane Morgan
1806 Peter Hajas
1807 Todd Romano
1808 Franke Estes
1819 Mark Lindsay
SPT SIDECAR (2)
1SC Sandro Lanaro
5SC Scott Whitney
SPT M/C 250< (15)
202x Marc Springer
203x Bernard Caradec
204x Matt Ladendorf
205x Scott Anderson-S
206x Jesus Rios
207x Seppo Saarinen
208x Greg Willitts
211x Tim Pritchard
212x Fred Sobke
213x Ronnie Wilson
214x Jason Lulis-S
215x Sol Saltzman
216x Jorge Cardenas
218x Eric Forster-S
249x Yoram Lavee-S
SPT M/C 250> (43)
251x Randy Roy
252x Stephan Duchaine
253x John Crowley-S
255x Tomoki Hayashi
256x Jeff Moore
257x Adrian Lovelace-S
258x Michael Ott-Eulberg-S
259x Jay Wilgus
260x Mike Kaplan-S
261x Jeff Leonard
262x Ray Grupp
263x Mark Lucke-S
264x Jeff Martin
265x Bill Gilbert
266x Adam McCamish
267x Jack Pflueger
268x Jeff Chapman
269x Andrew Vela-S
270x Vernon Smith-S
271x Gary Gonzales
272x Carlos Becerril
273x Luis Napoles
274x Duncan Ragsdale
275x Matt DeVall
276x Craig Anstine
277x Greg Matherly-S
278x Yvan Perroud-S
279x Davy Patterson-S
280x Andy Padulo
281x Graham Wilson-S
282x Robbie McAlerney-S
283x Carl Westphal
284x Yuji Kikuchi
286x Ken Kosiorek-S
287x Anthony Nicodemo
288x Brett Bardsley-S
289x Tibi Imbuzan-S
290x Brady Van Mare-S
291x Felipe Beltran
292x Laurent Lazard-S
293x Andrew Hursh
749x Tiffany Thomas
SPT ATV (17)
51a Martin O’Leary-S
52a Marco Geraldo
53a Josh Hogan-S
54a Joselito Muro
55a Mario Yorba
56a Roberto Ruiz
57a Warren Lovelace-S
58a Ken Lehmann
59a Yuval Sharon
60a Eric Ibarra
61a Adrian Valdez
62a Daniel Montano
64a Jesus Mendivil
65a Yoav Regev-S
66a Carlos Sanchez
98a Gustavo Ameca
99a Mike Penland
S-Indicates Solo Rider

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark,

November 20, 2008


41st annual SCORE Tecate Baja 1000
Final round of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series
Nov. 19-23, 2008 -- Ensenada, B.C., Mexico

Pre-race press conference quotes


Sal Fish, CEO/President of SCORE International – I think of the dedication each and every one of the racers bring to the sport is really what makes it happen. I believe we have racers from 24 countries here and I think that is going to increase because of the unbelievable power that Volkswagen, BF Goodrich, Aura 260 and Red Bull have brought to this event this year. They’ve all partnered together to do something very different that has never happened in off-road racing and that is having a real first-class media center that will accommodate members of the press so they can do their jobs. It has been very difficult to do that in the past here but because of the money, the talent and the resources that those four partners have brought to this event, we are really on the level as far as the media goes now, to events such as NASCAR and Indianapolis and Paris to Dakar. I’m really, really thankful for Volkswagen, BF Goodrich, Aura 260 and Red Bull for raising the bar so high. And we could not do this event for all these years if it wasn’t for the fine people of Baja California and especially the dignitaries and officials.

Oscar J. Escobedo, Secretary of Tourism, Baja California – On behalf of the Governor and the people of Baja California, we want to welcome you to Baja California and we want to congratulate you for participating in the best off-road race in the world. This Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be the best race ever. We’re committed to making it happen and we’ll do whatever it takes so your experience in Baja California will be extraordinary.

Robby Bell/Kendall Norman/Johnny Campbell, No. 1x, Class 22 – I would like to thank SCORE and the state of Baja California for putting on this event and letting us ride down here. It’s really special and I’m super proud to be involved and to be here to support it.
Robby: This is going to be my fourth Baja 100 and I’ve never seen such a wide variety of terrain. I’m really anxious to see how the race plays out. The course is going to be demanding and I think it’s going to be a really good race.
Kendall: SCORE laid out a shorter course but it’s one of the best courses I’ve ridden. I have the pleasure of riding with these two great riders and tomorrow would be three wins for me, two for Robby and a ton for Johnny.

Heidi Steele, No. 742, Class 7SX – I’m so excited to be here. This is going to be my fourth Baja 1000 and we’re trying very hard for a championship. There hasn’t been one day since the Primm race that I haven’t thought about tomorrow, so I’m looking forward to it. There are going to be three drivers and I’m going to start and go probably about 200 miles and then hand it over and we’ll go from there. Our goal is to finish the race – that’s first and foremost what we’re looking for.

Cameron Steele, No. 16, SCORE Trophy-Truck/No. 742, Class 7SX – I just want to apologize to all the other Trophy-Truck guys, especially the nine that start in front of me whose bumpers I’m either going to hit or go by on a better line. Don’t be mad at me when it happens; just congratulate me at the finish line. I love you guys like brothers but I’m here to kick your (tail).

B.J. Richardson, No. 102, Class 1 – Hopefully, tomorrow I’ll get a victory. (Richardson is leading Class 1 without a win this season). We’ve had a good year this year and hopefully we can cap it off tomorrow.

Roger Norman/ Larry Roeseler, No. 8, SCORE Trophy-Truck –
Roger: We’d like to thank SCORE and all the Mexican officials who help make this race happen. This is one of the most incredible sporting events in the world and we’re extremely excited to be here.
Larry: For me, it has been an incredible career and my relationship with Roger Norman now is fantastic with the equipment and the team we have put together. We just won the Primm 300 overall, we’ve got momentum and we’re here for one thing and that’s to win this race. Next year, we’ll go for the championship but tomorrow we have a little job at hand and that’s to win the Baja 1000. It’s a great course and everybody’s talking about it. It’s a little bit shorter but it’s one of the tougher ones. This is a great, technical course and it’s going to play out to be a fantastic race. No down time, no problems, no flat tires – that is what it’s going to take to win this race.

Armin Schwarz/Martin Christensen, No. 107, Class 1 --
Armin: For me, this is always an outstanding event to come here. I enjoy it very much after a long, long time rally driving and I say many, many times that I’m very happy to race against all of you here because it’s a real challenge and everybody is saying there is a good chance for everybody to win.
Martin: Thanks to SCORE, thanks to Mexico. It is hard times financially now but it seems like it hasn’t affected this, which is great news. We’re doing everything that we can to bring other countries and drivers to the sport through the All-German Motorsports team.

Armin Kremer/Adam Pfankuch, No. 119, Class 1 –
Adam: (also driving No. 1601 in Class 1-2/1600) I can’t wait to go out there and show everybody what this team has. Very few times have I had a chance in these races to race a Class 1 car and go for a win and possibly an overall win and then hop in another car, a 16 car, and go out and just try to finish the race for the championship. I get to do both at once and it’s very exciting to do.

Brian Collins/Chuck Hovey, No. 12, Trophy-Truck –
Brian: It’s an honor to be here. We prep the Mopar Dodge all season for this race, the guys have done their homework and Chuck has been pre-running up ere for two weeks. Sal has put on a great course. I heard a lot of bad things before I came down here but I think the course is absolutely fabulous.
Chuck: We’ve had a great week and a half of pre-running and we’ve had a great time. The course is really tough and you’ve got to be really smart. I’ve got the nighttime session so I’ve definitely got my work cut out for me.

Mark Miller/Ryan Arciero, No. 81, SCORE Trophy-Truck –
Mark: Ryan and I started, more or less two years ago, trying to have Volkswagen involved at every level and we wanted to start at the grass-roots level. Last night, we had a few of the 1600 teams come up and personally thank us. It’s a really great feeling to feel like we’re having an impact on all the guys that really made this sport what it is. We’re so happy that Volkswagen had made a commitment to be involved with SCORE on a long-term basis.
Ryan: I don’t think we can say ‘thank you’ enough to Sal because he has given us an opportunity to live our dreams and live our goals and our ambitions. Thank you, Sal, and obviously to Volkswagen, as well, for coming to the table. We need this sport to flourish and we want to do everything we can to make sure that this sport does flourish.

Chad Ragland/Larry Ragland, No. 33, SCORE Trophy-Truck –
Chad: I really want to thank all of the people in Mexico. This is a dream for me but a huge event for the community and all the people. This is a dream come true for me, to be able to race with my dad at this race. To be out here and to compete at this level – and to do it with my dad – I feel like I’m the luckiest guy alive. It’s an excellent course and I think it’s going to be a true test of vehicle, of patience and of preparation.

Scott Steinberger, Mike Childress, Jimmy Nuckles, No. 7, SCORE Trophy-Truck 1 –
Mike: I’ve been fortunate enough to win the 1000 twice overall on a motorcycle and now I’m switching my career over to four wheels. I believe Sal truly hates us when he’s out marking this course. I just shake my head and can’t believe where he sends us. But I’m looking forward to it.

Rick D. Johnson/Ricky Johnson, No. 71, SCORE Trophy-Truck –
Ricky: I really believe this is the deepest field that the 1000 has ever seen. It’s going to be a six- to eight-truck race to Santa Tomas and from there it’s going to be a battle all the way in. It’s going to be an awesome race.

Kent Kroeker, No. 862, Stock Full – The course is unbelievable – what a great course. It’s a little of everything, it’s challenging and it’s just everything that Baja should be. This is the greatest motor sports event in the world and, for me, it’s the greatest day in the world.

Pete Sohren, No. 2, SCORE Trophy-Truck – This is a very good course. I’ve never been on a course with this much terrain change. I think the first 126 miles is going to be a test of wills more than anything else. I think the race starts at mile 126, in my opinion, and then it’s going to be game on.

Brendan Gaughan, No. 123, Class 1 – I’ve done a lot of the course in the past, probably since I was five years old. It hasn’t changed much; it’s just gotten rougher. This is the first time in about eight years that I’ve pre-run. Every time I’ve raced, I’ve come from another race, I show up, I have no GPS and we jump; in and race it like old times. We’re excited this year.

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41th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

SCORE Media Contact: Dominic Clark, 702.735.7123

Friday, November 21, 2008


Final Round of Five-Race 2008 SCORE Desert Series
Nov. 20-23 -- 631.35 miles
Ensenada, Baja California , Mexico

5:30 p.m. BULLETIN: Early Leaders Update:
Bell/Norman/Campbell & Norman/Roeseler leading the way…

ENSENADA, Mexico—With enthusiastic crowds estimated at nearly 300,000 stretched out along the race route, Larry Roeseler, the winning overall racer in SCORE Baja 1000 history, led all four-wheel vehicles early Friday evening at the mid-point of the 41st annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert classic on the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.
Roeseler, the 51-year-old veteran from Irvine, Calif., has captured the famed SCORE Baja 1000 twelve times overall – ten in motorcycles and two in cars – and drove the Norman Motorsports Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck to the overall lead at mile 217 over early leader Brian Collins of Las Vegas in the 631.35-mile contest.
Roeseler, who splits driving time with team owner Roger Norman, charged through the rough northern Baja California terrain after his truck broke a power steering belt in the first 100 miles. Roeseler has captured the last four Class 1 title in the SCORE Baja 1000 in addition to his overall Baja titles.
NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner/driver and three-time SCORE Baja 1000 winner Robby Gordon had a tough start to his 2008 SCORE Baja 1000 run when his Chevy Silverado flipped at mile eight, just outside Ensenada. Gordon’s crew was able to repair the truck, but the Charlotte , N.C. driver was well off Roeseler’s leading pace.
In the motorcycle divisions, the Honda 1x team of Robby Bell, Kendall Norman and 10-time SCORE Baja 1000 champion Johnny Campbell held the overall lead at race-mile 400. Campbell, the 37-year-old from San Clemente , Calif. , is attempting to become the winningest SCORE Baja 1000 motorcycle racer, as he and Roeseler are tied with ten overall wins on two-wheel machines.
Trailing Roeseler in the SCORE Trophy-Truck category at race-mile 279.1 was five-time SCORE Baja 1000 overall race winner Larry Ragland of Cave Creek, Ariz., in a Toyota Tundra. Ragland, 65, is teaming with his son, Chad, in his quest for another Baja title.
Third overall was B.J. Baldwin of Las Vegas, who is driving the event solo in his Chevy Silverado.
With 347 starters competing to compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series. The starting field, coming from 39 U.S. States and 24 countries, was a record for a “loop” race in the SCORE Baja 1000, bettering the 1977 mark of 346.
With the overall motorcycle winner expected during mid-evening on Friday and the fastest four-wheel vehicle in the elapsed-time race expected about midnight, the course will remain open until 7:21 p.m. on Saturday. The finish line is located on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
Since 1967, the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula. Because of the economics and logistics involved, some years it is a peninsula run while most years it is a loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada.

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SCORE Media Contact: Dominic Clark, 702.735.7123

Friday, November 21, 2008

41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000


Final Round of Five-Race 2008 SCORE Desert Series
Nov. 20-23 -- 631.35 miles
Ensenada, Baja California , Mexico

8:45 p.m. BULLETIN:
Bell/Norman/Campbell overwhelm 347 starters to win
19th overall victory for Honda in Tecate SCORE Baja 1000;
Norman/Roeseler battling B.J. Baldwin three-quarters through 4-wheel race

ENSENADA, Mexico—Robby Bell, Kendall Norman and Johnny Campbell teamed up to ride the No. 1x Johnny Campbell Racing Honda CRF450R to the overall and Class 22 victory Friday night in the 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race.
With the top 4-wheel vehicles expected to finish very late Friday night, and as racing continues through Saturday evening, Bell/Norman/Campbell rode hard and fast over a tight, technical, body-bruising 631.35-mile course to give American Honda a record 19th overall win in the granddaddy of all desert races. The trio tapped the rugged desert course, completing their victory march in 12 hours, 29 minutes and 10 seconds, averaging 50.56 miles per hour.
With Bell riding the start, Norman the second section, Bell back again for the third and Campbell the final sprint to the finish line, easily outdistancing the second of three JCR teams in the race--Caleb Gosselaar, Juniper Hills, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif../Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif., who finished in 12:55:35 on their Honda CRF450X, 26 minutes and 25 seconds behind their championship teammates.
While Bell, Sun City, Calif., won his second overall title in the SCORE Baja 1000 and Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., his third, Campbell, San Clemente, Calif. added to his SCORE Baja Racing legacy by winning a race-record 11th overall motorcycle title. With the win, he broke the 10-10 tie he had with Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., who currently is leading the SCORE Trophy-Truck and overall 4-Wheel vehicles race after the first 491.03 miles.
Roeseler, who is going for his race-record 13th overall race win in this event (he has also won two 4-wheel titles), is sharing the driving duties in the No. 8 Ford F-150 with team owner Roger Norman, of Reno, Nev. Three-quarters of the way through the race they are leading Las Vegas’ B.J. Baldwin, who is driving solo in the No. 97 Chevy Silverado, by just 4 minutes, 30 seconds.
Enthusiastic crowds estimated at nearly 300,000 stretched out along the race route. Roeseler has captured the last four unlimited Class 1 titles in the SCORE Baja 1000 in addition to his overall SCORE Baja 1000 titles.
NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner/driver and three-time SCORE Baja 1000 winner Robby Gordon had a tough start to his 2008 SCORE Baja 1000 run when his Chevy Silverado flipped at mile eight, just outside Ensenada. Gordon’s crew was able to repair the truck, but the Charlotte, N.C. driver was well off Roeseler’s leading pace.
With 347 starters competing to compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series. The starting field, coming from 39 U.S. States and 24 countries, was a record for a “loop” race in the SCORE Baja 1000, bettering the 1977 mark of 346.
The course will remain open until 7:21 p.m. on Saturday as nearly 150 racers are excepted to finish within the 31-hour time limit in the elapsed-time race. The finish line is located on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
Since 1967, the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula. Because of the economics and logistics involved, some years it is a peninsula run while most years it is a loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada. This is the 34th year it has started and the 19th year it has finished in Ensenada.

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SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, 702.735.7123

Nov. 23, 2008


41st annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Top Overall Finishers

Nov. 19-23, 2008—Final round of five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (631.35 miles)

TOTAL STARTERS: 347 TOTAL FINISHERS: 227 (65.4 Percent)

Pro Cars & Trucks

1. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150, 12:40:33 (49.81 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
2. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 12:45:26 (49.49 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
3. Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif./Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., Toyota Tundra, 13:26:19 (46.98 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
4. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 13:31:11 (46.70 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
5. Dan Friedkin, Houston, Danny Sullivan, Vista, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 14:34:55 (43.30 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
6. Justin Lofton/Bob Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 14:51:08 (42.51 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
7. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jefferies-Chevy, 14:59:57 (42.09 mph) (Class 1)
8. Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif., Alpha Performance-Chevy, 15:16:53 (41.31 mph) (Class 1)
9. Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif./Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif./Tom Kirkmeyer, Apple Valley, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 15:28:15 (40.81 mph) (Class 1)
10. Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 15:30:45 (40.70 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
11. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz./Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 15:48:30 (39.94 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
12. Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy, 15:50:30 (39.85 mph) (Class 10)
13. Rob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore., Jefferies-Chevy, 16:02:12 (39.37 mph) (Class 1)
14. Bobby Baldwin/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 16:32:15 (38.18 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
15. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 16:42:47 (37.78 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
16. Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula/Daniel Lopez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW-Curry, 16:53:11 (37.39 mph) (Class 1-2/1600)
17. Arturo Velazco, Banning, Calif./Steve Cruz, San Diego/Abel Velazco, Banning, Calif., VW-Porter, 16:59:00 (37.17 mph) (Class 1-2/1600)
18. Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif., Ford F-150, 17:08:34 (36.83 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
19. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Dean Bayerle, Poway, Calif./Ramsey El Wardani, San Diego, VW-Duvel, 17:13:15 (36.66 mph) (SCORE Lite)
20. Mark Hutchins/C.J. Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Kreger-Honda, 17:13:54 (36.64 mph) (Class 10)
21. Tito Robles/Arturo Salas, Chula Vista, Calif., Jimco-Honda, 17:18:10 (36.49 mph) (Class 10)
22. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, Cadillac Escalade, 17:19:15 (36.45 mph) (SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK)
23. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150, 17:48:30 (35.45 mph) (PRO TRUCK)
24. Brian Robinson/Beau Robinson/Travis Robinson, Australia, Jimco-Chevy, 18:04:49 (34.92 mph) (Class 1)
25. Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif./Mike Malloy, Las Vegas/Travis Fletcher, Westminster, Calif., VW-Lothringer, 18:07:49 (34.82 mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

Pro Motorcycles

1. Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif. Honda CRF450X, 12:29:18 (50.56 mph) (Class 22)
2. Caleb Gosselaar, Juniper Hills, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif./Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 12:55:35 (48.84 mph) (Class 22)
3. Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico, Kawasaki KLX450, 13:06:12 (48.18 mph) (Class 30)
4. Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:15:51 (47.60 mph) (Class 22)
5. Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Mac Stewart, N. Las Vegas/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Luke Dodson, Castaic, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:20:25 (47.33 mph)
6. Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Justin Seeds, Phelan, Calif./Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif./Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:29:50 (46.78 mph) (Class 22)
7. Grant Steele, Temecula, Calif./Jeff Kargola, San Clemente, Calif./Max Eddy, Barstow, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:32:36 (46.62 mph) (Class 22)
8. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M./Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 14:29:21 (43.57 mph) (Class 30)
9. Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Bob Johnson, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 14:39:37 (43.07 mph) (Class 40)
10. Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/James West, England/Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Victor Rivera, Spain, Honda XR250R, 15:00:45 (42.05 mph) (Class 21)
11. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Mike Sixbery, Bullhead City, Ariz./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./ Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Robert Hansen, Carson City, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 15:47:17 (39.99 mph) (Class 50)
12. PG Lundmark, Sweden/Lukas Lundin/Hakan Lidgren, Canada/Peter Postel, Honda CRF450X, 16:07:40 (39.15 mph) (Class 40)
13. Chris Haines, Dana Point, Calif./Scott Pfeiffer, Costa Mesa, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Chuck Sun, Las Vegas, Honda CRF450X, 16:07:51 (39.14 mph) (Class 50)
14. Brian Campbell/Bill Cotton, Bakersfield, Calif./Peter Cochran, Laguna Beach, Calif./Ken Durr, Indio, Calif., KTM 530XCW, 16:11:11 (39.00 mph) (Class 40)
15. Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif./Connor Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brian Bebeck/Jake Hullet, Westminster, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 16:20:17 (38.64 mph) (Class 20)

Pro ATVs

1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 14:47:25 (42.69 mph) (Class 25)
2. Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 14:56:24 (42.26 mph) (Class 25)
3. Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Heriberto Marquez, Ensenada, Mexico/Nick Destaut, San Felipe, Mexico/Alfonso Alonzo, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 16:14:27 (138.87 mph) (Class 25)
4. Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Travis Dillon, Santee, Calif./Tony Baker, Alpine, Calif./Rich Kappel, Remsenburg, N.Y., Bombardier DS650, 16:30:15 (38.25 mph) (Class 25)
5. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./ Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./David Scott, Belen, N.M., Honda TRX450R, 16:57:53 (37.22 mph) (Class 24)


41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Nov. 19-23, 2008

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (631.35 miles)

TOTAL STARTERS: 347 TOTAL FINISHERS: 227 (65.4 Percent)

T O T A L O F F I C I A L F I N I S H E R S

PRO CARS & TRUCKS

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)—1. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150, 12 hours, 40 minutes, 33 seconds (49.81 miles per hour); 2. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 12:45:26; 3. Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif./Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., Toyota Tundra, 13:26:19; 4. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 13:31:11; 5. Dan Friedkin, Houston, Danny Sullivan, Vista, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 14:34:55; 6. Justin Lofton/Bob Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 14:51:08; 7. Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 15:30:45; 8. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz./Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 15:48:30; 9. Bobby Baldwin/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 16:32:15; 10. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 16:42:47; 11. Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif., Ford F-150, 17:08:34; 12. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, Cadillac Escalade, 17:19:15; 13. Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Volkswagen Baja Race Touareg TDI, 18:58:12; 14. Greg Nunley, Tulare, Calif./Don Daniels, Visalia, Calif./Bob Shepard, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado, 20:01:38; 15. Scott Steinberger, Cypress, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif./Jimmy Knuckles, Brawley, Calif., Ford F-150, 23:53:56
(26 Starters, 15 Finishers)
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)—1. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jefferies-Chevy, 14:59:57 (42.09 mph); 2. Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif., Alpha Performance-Chevy, 15:16:53; 3. Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif./Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif./Tom Kirkmeyer, Apple Valley, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 15:28:15; 4. Rob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore., Jefferies-Chevy, 16:02:12; 5. Brian Robinson/Beau Robinson/Travis Robinson, Australia, Jimco-Chevy, 18:04:49; 6. Luis Ramirez Jr. /Carlos Sanchez/Luis Ramirez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Jefferies-Chevy, 19:08:44; 7. Josh Rigsby, Santa Fe, New Mexico/Tony Murray, Tustin, Calif./Randy Ross, Oak Hills, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 19:25:31; 8. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif./Tom Ridings, Los Alamitos, Calif. Jimco-Chevy, 20:05:09; 9. B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas/Mark Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore./TJ Flores, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy, 20:31:25; 10. Armin Schwarz, Austria/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW, 22:38:26
(29 Starters, 10 Finishers)
CLASS 1-2/1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)—1.Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula/Daniel Lopez, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry, 16:53:11 (37.39 mph); 2.Arturo Velazco, Banning, Calif./Steve Cruz, San Diego/Abel Velazco, Banning, Calif., Porter, 16:59:00; 3. Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif./Mike Malloy, Las Vegas/Travis Fletcher, Westminster, Calif., Lothringer, 18:07:49; 4.Hiram Duran/Eric Duran/Evan Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth, 18:29:57; 5. Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif./Roberto Romoa/Jose Robles, Mexicali, Mexico, Curry, 20:12:25; 6. Manuel Cruz/Carlos Bernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry, 20:53:59; 7. Edgar Alvarez Jr. /Edgar Alvarez Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Curry, 21:47:12; 8. Kevin Walsh, Manchester, Mo./John Spar, Westlake Village, Calif./Shawn Umphries, Newbury Park, Calif., Penhall, 22:39:44; 9. Chris Langmayer/Jeff Hoover, Rowlett, Texas/Mike Herrick, Curry, 22:43:54; 10. Martin Shuster/Victor Lugo/David Romeo, Daytona Beach, Fla./Rocky Robbins, Leehigh Acres, Fla., Jimco-VW, 23:01:26; 11. Cory Boyer/Rick Boyer/Chris Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif./Fernie Padilla, Las Vegas, Lothringer, 23:07:36; 12. Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif./Vic Bruckmann, Lemon Grove, Calif., Mirage, 23:32:19; 13. Roman Pereyra/Horacio Pereyra, San Ysidro, Calif., Garibay, 26:29:23
(17 Starters, 13 Finishers)
CLASS 3 (Short Wheelbase 4X4)—1.Darren Skilton, Long Beach, Calif./Jon Kellwitz, San Dimas, Calif./Matt McCallum, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Jeep Wrangler, 18:46:15 (33.63 mph); 2.Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Ken Moss, Marysville, Calif., Ford Bronco, 21:23:47
(4 Starters, 2 Finishers)
CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs)—1. Pietro Brassea/Ivan Pacheco, Mexicali, Mexico, 18:17:37 (34.51 mph); 2.Jim Anderson, Reno, Nev./Drew Belk, Coachella, Calif./Mike Belk, Indio, Calif., 18:42:30; 3.Kevin Carr/Noe Valdez, San Diego, 19:08:18; 4.Vince Wavra, Brawley, Calif./Terry McClintick/Rick McClintick, Orovada, Nev., 23:59:13; 5.Carlos Albanez/Luvian Voelker, Mexicali, Mexico, 26:17:06
(6 Starters, 5 Finishers)
CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs)—1.Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, 18:22:06 (34.37 mph); 2.Mario Reynoso/Francisco Reynoso, Tijuana, Mexico/Adrian Esparza, San Diego, 19:41:40; 3.Ernie Negrete, San Diego/Oscar Venagas, Rosarito, Mexico/Gabriel Diaz-Peralata, San Ysidro, Calif., 20:52:27; 4.Pedro Athie/Ruben de la Fuente/Rodrigo Hernandez, Ensenada, 22:11:25; 5.Alonso Angulo/Roberto Escobedo/Horacio Morales, Ensenada, Mexico, 27:04:18; 6.Erich Reisen/Ross Burden, Canada/Glynn Fisher, Panama/Peter Ryznar, Canada, 27:14:18
(15 Starters, 6 Finishers)
CLASS 6 (Unlimited production mini trucks) –1. Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Ranger, 27:02:31 (23.35 mph)
(3 Starters, 1 Finisher)
CLASS 7 (Open mini trucks)—1. Guillermo Galvan/Ricardo Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 21:16:25 (29.68 mph); 2. Cesar Belloso/Oscar Belloso/Walter Padilla, Tijuana, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 23:10:02; 3. Jose Canchola Jr./Jose Canchola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 25:23:56; 4. Jose Gonzalez, Mexicali, Mexico/Roberto Gonzalez, Tijuana, Mexico/Curry Durazo, Calexico, Calif., Ford Ranger, 26:39:41; 5. Dan Chamlee/Tom Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger, 28:38:24
(7 Starters, 5 Finishers)
CLASS 7SX (Stock mini trucks)—1.John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger, 20:15:11 (31.17 mph); 2.Heidi Steele/Rene Brugger/Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger, 20:27:38; 3.Noe Sierra, San Bernardino, Calif./Tony Sierra/Johnathan Sierra, Fontana, Calif., Ford Ranger, 21:45:36; 4. Rich Severson, Tucson, Ariz./Bruce Finchum, Mesa, Ariz./Pat Neveau, Phoenix, Ford Ranger, 22:30:30; 5.Rudy Suarez/Ricardo Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 25:32:24; 6.Norman Turley/Trevor Turley, Long Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger, 26:38:00; 7.Pepe Rodriguez, Perris, Calif./Jesse Rodriguez, Orange, Calif./A.J. Rodriguez, Perris, Calif., Ford Ranger, 28:16:25
(11 Starters, 7 Finishers)
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)—1.Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Beny Canela, Indio, Calif., Ford F-150, 21:02:21 (30.01 mph); 2.Cory Susag, Mission Viejo, Calif./Mike Horner, Laguna Hills, Calif./Ted Hunnicutt, Mission Viejo, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 24:57:05; 3.Steve Olliges, Las Vegas/Greg Foutz, Gilbert, Ariz./Randy Merritt, Parker, Ariz., Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, 25:28:10; 4.Tom Bradley Sr., Las Vegas/Mayo Flores, Culican, Mexico, Chevy C1500, 27:33:52
(9 Starters, 4 Finishers)
CLASS 9 (VW-powered, Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters)—1. Cisco Bio/Jorge Martinez/Pancho Bio/Francisco Guerrero, Spring Valley, Calif., Tubular Design-VW, 21:51:40 (28.88 mph); 2. Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif./Julian Rivera, Indio, Calif./Hector Ortega, Tijuana, Mexico, Venegas, 24:48:37; 3. Ulises Morquecho/David Morquecho, Mexicali, Mexico, Borm, 28:09:07
(4 Starters, 3 Finishers)
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)—1.Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy, 15:50:30 (39.85 mph); 2.Mark Hutchins/C.J. Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Kreger-Honda, 17:13:54; 3.Tito Robles/Arturo Salas, Chula Vista, Calif., Jimco-Honda, 17:18:10; 4.Javier Robles/Alejandro Navarrete/Leonardo Navarrete, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Honda, 18:17:45; 5.Will Higman, Newport Beach, Calif./Jake Johnson, Anaheim, Calif., Kreger-Honda, 19:07:25; 6.Sergio Salgado/Ricardo Corvera, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Honda, 22:05:19; 7.Tim Pangborn, Las Vegas/Mike Brodeur, Wilmington, N.C., Kreger-VW, 22:44:40; 8.Mike Lawrence, Sunset Beach, Calif./Blake Kirkpatrick, Hacienda Heights, Calif., Lothringer-VW, 25:35:20
(11 Starters, 8 Finishers)
SCORE LITE (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)—1.Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Dean Bayerle, Poway, Calif./Ramsey El Wardani, San Diego, Duvel, 17:13:15 (36.66 mph); 2.Blaise Jackson/Mike Sandoval, Fallbrook, Calif./Mike Williams, Prescott, Ariz., Meco, 18:59:10; 3.Gary Johnson, Camarillo, Calif./Todd Starks, Agoura Hills, Calif, Messick, 19:46:22; 4.Matt Drever, Dana Point, Calif./Jim Vick/Dave Wert, San Clemente, Calif., Penhall, 20:43:47; 5.Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz./Rick Graf, Scottsdale, Ariz., Foddrill, 21:58:08; 6.David Callaway, Menifee, Calif./Scott Mapes/Troy Johnson, Riverside, Calif., Callaway, 22:16:48; 7.Derek Hill, Culver City, Calif./Brad Fauvre,/James Barker, Whittier, Calif., Penhall, 29:45:58; 8.Brian Martin, Oceanside, Calif./Dennis Cota, Mission Viejo, Calif./Robert Soldat, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Penhall, 30:25:09
(13 Starters, 8 Finishers)
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)—1. Ramon Fernandez/Rogelio Robles/Favlan Aras, Ensenada, Mexico, 24:46:36 (25.48 mph); 2. Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico/Robert Johnson, Ahwahnee, Calif., 25:28:40; 3. Daniel Villa/Rafael Villa/Saul Trevino, Ensenada, Mexico/Elias Flores, San Diego, 30:23:00
(5 Starters, 3 Finishers)
STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks)—1.Chad Hall/Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3Alpha, 19:22:47 (32.58 mph); 2.Kent Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif./Rodolfo Iribe, San Ysidro, Calif., Dodge Ram2500, 21:09:18; 3.Josh Hall/Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H2SUT, 24:50:06
(5 Starters, 3 Finishers)
STOCK MINI (Stock, mini trucks)—1.Gavin Skilton, Orange, Calif., Honda Ridgeline, 21:22:21 (29.54 mph); 2.Rod Hall/Mike Winkel, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3, 22:51:17
(4 Starters, 2 Finishers)
PROTRUCK (Limited Production Trucks)—1. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150, 17:48:30 (35.45 mph); 2. Jason Horsley, Salt Lake City, Utah/Jeff Horsley, Sandy, Utah, Chevy Silverado, 20:19:50; 3. Gary Magness/Steve Knudson, Denver, Ford F-150, 22:37:12; 4. Nils Castillo, Westlake Village, Calif./Joe Custer, Kanapolis, N.C., Chevy Silverado, 25:46:42
(4 Starters, 4 Finishers)
CLASS 17 (Identically equipped Jeep Cherokees)—1.Mike Shaffer, Dayton, Nev./Lanee Clifford, Georgetown, Calif., Jeep Cherokee, 23:13:34 (27.18 mph); 2. Jason LaFortune/Lance Wells, Calif./Richard Hale, Upland, Calif., Jeep Cherokee, 25:07:00; 3. Scott Watkins, Stockton, Calif., Jeep XJ Cherokee, 28:01:40
(4 Starters, 3 Finishers)
BAJA CHALLENGE (Identically equipped, Wide Open Baja touring cars with Subaru Engines)—1.Chris Kemp, San Clemente, Calif./James DeGaine, Palm Springs, Calif./Daniel Elkins, Indio, Calif./Vincent Trino, Arrin, Calif./Pat McCleish, Long Beach, Calif./Dino Crescentini, Manhattan Beach, Calif., 18:51:45 (33.47 mph); 2.John McInnis III, Gulf Shores, Ala./John McInnis, Jr., Orange Beach, Ala./Kerry Earnhardt, Mooresville, N.C./Rick Skelton, Atlanta, 19:02:00; 3.Mike Cassling/Brad Crosby, Omaha, Neb./Craig Donaldson, Mission Viejo, Calif./Marco Guerrero, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Roberto Guerrero, Mission Viejo, Calif./Mike Mitten, Omaha, Neb., 20:07:10; 4.Jay Culbertson, Portland, Ore./Joe Bagguio, Canby, Ore./Rick Hanneman, Cologah, Okla./Aaron Zeff, San Francisco, Calif./Todd Clement, Irvine, Calif., 20:18:05; 5.Bill Weber, La Mesa, Calif./Cassey Currie, Anaheim, Calif./Samuel Hubinette, Newport Coast, Calif.(Sweden)/Tracy Jordan, Wittman, Ariz./Steven Weber, Walla Walla, Wash./Oren Anderson, Capistrano Beach, Calif., 20:36:35; 6.Tim Dollander, Scottsdale, Ariz./Michael Brown, Chandler, Ariz./Walter Brown Jr., Scottsdale, Ariz./Martin Fairbank, Collbert, Ariz./Chris Hinkson, Scottsdale, Ariz./David Leyvas, Phoenix, 22:57:21; 7.Charles Ferguson, Fountain Hills, Ariz./Vanessa Ortega, Tempe, Ariz./Adrian Garofalo, N. Haledon, N.J./Tonya Moore, Shelby, Ohio, 23:09:28; 8.Erik Harp, Birmingham, Ala./David Woods, El Cajon, Calif./Mark Cripe/Ryan Thomas, Santee, Calif./Patrick Dempsey, Beverly Hills, Calif./Joe Foster, Atlanta, 23:14:55; 9.Ron Bauer/Darien Devine/Craig Aunnger, Canada/Dan Bauer/Alon Friedlander, England/Max Pozzoni, Miami, 23:22:10; 10.Victor Avila, Corona del Mar, Calif./Lee Hamann, Elkhorn, Neb./Eric Hamann, Washington D.C./Weston Anson/Rick Jones, La Jolla, Calif./Jim Reed, Newport Beach, Calif., 23:34:17; 11.Mike Dillard, Austin, Texas/Craig Allen/Tim Erway, Palm Coast, Fla./Jay Kubassek, New York City, 25:07:26; 12.Barry Ellis, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Fraser Wellon, Canada/Marcello Abello, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Frank Rossi, Canada/Jep Thornton, Miami/Jeff Courtney, Milwaukee, Wisc., 25:10:59; 13.Matt Christensen, Newport Beach, Calif./Jim Christensen, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Jesse McRae, Laguna Niguel, Calif./Tom Cook, Anaheim, Calif./Rich Minga, Fallbrook, Calif./Doug Coleman, Camarillo, Calif., 26:58:22
(13 Starters, 13 Finishers)

PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22 (250cc or more)—1. Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif. Honda CRF450X, 12:29:18 (50.56 mph); 2. Caleb Gosselaar, Juniper Hills, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif./Tim Morton, Escondido, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 12:55:35; 3. Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:15:51; 4. Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Justin Seeds, Phelan, Calif./Bryce Stavron, San Clemente, Calif./Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:29:50; 5. Grant Steele, Temecula, Calif./Jeff Kargola, San Clemente, Calif./Max Eddy, Barstow, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:32:36; 6. Jimmy Lopez, El Cajon, Calif./Aaron Tuck, Brawley, Calif./Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif./A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif., Honda XR650R, 16:29:16; 7. Mark Bradford/Stephen Bradford/Ray Rasbery, Los Angeles/Aaron Preman, San Diego/Kelly Malobovich, Victorville, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 17:35:06; 8. Justin Wiberg, Hyrum, Utah/Michael Mitchell, Hyde Park, Utah/Brian Petersen, Providence, Utah/Sil Jeppson, Logan, Utah, Honda CRF450X, 17:56:37; 9. Gabriel Williams, Provo, Utah, Honda CRF450X, 18:30:00; 10. Rod Thornton, Norman, Okla./Richard Thornton, Ft. Worth, Texas, Honda CRF450X, 19:12:35; 11. Jack McCormick, Tempe, Ariz., Honda XR650R, 19:30:58; 12. Jesse Sharpe, Escondido, Calif./Mason Gillespie, Oceanside, Calif./Sean Ebberz, Santa Barbara, Calif./Ryan Baillargeon, La Mesa, Calif./Kyle Corfman, El Centro, Calif., Honda XR650R, 20:58:35; 13. Norman Thornhill III, Friendswood, Texas/Steven Davidson/Cleveland Custer, League City, Texas/Steve Wright, Friendswood, Texas, 24:27:41; 14. R. Hank Salyer/John Friend, Richmond, Ky./Wolfgang Wiener/Tom Richard, Phoenix, Honda XR650R, 30:47:03
(15 Starters, 14 Finishers)
CLASS 21 (126cc to 250cc)—1. Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/James West, England/Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Victor Rivera, Spain, Honda XR250R, 15:00:45 (42.05 mph); 2. Marco Bernaldez, Ensenada, Mexico/Rene Bernaldez, Pasco, Wash./Alberto Ruiz, Ensenada, Mexico/Cris Villalobos, Tecate, Mexico, Kawasaki KLX250, 17:58:45; 3. Sergio Arroyo/David Zarate/Alberto Ross/Carlos Gonzalez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 18:25:33; 4. Travys Armitage/Ryan Armitage, Las Cruces, N.M./Chad Thornton/Tony Zastrow/Mike Whitman, Farmington, N.M., KTM XC250, 19:30:03; 5. Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif./Roberto Villalobos, Tecate, Calif., KTM 450XCF, 21:36:45
(7 Starters, 5 Finishers)
CLASS 20 (125cc)—1. Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif./Connor Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brian Bebeck/Jake Hullet, Westminster, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 16:20:17 (38.64 mph); 2. Tony Rutter/Tim Steeneken/Hugh Lintott/Steven Blackley, New Zealand, Yamaha WR250, 17:00:34; 3. Mario Acosta/Oscar Hale, Ensenada, Mexico/Sergio Valenzuela, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha WR250F, 18:00:50; 4. Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif./Sarah Kritsch, Bakersfield, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Santa Barbara, Calif./Jennifer Morton, Escondido, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 20:53:05; 5. Larry Perkins, Strafford, Mo./Craig Goldsberry, Springfield, Mo./Malcolm Wood, Bolivar, Mo./Gerald Tims, Bethany, Okla./Chris Tucker, Oklahoma City/Steve Loftin, Muskogee, Okla., Honda CRF250X, 22:49:03
(5 Starters, 5 Finishers)
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)—1. Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico, Kawasaki KLX450, 13:06:12 (48.18 mph); 2. Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Mac Stewart, N. Las Vegas/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico/Luke Dodson, Castaic, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:20:25; 3. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M./Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 14:29:21; 4. Larry Gross, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Jeff Laubscher, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Marcus Brown, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 17:36:17; 5. Rolf Helland, Morris, Ill./Matt Davidson, Trafalgar, Ind./Kris Egbert, Holley Springs, N.C./CR Gittere, Charlotte, N.C., Honda XR650R, 19:02:42; 6. Mordechay Eldar/Sagi Heymann, Israel, 19:10:59; 7. Radak Burkat, Canada/Andrew Krynen, Seattle, 19:53:48; 8. Carlos Chavez, Mexicali, Mexico/Mark Winkelman, Cedar Hill, Texas/Manuel Coma/Oscar Guadarrama/Octavio Ascolani, Jandres de Villa, Mexico, Honda XR650R, 22:33:20; 9. Rob Swan, Red River, N.M./Darren Flood, Rifle, Colo./James Guthro, Grand Junction, Colo./Wade Scherer, Lakewood, Colo., KTM 525EXC, 23:51:50
(10 Starters, 9 Finishers)
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)—1. Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Bob Johnson, San Diego, Honda CRF450X, 14:39:37 (43.07 mph); 2. PG Lundmark, Sweden/Lukas Lundin/Hakan Lidgren, Canada/Peter Postel, Honda CRF450X, 16:07:40; 3. Brian Campbell/Bill Cotton, Bakersfield, Calif./Peter Cochran, Laguna Beach, Calif./Ken Durr, Indio, Calif., KTM 530XCW, 16:11:11; 4. Stuart Goggins, Upland, Calif./Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif./Steve Buckley, Oak Park, Calif./Earl Roberts, Calexico, Calif./Lance Kane, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 16:53:59; 5. Michael Korenwinder, Tulare, Calif., Yamaha WR450F, 18:13:11; 6. Lars Ferry, Phoenix/Lawrence Hacking, Canada/Michael Beakner, Scottsdale, Ariz., Honda CRF450X, 21:20:50; 7. Darren Griffiths, Australia, KTM 530EXC, 21:34:46; 8. Rob Barnum, Phelan, Calif., Husqvarna TC510, 21:40:05; 9. Steve Corrie, Brush Prairie, Wash., Honda XR400, 25:24:42
(10 Starters, 9 Finishers)
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old—1. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Mike Sixbery, Bullhead City, Ariz./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./ Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Robert Hansen, Carson City, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 15:47:17 (39.99 mph); 2. Chris Haines, Dana Point, Calif./Scott Pfeiffer, Costa Mesa, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Chuck Sun, Las Vegas, Honda CRF450X, 16:07:51; 3. Kenny Hayden, Shadow Hills, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif., KTM 525XCW, 16:42:26; 4. Ben van Ziltveld/Floyd Reves/Reid Daruda/Robin Muglich, Canada, KTM 525XCW, 19:43:00
(5 Starters, 4 Finishers)
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)—1. Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif.//Mike Harper, Landers, Calif./Charles Koistra, Menifee, Calif./Will Rogers, Escondido, Calif./Dan Doerksen, Oak Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 23:09:29 (27.26 mph)
(1 Starter, 1 Finisher)

PRO ATVs

CLASS 25 (over 251cc)—1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 14:47:25 (42.69 mph); 2. Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 14:56:24; 3. Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Heriberto Marquez, Ensenada, Mexico/Nick Destaut, San Felipe, Mexico/Alfonso Alonzo, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 16:14:27; 4. Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Travis Dillon, Santee, Calif./Tony Baker, Alpine, Calif./Rich Kappel, Remsenburg, N.Y., Bombardier DS650, 16:30:15; 5. Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Ben Vernadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Arctic Cat Thundercat, 21:47:45; 6. Jason Greenhaw, Bakersfield, Calif./Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Eumatilla, Ore./Andy Nelson, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 23:11:01; 7. Ray Fay/Mike Crawford, Phoenix/David Scarponi, Peoria, Ariz./Jason Fritz, Globe, Ariz., Kawasaki, KFX450, 26:10:44
(8 Starters, 7 Finishers)
CLASS 24 (under 250cc)—1. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./ Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./David Scott, Belen, N.M., Honda TRX450R, 16:57:53 (37.22 mph); 2. Tom Wright II, Tabernacle, N.J./Andy Lagzdins, Baltimore/Jim Stack, Quarryville, Pa., Honda TRX450R, 17:51:51; 3. Sergio Alvarado/Gary Gonzales/Bilgerto Perez/Angel Martin, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 19:03:57; 4. Rob Ransford, Downers Grove, Ill./Mike Rodgers, Brooksville, Fla./David Bailey, Spring Hill, Fla., Honda TRX450X, 19:50:37; 5. Benjamin Lopez Jr., San Ysidro, Calif./Jesus Lopez, San Diego/Miguel Arellano, San Ysidro/Marco Marruio, Chula Vista, Calif./Jesus Monguia, San Ysidro, Honda TRX450R, 21:10:40; 6. Shawn Robins/Matt Remesz/Clayton Hurlbert/Rocky Glasgo/Eric Bremer, Canada, Honda TRX450R, 21:22:38
(8 Starters, 6 Finishers)

SPORTSMAN

OVERALL SPT CAR—1. Jerry Smith, Fairhope, Ala./Guy Ruse, Boulder, Colo./Earl Becker, Alta Loma, Calif./John Becker, Ardmore, Okla./George Becker, Lansdowne, Pa., Mirage-VW, 29:28:10 (21.42 mph)
(4 Starters, 1 Finisher)
OVERALL SPT TRUCK— Bob Land, Lake Forest, Calif./Eric Garcia/Brendan Garcia, Indio, Calif., Jeep Cherokee, 24:50:39 (25.41 mph)
(6 Starters, 1 Finisher)
OVERALL SPT UTV (600cc, 4-2h33l utility vehicles)— Jim Creagan, Yacott, Wash./Chris Fallon, Battle Ground, Wash., Arctic Cat Prowler, 27:57:20 (22.58 mph)
(8 Starters, 3 Finishers)
OVERALL SPT M/C<250cc— Jesus Rios, Calexico, Calif./Joel Leal, Mexicali, Mexico/Cauhtemac Beltran/Mario Acosta, Calexico, Calif./Alejandro Olguin/Alfredo Osornio, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 17:15:19 (36.59 mph)
(15 Starters, 11 Finishers)
OVERALL SPT M/C>250cc— Bill Gilbert, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Mark Fishburn, Fort Collins, Colo./Kevin Krasner, Mission Viejo, Calif./Mick Brejwo, Cambell, Calif./Dennis Greene, Sky Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 16:55:53 (37.29 mph)
(39 Starters, 28 Finishers)
OVERALL SPT ATV— Jesus Mendivil/Alain Gamino/Alfredo Gonzales, Mexicali, Mexico/Oro Calderon, Calexico, Calif./Carlos Raygoza, Mexicali, Mexico, KTM 450, 20:33:40 (30.71 mph)
(15 Starters, 8 Finishers)
OVERALL SPT SIDECAR—(2 Starters, 0 Finishers)

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SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, 702.735.7123

November 23, 2008


41st annual SCORE Tecate Baja 1000
Final round of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series

Nov. 19-23, 2008 -- Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico



Post-Race Quotes




PRO CARS & TRUCKS



SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK

8 ROGER NORMAN/LARRY ROESELER, 1st in Class. (Larry started and drove to race-mile 400 and Norman drove from RM 400 to the finish.)
Norman said: “I got in the driver’s seat in the lead thanks to Larry and I just had to bring it home. But that is easier said than done. I took it easy and kept gaining a little ground on B.J. This is the toughest and greatest race in the world and we were racing against the greatest desert racers in the world. I knew we had to have a flawless day to win and we did. We had no flats; our BFG Tires were tougher than the Baja rocks. The only little thing is we went too strong off of a jump around Valle de Trinidad and our top lights came off so we stopped for about a minute and a half to put them back on and they were fine. We’re here and we have a team that won’t quit and we made it to the finish line with all the body parts.”
Roeseler said: “It was a fantastic day. I followed B.J. off the start. He started 20 seconds in front of us and Brian Collins was doing a heck of a job. It was exciting all the way down until we finally got by the field. We were first on the road and we kept that spot ever since. B.J. was keeping us honest. If he got back in front of us, then we would have had to have finished within 30 seconds of him. Roger did a heck of a job. He kept that five, six-minute lead all the way from when I gave him the five or six minutes. What a wonderful, wonderful race. I went all day today to the 400-mile marker with no flats and I’m pretty sure Roger went all the way to the finish with no flats, so we won the Baja 1000 with no flat tires. Winning Primm was a great race for us and great momentum for the team so coming to the 1000 with that momentum, for sure, got us going and with our pre-running and preparation, it all paid off.”

97 B.J. BALDWIN, 2nd Overall and in Trophy Truck, the second-place finish gives him the Trophy Truck point championship.
B.J. said: “It was a tough day for me, driving the whole thing. It’s not like a peninsula run. It’s very rough. It’s very technical. There were lots of places to make mistakes. You probably make twice as many left and right turns than a peninsula race, even though it is 400 miles shorter. I was battling with some brake petal things all day. We had to deal with it. We had an early flat tire and I had to play catch up the rest of the way. I was hoping to be out first by nightfall. At night, the air is thick and cold, and the dust just hangs there. And we had absolutely no wind all day. So the dust hung there. I had a hard time passing four-wheelers and motorcycle because of that element. Roger (Norman) and Larry (Roeseler) can have the 1000 win. We were racing for the championship. That was an executive discussion from the office and here. You can’t be excited when you make that discussion (to concentrate on the championship points). We can’t roll the truck or tear a corner off it in a race like this. We have done that before. We made that discussion early on. And they (Norman and Roeseler) were fast. It was not easy to get close with them. I was able to get by Chad (Ragland) at San Felipe. But the Norman truck was very fast today. We had some great racing today. But I didn’t want to take some risks that would hurt our chances for the championship. I am getting tired of running conservatively for the last three years. Each year we start strong and hold the point lead. Then I can’t really go all out at the end of the year. We also do well at Laughlin and we are right in the point battle. I would like to really run all out, but we race for the championship too.”

33 CHAD RAGLAND/LARRY RAGLAND, 3rd in Class. (Larry started and drove to RM 355 and Chad took over and drove to the finish.)
Chad said: “I would love to tell you I raced all day but I just survived all day. It was nonstop dust and fog and treachery around every corner, so we just survived. Honestly, I’ll bet our pre-run speeds were faster because we never had any open space – motorcycles, quads, guys everywhere -- and I never had a chance to race. All things considered, it was a great day. No flats, the truck ran really well and it looks like both of our trucks are going to finish.”
Larry said: “The course is a great course. There was nothing there that surprised us. I didn’t have to deal with the fog, just the dust. I didn’t have much night driving at all – I just knocked the light bar off for Chad so he had to drive it like that. Chad and I, a few years ago, I got in a race with him, unplanned, but this was the first time we actually had a plan to drive together. It was neat.”

1 MARK POST/ROB MacCACHREN, 4th in Class.
Post said: “Rob MacCachren started this race and did a fantastic job. I got in at race mile 130 when we first gassed up and we were in position and then we had communication problems. We couldn’t talk, we had no navigation, no notes and we ended up getting behind a little bit there. Then Rob, when he got in his section, he was doing fine but then he lost his lights so we were going backwards for about the last 200 miles. We’re happy to be in Ensenada. It’s a great race, but we didn’t have everything go right today to win.”

34 DAN FRIEDKIN/DANNY SULLIVAN/STEVE HENGEVELD, 5th in Class and Overall in Four-Wheel Vehicles. (Sullivan drove from the start to mile 193, Friedkin to mile 353, Hengeveld to the finish.)
Sullivan (the 1985 Indy 500 winner) said: “The team was great today. We had a few moments out there. There were a couple of times where we just had to completely stop. I couldn’t see two feet in front of me. We started 27th today and the first time we hit the dirt we had dust everywhere. It was really a blast for me. What I am really happy about is that this team is young, just 16 months old. We are the only two-truck Trophy Truck team out here. And we finished third (Larry and Chad Ragland) and fifth with our two Toyota trucks. That’s a great accomplishment. And it shows the potential we have with this operation.”

Hengeveld said: "I just want to thank all the guys, Mr. Friedkin, Danny Sullivan and Chad for really teaching me how to do this. I'm just getting better every time. I thought the fog was going to be gone and I didn't really expect rain either. Baja is not supposed to be easy, but we made it to the finish line. I like this, this is my new chapter in life."
Chad Ragland said: "I think we're the only team out here with two SCORE Trophy-Trucks out here. We get a third and a fifth, that's pretty good. I'm real excited, I think people need to take T-Force real seriously. Danny Sullivan, the team director, has put great people that just work well together and give it 110 per cent. I think it pays off. Danny has done more than most people know."

20 justin lofton/bob loffton, 6th in Class.
Justin said: "I clipped a rock and got a right rear flat. About mile 200 we lost the brakes and drove about 120 miles with no brakes at all, just driving between first and second. Other than that, the truck ran great. First race in the SCORE Trophy-Truck, first race down in Mexico, we can't complain, we're at the finish line. I've got to thank my dad and all my crew guys, it's all volunteer work and I really appreciate all their effort and time to come down here and support us."
Bob said: "I think this is the toughest race course I've been with. The truck ran great, we had a couple of flats."

81 MARK MILLER/RYAN ARCIERO, 13th in Class. (Miller and Arciero drove the Volkswagen-Red Bull Baja Race Touareg TDI – the first clean Turbo-diesel to run in the featured SCORE racing division.)
Arciero said: “I heard every one of the fans as we were going through the wash at the start because this Volkswagen engine is so quiet. We heard them and they were like that the entire time I was in the Touareg, it was amazing. They always come to the course and cheer us on. We had a goal to get this thing to the finish line and Mark did a heck of a job getting it here.”
Miller said: “I think Volkswagen is freakin’ awesome! We went the whole day with no punctures -- BFG was phenomenal. We just had a great day. It was the first race and we expected to have some adversity and we lost the clutch early, but we overcame it. It was such a team effort and I’m so happy. To come in with all this support that VW has, it’s first-rate. We have big plans for the future and this is the first step for us. We finished the Baja 1000 and that was our goal and now we can work on performance and try to win one of these things.”

CLASS 1
101 CHUCK DEMPSEY/JOHN HERDER, 1st in Class. (Herder drove the first half of the race and Dempsey drove to the finish.)
Chuck said: “My day was really just going up and down and trying to get it there. It was a good day. The race was awesome. John kept it out front all day and our whole crew did a great job at every pit. They were spot on, got the tires changed, did all our fuel really good and we just stayed out front all day. It was a matter of keeping everything together. We saw a lot of stuff broken down out there all the way in. The race was awesome. It was tough -- it wasn’t 1,000 miles but it was still tough.”

118 HARLEY LETNER/KORY HALOPOFF, 2nd in Class.
Harley said: “It feels wonderful after a long day. Kory gave me the car in like fourth place and I went like 10 miles and wadded it up in a hole and had to dig it out for 30 minutes. I just took it easy from there. At mile 340, I lost all my rear brakes so I just drove the whole thing with the front brakes. I promised my grandpa and Kory I’d get it to the finish line and we did. We finished second and that works for me. After the problems today, we were contending for the lead. I think he was leading about mile 270 before he gave it to me. Then I got caught in that hole and got passed by one car, I dug it out and then I got passed by two more cars when I was messing with the brakes. I caught those two guys back and then they told me the lead was out of the question but I said ‘I don’t care, I just want to finish.’ ”
Kory said: “It’s all about tires. We stopped a couple times because we had to pull the bar off the front for the lights. We didn’t expect that we were going to get in the dark, but it worked out. The course was tight and winding, just like always. We both told ourselves we are not going to be idiots off the start, just drive normal and look what happens: You get second.”

117 RON BRANT/RICHARD BOYLE/TOM KIRKMEYER, 3rd in Class. (Brant drove to San Felipe and Boyle drove it to the finish.)
Ron said: “Third’s better than fourth. I’m just happy to be here at the finish line – I don’t have to go tow it out. It was kind of a nasty course out there. There was a little disaster out there in the first 20 miles. It was so silty and tight out there and there were cars on top of each other. Then there was a blockage at about mile 14, about six to eight Class 1 cars stopped in a silty ditch there. I thought there was a car broken down in there but all it was, the silt was so bad when you went through it that you couldn’t see the course. The first half was a heck of a lot rougher than I thought it was going to be – everything was just torn up down in those washes. But it was fun. Once we got down the grade, we went racing.”

103 ROB BRUCE/MARK WITTE, 4th in Class. (Bruce drove the entire race.)
Rob said: “I just got hit with a rock coming down by the soccer field so I’m a little sore. Someone threw a big boulder at my shoulder. We broke down right at the start – the car caught on fire and burned up the alternator so we had to change that just a few miles into the race. After that, it was pretty much trouble-free other than a few flats. The whole car caught on fire so we had flames coming out of the back that matched (the flames painted on) the front. It (fourth place) could have been worse, that’s for sure.”

CLASS 1-2/1600
1646 ARNOLDO RAMIREZ/MISAEL ARAMBULA/DANIEL LOPEZ, 1st in Class.
Arambula said: “We’re from Ensenada and this is the second year, consecutive, we win. I want to thank all of our fans who are here for us. This is a great win. ”

CLASS 3
303 DARREN SKILTON/CLIVE SKILTON, 1st in Class.
Darren said: “That’s what racing Baja is all about -- we had no flat tires, we didn’t even have to get out of the car. We only had one little problem right off the start in the dust when we got a little stuck for about eight minutes but after that, it was a clean run and we’re here with a class win in Baja.”

CLASS 7
706 GUILLERMO GALVAN/RICARDO GALVAN, 1ST in Class. (Father Guillermo started the race and rolled at mile 15, Ricardo got in the truck at mile 275 and drove to the finish).
Ricardo said: “Holy smokes. I know this is Baja because I live here (Bahia de Los Angeles). But I wish I know a couple of corners better, because I lost some fenders. My dad got the car on its side early in the race. I ran out of fuel and that cost us about 30 minutes. But our crew got to me and we got back rolling down the road. This was our third time trying here. Third time was the charm with the win.”

CLASS 7SX
759 JOHN HOLMES/MARK LANDERSMAN, 1st in Class.
Landersman said: “I think we pulled this (win) off. I drove the last 200-some miles. I got stuck on a sand hill the first time I tried to make it and this really nice guy brought his Jeep down and rolled it right in front of us, right on the side of the hill. We were stuck there for I don’t know how long and I ended up backing down to make another run at it and got up the hill. We had an excellent truck; we just destroyed the truck getting it here. For me, this was my first Baja win but I think it’s John’s third or fourth.”

742 HEIDI STEELE/RENE BRUGGER/CAMERON STEELE, 2nd in class and 2008 Class 7SX champion. (Heidi started and drove to RM 175. Danny Street drove to RM 405 and Brugger drove from RM 405 to the finish.)
Heidi said: “I think we won (the championship) by maybe two points. They (the 759 team) got the first-place victory today and I’m really happy for them but more importantly we got the championship and that’s what we’ve been working on all year. I’m a little choked up. Cameron met us right before checkpoint six and we watched the sun rise and we were praying for the team to get through the silt beds because they’re pretty gnarly out there but everything worked out and they just stormed up the silt hills like it was no problem and here we are.”
Cameron: “It’s all good. We came here to win in the Trophy-Truck and win this championship so we got half of what we came here for and it’s pretty sweet. It’s all a big family. There are 30 guys right here who made this happen and we couldn’t have done it without all of them and all of our volunteers and it means a lot to everyone.”

CLASS 8
801 JUAN C. LOPEZ/BENY CANELA, 1st in Class.
Canela said: “I’m 72 going on 73 and I’ve been racing since 1970. Juan Carlos is an awesome driver, he did a great job and he brought it home to the finish. He’s a heck of a driver. We only had one little problem where we got stuck in the silt and we were down for a few minutes, but it felt like an eternity.”

CLASS 9

902 CISCO BIO/PANCHO BIO/JORGE MARTINEZ/FRANCISCO GUERRERO, 1st in Class in the same car that won the Baja 1000 in Class 9 in 1998.
Cisco Bio said: “My dad, Pancho, started on Friday, but he was sick. We planned to switch off every 100 miles but I ended up driving a lot more. My dad got lost at one point on the course. Something happened to the other 9 cars, because we were leading by about two hours in the early going of the race. I don’t know what happened to them. They started to get closer towards the finish. We lost two front-end parts but we were lucky to get some help quickly. We only lost 15 minutes. I couldn’t see anything on the coast. It was all messed up. I had to stop two or three times to let the dust clear. I have never seen it that bad. We got lucky. The General Tires were great; no flats today. This was the same car that I won the Baja with when I was 19 years old. I started working on the cars for my dad when I was about four years old. My little brother is nine and he is working on the cars. He wants to drive too.”

CLASS 10
1000 LOBSAM YEE, 1st in Class.
Yee said: “I’m from Tijuana but all these people here who help me are from Ensenada. It was a great race for us. We had electrical problems and we lost about 30 minutes fixing that. It was a cable and computer and it took us long to find out the problem and then after that, it was OK. I didn’t race for the championship this year, just this race and the Baja 500. It’s a lot better winning the Baja 1000 than the championship, for sure.”

SCORE LITE
1210 RICK ST. JOHN/DEAN BAYERLE/RAMSEY EL WARDANI, 1st in Class. (St. John, the team owner, started and drove the final mile.)
St. John said: “It was a long day. We were fighting fuel pick-up problems all night long. It took about a half a dozen stops to figure out what it was. We finally figured it out and got it solved but the problem kind of cost us the overall Volkswagen money but at least we got the 12-car championship. I’ve been racing for almost 20 years now and I never had a win. This year, I won Laughlin, I won the Baja 500 in June and then I won the 1000 – all in one year. I can retire now, I guess.”

CLASS 11
1100 RAMON FERNANDEZ/TOMAS FERNANDEZ, 1st in Class 11. (The Fernandez brothers, from Ensenada, won for the straight consecutive year in Class 11 with their VW Bug.)
Tomas said: “This is our second Baja 1000 win. We tried some new Fox shocks at the beginning of the race but they just didn’t work on our car. So we put the old shocks back on the car and it ran great. We were fast on the backside of the course. Ramon and I are very happy to win again. We had a good crowd of friends and family here.”

STOCK FULL
861 CHAD HALL, 1st in Class.
Chad said: “This one’s pretty tough to win but I think this one, you’ve got to learn how to win. You’ve got to hang back and let everybody else do what they’re going to do to themselves and step on in for the win. That’s win number seven – 13 more and maybe I can catch up with my dad. But I’m not sure my body is going to keep doing that. I’ve got to thank everybody – all of my crew, General Motors, Hummer, my wife, everybody – we’ve won a lot of races and we’re going to relish it. This is the kind of day you hope for.”

STOCK MINI
779 GAVIN SKILTON, 1st in Class and Honda Ridgeline’s first SCORE Baja 1000 win.
Gavin said: “I held a six- minute lead but I made a mistake. I got caught in the silt. Kenny Koker pulled me out when my cash ran out trying to get help from the locals. There was enough muscle power with them. But he pulled me out of the hole. I had to make up about six minutes and I couldn’t do it. I broke my vehicle trying to catch the leader. But the competitor (Ryan Millen) broke his vehicle even worse. He broke one mile from my final breaking point. We replaced the axle and he is still sitting there. I had a great race up to mile 570. I dropped my right front wheel in the hole. We had one small flat when I slammed into a road crossing. That was the only time I was out of the truck since noon yesterday. I knew it wouldn’t be easy. It was a shorter race, but the terrain was tough. Never underestimate it, ever. I thought my race was over four miles from the finish. And three miles from the finish, my competitor is stuck in a hole. We always say, ‘Don’t give up,’ and today was proof of that motto. The Honda Ridgeline was the best handling truck in our class today. It’s great to win this event for them.”

760 ROD HALL/MIKE WINKEL, 2nd in Class. (Today was Hall’s 71st birthday as he sought his 20th Baja 1000 class victory this year.)
Hall said:“We were down for about an hour and 45 minutes, so we got behind. I clipped a rock and put us down. Thanks for the birthday wishes. At my age, I take it one day at a time. And, with the Baja, I take it one year at a time. I’m just happy to be coming here each year. Every year, there is something new and different.”

PROTRUCK
JASON VOSS/RICH VOSS, 1st in Class.
Jason said: “The course was just as I expected. My dad did the start to just after mile 290. He handed the truck off to me at about 6 or 6:30 and he had a huge lead for me so I just pretty much had to take it easy on the San Felipe loop and not tear the truck up. I cruised it into the finish problem-free all day until about 10 miles out, I drove it off the edge and got stuck in some tall stuff and I had to get pulled out. But that was the only problem of the day. Things went smooth, no flats on our Generals, nothing. This is my first Baja 1000 win. We won the 500 this year and we won Laughlin this year so I believe we get the Protruck Championship for the year. We won the SCORE championship last year and we wanted to win the 1000 this year.”

BAJA CHALLENGE
BC13 CHRIS KEMP/JAMES DeGAINE/DANIEL ELKINS/VINCENT TRINO/PAT McCLEISH/DINO CRESCENTINI, 1st in Class.
Crescentini said: “I’m stoked. I can’t believe it. I’m so tired and exhausted and beat and happy – I don’t know what to say. I normally race in the boat races and I got into this by my friend Chris Kemp. I couldn’t have done it without all of my teammates and I couldn’t be happier. We had a problem on the first leg with James, he ran into a post and broke a steel arm bar, but we got it fixed pretty quickly and we just made up some time and got it done.”

PRO MOTORCYCLES


CLASS 22

1X ROBBY BELL/KENDALL NORMAN/JOHNNY CAMPBELL, 1st Overall and 1ST in Class. (Bell started the race and rode the third stint also, Norman rode the second stint, Campbell rode the final stint from Trinidad.)
Norman said: “I got on the bike at Honda pit three and I was about two and half minutes down. We were third physically on the course. I just started charging. In the whoops, I caught the 10x bike who had crashed. And I began ride consistently and raced with the 2X bike, who had a phenomenal start. I got to the lead at the end of whoop section. I just started riding my own race. I opened up a good gap at that point. Then I put it in cruise control. Actually, I got off the bike in San Felipe. I rode over 200 miles and Robby (Bell) got back on for the nasty whoop section. Then Johnny (Campbell) finished up from Trinidad. I thought it was a really good course. I have never raced the northern Baja terrain by Mexicali before. It was a new experience for me. I thought SCORE did a really good job with the course. They made it shorter this year and that was more affordable for the racers. It was great turnout for entries this year. When we first started racing down here we both had the speed to go win but we were both immature and we didn’t have the experience. But we have learned together and put it together. Now we can come down here and both ride solid races every time, it seems like. That’s what the key is to winning down here: being super solid and having someone you can rely on so that you don’t have to worry about your teammates, you just do your job.”

Campbell said: “We actually got the lead about mile 158, we just got it going away from there. 6x never pressured us, they held us up quite a bit in the first part of the race, about 80 miles, 1x and 10x were just dogging it in the dust, took forever to get around them. 2x had a big lead, a couple minutes, about mile 120. In the bottom of the Rim Rosa, Robby hit a rock really bad and sprained his wrist and actually dropped back behind 10x when he came into Honda pit 3 (mile 147). Kendall got on and passed 10x, 10x actually tipped over, then he passed 2x. When I got the bike I had a 10-minute lead so I just had to maintain and bring it in. Baja is a special place and I’ve been fortunate to live a lot of my life down here. I think I’ll just take a day off after this and relax. It’s a lot of work, a lot of head work. I’m the decision maker so you’ve got more responsibility. It was a pretty rough course; they get pre-ran to death. I’ve ran rougher than this, ’99 was so tough. This one wasn’t so bad. When you get handed the bike with a 10-minute lead, it makes it a little easier.”

Bell said: “It’s great to see Johnny (Campbell) get some of the glory and finish it, and get his 11th down here. It was such a gnarly race. It was tough with the dust; there wasn’t much wind early. Between pit 1 and 2, around mile 80, I finally got into second place. The 2x bike was gone -- whoever was on the bike was riding like a hero. I actually ended up hitting a rock and tweaking my wrist a little bit, so I gave the bike to Kendall in third place. But he was my hero today he got us back in the lead and gave me a good lead when I got back on. Definitely stoked he picked it up when I let it down a little.”

10X CALEB GOSSELAAR/TIMMY WEIGAND/QUINN CODY/TIM MORTON, 2nd in Class. (Weigand started the race and took the lead before handing the bike to Cody.)
Weigand said: “I started the race and rode in dust for awhile. There were two bikes in front of me. Robby (Bell) got by (Brent) Harden, and I fell near the mountain. So it was hard to come back. I was able to then get by Harden, otherwise Robby would have been gone. I kept plugging ahead and was able to get by Robby in the sand wash. I was feeling and we had a strong riding team. Unfortunately, Quinn made a mistake and fell over. That’s racing. Quinn got going ahead and Kendall (Norman) was on the gas. We charged as hard as we could and second place is good.”
Gosselaar said: “I started, only for the first quarter-mile, then I gave it to Tim Weigand. He was on the gas, he actually caught up and passed 1x, we were in the lead for a little bit. He gave it to Quinn Cody, who was running great, but he ended up going down, he hit something. We lost a little bit of time then. When I got back on the bike I had a little spill, nothing bad but bent the radiator. I’m getting back from an injury, so I had shorter sections, but it was a fun race for sure.”
Morton said: “We (Johnny Campbell and I) got on the bike at the same place so I told him to order me the lasagna when he got here. He’s still standing here; I think he just wants me to feel good. I’m pretty sure Quinn had a little fall, Caleb might have taken a little spill, but the bike is still perfect. I couldn’t say anything better about the bike, I just wasn’t clicking.”

16X COLTON UDALL/JUSTIN SEEDS/BRYCE STAVRON/RON WILSON, 4th in Class.
Udall said: “The bike held up really well, I felt like I rode my section pretty well. I hit a pretty bad rock and almost went off the course. I’m stoked for the team and stoked for the finish. It’s actually the first Baja 1000 that I’ve placed really well. I can’t thank Johnny and Tim Morton enough for providing us the bike and the team. We all put it together today.
Seeds said: “I tried to get a lead, we all rode our butts off. The front brake lever fell off, so I ran about 50 miles with no front brakes, and it was through a pine forest. I’m happy with the way I rode. I’m happy for my teammates, coming in first and second makes it so much better. I’ve been down here all week with Robby Bell, pre-running with him. Thanks to him he really helped me out, knowing a lot of lines. Actually I had a clean day, I was kind of by myself. The only dust I had was from cars on the road. It was basically pretty easy; I didn’t really have to do any work. I’m really excited, with this being just my second time down here (placed third in Class 22 in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 in June).”

9X GABRIEL WILLIAMS, 2nd Rider to finish Solo.
“It was a tough course. There were a lot of different things out there today. It was beautiful too. I was never lonely. It was just me and the voices in my head. I don’t feel that bad after that ride. I feel like I ran out of skill at the end. I took a ten-minute break at mile 140, ten minutes at mile 190 and fifteen minutes at mile 400. I’m glad I got to the finish.”

CLASS 21
103X FRANCISCO ARREDONDO/JAMES WEST/IVAN RAMIREZ/VICTOR RIVERA, 1st IN Class 21. (Ramirez, the Ensenada rider, started and finished the race with Arredondo (Guatemala), West (England) and Rivera (Spain) riding through the middle of the event).
West said: “It was a great experience. This was my first Baja 1000. I normally ride rallys in the Middle East. I compete against Francisco and Victor. Francisco called me and asked if I would like to run the Baja. I was very excited for the chance. I rode the San Felipe loop and Victor took over for me. Victor won the 450cc Cross Country World Championship.”
Ramirez said: “I started today and then finished too. I was a great win for us.” Arredondo said: “I called these guys to come race the Baja with me. We race in rallys around the world. So I asked them to help me. And we won for the second year.” Rivera said: “This is my first Baja. I have ridden in four Paris to Dakar rallys. This was a great event. And it’s special to win our class.”

CLASS 20
153X CHAD BLACK/CONNOR PENHALL/BRIAN BEBECK/JAKE HULLET, 1st in Class. (Black started and finished.)
Black said: It was pretty foggy there at the end and you just had to take it slow. It was horrible – you just had to sit down and cruise in third gear. It was important to get out front, but it was hard starting 40th because you got stuck in the dust. We made up some time, we picked up like 15 minutes from mile 100 to 150 and that was the key to winning.”

152X TONY RUTTER/TIME STEENEKEN/STEVEN BLACKLEY, 2nd in Class 20. (All three riders from New Zealand.)
Rutter said: “We had a great run today. The Kiwis came through at the Baja. It is exciting to race in the Baja 1000. And we are a long way from home. But New Zealand will know that we competed here. It is a tough race. It’s very satisfying.”

CLASS 30
305x SCOTT MYERS/SHANE ESPOSITO/FRANCISCO SEPTIEN, 1st in Class
Myers said: “Actually I had the worst ride of my life. I twisted my ankle two miles in really bad, and had a lot of problems, I crashed a couple times. It was just terrible. Luckily I still brought it in, we had about a 10-minute lead over the 300x guys. I was the only one who had problems I think. With the chase trucks and running around all over, it was a little stressful but it was good.”
Esposito said: “No problem with the fog, I just caught a couple of bikes in silt sections. Actually when I got on the bike I turned around and saw (300x Gerardo) Rojas not far behind me.”

300x Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr. /Jason Trubey/Mac Stewart /Gerardo Rojas/Vicente Guerrero /Luke Dodson, 2nd in Class.
Trubey said: “I didn’t pre-run at night so that made it pretty tough, but it was a lot of fun, you just have to pick your way through it. I know one of our riders went down pretty good, but honestly I don’t know a whole lot because our tracker wasn’t working. I want to thank Jim for inviting me to ride with him all year. I’m happy to be here, my eyes are done, I couldn’t see any more. Between all the people telling you to go the wrong direction, pointing the wrong way, trying to get you lost, you’re just happy to see that concrete road.”

CLASS 40
400X BRETT HELM/JEFF KAPLAN/LOU FRANCO/JON ORTNER/CRAIG ADAMS/BOB JOHNSON, 1st in Class. (Helm, Kaplan, Ortner and Franco each rode three segments and Adams and Johnson rode one segment each. Helm started and finished.)
Helm said: “We got into the lead early and Craig just took off. Jon Ortner and Louis Franco and Jeff Kaplan and Bob Johnson, we switched off about three times each – all short segments. There were some kids throwing rocks in one section and blocking it with rocks and logs. But our team loved this course. We got far enough out there with sunlight and it was such a big advantage. This is my second overall championship and, on this team, our sixth race (win) in a row.”

405X MICHAEL KORENWINDER, 1st Rider to finish Solo.
Korenwinder said: “They call me the ‘old corndog.’ I’m 47 years old and I have a great group of family and friends who helped me get through this race. None of this would have been possible without their support. I was able to pre-run the course two weeks ago with a couple of friends, and we ran the entire course. That helped a lot. My wife and daughters are here and they were really supportive in this effort. This is a dream come true for me. At mile 315, I knew I was at the halfway mark and I was racing for the lead. I knew I had to hunker down and finish the deal. My crew raced along with me all day. I have about 30 people here from my hometown area.”

CLASS 50

500X JIM O’NEAL/DOUG NEIL/MIKE SIXBERY/ANDY KIRKER/PAUL NEEDLES/ROBERT HANSEN, 1st in Class. (Six different riders switched off during the race with Kirker finishing.)
Kirker said “We had six guys who switched off through the race. Paul Needles broke his shoulder in pre-running, so he couldn’t run the race. But Dan Dawson did a great job for us. The motorcycle ran perfect all day. All we had to do was cruise to the finish. Jim (O’Neal) started the race and Mike Sixberry jumped on followed by Dan Dawson. Then I ran in the middle and we split up the section before the finish. I rode it in to the checkered flag. We are pleased with this run since we are close to the top 10 in overall motorcycles.”

CLASS 60
600X DONALD LEWIS/SAM DEMPSEY/BOB GATES/MIKE HARPER/CHARLES KOISTRA/WILL ROGERS/DAN DOERKSEN, 1ST in Class.
Lewis said: “It was a mental test. It was foggy out there, about two miles out – and dusty, too. Everything was nice and beautiful this morning and we were just paddling at the end. We got first place in the 250, the 500 and now the 1000 (in Baja) – what a great result for the year. And we got our second championship of the year.”

PRO ATVs


CLASS 25
8A WAYNE MATLOCK/HAROLD GOODMAN/MARC SPAETH/WES MILLER, 1st in Class. (Matlock started and rode to RM 120, Goodman rode to RM 294, Spaeth rode to RM 350, Matlock rode to 400, Goodman rode to RM 460, Miller rode to RM 600 and Matlock finished.)
Matlock said: “We didn’t have too many problems – we had little hiccups here and there but all in all, everybody rode terrific today. We’d get sections where we’d make up a lot of time and then we’d had a little issue and set us back and we kept coming through it. Everyone did a terrific job and I can’t believe it. We were seconds apart from 1A (Danny Prather) all day long.”

CLASS 24
101A GREG CHRISTY/JASON LAY/DAVID SCOTT/JEREMY SANTOS, 1st in Class. Christy said: “We have been working on this win for a long time. We had a lot of thirds and seconds and we, finally, got our first Baja win. We had a little coil problem, but Duncan Racing was there to fix. I got lost twice coming into the finish. A lot of people on the course had flashlights that pointed me in the right direction.”
Lay said: ”I used to race against Greg many times, and we joined forces about a year ago. Our team has been working hard to get this effort together. I want to thank Greg for the chance to ride with this team.”

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November 23, 2008


347 Official Starters
Bell/Norman/Campbell claim Overall motorcycle and Class 22 crown;

Norman/Roeseler get Overall 2-Wheel at 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Dempsey/Herder win Class 1, Matlock/Goodman/Spaeth/Miller capture Overall ATV

And Class 25 title in front of nearly 300,000 fans in Mexico

ENSENADA, Mexico—Relishing in the euphoria of yet another record-setting performance, the team of Robby Bell/Kendall Norman/Johnny Campbell along with the team of Roger Norman and Larry Roeseler enjoyed the well-earned fruits of their laborious journey by capturing the overall 2-wheel and 4-wheel victories late Friday in the 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race.
Beating a deep and talented field of 347 starters that came from 29 U.S. States and 34 countries, the Bell/Norman/Campbell trio won Class 22 on the No. 1x Johnny Campbell Racing Honda CRF450X motorcycle while Norman/Roeseler powered their way to the top of the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.
The world’s best known and most prestigious desert race started for the 34th time and finished for the 19th time in Ensenada, 65 miles south of the U.S border at San Diego.
As the final checkered flag dropped Saturday evening for the last of 227 official finishers in the 41st annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, it was obvious that another incredible and colorful chapter had been added to the legacy of this popular desert race in the magnificent Baja California, Mexico, peninsula.
The 347 starters are the most ever in race history for a ‘loop’ race and the third most of any race in the 41-year history of the event. The 227 finishers are also the third-most in event history. The finishing percentage this year was an impressive 65.4 percent.
With Bell, Sun City, Calif., starting the race and riding a second time as well and Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif. and Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., each riding on leg, the talented trio helped Honda to increase its record overall victory total in this race to 19 total, covering the tight, technical and rugged northern Baja California race course in 12 hours, 29 minutes, 10 seconds, averaging 50.56 miles per hour.
Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., drove the first 400 miles and Norman, Reno, Nev., the final 231.35 as the daring duo mastered the Mexico’s magnificently mysterious northern part of the Baja peninsula to finish in a jubilant time of 12:40:33 at an average speed of 49.81mph in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.
For Campbell his victory earned him a race-record 11 overall motorcycle wins, breaking the tie he had with Larry Roeseler at 10-10.
Roeseler’s overall win gave him a race-record 13 overall race wins, including three in the 4-wheel division to go along with his 10 on a motorcycle. It was also Roeseler’s 17 career class win in this race.
It was Kendall Norman’s third overall race win, Bell’s second and Roger Norman’s first overall in this race. It was also the second straight win of the year for Roeseler/Norman, who first won the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 in September.
Roeseler now has three career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins while Norman has earned two. It was also Roeseler’s fifth straight class win in this race, having won the last for years driving with Troy Herbst in Class 1.
Winning the overall ATV and Class 25 victory was the team of Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./West Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., with a championship time of 14:47:25, averaging 42.69mph in a Honda TRX700XX. The talented team swept all three SCORE Baja races this season to earn the season point title in their class.
“I got in the driver’s seat in the lead thanks to Larry and I just had to bring it home, but that is easier said than done,” said Norman, the Northern Nevada developer who owns the Crystal Bay Casino in North Lake Tahoe. “I took it easy and kept gaining a little ground on B.J. (Baldwin).”
“This is the toughest and greatest race in the world and we were racing against the greatest desert racers in the world. I knew we had to have a flawless day to win and we did. We had no flats; our BFG Tires were tougher than the Baja rocks. The only little thing is we went too strong off of a jump around Valle de Trinidad and our top lights came off so we stopped for about a minute and a half to put them back on and they were fine. We’re here and we have a team that won’t quit and we made it to the finish line with all the body parts.”
Said Roeseler regarding his continuing winning streak in this cherished race, “It was a fantastic day. I followed B.J. off the start. He started 30 seconds in front of us and Brian Collins was doing a heck of a job. It was exciting all the way down until we finally got by the field. We were first on the road and we kept that spot ever since. B.J. was keeping us honest. If he got back in front of us, then we would have had to have finished within 30 seconds of him.”
“Roger (Norman)did a heck of a job. He kept that five, six-minute lead all the way from when I gave him the five or six minutes. What a wonderful, wonderful race. I went all day today to the 400-mile marker with no flats and I’m pretty sure Roger went all the way to the finish with no flats, so we won the SCORE Baja 1000 with no flat tires. Winning Primm was a great race for us and great momentum for the team so coming to the 1000 with that momentum, for sure, got us going and with our pre-running and preparation, it all paid off.”
Starting his 71st birthday Saturday, venerable veteran desert racer Rod Hall lit the candles on his celebration during the final hours of the legendary race by finishing second in Stock Mini in a Hummer H3. With a race-record 19 class wins in this race, Hall, who is scheduled to reduce his racing schedule to include only the SCORE Baja 1000 next year, is the only person in the storied history of this event who has raced in all 41 events since it began in 1967.
Hall’s son Chad was a class winner, coming in shortly before his famous father to win the Stock Full class in a Hummer H3 Alpha, earning his seventh career class win in the race. Between them, Rod and his sons Josh and Chad Hall are the all-time winningest family in the history of the race, now with 30 career class wins. Josh finished third in Stock Full in the third Rod Hall Racing Hummer competing in the event.
Reflecting on his team’s overall motorcycle win, Bell commented, “It’s great to see Johnny (Campbell) get some of the glory and finish it, and get his 11th down here. It was such a gnarly race. It was tough with the dust; there wasn’t much wind early. Between pit 1 and 2, around mile 80, I finally got into second place. The 2x bike was gone -- whoever was on the bike was riding like a hero. I actually ended up hitting a rock and tweaking my wrist a little bit, so I gave the bike to Kendall in third place. But he was my hero today he got us back in the lead and gave me a good lead when I got back on. Definitely stoked he picked it up when I let it down a little.”
Campbell responded in his typical, workman-like low-key way saying, “We actually got the lead about mile 158, we just got it going away from there. 6x never pressured us, they held us up quite a bit in the first part of the race, about 80 miles, 1x and 10x were just dogging it in the dust, took forever to get around them. 2x had a big lead, a couple minutes, about mile 120. In the bottom of the La Rumorosa grade, Robby hit a rock really bad and sprained his wrist and actually dropped back behind 10x when he came into Honda pit 3 (mile 147). Kendall got on and passed 10x, 10x actually tipped over, then he passed 2x. When I got the bike I had a 10-minute lead so I just had to maintain and bring it in. Baja is a special place and I’ve been fortunate to live a lot of my life down here. I think I’ll just take a day off after this and relax. It’s a lot of work, a lot of head work. I’m the decision maker so you’ve got more responsibility. It was a pretty rough course; it gets pre-ran to death. I’ve ran rougher than this, 1999 was so tough. This one wasn’t so bad for me. When you get handed the bike with a 10-minute lead, it makes it a little easier. I am a blessed man and fortunate to have the opportunies I have had and now to be team owner as well and go undefeated in SCORE this year and have our three JCR team riders finish one, two and four in the greatest desert race in the world almost leaves you speechless.”
A field of 26 SCORE Trophy-Trucks, the high-tech, 800 horsepower unlimited production trucks, dominated the overall 4-wheel results, claiming seven of the top 10 finishing spots, including the first six.
Finishing second was Las Vegas’ B.J. Baldwin, who finished in 12:45:26 in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado, just over four minutes behind the winning Norman/Roeseler. The finish earned Baldwin his second SCORE Trophy-Truck season point championship in the last three years.
Third overall was Chad Ragland and his father Larry Ragland, who finished in 13:26:19 in the No. 33 TForce Motorsports Toyota Tundra while fourth was last year’s race and season point champions Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, with a time of 13:31:11 in the No. 1 Riviera Racing Ford F-150.
TForce Motorsports team owner Dan Friedkin, Houston, and his prominent teammates Danny Sullivan, Carmel, Calif., and Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., finished fifth overall in the No. 34 ‘twin’ Toyota Tundra in 14:34:55. Sullivan won the 1985 Indy 500 and Hengeveld is in his first season in a truck after winning 10 class titles and seven overall motorcycle crowns in this race. The two-truck effort placed two trucks in the top five for the first time.
Justin Lofton, a second generation desert racer making his SCORE Trophy-Truck racing debut, raced with his father Bob Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., earning a sixth-place finish in the No. 20 Lofton Motorsports Chevy Silverado in 14:51:08. Lofton is pursuing a pavement-racing career and was a regular on the ARCA/Remax stock car series this year.
Winning a race-high field of 28 starters in the unlimited Class 1 for the first time, Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., finished seventh overall in a Chevy-powered Jefferies open-wheel desert race car in 14:59:57 while second in Class 1 and eighth overall was the team of Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif., in a Alpha Performance-Chevy with a time of 15:16:53.
Third in Class 1 and ninth overall was the veteran team of Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif./Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif./Tom Kirkmeyer, Apple Valley, Calif., driving a Jimco-Chevy to a finish time of 15:28:15.
Completing the top 10 and finishing seventh in SCORE Trophy-Truck was Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., finishing in a time of 15:30:45 in the No. 35 MasterCraft Chevy Silverado.
In the manufacturer’s battle of ‘beat the Baja’ research and development, a Ford-powered vehicle won for the 13th time, and BFGoodrich Tires won for the 22nd time in the last 23 years.
Mexico’s Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula/Daniel Lopez defeated a field of 17 starters to win Class 1-2/1600 for the second straight year in a Curry-VW. They also finished a solid 16th overall among 4-wheel vehicles and as the highest finishing VW-powered vehicle in the race, earned the $5,000 Contingency bonus from Volkswagen of America for being the highest finishing VW-powered vehicle in the race.
In possibly the biggest surprise class win of the race, Darren Skilton, Long Beach, Calif., won Class 3 in a Jeep Wrangler by defeating the Ford Bronco of Northern California’s prolific Moss Brothers, Donald and Kenneth who had dominated Class 3, winning six straight in this race and a class record 29 straight SCORE race wins before Saturday. It was Skilton’s fifth class win in the race and first since 2000.
Gavin Skilton, Darren’s brother, gave the Skilton family another class win in the race by winning Stock Mini, marking the first time a Honda Ridgeline has won this race.
Running against a formidable field of 17 starters in Class 5/1600, Mexico’s Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, drove their VW Baja Bug to victory in Class 5/1600. It was their third Class win of the season.
A field of 13 SCORE Lite vehicles, all with VW engines, was won for the first time in this race by Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Dean Bayerle, Poway, Calif./Ramsay El Wardani, San Diego in a Duvel-VW.
In Class 7SX, John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., won for the third time this season as well as his fourth class win in this race.
Mexico’s Ramon and Tomas Fernandez won Class 11 for the fourth time in five races this year.
In another class win by a Mexican driver, Juan Lopez split driving with Beny Canela, Indio, Calif. in a Ford F-150 to beat a field of nine starters.
Mexico’s Lobasm Yee, Tijuana, Mexico won Class 10 for the second time in a Jimco-Chevy, while the family team of Cisco Bio and Pancho Bio won Class 9 in a Tubular Design-VW.
Several age group motorcycle stars increased their class win totals this year.
In Class 50 (racers 50 years and older), riders Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif., and his teammates Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Mike Sixbery, Bullhead City, Ariz./andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Robert Hansen, Carson City, Nev., won on a Honda CRF450X.
For O’Neal, the class victory was his eighth career class win in the race, including his seventh in the last four years.
Veteran motorcycle racer Scott Myers became the rider of record, switched teammates and won Class 30 for the third time in four years. Riding a Kawasaki KLX450, Myers’ co-riders this year were Shane Esposity, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. and Francisco Septien, Ensenada.
In Class 40, Brett Helm, Poway, led a talented team to victory for the second straight year on a Honda CRF450X. Besides Helm, also riding were Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif. and Bob Johnson, San Diego. Adams has now been part of 12 motorcycle class wins in this event.
In the super veterans Class 60 (riders over 60 years old), Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn., led a grizzled team to victory for the second-time in the three-year history of the class on a Honda CRF450X. His riding partners this year were Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Mike Harper, Landers, Calif./Charles Koistra, Menifee, Calif./Will rogers, Escondido, Calif./Dan Doerksen, Oak Hills, Calif.
Other Pro class winners included Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., (Class 6, Ford Ranger), Guillermo Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico (Class 7, Ford Ranger), Mike Shaffer, Dayton, Nev. (Class 17, Jeep Cherokee), Jason Voss, Cupertino, Calif. (ProTruck, Ford F-150) Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif. (Class 20, Honda CRF250X) and Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala (Class 21, Honda XR250R). Shaffer and Arredondo both won their classes for the second-straight year.
The special Baja Challenge class for identically-equipped Subaru-powered Baja touring cars that helps introduce crossover racers and celebrities to SCORE desert racing saw all 13 starters finish and was won for the first time by the team led by Chris Kemp, San Clemente, Calif.
The unique Sal Fish SCORE IronRider Award offered to any motorcycle and ATV racer who finished the race while riding entirely solo drew 31 total riders and 18 of them made it to the finish line within the 31-hour time limit.
Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award winners were: Class 22--Jack McCormick, Tempe, Ariz. (19:30:58, Honda XR650R), Gabriel Williams, Provo, Utah (18:30:00, Honda CRF450X); Class 40—Michael Korenwinder, Tulare, Calif. (18:13:11, Yamaha WR450F) (FASTEST SOLO RIDER), Darren Griffiths, Australia (21:34:46, KTM 530EXC), Robert Barnum, Phelan, Calif. (21:40:05, Husqvarna TC510), Steve Corrie, Brush Prairie, Wash. (25:24:42, Honda XR400); Sports Motorcycle Under 250cc--Yoram Lavee, Toluca, Mexico (Israel) (23:19:41, KTM XCFW250), Sportsman Motorcycle Over 250cc—Jeff Martin, Bakersfield, Calif. (19:59:29, KTM 525XC), Brady Van Matre, Lafayette, Colo. (23:28:24, KTM 300EXC), John Crowley, Flagstaff, Ariz. (25:15:03, Honda CRF450X), Davy Patterson, Ireland (25:29:13, Honda CRF450X), Vernon Smith, Lakewood, Wash. (27:12:30, KTM 450EXC), Laurent Lazard, Uruguay (28:30:28, KTM XC525), Ken Kosiorek, San Diego (28:34:18, Honda XR650R), Robbie McAlerney, Ireland (30:24:59, Honda CRF450X), Graham Wilson, Ireland (30:25:25, Honda CRF450X); Sportsman ATV—Yoav Regev, Phoenix (Israel) (25:23:25, Honda TRX450X), Josh Hogan, Livermore, Calif. (28:02:50, Suzuki LTR450)
The fastest Sportsman 4-wheel vehicle was led by driver of record Bob Land, Lake Forest, Calif., (SPT Truck, Jeep Cherokee) while the fast Sportsman motorcycle team was led by Bill Gilbert, Ladera Ranch, Calif. (SPT M/C>250cc.
Sal Fish, SCORE CEO/President, saluted all of the adventurous participants in the memorable race during a crowded post-race awards celebration on Sunday morning. He said, among other things, “This year’s race was unbelievable and memorable for so many reasons, but what it all boils down to is all of the racers, crews, families, friends and news media who live this amazing dream we call the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Every single person, from the drivers and riders to the spouses is a winner for making this valiant effort to conquer the Baja through a desert race. The race is over, but the stories and the memories truly live forever.”
Fish, who has also pioneered innovation and research and development, pointed out that two special small-engine utility vehicles actually finished this race for the first time and that two manufacturers successfully launched two race vehicles in this year’s race.
Volkswagen of America, the official vehicle of SCORE International, saw its new No. 81 Red Bull Volkswagen Baja Race Touareg TDI, the first clean Turbo-diesel vehicle ever raced in the SCORE Trophy-Truck division finish 13th out of 26 starters. The new vehicle is driven by veterans Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz. and Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif.
Ford also saw its newest production truck, a special Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, finished third in Class 8 for full-sized two-wheel drive trucks. It was driven by Steve Olliges, Las Vegas, Greg Foutz, Gilbert, Ariz., and Randy Merritt, Parker, Ariz.
Both new vehicles will be the subject of special documentaries being developed around their participation in this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
The Sportsman UTV class for 600cc, 4-2h33I Utility Vehicles had finishers for the first time ever in this race. Winning was the team led by Jim Creagan, Yacott, Wash., in an Arctic Cat Prowler while the other finisher was Shane Morgan, Yacott, Wash., in another Arctic Cat Prowler.
Fish saluted all of the participants and among them were the two motorcycle sidecars that ran the race, one from Switzerland and one from the United States. Fish said that the Harley-Davidson V-Rod piloted by Scott Whitney, Palos Verde Estates, Calif., and Joe Desrosiers, San Marcos, Calif., actually rode the first side car in race history to complete the entire course.
In addition to the U.S. and host Mexico, the 24 total countries with entries in this year’s race were:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Britain, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Panama, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay.
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the fifth consecutive year, airing on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. (EST) on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.
The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen of America Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season. A total of 15 drivers are still eligible for the Toyota Milestone Awards.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
Additional associate sponsor for the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 was the Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada.
For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com (http://www.score-international.com/).
Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Overall Champions

(1967 through 2008)



YEAR DRIVERS/RIDERS VEHICLE TIME
1967 Vic Wilson/Ted Mangels Meyers Manx VW 27:38
J.N. Roberts/Malcolm Smith Husqvarna 28:48
1968 Larry Berquist/Gary Preston Honda 20:38:28
Lary Minor/Jack Bayer Ford Bronco 21:11:32
1969 Larry Minor/Rod Hall Ford Bronco 20:48:10
Gunnar Nilsson/J.N. Roberts Husqvarna 21:35:52
1970 Drino Miller/Vic Wilson Miller VW 16:07
Mike Patrick/Bill Bowers Yamaha 18:31
1971 Parnelli Jones/Bill Stroppe Ford Bronco 14:59
Malcolm Smith/Gunnar Nilsson Husqvarna 16:51
1972 Parnelli Jones/Bill Stroppe Ford Bronco 16:47
Gunnar Nilsson/Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 19:19
1973 Bobby Ferro/Johnny Johnson Funco VW 16:50
Mitch Mayes/A.C. Bakken Husqvarna 18:42:51
1974 NO RACE
1975 Al Baker/ Gene Cannady Honda 18:22:55
Malcolm Smith/Dr. Bud Feldkamp Hi-Jumper VW 18:55:49
1976 Larry Roeseler/Mitch Mayes Husqvarna 11:30:47
Ivan Stewart Chenowth VW 12:17:28
1977 Brent Wallingsford/Scot Harden Husqvarna 14:37:07
Malcolm Smith/Dr. Bud Feldkamp Funco VW 1510:42
1978 Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson Husqvarna 14:37:07
Mark Stahl Chenowth VW 12:55:42
1979 Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson Husqvarna 19:48:04
Walker Evans/Bruce Florio Dodge pickup 20:48:27
1980 Larry Roesler/Jack Johnson Yamaha 12:45:13
Mark Stahl Chenowth VW 13:33:55
1981 Scot Harden/Brent Wallingsford Husqvarna 17:14:05
Mark McMillin/Thomas Hoke Chenowth VW 20:29:14
1982 Al Baker/Jack Johnson Honda 17:25:27
Mickey Thompson/Terry Smith Raceco VW 19:40:23
1983 Dan Smith/Dan Ashcraft Husqvarna 14:48:10
Mark McMillin/Ralph Paxton Chenowth VW 20:29:14
1984 Chuck Miller/Randy Morales Honda 14:34:34
Mark McMillin/Ralph Paxton Chenowth VW 16:27:09
1985 Randy Morales/Derrick Paiement Honda 17:44:42
Steve Sourapas/Dave Richardson Raceco VW 17:54:55
1986 Bruce Ogilvie/Chuck Miller Honda 18:05:52
Mark McMillin/Ralph Paxton Chenowth Porsche 18:26:28
1987 Dan Ashcraft/Bruce Ogilvie Honda 12:02:14
Bob Gordon/Malcolm Smith Chenowth Porsche 13:15:04
1988 Paul Krause/Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte Kawasaki 17:53:16
Mark McMillin Chenowth Porsche 18:07:09
1989 Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte/Ted Hunnicutt Jr. Kawasaki 17:53:16
Robby Gordon Ford Pickup 18:04:07
1990 Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt Jr./Danny LaPorte Kawasaki 11:11:45
Bob Gordon/Robyn Gordon/Robby Gordon Chenowth Chevy 12:30:45
1991 Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt Jr./Marty Smith Kawasaki 13:35:25
Larry Ragland Chevrolet pickup 16:37:35
1992 Danny Hamel/Garth Sweetland/Paul Ostbo Kawasaki 16:50:12
Paul & Dave Simon Ford Ranger 16:53:02
1993 Ivan Stewart Toyota SR5 13:29:11
Danny Hamel/Larry Roeseler/Ty Davis Kawasaki 13:57:23
1994 Danny Hamel/Larry Roeseler/Ty Davis Kawasaki 10:20:47
Jim Smith (Trophy-Truck) Ford 10:28:56
Dave Ashley/Dan Smith Ford F-150 10:43:43
1995 Paul Krause/Ty Davis/Ted Hunnicutt Jr. Kawasaki 19:31:19
Larry Ragland (Trophy-Truck) Chevrolet 20:14:12
Dale White Chevy Truck 21:57:03
1996 Paul Krause/Ty Davis/Greg Zitterkopf Kawasaki 14:11:02
Larry Ragland (Trophy-Truck) Chevrolet 14:38:59
Ryan Thomas Chenowth 15:53:56
1997 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab/Greg Bringle Honda 13:19:59
Larry Ragland (Trophy-Truck) Chevrolet 13:53:46
Doug Fortin Chenowth 14:31:02
1998 Johnny Campbell/Jimmy Lewis Honda 18:58:48
Ivan Stewart Toyota 19:08:20
1999 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab Honda 14:15:42
Larry Ragland Chevy 14:26:36
2000 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab/ Craig Smith, Steve Hengeveld Honda 30:54:12
Dan Smith/Dave Ashley Ford 32:15:39
2001 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab Honda 13:51:40
Doug Fortin/Charlie Townsley Jimco Chevy 14:35:42
2002 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Andy Grider Honda 16:17:28
Dan Smith/DaveAshley Ford 16:19:03
2003 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell Honda 15:39:52
Doug Fortin/Charlie Townsley Jimco Chevy 16:24:02
2004 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Kendall Norman, Honda 15:57:37
Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler, Smithbuilt-Ford 16:18:14
2005 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Mike Childress, Honda 14:20:30
Larry Roeseler/Troy Herbst, Smithbuilt-Ford 15:06:19
2006 Steve Hengeveld/ Mike Childress/Quinn Cody, Honda 18:17:50
Andy McMillin/Robby Gordon 19:15:17
2007 Robby Bell/Kendall Norman, Steve Hengeveld, Johnny Campbell, Honda 24:15:50
Mark Post/Rob MacCachren/Carl Renezeder, Ford 25:21:25
2008 Robby Bell/Kendall Norman, Johnny Campbell, Honda 12:29:10
Roger Norman/Larry Roeseler, Ford 12:40:33

Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Total Overall Wins

Cars & Trucks
13
Larry Roeseler*
5
Mark McMillin
Larry Ragland
Malcolm Smith**
4
Dan Smith***
3
Dave Ashley
Doug Fortin Jr.
Robby Gordon
Ralph Paxton
Ivan Stewart
2
Dr. Bud Feldkamp
Bob Gordon
Troy Herbst
Parnelli Jones
Larry Minor
Mark Stahl
Vic Wilson
1
Walker Evans
Bobby Ferro
Rod Hall
Johnny Johnson
Rob MacCachren
Andy McMillin
Drino Miller
Roger Norman
Mark Post
Carl Renezeder
Dave Simon
Paul Simon
Jim Smith
Steve Sourapas
Ryan Thomas
Mickey Thompson
Dale White

*10 on Motorcycle
**2 on Motorcycle
***1 on Motorcycle

Motorcycles
11
Johnny Campbell
7
Steve Hengeveld
4
Ty Davis
Ted Hunnicutt Jr.
Jack Johnson
Tim Staab
3
Danny Hamel
Paul Krause
Danny LaPorte
Gunnar Nilsson
Kendall Norman
2
Dan Ashcraft
Al Baker
Robby Bell
Mike Childress
Scot Harden
Mitch Mayes
Chuck Miller
Randy Morales
Bruce Ogilvie
J.N. Roberts
Brent Wallingsford
1
A.C. Bakken
Larry Berquist
Bill Bowers
Greg Bringle
Gene Cannady
Quinn Cody
Robyn Gordon
Andy Grider
Jimmy Lewis
Paul Ostbo
Derrick Paiement
Mike Patrick
Gary Preston
Dave Richardson
Craig Smith
Marty Smith
Garth Sweetland
Rolf Tibblin
Greg Zitterkopf

Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Overall Vehicle Wins

Cars & Trucks
7
Ford Truck
6
Chevrolet Truck
5
Chenowth-VW
4
Ford Bronco
3
Chenowth-Porsche
2
Chenowth-Chevrolet
Funco-VW
Jimco-Chevy\
Raceco-VW
Smithbuilt-Ford
Toyota Truck
1
Miller-VW
Hi-Jumper-VW
Dodge Truck
Meyers Manx-VW

Motorcycles
19
Honda
11
Husqvarna
9
Kawasaki
2
Yamaha

[Blanco]

Scott Wooden's team spotted in Burbank ( where I live ) They got off at Burbank blvd.
My friends asked me if I knew this blue bronco #349 & it bum's me out I was'nt with them because I would chased them down for their story.

[Joe Rockhead]

I was standing on my deck and just saw the Moss Bros. drive by on I-5 in San Clemente.That truck is fast even on a trailer.:D

[Blanco]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, 702.735.7123

November 28, 2008


In 10 Pro Classes
Each earning their third SCORE Toyota Milestone Award
And B.J. Baldwin, Jefferies, R. Hall, Moss lead 14 Toyota winners

Winners to be honored during SCORE Awards Night on Dec. 6 at Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort in Primm, Nev.

LOS ANGELES—After 1,692.50 dusty and rugged desert racing miles, 14 of the world’s best desert racers have survived the challenges of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series to earn coveted 2008 SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards. The 14 drivers earned their prestigious honors by finishing every required mile in the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series
The 2008 SCORE Toyota Milestone Award winners will all be honored Saturday night (Dec. 6)along with the 2008 SCORE Desert Series point champions and 2008 SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year winners at Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort in Primm, Nev.
Leading this year’s class of SCORE Toyota Milestone Award Winners are four drivers who have earned their third honor since this award was instituted in 1986.
Making up the group of triple winners are: B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, SCORE Trophy-Truck Ford F-150 (2006, 2007, 2008); Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., SCORE Trophy-Truck, Chevy Silverado (1997, 1999, 2008); Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Stock Mini (1987, 1988, 2008) and Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Class 3, Ford Bronco (2004, 2006, 2008).
Toyota is presenting these prestigious awards to the world’s toughest desert racers for the 23rd consecutive year.
“Toyota is proud to honor the world’s best desert racing drivers,” said Les Unger, national motorsports manager at Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. “For over two decades, we have had the privilege of presenting the SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards to the toughest racers on the planet.”
Rod Hall will be joined on the stage by his son Chad Hall who won a SCORE Toyota Milestone this year in the Stock Full class in a Hummer H3Alpha. This marks the first time in the history of the award that a father and son have both won the award.
Besides Chad Hall, the other drivers winning their first SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards this season were: Robbie Pierce, Chuck Dempsey, B.J. Richardson, Cory Boyer, Adam Pfankuch, Kevin Carr, Marcos Nunez, Heidi Steele and Ramon Fernandez.
Steele is the first female driver to have ever earned this award.

2008 SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards
(14 Racers completed every required mile in the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series)
-B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
-Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
-Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
-B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy (Class 1)
-Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., Jefferies-Chevy (Class 1)
-Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Mirage-VW (Class 1-2/1600)
-Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW (Class 1-2/1600)
-Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Broncoc (Class 3)
-Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug (Class 5)
-Marcos Nunez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (Class 5/1600)
-Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger (Class 7SX)
-Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan (Class 11)
-Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3Alpha (Stock Full)
-Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 (Stock Mini

[gunit]

Overall it was a great week of prerunning and chasing.

This year I went to help my friends, the Vanderwey brothers, that race the #84 GOT MILK? Trophy Truck as the class 3 Bronco is still not finished. So I loaded my Bronco prerunner on the trailer and headed out.

I hooked up with Larry Vanderwey and his co-driver Mike Kowitz at the Grand View Dairy in Buckeye, AZ. Larry has a Bronco prerunner as well and with two similar vehicles we make good time together. The plan was for me and my old high school buddy Kelly Mc Lain to pre-run with Larry and Mike from the start to near Rm 150 and learn the access roads for race day.

We crossed the border at Tecate on Monday the 17th and spent the night at a motel in town. Early Tuesday we hit the course via the Compadre trail at RM 65. We made our way along the course marking dangers and looking for access points for the chase teams. We went down the impressive La Rumorosa grade to the valley floor. This grade drops 4000 feet in just a few miles, it is a narrow one lane road through the rocks with very sharp turns that require 3 point turns and shear drops of up to 2000 feet. Once at the bottom we made our way to RM 148 where we set up a pit near the BFG pit #1 where we were planning our first driver change. Then back to Tecate where we picked up the tow vehicles and then on to Ensenada. On Wednesday, we pre ran the start to Rm 100, there was a very technical section near RM 54 that featured a steep climb up a rocky chute that was more rock crawling than racing. Thursday we went to Tech and made some Baja repairs to the Bronco, both rear spring hangers had developed cracks. We repaired them by welding old bolts across the area that was cracking, it was kind of an ugly repair but they are still holding up fine after a couple hundred miles of chasing.

Race day: my duties were to chase the race truck from Compadre trail through La Rumorosa along with another truck with two other crew members. The other crew set up at RM 55 at the top of the rock crawl section where the course met the Compadre trail and we went to RM 79. The race truck had started in the 16th position and when they came by us they were in 10th after 79 miles. The truck looked and sounded great and into the top ten on the road. Just a few minutes later the radio barked that the truck had rolled and was on it's side blocking the course. Uh Oh!! the only way to get to the truck was to drive down the course with 19 Trophy Trucks and 30 class 1 cars still coming behind us, this is scary! We got to the truck and they were already out with a tow strap hooked up so I made my way around the race truck while my buddy Kelly got out to try to slow the oncoming cars. One quick jerk and the truck was back on it's tires and out of the way. After all that, the truck was only down 12 minutes from the time we received the radio call. We made our way on the chase roads and watched the truck go by us two more times at RM 99 and 111. From there, we waited until we heard that the truck had made it safely down the grade. After the driver change with Curt LeDuc going 122mph across Laguna Salada the roof blew off taking the GPS and radio antennas with it. The mounts were damaged in the roll over and we were without navigation or communication. Curt had pre ran the course and knew his section well but none of the chase crews had any idea what was going on until the road crossing at Rm 280 where we installed a mag mount antenna for the radio but still no GPS.

Our next duty was to make our way to Llano Colorado on Hwy 1 south of San Vicente. The plan was for us to spot the and record split times of the Trophy Trucks when they came through the crossover and then chase the truck north on HWY 1 to Santo Tomas when we would be available in case we had to rescue the truck on the silt hills around Rm 590. Shortly after we arrived at Llano Colorado we learned that the race truck had a transmission failure at the Zoo road near San Felipe. The east side chase trucks were en route with a spare trans so we settled in to wait. We heard that the team was searching for a flex plate which was destroyed. The team brings a wagon load of spare parts but no flexplate. After a couple of hours one was located in San Felipe. Can you imagine, in Baja at 9 pm on a Friday night that a flexplate for a Turbo 400 could be located? Well, a Mexican race fan watching the race came over to where they were working on the truck, they told him that the flexplate was broken and he replied that a friend of his had a Turbo 400 in his garage that he was rebuilding, a call was made and sure enough he had a flexplate and offered to bring it out to the Zoo road crossing where a team member met him. So after a lot of sweat and a couple of hours the truck was on the road again running at full speed. We were elated over on the Pacific side but it was not to last. A little over two hours later the truck called in that the replacement trans had failed as well and the second spare was with us on the Pacific side and at it was at least a three hour drive to get it to the truck. So the race was called at that point a little after 3 am. By the time we got back to Ensenada it was almost 6 am and we had been up for 25 hours.

This was the first DNF for the Trophy Truck, we hate not to finish but it happens to everyone. With any luck the next B1K report will be about my own experience in my new class 3 Bronco.

Some pics:

Before Ojos
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691980/fullsize/dscn6080.jpg

After the rollover

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691978/fullsize/15.jpg

After the roof blew off at 122 mph

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691979/fullsize/dsc_0511.jpg

La Rumorosa from the top

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691982/fullsize/picture-039.jpg

Milk truck on La Rumorosa grade

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691981/fullsize/picture-038.jpg

Setting up our pit at Rm 148

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691983/fullsize/picture-046.jpg

Lunch stop at Rm 65

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691984/fullsize/picture-050.jpg

Collins TT (Leader at that point)at Rm 79

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691986/fullsize/picture-078.jpg

"Baja Bob" Gordon aka Robby's dad at Rm 99

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691987/fullsize/picture-085.jpg

Yikes! at Santo Tomas around midnight

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/691988/fullsize/picture-088.jpg

[Broncodawg]

Good writeup and pics, sorry for the DNF. Too much HP for the trannys?

[straightaxle]

Those guys run through those T400's like water! I see Jim Bult is going to put an Allison behind his Dodge V-10 after his T400 failed this year....

[Blanco]

Tony T just sent me this. :cool:

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=315098&FS=

[chupakabras]

http://www.dirtnewz.com/events-08/baja1000/raffo-12-2-08.shtml

[straightaxle]

Tony T just sent me this. :cool:

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=315098&FS=

I talked to Chris yesterday, and there is SSSOOOO much more to that story! That team packs a lot of wild times into 161 miles. Stuff that can only happen in Mexico. When you have to hike an eighth mile OFF the trail to reach DOWN in your chase truck buried in Laguna Salada mud and WAKE UP your chase crew, you get the idea. Congrats on the success with the new drivelines.

[flyinbronco]

Sounds like a GPS unit for the chase trucks are on the Christmas wish list for Raffo's team.

[jkrell]

PCI sells really cool GPS unit I just put in my chase truck. Its the XOG by Lawrence. Suction cups on the windshield. Costs about 250 bucks from PCI. Has all the US roads with voice prompts, you can also download race maps onto it, and you can get an overlay for all the mexico streets and highways. It was great at the 1000 for prerunning and chasing.

[retroblazer]

I own the GPS screw-up. I had a spare color Baja 580 for the race car and another that was suppose to be in my Suburban, which is still stranded in Boulder Colorado, CO from last year. Waiting for a new 4L60e trans housing and a re-do on the spring pads so that I don't have 10 degrees of pinion angle. Hopefully, this next month, while gas is cheap, I'll go get it.
Back to the point, I left a box with both gps's at Glen's shop.

[chupakabras]

PCI sells really cool GPS unit I just put in my chase truck. Its the XOG by Lawrence. Suction cups on the windshield. Costs about 250 bucks from PCI. Has all the US roads with voice prompts, you can also download race maps onto it, and you can get an overlay for all the mexico streets and highways. It was great at the 1000 for prerunning and chasing.

just found many on ebay for under 200 dlls, this one is $150 cool

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lowrance-XOG-Portable-GPS-Unit-12519_W0QQitemZ180309608944QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGPS_ Devices?hash=item180309608944&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

[jkrell]

just found many on ebay for under 200 dlls, this one is $150 cool

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lowrance-XOG-Portable-GPS-Unit-12519_W0QQitemZ180309608944QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGPS_ Devices?hash=item180309608944&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Hard to beat PCI for Service...I'll gladly pay a few more bucks to somebody that supports our sport and provides real solutions for us racers.

[chupakabras]

Hard to beat PCI for Service...I'll gladly pay a few more bucks to somebody that supports our sport and provides real solutions for us racers.

glad you bought yours with them because i will buy mine on ebay, :D:D

just kidding,. i do understand your point, really need to save as much as we can,

[retroblazer]

glad you bought yours with them because i will buy mine on ebay, :D:D

just kidding,. i do understand your point, really need to save as much as we can,

The number different types of gps's that I see in races cars are pretty limited. Most of them are Lowrance. I'm sure there a few others, but not many. So genius people, tell us why we don't see much diversity in GPS's.

[Blanco]

ORW is selling the Baja 540 for $400.00 right now.

[chupakabras]

ORW is selling the Baja 540 for $400.00 right now.

that's tempting,. go for it,. cool

[Blanco]

that's tempting,. go for it,. cool
I already have one & thats the same price I paid. :D

[PWmtn]

The number different types of gps's that I see in races cars are pretty limited. Most of them are Lowrance. I'm sure there a few others, but not many. So genius people, tell us why we don't see much diversity in GPS's.
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Here is my take . Long answer.
The Lowrance which in the old days was related to Magellan were designed to create tracks/trails for following later. Lowrance went the marine route and Magellen went the hiker route. Now both are tiptoeing into the city navigation field that Garmin & Tomtom now dominate.
Why Lowrance? One reason is size of the trails one can put in memory. The competitors have much smaller capability. Compare with Garmin when I converted the Rubicon trail from Garmin to Lowrance and I got 10 trails. If the source was from a Lowrance it would be only one trail.

Another reason is the GPS experts at BFG decided a long time ago to build the race trails using Lowrance. Now days one can do the conversion and use a street navigation Garmin with converted Lowrance files. Very clutzy.
What to do ? If you want a city navigation GPS buy a Garmin If you want to make or follow trails buy a Lowrance. In any event be sure to get a unit with a removable SD card to ease the pain of transfering files. My Garmin has a usb connection to the computer so I have to transport the GPS to the house to do the transfer. A huge PITA. Later models have the removable card.

These days the entry Lowrance would be an XOG. It is portable and can be used in multiple vehicles or for hiking. I have an ExpeditionC that works good but has a very small screen and difficult card removable. Most of us have a dedicated unit bolted to the truck. The 580c is a dated but very good choice. My 7200c is even better due to screen size and ease of reading the maps & trails. All the new Lowrances have dual processors and fast refresh rates that the competitors do not have.

BTW, background maps for Baja is available from bicamapa.com, and sold by PCI and LBmaps.com. The map data works for either Garmin or Lowrance (no others). Pci has provided Bici with the chase, race, & access roads info for the SF area to Bici so the coverage is very good for that region. The enhanced SF maps are now included in the BICI files.
Bici is highly recomended. In the SF area we are finding roads that have not been used for many years and we are finding landmarks that we could not find without the Bici maps. http://www.bicimapas.com.mx/Mapas_GPS.htm


The typical Garmin Nuvi does come with navigation data for Baja but it is minimal. It shows some of the back roads but no way does it compare to the Bici maps.
Lowrance with Bici has the cities in Baja but the usefulnes of them is horrible. I just turn off the city data when I get close to Ensanada or Mexicali. I never use navigation with the Lowrance so no comment on that.
Lowrance without Bici only has the main highways for Baja not much else. Not as good as the Garmin without Bici.
Recomendation. Buy the biggest color screen you can justify.
Paul

[Broncodawg]

Thanks for the seminar. Great info on a subject that most of us just scratch the surface understanding.

[chupakabras]

Thanks for the seminar. Great info on a subject that most of us just scratch the surface understanding.

i second that,. :D:D

[Blanco]

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[gunit]

Did you guys see the Gunit Bronco rescue the #84 Trophy Truck during the NBC broadcast of the race? This pic was taken by the NBC helo and was about 10 minutes into the show. It is fuzzy because I grabbed it off my Tivo.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/694511/fullsize/pc140001.jpg

[straightaxle]

I did see that, did not realize it was you!

Did you see the Moss Brothers Bronco in the closing of the program? We were going down La Rumarosa grade in the dark. It took me a few seconds to realize what I was seeing, but the blue over yellow light on the back was unmistakeable.

[Grimm]

I did see that, did not realize it was you!

Did you see the Moss Brothers Bronco in the closing of the program? We were going down La Rumarosa grade in the dark. It took me a few seconds to realize what I was seeing, but the blue over yellow light on the back was unmistakeable.

I thought that was you guys. I was gonna post something, haha.

[Joe Rockhead]

Is that the milk truck that was on its roof? When I saw the Moss Bros truck, I did a double take.Looked really familiar with the yellow light.The shots of the sidehack were cool too.

[gunit]

I did see that, did not realize it was you!

Did you see the Moss Brothers Bronco in the closing of the program? We were going down La Rumarosa grade in the dark. It took me a few seconds to realize what I was seeing, but the blue over yellow light on the back was unmistakeable.


I did see the Bronco at the end of the broadcast. I told my wife "look that's who I'll be racing against"

[gunit]

Is that the milk truck that was on its roof?


Yes, it was the # 84 Got Milk? Trophy Truck that we were were chasing for.

[Blanco]

I forgot all about this, But I Tivo'ed it too & will watch it tonight.
Congrats on you famous TV moment. :D

[AngerIssues]

Did you guys see the Gunit Bronco rescue the #84 Trophy Truck during the NBC broadcast of the race? This pic was taken by the NBC helo and was about 10 minutes into the show. It is fuzzy because I grabbed it off my Tivo.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/694511/fullsize/pc140001.jpg

Sweet. I saw it, and the first thing I said... "I wonder whose Bronco"! Now we know.

Probably covered elsewhere... but the coverage sucked!! (except the last 30 seconds) :o)

[straightaxle]

the story goes like this, , well, i'm goanna be daddy for the second time in two weeks,. so, no money from me for this race,. and by that time mi baby dougther will have just 4 weeks in this world, can't leave my wife alone right now with my newborn and my two year old doughter,. so,. we really don't know yet,. will see,. but,.

..
our car is ready, will see.

Chupas, where did I miss the birth announcement? That baby must be here by now. Congrats, a little late!

[chupakabras]

Chupas, where did I miss the birth announcement? That baby must be here by now. Congrats, a little late!

haha, that's right,she's two months old already, :D:D, never is too late,. thks, and merry christmas and HNY. :D:D