San Felipe is back: It's official!

[AngerIssues]

by now, some of you know this:

The evening was also a celebration of 34 years of SCORE championship desert racing. SCORE President/CEO also announced that after a last days switch last year because of political reasons beyond SCORE’s control, the popular SCORE ‘Spring Break’ race will return after a one-year absence to San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. The 22nd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 will be held March 14-15 in the quaint Sea of Cortez fishing village. :)

I am happy, yet sad.

I was looking forward to just shining the 250 and racing the Mint 400. This will give a lot of people something to think about, while lying awake at 4:00 in the morning... like I am!!

[Blanco]

Where did you get this info? :confused:

[AngerIssues]

SCORE press release that came out early this AM.

kw

[Blanco]

I wonder wy I was'nt e-mailed that? http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/6.gif

Was in on their site or was it sent to you?

Thats sounds great though I love the Town of SF, I'm not so crazy about the long drive though.

One of my SF contacts says:
just what the SCORE PR said


no one HERE knows anything!


like, people in the Ejido, etc.


I SAY WISHFUL THINKING

[petepecas]

Yesss!!
Zoo road
Tres Palos road crossing(maybe)
Sand Washes
Whoops
More sand washes
Laguna del Diablo
Rockodile

See you all there, be safe, If We all can caravan together,
less chance of getting shiskabobed.

Seriously, if we get organized, coordinated, a mix of Mexican and foreighn vehicles caravaning together, would be safer for all.

Should we start a thread about getting there and back safely, before disaster hits?:eek:

[flyinbronco]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this one. This is great news if true. :)

[AngerIssues]

geeze you doubting Thomas' - he he. Here is the whole press release, but's about the awards, mostly. You probably just read right past THIS part.

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



December 8, 2007



BFG Tires, Honda, Steele, Post/MacCachren, Chase

Major Winners at 2007 SCORE Desert Series Awards


SCORE announces return to San Felipe, Mexico

For 22nd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250--March 14-15, 2007



PRIMM, Nev.—BFGoodrich Tires, a staple of desert racers world-wide for over three decades, captured two major honors Saturday Night as SCORE International officially concluded the six-race 2007 SCORE Desert Series with the annual SCORE Awards Night at the Whiskey Pete’s Resort in Primm, Nev.

The evening was also a celebration of 34 years of SCORE championship desert racing. SCORE President/CEO also announced that after a last days switch last year because of political reasons beyond SCORE’s control, the popular SCORE ‘Spring Break’ race will return after a one-year absence to San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. The 22nd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 will be held March 14-15 in the quaint Sea of Cortez fishing village.

BFG Tires, the official tire of SCORE for 32 years was honored as both the 2007 SCORE Contingency Company and the 2007 SCORE Pit Support Team of the year.

The Off-Roadsman awards are determined by the vote of more than 2,500 members of Los Angeles-based SCORE International. Among the other honorees were the top point leaders from the 2007 SCORE Desert Series, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series.

It was the 20th time BFG Tires has been voted the top Contingency Company and 21st time it has been honored as the premier pit support team.

Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., an action sports and motorsports Television announcer who is a second-generation SCORE desert racer, was honored as the 2007 SCORE Person of the Year, an award he also won last year. Competing in two or three classes in SCORE races, he also lent is announcing skills to SCORE throughout the year and was the emcee of the SCORE Awards Night.

“Cameron Steele is SCORE’s ambassador to the outside world and we are truly happy


(blah blah blah) - I deleted the rest

[Blanco]

I've gotta slow down & stop skimming these things...
I did get that. :o
I think I even posted it somewhere on C3R.

[chupakabras]

so, what do you think about racing again at san felo, that's great news, really miss san felo, can't wait to race there, :D

[Blanco]

so, what do you think about racing again at san felo,

Is Felo & nick name for felipe? :confused:

Yesss!!
Zoo road
I thought Zoo Road was already dropped & was to never be again, even before last years issues?
I thought '06 was to be the end of Zoo Road?

[petepecas]

I thought Zoo Road was already dropped & was to never be again, even before last years issues?
I thought '06 was to be the end of Zoo Road?

Said who?:(
I was at the '05 race right there, I remember, cause it was one of the worst hangovers I've had, while spectating,:eek: BJ baldwin won that one on TT, guess who got C3?

Chupas can tell you about San Felo...

[Blanco]

Said who?:([/I]
If I remember correctly it had something to do with some condos or something that was gonna be built.
Or maybe it was just the Ejidos again,


What is a Ejido anways? http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/6.gif

Yeah I'm glad I went to Zoo Road in '06, especially after hearing it was to be no more.
It was only a matter of time before someone ended up landing wrong & barrel rolling through a whole hell of alot of people..

So Zoo Road being no more might just be a good thing? http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/shrug.gif

[chupakabras]

Is Felo & nick name for felipe? :confused:


I thought Zoo Road was already dropped & was to never be again, even before last years issues?
I thought '06 was to be the end of Zoo Road?

felo is not exactly a nick name for felipe, you can refer to san felo only to san felipe, not to felipe itself, it's just a way to refer to san felipe, you can say san felo to any local here and will now to who or to where are you refering,. :D, ,

ejido means, mm, just a big piece of land where people have cows and stuff like that, etc etc,. :D:D

[petepecas]

ejido means, mm, just a big piece of land where people have cows and stuff like that, etc etc,. :D:D

Ejido is a legal term, a piece of farming land given to the farmers by the government, as aid, so they could improve their standard of living and stay and grow produce or raise cattle, and mitigate the migration to the cities and the US.... it didn't work.

And yea San Felo is a local thing...

[flyinbronco]

Do not think for a minute that I was doubting you Ken. I just remember too well what happened at the last minute last year. I'm all for going back to San Felipe. One of my friends that I go to the races with has a cool Casa there. I won't have to pack all my camping stuff for the trip. My Bronco feels so much better without all the extra weight in the back. I'm putting in for my time off from work today!!!!

[chupakabras]

Ejido is a legal term, a piece of farming land given to the farmers by the government, as aid, so they could improve their standard of living and stay and grow produce or raise cattle, and mitigate the migration to the cities and the US.... it didn't work.

And yea San Felo is a local thing...

that's why i meant:D:D

[speed unlimited]

I will be at the MINT 400 in class 1 :D

[Blanco]

Sal Fish finalizes Agreement
Returning to San Felipe , Baja California , for March race
Finalizes six-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series Schedule

22nd Annual Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 to be held March 14-15, 2008
Along the picturesque azure waters of the Sea of Cortez

LOS ANGELES—Following lengthy negotiations, SCORE International has officially announced that the location for the popular ‘Spring Break’ desert race held annually in March in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula will return to San Felipe for 2008. The 22nd Annual Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 will be held March 14-15 in the quaint fishing village on the East coast of Baja California along the tranquil Sea of Cortez .
Because of significant political situations beyond its control, SCORE was forced at the last minute to move the 2007 event to the West coast of the peninsula, where it started in Ensenada and finished in Santo Tomas.
With the location finalized for the March race, SCORE International is ready to launch its six-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series.
Keeping the same venues and all but one of the same race weekends for its five open desert races and one stadium-style short-course event as the past three years, the 2008 SCORE Desert Series will again feature three races in Southern Nevada and three in Mexico .
“We were forced to move the 2007 spring race on less than 10 days notice and we are confident that the issues that affected us have all been resolved,” said Sal Fish, CEO/President of SCORE, which is based in Los Angeles . “We never wanted to leave San Felipe in the first place so we are obviously very excited to return to San Felipe where we have had such great races over the years. We are finalizing details with Mexican authorities that will enhance some of the spectator areas for the race.”
In confirming the commitment of the Mexican authorities to bring this popular race back to San Felipe, Rodolfo Valdez, Mayor of the city of Mexicali that has jurisdiction over San Felipe, expressed complete cooperation from all parties involved to execute the final permits for the event.
“We want this race to return to our area where it has grown to be one of our very best special events and the economic impact of the race speaks for itself,” said Valdez . “We have the full support of state and federal authorities. We are committed to have this spectacular event in San Felipe for the full three years of our term in office and into the future beyond that.”
In 2006, the last time the race was held in San Felipe, there were a race-record 341 starters. That number was topped in 2007 in Ensenada when a new record of 394 starters took the green flag in the race.
The SCORE Desert Series, which features 28 Pro and six Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycle and ATVs, will kick off Jan. 24-27 with the popular 14th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in the Southern Nevada resort city of Laughlin on the banks of the Colorado River. The season will conclude Nov. 19-22 with the 41stTecate SCORE Baja 1000, the granddaddy of all desert racing, in Ensenada , Baja California , Mexico .
“The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is the most unique and increasingly popular desert race in the U.S. and the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is the best known desert race in the world,” added Fish, who has been at the head of SCORE since 1974. “These two races provide wonderful ways to start and finish our SCORE racing season.”
SCORE also announced the SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup IV, will be held July 17-19 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is a special fan-friendly short-course point’s race for select classes on the Dirt Track at LVMS.
Since its debut in 1995, the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge has helped establish Laughlin as a viable host for special events. Thousands of spectators join over 200 racers and their crews in converging on the city
each year to watch the best of the best desert racers compete in a unique-format, two-day race that includes a temporary stadium surrounding the start/finish line area and the main pits.
A total of 18 different Pro and two Sportsman classes for cars and trucks are split into seven groups in Laughlin, each running as part of one of seven races of three to six laps each over the much-abbreviated course each day. The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge also includes a pre-race activity that is not part of any other race on the schedule—the $25,000 Laughlin Leap. The Laughlin Leap is held under the lights on Thursday evening of race week at the Laughlin Events Park .
Contingency in Laughlin, held for the first time in an area in the heart of the Laughlin resort area. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, the colorful contingency and manufacturer’s midway will be located on Bruce Woodbury Drive at the intersection of Casino Drive .
Round 2 and 3 of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series will both be held in Mexico . The 22nd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 is set for March 14-15, followed by the 40th anniversary of the vastly popular Tecate SCORE Baja 500, May 30-June 1, in Ensenada , Baja California .
The season-ending 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be a loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada , Baja California .
The series returns to Southern Nevada for Round 4 and Round 5. Round 4 will be the special SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Cup IV short-course event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Round 5 will be the 13th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 which will be held Sept. 5-6 in Primm , Nev. , 45 miles south of Las Vegas .
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 18 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 200 entries while the average in Mexico , with motorcycle and ATV classes running as well as the cars and trucks is 350.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Sunoco Race Fuels/Bryant Petroleum-official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Volkswagen-official vehicle, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, American Racing ATX Series-official wheel, Slime-official tire sealant, Red Bull--official energy drink and Bosch Power Tools-official power tool. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, Fram, Autolite, Prestone, Bendix, American Suzuki, NAPA Chassis, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is sponsored by the Laughlin Tourism Committee, the Laughlin Visitors Bureau, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Las Vegas Events.
The SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 is sponsored by Terrible Herbst Inc., Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Additional associate sponsors for races in Mexico are, Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada, the government of Baja California , the State Tourism Department of Baja California and the Tourism Department of Mexicali.
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.


2008 SCORE Desert Series
Schedule of Events
Date, Event/Location

Jan. 24-27 14th SCORE LAUGHLIN DESERT CHALLENGE
Laughlin, Nevada

March 14-15 22nd TECATE SCORE SAN FELIPE 250
San Felipe, Baja California , Mexico

May 30-June 1 40th TECATE SCORE BAJA 500
Ensenada, Baja California , Mexico

July 17-19* SCORE LAS VEGAS TERRIBLE’S CUP IV*
Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Sept. 5-6 13th SCORE TERRIBLE’S PRIMM 300
Primm, Nevada

Nov. 19-22 41st TECATE SCORE BAJA 1000
Ensenada , Baja California, Mexico

[locopny]

I've gotta slow down & stop skimming these things...


that's the Cam I know and appreciate.

;) :D



This will require a Passport to drive/ride across the border after Dec. 31 '07 correct?
Been slacking in getting mine

[Blanco]

This will require a Passport to drive/ride across the border after Dec. 31 '07 correct?
Been slacking in getting mine

Last I heard you have till Jan 31st.

[flyinbronco]

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html

Looks like we have until summer 08 as long as you have drivers license and birth certificate. better not wait til the last minute though.

[locopny]

better not wait til the last minute though.

yes I know...turn around time on those has not been quick from what I'm hearing.

[fj40]

2008 Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
March 14-15, 2008
FOUR WHEEL VEHICLE RACE FEES:
Entry Fee - $800.00
Insurance - $450.00
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 - $550.00
Insurance - $450.00
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 - $900.00
Addition Fee - $35.00
(For each driver addition after a total of five)
SCORE Membership - $75.00
(If applicable)
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE & ATV:
Entry Fee - $800.00
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 3/7/08
SCORE International
23961 Craftsman Road - Unit A – Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone: 818-225-8402 / Fax: 818-225-8102
www.score-international.com