2013 SCORE Baja 1000 News & Information

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Sohren draws first SCORE Trophy Truck start, Ridgway in M/C
For November’s 45th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race​

Racers from 31 States, 16 countries already entered in Granddaddy of all desert races;
39 SCORE Trophy Trucks entered to date as race starts in Ensenada, finishes in La Paz, Mexico, Nov. 14-17;
Early prerunning for race down Mexico’s magnificent Baja California peninsula started Friday


LOS ANGELES—Veteran Arizona desert racer Pete Sohren has received the first starting position during Saturday’s live drawing at the Off-Road Expo for November’s 45th running of the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race. While Sohren, who lives in Glendale, Ariz., will pilot his No. 2 Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy Truck, starting first among the motorcycle and ATV classes will be Chris Ridgway on a Honda CRF450X.
This year’s granddaddy of all desert races, the drawing for the mammoth finale of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series was held in the unique SCOREville exhibit at this weekend’s Off-Road Expo at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.
The SCOREville exhibit in Building 6 at the Off-Road Expo is a salute to SCORE Baja Legends and the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame concludes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
A solid total of 210 vehicles officially entered in time for Saturday’s drawing for the legendary motorsports adventure down Mexico’s majestic Baja California, with race week festivities scheduled for Nov. 14-17. This year’s historic 45th anniversary race will run down the length of Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula. It will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
In addition to static displays of vintage and current desert racing vehicles along with autograph sessions with many of the stars of the sport, both past and present, this was the third time in race history and first since 2007 that the drawing was held at the popular Off-Road Expo
SCORE’s Sal Fish, CEO and president since soon after SCORE started in 1973, unveiled the official course map for the 1,121.55-mile race Saturday just prior to the start of the drawing.
With late entries accepted up until race morning, nearly 300 entries, from nearly 20 countries and 40 U.S. States, competing in 35 Pro and six Sportsman classes for cars, truck, motorcycles and ATVs are expected to compete in this year’s international adventure.
In addition to the 31 States represented on the entry list to date, racers have officially entered from 16 countries. In addition to the USA, entries so far have come from Austria, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway and the US Territory of Guam.
It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a racer. Since 1967, the race has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula every year except 1974 when the international fuel crisis forced a cancellation.
This year’s race will start for the 38th time in Ensenada and finish in La Paz for the 19th time. Completing its 39th year as the world’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series. The race will start on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada and finish on the outskirts of La Paz on Highway 1.
The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Thursday, Nov. 15) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 11:30 a.m., or four hours after the last ATV leaves the line in the elapsed-time race.
The post-race awards celebration will be held on the malecon in La Paz on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
The featured SCORE Trophy Truck division for high-tech, 850-horsepower unlimited production trucks had 39 vehicles entered in time for Saturday’s start draw.
For the first time in race history, a female driver of record-Monica Greenhill of Crowley, Texas, will start first in the unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars. There were 19 Class 1 vehicles in the drawing.Greenhill, who also races with her husband David Greenhill and brother-in-law Mike Greenhill, is currently tied for third in the 2012 SCORE Class 1 season point standings.
Class 10 had 11 entries and among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 for open motorcycles has the most entries so far with 11.
Leading the six Sportsman classes in the race is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc which had 28 entries in the drawing.
This race also features the prestigious Sal Fish SCORE IronRider awards presented to each motorcycle and ATV rider who completes the entire course within the time limit while riding solo.
SCOREville at the Off-Road Expo will also includes a major display from the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame as well as a pictorial tribute timeline to the first 44 years of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 through the lenses of Trackside Photography. SCORE will also debut the official commemorative merchandise of the 45th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. SCOREville also features the SCOREville theatre showing numerous SCORE Baja 1000 race videos including the iconic 2004 film “Dust to Gloryâ€.
The 2012 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo Powered by General Tire is the greatest collection of off-road companies, parts, equipment, gear, and experts assembled in America with over 350 exhibitors. From off-road racing to rock crawling, trail riding to sand sports, motorcycles to ATV’s and camping to adventure travel, the event provides the unique opportunity to meet and talk with the most knowledgeable people in the off-road industry.
With a full weekend of excitement, event features include the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Exhibition Course, Toyota off-road test drives, Yamaha ATV/UTV Demo Track, High-flying Freestyle Motocross action, autograph sessions with off-road celebrities, the Overland Adventure Travel Pavilion, Miss Off-Road Expo Contest and live music all weekend on the Bud Light Entertainment Stage.
The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, located in Reno, Nev., includes SCORE’s Sal Fish as one of its legendary inductees. Rod Hall, the chairman of the ORMHOF is the only person who has raced in all 44 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 races and he has a race-record 21 class wins in the international motorsports extravaganza.
For more information regarding SCORE International and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, visit www.score-internaitonal.com, for information on the Off-Road Expo visit www.offroadexpo.com and for more info on the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, please visit www.ormhof.org.
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings each race. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 27th consecutive year, a total of 24 drivers are still in the hunt for the awards for the 2012 SCORE Desert Series after four rounds in the five-race series.
Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award. All categories, except Engine Builder and Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer, will be determined by public on-line voting while Engine and Buggy awards are determined by season points.
Tecate Beer is the title sponsor of the three SCORE Baja races.
MasterCraft Safety is co-title sponsor of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Official Sponsors of the 45th SCORE Baja 1000 and the SCORE Desert Series are:
-Tecate Beer, Official Beer
-BFGoodrich Tires, Official Tire
-Graham Watchmakers, Official Timekeeper
-Red Bull, Official Energy Drink
-Volkswagen of America, Official Vehicle
-Sunoco Race Fuels, Official Race Fuel
-Coca-Cola, Official Soft Drink
-Slime, Official Tire Sealant
-Symons Ambulance Company, Official Ambulance
-Bullet Liner, Official Spray-On Bedliner
-Volaris Airlines, Official Airline
-Fox Car Rental, Official Rent-A-Car
-Lightforce Performance Lighting, Official Driving Light
-Maxtrax, Official Vehicle Recovery Device
-Azunia Tequila, Official Tequila
-Bilstein, Official Shock Absorber
-Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Official Mexican Auto Insurance
Additional SCORE Sponsors are – Baja California Sur Tourism, Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, PCI Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.


45th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Nov. 14-17, 2012—Final round of five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico – 1,121.55 miles
TOTAL ENTRIES: 210 (31 States, 16 Countries) (as of 10/06/12)
PRO CARS & TRUCKS
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (39)
2 Pete Sohren
93 Chris Kemp
20 Rob MacCachren
23 Daniel McMillin
12 Kory Scheeler
34 Ken Losch
97 B.J. Baldwin
1 Bryce Menzies
31 Andy McMillin
9 Mark Weyhrich
76 Jesse Jones
18 Juan C. Lopez
19 Tim Herbst
14 Cameron Steele
94 Steve Strobel
50 John Langley
88 Sergio Salgado
59 Craig Potts
26 Jay Reichert
73 Rob Reinertson
16 Cameron Steele
62 Billy Bunch
53 Jose Flores
84 Nick Vanderwey
13 Ed Stout
92 John Clark Gable
48 Jimmy Nuckles
21 Gus Vildosola
45 Gary Magness
10 Greg Nunley
37 Tommy Greer
49 Ryan Arciero
15 Armin Schwarz
3 Mark Post
57 Mike Palmer
77 Robby Gordon
71 Rick D. Johnson
39 Ron Whitton
60 Mike Voudouris

CLASS 1 (19)
101 Monica Greenhill
102 Ronny Wilson
103 Luke McMillin
104 Buddy Feldkamp
105 Tony Miglini
106 Clyde Stacy
107 Jon Walker
108 Brian Wyborny
109 Samuel Araiza
110 Josh Rigsby
111 Tom Koch
112 Brad Etter
113 Travis Chase
114 Erik Jacobs
115 Todd Tuls
116 Rudy Cortez
147 Patrick McCarthy
148 Cody Parkhouse
149 Cory Kruseman

CLASS 1/2-1600 (7)
1601 George Peters
1602 Brad Maurer
1603 Rob Archibald
1604 Arturo Velazco
1605 Hiram Duran
1606 Jesus Velez
1649 Eliseo Garcia

CLASS 3 (2)
300 Donald Moss
349 David Moore

CLASS 5 (5)
501 Sandy Hall
502 Drew Belk
503 Cody Kellogg
500 Kevin Carr
519 Vince Wavra

CLASS 5-1600 (3)
551 Erich Reisen
578 Trevor Anderson
579 Clyde Stacy

CLASS 6 (3)
617 Gavin Skilton
600 Heidi Steele
619 Eduardo Laguna

CLASS 7 (1)
700 Dan Chamlee

CLASS 7SX (2)
740 Elias Hanna
759 Justin Fisher

CLASS 8 (3)
801 Francisco Monroy
802 Alfredo Carballlo
839 Rodolfo Iribe

CLASS 10 (11)
1001 Cam Thieriot
1002 Mike Lawrence
1003 Chip Prescott
1004 Dean Grizzle
1005 John Martensen
1006 Ross Savage
1007 Peter Hajas
1008 Mark Lawrence
1009 Matt Cullen
1048 Lee Banning
1049 Rick Boyer

SCORE LITES (6)
1204 Brent Parkhouse
1202 Matt Drever
1201 Pedro Velasquez
1203 Juan Guillen
1248 Otoniel Huerta
1249 Moises Torres

CLASS 11 (3)
1101 Alfonso Lacarra
1102 Eric Solorzano
1149 Mark Murrell

STOCK MINI (2)
761 Andy Bell
762 Rod Hall

PROTRUCK (1)
1350 Chelsea Magness

CLASS 4 (3)
401 Mike Shaffer
402 Jim Kirby
439 Derek Fletcher

CLASS 7-2 (3)
721 Dave Sykes
720 Reid Rutherford
723 Riggs Lennon

CLASS 2 (1)
219 Clyde Stacy

BAJA CHALLENGE (2)
BC1 Steve Hilbert
BC2 Bud Brutsman

SCORE SUPER 8 TRUCK (1)
851 Bob Dixon

PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22 (11)
2x Chris Ridgway
3x Mark Samuels
4x Radek Burkat-S
5x Kurt Caselli
6x Warren Strange
8x Robby Bell
9x A.J. Stewart
7x Arik Swan
10x Jason Miller-S
1x Colton Udall
12x C.R. Gittere III-S

CLASS 20 (1)
179x Gabriel Williams-S

CLASS 21 (7)
101x Ulises Fierro
102x Megumi Shiono
103x Francisco Septien
104x Jim O’Neal
105x Yoshiaki Hoda
106x Aaron Lindsey-S
107x Brandon Prieto

CLASS 30 (4)
301x Francisco Arredondo
300x Mike Johnson
303x Ryan Gutile-S
349x Chris Parr-S

CLASS 40 (9)
400x Jeff Kaplan
401x Chuck Shortt
402x Larry Brown
403x Robert Creemers
404x Lloyd Andrew-S
405x Mike Prunty
406x Paul Thomas
407x Feisal Somji
408x Oscar Fazz

CLASS 50 (5)
501x Marc Prince
502x Dirk McFarlane
503x Robert Smith
548xMark Winkleman
549x Mark Jerman

CLASS 60 (1)
601x Al Perrett

PRO ATVS
CLASS 25 (4)
2a Brandon Brown
1a Wayne Matlock
4a Craig Christy
5a Charles Laviolette

CLASS 24 (2)
101a Nick Nelson
102a Shawn Robins

CLASS 26 (1)
219a Joe Rice

SPORTSMAN
SPT BUGGY (4)
1401 Todd Welling
1402 Robert Becker
1403 George Jackson
1449 Jim Bunn

SPT UTV (5)
1801 Douglas McCrady
1802 Chris Koch
1803 Thomas Graves
1804 Greg Row
1805 Dave Broome


SPT M/C 250< (6)
201x Brett Robinson
202x Darren Elia
203x Gregory Gilbert
204x Patrick Christensen
205x Philip Kegel-S
249x Mark Winkelman

SPT M/C 250> (28)
251x Yukio Higuchi-S
252x Tomoki Hayashi
253x Tetsuya Naito-S
254x Adrian Ruiz
255x Akiro Saito-S
256x Bill Baker
257x Matt DeVall-S
258x Christopher Amos
259x Robert Gumser
260x Carlos Sanchez
261x Hideki Sugiyama
262x Hideyuki Sumiyoshi
263x Kris Meeke-S
264x Tetsuya Hirasawa
265x Sebastien Bouchard-S
266x Olaf Satre
267x Kevin Murphy-S
268x Yuji Kikuchi
269x Gary Walker
270x Brady Sharp-S
271x David Haller-S
272x Naoki Kusano
273x Tibi Imbuzan-S
274x Ron Weinmeister
275x Yusuke Hino
276x Thierry Mas-S
277x Risto Niemi
278x Jeff Kawell-S

SPT ATV (5)
51a Dave McFarland
52a Juan Dominguez
53a Moises Saiza
54a Paul Engen
99a Daniel Montano
S-Indicates Solo Rider
 
Looks like only 5 UTV's registered this far...

SPT UTV (5)
1801 Douglas McCrady
1802 Chris Koch
1803 Thomas Graves
1804 Greg Row
1805 Dave Broome
 
Looking forward to this years 1000. We have two Alba cars starting the 1000 this year. Good old Tom Graves and Alba's own Rich Morel in the green tank 686cc Rhino and the return of Greg Row to the Baja 1000 in his RZR900XP!!!

Nate
Alba Racing
 
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Much more than a race, Cam Thieriot leading charity causes
for next month’s 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race
Numerous teams supporting charities during 1,121.55-mile legendary Granddaddy of all desert races;
Veteran racer Thieriot pledging US$10 per mile for his team to StandUp2Cancer.org;
Pre-running down Mexico’s magnificent Baja California peninsula officially opens Friday

LOS ANGELES—Always known to be much more than a race, veteran desert racer Cam Thieriot’s team is one of several in next month’s 45th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 that is supporting a worthy cause beyond the challenge of the race down Mexico’s majestic Baja California Peninsula. To get things started on his ‘pledge’ race for Stand Up To Cancer, Thieriot is pledging $10 per every mile his No. 1001 Class 10 Chevy-powered Racer open-wheel desert race car completes in the grueling 1,121.55-mile adventure.
This year’s legendary granddaddy of all desert races, the final event of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series, will be held Nov. 14-17 in Mexico on a brutally-rugged 1121.55-mile Sal Fish signature desert race course.
With the rugged course traveling on both sides of the peninsula, the world’s most famous desert race will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish all the way down the peninsula in La Paz in Baja California Sur.
This year will be the 38th time in the first 44 years of the storied race that it has started in Ensenada and it will be the 19th time in has finished in La Paz.
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 mother of all desert races has been run over the mysterious and majestic Baja California peninsula.
RACING FOR A CAUSE
While some like Thieriot’s efforts are very visible, many SCORE racers have followed the lead and example set by SCORE CEO/President Sal Fish and provided countless product and cash donations to charitable causes within Baja California, striving to give something back to the country and the people that have embraced them and the SCORE Baja races so dramatically for all of these decades. Legendary SCORE desert racer Malcolm Smith actually founded the El Oasis orphanage in Baja. And countless others make annual donations of food, toys, supplies, computers and other necessities to orphanages and schools throughout Baja California.
Led by Thieriot’s efforts for StandUp2Cancer.org, this year’s race will be no exception as several of the more visible projects include HERO Racing (Helping Everyone Reach Out), Cancer Treatment Centers of America, RaceForTheWounded, HeroOffRoad, and at least two teams comprised of firefighters who will be provided firefighting equipment and uniforms to several small towns along the race route in Baja California. Erich Reisen’s firefighters team that races in Class 5-1600 is from Canada and Mike Lombardi, from Long Beach, Calif., is another firefighter who has provided equipment for Baja fire departments and races with Matt Cullen.
GLOBAL IMPRESSIONS
With over 300 expected entries for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs competing in 35 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes in the internationally televised race, entries have already come from 32 U.S. states and 18 countries. In addition to the 32 U.S. States, racers have entered from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway and the US Territory of Guam. With 30 days before the green flag drops on Thursday, Nov. 15, late entries will be accepted up to race morning.
As the World Series is to baseball and the Super Bowl to football, the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 stands as tall at the pinnacle of the motorsports world today as it did when it began 44 years ago.
THIERIOT’S THOUGHTS
Long a supporter of a variety of children’s cancer charities, Thieriot, 57, is carrying the torch in this year’s race for the highly-visible StandUp2Cancer.org organization, the very visible group started by members of the entertainment industry. “I have supported children’s charities for years but StandUp2Cancer is taking the entire situation to another level and a different approach,” said Thieriot, of Tustin, Calif., who will be racing the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 with second-generation desert racer Kash Vessels, 33, of Bonsall, Calif.
“It was an easy decision for me to step up and make a sizeable pledge and I hope others will call me and make their pledge as well so that we can really help this great effort. For those folks involved with this race who aren’t already tied to a charitable cause, please consider StandUp2Cancer and call me at 707.529.5554 and make a pledge that suits your budget.”
HERO RACING
Started by San Diego County businessman Paul Thomas, HERO Racing (Helping Everyone Reach Out) has entered three motorcycle teams in the race, including the no. 2x of rider of record Chris Ridgway in Class 22 for open motorcycles. All three teams will ride on Honda CRF450X motorcycles and the Ridgway team will be the first all-amputee team to compete in this legendary race. Assisting the Operation Rebound program, All HERO Racing donations are being processed through the Challenged Athletes Foundation with proceeds of their fundraising efforts going to that organization as well as the purchase of wheelchairs, prosthetics and other necessary items for young, disabled individuals in Mexico. For more information, contact Thomas at pthomas@juliunhardcider.biz.
RaceForTheWounded.com
Visiting their website will show just how this group of U.S. military veterans who are reaching out through this unique project to race funds directly for the national Wounded Warrior Project. Led by rider of record Brett Robinson, the team will be riding the No. 201x Honda CRF450X motorcycle in the Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc class.
CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA
A spokesman for the Center Treatment Centers, Joe Bacal, of Anthem, Ariz. is a SCORE desert racing champion who is also a cancer survivor. He races in the Stock Full class in the no. 861 Lexus LX570. Their website is cancercenter.com.
SAL FISH IronRider AWARDS
This race also features the prestigious Sal Fish SCORE IronRider awards presented to each motorcycle and ATV rider who completes the entire course within the time limit while riding solo. To date, a total of 28 racers, all on motorcycles, have declared the intent to ride the entire race solo in their quests for the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider Award.
STRIVING FOR GOLD…
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings each race. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 27th consecutive year, a total of 24 drivers are still in the hunt for the awards for the 2012 SCORE Desert Series after four rounds in the five-race series.
Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award. All categories, except Engine Builder and Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer, will be determined by public on-line voting while Engine and Buggy awards are determined by season points.
SCORE SPONSORS
Tecate Beer is the title sponsor of the three SCORE Baja races.
MasterCraft Safety is co-title sponsor of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Official Sponsors of the 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 and the SCORE Desert Series are:
-Tecate Beer, Official Beer
-BFGoodrich Tires, Official Tire
-Graham Watchmakers, Official Timekeeper
-Red Bull, Official Energy Drink
-Volkswagen of America, Official Vehicle
-Sunoco Race Fuels, Official Race Fuel
-Coca-Cola, Official Soft Drink
-Slime, Official Tire Sealant
-Symons Ambulance Company, Official Ambulance
-Bullet Liner, Official Spray-On Bedliner
-SatellitePhoneStore.com-Official Satellite Phone Rental Company
-Volaris Airlines, Official Airline
-Fox Car Rental, Official Rent-A-Car
-Lightforce Performance Lighting, Official Driving Light
-Maxtrax, Official Vehicle Recovery Device
-Azunia Tequila, Official Tequila
-Bilstein, Official Shock Absorber
-Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Official Mexican Auto Insurance
Additional SCORE Sponsors are – Baja California Sur Tourism, Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, PCI Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
For more information regarding SCORE International and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, with links to the newly enhanced SCORE social media platforms, visit www.score-international.com or call SCORE at 818.225.8402.
 
MacCachren—Lopez—Baldwin showdown at forefront in field
of 37 SCORE Trophy Trucks for 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

1,121.55-mile legendary Granddaddy of all desert races has 8 of last 9 former SCORE Trophy Truck
race champions entered in this year’s battle down Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, Nov. 14-17
Prerunning down Mexico’s magnificent Baja California peninsula officially opens Friday

LOS ANGELES—With 37 of the world’s best desert racers entered in the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck starting grid, dust will fly next month but none higher than the point championship duel between second-generation desert racer Rob MacCachren and Mexico’s Juan C. Lopez at the 45th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. This year’s iconic desert classic, the final event of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series, will be held Nov. 14-17 on a the brutally-rugged 1,121.55-mile Sal Fish signature desert race course.
AROUND THE GLOBE
With over 300 expected entries for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs competing in 35 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes in the internationally televised race, entries have already come from 32 U.S. states and 19 countries. In addition to the 32 U.S. States, racers have entered from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway and the US Territory of Guam. With 30 days before the green flag drops on Thursday, Nov. 15, late entries will be accepted up to race morning.
WHAT’S UP
With the rugged course traveling on both sides of the peninsula, the world’s most famous desert race will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish all the way down the peninsula in La Paz in Baja California Sur.
This year will be the 38th time in the first 44 years of the storied race that it has started in Ensenada and it will be the 19th time in has finished in La Paz.
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 mother of all desert races has been run over the mysterious and majestic Baja California peninsula.
TROPHY TIME
Leading the car and truck classes into the Baja desert will be the featured SCORE Trophy Trucks, the high-tech, 850-horsepower, unlimited production trucks that have been the showcase of SCORE since Sal Fish created the spectacular class in 1994.
WHAT’S THE POINTS
Coming back from adversity on the race course in June’s 44th Tecate SCORE Baja 500, his two race wins this season along with his 11th-place finish out of 36 starters in Ensenada, Las Vegas’ All-America racer Rob MacCachren continues to ride at the top of the SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy Truck point standings after four of five races in the 2012 SCORE Desert Series.
Starting the season with back to back overall wins in 2012 (Laughlin-Round 2 and San Felipe) after opening the season with a ninth-place finish in the first round in Laughlin, Nev., MacCachren, 47, has earned 271 championship points in the No. 20 Rockstar Energy/MasterCraft Racing Ford F-150.
‘Rockstar Rob’, who has eight SCORE season class point titles, earned his 48th career SCORE class win, his 11th career SCORE Trophy Truck race win in San Felipe in March. MacCachren is tied with Las Vegas brothers Ed and Tim Herbst with the most race win in the 18-plus year history of SCORE’s premier racing division. The Mac Attack also won the season title in the inaugural 1994 campaign of SCORE Trophy Trucks.
In San Felipe, MacCachren also earned the 75th all-time SCORE Baja overall race win for noted tire manufacturer BFGoodrich. BFG Tires have now been the tire of choice for the overall 4-wheel vehicle winners in 22 MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 races, 28 in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and 25 in the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
“Our Rockstar/MasterCraft race team were the heroes of the SCORE Baja 500 race for us,” reflected MacCachren, who earned his 200th career win this summer in desert and short-course/stadium racing.
“They got us up and running and what could have been a disaster as far as the season points are concerned was turned into a respectable finish in a huge field of SCORE Trophy Trucks. Our BFG Tires are the best in the universe and it has been my honor and my confidence-builder to know that any race vehicle I am driving has the best desert racing tires in the world guiding us around the course, whether it is in the open desert or in short-course, stadium-style racing.”
“We want to win the 45th anniversary of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 but we also want to win the season point championship in SCORE Trophy Truck so our race strategy will be designed to accomplish both.”
Mexico’s Juan C. Lopez, who finished second in both Laughlin races, sixth in San Felipe and eighth in Ensenada in the No. 18 RPM OffRoad Chevy Silverado is second in SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy Truck points. RPM leads the point standings in six classes after the first four races of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series. Lopez, of Tecate, Mexico, has 265 points, a mere six behind MacCachren.
SCORE points are based on starting, finishing, placement and number of official starters within each class.
After winning Round 1 of the season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in January and finishing second in the last two races in San Felipe and Ensenada, Las Vegas’ B.J. Baldwin has moved up to third in overall and SCORE Trophy Truck points with 254 in the No. 97 Monster Energy Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado. Baldwin has four career race wins in SCORE Trophy Truck. Baldwin has four career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins and also won the season championship in the class in both 2006 and 2008.
At this year’s SCORE Baja 500, Las Vegas’ Bryce Menzies won the race for the second straight year in the No. 1 Red Bull Menzies Motorsports Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy Truck, defeating Baldwin, who had crossed the finish line physically first, by just 11 seconds in the elapsed-time race.
NOT ALONE
Pre-race strategies have a way of disappearing like a mirage in the mysterious Baja desert and while MacCachren, Lopez and Baldwin are duking it out in the badlands south of the border, a host of other great racers, led by Menzies, may claim the crown jewel of desert racing by winning the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
On the silt-laden, rock-strewn even mud-packed trails of Baja, it’s hard to imagine a more formidable field of contenders in SCORE Trophy Truck than this year’s magnificent field of hopeful Baja champions. Statistically, 16 drivers in this year’s field have combined to win 77 of the 104 total races in the 18-plus year history of the class, including 12 of the 18 former season point championships and eight of the last nine race winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in SCORE Trophy Truck.
IT’S TERRIBLE GOOD
This year’s super-talented SCORE Trophy Truck field includes three of the top four winningest drivers in class history, led by Las Vegas’ Tim Herbst and MacCachren, also of Las Vegas, who are tied with a record 11 career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins. Tim Herbst, who earned all of SCORE Trophy Truck race wins with his older brother Ed Herbst, will be racing this time with SCORE Baja racing legend Larry Roeseler. Tim and Ed also won the season title in SCORE Trophy Truck in 2000, 2002 and 2003.
Roeseler, who lives in El Cajon, Calif., has won 17 times in this race, including 13 overall wins (10 on a motorcycle). Roeseler and Tim Herbst will split time behind the wheel of the No. 19 Monster Energy Terrible Herbst Motorsports Ford F-150. Roeseler won the unlimited Class 1 for four consecutive years (2004-2007) in this race while driving with the youngest of the three racing brothers, Troy Herbst, in the Smithbuilt-Ford open-wheel desert race car that was known as the ‘Land Shark’.
Troy Herbst, another Las Vegas SCORE Trophy Truck racer, will be the second driver this year for Ryan Arciero, Foothills Ranch, Calif. in the No. 49 Monster Energy Terrible Herbst Motorsports Ford F-150. Arciero has three career SCORE Trophy Truck race victories including two (2003, 2004) in this race.
MASTERFUL McMILLINS
Among the other favorites to win this race will again be San Diego’s son/father team of Andy McMillin, San Deigo and Scott McMillin, Coronado, Calif. Part of the legendary McMillin desert racing family that has been winning SCORE Baja races since 1976, Andy, 25, and Scott, 52, have won this race as a team two of the last three years in the No. 31 McMillin Homes Ford F-150. Andy, who also won this race in 2006 with NASCAR’s Robby Gordon, has five career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins while his father Scott has three, all with Andy.
Andy’s cousin, Dan McMillin and his father, Scott’s brother, Mark McMillin, are also top SCORE Trophy Truck challengers in the No. 23 McMillin Realty Ford F-150. They finished fourth in class in this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 500.
MEXICAN GANADORS
Another top contender for this year’s title will be the father-and-son team of Gus Vildosola Sr./Gus Vildosola Jr, who won the overall title in the 2010 race to La Paz in the No. 21 Red Bull Vildosola Racing Ford F-150.
Their huge win was the first in this race for a Mexican national team as they were not only the fastest four-wheel vehicle in the race, they had the fastest overall time on the course of all vehicles, including the usually-faster motorcycles. Gus Sr has two SCORE Trophy Truck career race wins while Tavo, who like has father has won in other classes as well, has one SCORE Trophy Truck career race win.
CALLING COLLINS
Another of the talented Las Vegas SCORE Trophy Truck teams is the three-driver team of Collins Motorsports. Kory Scheeler is the driver of record for this race and will split time behind the wheel of the No. 12 Collins Motorsports Dodge Ram1500 with NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan and six-time SCORE Trophy Truck race winner Brian Collins.
DOUBLE-DOWN
Trying to double his odds for a victory, television sports commentator/SCORE desert racer Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., is driver of record in two, yes two, SCORE Trophy Trucks as the SCORE Baja veteran has entered both the No. 14 and the No. 16 Desert Assassins GMC Sierra race trucks.
WAIT, THERE’S MORE
Several more of the numerous contenders in this race has to start with another double-downer. Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., is a second driver in to entries, the No. 84 Chevy Silverado of Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix, and the No. 62 Ford Raptor of Billy Bunch, La Quinta, Calif. LeDuc, who has won this featured class four times in his career was also the 1997 season point champion in SCORE Trophy Truck.
Robby Gordon is also a two-timer as he is listed as a second driver for both the No. 18 truck of Juan C. Lopez and in his own No. 77 Chevy CK1500. Gordon, who has nine career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins, has also won the season crown in both 1996 and 2009.
Jesse Jones, Phoenix, is also listed on two entries as the two-time SCORE Trophy Truck race winner and 2010 season point champion has entered his own No. 76 Ford F-150 and is listed as the second of three drivers, if needed, for Menzies in the No. 1 truck.
Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif., has one career SCORE Trophy Truck race win and is entered with former motorcycle champion Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., in the No. 71 Ford F-150.
Another very competitive team racing their first full season in SCORE Trophy Truck, Steve Strobel, Clarks, Neb./Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Gay Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., are currently fourth in season points in the No. 94 Strobel Motorsports Ford F-150.
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
After the debut of their BMW XJ-6 last season, veteran World Rally Championship racer Armin Schwarz and US teammate Martin Christensen, who lives in Escondido, Calif. but is originally from Denmark, apper to be getting much closer to dialing in all the elements on their unique race truck to match the skill of its drivers.
LEST WE FORGET
While the winner of the race is truly next to impossible to predict, among the other contenders will be surely be brothers Mark Weyhrich/Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore. (No. 9 Ford F-150), John Langley/Zak Langley/Morgan Langley, Santa Monica, Calif./Dan Martin, El Segundo, Calif. (No. 50 Ford F-150), Ken Losch, Tempe, Ariz./Rob Martensen, Phoenix (No. 34 Chevy Silverado), Ed Stout, Staunton, Calif./Glenn Harris, Oxnard, Calif./Jamie Campbell, San Juan Capistranto, Calif. (No. 13 Chevy C1500), Greer brothers Tommy, Tucson, Ariz./Glen, Green Vallley, Ariz./Bruce Greer, Oro Valley, Ariz. (No. 37 Dodge Ram1500), Ron Whitton/Chas Dana, Mesa, Ariz. (No. 39 Ford F-150), Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz. (No. 2 Ford F-150), Chris Kemp, San Clemente, Calif./Dave Tounget, Murrieta, Calif./Alan Pflueger, Honolulu (No. 93 Ford Raptor) and the several other new teams including Sergio Salgado, Mexicali, Mexico/Matt Loidice/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., (No. 88 Chevy Silverado), Rob Reinertson, Woodside, Calif./Al Hogan, Columbus, Mont./Bobby Neth, Julian, Calif. (No. 73 Chevy Silverado), John Clark Gable, Malibu, Calif. (No. 92 Ford F-150) and Jay Reichert, Cottonwood Shores, Texas/Charles Dorrance, Austin, Texas (No. 26 Ford F-150).
BY THE NUMBERS
While entries will be accepted up to race morning, late entries will be assigned the next available number and starting position within each class.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are SCORE Trophy Truck (37), Class 1 (22), and Class 10 (12).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 for open motorcycles has the most entries to date with 11.
Leading the entries in the six Sportsman classes in the race is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc which had 34 entries so far.
PRE-RUNNING
Pre-running on the majority of the race course from Ojos Negros to La Paz begins Friday and pre-running from the start line in Ensenada to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Tuesday and Wednesday of race week, Nov. 13 and 14. Preliminary pre-running, without GPS files, from San Felipe to La Paz, opened on Oct. 6.
COURSE NOTES
This year’s historic 45th anniversary race will run down the length of Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula. It will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
The challenging race course for this year is somewhat similar to 2010, but longer than the last time the race finished in La Paz, although the terrain has obviously changed significantly because of weather conditions and natural use.
With eight mandatory checkpoints spread down the peninsula plus the finish line, the course starts on the Pacific Ocean-side of Baja California in Ensenada and heads southeast to San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez before heading south through Coco’s Corner, Bahia de Los Angeles, San Ignacio, back to the Pacific at San Juanico, then back to the Sea of Cortez just above Loreto, back to the Pacific near Ciudad Insurgentes heading down along the Pacific through Santa Rita before turning back east and down into La Paz for the finish.
All entries are provided with GPS programs defining the course and all are required to utilize special data recording devices that plot the actual route and speeds each vehicle takes during the mammoth race.
BFG UNMATCHED
In 2012, BFGoodrich Tires is celebrating the 37th year as a major player in SCORE Baja racing. In addition to being the official tire of SCORE International for nearly four decades, BFG has been the has produced the tire of choice for 25 of the overall 4-wheel vehicle winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including 25 of the last 26 years and a record-run of 20 straight from 1986 through 2005.
BFG also provides unmatched pit supports for races using their tires with eight full pit areas along the race course to La Paz and complete radio relay the entire 1,121.55 miles.
SAL FISH IronRider AWARDS
This race also features the prestigious Sal Fish SCORE IronRider awards presented to each motorcycle and ATV rider who completes the entire course within the time limit while riding solo. To date, a total of 28 racers, all on motorcycles, have declared the intent to ride the entire race solo in their quests for the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider Award.
STRIVING FOR GOLD…
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings each race. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 27th consecutive year, a total of 24 drivers are still in the hunt for the awards for the 2012 SCORE Desert Series after four rounds in the five-race series.
Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award. All categories, except Engine Builder and Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer, will be determined by public on-line voting while Engine and Buggy awards are determined by season points.
SCORE SPONSORS
Tecate Beer is the title sponsor of the three SCORE Baja races.
MasterCraft Safety is co-title sponsor of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Official Sponsors of the 45th SCORE Baja 1000 and the SCORE Desert Series are:
-Tecate Beer, Official Beer
-BFGoodrich Tires, Official Tire
-Graham Watchmakers, Official Timekeeper
-Red Bull, Official Energy Drink
-Volkswagen of America, Official Vehicle
-Sunoco Race Fuels, Official Race Fuel
-Coca-Cola, Official Soft Drink
-Slime, Official Tire Sealant
-Symons Ambulance Company, Official Ambulance
-Bullet Liner, Official Spray-On Bedliner
-SatellitePhoneStore.com-Official Satellite Phone Rental Company
-Volaris Airlines, Official Airline
-Fox Car Rental, Official Rent-A-Car
-Lightforce Performance Lighting, Official Driving Light
-Maxtrax, Official Vehicle Recovery Device
-Azunia Tequila, Official Tequila
-Bilstein, Official Shock Absorber
-Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Official Mexican Auto Insurance
Additional SCORE Sponsors are – Baja California Sur Tourism, Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, PCI Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
For more information regarding SCORE International and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, with links to the newly enhanced SCORE social media platforms, visit www.score-international.com or call SCORE at 818.225.8402.

All-Time Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
SCORE Trophy-Truck class winners
1994—Jimmy Smith
1995—Larry Ragland
1996—Larry Ragland
1997—Larry Ragland
1998—Ivan Stewart
1999—Larry Ragland
2000—Dan Smith/David Ashley
2001—David Ashley/Dan Smith
2002—David Ashley/Dan Smith
2003—Mark Miller/Ryan Arciero
2004—Mark Miller/Ryan Arciero
2005—Bob Shepard/Rick Geiser
2006—Andy McMillin/Robby Gordon
2007—Mark Post/Rob MacCachren/Carl Renezeder
2008—Roger Norman/Larry Roeseler
2009—Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin
2010—Gus Vildosola Jr./Gus Vildosola Sr.
2011—Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin

45th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
SCORE Trophy Truck OFFICIAL ENTRIES
(By Class Starting Order, with vehicle number, driver of record, hometown, co-driver, hometown, vehicle) (as of 10/23/12)
2 Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150
93 Chris Kemp, San Clemente, Calif./Dave Tounget, Murrieta, Calif./Alan Pflueger, Honolulu, Ford Raptor
20 Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas/Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Ford F-150
23 Dan McMillin, La Mesa, Calif./Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150
12 Kory Scheeler/Brendan Gaughan/Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram1500
34 Ken Losch, Tempe, Ariz./Rob Martensen, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
97 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
1 Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas/Jesse Jones, Phoenix/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
31 Andy McMillin, San Diego/Scott McMillin, Coronado, Calif./Jessica McMillin, National City, Calif., Ford F-150
9 Mark Weyhrich/Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150
76 Jesse Jones, Phoenix/Bryce Menzies/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Ford F-250
18 Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy Silverado
19 Tim Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry Roeseler, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford F-150
14 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Josh Daniel, Vista, Calif., GMC Sierra
94 Steven Strobel, Clarks, Neb./Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Gay Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., Ford F-150
50 John Langley/Zak Langley/Morgan Langley, Santa Monica, Calif./Dan Martin El Segundo, Calif., Ford F-150
88 Sergio Salgado, Mexicali, Mexico/Matt Loidice/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado
59 Craig Potts, Scottsdale, Ariz., Ford F-150,
26 Jay Reichert, Cottonwood Shores, Texas/Charles Dorrance, Austin, Texas, Ford F-150
73 Rob Reinertson, Woodside, Calif./Al Hogan, Columbus, Mont./Bobby Neth, Julian, Calif., Chevy Sivlerado
16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Jeff Laubscher, Dana Point, Calif., GMC Sierra
62 Billy Bunch, La Quinta, Calif./Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford Raptor
53 Jose Flores, Culiacan, Mexico/Eduardo Perez, San Diego/Jesus Lara, Cd. Constitucion, Mexico, Chevy Silverado
84 Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
13 Ed Stout, Staunton, Calif./Glenn Harris, Oxnard, Calif./Jamie Campbell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Chevy C1500
92 John Clark Gable, Malibu, Calif., Ford F-150
48 Jimmy Knuckles, Brawley, Calif., Ford F-150
21 Gus Vildosola/Gus Vildosola Jr, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor
45 Gary Magness/Davin Housh, Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Ford F-150
10 Greg Nunley, Tulare, Calif./John Lennon, Paradise Valley, Ariz., Ford F-150
37 Tommy Greer, Tucson, Ariz./Glen Greer, Green Valley, Ariz./Bruce Greer Jr, Oro Valley, Calif., Dodge Ram1500
49 Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif./Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
15 Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), BMW XJ-6
77 Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500
71 Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Ford F-150
39 Ron Whitton/Chas Dana, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150
60 Mike Voudouris, Austin, Texas/Travis Bozanno, Las Vegas,Ford F-150

SCORE Trophy Truck®
(debuted in 1994, for 850 horsepower unlimited production trucks-101 total Desert races, 3 Stadium-short course)
All-Time SCORE Trophy Truck Race Winners
(1994 through 2012 Tecate SCORE Baja 500)

Wins Driver(s), Years
11
Ed/Tim Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 1997, 1998, 1999(3), 2000(2), 2001, 2002, 2003(2)
Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 1994, 1996(2), 2003 (w/ G. Vildosola), 2007(3) (w/M. Post), 2011 (2), 2012 (2)
10
Larry Ragland, Phoenix, Chevy, 1995(2), 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 (w/ Mark Miller), 2005-2006-2007 (w/B.Collins)
9
Robby Gordon, Mooresville, N.C., Ford F-150, 1996(4), Chevy CK1500, 2005, 2006* (2) (one w/A. McMillin), 2009 (2)
Dan Smith/David Ashley, Riverside, Calif., Ford F-150, 1998(2), 2000, 2001(3), 2002(3)
Ivan Stewart, Alpine, Calif., Toyota SR5, 1994(3), 1995(2), 1997, 1998(2), 1999
7
Mark Post, Laguna Beach,CA, Ford F-150, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 (all w/J. Whelchel), 2007(3) (w/R. MacCachren)
6
Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 2001, 2005-2006-2007 (w/L. Ragland), 2008, 2009
5
Andy McMillin, San Diego, Chevy Silverado, 2006 (w/R. Gordon), 2009 (w/S. McMillin), 2010 (2) (one w/S. McMillin), 2011 (w/S. McMillin)
4
B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Jeep Grand Cherokee, 1995, 1997(3)
Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz., Chevy Silverado, 2002 (w/ Larry Ragland), 2003(2), 2004 (w/ R. Arciero)
Paul/Dave Simon, Fallbrook, Calif., Ford F-150, 1994(2), 1995(2)
Jerry Whelchel, Portola Hills, Calif., Ford F-150, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 (all w/M. Post)
3
Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 2003(2), 2004 (w/ M. Miller)
Scott McMillin, San Diego, Chevy Silverado, 2009 (w/A. McMillin), 2010 (w/A. McMillin), 2011 (w/A. McMillin)
Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 2011 (2), 2012
Larry Roeseler, Boulevard, Calif., Chevy K1500, 1999, 2008 (2) (w/R. Norman)
2
Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150, 2006, 2007
Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Ford F-150, 2010 (2)
Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., Ford F-150, 2008 (2) (W/L. Roeseler)
Alan Pflueger, Honolulu, Chevy Silverado, 2004(2)
Bob Shepard, Phoenix, Chevy CK1500, 2005, 2006
Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, 2003 (w/ Rob MacCachren), 2010 (w/ Gus Vildosola Jr.)
1
Jason Baldwin, Laguna Beach, Calif., Ford F-150, 2005
Brian Coats, Huntington Beach, Calif., Chevy C1500, 1997
Marty Coyne, El Centro, Calif., Ford F-150, 2005*
Gary Dircks, Anthem, Ariz., Ford F-150, 2004
Dale Dondel, Hemet, Calif, Chevy Silverado, 2005
Juan C. Ibarra, Ensenada, Mexico, Chevy C1500, 1998
Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif., Ford F-150, 2009
Rich Ronco, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado, 2008
Jim Smith, Orange, Calif., Ford F-150, 1994
Gus Vildosola Jr., Mexicali, Mexico, 2010 (w/ Gus Vildosola Sr.)
*non-points stadium-short course race

18 Years of SCORE Trophy Truck Season Champions
1994--Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
1995--Ivan Stewart, Alpine, Calif., Toyota SR5
1996--Robby Gordon, Orange, Calif., Ford F-150
1997--Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Jeep Grand Cherokee
1998--David Ashley/Dan Smith, Riverside, Calif., Ford F-150
1999--Ed & Tim Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
2000--Ed & Tim Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
2001--David Ashley/Dan Smith, Riverside, Calif., Ford F-150
2002--Ed & Tim Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
2003--Tim & Ed Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
2004--Jason Baldwin, Laguna Beach, Calif., Ford F-150
2005--Bob Shepard, Phoenix, Chevy CK1500
2006--B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
2007--Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
2008--B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
2009--Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500
2010--Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Chevy Silverado
2011--Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
 
From SCORE race official to racer, Monica Greenhill first female
to draw first Class 1 start for Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race

Female driver among 23 Class 1 entries to date in 1,121.55-mile Granddaddy of all desert races
which will run down Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, finishing in La Paz for the 19th time

LOS ANGELES—After more than a decade of registering entries, assisting media operations and recording times of speeding vehicles as a SCORE race official, Texas wife/mother/desert racer Monica Greenhill finds herself not only third in the 2012 SCORE Desert Series points standings in the unlimited Class 1 but she will also be the first female driver of record to start first in the high-powered division for unlimited open-wheel desert race cars in next month’s 45th anniversary of the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
Following in the tracks of such notable SCORE female desert racing stars as Judy Smith, Bekki Freeman-Wik, Anna Cody and Heidi Steele, Greenhill will take the green flag as the first vehicle in Class 1 in the No. 101 Greenhill Motorsports Chevy-powered Jimco race car. Class 1 will leave the start line immediately after the SCORE Trophy Truck division to begin the four-wheel vehicle start in the elapsed-time race where one vehicle starts every 30 seconds.
This year’s legendary desert classic, the final event of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series will be held Nov. 14-17 on a the brutally-rugged 1,121.55-mile Sal Fish signature desert race course. With the rugged course traveling on both sides of the peninsula, the world’s most famous desert race will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish all the way down the peninsula in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
INTERNATIONAL FERVOR
With over 300 expected entries for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs competing in 35 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes in the internationally-showcased race, entries have come from 32 U.S. states and 19 countries. In addition to the 32 U.S. States, racers have entered from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway and the US Territory of Guam. With 19 days before the green flag drops on Thursday, Nov. 15, late entries will be accepted up to race morning.
WHO IS THIS LADY
Originally from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Monica Greenhill, 39, moved to her adopted home in Crowley, Texas when she married her husband David Greenhill in July of 2011. Long a fan of the desert, instilled by her parents, Greenhill (whose maiden name was Jackson), worked for over a decade at SCORE races, primarily in timing and scoring operations, but also assisting racer registration as well as media registration at various times.
Things started to change after she met her future husband David, 44, who started racing in the SCORE Desert Series in 2009, as she was pulled more into the desert and out of the SCORE timing and scoring trailer.
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID
As she and her teammates make final preparations for this grueling race, Monica Greenhill said, “I am very excited to be able to compete in the peninsula run and to be going in tied for third in points. I can’t even comprehend that we have consistently finished every mile of every SCORE Baja race since this same race in 2010 which was our first in Class 1.”
“When they called my name as the first starter, I about fell over at the Off-Road Expo. I was ecstatic at first then quickly became worried. It is an unbelievable surreal feeling to know that I am going to be the first woman to start first in Class 1 in the SCORE Baja 1000 is just really amazing.”
“Our team is really not about winning and losing. We are about driving smart, drive to what you can see, have fun, and finish, finish, finish. Doesn’t matter if you finish in last place in your class as long as you make it there where that feeling of crossing the finish line is indescribable.”
GREENHILL MOTORSPORTS
Started in just 2009, Greenhill Motorsports of Crowley, Texas has already developed a formidable team than includes not only Monica Greenhill and her husband David Greenhill, but also David’s brother Mike Greenhill. All three Greenhills are part of Greenhill Air, a family-owned Heating and Air Conditioning business (opened in 1983) with offices both in Crowley and Anaheim, Calif.
The brothers Greenhill were formerly short course off-road racers in the 1980s in Texas and were introduced to the sport by their late father James Greenhill, who raced an unlimited single seat buggy in the 1970s.
Monica first started racing with her then fiancé at the 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, which was a peninsula run like this year.
This season has been a productive one for Monica and Greenhill Motorsports as they have finished every required race mile of the first four races which keeps them in the hunt not only for the season Class 1 point championship, but also she is one of 24 SCORE Pro four-wheel vehicle racers in the running for a coveted SCORE Toyota Milestone Award, an award which has been presented to every racer from this group who has completed every required race mile for the past 27 years.
In a consistent performance in 2012, Greenhill finished 14th in class in Laughlin Round 1, 10th in Laughlin Round 2 and ninth both in San Felipe in March and Ensenada in June.
WHAT’S THE POINT
After four very solid races in the 2012 SCORE Desert Series, Monica Greenhill is tied for third in Class 1 points with Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va., who drives a Geiser-Chevy. Greenhill Motorsports and RPM Racing both have 199 points and trail Class 1 season point leader Cody Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., who has 241 points in a Jimco-Chevy and second-place Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., who has 208 points in another Jimco-Chevy.
WHAT IS IT?
With the chassis built by award-winning Jimco and the 650-horesepower Chevy LSX engine by prominent Wiks Racing Engines, the Greenhill Motorsports Class 1 desert race car also includes BFGoodrich Tires, King Shocks, 20” of wheel travel and a Fortin 5-speed sequential transmission with TCS torque converter.
ALMOST FORGOT
In addition to working in the family business and driving desert race cars, Greenhill is helping raise the couples’ two year old son-Maxum Dean Greenhill.
TIME TRAVEL
This year will be the 38th time in the first 44 years of the storied race that it has started in Ensenada and it will be the 19th time in has finished in La Paz.
It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a racer. Since 1967, the legendary race has been run over the mysterious and majestic Baja California peninsula.
GO GREEN
The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Thursday, Nov. 15) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 11:30 a.m., or four hours after the last ATV leaves the line. The fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 20 hours.
Completing its 39th year as the world’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series. The race will start on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada. It will finish on the outskirts of La Paz on Highway 1 near the Grand Plaza Hotel, race headquarters for the southern half of the event.
PRE-GREEN
Pre-race festivities on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 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 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center.
Racer registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from Sunday, Nov. 11 through Wednesday, Nov. 14. Media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
POST GREEN
As the celebration continues throughout all day on Friday (Nov. 16) and Saturday morning (Nov. 16) while official finishers cross the line and tales are added to the legacy of the event, the post-race awards fiesta will be held on the Malecon in downtown La Paz, starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. The entire race will be conducted on Pacific Standard Time.
BY THE NUMBERS
While entries will be accepted up to race morning, late entries will be assigned the next available number and starting position within each class.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are SCORE Trophy Truck (38), Class 1 (23), and Class 10 (11).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 for open motorcycles has the most entries to date with 12.
Leading the entries in the seven Sportsman classes in the race is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc which has 35 entries so far.
PRE-RUNNING
Pre-running on the majority of the race course from Ojos Negros to La Paz begins today (Friday, Oct. 26) and pre-running from the start line in Ensenada to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Tuesday and Wednesday of race week, Nov. 13 and 14. Preliminary pre-running, without GPS files, from San Felipe to La Paz, opened on Oct. 6.
COURSE NOTES
This year’s historic 45th anniversary race will run down the length of Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula. It will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
The challenging race course for this year is somewhat similar to 2010, but longer than the last time the race finished in La Paz, although the terrain has obviously changed significantly because of weather conditions and natural use.
With eight mandatory checkpoints spread down the peninsula plus the finish line, the course starts on the Pacific Ocean-side of Baja California in Ensenada and heads southeast to San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez before heading south through Coco’s Corner, Bahia de Los Angeles, San Ignacio, back to the Pacific at San Juanico, then back to the Sea of Cortez just above Loreto, back to the Pacific near Ciudad Insurgentes heading down along the Pacific through Santa Rita before turning back east and down into La Paz for the finish.
All entries are provided with GPS programs defining the course and all are required to utilize special data recording devices that plot the actual route and speeds each vehicle takes during the mammoth race.
TROPHY TIME
Leading the car and truck classes into the Baja desert will be the featured SCORE Trophy Trucks, the high-tech, 850-horsepower, unlimited production trucks that have been the showcase of SCORE since Sal Fish created the spectacular class in 1994. To date for this year’s race there are 38 official entries in SCORE’s marquee racing division, including class winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 from eight of the last nine years.
BFG UNMATCHED
In 2012, BFGoodrich Tires is celebrating the 37th year as a major player in SCORE Baja racing. In addition to being the official tire of SCORE International for nearly four decades, BFG has been the has produced the tire of choice for 25 of the overall 4-wheel vehicle winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including 25 of the last 26 years and a record-run of 20 straight from 1986 through 2005.
BFG also provides unmatched pit supports for races using their tires with eight full pit areas along the race course to La Paz and complete radio relay the entire 1,121.55 miles.
SAL FISH IronRider AWARDS
This race also features the prestigious Sal Fish SCORE IronRider awards presented to each motorcycle and ATV rider who completes the entire course within the time limit while riding solo. To date, a total of 29 racers, all on motorcycles, have declared the intent to ride the entire race solo in their quests for the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider Award.
AWARDS LIKE NO OTHER
Iconic GRAHAM-Watchmaker, headquartered in Switzerland, the Official Timekeeper of SCORE International, has designed and produced a limited-edition, high-end Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 collector’s timepiece that will also be one of two unique and special awards to be presented to the overall winners of the race. One of the unique, individually numbered collectible timepieces will be awarded to each of the three overall race division winners—the overall 4-wheel vehicle, motorcycle and ATV champions at this year’s granddaddy of all desert races. The three overall category champions will be awarded a category customized/personalized Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 limited-edition timepiece.
In addition to the once-in-a-lifetime GRAHAM Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 timepieces, the overall champions in the race will also receive, like they have for over 20 years from SCORE, the specially-designed bronze statue of Cuauhtémoc, the last of 11 Aztec emperors from early Mexican history, one of the most revered figures in the history of the country.
GOLD STRIKE…
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings each race. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 27th consecutive year, a total of 24 drivers are still in the hunt for the awards for the 2012 SCORE Desert Series after four rounds in the five-race series.
Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award. All categories, except Engine Builder and Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer, will be determined by public on-line voting while Engine and Buggy awards are determined by season points.
SCORE SPONSORS
Tecate Beer is the title sponsor of the three SCORE Baja races.
MasterCraft Safety is co-title sponsor of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Official Sponsors of the 45th SCORE Baja 1000 and the SCORE Desert Series are:
-Tecate Beer, Official Beer
-BFGoodrich Tires, Official Tire
-Graham Watchmakers, Official Timekeeper
-Red Bull, Official Energy Drink
-Volkswagen of America, Official Vehicle
-Sunoco Race Fuels, Official Race Fuel
-Coca-Cola, Official Soft Drink
-Slime, Official Tire Sealant
-Symons Ambulance Company, Official Ambulance
-Bullet Liner, Official Spray-On Bedliner
-SatellitePhoneStore.com-Official Satellite Phone Rental Company
-Volaris Airlines, Official Airline
-Fox Car Rental, Official Rent-A-Car
-Lightforce Performance Lighting, Official Driving Light
-Maxtrax, Official Vehicle Recovery Device
-Azunia Tequila, Official Tequila
-Bilstein, Official Shock Absorber
-Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Official Mexican Auto Insurance
Additional SCORE Sponsors are – Baja California Sur Tourism, Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, PCI Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
For more information regarding SCORE International and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, with links to the newly enhanced SCORE social media platforms, visit www.score-international.com or call SCORE at 818.225.8402.
 
Iconic GRAHAM-Watchmakers awarding overall winners limited
edition 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race Chronofighter

1,121.55-mile legendary Granddaddy of all desert races will run down Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, Nov. 14-17
Iconic GRAHAM-Watchmakers produced 100 limited edition Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 timepieces

LOS ANGELES—Iconic GRAHAM-Watchmakers, manufacturers of quintessentially English watches made in Switzerland with strong bold lines and sophisticated movements, has become the Official Timekeeper of SCORE International including designing and producing a limited-edition, high-end Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 collector's timepiece that will be one of two unique and special awards to be presented to the overall winners of next month’s 45th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race.
This year’s legendary desert classic, the final event of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series, will be held Nov. 14-17 on a the brutally-rugged 1,121.55-mile Sal Fish signature desert race course. With the rugged course traveling on both sides of the peninsula, the world’s most famous desert race will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish all the way down the peninsula in La Paz in Baja California Sur.
GRAHAM TIME
An independent watch company with corporate headquarters in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, GRAHAM has manufactured 100 individually numbered and registered SCORE Baja 1000 watches to honor the 45th anniversary of the legendary race in their production facilities in the watchmaking capital of the world.
To celebrate the 45th anniversary GRAHAM has developed a collectible watch: Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000. The technical race course is the driving force for the competitors to go beyond the limits of man and machine and it has been a great source of inspiration for GRAHAM engineers.
The Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 timepiece has been re-engineered to fit the extreme race conditions. The start and stop lever on the left of the case, originally designed and used by air crews in the 1940s, is the renown GRAHAM signature. It is made of plain carbon and is produced in a very specific machining process. The lever is a single piece of carbon which provides the watch with more stiffness and enhanced usability. The black ceramic bezel gives the watch its strength and shining personality.
To brave the elements, each watch is also fitted with a calculated telemeter scale. It enables distance measuring thanks to the speed of sound; by starting the chronograph when a visible event occurs and stop it when the sound reaches the observer. As the temperature influences the speed of sound, GRAHAM engineers have based their calculations on 77 degrees Fahrenheit, the average temperature on Earth. The distance in miles can be measured on the dial with a scale rim.
GRAHAM has designed high-tech material and processes have been used to create a collectible timepiece that can withstand the dangerous and rugged environments of the SCORE Baja 1000.
For more information, visit the company website at www.graham-london.com.
GRAHAM TALK
Founder of the special watchmaking company, Eric Loth, commented, “GRAHAM is delighted to be the official timekeeper of the SCORE Baja 1000 and the SCORE Desert Series. The race is all about challenge, adventure and glory, and GRAHAM is the perfect match for the spirit of the race, as well as the enthusiasm of the racers, and we have created a winner’s watch that represents all of these aspects.”
SAL’S TURN
Sal Fish, CEO and President of Los Angeles-based SCORE International, remarked, “The SCORE Baja 1000 continues to draw interest from all over the world and we are more than happy to welcome GRAHAM as the official timekeeper of this great race and of the SCORE Desert Series. With stunning products they will undoubtedly add another dynamic dimension to the already vivid SCORE Baja 1000 legacy.”
AWARDS LIKE NO OTHER
One of the unique, individually numbered collectable timepieces will be awarded to each of the three overall race division winners—the overall 4-wheel vehicle, motorcycle and ATV champions at this year’s granddaddy of all desert races. The three overall category champions will be awarded a category customized/personalized Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 limited-edition timepiece.
In addition to the once-in-a-lifetime GRAHAM Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 timepieces, the overall champions in the race will also receive, like they have for over 20 years from SCORE, the specially-designed bronze statue of Cuauhtémoc, the last of 11 Aztec emperors from early Mexican history, one of the most revered figures in the history of the country.
AROUND THE GLOBE
With over 300 expected entries for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs competing in 35 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes in the internationally televised race, entries have already come from 32 U.S. states and 19 countries. In addition to the 32 U.S. States, racers have entered from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway and the US Territory of Guam. With 20 days before the green flag drops on Thursday, Nov. 15, late entries will be accepted up to race morning.
BIT OF HISTORY
This year will be the 38th time in the first 44 years of the storied race that it has started in Ensenada and it will be the 19th time in has finished in La Paz.
It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a racer. Since 1967, the legendary race has been run over the mysterious and majestic Baja California peninsula.
GREEN FLAG
The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Thursday, Nov. 15) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 11:30 a.m., or four hours after the last ATV leaves the line. The fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 20 hours.
Completing its 39th year as the world’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series. The race will start on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada. It will finish on the outskirts of La Paz on Highway 1 near the Grand Plaza Hotel, race headquarters for the southern half of the event.
BEFORE THE GREEN
Pre-race festivities on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 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 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center.
Racer registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from Sunday, Nov. 11 through Wednesday, Nov. 14. Media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from Noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
The post-race awards fiesta will be held on the Malecon in downtown La Paz, starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. The entire race will be conducted on Pacific Standard Time.
TROPHY TIME
Leading the car and truck classes into the Baja desert will be the featured SCORE Trophy Trucks, the high-tech, 850-horsepower, unlimited production trucks that have been the showcase of SCORE since Sal Fish created the spectacular class in 1994. To date for this year’s race there are 38 official entries in SCORE’s marquee racing division, including class winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 from eight of the last nine years.
BY THE NUMBERS
While entries will be accepted up to race morning, late entries will be assigned the next available number and starting position within each class.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are SCORE Trophy Truck (38), Class 1 (23), and Class 10 (11).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 for open motorcycles has the most entries to date with 12.
Leading the entries in the six Sportsman classes in the race is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc which had 35 entries so far.
PRE-RUNNING
Pre-running on the majority of the race course from Ojos Negros to La Paz begins today (Friday, Oct. 26) and pre-running from the start line in Ensenada to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Tuesday and Wednesday of race week, Nov. 13 and 14. Preliminary pre-running, without GPS files, from San Felipe to La Paz, opened on Oct. 6.
COURSE NOTES
This year’s historic 45th anniversary race will run down the length of Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula. It will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
The challenging race course for this year is somewhat similar to 2010, but longer than the last time the race finished in La Paz, although the terrain has obviously changed significantly because of weather conditions and natural use.
With eight mandatory checkpoints spread down the peninsula plus the finish line, the course starts on the Pacific Ocean-side of Baja California in Ensenada and heads southeast to San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez before heading south through Coco’s Corner, Bahia de Los Angeles, San Ignacio, back to the Pacific at San Juanico, then back to the Sea of Cortez just above Loreto, back to the Pacific near Ciudad Insurgentes heading down along the Pacific through Santa Rita before turning back east and down into La Paz for the finish.
All entries are provided with GPS programs defining the course and all are required to utilize special data recording devices that plot the actual route and speeds each vehicle takes during the mammoth race.
BFG UNMATCHED
In 2012, BFGoodrich Tires is celebrating the 37th year as a major player in SCORE Baja racing. In addition to being the official tire of SCORE International for nearly four decades, BFG has been the has produced the tire of choice for 25 of the overall 4-wheel vehicle winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including 25 of the last 26 years and a record-run of 20 straight from 1986 through 2005.
BFG also provides unmatched pit supports for races using their tires with eight full pit areas along the race course to La Paz and complete radio relay the entire 1,121.55 miles.
SAL FISH IronRider AWARDS
This race also features the prestigious Sal Fish SCORE IronRider awards presented to each motorcycle and ATV rider who completes the entire course within the time limit while riding solo. To date, a total of 29 racers, all on motorcycles, have declared the intent to ride the entire race solo in their quests for the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider Award.
STRIVING FOR GOLD…
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings each race. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 27th consecutive year, a total of 24 drivers are still in the hunt for the awards for the 2012 SCORE Desert Series after four rounds in the five-race series.
Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award. All categories, except Engine Builder and Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer, will be determined by public on-line voting while Engine and Buggy awards are determined by season points.
SCORE SPONSORS
Tecate Beer is the title sponsor of the three SCORE Baja races.
MasterCraft Safety is co-title sponsor of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Official Sponsors of the 45th SCORE Baja 1000 and the SCORE Desert Series are:
-Tecate Beer, Official Beer
-BFGoodrich Tires, Official Tire
-Graham Watchmakers, Official Timekeeper
-Red Bull, Official Energy Drink
-Volkswagen of America, Official Vehicle
-Sunoco Race Fuels, Official Race Fuel
-Coca-Cola, Official Soft Drink
-Slime, Official Tire Sealant
-Symons Ambulance Company, Official Ambulance
-Bullet Liner, Official Spray-On Bedliner
-SatellitePhoneStore.com-Official Satellite Phone Rental Company
-Volaris Airlines, Official Airline
-Fox Car Rental, Official Rent-A-Car
-Lightforce Performance Lighting, Official Driving Light
-Maxtrax, Official Vehicle Recovery Device
-Azunia Tequila, Official Tequila
-Bilstein, Official Shock Absorber
-Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Official Mexican Auto Insurance
Additional SCORE Sponsors are – Baja California Sur Tourism, Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, PCI Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
For more information regarding SCORE International and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, with links to the newly enhanced SCORE social media platforms, visit www.score-international.com or call SCORE at 818.225.8402.
 
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Motorcycles at heart of Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race
As Honda, Kawasaki, KTM set for overall battle among 90 bikes

1,121.55-mile 45th anniversary of Granddaddy of all desert races has at least one member of last
15 straight overall motorcycle champs entered in race down Mexico’s Baja California peninsula

LOS ANGELES—Ever since the first known record run occurred in 1962, by Dave Ekins and Bill Robertson Jr., motorcycles have been at the foundation and the very heart of SCORE Baja racing. Next week’s 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will showcase over 90 motorcycle teams along with the factory team showdown for the overall victory for teams from American Honda, Kawasaki and KTM.
Most with an average of three riders each, from all over the world, the field includes nearly 30 racers who will attempt the arduous journey riding solo the entire 1,121.55 miles to earn the glory of the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider award. The granddaddy of all desert races, which is the season-finale of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series will be held on Mexico’s magnificently mysterious Baja California peninsula next week.
With the bone-jarring course traveling on both sides of the peninsula, the world’s most famous desert race will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish all the way down the peninsula in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Pre-race activities begin officially with racer registration starting next Sunday (Nov. 11).
MOTORCYCLE MANIA
For motorcycles, SCORE offers seven Pro and two Sportsman classes of competition, five based on engine size and four on age groups, but clearly at the forefront of every SCORE Baja race is the Class 22 open motorcycle division. And at the epicenter of this year’s race will be three factory-supported teams led historically by 22-time overall winner American Honda who will be challenged by talented teams from Kawasaki, who has won this race nine times and returns for the first time since 1996, and KTM who has never won this race.
HOW MANY FLAGS?
With over 300 expected entries for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs competing in 35 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes in the internationally-showcased race, entries have come from 34 U.S. states and 23 countries. In addition to the 34 U.S. States, racers have entered from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain and the US Territory of Guam. With 10 days before the green flag drops on Thursday, Nov. 15, additional late entries are expected up to race morning.
BAJA TIMING PERSPECTIVE
As a point of reference regarding the significance of the two-wheel racing machines in this legendary event, motorcycles have had the overall fastest time among all cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, an astonishing 36 times in the first 44 years of this race.
SCORE recognizes the difference in divisions so it presents three overall winner’s trophies, one each for the fastest motorcycle, car/truck and ATV. But when identifying the fastest vehicle to cover the total distance it has almost always been motorcycles.
FACTORY FEATURE
Entering this year’s race, KTM and Kawasaki have won the first two races while the powerful Honda team is winless. A total of just six points separates the three factory teams.
In the Orange corner is Kurt Caselli, Murrieta, Calif., leading the KTM team which has 146 points after two of three races. In the Red corner is Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif., rider of record for the Honda team with 144 points while in the Green corner is Robby Bell, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., who leads the Kawasaki team which is third in points with 140.
Teams on Honda motorcycles have won the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 for the last 15 years while prior to that Kawasaki had a nine-year winning streak (from 1988 through 1996).
This year, Caselli and Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, brought their KTM team to the winner’s circle in March at the 26th annual MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and Bell, with help from David Pearson, Panaca, Nev., and Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., brought their Kawasaki team to the top of the podium in June at the 44th Tecate SCORE Baja 500.
Meanwhile, Udall, with co-riders Timmy Weigand, Valencia, Calif. and David Kamo, Caldwell, Idaho, finished a close second in both of this year’s previous SCORE Baja races on their Honda.
As challenging as the three teams are themselves, in addition to battling each other, they must also contend with the infamous, ever-changing, oft-treacherous course that stretches out down the rugged Baja California peninsula and all of the added obstacles it brings to the battle. In order to win the race, racers must first beat the Baja.
STARTING GRID
In this year’s elapsed-time race with vehicles starting one every 30 seconds, starting fourth in Class 22 which has 11 entries to date will be the FMF/Bonanza Plumbing/KTM Factory Off-Road Team No. 5x KTM 450SX-F of Caselli who will be the rider of record for a four-person team that includes Ramirez, Mike Brown, Murrieta, Calif. and Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif. Cody has added incentive as he was a rider on the winning Honda team each of the last four years. Brown won an XGames gold medal in Enduro X this past summer.
Seventh off the starting line on the THR Motorsports No. 8x Kawasaki KX450F will be Bell, who won this race in 2007 and 2008 on a Honda, with a four-person team that includes Pearson, Hengeveld and Destry Abbott, Peoria, Ariz. Hengeveld won seven overall titles in this race riding for Honda and Abbott and Pearson are both champions from the AMA Hare and Hound Series in the USA. The veteran desert racer Abbott, 40, has five AMA Hare and Hound national titles as well as six gold medals at the international ISDE competition.
Wearing the crown that his challengers are seeking, Udall, the defending series point champion who is still looking for his first overall win in this race, will be the rider of record on JCR Honda’s No. 1x Honda CRF450X that will start 10th with his co-riders being Weigand and Kamo joined by 11-time Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 overall champion and JCR Honda team owner Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif. Weigand was one of three riders on the overall winning Honda team in this race in 2009. The 11-time SCORE season point champion, Campbell, 41, who hasn’t raced in a SCORE race for the past few years but seldom goes a day without riding somewhere, has been in race-mode training as he prepares to race with an international Honda team in the upcoming Dakar Rally.
SCORE BAJA LEGEND SPEAKS
JCR Honda’s Johnny Campbell, proclaimed ‘king of SCORE Baja racing’ for all of his racing accomplishments south of the border, is a bit anxious entering this year’s race, “We have another great Honda team, but both Kurt (Caselli) and Robby (Bell) have proven they can beat us. I’m really not sure if I really be needed to ride this year, but just like Colton, Timmy and David, we all will be as prepared as humanly possible and you can be sure that Honda will be swinging for the fences against some superb competition.
“These teams are so equally matched, I really think the difference this year will be preparation and unless something unforeseen happens, which it can and does in Baja, whoever is ready and has the best-prepared support crews down the peninsula will win the 45th anniversary of the unbelievable SCORE Baja 1000. I was part of the winning team in the new millennium race in 2000, the 35th (2002) and the 40th (2007) and it would be humbling and very special for all of us to add this title to our JCR Honda collection.â€
MORE BIG M/C NUMBERS
Leading the motorcycle racers entered this year with at least one class win and who are still competing on two wheels with at least three wins in this event are Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif. (12, racing this year in the age group Class 60), Campbell (11, Class 22), Hengeveld (10, Class 22), Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (10, Class 40), Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif. (10, Class 50 and Class 21), Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico (6, Class 21), Cody (5, Class 22), Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif. (5, Class 21), Brian Pinard, Temecula, Calif. (5, Class 40), Gerardo Rojas, San Vicente, Mexico (4, Class 21), and Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas (3, Class 30).
GREEN FLAG
The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. next Thursday (Nov. 15) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 11:30 a.m., or four hours after the last ATV leaves the line. The fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 20 hours.
Completing its 39th year as the world’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series. The race will start on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada. The adventure will finish on the outskirts of La Paz on Highway 1 near the Grand Plaza Hotel, race headquarters for the southern half of the event.
TIME TRAVEL
This year will be the 38th time in the first 44 years of the storied race that it has started in Ensenada and it will be the 19th time in has finished in La Paz.
It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a racer. Since 1967, the legendary race has been run over the mysterious and majestic Baja California peninsula.
PRE-GREEN
Pre-race festivities next Wednesday (Nov. 14), 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 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will also be held next Wednesday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center.
Racer registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from starting this Sunday (Nov. 11) through next Wednesday (Nov. 14). Media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. next Tuesday (Nov. 13) and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. next Wednesday (Nov. 14).
POST GREEN
As the celebration continues throughout all day next Friday (Nov. 16) and next Saturday morning (Nov. 17) while official finishers cross the line and tales are added to the legacy of the event, the post-race awards fiesta will be held on the Malecon in downtown La Paz, starting at 5 p.m. next Saturday, (Nov. 17). The entire race will be conducted on Pacific Standard Time.
BY THE NUMBERS
While entries will be accepted up to race morning, late entries will be assigned the next available number and starting position within each class.
The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are SCORE Trophy Truck (39), Class 1 (23), Class 1/2-1600 (13), Class 10 (12) and Class 5 (10).
Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 for open motorcycles has the most entries to date with 11 and Class 40 (riders 40 years old and over) with 10.
Leading the entries in the seven Sportsman classes in the race is Sportsman Motorcycle over 450cc which has 36 entries and Sportsman ATV which has 11 entries so far.
PRE-RUNNING
Pre-running on the majority of the race course from Ojos Negros to La Paz began Friday (Oct. 26) and pre-running from the start line in Ensenada to Ojos Negros will be allowed only next Tuesday and Wednesday during race week (Nov. 13 and 14).
COURSE NOTES
This year’s historic 45th anniversary race will run down the length of Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula. The challenging race course for this year is somewhat similar to 2010, but longer than the last time the race finished in La Paz, although the terrain has obviously changed significantly because of weather conditions and natural use. This year even more changes are occurring because of Hurricane Paul that came through the southern portion of the course several weeks ago.
With eight mandatory checkpoints and 70 virtual checkpoints and 12 short pavement speed zones with speed limits of 60 miles per hour spread down the peninsula plus the finish line, the course starts on the Pacific Ocean-side of Baja California in Ensenada and heads southeast to San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez before heading south through Coco’s Corner, Bahia de Los Angeles, San Ignacio, back to the Pacific at San Juanico, then back to the Sea of Cortez just above Loreto, back to the Pacific near Ciudad Insurgentes heading down along the Pacific through Santa Rita before turning back east and down into La Paz for the finish.
All entries are provided with GPS programs defining the course and all are required to utilize special data recording devices that plot the actual route and speeds each vehicle takes during the mammoth race.
BFGOODRICH TIRES UNMATCHED
In 2012, BFGoodrich Tires is celebrating its 37th year as a major player in SCORE Baja racing. In addition to being the official tire of SCORE International for nearly four decades, BFGoodrich Tires has produced the tire of choice for 25 of the overall 4-wheel vehicle winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including 25 of the last 26 years along with a record-run of 20 straight from 1986 through 2005.
BFGoodrich Tires also provides unmatched pit support for racers using their tires with eight full pit areas along the race course to La Paz and complete radio relay the entire 1,121.55 miles.
SAL FISH IronRider AWARDS
This race also features the prestigious Sal Fish SCORE IronRider awards presented to each motorcycle and ATV rider who completes the entire course within the time limit while riding solo. To date, a total of 30 racers, all but two are on motorcycles, have declared the intent to ride the entire race solo in their quests for the Sal Fish SCORE IronRider Award.
AWARDS LIKE NO OTHER
Iconic GRAHAM-Watchmaker, headquartered in Switzerland, the Official Timekeeper of SCORE International, has designed and produced a limited-edition, high-end Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 collector’s timepiece that will also be one of two unique and special awards to be presented to the overall winners of the race. One of the unique, individually numbered collectible timepieces will be awarded to each of the three overall race division winners—the overall 4-wheel vehicle, motorcycle and ATV champions at this year’s granddaddy of all desert races. The three overall category champions will be awarded a category customized/personalized Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 limited-edition timepiece.
In addition to the once-in-a-lifetime GRAHAM Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 timepieces, the overall champions in the race will also each receive a special commemorative trophy Tecate, the title sponsor of the race.
WHAT ELSE…
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings each race. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 27th consecutive year, a total of 24 drivers are still in the hunt for the awards for the 2012 SCORE Desert Series after four rounds in the five-race series.
Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award. All categories, except Engine Builder and Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer, will be determined by public on-line voting while Engine and Buggy awards are determined by season points.
SCORE SPONSORS
Tecate Beer is the title sponsor of the three SCORE Baja races.
MasterCraft Safety is co-title sponsor of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Official Sponsors of the 45th SCORE Baja 1000 and the SCORE Desert Series are:
-Tecate Beer, Official Beer
-BFGoodrich Tires, Official Tire
-Graham Watchmakers, Official Timekeeper
-Red Bull, Official Energy Drink
-Volkswagen of America, Official Vehicle
-Sunoco Race Fuels, Official Race Fuel
-Coca-Cola, Official Soft Drink
-Slime, Official Tire Sealant
-Symons Ambulance Company, Official Ambulance
-Bullet Liner, Official Spray-On Bedliner
-SatellitePhoneStore.com-Official Satellite Phone Rental Company
-Volaris Airlines, Official Airline
-Fox Car Rental, Official Rent-A-Car
-Lightforce Performance Lighting, Official Driving Light
-Maxtrax, Official Vehicle Recovery Device
-Azunia Tequila, Official Tequila
-Bilstein, Official Shock Absorber
-Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Official Mexican Auto Insurance
Additional SCORE Sponsors are – Baja California Sur Tourism, Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, PCI Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
For more information regarding SCORE International and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, with links to the newly enhanced SCORE social media platforms, visit www.score-international.com or call SCORE at 818.225.8402.

45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Official Entries (as of 11.5.12)
PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22 (450cc or more)
2x Chris Ridgway, Julian, Calif, Honda CRF450X
3x Mark Samuels, Yucca Valley, Calif./Ian Young, San Clemente, Calif./Evan Kelly, Mojave, Calif./Justin Jones, Norco, Calif., Honda CRF450X
4x Radek Burkat, Canada, KTM 990R
5x Kurt Caselli, Murrieta, Calif./Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Mike Brown, Murrieta, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif., KTM 450SX-F
6x Warren Strange/Vernon Strange/Jake Smith, Australia, Honda CRF450X
7x Arik Swan, Santa Cruz, Calif./Bobby Barthalomew/Brian Garaham, Boulder Creek, Calif.
8x Robby Bell, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./David Pearson, Panaca, Nev./Steve Hengeveld, Flagstaff, Ariz./Destry Abbott, Peoria, Ariz., Kawasaki KX450F
9x A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif./Justin Morgan, Alpine, Calif./Corey Freeman, Fallbrook, Calif./Kevin Johnson, Boulder City, Nev., Honda CRF450X
10x Jason Miller, Edna, Texas
1x Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Valencia, Calif./David Kamo, Caldwell, Idaho/Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
12x C.R. Gittere III, Charlotte, N.C., Honda CRF450X

Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 All-Time Class Champions
PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22
1967—J.N. Roberts/Malcolm Smith
1968—Gary Preston/Larry Berquist
1969—J.N. Roberts/Gunar Nilsson
1970—Phil Bowers/Mike Patrick
1971—Malcolm Smith/Gunnar Nilsson
1972—Gunnar Nilsson/Rolf Tibblin
1973—Mitch Mayes/A.C. Bakken
1974—No Race
1975—Al Baker/Gene Cannady
1976—Larry Roeseler/Mitch Mayes
1977—Brent Wallingsford/Scot Harden
1978—Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson
1979—Jack Johnson/Larry Roeseler
1980—Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson
1981—Scot Harden/Brent Wallingsford
1982—Al Baker/Jack Johnson
1983—Dan Ashcraft/Dan Smith
1984—Chuck Miller/Randy Morales
1985—Randy Morales/Derrick Paiement
1986—Bruce Ogilvie/Chuck Miller
1987—Dan Ashcraft/Bruce Ogilvie
1988—Paul Krause/Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte
1989—Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte/Ted Hunnicutt Jr.
1990—Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt Jr./Danny LaPorte
1991—Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt Jr./Marty Smith
1992—Danny Hamel/Garth Sweetland/Paul Ostbo
1993—Danny Hamel/Larry Roeseler/Ty Davis
1994—Danny Hamel/Larry Roeseler/Ty Davis
1995—Paul Krause/Ty Davis/Ted Hunnicutt Jr.
1996—Paul Krause/Ty Davis/Greg Zitterkopf
1997—Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab/Greg Brinkle
1998—Johnny Campbell/Jimmy Lewis
1999—Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab
2000—Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab/Craig Smith/Steve Hengeveld
2001—Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab
2002—Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell
2003—Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Bruce Ogilvie
2004—Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Kendall Norman
2005—Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Mike Childress
2006—Steve Hengeveld/Mike Childress/Quinn Cody
2007—Robby Bell/Kendall Norman/Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell
2008—Robby Bell/Kendall Norman/Johnny Campbell
2009—Kendall Norman/Timmy Weigand/Quinn Cody
2010—Kendall Norman/Quinn Cody
2011—Kendall Norman/Quinn Cody/Logan Holladay

Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 FASTEST Overall Champions
(1967 through 2011, 4-wheel vehicles or motorcycles)
YEAR DRIVERS/RIDERS VEHICLE TIME
1967 Vic Wilson/Ted Mangels Meyers Manx VW 27:38
1968 Larry Berquist/Gary Preston Honda 20:38:28
1969 Larry Minor/Rod Hall Ford Bronco 20:48:10
1970 Drino Miller/Vic Wilson Miller VW 16:07
1971 Parnelli Jones/Bill Stroppe Ford Bronco 14:59
1972 Parnelli Jones/Bill Stroppe Ford Bronco 16:47
1973 Bobby Ferro/Johnny Johnson Funco VW 16:50:25
1974 NO RACE
1975 Al Baker/Gene Cannady Honda 18:22:55
1976 Larry Roeseler/Mitch Mayes Husqvarna 11:30:47
1977 Brent Wallingsford/Scot Harden Husqvarna 14:37:07
1978 Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson Husqvarna 10:23:47
1979 Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson Husqvarna 19:48:04
1980 Larry Roesler/Jack Johnson Yamaha 12:45:13
1981 Scot Harden/Brent Wallingsford Husqvarna 17:14:05
1982 Al Baker/Jack Johnson Honda 17:25:27
1983 Dan Smith/Dan Ashcraft Husqvarna 14:48:10
1984 Chuck Miller/Randy Morales Honda 14:34:34
1985 Randy Morales/Derrick Paiement Honda 17:44:42
1986 Bruce Ogilvie/Chuck Miller Honda 18:05:52
1987 Dan Ashcraft/Bruce Ogilvie Honda 12:02:14
1988 Paul Krause/Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte Kawasaki 11:33:45
1989 Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte/Ted Hunnicutt Jr. Kawasaki 17:53:16
1990 Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt Jr./Danny LaPorte Kawasaki 11:11:45
1991 Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt Jr./Marty Smith Kawasaki 13:35:25
1992 Danny Hamel/Garth Sweetland/Paul Ostbo Kawasaki 16:50:12
1993 Ivan Stewart Toyota SR5 13:29:11
1994 Danny Hamel/Larry Roeseler/Ty Davis Kawasaki 10:20:47
1995 Paul Krause/Ty Davis/Ted Hunnicutt Jr. Kawasaki 19:31:19
1996 Paul Krause/Ty Davis/Greg Zitterkopf Kawasaki 14:11:02
1997 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab/Greg Bringle Honda 13:19:59
1998 Johnny Campbell/Jimmy Lewis Honda 18:58:48
1999 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab Honda 14:15:42
2000 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab/ Craig Smith, Steve Hengeveld Honda 30:54:12
2001 Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab Honda 13:51:40
2002 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Andy Grider Honda 16:17:28
2003 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Bruce Ogilvie Honda 15:39:52
2004 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Kendall Norman, Honda 15:57:37
2005 Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Mike Childress, Honda 14:20:30
2006 Steve Hengeveld/ Mike Childress/Quinn Cody, Honda 18:17:50
2007 Robby Bell/Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell/Kendall Norman, Honda 24:15:50
2008 Robby Bell/Kendall Norman/Johnny Campbell, Honda 12:29:18
2009 Kendall Norman/Timmy Weigand/Quinn Cody, Honda 13:27:50
2010 Gus Vildosola Jr./Gus Vildosola Sr., Ford, 19:00:04
2011- Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif./Logan Holladay, Buellton, Calif., Honda, 14:14:25

4-wheel vehicles: 8
Motorcycles: 36
 
BFGoodrich® Tires Aims to Capture Its 26th SCORE Baja 1000 Title in 27 Years and Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Historic Race

ENSENADA, Mexico (Nov. 9, 2012) – Next week, the SCORE Baja 1000 race celebrates its 45th anniversary and BFGoodrich® Tires is ready for the competition. Beginning in Ensenada, Mexico and ending in La Paz in Baja California Sur, the brutally-rugged 1121.55-mile race will showcase the off-road toughness of the BFGoodrich® All-Terrain T/A®KO tire, BFGoodrich® Mud-Terrain T/A®KM2, BFGoodrich® Baja T/A® and BFGoodrich® Baja T/A®KR. A win at the legendary off-road desert race would earn BFGoodrich® its 26th title in 27 years of racing.

BFGoodrich® has plenty of fire power when it comes to drivers who can bring home the win in this year’s race. Eight members of “Team BFGoodrich” are currently in the top 10 of the SCORE International Series points. SCORE Trophy Truck series stars from Team BFGoodrich will be vying for the victory including Andy and Scott McMillin who are looking to defend their title from last year, Bryce Menzies who is seeking his first SCORE Baja 1000 win after bringing home the past two SCORE Baja 500 titles and SCORE Trophy Truck points leader Rob MaCachren who looks to get a final win to clinch the championship.

“Competing in the SCORE Baja 1000 race is an extreme accomplishment for a driver”, said Silvia Mammone, motorsports marketing manager for BFGoodrich Tires. “As the official tire of the SCORE Baja 1000 race, we are celebrating its 45 years of success and wish all of those racing on BFGoodrich tires the best of luck.”

Some of the world’s best drivers come to Baja to compete in the world’s most grueling desert race, and they need a tire that can withstand the demands of the Baja Peninsula. In 2011, drivers who chose BFGoodrich® tires earned victories in 14 competing classes, as well as eight of the top 10 overall four-wheel spots, including the overall title by Andy and Scott McMillin in a Ford SCORE Trophy Truck.


“What to Watch” at the 45th Annual SCORE Baja 1000

All in the family – The McMillin family has six members competing in the desert at this year’s race. Jessica, Mark, Dan, Luke, Scott and Andy McMillin, all descendants of the late off-road racing legend Corky McMillin, will all be participating. Team BFGoodrich racers Andy and Scott McMillin will be defending their title from last year and Andy will be looking for his fourth SCORE Baja 1000 win at 25 years of age.
In it for the long “Hall” – Off-road Motorsports Hall of Famer and Team BFGoodrich member Rod Hall will be competing in his 45th consecutive SCORE Baja 1000. He is the only racer to have competed in every SCORE Baja 1000 since its inception and was a class winner of the inaugural race.
The Decider – Like last year, the 45th Annual SCORE Baja 1000 will be the deciding race for the SCORE Trophy Truck Championship. In the lead is Team BFGoodrich member and five-time SCORE Baja 1000 winner Rob MacCachren. Only six points separate Rob from second place driver Juan C. Lopez.
BFGoodrich® Tires Pit and Communications Support Continues

BFGoodrich® Tires commitment to the growth of SCORE International and off-road racing does not end with its sponsorship extension or product support for numerous competitors in several classes. For the 2012 race, BFGoodrich® Tires will dedicate four full-service tractor-trailers to provide eight full-service pits and more than 220 volunteer and active personnel at pit areas located along the racecourse to support the more than 60 percent of the field that will compete on BFGoodrich tires. From the start to the finish line, BFGoodrich® Tires sets the standard for onsite pit and event support with the most extensive network available, including pit areas staffed with volunteer emergency medical technicians (EMTs), race mechanics, welders, fabricators and communications specialists — services which have been provided since 1981.

BFGoodrich® Tires support network also includes organization and mobilization of all parts, tires (as many as 14 per vehicle), fuel and equipment for any teams using BFGoodrich tires. The pit support network also includes satellite communications and mountain-top relay stations to coordinate race communications for teams running on BFGoodrich tires.

Track the Race with BFGoodrich® Tires Online

Those unable to witness the SCORE Baja 1000 from the desert can visit several websites that will allow fans to follow the entire race. Beginning at on Wed. Nov. 14, fans can log on to www.race-dezert.com/live for pre-race interviews, photos, videos and more. BFGoodrich® Tires Facebook page www.facebook.com/bfgoodrichtires will also have plenty of photos, videos and race information throughout race week. Our Team BFGoodrich car is also eligible to be tracked online under the listing “BC-2.”

Fans Help Team BFGoodrich Drivers Get in the Driver’s Seat

For the third consecutive year, BFGoodrich® engaged fans as part of their “Select-the-Seats” program which awarded six Team BFGoodrich drivers a coveted spot in the SCORE Baja 1000 race and one lucky driver the opportunity to attend the Ford Racing High Performance Driving School, one of the top pavement racing schools in the country.

Fans rallied around their favorite Team BFGoodrich drivers on Facebook and voted Brad Lovell, Bud Brutsman, Kyle Tucker, Roger Lovell and SCCA champions Luke Wilwert and Michael Crawford as winners of the contest. Fan-favorite Rob MacCachren won the overall contest and a trip to the Ford Racing High Performance Driving School in Tooele, Utah to help enhance his racing skills in advance of this year’s race.

45th Annual SCORE Baja 1000 Information and BFGoodrich® Tires Winners

The car and truck classes will leave the starting line on Thursday Nov. 15, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. PT or four hours after the last ATV leaves the start 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 20 hours, all vehicles will have 45 hours to officially finish the legendary race.

This year’s event boasts more than 300 entries from 34 states and 23 countries. Racers are competing in 35 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. Since 1967, the preeminent desert race has been run over the mysterious and challenging Baja California peninsula, except in 1974 when the international fuel crisis forced a cancellation.

BFGoodrich® Tires Overall SCORE Baja 1000 Winners from past 25 years:

1986
Mark McMillin/Ralph Paxton
Chenowth Porsche
1987
Bob Gordon/Malcolm Smith
Chenowth Porsche
1988
Mark McMillin
Chenowth Porsche
1989
Robby Gordon
Ford Pickup
1990
Bob Gordon/Robyn Gordon/Robby Gordon
Chenowth Chevy
1991
Larry Ragland
Chevy Pickup
1992
Paul Simon/Dave Simon
Ford Ranger
1993
Ivan Stewart
Toyota SR5
1994
Jim Smith
Ford Pickup
1995
Larry Ragland
Chevy Pickup
1996
Larry Ragland
Chevy Pickup
1997
Larry Ragland
Chevy Pickup
1998
Ivan Stewart
Toyota Tundra
1999
Larry Ragland
Chevy Pickup
2000
Dan Smith/Dave Ashley
Ford Pickup
2001
Doug Fortin/Charlie Townsley Jr.
Jimco Chevy
2002
Dan Smith/Dave Ashley
Ford Pickup
2003
Doug Fortin/Charlie Townsley Jr.
Jimco Chevy
2004
Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler
Smith Built Ford
2005
Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler
Smith Built Ford
2007
Mark Post/Rob MacCachren/Carl Renezeder
Ford F-150
2008
Roger Norman/Larry Roeseler
Ford F-150
2009
Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin
Chevy Silverado
2010
Gus Vildosola Jr./Gus Vildosola Sr.
Ford F-150
2011
Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin
Ford F-150

Using motorsports as a proving ground for more than 40 years, BFGoodrich® Tires is involved in every type of racing, including sports car, 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 at www.BFGoodrichTires.com, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/BFGoodrichTires or on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/BFGoodrichTires.

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ENSENADA, Mexico--With late entries accepted up to race morning (Thursday), here is the expanded entry list, by class, for the 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race.

45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
final round of five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series
Nov. 14-17—1,121.55 miles
Ensenada, Baja California to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Official Entries (as of 11/11/12)
(34 U.S. States, 23 countries)
(By Class Starting Order)

Pro Cars & Trucks
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)--
2 Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150
93 Chris Kemp, San Clemente, Calif./Dave Tounget, Murrieta, Calif./Alan Pflueger, Honolulu, Ford Raptor
20 Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas/Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Ford F-150
23 Dan McMillin, La Mesa, Calif./Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150
34 Ken Losch, Tempe, Ariz./Rob Martensen, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
97 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
1 Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas/Jesse Jones, Phoenix/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
31 Andy McMillin, San Diego/Scott McMillin, Coronado, Calif./Jessica McMillin, National City, Calif., Ford F-150
9 Mark Weyhrich/Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150
76 Jesse Jones, Phoenix/Bryce Menzies/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Ford F-250
18 Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy Silverado
19 Tim Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry Roeseler, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford F-150
14 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Mark Miller, San Juan Capistrono, Calif./Mike Johnson, Santa Monica, Calif., GMC Sierra
94 Steven Strobel, Clarks, Neb./Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Gay Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., Ford F-150
50 John Langley/Zak Langley, Santa Monica, Calif./Dale Dondel, Hemet, Calif., Santa Monica, Calif., Ford F-150
88 Sergio Salgado, Mexicali, Mexico/Matt Loidice/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado
59 Craig Potts, Scottsdale, Ariz., Ford F-150,
26 Jay Reichert, Cottonwood Shores, Texas/Charles Dorrance, Austin, Texas, Ford F-150
73 Rob Reinertson, Woodside, Calif./Al Hogan, Columbus, Mont./Bobby Neth, Julian, Calif., Chevy Sivlerado
16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Josh Daniel, Vista, Calif./Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz./Mike Johnson, Santa Monica, Calif., GMC Sierra
53 Jose Flores, Culiacan, Mexico/Eduardo Perez, San Diego/Jesus Lara, Cd. Constitucion, Mexico, Chevy Silverado
84 Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
13 Ed Stout/Staunton, Calif./Glenn Harris, Oxnard, Calif./Jamie Campbell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Chevy C1500
48 Jimmy Knuckles, Brawley, Calif., Ford F-150
21 Gus Vildosola/Gus Vildosola Jr, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor
45 Gary Magness/Davin Housh, Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Ford F-150
37 Tommy Greer, Tucson, Ariz./Glen Greer, Green Valley, Ariz./Bruce Greer Jr, Oro Valley, Calif., Dodge Ram1500
49 Ryan Arciero, oothill Ranch, Calif./Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
15 Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), BMW XJ-6
71 Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Ford F-150
39 Ron Whitton/Chas Dana, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150
60 Mike Voudouris, Austin, Texas/Travis Bozanno, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
66 Harry Hepler, Lansing, Mich./Benjamin Hirdy, Grand Ledge, Mich., Chevy Silverado
90 Greg Godfrey/Jared Willardsen, Bluffdale, Utah, Chevy Silverado
36 Glen Greer, Green Valley, Ariz./Alan Dela Ossa, ahurita, Ariz./Ben Myers/Bruce Greer Jr, Tucson, Ariz., Dodge Ram1500
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)--
101 Monica Greenhill/David Greenhill/Mike Greenhill, Crowley, Texas, Jimco-Chevy
102 Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jimco-Chevy
103 Luke McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
104 Buddy Feldkamp/Bud Feldkamp, Redlands, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
105 Tony Miglini, Dallas/Armin Kremer, Germany, Jimco-Chevy
106 Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va/Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif., Geiser-Chevy
107 Jon Walker, Guam, Kreger-Chevy
108 Brian Wyborny, Long Beach, Calif./David Willey, Lakewood, Calif./Chris Wyborny, Hemet, Calif., Tamotorsports-Chevy
109 Samuel Araiza, La Paz, Mexico/Steve Eugenio, El Centro, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Oceanside, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
110 Josh Rigsby/Mike Lury, Santa Fe, N.M./Tony Murray, Villa Park, Calif./Scott Wisdom, Lake Forest, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
111 Tom Koch, Ridgecrest, Calif./Ron Brant, Mulege, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy
112 Brad Etter, Villa Park, Calif./Danny Ebberts, Menifee, Calif., Porter-Chevy
113 Travis Chase/Don Chase La Crescenta, Calif./Ryan Plowman, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., ESM-Ford
114 Erik Jacobs, Ridgecrest, Calif./Shannon Powell, Las Vegas, Jimco-Chevy
115 Todd D. Tuls, Columbus, Neb./Todd J. Tuls, Clinton, Wisc./Jake Miller, Yucaipa, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
116 Rudy Cortez/Carlos Cortez, Las Vegas, DunBuggy-Chevy
117 C.J. Hutchins, Las Vegas/Mark Hutchins/Bryan Freeman/Bryan Adams, Henderson, Nev., Kreger-Chevy
118 John Langley/Morgan Langley, Santa Monica, Calif./Dan Martin, Monrovia, Calif., Racer-Chevy
145 Nils Castillo, Westlake Village, Calif./Joe Custer/Gene Haas, Kannapolis, N.C., Jimco-Chevy
146 Brett Lenk/Grank Lenk/Dale Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif./Mike Petersen, Laguna Beach, Calif./Brett Anderson, Newport Beach, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
147 Patrick McCarthy, Nicholas De Avila, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Craig Dillar, Hawthorne, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
148 Cody Parkhouse/Brian Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
149 Cory Kruseman, Ventura, Calif./Trevor Cooper, New Zealand/Brian Deegan, Temecula, Calif., Porter-Chevy
CLASS 1/2-1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)--
1601 George Peters, Newbury Park, Calif./Kevin J. Walsh, Manchester, Mo./Luke Babb, Monrovia, Calif./Shawn Umphries, Camarillo, Calif., Raceco
1602 Brad Maurer, Las Vegas/Ruben Rodrigues, Santa Fe Springs, Calif./Dan Bradley/Charles Sutton, Las Vegas, Bunderson
1603 Robert Archibald, El Cajon, Calif./Kevin Smith, LaVerne, Calif./Jason Coleman, Huntington Beach, Calif./Sammy Ehrenberg, Las Vegas, Mirage
1604 Arturo Velazco/Abel Velazco, Banning, Calif./Steve Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico, VBR
1606 Jesus Velez, Rodrigo Ferla/Victor Lugo, Mexicali, Mexico, PKF
1607 Jonathon Knight, San Mateo, Calif./John Witchel, Durango, Colo./Richard Garavito, Chino, Calif., ORAF
1608 Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif./Roberto Romo/Jose Bobles/Juan Mayoral, Mexicali, Mexico, Romo
1609 Adrian Diaz/Armando Boehme/Jesus Arciizca, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, DiazFab
1610 Stefano Stuart/Hector Morailla, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Duwayne Harris, Vista, Calif., Corey Terry, Oceanside, Calif., Penhall
1611 Roberto Rabago/Mario Reynozo/Francisco Reynozo, Tijuana, Mexico/Alonso Angulo, Ensenada, Mexico
1647 Jorge Jimenez, Anaheim, Calif./Wes McKenzie, Dallas/Alex Navararrete/Leonardo Navarrete, Mexicali, Mexico, Bonnerhawk
1648 Ray Files, Dana Point/Kyle Perry/Dylan Doherty/Josh Tieman, Carlsbad, Calif., Custom
1649 Eliseo Garcia/Hector Sarabia/Edmundo Fernandez/Eduardo Acevedo, Ensenada, Mexico, Romo
CLASS 3 (Short wheelbase 4X4)--
300 Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Ken Moss, Marysville, Calif./Dave Grundman, Elk Grove, Calif., Ford Bronco
301 Ralph Pickering/Bob Morton, Vista, Calif./Karl Wuesthoff, Milwaukee, Wisc./Ken Leavitt, Santa Paula, Calif./Jeff Dolan, Atwater, Calif., Kia Sportage
CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs)--
501 Sandy Hall, Culpeper, Va./Jim Anderson, Reno, Nev./Mark Levrett, Sparks, Nev.
502 Drew Belk, Coachella, Calif./Dave Bonner, Norco, Calif./L.J. Kennedy, Orange, Calif.
503 Cody Kellogg, Cypress, Calif./Troy Johnson, Riverside, Calif./Rick Wilcoxson, Upland, Calif.
500 Kevin Carr, San Diego/Kent Lothringer, La Verge, Calif./Noe Valdez, San Diego
505 Wendell Mortensen, Oakview, Calif./Dan Higginbotham, Ojai, Calif./Ruben Garcia, Ventura, Calif.
506 Victor Cesena Jr, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Jay Manning/Abraham Espinoza, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
507 Louis Zavas/Tony Brasil, San Jacinto, Calif.
508 Raymond Gray, Torrance, Calif./Luke Babb, Monrovia, Calif./Patrick Ostlund, Azusa, Calif.
509 Jose Lopez/Arnoldo Gutierrez E. /Arnoldo Gutierrez G., Mexicali, Mexico
519 Vice Wavra, Brawley, Calif./Terry McClintick/Rick McClintick, Orovada, Nev./Greg Forney, Winnemucca, Nev.
CLASS 5-1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs)--
551 Erich Reisen/Ross Burden/Ted Baikie/Grant Baylis, Canada
552 Armando Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico/Marco Bulacia, Bolivia/Oscar Montano, Spain
576 Dave Gasper, Santa Barbara, Calif./Bill Gasper, Chino Hills, Calif./Dale Suegett/John Kultura, Yorba Linda, Calif.
577 Enrique Zazueta Jr/Enrique Aazueta Sr/Edgar Flores/Jose Villareal, La Paz, Mexico
578 Trevor Anderson/Mark Anderson, Carlsbad, Calif./Victor Celis, Ensenada, Mexico
579 Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Thomas Fernandez/Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico
CLASS 6 (Unlimited, production mini trucks)--
601 Peter Lang/Brian Jellison, Santa Rosa, Calif./Peter Irving, Alamo, Calif., Ford Ranger
602 Steve Kovach, Chandler, Ariz./Preston Schmid, Mesa, Ariz./Dan Werle, Gilbert, Ariz., Ford Ranger
616 Larry Connor, Centerville, Ohio/Mario Quinones/Tonatiuh Malok, Ensenada, Mexico, Chevy Colorado
617 Gavin Skilton, Anaheim, Calif./Darren Skilton, Long Beach, Calif., Honda Pilot
600 Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rene Brugger/Francisco Arias, San Diego, Ford Ranger
619 Eduardo Laguna, Mexicali, Mexico/Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./Jesus Rubio, Mexicali, Mexico, Chevy Colorado
CLASS 7 (Open, production mini trucks)--
700 Dan Chamlee, Summerland, Calif./Tom Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger
701 Brandon Walsh/Scott Slater, Chino, Calif./Daniel Cole, Philadelphia, Toyota Tacoma
702 Aaron Celiceo, San Diego/Adrian Celiceo, San Ysidro, Calif./Pedro Mercado III, San Diego, Toyota Tacoma
703 Jose Gonzalez, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger
704 Victory Herrera Sr/Victor Herrera Jr, Tijuana, Mexico/Luis Herrera, Granada Hills, Calif., Ford Ranger
719 Francisco Chavez/Miguel Carballo/Alan Chavez/Omar Zavala, La Paz, Mexico, Ford Ranger
CLASS 7SX (Modified, open mini trucks)--
741 James Burman/Jayson Strachan/Chris Sayre, Heber City, Utah, Ford Ranger
740 Elias Hanna, Ensenada, Mexico/Randy Weisser, Escondido, Calif./Jose Castro, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger
759 Justin Fisher, San Ysidro, Calif./John Holmes, Encinitas, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)--
801 Francisco Monroy/Martin Espinoza/Miguel Monroy, La Paz, Mexico, Dodge Ram1500
802 Alfredo Carballo/Jose Carballo, La Paz, Mexico/Isain Venegas, Ensenada, Mexico, Chevy Silverado
803 Tom Bradley/Lupito Abaroa/Alejandro Abaroa/Dagoberto Manriquez, La Paz, Mexico, Chevy 2500\
838 David Moore, Scottsdale, Ariz./Mike Doherty, Tucson, Ariz./Chris Wilson, Vista, Calif./Evan Evans, Riverside, Calif., Ford Bronco
839 Rudolfo Iribe, Tijuana, Mexico/Mark Newhan, Lakeside, Calif., Chevy Silverado
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)--
1001 Cam Thieriot, Tustin, Calif./Kash Vessels, Bonsall, Calif., Racer-Chevy
1002 Mike Lawrence, Sunset Beach, Calif./Joe Liska, Banning, Calif./Blake Kirkpatrick, Mira Loma, Calif., Chenowth-Chevy
1003 Chip Prescott/Taylor Prescott, Fallbrook, Calif./Ben Himel, Las Vegas/Wyatt Patnode, Valley Center, Calif./Roger Barrette, Hemet, Calif., AlumiCraft-Chevy
1004 Dean Grizzle, Yuma, Ariz./Karl Scanlan, Menifee, Calif./Clint Berry/Blake Slater, Fusion-Chevy
1005 John Martensen/Steve Sells, Phoenix/Albert McMullen, Surprise, Ariz./Adam Bosch, Compton Hills, Ill., McM-Chevy
1006 Ross Savage, Costa Mesa, Calif./Andrew Myers, San Marcos, Calif., AlumiCraft-Chevy
1007 Peter Hajas, Wayzata, Minn./Steven Hajas, Delano, Minn., Kreger-Chevy
1008 Mark Lawrence, Sunset Beach, Calif./Steve Lawler, Banning, Calif., Lothringer-Chevy
1009 Matt Cullen/Mike Lombardi, Long Beach, Calif./Chuck Sacks, Canyon Lake, Calif., AlumiCraft-Honda
1010 Jorge SalmonSergio Frias/Claudio Hernandez/Dario Villanueva, Ensenada, Mexico, Madigan-Chevy
1048 Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Rick Graf, Scottsdale, Ariz./Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Banning-Ford
1049 Rick Boyer/Chris Boyer/Greg Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif./Jim Anderson, Reno, Nev., Banning-Ford
SCORE LITES (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)--
1201 Pedro Velasquez/Pedro Velasquez Sr, La Paz, Mexico, Landin
1202 Matt Drever/Richard Bell, Dana Point, Calif., Penhall
1203 Juan Guillen/Carlos Guillen/J.C. Covas, Calexico, Calif.
1204 Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach/Jim Moulton, Lancaster, Calif./Brian Burgess, Menifee, Calif., Moulton
1205 Hector Garcia/Roberto Anda/Fernando Calzada, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco
1206 Antonio Castro/Juan Aralza/Juan Dominguez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Chenowth
1248 Otoniel Huerta, San Luis, Ariz./Enrique Munoz, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry
1249 Moises Torres/Ricardo Torres/Juan Gallo, San Felipe, Mexico, Penhall
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)--
1101 Alfonso Lacarra/Martin Garibay/Felipe Gonzalez, Mexicali, Mexico
1102 Eric Solorzano/Orlando Lopez/Albert Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico
1149 Mark Murrell, Grand Junction, Colo/Gary Helming, Nipomo, Calif./Kent Steiner, Wichita, Kansas
STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks)--
861 Joe Bacal, Anthem, Ariz., Lexus LX570
862 Mickey Van Dyke, Canada/Kay Awaad, Calexico, Calif. (Egypt), Jim Keyes, Canada, Ford F-150
860 Wes Bevly III/Chad Bunch, Corpus Christi, Texas, Ford F-150
STOCK MINI (Stock, mini trucks)--
762 Rod Hall, Reno, Nev./Shelby Hall, 26, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3
779 Andy Bell/Ted Moncure, Long Beach, Calif./Nick Moncure, New Orleans, La., Toyota Tacoma
PROTRUCK (Limited, production trucks)--
1350 Chelsea Magness, Desert Hot Springs, Calif./Todd Burt, Denver, Ford F-150
CLASS 7-2 (Unlimited Mini-Truck, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine)--
721 Dave Sykes, Del Mar, Calif./Brandon Hollander, Ramona, Calif., TrophyLite-Chevy
720 Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./Dana Dague, Huntington Beach, Calif./Steve Rudd, Boulder City, Calif./Adrian Hernandez, Santa Ana, Calif., Mason-Chevy
723 Riggs Lennon, Paradise Valley, Ariz./Chase Messner, Twin Falls, Idaho/Greg Bragg, Visalia, Calif., TrophyLite-Ford
724 Billy Wilson/Dewey Clark, Corpus Christi, Texas, BajaLite-Chevy
CLASS 4 (Unlimited open-wheel car, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine)--
401 Mike Shaffer, Oakland, Calif./Shawn Twitchell, Nampa, Idaho/Daniel Acberli, Stateline, Nev./John Cantrell, Camas, Wash., Custom-Chevy
402 Jim Kirby, Valyermo, Calif./Glenn Kirby, Corona, Calif./Ethan Pickner, Leona Valley, Calif./Roy Moore, Wrightwood, Calif., Predator X18
403 Jason LaFortune, Upland, Calif./Jeff Proctor, San Dimas, Calif./Craig Hall, Hesperia, Calif., TMR-Chevy
419 Derek Fletcher, Abingdon, Va./Christyan Samano, Ensenada, Mexico/Edgar Alvarez Jr, Mexicali, Mexico, PSD-Chevy
CLASS 2 (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, 3.5-Liter Turbo or supercharged)--
219 Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Mike Powell, Bristol, Tenn./Steven Arlia, Phoenix, Mason-Chevy
CLASS 17 (Class 3, Modified Jeeps)--
1701 Perry Coan, Chino Hills, Calif/Scot Hartman, Redlands, Calif./Clem Grjeco, Yucaipa, Calif., Jeep Wrangler
1749 Scott Watkins, Stockton, Calif./Adam Arsenault, San Marcos, Calif., Jeep XJ
BAJA CHALLENGE (Subaru-powered, identically-equipped Baja touring cars)--
BC1 Steve Hilbert, Telluride, Colo/Eustaquio Escandon, Mexico City/ Park Brady, St. Simons Island, Ga./John Hammergren, San Francisco/Antoine Delapree, Mexico City/Jaimie Zunzunegui, Mexico City
BC2 Bud Brutsman, North Hills, Calif/Brad Lovell/Roger Lovell, Colorado Springs, Colo./Luke Wilwert, Marysville, Ohio/Michael Crawford, Pittston, Pa./Kyle Tucker, Mooresville, N.C.
BC3 Andre Villa, Spain/Lorena Dromundo, Mexico City/Nick Brocha, Henderson, Nev./Shane Bonifay, Orlando, Fla./Damon Bradshaw, Star, Idaho/Graham Agassiz, Canada
BC4 Rodrigo Ampudia Jr, Ensenada, Mexico/Makuakai Rothman, Haleiwa, Hawaii/Victor Oliveras, Polanco, Mexico/Luke Trembath, Malibu, Calif./Vaughn Gittin Jr, Joppa, Md.
BC5 Andrew Buck, Fullerton, Calif./Ernest Vigil, Albuquerque, N.M./Jamie Bestwick, Port Matilda, Pa./Sam Hill, Australia/Steve Peat, Great Britain/Mikey Rencz, Canada
SCORE SUPER 8 TRUCK (unlimted Truck/SUV, stock, sealed V8s)--
841 Bob Dixon, Sebastopol, Calif./William Hedrick, Chula Vista, Calif./Tyler Dixon, Sebastopol, Calif./William Hedrick Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Chevy Silverado
842 Nick Mills/Taylor Mills, Corpus Christi, Texas/Kent Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif., BajaLite-Chevy
PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22 (450cc or more)--
2x Chris Ridgway/Jim Wazny/Mario Panagiotopoulos, Julian, Calif., Honda CRF450X
3x Mark Samuels, Yucca Valley, Calif./Ian Young, San Clemente, Calif./Evan Kelly, Mojave, Calif./Justin Jones, Norco, Calif., Honda CRF450X
4x Radek Burkat, Canada, KTM 990R
5x Kurt Caselli, Murrieta, Calif./Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Mike Brown, Murrieta, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif., KTM 450SX-F
6x Warren Strange/Vernon Strange/Jake Smith, Australia, Honda CRF450X
7x Arik Swan, Santa Cruz, Calif./Bobby Barthalomew/Brian Garaham, Boulder Creek, Calif.
8x Robby Bell, Menifee, Calif./David Pearson, Panaca, Nev./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif./Destry Abbott, Peoria, Ariz., Kawasaki KX450F
9x A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif./Justin Morgan, Alpine, Calif./Corey Freeman, Fallbrook, Calif./Kevin Johnson, Boulder City, Nev., Honda CRF450X
10x Jason Miller, Edna, Texas
1x Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Valencia, Calif./David Kamo, Caldwell, Idaho/Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
12x C.R. Gittere III, Charlotte, N.C., Honda CRF450X
14x Paul Thomas/John Griffin, Julian, Calif./Tex Mitchell, Temecula, Calif./Giovanni Spinali, Julian, Calif./Fred Willert, Coronado, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 20 (250cc or less)--
151x Megumi Shiono/Katsuhisa Mikami/Takehito Suzuki/Hiroyuki Watanabe, Japan, Honda CRF250L
152x Yoshiaki Noda/Eiji Sugiyama/Yoshiyuki Imai, Japan/Yuichiro Horikawa, China, Honda CRF250L
178x Chad Broughton/Paul Broughton, Scotts Valley, Calif./Eric Pucelik, Santa Cruz, Calif./Nick Owens, Scotts Valley, Calif., Honda CRF250X
179x Gabriel Williams, Provo, Utah, Honda CRF250X
CLASS 21 (450cc or less)--
101x Ulises Fierro, Tijuana, Mexico/Marco Higuera, Ensenada, Mexico/Michael Valenzuela, Tijuana, Mexico/Ricardo Munoz, Ensenada, Mexico/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X
103x Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Roberto Villalobos, Tecate, Mexico/David Zarate, Los Cabos, Mexico/Adam Neuwirth, Malibu, Calif., Honda CRF450X
104x Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Shane Esposito/Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif./Ricky Brabee, Oak Hills, Calif./Morgan Crawford, Sanger, Calif., Honda CRF450X
107x Brandon Prieto, Ensenada, Mexico/Eric Yorba, Rosarito, Mexico/Octavio Valle, Zapopan, Mexico/Gerardo Rojas, Vincente Guerrero, Mexico
108x Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif./Carlos Gutierrez, Tecate, Mexico/Raul Hernandez, Tijuana, Mexico/Rigoberto Gomez, Valle de Chapultopec, Mexico
109x Chris Warwick, Australia, Honda CRF450X
110X Adolfo Palacios/Alberto Ruiz, Ensenada, Mexico/Hector Castillo, Calexico, Calif./Jose Ocoa, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)--
301x Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/Pal Anders, Norway/Ryan Dudek/Matt Karlsen, USA, Honda CRF450X
300x Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M./Jason Trubey, Henderson, Nev./Ben Brinkley, Bothell, Wash./Clint Braun, Henderson, Nev., Honda CRF450X
304x Jose Rivas/Guillermo Gomez/Juan Azanza, Guadalajara, Mexico/Rodrigo Alvarez, Tepatitlan, Mexico, KTM 450EXC
305x Feisal Somji, Canada/Miguel Narvaez, Boca Del Rio, Mexico/Andrew Stacey/David Seaton, Canada, Honda CRF450X
306x Chuck Manchester/ShaneBell, Carson City, Nev./Chris Brown, Las Vegas/Brian Pinard, Sun City, Calif., Honda CRF450X
307x Aaron Lindsey, Mercer, Ga., Yamaha YZ450F
349x Christopher Parr, Colorado Springs, Colo, Yamaha WR450
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)--
400x Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif./Scott Dunlavey, Lafayette, Calif., Honda CRF450X
401x Chris Shortt, Larkspur, Colo./Dane La Fontaine, San Diego/George Pennington, Palmer Lake, Colo/Kevin Dean, Post Falls, Idaho, Husqvarna TXC510
402x Larry Brown/Scott Atchison, Bakersfield, Calif./Harold Harris, Sanger, Calif./Greg Hauser, Grover Beach, Calif./Oscar Hale Jr, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda XR650
403x Robert Creemers/Pete Herd/Sean Clark/Kevin Archer, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X
404x Lloyd Andrew, Australia, KTM EXC-W
405x Mike Prunty/Sterlyn Rigsby, Temecula, Calif./Lester Lehigh, Bishop, Calif./Ken Hansing, Tehachepi, Calif./Colie Potter, Borrego Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X
408x Oscar Fazz, Yuma, Ariz./Randy Harman, Peoria, Ariz./Lonnie Pearce, San Antonio, Texas/Mike Langley, Yuma, Ariz., Kawasaki KX450F
409x Steve Sanders, Bonita, Calif./Bill Witt/Steven Fuller, Henderson, Nev./Todd Abratowski, Boulder City, Nev., Honda CRF450X
410X Mike Barnhill/John Griffin, 46, Julian, Calif./Tex Mitchel, Temecula, Calif./Giovanni Spinali, Julian, Calif./Fred Willert, Coronado, Calif., Honda CRF450X
411x Gary Sparks, Page, Ariz/Kelly Oldroyd, Brian Head, Utah, Honda XR650
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)--
501x Marc Prince, Malibu, Calif./Eric McKenna, Loomis, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Dave Potts, Burbank, Calif./Charlie Marshal, Carmichael, Calif., Honda CRF450X
503x Robert Smith/Tony Allen/Craig Murray/Tom Irgansen/Guy Laycraft, Canada, KTM EXC500
504x Ken Kosiorek, San Diego, Honda XR650R
549x Mark Jerman, Lancaster, Calif./Joe Bolton, Corona, Calif./Mark Vanscourt, Norco, Calif./Steve Buckley, Calabasas, Calif./Earl Roberts, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)--
601x Al Perrett, Canada/Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif./Mark Force/Guy Wilson, Bakersfield, Calif./Art More, Sun City, Calif., Honda CRF450X
602x Earl Norman, Benton City, Wash., Husaberg FE650
PRO ATVs
CLASS 25 (450cc or more)--
2a Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore./Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash./Kenny Sanford, Tacoma, Wash./Jamie Kirkpatrick, Olympia, Wash./Richie Brown, Dahlonega, Ga./Garrin Fuller, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX450R
1a Wayne Matlock/Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif./Wes Miller, Cathedral City, Calif./Adolfo Arellano Jr, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
4a Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen, N.M./Andy Lagzdins, Burbank, Calif./Robin Fawcett, Santee, Calif./Doug Eichner, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX450R
5a Charles Laviolette/Guillaume Landriault/Sylvain Leduc, Canada, Can Am DS450
6a Josh Frederick, Moapa, Nev./Jeremie Warnia, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Jarred McLure, Kaska, Pa./Collin Webster, Las Vegas, Can-Am DS450
7a Rafael Torres, Damacio Maduena/Carlos Cansteneda/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico, Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Manlio Diaz, La Paz, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
CLASS 24 (450cc or less)--
101a Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Thomas Wright, Tabernacle, N.J./Mike Zelenka/John Zelenka, Clifton, N.J./Pierre-Yves Deneault, Canada, Honda TRX450R
102a Shawn Robins, Landis Albrecht/Rocky Glasgo, Canada/Pedro Trango, La Paz, Mexico/Stephen McKenzie, Los Barrices, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
103a Rafael Torres/Jose Meza/Juan Naranjo/Arnoldo Castaneda, San Felipe, Mexico/Julio Lizarraga, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
CLASS 26 (Limited, Utility)--
201a Mike Penland, Rbun Gap, Ga./Jeremy Reach, S. New Berlin, N.Y./Mike Edwards, Gainsville, Va./Glen Veal, Savannah, Ga./Alex Layn, Bristol, Vt., Can Am Outlander800
219a Joe Rice, Lomita, Calif./Arvin Sanchez/Fernando Avalos, Alejandro Avalos, Ensenada, Mexico/Tim Winarski, Carson, Calif./Rob Ransford, Chicago, Can-Am Outlander800
SPORTSMAN
SPT CAR--
1401 Todd Welling, San Carlos, Calif/Chad Cummings, Chino, Calif./Phil Speet, Holland, Mich., Spectrum-Viper
1402 Robert Becker, New York, N.Y./John Becker, Ardmore, Okla./Guy Ruse, Boulder, Colo./Dave Caswell, Englewood, Colo./Dan Kolenich, Fairhope, Ala., Mirage-VW
1403 George Jackson, San Felipe, Mexico/Brian Siler, Lewiston, Idaho/Steve Siler, Portola, Calif./Jake Maness, Redstone, Colo./Jack Penley, Denver, Jimco-Toyota
1404 Marc Van Tassell, Ely, Nev./Ryan Davis, Bountiful, Utah/Dave Helm, Taylorsville, Utah/Darren Webster, Salt Lake City, Utah/Kurt Williams, Sandy, Utah, VW Sedan
1405 Jung-Taek Yoon, Las Vegas/James Cooros, Sayre, Pa./Joe Crosland/James Ramseier, Las Vegas/Pee Ramseler, Imperial Beach, Calif., VW Baja Bug
1406 Fernando Hoyos/Rodolfo Jimenez, Constitucion, Mexico, Curry-VW
1407 Christian Hammerskjold, Exton, Pa./Michael Mayo-Smith, Manchester, N.H./Paul Johnson, Waltham, Md./Vknce Hafner, Telford, Pa., BTC-Subaru
1449 Jim Bunn/John Matney/Charlie Holbrook, Bristol, Va., Geiser-Chevy
SPT TRUCK--
1500 Randy Swink, El Cajon, Calif./Dwight Gran, San Diego/Arturo Montano, La Mesa, Calif./Gustavo Pohls, Hermosillo, Mexico, Ford Ranger
1501 Brandon Steele, 48, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Walter Prince, 76, Northridge, Calif./Bart Pierce, 40, Palmdale, Calif., Ford Explorer, The Great Candy Cane Off-Road Race Team, Sugar Foods
1502 Buddy Crisp, Running Springs, Calif./Brendan Fikes, Midland, Texas/Serafin Sanchez III, Ensenada, Mexico, Chevy Colorado
SPT UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)--
1801 Douglas McCrady, El Cajon, Calif./Corey Crosby, San Diego, Arctic Cat
1802 Chris Koch, St. Paul, Minn./Dave Roberts, Weddington, N.C./Todd Romano, Park City, Utah/Mike Skeen, Charlotte, N.C./Bob Viau, Lake Elmo, Minn., Yamaha King
1803 Thomas Graves, San Diego/Richard Morel, Poway, Calif., Yamaha Rhino
1804 Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Ryan Piplic, Las Vegas/David Nagy, La Mesa, Calif., Polaris XP900
1805 Dave Broome, Aptos, Calif./Eric Pucelik/John Grinder, Santa Cruz, Calif.
1806 Kevin Fuller, West Linn, Ore./Jim Creagan, Yacolt, Wash/ Crane Westfall, Molalla, Ore./Diege Dorsey, Newport Beach, Calif., Arctic Cat
SPT M/C< (450CC or less)--
201x Brett Robinson, Thomaston, Ga/John Graves Jr, Camp Verde, Ariz./Scott Chapman, Ashland, Ore./Allan Diehr, San Jose, Calif./Ed Ellis, Prescott, Ariz./Christopher Lange, Santa Maria, Calif., Honda CRF450X
202x Darren Elia/Francisco Galdon/Michael Seibold/Paul Bessitie, Canada, Yamaha WR450
203x Gregory Gilbert/Matthew Banuelos/Edgar Inda, Whittier, Calif./Dave Sanchez, Riverside, Calif., Honda CRF450X
205x Philip Kegel, Canada, Yamaha WR450
206x Carlos Gracida, Guadalajara, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
207x Victor Borg, Silver Springs, Nev., Honda CRF450X
249x Mark Winkelman, Cedar Hill, Texas/Ricky De La Reina, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Austin Miller, Dripping Springs, Texas/Rene Magana, San Ysidro, Calif./Paul Lopez, El Centro, Calif., Honda CRF450X
SPT M/C> (450cc or more)--
251x Yukio Higuchi, Japan, Honda CRF450X
252x Tomoki Hayashi/Kazunari Iriki, Japan, Honda CRF450R
253x Tetsuya Naito, Japan, Honda CRF 450X
254x Adrian Ruiz, Vincente Guerrero, Mexico/Fernando Beltran/Octavio Amador, Ensenada, Mexico/Hugo Becerra II, Vincente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
255x Akihiri Saito, Japan, Honda CRF450X
256x Bill Baker, Castaic, Calif./Peter Wright, Brooklyn, N.Y./James Wright, Philadelphia/Erek Kudla, Oxnard, Calif., KTM 500XCW
257x Matt DeVall, Heber City, Utah, KTM 525EXC
258x Christopher Amos, Felton, Calif./Jack Faren, Santa Cruz, Calif./Coyler Ruskin, South Lake Tahoe, Calif./Chance Ferro, Aptos, Calif., Honda CRF450X
259x Robert Gumser/Tim Burns, Imperial Beach, Calif., KTM 525EXC
260x Carlos Sanchez, Tijuana, Mexico/Jorge Medina, Playas de Tijuana, Mexico/Miguel Montenegro, San Diego/Orcar Garcia, Tijuana, Mexico, Husaberg FX450
261x Hideki Sugiyama/Hirotaka Sato, Japan/Mark Sasaki, San Pedro, Calif., Honda CRF450X
262x Hideyuki Sumiyoshi/Shohei Himeno, Japan, Honda CRF450X
263x Kris Meeke, Ireland, Honda CRF450X
264x Tetsuya Hirasawa/Kouichi Tonsha/Tadashi Yokoyama, Japan, Suzuki RMX450Z
265x Sebastien Bouchard, Canada (France), Honda XR650R
266x Olaf Satre, Steamboat Springs, Colo./Patrick King/Ryan Epp/Lars Satre, Canada, Honda CRF450X
267x Kevin Murphy, Westlake Village, Calif., KTM 500XCW
268x Yuji Kikuchi/Yuji Kikuchi/Tatsuo Imaizumi, Gardena, Calif. (Japan), Honda CRF450X
269x Gary Walker/John Bosch, Fairport, N.Y./Dale Twardokus/Ryan Kaza, Victor, N.Y./Kevin Piccola, Palmyra, N.Y., Honda CRF450X
270x Brady Sharp, Platteville, Colo., Honda CRF450X
271x David Haller, Winterhaven, Calif., ATK605
272x Naoki Kusano/Jun Arakawa/Tishiyuki Adachi/Yuichiro Okamoto, Japan, Honda CRF450X
273x Tibi Imbuzan, San Diego (Hungary), Yamaha WR450R
274x Ron Weinmeister, Fort Collins, Colo./Brady Welton, Loveland, Colo., Honda CRF450X
275x Yusuke Hino/Zentaro Katsuno/Koji Kawanami, Japan, Honda CRF450X
276x Thierry Mas, Miami (France)
277x Risto Niemi/Aki Polvikoski, Finland, Honda XR650R
278x Jeff Kawell, Crestline, Calif., Honda CRF450X
279x Yvan Perraud, France, Honda CRF450X
280x Peter Hardy, Los Osos, Calif., Honda XR650R
281x Carl Westphal, Scottsdale, Ariz., KTM 450XCW
282x John McTainsh, Australia, Honda CRF450X
283x Marty Seefried, Huntington Beach, Calif., Honda XR650R
284x David Camarena/Ricardo Camarena, Tijuana, Mexico/Jose Carrasco, Rosarito, Mexico/Manuel Becerra, Tijuana, Mexico, Kawasaki KX450F
286x Shawn Evans/William Ludwig/Dan Rhamy/Aaron Kralovic/John Carter, Kansas City, Mo., Honda CRF450X
287x Andrew Glogner/Depree Hendickson\/Marshal Burhans, Tucson, Ariz./Shawn Starc, Rohnert Park, Calif., KTM 525XCW
SPT ATV--
51a Dave McFarland, Madera, Calif./Jose Gallardo, Chatsworth, Calif./Donny Guardado, San Fernando, Calif./Juan Rodriguez, Palmdale, Calif., Yamaha YFZ450
52a Juan Dominguez/Alonzo Dominguez, Yuma, Ariz./Alejandro Romo, Mexicali, Mexico/Joaquin Maduena, San Felipe, Mexico/Kye Walstion, Canada, Honda TRX450R
53a Moises Saiza/Adrian Lopez/Juan Gonzalez/Osman Arce/Francisco Perez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX700XX
54a Paul Engen, Las Vegas/Paul Miller, Henderson, Nev./Dustin Tanguay/Zachary Tanguay/Greg Ochoa, Las Vegas, Yamaha Raptor
55a Hiohiko Anaka, Japan, Yamaha Raptor
56a Fidel Gonzalez, Fidel Gonzalez/Juan Lozano, Vizcaino, Mexico/Fernando Amador, Ensenada, Mexico/Isaac Valadez, Jesus Maria, Mexico/Adulfo Torres, San Quintin, Mexico, Yamaha Raptor
57a Francisco Villavicencio, Guerrero Negro, Mexico/Jsus Sarabia, Santa Rosalia, Mexico/Ricardo Diaz, Constitucion, Mexico/Efrain Vazquez, Guerrero Negro, Mexico/Jesus Salvador, La Bocana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
58a Francisco Morales, Guerrero Negro, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
59a Rodrigo Burruel, Constitucion, Mexico, Honda TRX700XX
97a Rusty Batza, Louisville, Colo./Paul Tschida II, Santee, Calif./Anthony Romero, Albuquerque, N.M.
98a Cristobal Quezada/Marcos Bianconi, Argentina/Gustavo Peralta, Argentina/Marcos Zepeda, Giovanny Zepeda, Tijuana, Mexico, Bombardier DS650
99a Daniel Montano, San Diego/Roger Rubio, Sun City, Calif./Federico Aguilar, La Paz, Mexico/Eduardo Arellano/Jesus Lopez, San Diego, Honda TRX450R
 
F A C T S H E E T--2012 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
WHAT:
45th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, Final event of the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series
WHEN:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, November 13-17, 2012
WHERE:
START:
Ensenada-Baja California, Mexico (65 miles south of U.S./Mexico Border)
FINISH:
La Paz-Baja California Sur, Mexico
WHO:
Over 300 entries from 34 U.S. States, and 23 countries, competing in 36 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs
COURSE:
TOTAL MILEAGE: 1,121.55 miles (8 physical checkpoints, 70 visual checkpoints plus the finish line).
Starts on Blvd. Costero, adjacent to the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in Ensenada; Finishes adjacent to SCORE Headquarters Grand Plaza hotel and the Baja California Sur tourism office on the outskirts of La Paz. From the start in Ensenada the course will go east to Ojos Negros. The course starts on the Pacific Ocean-side of Baja California in Ensenada and heads southeast to San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez before heading south through Coco’s Corner, Bahia de Los Angeles, San Ignacio, back to the Pacific at San Juanico, then back to the Sea of Cortez at Loreto, back to the Pacific at Ciudad Insurgentes heading down along the Pacific through Santa Rita before turning back east and down into La Paz for the finish.
This year’s course has 12 speed zones with a maximum speed limit of 60mph for a total of approximately 170 miles.
This year’s race course will feature 8 outlying checkpoints where each vehicle is required to quickly stop before continuing on. The checkpoints will be located as follows: Checkpoint No. 1—North of Santa Catarina (race mile 88.20), No. 2—South of San Felipe H5K52 (rm234.54), No. 3—Coco’s Corner (rm 318.31), No. 4—San Ignacio (rm617.65), No. 5—North of Loreto H1K60 (rm785.56), No. 6—Lopez Mateos H1K30 (rm930.61), No. 7—Puerto Cancun Xing (rm991.95), No. 8—La Paz Mini Summit (rm11.04.62).
PRE/POST RACE SHEDULE:
SUNDAY, Nov. 11 & MONDAY, Nov. 12--(All times Pacific Standard Time)
Racer Registration, Grand Ballroom, San Nicolas Hotel, Ensenada 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
TUESDAY, Nov. 13--(All times PST)
Racer Registration, Grand Ballroom, San Nicolas Hotel, Ensenada 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Media Registration, Grand Ballroom, San Nicolas Hotel, Ensenada 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15--(All Times PST)
Racer Registration/Media Registration, Grand Ballroom, San Nicolas Hotel, Ensenada 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Contingency Row, Blvd. Costero in front of Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, Ensenada, 10 a.m. - 5 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.
THURSDAY, Nov. 14--(all times PST)
Ensenada--BFGoodrich Tires/Baja California Secretary of Tourism SCORE Media Center-Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, Red Room starting at 6 a.m. until 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15
La Paz—BFGoodrich Tires/Baja California Sur Secretary of Tourism SCORE Media Center-Grand Plaza Hotel, Emperor’s Ballroom, 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17
SATURDAY, Nov. 17—(PST)
Posting of FINAL UNOFFICIAL Results—Grand Plaza Hotel, 11 a.m.
Awards Celebration-Malecon, downtown La Paz, 5 p.m.
START:
Boulevard Costero, adjacent to Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center-Ensenada
FINISH:
Adjacent to SCORE Headquarters-Grand Plaza Hotel on outskirts of La Paz
RACE DAYS SCHEDULE THURSDAY-SATURDAY, Nov. 15-17--(all times PST)
ENSENADA-Late Racer Registration, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, Ensenada-5:30 a.m.
Late Media Registration, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, Ensenada-6 a.m.-1 p.m.
Late Tech, Start Line, 6 a.m.
LA PAZ-BFGoodrich Tires/Baja California Sur Secretary of Tourism SCORE Media Center, Grand Plaza Hotel— Thursday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. to Saturday, Nov. 20, 4 p.m.
RACE STARTS: (Thursday, Nov. 15) Motorcycles, ATVs-6:30 a.m.; Cars, Trucks-11:30 a.m. (Approx)
STARTING ORDER (Subject to Change): (One vehicle every 30 seconds)
Motorcycles/ATVs--22, 21, 30, 40, 50, 20, 60, 25, 24, Sportsman M/C>, Sportsman M/C<, Sportsman ATV, 26
Cars/Trucks--TT, 1, 10, SL, 8, S8, PT, 1/2-1600, 4, 5, 6, 7/2, 7, 7SX,, BC, 5-1600, 2, 3, SF, SM, 9, 17, SPT Truck, SPT Buggy, 11, SPT UTV
TIME LIMIT:
All vehicles will have a 45-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, www.score-international.com
BLACK BOXES:
SCORE requires that special ‘black boxes’ is mandatory on all entries. International Race Consultants provides the ‘Black Boxes’ and tracking of each vehicles GPS data along with vehicle speed.
SPONSORS:
Tecate Beer is the title sponsor of the three SCORE Baja races.
MasterCraft Safety is co-title sponsor of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Official Sponsors of the 45th SCORE Baja 1000 and the SCORE Desert Series are:
-Tecate Beer, Official Beer
-BFGoodrich Tires, Official Tire
-Graham Watchmakers, Official Timekeeper
-Red Bull, Official Energy Drink
-Volkswagen of America, Official Vehicle
-Sunoco Race Fuels, Official Race Fuel
-Coca-Cola, Official Soft Drink
-Slime, Official Tire Sealant
-Symons Ambulance Company, Official Ambulance
-Bullet Liner, Official Spray-On Bedliner
-SatellitePhoneStore.com-Official Satellite Phone Rental Company
-Volaris Airlines, Official Airline
-Fox Car Rental, Official Rent-A-Car
-Lightforce Performance Lighting, Official Driving Light
-Maxtrax, Official Vehicle Recovery Device
-Azunia Tequila, Official Tequila
-Bilstein, Official Shock Absorber
-Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Official Mexican Auto Insurance
Additional SCORE Sponsors are – Baja California Sur Tourism, Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, PCI Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
LIVE INTERNET:
www.SCORE-international.com, www.DirtNewz.com; www.Race-Dezert.com:
With significant assistance from a variety of sponsors led by BFGoodrich Tires, several websites will have special coverage surrounding the massive event. Providing significant pre-race, in-race and post-race coverage will be score-international.com, DirtNewz.com, Race-Dezert.com, all based in the United States and elpatorojo.com, based in La Paz. Coverage will include unofficial adjusted time splits at several locations on the course on Race-Dezert.com and SCORE’s site will include enhanced social media coverage via its facebook, youtube and twitter links. Based in LaPaz, Mexico’s elpatorojo.com will also be providing live coverage in Spanish.
TOP RACERS:
SCORE Trophy Truck: 1 Bryce Menzies, 97 B.J. Baldwin, 20 Rob MacCachren/Robbie Pierce, 19 Tim Herbst/Larry Roeseler, 49 Ryan Arciero/Troy Herbst, 23 Dan McMillin/Mark McMillin/Chuck Hovey, 31 Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, 76 Jesse Jones, 18 Juan C. Lopez/Robby Gordon, 16 Cameron Steele/Mark Miller/Mark Post, 14 Cameron Steele/Mark Miller/Mark Post, 84 Nick Vanderwey/Curt LeDuc, 21 Gus Vildosola Sr/Gus Vildosola Jr, 2 Pete Sohren, 9 Mark Weyhrich/Gary Weyhrich, 94 Steven Strobel, 15 Armin Schwarz/Martin Christensen, 71 Rick D. Johnson, 34 Ken Losch, 88 Sergio Salgado; Class 1: Ronny Wilson, Cody Parkhouse, Luke McMillin, Tony Miglini/Armin Kremer, Clyde Stacy/Justin Matney; Class 1/2-1600: Cody Robinson, Rob Archibald, Arturo Velazco, Hiram Duran; Class 3: Donald Moss; Class 5: Kevin Carr; Class 5-1600: Clyde Stacy, Erich Reisen; Class 6: Eduardo Laguna, Heidi Steele, Peter Lang, Gavin Skilton/Darren Skilton; Class 7: Dan Chamlee; Class 7SX: Elias Hanna; Class 8: Rodolfo Iribe; Class 10: Matt Cullen, Mike Lawrence; SCORE Lites: Otoniel Huerta, Brent Parkhouse; Stock Full: Wes Bevly III, Joe Bacal; Stock Mini: Andy Bell, Rod Hall; Class 7-2: Reid Rutherford; Class 4: Derek Fletcher, Mike Shaffer; Class 2: Clyde Stacy; Class 22: Robby Bell/David Pearson/Steve Hengeveld/Destry Abbott, Colton Udall/Timmy Weigand/David Kamo, Kurt Caselli/Ivan Ramirez/Mike Brown/Quinn Cody; CLASS 21: Ulises Fierro, Francisco Septien, Carlos Casas, Jim O’Neal; CLASS 30: Mike Johnson; CLASS 40: Jeff Kaplan, CLASS 60: Al Perrett/Richard Jackson; Class 25: Wayne Matlock, Josh Frederick, Brandon Brown, Craig Christy.
HISTORY OF START/FINISH:
In the 45-year history of the SCORE Baja 1000, this will be the 38th time the race has started in Ensenada and the 19th time it has finished in La Paz. The last time this race ended in La Paz was 2010.
ENGINE WINNERS:
In 4-wheel vehicle competition, Ford motor has produced 15 overall winners and VW motors are second with 12 overall winners, followed by Chevy with 11, Porsche with 3, Toyota with 2, and Dodge with 1.
CHASSIS WINNERS:
Among 4-wheel vehicles, Ford has produced the chassis for 13 overall winners while Chenowth has produced the chassis for 10 overall winners, followed by Chevy with 7, 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 22 overall victories (including 15 straight), followed by Husqvarna with 11, Kawasaki with 9 and Yamaha with 2.
CAR & TRUCK TIRE WINNERS:
Among tire manufacturers in the car and truck classes, BFGoodrich leads with 25 overall winners, followed by Western Auto with six, Firewtone with four, Calahan cap with three and Armstrong, Gates, Goodyear, Mickey Thompson, Tectira and Toyo with one each.
BFGOODRICH TIRES UNMATCHED
In 2012, BFGoodrich Tires is celebrating its 37th year as a major player in SCORE Baja racing. In addition to being the official tire of SCORE International for nearly four decades, BFGoodrich Tires has produced the tire of choice for 25 of the overall 4-wheel vehicle winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including 25 of the last 26 years along with a record-run of 20 straight from 1986 through 2005.
BFGoodrich Tires also provides unmatched pit support for racers using their tires with eight full pit areas and more than 220 support crew personnel spread along the race course to La Paz and complete radio relay the entire 1,121.55 miles.
UNITED NATIONS:
Entries in the internationally-showcased race have come from 34 U.S. states and 23 countries. In addition to the 34 U.S. States, racers have entered from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain and the US Territory of Guam. Additional late entries are expected up to race morning.
OVERALL SHOWDOWNS
While the overall motorcycle victory is easier to identify potentially as one of three factory-supported teams from American Honda (Colton Udall, rider of record), Kawasaki (Robby Bell) and KTM (Kurt Caselli), the overall four-wheel vehicle is destined to be another survival of the fittest among many favorites in the field of 34 SCORE Trophy Trucks, SCORE’s marquee racing division for high-tech, 850-horsepower unlimited production trucks.
A trio of Las Vegas desert racing stars-Rob MacCachren, Bryce Menzies and B.J. Baldwin are clearly the favorites in the SCORE Trophy Truck field, but not far behind are two Las Vegas brothers Tim and Troy Herbst, RPM Racing’s Lopez/Gordon duo and Steven Strobel of Nebraska.
MacCachren currently leads the season point standings in SCORE Trophy Truck with two race wins this season and 271 points in the No. 20 MasterCraft Safety Rockstar Ford F-150, Lopez/Gordon are second with 265 points in the No. 18 RPM Racing Speed Chevy Silverado and Baldwin is third with one win this season and 254 points in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Monster Chevy Silverado.
With this race being the most prestigious in all of the sport, numerous other racers are capable of winning it, including Tim Herbst and Larry Roeseler, El Cajon, Calif., in the No. 19 Terrible Herbst Motorsports Monster Ford F-150 with 226 points in fifth place in class, Troy Herbst and Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif., in the No. 49 Terrible Herbst Motorsports Ford F-150 with 216 points and sixth in class points and Strobel, Clarks, Nebraska in the No. 94 Strobel Motorsports Ford F-150 and 240 points and fourth in points.
While those season regulars will certainly be among the four-wheel front runners there will also be the two teams who won the last three years who aren’t running the full SCORE schedule this year but still among the favorites.
Menzies did not race the full schedule this year but won June’s Tecate SCORE Baja 500 by 11 seconds over Baldwin in the No. 1 Menzies Motorsports Red Bull Ford F-150 as the defending series overall and SCORE Trophy Truck point champion.
The second and third-generation desert racing team of Andy McMillin and his father Scott McMillin won the overall four-wheel title in both 2009 and 2011 in the No. 31 McMillin Homes Ford F-150.
Mexico’s Gus Vildosola and his son Gus Vildosola Jr., won the last peninsula run in 2010 in the No. 21 Vildosola Racing Red Bull, Ford F-150. In 2010, Vildosola Racing became the first Mexican national team to win the overall title of this race as their time on the course was faster than the overall motorcycle winner for only the eighth time in the 44-year history of this race.
REVVING THE RPMs
RPM Racing, based in Bristol, Tenn., not only has a SCORE-record eight entries in the upcoming Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, the team is leading the season point championship races in six of those classes, is second in one and tied for third in the other. RPM has already recorded a SCORE-record 18 class wins in the first four races of the year.
With team principals Justin Matney and Clyde Stacy, who each have already captured four SCORE season class point titles individually as drivers of record, RPM Racing has entries in the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck division, unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars, Class 5-1600, Class 6, Class 8, Class 4, Class 2 and Sportsman Buggy.
RPM is leading the points entering the season-finale in Class 5-1600 (2 wins), Class 6 (3), Class 8 (4), Class 4 (3), Class 2 (3) and SPT Buggy (3). The team is second in SCORE Trophy Truck and tied for third in Class 1.
MORE TIGHT POINTS
Several classes enter the 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 with very tight title point’s races for the SCORE season championship in each class. SCORE Trophy Truck tops the list with the top three separated by just 17 points and Class 22 for open motorcycles is even closer with KTM’s Caselli, Murrieta, Calif., leading with 146 points, followed by JCR Honda’s Udall, San Clemente, Calif. with 144 and Kawasaki’s Bell, Menifee, Calif. with 140.
The other closest battles for season championships among the car and truck classes are Class 1/2-1600, 5-1600, 7SX and 10.
In Class 1/2-1600, Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif., has 226 while nine points back is Robert Archibald, El Cajon, Calif. with 217.
Battling RPM’s Stacy in Class 5-1600 is Canadian fireman Erich Reisen. Entering this race, they both have two class wins this season and Stacy holds a 218-199 edge in the point standings
In Class 7SX, Mexico’s defending season champion Eliasa Hanna has two wins and 178 points but leads the Justin Fisher/John Holmes team, who have won win this year, by just three points.
Three teams seem to still be in the hunt for the Class 10 season points, separated by just 21 points. With two wins this season, Matt Cullen, Long Beach, Calif., has 227 points while second is Mike Lawrence, Sunset Beach, Calif., who has one class win and 211 points while third place Peter Hajas, Wayzata, Minn., has 206 points.
Besides Class 22, the three other closest point races in the pro motorcycle classes are Class 20 and Class 21.
In Class 20, solo racer Gabriel Williams, Provo, Utah, has one race win and 144 points while Chad Broughton, Scotts Valley, Calif., also has one win and enteres this race with 140 points, just four behind Williams.
Mexico’s Francisco Septien has a race win and leads Class 21 with 148 points, while second with one win is the team lead by Jim O’Neal with 141 points and third is Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif., with 131 points.
The class with the tightest overall point battle is Class 25 for open ATVs where the top four teams are separated by just seven points.
Leading Class 25 is defending series champion Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., with 143 points while second is Josh Frederick, Moapa, Nev., who has one win, with 142 points, third is Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore., with 138 and fourth just two points behind Brown with 136 is Mexico’s Rafael Torres.
LIVING LEGENDS
This year’s race will also commemorate the achievements of legendary desert racers like Rod Hall, Ron Bishop, Johnny Johnson, and Larry Roeseler.
Hall, who will turn 75 next Thursday (Nov. 22), has a record 21 class wins (including one overall win in 1972), and is the only racer who has competed in all 44 SCORE Baja 1000 races. Bishop is the only racer who competed in the first 40 SCORE Baja 1000 races.
Hall will be racing this year in the Stock Mini class where he will split the driving with his granddaughter Shelby Hall in a Hummer H3.
Bishop is the only racer who competed every year of the first 40 on a Motorcycle. Johnson, also now retired, had 15 class wins, amazingly in eight different classes.
Roeseler, has 17 class wins in this race, including a record 13 overall wins (10 on a motorcycle). Roeseler will share driving duties again this year in SCORE Trophy Truck with Tim Herbst in the No. 19 Terrible Herbst Motorsports Monster Ford F-150.
BACK FOR MORE:
Another testament to how much this race means to the sport of desert racing, winners of 23 of the26 Pro classes that had finishers last year are back in the starting field for this year’s race.
CONTINUING STREAKERS:
Jeff Kaplan, an age-group motorcycle rider has eight consecutive wins in Class 40. Jim O’Neal, another age-group motorcycle rider, has put together teams of riders who have nine class wins in the last seven years, including an amazing three in 2006 (Class 40, Class 50 and Class 60). Francisco Septien has six straight wins (four in Class 30 and 2010 in Class 21). With five straight wins is Brett Helm (Class 40). With three straight class wins is Dan Chamlee (and five out of the last six years in Class 7), Quinn Cody (Class 22), Mike Johnson (Class 30) and Richard Jackson (Class 60). With two straight class wins is Donald Moss (and eighth in the last 10 years in Class 3) and, and Brandon Brown (Class 24). Justin Davis has also won his class each of the last two years, Class 1 in 2011 and SCORE Lites in 20110.
CROSSOVERS/CELEBRITY RACERS: Among the crossover/celebrity racers officially entered in this year’s race are (as of 11/11/11):
--Robby Gordon, NASCAR Team Owner/Driver, three-time Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Overall Winner, No. 18 SCORE TROPHY TRUCK
--Cameron Steele, action sports TV announcer, No. 16 and No. 14 SCORE Trophy Trucks
--Armin Schwarz, of Germany who lives in Austria, seven-time World Rally Championship race winner, No. 101, Class 1
--Armin Kremer, of Germany, top German rally racer, No. 104, Class 1
--Bud Brutsman, TV producer who produced feature shows in 2008 & 2009 on this race, Baja Challenge, BC2
--Kyle Tucker, Autocross champion, Baja Challenge, BC2
TWO-TIMERS:
This race always has a few ‘bravehearts’ who enter in two classes, hoping for double wins. Among those this year are Clyde Stacy who is actually a triple-timer (Class 1, Class 5-1600 and Class 2), Cameron Steele (SCORE Trophy Trucks No. 14 and No. 16), John Langley (SCORE Trophy Truck and Class 1) and Rafael Torres (Class 25 and Class 24).
BAJA CHAMPS-OVERALL:
Entered in this year’s event are 18 racers who have combined for 62 overall wins in either the 4-wheel or motorycle divisions. The leaders are: Larry Roeseler, 13, (10 on a motorcycles, two years in a car, one in a truck); Johnny Campbell with 11 (all on a motorcycle) Steve Hengeveld with seven (all on a motorcycle). With five overall wins are Mark McMillin (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK), with four is Quinn Cody (Class 22), with three are Andy McMillin (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK) and Robby Gordon (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK) and with two are Scott McMillin (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK), Troy Herbst (Class 1) Bud Feldkamp (Class 1), Robby Bell (Class 22) and Mike Childress (Class 22).
CHAMPS-BY CLASS:
Entered in this year’s event are 105 racers who have combined for an absolutely amazing 336 class wins in the SCORE Baja 1000. The leaders in multiple class wins entered this year are: Rod Hall with 21 (first overall), Larry Roeseler with 17 (second overall), Richard Jackson with 12 (tied for sixth), Johnny Campbell with 11 (eighth), Steve Hengeveld, Jeff Kaplan and Jim O’Neal with 10 (tied for ninth), Eric Solorzano with nine (tied for 12th), Mark McMillin and Donald Moss with 8 each (tied for 15th) and Bill Nichols with 7 (tied for 22nd).
Sal Fish SCORE IronRiders: (as of 11/11/12)
Over 30 motorcycle riders and at least 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 Radek Burkat, 10x Jason Miller; Class 20—179x Gabriel Williams; Class 21—109x Chris Warwick; Class 30—307x Aaron Lindsey, 349x Chris Parr; Class 40—404x Lloyd Andrew; Class 50—Ken Kosiorek; Class 60—Earl Norman; Sportsman Motorcycle <250cc—205x Philip Kegel, 206x Carlos Gracida, 207x Victor Borg; Sportsman Motorcycle >250cc—251x Yukio Higuchi, 253x Tetsuya Naito, 255x, Akihiro Saito, 257x Matt DeVall, 263x Kris Meeke, 256x Sebastien Bouchard, 267x Kevin Murphy, 270x Brady Sharp, 271x David Haller, 273x Tibi Imbuzan, 276x Thierry Mas, 278x Jeff Kawell, 279x Yvan Perraud, 280x Peter Hardy, 281x Carl Westphal, 282x John McTainsh, 283x Marty Seefried; and Sportsman ATV—58a Francisco Morales, 59a Rodrigo Burruel.
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 42 brothers racing together and nine racing separately. The race also has 18 fathers racing with their 24 sons and seven fathers whose 10 sons are racing in separate vehicles. There is also at least one grandfather/granddaughter, one father and daughter racing separately, at least four husband/wife combos racing together and at least one brother/sister racing together.
THIRD GENERATION:
Among the third generation racers are Andy McMillin (SCORE Trophy Truck), Daniel McMillin (SCORE Trophy Truck) and Luke McMillin (Class 1).
BROTHERS TOGETHER:
Among the brothers racing together are: Tim Herbst/Troy Herbst (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK), Gary and Mark Weyhrich (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK), 42-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), Zak and Morgan Langley (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK and Class 1), Greg and Chris Boyer (Class 10), Dave and Billy Gasper (Class 5-1600) and Gavin and Darren Skilton (Class 6).
FATHER/SONS—TOGETHER:
Among the father and sons racing together are Andy McMillin and his father Scott McMillin (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK), Gus Vildsosola and his son Gus Vildosola Jr. (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK), Dan and Tom Chamlee (Class 7), Daniel McMillin and his father Mark McMillin (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK), John Langley and his sons Zack and Morgan (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK and Class 1), Buddy Feldkamp and his father Bud (Class 1), Rudy Cortez and his son Carlos (Class 1), Cody Parkhouse and his father Brian (Class 1), Dale Lenk and sons Brett and Grant (Class 1), C.J. Hutchins and his father Mark (Class 1), Lee Banning and his son Lee Jr. (Class 10), Rick Boyer and sons Greg and Chris (Class 10) and Victor Herrera and his son Victor Jr (Class 7).
FATHER/SONS-SEPARATELY:
Among the father-sons who will race in separate vehicles include Mark McMillin (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK) and his son Luke (Class 1), Mark Lawrence and his son Mike ( both in Class 10) and Rick Boyer (Class 10) and his son Cory (Class 1/2-1600).
FEMALE RACERS:
While there are many co-drivers/co-riders, among the female racers entered as a driver/rider are…
--Monica Greenhill—Class 1-No. 101, drew first start as she is a former SCORE race worker.
--Heidi Steele--Class 6-No. 600. 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 2009 and 2011 SCORE Class 6 point champion.
--Chelsea Magness—Protruck-No1350, developing racer whose father Gary is racing in SCORE Trophy Truck
AWARDS LIKE NO OTHER
Iconic GRAHAM-Watchmaker, headquartered in Switzerland, the Official Timekeeper of SCORE International, has designed and produced a limited-edition, high-end Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 collector’s timepiece that will also be one of two unique and special awards to be presented to the overall winners of the race. One of the unique, individually numbered collectible timepieces will be awarded to each of the three overall race division winners—the overall 4-wheel vehicle, motorcycle and ATV champions at this year’s granddaddy of all desert races. The three overall category champions will be awarded a category customized/personalized Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 limited-edition timepiece.
In addition to the once-in-a-lifetime GRAHAM Chronofighter Oversize SCORE Baja 1000 timepieces, the overall champions in the race will also each receive a special commemorative trophy Tecate, the title sponsor of the race.
WHAT ELSE…
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings each race. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 27th consecutive year, a total of 24 drivers are still in the hunt for the awards for the 2012 SCORE Desert Series after four rounds in the five-race series.
Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award. All categories, except Engine Builder and Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer, will be determined by public on-line voting while Engine and Buggy awards are determined by season points.
MEDIA CENTER:
San Nicolas Hotel, Ensenada. Grand Plaza Hotel, La Paz
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Dominic Clark, SCORE Media Relations Director, c/o Image Media 702.735.7123
SCORE Media Operations Team: Dominic Clark, Tom Blattler, John Gonzales, Pete Herrera, Marsh Starks, guests-San Nicolas Hotel in Ensenada, 011.52.646.176.1901
CLASSES:
The 2012 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Desert Race features over 300 entries in 35 Pro & 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. Class winners will be decided as well as overall race winners in Pro 4-wheel, Pro Motorcycle & Pro ATV.
Pro Cars & Trucks
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks), 1-99 Reserved
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters), 100-149
CLASS 1/2-1600 (single or two-seaters to 1600cc), 1600-1649
CLASS 3 (Short wheelbase 4X4), 300-349
CLASS 5 (Unlimited Baja Bugs), 500-519
CLASS 5-1600 (1600cc Baja Bugs), 550-579
CLASS 6 (Unlimited Production mini trucks), 600-619
CLASS 7 (Open Production mini trucks), 700-719
CLASS 7SX (Modified, stock mini-trucks), 740-759
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks), 800-839
CLASS 9 (Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters), 900-949
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc), 1000-1049
SCORE LITES (Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc), 1200-1249
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans), 1100-1149
STOCK FULL (Stock full-sized trucks), 860-879
STOCK MINI (Stock mini trucks), 760-779
PROTRUCK (Limited Production Trucks), 1300-1319
CLASS 17 (Class 3, Modified Jeeps), 1700-1719
CLASS 7-2 (Unlimited Mini-Truck, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine), 720-739
CLASS 4 (Unlimited open-wheel car, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine), 400-439
CLASS 2 (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, 3.6-Liter Turbo or supercharged), 200-219
SCORE SUPER 8 TRUCK (unlimited trucks,sport utility vehicles, stock, sealed V-8s, 841-859
CLASS 2-D (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, 3.6-Liter Diesel Turbo or supercharged), 220-239
SCORE EXTREME LITE (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, 2.0-Liter, Turbo or supercharged), 1250-1299
SCORE ULTRA GREEN (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, Hybrid or Electric), 350-399
M-TRUCK (Stock Production Medium Utility Vehicle, min GVW 18,000 lbs.), M1-M19
BAJA CHALLENGE (Identically equipped, Subaru-powered Baja touring cars), BC1-BC19
Pro Motorcycles
CLASS 22 (450cc or more), 1x-49x
CLASS 21 (450cc or less), 100x-149x
CLASS 20 (400cc or less), 150x-199x
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old), 300x-349x
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old), 400x-449x
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old), 500x-549x
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old), 600x-609x
Pro ATVs
CLASS 25 (450cc or more), 1a-49a
CLASS 24 (450cc or less), 100a-149a
CLASS 26 (Limited Utility), 200a-219a
Sportsman
SPORTSMAN BUGGY, 1400-1449
SPORTSMAN TRUCK, 1500-1549
SPORTSMAN UTV, 1800-1819
SPORTSMAN M/C < (450cc or less), 200x-249x
SPORTSMAN M/C > (450cc or more), 250x-299x
SPORTSMAN ATV, 50a-99a
LAST YEAR’S TOP FINISHERS:
44th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Top Overall Finishers
Nov. 18-19, 2011—Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (705 miles)
TOTAL STARTERS: 278, TOTAL FINISHERS 155 (55.76 Percent) (34 States, 16 Countries) (NOTE: SCORE Trophy Trucks ran 700 miles)
Pro Cars & Trucks
1. Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, National City, Calif., Ford F-150, 14:51:36 (47.11 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
2. Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Chevy Silverado, 14:54:11 (46.97 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
3. Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas/Ricky Johnson, Encinitas, Calif./Larry Job, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 14:55:40 (46.89 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
4. Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Daniel McMillin, LaMesa, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150, 15:19:53 (45.66 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
5. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Juan Carlos Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn., Chevy Silverado, 15:40:38 (44.65 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
6. Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif., ESM-Chevy, 16:17:55 (43.26 mph) (Class 1)
7. Jesse James, Austin, Texas, Chevy Silverado, 16:24:02 (42.68 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
8. Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jimco-Chevy, 16:27:31 (42.83 mph) (Class 1)
9. Ken Losch, Chandler, Ariz./Greg Nunley, Tulare, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 16:28:36 (42.48 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
10. Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500, 16:47:15 (41.70 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
11. Troy Herbst, Las Vegas/Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Ford F-150, 16:50:32 (41.56 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
12. Rick Geiser, Desert Hills, Calif./Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Cody Stuart, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Pat Dean, Las Vegas, GMC Sierra, 17:07:00 (40.90 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
13. Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas/Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Ford F-150, 17:08:01 (40.86 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
14. Brian Parkhouse/Cody Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 17:16:13 (40.82 mph) (Class 1)
15. Dave Crinklaw, Reedley, Calif./Mike Thurlow, Kingsburg, Calif., Ford F-150, 17:31:48 (39.93 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
16. Gary Weyhrich/Mark Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150, 17:38:58 (39.66 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
17. Adam Householder/Terry Householder, Orange, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 18:09:33 (38.55 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
18. Mark Hutchins, Henderson, Nev./Christopher Hutchins, Las Vegas, Kreger-Chevy, 18:11:30 (38.75 mph) (Class 1)
19. Damen Jefferies/Mike Voyles Sr., Temecula, Calif., Jefferies-Chevy, 18:47:12 (37.53 mph) (Class 1)
20. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), BMW, 18:57:58 (36.91 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck
Pro Motorcycles
1. Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif./Logan Holladay, Buellton, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 14:14:25 (49.51 mph) (Class 22)
2. Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Robby Bell, Menifee, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Flagstaff, Ariz./Bobby Garrison, Hesperia, Calif./David Pearson, Panaca, Nev., Kawasaki, KX450F, 14:24:55 (48.91 mph) (Class 22)
3. Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./David Kamo, Caldwell, Idaho/Timmy Weigand, Valencia, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 14:31:10 (48.56 mph) (Class 22)
4. Trevor Insley, San Clemente, Calif./Bill Gilbert, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Morgan Crawford, Sanger, Calif./Ian Young, San Clemente, Calif., Ryan Kudla, Oxnard, Calif., Dennis Green, Palm Springs, Calif., Matt Carlson, Sachse, Texas, Honda CRF450X, 16:31:27 (42.66 mph) (Class 21)
5. A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif./Donald Stanley, San Clemente, Calif./Justin Morgan, Alpine, Calif./Corey Freeman, Fallbrook, Calif./Kevin Johnson, Boulder City, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 17:00:59 (41.43 mph) (Class 22)
6. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Brian Pinard, Sun City, Calif./Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 17:08:10 (41.14 mph) (Class 30)
7. Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/Nicholas Burson, Ridgecrest, Calif./Justin Morrow, Pinon Hills, Calif./Ryan Dudek, Long Beach, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 17:13:24 (40.93 mph) (Class 22)
8. Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif./Jeff Sheets, Henderson, Nev./Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 17:47:09 (39.64 mph) (Class 40)
9. Chris Parker, Costa Mesa, Ariz./Austin Miller, Dripping, Texas/James Hall, Malibu, Calif./Graham Gustin, Costa Mesa, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 18:46:52 (37.55 mph) (Class 21)
10. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Mark Winkelman, Cedar Hill, Texas/Andy Kirker, Lake Forest, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Steve Williams, Tehachapi, Calif./Bob Johnson, Oceanside, Calif./Greg Fountain, Lake Forest, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 19:03:35 (36.99 mph) (Class 50)
Pro ATVs
1. Wayne Matlock/Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif./Wes Miller, Los Angeles, Honda TRX700XX, 18:43:21 (37.66 mph) (Class 25)
2. Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore./Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash./Kenny Sanford, Tacoma, Wash./Richie Brown, Dahloneca, Ga./Jamie Kirkpatrick, Olympia, Wash., Honda TRX450R, 19:00:21 (37.09 mph) (Class 24)
3. Juan Sanchez/Angel Sanchez, Chula Vista, Calif./Gerard Ibarra, San Ysidro, Calif./Christian Rojas, Santos Perez, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450X, 19:43:06 (35.75 mph) (Class 24)
4. Heriberto Marquez/Julio Gomez/Adrian Lopez, Ensenada/Raul Cano, Tijuana, Mexico, Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy), Honda TRX450R, 20:23:33 (34.57 mph) (Class 24)
5. Rafael Torres/Juan Naranjo/Damaria Maduena/Carlos Cansteneda, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 21:01:39 (33.53 mph) (Class 25)
AND
43rd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Top Overall Finishers
Nov. 18-20, 2010—Ensenada, Baja California, to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico – 1061.69 miles
TOTAL STARTERS: 292 TOTAL FINISHERS: 192 (64.7 Percent)
Pro Cars & Trucks
Top Overall Finishers
1. Gus Vildosola Jr. /Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Mexico, Ford F-150, 19:00:04 (55.87 miles per hour) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
2. Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500, 19:24:22 (54.12 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
3. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., Ford F-150, 19:56:27 (53.24 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
4. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas/Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif., Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 19:57:20 (53.20 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
5. Gary Weyhrich/Mark Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150, 20:08:04 (52.73 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
6. Steve Appleton/Chris Appleton, Boise, Idaho, Jimco-Chevy, 20.32:18 (51.69 mph) (Class 1)
7. Troy Herbst/Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram1500, 20.49:39 (50.97 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
8. Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas/Will Staats, Valencia, Calif., Ford F-150, 20:54:18 (50.78 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
9. Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Chevy Silverado, 21:10:11 (50.15 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
10. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif./John Swift, Santa Ynez, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 21.13:14 (50.03 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
11. Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150, 21:15:03 (49.96 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
12. Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Ford F-150; 21:25:08 (49.56 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
13. Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., Chevy Silverado, 21:30:39 (49.35 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
14. Daniel McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Steve Sourapas, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Gary Arnold, El Cajon, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 21:39:47 (49.01 mph) (Class 1)
15. Adam Householder/Terry Householder, Orange, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 22:02:06 (48.18 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
16. Steve Strobel, Clarks, Neb./Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 2:02:48 (48.16 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
17. Nick Johnson, Anaheim Hills, Calif./James DeGaine, Indio, Calif., BTC-Subaru, 22:28:17 (47.25 mph) (Class 1)
18. Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif./Daniel Folts, La Habra, Calif./Francisco Villagomez, San Jose del Cabo, Seagrove, 22:53:05 (46.39 mph) (SCORE LITES)
19. David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif./Robert Mason, Valley Center, Calif., Ford Ranger, 22:54:37 (46.34 mph) (Class 6)
20. Juan C. Flores, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Victor Barreda, San Ysidro, Calif./Steve Barry, San Jose del Cabo/Luis Ramirez, Cabo San Lucas, Calif., Racer-Chevy, 23:09:39 (45.83 mph) (Class 1)
21. Rob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore., Chevy Silverado, 23:35:09 (45.01 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
22. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn., Chevy Silverado, 23.50.23 (44.53 mph) (Class 8)
23. Sergio Salgado/Gustavo Pinuelas/Cesar Castillo, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Honda, 24:22:42 (43.55 mph) (Class 10)
24. John McInnis III, Gulf Shores, Ala./John McInnis Jr./Rick Skelton, Atlanta/Todd Clement, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 24:26:16 (43.44 mph)
25. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz./Gary Wilhelm, Jr., Dana Point, Calif./Rick Graf, Scottsdale, Ariz./Rick Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Foddrill, 24:58:14 (42.52 mph)
Pro Motorcycles
1. Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 19:20:52 (54.87 mph) (Class 22)
2. Louie Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Ricky Johnson/Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif., Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Bob Johnson, San Diego/Troy Lee, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 22:32:17 (47:11 mph) (Class 40)
3. Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Brian Pinard, Sun City, Calif./Noe Ibarra, Banning, Calif./Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 22:37:03 (46.94 mph) (Class 30)
4. Sol Saltzman, Vail, Colo./Matthew Karlsen, Denver/Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif./Ryan Kudla, Oxnard, Calif./Mike Blackman, Encinitas, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 22:45.41 (46.64 mph) (Class 21)
5. A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif./Bryce Stavron, Palmdale, Calif./Kevin Johnson, Boulder City, Nev./Jesse Sharpe, Escondido, Calif./Craig Smith, Brawley, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 23.16:39 (45.61 mph) (Class 22)
6. Adam Neuwirth, Los Angeles/Bill Gilbert, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Dennis Greene, Sky Valley, Calif./Scott Yenzer, Golden, Colo./Colie Potter, Murrieta, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 23:54:41 (44.40 mph) (Class 21)
7. Jim Dizney, Alpine, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Dave Potts, Burbank, Calif./Jimmy Sones, Banning, Calif./Charlie Marshal, Carmichael, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 24.53:57 (42.64 mph) (Class 50)
8. Jesus Rios, Calexico, Calif./Joe Leal, Mexicali, Mexico/Edgar Espinoza, El Centro, Calif./Jonan Medrano, Imperial, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 25:07:00 (42.27 mph) (Class 20)
10. Steve Garnett/Charles Machester, Carson City, Nev./David Brewer, Cedar Park, Texas/Pete Cochran, Honda CRF450X, 26:23:32 (40.23 mph) (Class 30)
Pro ATVs
1. Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore./Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash./Mike Kelley III, Edgewood, Wash./Kenny Sanford, Tacoma, Wash./Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 24:54:08 (42.63 mph) (Class 24)
2. Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Malio Diaz, La Paz, Mexico/Carlos Lopez, San Felipe, Mexico/Maro Gonzalez, La Paz, Mexico/Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy), Honda TRX700XX, 24:54:27 (42.63 mph) (Class 25)
3. Wayne Matlock/Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 25:10:19 (42.18 mph) (Class 25)
4. Efren Carrasco, San Diego/Adrian Valdez/Julio Covas/Mario Yorba, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 28:21:03 (37.45 mph) (Class 24)
5. Manny Jimenez/Samuel Garcia, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 35:04:26 (30.70 mph) (Class 24)
AND
42nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Top Overall Finishers
Nov. 20-21, 2009—Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (672.85 miles)
TOTAL STARTERS: 324, TOTAL FINISHERS: 184 (56.1 percent)
Top Overall Finishers
Pro Cars & Trucks
1. Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, National City, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 14:19:50 (46.95 miles per hour) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
2. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Boulevard, Calif., Ford F-150, 14:52:27 (45.24 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
3. Rick D. Johnson/Brian Sallee, Barstow, Calif., Ford F-150, 15:02:36 (44.73 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
4. Gus Vildosola Jr. /Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford F-150, 15:12:05 (44.26 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
5. Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500, 15:14:31 (44.14 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
6. Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 15:29:42 (43.42 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
7. Jerry Penhall, Costa Mesa, Calif./Dan Martin, Monrovia, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 15:38:19 (43.02 mph) (Class 1)
8. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), Jimco-BMW, 15:52:02 (42.41 mph) (Class 1)
9. Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Jeff Quinn, Irvine, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 16:14:05 (41.46 mph) (Class 1)
10. Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Brian Ewalt, Bonita, Calif., Ford F-150, 16:15:25 (41.39 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
11. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, GMC Sierra, 16:30:52 (40.74 mph) 9SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
12. Tim Herbst/Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 17:07:19 (39.30 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
13. Ron Whitton/Chas Danna, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 17:20:43 (38.79 mph) (SCORE TROPHY TRUCK)
14. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./John Marking, El Cajon, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 18:00:40 (37.36 mph) (Class 1)
15. Eric Duran/Hiram Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth, 18:10:57 (37.01 mph) (Class 1-2/1600)
16. Brian Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Sammy Ehrenberg, Las Vegas/LJ Kennedy, Orange, Calif./Brad Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Kreger, 18:11:20 (36.99 mph) (Class 1-2/1600)
17. Juan C. Lopez/Marco Martinez, Tecate, Mexico, Ford F-150, 18:16:30 (36.82 mph) (Class 8)
18. Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif./Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif./Tommy Kirkmeyer, Adelanto, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 18:21:05 (36.66 mph) (Class 1)
19. Dale Lenk/Brett Lenk/Grant Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 18:23:45; (36.58 mph) (Class 1)
20. Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry, 18:25:46 (36.51 mph) (Class 1-2/1600)
Pro Motorcycles
1.Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:27:50 (49.97 mph) (Class 22)
2. Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif./Ryan Penhall/Connor Penhall, Corona, Calif./Destry Abbott, Peoria, Ariz., Kawasaki KX450, 13:30:47 (49.79 mph) (Class 22)
3. Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Matt Eddy/Max Eddy, Barstow, Calif./Brent Harden, Menifee, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 14:10:10 (47.49 mph) (Class 22)
4. Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Brandon Prieto, Ensenada, Mexico/Noe Ibarra, Tijuana, Mexico, Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 14:27:38 (46.53 mph) (Class 22)
5. Ronnie Wilson, Canyon Country, Calif./Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Brian Pinard, Sun City, Calif./Steve Garnett, Carson City, Nev./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Gerardo Rojas, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 15:43:08 (42.81 mph) (Class 21)
6. Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif./Craig Smith, Brawley, Calif./Kyle Corfman, El Centro, Calif./Aaron Tuck, Brawley, Calif./Steven Eugenio, Alpine, Calif., Beta 450RR, 16:11:00 (41.58 mph) (Class 22)
7. Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif./Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif.,/Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Bob Johnson, San Diego/Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 16:13:31 (41.47 mph) (Class 40)
8. Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif./Stuart Goggins, Upland, Calif./Nicholas Blais, Chino, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 16:30:11 (40.79 mph) (Class 21)
9. Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif./Chris Parker, Costa Mesa, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 16:48:33 (40.03 mph) (Class 21)
10. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Eric McKenna, Sacramento, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 17:03:37 (39.44 mph) (Class 50)
Pro ATVs
1.Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman Jr., Brownstown, Mich./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif./Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 16:54:52 (39.78 mph) (Class 25)
2. Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Travis Dillon, Spring Valley, Calif./Jose Ramirez, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda TRX450R, 18:43:03 (35.95 mph) (Class 25)
3. Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Amantilla, Ore.; Jason Greenhaw, Bakersfield, Calif./Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash., Suzuki LTR450, 20:37:30 (32.62 mph) (Class 25)
4. Tom Wright, Tabernacle, N.J./Renaud Fortina/Pierre Yeves Deneault, Canada/Eric Gerber, Medford, N.J., 20:57:44 (32.10 mph) (Class 24)
5. Fernando Amador, Ensenada, Mexico/Jorge Perez, San Quintin, Mexico/Norberto Acce Contreras, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 22:18:03 (30.17mph) (Class Sportsman ATV)
AND
41st annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 (631.35 miles)
Nov. 19-23, 2008—Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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)
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)
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)
AND
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)
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)
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)
AND
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)
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)
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)
 
Chase trucks pouring down the 15fwy south bound all week! Just saw BJ Baldwin's chase truck driving down the 15 with some crazy Rigid lighting, that truck is sick!
Good luck to all the racers ..
 
45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
final round of five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series
Nov. 14-17—1,121.55 miles
Ensenada, Baja California to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Total Starters: 298; Total Finishers 174 (58.38 percent)
(folowing complete data tracking review)

TOP OVERALL FINISHERS
Pro Cars & Trucks
1. Gus Vildosola/Gus Vildosola Jr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor, 19:45:00 (56.79 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
2. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 20:00:59 (56.03 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
3. Mark Weyhrich/Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150, 20:14:48 (55.39 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
4. Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif./Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 20:37:46 (54.37 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
5. Dan McMillin, La Mesa, Calif./Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150, 20:38:25 (54.34 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
6. Steven Strobel, Clarks, Neb./Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Gay Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., Ford F-150, 20:39:05 (54.31 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
7. Andy McMillin, San Diego/Scott McMillin, Coronado, Calif./Jessica McMillin, National City, Calif., Ford F-150, 20:43:41 (54.11 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
8. Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas/Jesse Jones, Phoenix/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 21:08:03 (53.07 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
9. Luke McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 21:30:42 (52.14 mph) (Class 1)
10. Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado, 21:43:38 (51.62 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
11. Sergio Salgado, Mexicali, Mexico/Matt Loidice/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 21:52:29 (51.27 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
12. Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150, 22:37:20 (49.58 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
13. Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jimco-Chevy, 22:50:21 (49.11 mph) (Class 1)
14. Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy Silverado, 22:56:36 (48.88 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
15. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va/Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 23:07:59 (48:48 mph) (Class 1)
16. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Rick Graf, Scottsdale, Ariz./Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Banning-Ford, 23:14:19 (48.26 mph) (Class 10)
17. Tim Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry Roeseler, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford F-150, 23:32:23 (47.64 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
18. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Josh Daniel, Vista, Calif./Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz./Mike Johnson, Santa Monica, Calif./Larry Job, Las Vegas, GMC Sierra, 23:52:42 (46.97 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
19. Jose Flores, Culiacan, Mexico/Eduardo Perez, San Diego/Jesus Lara, Cd. Constitucion, Mexico, Chevy Silverado, 24:07:18 (46.50 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
20. Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas/Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Ford F-150, 24:31:49 (45.72 mph) (SCORE Trophy Truck)
Motorcycles
1. Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Valencia, Calif./David Kamo, Caldwell, Idaho, Honda CRF450X, 20:09:30, (55.64 mph) (Class 22)
2. Kurt Caselli, Murrieta, Calif./Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Mike Brown, Murrieta, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 21:12:50 (52.87 mph) (Class 22)
3. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Shane Esposito/./Ricky Brabec, Oak Hills, Calif.,/Max Eddy, Barstow, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 22:00:36 (50.96 mph) (Class 21)
4. Mark Samuels, Yucca Valley, Calif./Ian Young, San Clemente, Calif./Evan Kelly, Mojave, Calif./Justin Jones, Norco, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 22:32:35 (49.75 mph) (Class 22)
5. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M./Jason Trubey, Henderson, Nev./Ben Brinkley, Bothell, Wash./Clint Braun, Henderson, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 22:47:24 (49.21 mph) (Class 30)
6. Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Roberto Villalobos, Tecate, Mexico/David Zarate, Los Cabos, Mexico/Adam Neuwirth, Malibu, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 23:30:39 (47.70 mph) (Class 21)
7. Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/Pal Anders, Norway/Ryan Dudek/Matt Karlsen, USA, Honda CRF450X, 23:39:02 (47.42 mph) (Class 30)
8. Warren Strange/Vernon Strange/Jake Smith, Australia, Honda CRF450X,23:41:39 (47.33 mph) (Class 22)
9. A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif./Justin Morgan, Alpine, Calif./Corey Freeman, Fallbrook, Calif./Kevin Johnson, Boulder City, Nev., Honda CRF450Xm 24:21:31 (46.04 mph) (Class 22)
10. Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif./Scott Dunlavey, Lafayette, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 25:14:10 (44.44 mph) (Class 40)
ATVs
1. Josh Frederick, Moapa, Nev./Jeremie Warnia, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Jarred McLure, Kaska, Pa./Collin Webster, Las Vegas, Can-Am DS450, 27:03:00 (41.46 mph) (Class 25)
2. Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore./Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash./Kenny Sanford, Tacoma, Wash./Jamie Kirkpatrick, Olympia, Wash./Richie Brown, Dahlonega, Ga./Garrin Fuller, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 29:50:15 (37.59 mph) (Class 25)
3. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen, N.M./Andy Lagzdins, Burbank, Calif./Robin Fawcett, Santee, Calif./Doug Eichner, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 31:19:12 (35.81 mph)
4. Rafael Torres/Juan Naranjo/Arnoldo Castaneda/Carlos Martinez/Jose Meza/Julio Lizarraga, San Felipe, Mexico/Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy), Honda TRX450R, 31:53:49 (35.16 mph)
5. Shawn Robins, Landis Albrecht/Rocky Glasgo, Canada/Pedro Trango, La Paz, Mexico/Stephen McKenzie, Los Barrices, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 33:51:55 (33.12 mph) (Class 24)

45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
final round of five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series
Nov. 15-17—1,121.55 miles
Ensenada, Baja California to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Total Starters: 298; Total Finishers 174 (58.38 percent)
(34 U.S. States, 23 countries)
(folowing complete data tracking review)

Pro Cars & Trucks
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)—1. Gus Vildosola/Gus Vildosola Jr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor, 19:45:00 (56.79 miles per hour); 2. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 20:00:59; 3. Mark Weyhrich/Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150, 20:14:48; 4. Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif./Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 20:37:46; 5. Dan McMillin, La Mesa, Calif./Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150, 20:38:25; 6. Steven Strobel, Clarks, Neb./Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Gay Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., Ford F-150, 20:39:05; 7. Andy McMillin, San Diego/Scott McMillin, Coronado, Calif./Jessica McMillin, National City, Calif., Ford F-150, 20:43:41; 8. Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas/Jesse Jones, Phoenix/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 21:08:03; 9. Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado, 21:43:38; 10. Sergio Salgado, Mexicali, Mexico/Matt Loiodice/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 21:52:29; 11. Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150, 22:37:20; 12. Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy Silverado, 22:56:36; 13. Tim Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry Roeseler, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford F-150, 23:32:23; 14. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Josh Daniel, Vista, Calif./Mark Miller, Cave Creek, Ariz./Mike Johnson, Santa Monica, Calif./Larry Job, Las Vegas, GMC Sierra, 23:52:42; 15. Jose Flores, Culiacan, Mexico/Eduardo Perez, San Diego/Jesus Lara, Cd. Constitucion, Mexico, Chevy Silverado, 24:07:18; 16. Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas/Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Ford F-150, 24:31:49; 17. Jimmy Knuckles, Brawley, Calif., Ford F-150, 24:44:28; 18. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), BMW XJ-6, 31:06:16; 19. Mike Voudouris, Austin, Texas/Travis Bozanno, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 36:32:47; 20. Jay Reichert, Cottonwood Shores, Texas/Charles Dorrance, Austin, Texas, Ford F-150, 38:16:24; 21. Chris Kemp, San Clemente, Calif./Dave Tounget, Murrieta, Calif./Alan Pflueger, Honolulu, Ford Raptor, 39:48:38; 22. Glen Greer, Green Valley, Ariz./Alan Dela Ossa, ahurita, Ariz./Ben Myers/Bruce Greer Jr, Tucson, Ariz., Dodge Ram1500, 43:21:28. (33 Starters, 22 Finishers)
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)—1. Luke McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 21:30:42 (52.14 mph); 2. Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jimco-Chevy, 22:50:21; 3. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va/Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif., Geiser-Chevy, 23:07:59; 4. Jon Walker, Guam, Kreger-Chevy, 24:42:17; 5. Nils Castillo, Westlake Village, Calif./Joe Custer/Gene Haas, Kannapolis, N.C., Jimco-Chevy, 24:52:43; 6. Tony Miglini, Dallas/Armin Kremer, Germany, Jimco-Chevy, 25:35:13; 7. Travis Chase/Don Chase La Crescenta, Calif./Ryan Plowman, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., ESM-Ford, 26:21:13; 8. Tom Koch, Ridgecrest, Calif./Ron Brant, Mulege, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy, 26:38:06; 9. Brett Lenk/Grank Lenk/Dale Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif./Mike Petersen, Laguna Beach, Calif./Brett Anderson, Newport Beach, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 27:00:49; 10. Cody Parkhouse/Brian Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 28:14:22; 11. Monica Greenhill/David Greenhill/Mike Greenhill, Crowley, Texas, Jimco-Chevy, 28:25:21; 12. Rudy Cortez/Carlos Cortez, Las Vegas, DunBuggy-Chevy, 28:32:09;
13. Todd D. Tuls, Columbus, Neb./Todd J. Tuls, Clinton, Wisc./Jake Miller, Yucaipa, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 31:28:26; 14. Samuel Araiza, La Paz, Mexico/Steve Eugenio, El Centro, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Oceanside, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 36:25:53. (24 Starters, 14 Finishers)
CLASS 1/2-1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)—1. Arturo Velazco/Abel Velazco, Banning, Calif./Steve Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico, VBR, 25:04:17 (44.73 mph); 2. Roberto Rabago/Mario Reynozo/Francisco Reynozo, Tijuana, Mexico/Alonso Angulo, Ensenada, Mexico, 27:12:06; 3. Hiram Duran/Eric Duranm/Evan Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth, 27:14:36; 4. Eliseo Garcia/Hector Sarabia/Edmundo Fernandez/Eduardo Acevedo, Ensenada, Mexico, Romo, 29:05:38; 5. Adrian Diaz/Armando Boehme/Jesus Arciizca, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, DiazFab, 31:59:48; 6. Jesus Velez, Rodrigo Ferla/Victor Lugo, Mexicali, Mexico, PKF, 32:30:08; 7. Brad Maurer, Las Vegas/Ruben Rodrigues, Santa Fe Springs, Calif./Dan Bradley/Charles Sutton, Las Vegas, Bunderson, 32:45:16; 8. George Peters, Newbury Park, Calif./Kevin J. Walsh, Manchester, Mo./Luke Babb, Monrovia, Calif./Shawn Umphries, Camarillo, Calif., Raceco, 33:37:39; 9. Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif./Roberto Romo/Jose Bobles/Juan Mayoral, Mexicali, Mexico, Romo, 34:33:40; 10. Ray Files, Dana Point/Kyle Perry/Dylan Doherty/Josh Tieman, Carlsbad, Calif., Custom, 36:57:36; 11. Jonathon Knight, San Mateo, Calif./John Witchel, Durango, Colo./Richard Garavito, Chino, Calif., ORAF, 40:21:16. (16 Starters, 11 Finishers)
CLASS 3 (Short wheelbase 4X4)—1. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Ken Moss, Marysville, Calif./Dave Grundman, Elk Grove, Calif., Ford Bronco, 36:15:40 (30.93 mph); 2. Billy Bunch, La Quinta, Calif./Tark Karam, Jeep Wrangler, 44:01:06. (4 Starters, 2 Finishers)
CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs)—1. Sandy Hall, Culpeper, Va./Jim Anderson, Reno, Nev./Mark Levrett, Sparks, Nev., 26:32:39 (42.25 mph); 2. Cody Kellogg, Cypress, Calif./Troy Johnson, Riverside, Calif./Rick Wilcoxson, Upland, Calif., 28:55:10; 3. Jose Lopez/Arnoldo Gutierrez E. /Arnoldo Gutierrez G., Mexicali, Mexico, 32:10:37; 4. Vice Wavra, Brawley, Calif./Terry McClintick/Rick McClintick, Orovada, Nev./Greg Forney, Winnemucca, Nev., 33:13:17; 5. Kevin Carr, San Diego/Kent Lothringer, La Verge, Calif./Noe Valdez, San Diego, 35:05:58; 6. Wendell Mortensen, Oakview, Calif./Dan Higginbotham, Ojai, Calif./Ruben Garcia, Ventura, Calif., 39:36:26. (9 Starters, 6 Finishers)
CLASS 5-1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs)—1. Trevor Anderson/Mark Anderson, Carlsbad, Calif./Victor Celis, Ensenada, Mexico, 32:48:38 (34:18 mph); 2. Erich Reisen/Ross Burden/Ted Baikie/Grant Baylis, Canada, 35:56:03; 3. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Thomas Fernandez/Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, 41:53:05. (6 Starters, 3 Finishers)
CLASS 6 (Unlimited, production mini trucks)—1. Eduardo Laguna, Mexicali, Mexico/Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./Jesus Rubio, Mexicali, Mexico, Chevy Colorado, 24:42:03 (45.41 mph); 2. Josh Quintero, El Centro, Calif./David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif./Ramsey El Wardani, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Raptor, 28:02:53; 3. Gavin Skilton, Anaheim, Calif./Darren Skilton, Long Beach, Calif., Honda Pilot, 29:54:35; 4. Steve Kovach, Chandler, Ariz./Preston Schmid, Mesa, Ariz./Dan Werle, Gilbert, Ariz., Ford Ranger, 31:49:57; 5. Peter Lang/Brian Jellison, Santa Rosa, Calif./Peter Irving, Alamo, Calif., Ford Ranger, 35:44:25; 6. Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rene Brugger/Francisco Arias, San Diego, Ford Ranger, 36:46:35. (8 Starters, 6 Finishers)
CLASS 7 (Open, production mini trucks)—1. Guillermo Galvan/Igor Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico/Oscar Solaiza, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 31:42:48 (35.37 mph); 2. Victor Herrera Sr/Victor Herrera Jr, Tijuana, Mexico/Luis Herrera, Granada Hills, Calif., Ford Ranger, 32:43:18; 3. Aaron Celiceo, San Diego/Adrian Celiceo, San Ysidro, Calif./Pedro Mercado III, San Diego, Toyota Tacoma, 36:26:02; 4. Jose Gonzalez, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 38:39:08. (7 Starters, 4 Finishers)
CLASS 7SX (Modified, open mini trucks)—1. Elias Hanna, Ensenada, Mexico/Randy Weisser, Escondido, Calif./Jose Castro, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 33:33:12 (33.43 mph); 2. Ricardo Garcia/Elict Cabrales/Salvador Llergenas, Ensenada, Ford Ranger, 34:20:06. (5 Starters, 2 Finishers)
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)—1. Rudolfo Iribe, Tijuana, Mexico/Mark Newhan, Lakeside, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 26:03:59 (43.03 mph); 2. Francisco Monroy/Martin Espinoza/Miguel Monroy, La Paz, Mexico, Dodge Ram1500, 41:07:43; 3. Tom Bradley/Lupito Abaroa/Alejandro Abaroa/Dagoberto Manriquez, La Paz, Mexico, Chevy 2500, 42:03:11. (5 Starters, 3 Finishers)
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)—1. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Rick Graf, Scottsdale, Ariz./Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Banning-Ford, 23:14:19 (48.26 mph); 2. Cam Thieriot, Tustin, Calif./Kash Vessels, Bonsall, Calif., Racer-Chevy, 24:40:03; 3. Dean Grizzle, Yuma, Ariz./Karl Scanlan, Menifee, Calif./Clint Berry/Blake Slater, Fusion-Chevy, 26:45:54; 4. Mike Lawrence, Sunset Beach, Calif./Joe Liska, Banning, Calif./Blake Kirkpatrick, Mira Loma, Calif., Chenowth-Chevy, 27:04:52; 5. Chip Prescott/Taylor Prescott, Fallbrook, Calif./Ben Himel, Las Vegas/Wyatt Patnode, Valley Center, Calif./Roger Barrette, Hemet, Calif., AlumiCraft-Chevy, 29:35:49;
6. Jorge SalmonSergio Frias/Claudio Hernandez/Dario Villanueva, Ensenada, Mexico, Madigan-Chevy, 35:14:17. (12 Starters, 6 Finishers)
SCORE LITES (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)—1. Otoniel Huerta, San Luis, Ariz./Enrique Munoz, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry, 26:37:15 (42.13 mph); 2. Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach/Jim Moulton, Lancaster, Calif./Brian Burgess, Menifee, Calif., Moultonm, 26:38:43; 3. Pedro Velasquez/Pedro Velasquez Sr, La Paz, Mexico, Landin, 31:09:18; 4. Moises Torres/Ricardo Torres/Juan Gallo, San Felipe, Mexico, Penhall, 38:06:56. (8 Starters, 4 Finishers)
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)—1. Giovanni Alvcano/Jose Alvcano, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Humberto Huertado, La Paz, Mexico/Mario Vasquez, Ensenada, Mexico/Ernesto Martinez, Ensenada, Mexico, 42:09:52 (26.60 mph). (4 Starters, 1 Finisher)
STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks)—1. Joe Bacal, Anthem, Ariz., Lexus LX570, 38:22:58 (29.22 mph). (3 Starters, 1 Finisher)
STOCK MINI (Stock, mini trucks)—1, Rod Hall, Reno, Nev./Shelby Hall, 26, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3, 39:43:37 (28.23 mph). (2 Starters, 1 Finisher)
PROTRUCK (Limited, production trucks)—1. Chelsea Magness, Desert Hot Springs, Calif./Todd Burt, Denver, Ford F-150, 29:32:16 (37.97 mph). (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)
CLASS 7-2 (Unlimited Mini-Truck, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine)—1. Billy Wilson/Dewey Clark, Corpus Christi, Texas, BajaLite-Chevy, 26:12:31 (42.79 mph); 2. Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./Dana Dague, Huntington Beach, Calif./Steve Rudd, Boulder City, Calif./Adrian Hernandez, Santa Ana, Calif., Mason-Chevy, 28:35:40. (3 Starters, 2 Finishers)
CLASS 4 (Unlimited open-wheel car, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine)—1. Jason LaFortune, Upland, Calif./Jeff Proctor, San Dimas, Calif./Craig Hall, Hesperia, Calif., TMR-Chevy, 31:48:22 (35.26 mph); 2. Mike Shaffer, Oakland, Calif./Shawn Twitchell, Nampa, Idaho/Daniel Acberli, Stateline, Nev./John Cantrell, Camas, Wash., Custom-Chevy, 33:17:21. (4 Starters, 2 Finishers)
CLASS 2 (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, 3.5-Liter Turbo or supercharged)—1. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Mike Powell, Bristol, Tenn./Steven Arlia, Phoenix/Nick Baumgartner, Iron River, MI, Mason-Chevy, 43:57:29 (25.51 mph). (1 Starter, 1 Finisher)
CLASS 17 (Class 3, Modified Jeeps)—1. Perry Coan, Chino Hills, Calif/Scot Hartman, Redlands, Calif./Clem Grjeco, Yucaipa, Calif., Jeep Wrangler, 33:56:39 (33.04 mph); 2. Scott Watkins, Stockton, Calif./Adam Arsenault, San Marcos, Calif., Jeep XJ, 43:18:00. (3 Starters, 2 Finishers)
BAJA CHALLENGE (Subaru-powered, identically-equipped Baja touring cars)—1. Bud Brutsman, North Hills, Calif/Brad Lovell/Roger Lovell, Colorado Springs, Colo./Luke Wilwert, Marysville, Ohio/Michael Crawford, Pittston, Pa./Kyle Tucker, Mooresville, N.C., 28:48:35 (38.93 mph); 2. Andrew Buck, Fullerton, Calif./Ernest Vigil, Albuquerque, N.M./Jamie Bestwick, Port Matilda, Pa./Sam Hill, Australia/Steve Peat, Great Britain/Mikey Rencz, Canada, 29:45:03; 3. Steve Hilbert, Telluride, Colo/Eustaquio Escandon, Mexico City/ Park Brady, St. Simons Island, Ga./John Hammergren, San Francisco/Antoine Delapree, Mexico City/Jaimie Zunzunegui, Mexico City, 32:06:51; 4. Andre Villa, Spain/Lorena Dromundo, Mexico City/Nick Brocha, Henderson, Nev./Shane Bonifay, Orlando, Fla./Damon Bradshaw, Star, Idaho/Graham Agassiz, Canada, 33:48:54; 5. Rodrigo Ampudia Jr, Ensenada, Mexico/Makuakai Rothman, Haleiwa, Hawaii/Victor Oliveras, Polanco, Mexico/Luke Trembath, Malibu, Calif./Vaughn Gittin Jr, Joppa, Md., 34:07:09; 6. Oliver Marriage/Justin Leighton, Great Britain/Josh Barnett, Los Angeles/Steve Mackie, Henderson, Nev./Jeff Johnson, Bellevue, Wash./Jessi Combs, Long Beach, Calif., 43:54:16. (6 Starters, 6 Finishers)
SCORE SUPER 8 TRUCK (unlimted Truck/SUV, stock, sealed V8s)—1. Nick Mills/Taylor Mills, Corpus Christi, Texas/Kent Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif., BajaLite-Chevy, 36:25:36 (30.79 mph).
(2 Starters, 1 Finisher)
PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22 (450cc or more)—1. Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Valencia, Calif./David Kamo, Caldwell, Idaho, Honda CRF450X, 20:09:30, (55.64 mph); 2. Kurt Caselli, Murrieta, Calif./Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Mike Brown, Murrieta, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif., KTM 450SX-F, 21:12:50; 3. Mark Samuels, Yucca Valley, Calif./Ian Young, San Clemente, Calif./Evan Kelly, Mojave, Calif./Justin Jones, Norco, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 22:32:35; 4. Warren Strange/Vernon Strange/Jake Smith, Australia, Honda CRF450X,23:41:39; 5. A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif./Justin Morgan, Alpine, Calif./Corey Freeman, Fallbrook, Calif./Kevin Johnson, Boulder City, Nev., Honda CRF450Xm 24:21:31; 6. Chris Ridgway/Jim Wazny/Mario Panagiotopoulos, Julian, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 31:30:59;
7. Paul Thomas/John Griffin, Julian, Calif./Tex Mitchell, Temecula, Calif./Giovanni Spinali, Julian, Calif./Fred Willert, Coronado, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 32:31:37; 8. Arik Swan, Santa Cruz, Calif./Bobby Barthalomew/Brian Garaham, Boulder Creek, Calif., 34:00:30; 9. Jason Miller, Edna, Texas, 40:52:41.
(11 Starters, 9 Finishers)
CLASS 20 (450cc or less)—1. Chad Broughton/Paul Broughton, Scotts Valley, Calif./Eric Pucelik, Santa Cruz, Calif./Nick Owens, Scotts Valley, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 29:47:41 (37.64 mph); 2. Yoshiaki Noda/Eiji Sugiyama/Yoshiyuki Imai, Japan/Yuichiro Horikawa, China, Honda CRF250L, 34:50:01; 3. Megumi Shiono/Katsuhisa Mikami/Takehito Suzuki/Hiroyuki Watanabe, Japan, Honda CRF250L, 43:50:37. (3 Starters, 3 Finishers)
CLASS 21 (450cc or less)—1. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Shane Esposito/./Ricky Brabec, Oak Hills, Calif.,/Max Eddy, Barstow, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 22:00:36 (50.96 mph); 2. Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Roberto Villalobos, Tecate, Mexico/David Zarate, Los Cabos, Mexico/Adam Neuwirth, Malibu, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 23:30:39; 3. Ulises Fierro, Tijuana, Mexico/Marco Higuera, Ensenada, Mexico/Michael Valenzuela, Tijuana, Mexico/Ricardo Munoz, Ensenada, Mexico/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 26:27:27; 4. Chris Warwick, Australia, Honda CRF450X, 42:43:37. (7 Starters, 4 Finishers)
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)—1. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M./Jason Trubey, Henderson, Nev./Ben Brinkley, Bothell, Wash./Clint Braun, Henderson, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 22:47:24 (49.21 mph); 2. Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/Pal Anders, Norway/Ryan Dudek/Matt Karlsen, USA, Honda CRF450X, 23:39:02; 3. Jose Rivas/Guillermo Gomez/Juan Azanza, Guadalajara, Mexico/Rodrigo Alvarez, Tepatitlan, Mexico, KTM 450EXC, 35:29:09. (7 Starters, 3 Finishers)
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)—1. Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Ron Wilson, Encinitas, Calif./Scott Dunlavey, Lafayette, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 25:14:10 (44.44 mph); 2. Mike Barnhill/John Griffin, 46, Julian, Calif./Tex Mitchel, Temecula, Calif./Giovanni Spinali, Julian, Calif./Fred Willert, Coronado, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 25:43:28; 3. Robert Creemers/Pete Herd/Sean Clark/Kevin Archer, New Zealand, Honda CRF450X, 26:25:20; 4. Steve Sanders, Bonita, Calif./Bill Witt/Steven Fuller, Henderson, Nev./Todd Abratowski, Boulder City, Nev., Honda CRF450X, 27:09:49; 5. Mike Prunty/Sterlyn Rigsby, Temecula, Calif./Lester Lehigh, Bishop, Calif./Ken Hansing, Tehachepi, Calif./Colie Potter, Borrego Springs, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 29:21:07; 6. Lloyd Andrew, Australia, KTM EXC-W, 29:31:41; 7. Oscar Fazz, Yuma, Ariz./Randy Harman, Peoria, Ariz./Lonnie Pearce, San Antonio, Texas/Mike Langley, Yuma, Ariz., Kawasaki KX450F, 36:12:03; 8. Gary Sparks, Page, Ariz/Kelly Oldroyd, Brian Head, Utah, Honda XR650, 37:32:08; 9. Chris Shortt, Larkspur, Colo./Dane La Fontaine, San Diego/George Pennington, Palmer Lake, Colo/Kevin Dean, Post Falls, Idaho, Husqvarna TXC510, 38:11:46. (10 Starters, 9 Finishers)
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)—1. Marc Prince, Malibu, Calif./Eric McKenna, Loomis, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Dave Potts, Burbank, Calif./Charlie Marshal, Carmichael, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 27:01:24 (41.50 mph); 2. Robert Smith/Tony Allen/Craig Murray/Tom Irgansen/Guy Laycraft, Canada, KTM EXC500, 31:24:39; 3.. Mark Jerman, Lancaster, Calif./Joe Bolton, Corona, Calif./Mark Vanscourt, Norco, Calif./Steve Buckley, Calabasas, Calif./Earl Roberts, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 33:17:50. (4 Starters, 3 Finishers)
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)—1. Al Perrett, Canada/Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif./Mark Force/Guy Wilson, Bakersfield, Calif./Art More, Sun City, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 37:48:57 (29.66 mph).
(2 Starters, 1 Finisher)
PRO ATVs
CLASS 25 (450cc or more)—1. Josh Frederick, Moapa, Nev./Jeremie Warnia, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Jarred McLure, Kaska, Pa./Collin Webster, Las Vegas, Can-Am DS450, 27:03:00 (41.46 mph); 2. Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore./Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash./Kenny Sanford, Tacoma, Wash./Jamie Kirkpatrick, Olympia, Wash./Richie Brown, Dahlonega, Ga./Garrin Fuller, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 29:50:15; 3. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen, N.M./Andy Lagzdins, Burbank, Calif./Robin Fawcett, Santee, Calif./Doug Eichner, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 31:19:12; 4. Charles Laviolette/Guillaume Landriault/Sylvain Leduc, Canada, Can Am DS450, 40:00:44. (5 Starters, 4 Finishers)
CLASS 24 (450cc or less)—1. Rafael Torres/Juan Naranjo/Arnoldo Castaneda/Carlos Martinez/Jose Meza/Julio Lizarraga, San Felipe, Mexico/Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy), Honda TRX450R, 31:53:49 (35.16 mph); 2. Shawn Robins, Landis Albrecht/Rocky Glasgo, Canada/Pedro Trango, La Paz, Mexico/Stephen McKenzie, Los Barrices, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 33:51:55; 3. Manuel Jimenez/Samuel Garcia, San Felipe, Mexico/Angel Sanchez/Juan Sanchez, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 39:50:49.
(4 Starters, 3 Finishers)
CLASS 26 (Limited, Utility) (2 Starters, 0 Finishers)
SPORTSMAN
SPT CAR—1. Todd Welling, San Carlos, Calif/Chad Cummings, Chino, Calif./Phil Speet, Holland, Mich., Spectrum-Viper, 29:28:59 (38.04 mph); 2. Fernando Hoyos/Rodolfo Jimenez, Constitucion, Mexico, Curry-VW, 36:21:51; 3. Marc Van Tassell, Ely, Nev./Ryan Davis, Bountiful, Utah/Dave Helm, Taylorsville, Utah/Darren Webster, Salt Lake City, Utah/Kurt Williams, Sandy, Utah, VW Sedan, 42:02:09. (11 Starters, 3 Finishers)
SPT TRUCK—1. Randy Swink, El Cajon, Calif./Dwight Gran, San Diego/Arturo Montano, La Mesa, Calif./Gustavo Pohls, Hermosillo, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 40:31;37 (27.67 mph). (3 Starters, 1 Finisher)
SPT UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)—1. Chris Koch, St. Paul, Minn./Dave Roberts, Weddington, N.C./Todd Romano, Park City, Utah/Mike Skeen, Charlotte, N.C./Bob Viau, Lake Elmo, Minn., Yamaha King, 34:37:37 (32.39 mph); 2. Thomas Graves, San Diego/Richard Morel, Poway, Calif., Yamaha Rhino, 42:57:09; 3. Dave Broome, Aptos, Calif./Eric Pucelik/John Grinder, Santa Cruz, Calif., 44:46:44.
(8 Starters, 3 Finishers)
SPT M/C< (450CC or less)—1. Carlos Gracida, Guadalajara, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 31:42:50 (35.36 mph); 2. Brett Robinson, Thomaston, Ga./John Graves Jr, Camp Verde, Ariz./Scott Chapman, Ashland, Ore./Allan Diehr, San Jose, Calif./Ed Ellis, Prescott, Ariz./Christopher Lange, Santa Maria, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 43:13:22. (8 Starters, 2 Finishers)
SPT M/C> (450cc or more)—1. Adrian Ruiz, Vincente Guerrero, Mexico/Fernando Beltran/Octavio Amador, Ensenada, Mexico/Hugo Becerra II, Vincente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 28:25:41 (39.45 mph); 2. Jeff Kawell, Crestline, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 29:06:27; 3. Bill Baker, Castaic, Calif./Peter Wright, Brooklyn, N.Y./James Wright, Philadelphia/Erek Kudla, Oxnard, Calif., KTM 500XCW, 29:29:25; 4. Olaf Satre, Steamboat Springs, Colo./Patrick King/Ryan Epp/Lars Satre, Canada, Honda CRF450X, 30:08:21; 5. Kevin Murphy, Westlake Village, Calif., KTM 500XCW, 30:18:16; 6. Carlos Sanchez, Tijuana, Mexico/Jorge Medina, Playas de Tijuana, Mexico/Miguel Montenegro, San Diego/Orcar Garcia, Tijuana, Mexico, Husaberg FX450, 30:59:16; 7. David Camarena/Ricardo Camarena, Tijuana, Mexico/Jose Carrasco, Rosarito, Mexico/Manuel Becerra, Tijuana, Mexico, Kawasaki KX450F, 33:03:50; 8. Tomoki Hayashi/Kazunari Iriki, Japan, Honda CRF450R, 33:07:23; 9. Gary Walker/John Bosch, Fairport, N.Y./Dale Twardokus/Ryan Kaza, Victor, N.Y./Kevin Piccola, Palmyra, N.Y., Honda CRF450X, 34:45:30; 10. Brady Sharp, Platteville, Colo., Honda CRF450X, 36:24:32; 11. Ron Weinmeister, Fort Collins, Colo./Brady Welton, Loveland, Colo., Honda CRF450X, 36:47:33; 12. Risto Niemi/Aki Polvikoski, Finland, Honda XR650R, 37:02:41; 13. Marty Seefried, Huntington Beach, Calif., Honda XR650R, 37:11:50; 14. Yuji Kikuchi/Yuji Kikuchi/Tatsuo Imaizumi, Gardena, Calif. (Japan), Honda CRF450X, 37:57:40; 15. Christopher Amos, Felton, Calif./Jack Faren, Santa Cruz, Calif./Coyler Ruskin, South Lake Tahoe, Calif./Chance Ferro, Aptos, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 39:24:56; 16. Matt DeVall, Heber City, Utah, KTM 525EXC, 40:19:37; 17. Tetsuya Naito, Japan, Honda CRF 450X, 40:20:00; 18. Kris Meeke, Ireland, Honda CRF450X, 40:38:20; 19. Naoki Kusano/Jun Arakawa/Tishiyuki Adachi/Yuichiro Okamoto, Japan, Honda CRF450X, 42:14:35; 20. Yvan Perraud, France, Honda CRF450X, 43:38:18; 21. Tetsuya Hirasawa/Kouichi Tonsha/Tadashi Yokoyama, Japan, Suzuki RMX450Z, 44:17:59.
(35 Starters, 21 Finishers)
SPT ATV—1. Rodrigo Burruel, Constitucion, Mexico, Honda TRX700XX, 31:38:59 (35.44 mph); 2. Rusty Batza, Louisville, Colo./Paul Tschida II, Santee, Calif./Anthony Romero, Albuquerque, N.M., 40:22:50; 3. Moises Saiza/Adrian Lopez/Juan Gonzalez/Osman Arce/Francisco Perez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX700XX, 42:03:50; 4. Fidel Gonzalez, Fidel Gonzalez/Juan Lozano, Vizcaino, Mexico/Fernando Amador, Ensenada, Mexico/Isaac Valadez, Jesus Maria, Mexico/Adulfo Torres, San Quintin, Mexico, Yamaha Raptor, 44:49:49. (12 Starters, 4 Finishers)
 
45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Final round of five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series
November 14-17, 2012 – 1,121.55 miles
Ensenada, Baja California to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Post-race quotes

PRO CARS & TRUCKS
SCORE TROPHY TRUCK
GUS VILDOSOLA, No. 21 (First in class and first overall four-wheel vehicle to finish. Gus Vildosola, Jr. drove start to mile 618. Vildosola, Sr. drove to mile 785. Vildosola Jr. drove to the finish.) -- Tavo (Vildosola Jr.) started the race in 25th position and that was a hell of a job because trying to get past all these SCORE Trophy Trucks is just almost impossible. These guys did it. I'd like to really congratulate them. They did a job second to none. My part was a small section in the center of the peninsula. My job was to keep it together and get it to them in the same position they gave it to me and they did the rest. They do a fantastic job. This was a much, much stronger battle than 2010. In 2010 we started second and took the lead right after San Felipe, but this one was a little more difficult. We had to drive really hard starting from 25th. CO-DRIVER GUS VILDOSOLA, JR. said: It was tough going at the beginning and there were a lot of trucks in front of us. Getting around them was a little difficult but our plan was to be in 10th place by Puertecitos. We were actually in 10th place at the goat trail. We decided to take it easy from there on down and try to conserve the SCORE Trophy Truck through San Felipe. This is a new (driver's) suit that I put on at race mile 785 and it looks like it went 1000 miles. We went through the first 618 miles and I got out at San Ignacio. It was just a hell of a race and I'm extremely proud of our guys and extremely proud of (co-pilot) Javi (Valenzuela.) We come down here and say that we represent Mexico and we went out and won another one for Mexico. We lost three or four minutes with a flat. We were behind B.J. (Baldwin) at that time and (Ryan) Arciero was behind us. I thought I lost it (the race) there because I was pushing hard to catch B.J. and we got the flat and all of a sudden at about race mile 1000 we saw him (Baldwin), so we chased after him and passed him. We got some clean air after that, which was nice. I'm in love with the new SCORE Trophy Truck. It is amazing and we drove by everyone today. We actually spent some time looking at some video of the start from the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 from 2011 in preparation. I drove really hard at the start (of the 2011 Tecate SCORE Baja 500) and it didn't get me anywhere. At the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in 2010 I drove extremely smart and went really hard when I could and I just laid back when there was no visibility. I did the same thing this time and it ended up working out for us. We passed about five trucks before Ojos Negros and we were 10th place. By Puertecitos we were running in the top seven. We just had a good, smart race. There has been a noise coming from the SCORE Trophy Truck for the last 400 miles and I was praying to get to the finish line. I've been babying the SCORE Trophy Truck for the last 100 miles.

B.J. BALWIN, No. 97 B.J. (Second in class and second overall four-wheel vehicle. Baldwin drove the entire race) -- I was just getting warmed up and getting ready to make my move on Tavo (Vildosola) and then it (the race) ended. It was definitely a tough day for me. We planned on having Mark Post get in at mile 795 and we got to mile 790 and kept calling on the radio but nobody was answering. Before you knew it we were at mile 820 before we heard from our pit. Our pit ended up being at mile 835. If I had gotten out, there was going to be no time for me to get back in so I stayed in while we got fuel and tires. We had a couple of mishaps with our pits that cost us quite a bit of time. One of the fuel fillers was not working right. They had to change that and then on the very last fuel pit we had a similar problem with the fueling system. It was just stuff that we slipped up on and stuff we need to lace up for next year. We had a good race and the SCORE Trophy Truck ran really good and it was a really good in San Felipe. I got caught slipping at about mile 85 and Bryce (Menzies) got around me. I just took the wrong line. I screwed up and Bryce got around me. When we got to San Felipe, where all the big bumps were, I drove right around Rob MacCachren and Bryce. That's where we were first car on the road, and we led for most of the day. It was a good race for us but obviously we would have liked to have won. I didn't have any communication all day and I didn't know where we. Our radio was not working very well. This is my third time getting second at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 so I'm over this and I'm ready to win it. Maybe next year. I would like to get a fifth championship in the bag. It would be nice to be a five-time off road champion. (On finishing second three times this year,) it is about the same as going 200 miles and losing a drivetrain. It is that disheartening. It is about as disheartening as getting a DNF. ITavo's (Vildosola) win today was not a hard fought win. It wasn't a hard fought battle between me and him. He was on point and he drove really well. The fact that I didn't get out when I was supposed to, really wore down on me physically. A thousand miles was easy where as the last 122 miles was the hard part. I wanted to get out and move my hips and knees and get all the fluid moving in my body, get hydrated, get a sandwich and get intelligence. Intelligence is what wins races.

MARK WEYHRICH, No. 9 (Third in class and third overall four-wheel vehicle. Gary (Weyhrich) drove start to mile 620. Mark drove to the finish) -- There was a lot of traffic up north and we were in a really good pack of cars. He was trying to get around a guy in San Matias wash and put it off the course and down a ravine. We were down about 15 minutes doing that and enough slower guys got by us that the leaders gapped us by about 20 minutes. We were fighting to get that back the whole rest of the day. I had a lot of motion sickness so I wasn't very fast on the first part of my section. Other than that it was great. We ran the same BFGoodrich front tires the entire race with no flats. Luck just wasn't on our side today. There are so many good teams anymore that to be here third is quite an accomplishment. We are happy to have that. It's tough at night because there were so many sportsman bikes and quads. There were like 50 of them I think and it was just a bear to get through them all night long. They put up a ton of dust at night. It is amazing what they (SCORE) do down here and we are all very grateful that they give us a chance to come out here and fulfill our dreams.

RYAN ARCIERO, No. 49 (Fourth in class and fourth overall four-wheel vehicle. Arciero drove start to mile 615. Troy Herbst drove to the finish.) -- This team doesn't ever give up and that's why I love being a part of the Terrible Herbst Motorsports team. Troy (Herbst) did a fantastic job. He got stuck in the mud toward the end but he was giving Tavo (Vildosola) and B.J. (Baldwin) a run. He was chasing them down and I would rather have him doing that, trying to chase them down, than finish third. The SCORE Trophy Truck ran great all day long. It was incredible. We started so deep in the field. The start was so tough. We gave the SCORE Trophy Truck to Troy and we were the third physical place. My hat is off to him and the team. They never gave up. They spent 40 minutes trying to dig themselves out of the mud and got a flat after that and still chased these guys down.

DANIEL McMILLIN, No. 23 (Fifth in class and fifth overall four-wheel vehicle. McMillin drove start to Vizcaino. Chuck Hovey drove to the finish) -- I had no issues except one flat tire. I had a great SCORE Trophy Truck with no issues all day. It was perfect. CO-DRIVER CHUCK HOVEY said: It was a good day. Daniel had a good run and he brought the SCORE Trophy Truck to me in third place. Very respectable. I had a great run too but my only real problem was with my helmet. My pumper quit and my helmet kept fogging up. We were doing pretty good and holding our own until we got over in the fog on the coast. I was just done and I couldn't see so I had to open my shield. I ran with it open for about 200 miles. This was a perfect running SCORE Trophy Truck.

STEVE STROBEL, No. 94 (Sixth in class and sixth overall four-wheel vehicle. Strobel shared driving duties with Dale Ebberts and Gay Smith) -- The first half of the race was dust, dust, dust. You've just got to bide your time out there. Around race mile 900 it got really wet (the fog) and I thought we were in for a long evening but it got better and went away. I put my lens up and I was trying to clean my glasses and we clipped a cactus over on the other side but other than that is was good all day. The fog wasn't as bad out there as I thought it might have been.

ANDY McMILLIN, No. 31 (Seventh in class and seventh overall four-wheel vehicle. Andy McMillin drove start to El Crucero. Scott McMillin drove to Loreto. Andy drove to the finish) -- We had a pretty solid run. I had two flats early. I didn't hit anything but they just went flat and that was disappointing. I had no flats on my second run but we had some electrical problem or ignition problem and the truck was shutting off on me up toward San Felipe. We lost a lot of time dealing with that. We spent 15 minutes in the pit trying to diagnose the problem but couldn't find anything. We just kind of cruised in from there and knew we weren't in contention. The course is pretty much the same as 2010 but there are a few extra washouts because of the hurricane. It was a fun course but rough.

BRYCE MENZIES, No. 1 (Eighth in class and eighth overall four-wheel vehicle. Menzies drove start to mile 531. Jones drove to the finish.) -- CO-DRIVER JESSE JONES said: Bryce Menzies had a really great run going and he stuck with B.J. Baldwin all day up until mile 531 at Vizcaino. He smelled some oil burning and stopped and checked. We had a crack in an oil line so he had to sit there and wait. We threw one (an oil line) into a chase truck with some extra oil and got it out to him. He got the truck to me but it took about an hour and a half. That was the only problem we had except for one flat tire in the middle of the night. I stuffed a rock. It was operator error.

NICK VANDERWEY, No. 84 (Ninth in class and 10th overall four-wheel vehicle. Vanderwey shared driving duties with Larry Vanderwey and Curt LeDuc.) -- The brakes were a little goofy but the truck ran fine. In Loreto I tipped the SCORE Trophy Truck on its side. The power cord on the radio was loose and not working and when we fell on our side the radio started working and we could hear our crew talking. We broadcast that we just rolled over and our crew was nearby. They pulled us upright and we never had the radio working again. It was like a miracle that the radio comes on while we are on our side and when we get righted, it doesn't. It's crazy. Two SCORE Trophy Trucks got by while we were sitting on our side so that's a bummer. I gave away a couple positions and that just didn't need to happen.

SERGIO SALGADO, No. 88 (Tenth in class. Salgado shared driving duties with Matt Loidice and Mike Julson.) -- CO-DRIVER MATT LOIODICE said: We didn't have any problems at all for two rookie SCORE Trophy Truck drivers. Our whole goal was just to make it here and finish. This is my first Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 and first SCORE Trophy Truck race. It was awesome and it took us a good 50 miles to get comfortable in it. These things are fast. They are unbelievable and I can't wait to do another one. Let's go race it again. Let's put some tires on it and fuel in it and race it back home.

PETE SOHREN, No. 1 (Eleventh in class) CO-PILOT MARCOS GOMEZ said: We hit a dog at race mile one, then we had a flat two miles in. We changed the flat, get back going, and we go off the cliff at race mile four in the dust trying to catch the three trucks that passed us. We come out behind an apartment complex, get back up on the road and at mile marker eight we get a second flat. At mile marker 15 we get a third flat and now have no spares and our crew is at pit 150. Pete Sohren pinned it with a left rear flat all the way to Ojos Negros. We thought we were going to melt the left rear hubs. We went two or three hundred miles and had another flat. We had a total of eight flats. We did a lot of tire changing.

JUAN C. LOPEZ, No. 18 (Twelfth in class. Lopez drove start to mile 545. Robby Gordon drove to finish) – CO-DRIVER ROBBY GORDON said: We lost two rear shocks down the San Felipe beach run and it took a while to change them. Juan (Lopez) did a good job and the shocks blowing out isn't his fault. The little check valves popped. I got in the truck at mile 545 and we didn't have any problems. It was a pretty smooth run from there home but unfortunately you can't give up that much time early. There's a lot of good SCORE Trophy Trucks now and the series is obviously getting more competitive all the time. Obviously we are happy with our result.

ROB MacCACHREN, No. 20 (Sixteenth in class. MacCachren shared driving duties with Robbie Pierce.) -- We lost first gear at mile 70, but that was no big deal. The problem was that we lost reverse too. When Juan Carlos Lopez was way behind us we decided it would be smart to change a transmission when Robbie (Pierce) got in. We figured we had the time and it wouldn't kill us. When Robbie got about five miles from me getting in he became stuck for about three hours at mile 823.

CLASS 1

LUKE McMILLIN, No. 103 (First in class and ninth overall four-wheel vehicle. McMillin shared driving duties with Justin Smith.) -- To win the three Tecate SCORE Baja races in my rookie year, I couldn't even dream of that, especially the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 La Paz run... Unreal, I think I'm dreaming right now. I started the car and went to race mile 350 and we got to San Felipe and we had about a 20-minute lead there. That is where I decided to back it off and go for the class win and not try and chase the trucks. The whups were just nasty. I got it to Justin (Smith) with a 16-minute lead and he brought it back to me with an hour lead. About 100 miles before the finish we had a heartbreaker when the car just shut off. It was the wiring to the fuel pump. We hooked up my Parker pumper to the fuel pumps and got going again. I thought we were done right there.

RONNY WILSON, No. 102 (Second in class. Wilson shared driving duties with John Herder and Randy Wilson.) -- We rolled over at race mile 107 and we lost all of the lights and tore the right side and front arms off the car. We were down a little over an hour and after that everything worked okay. We were trying to pass a SCORE Trophy Truck and we moved to the right a little bit and hung a wheel in a ditch and flipped the car over.

CLYDE STACY, No. 106 (Third in class. Justin Davis drove start to mile 550. Justin Matney drove to the finish.) – CO-DRIVER JUSTIN MATNEY said: We had some belt issues and lost a rear rotor. We got stuck with Herbst at race mile 595. We came around a corner and we slid into him. We helped pull him out. We worked together to get our car out and then we helped pull him out. We lost about an hour. That really killed us when we got stuck.

JON WALKER, No. 107 (Fourth in class. Walker drove the entire race) -- We rolled it at race mile 100 and I walked about two miles. We missed a turn and I decided instead of backing up, to take a motorcycle line. We got stuck in the tide. It was the complete Baja experience. There was some wicked silt.

NILS CASTILLO, No. 145 (Fifth in class. Castillo shared driving duties with Nils Castillo and Joe Custer) -- CO-DRIVER JOE CUSTER said: The tires were awesome. We had one flat but other than that the course was fast. It's the first time in our buggy. It was fabulous. Gene Haas did great, he put the car out front. We had a rear start and we were running fourth when he got out. We are going to have a nice off-season now. The last two years we broke. A new truck and it didn't break so we had a good run.

TONY MIGLINI, No. 105 (Sixth in class.) -- About four hours into it I got super tired. We had brake issues and we stopped and then we capped off our right rear caliper and decided to run with fronts and one rear. Before, we only had fronts. We were in a killer spot earlier in the race for a long time. We relinquished first during the first stint with Armin Kremer. Andy’s whole job was just to be cool and take it easy. He did everything he was supposed to. He brought the car in, in one piece. I think we were seven or eight spots back and then when the sun came up it was game on. Once I stopped being tired it was killer. We were flying. It's a big thing for my first year in Class 1.

TRAVIS CHASE, No. 113 (Seventh in class. Chase shared driving duties with Don Chase and Ryan Plowman.) CO-DRIVER DON CHASE said: Ryan (Plowman) got stuck for about two hours in the silt. Travis (Chase) had two flats in San Felipe but only one spare. That kind of slowed it down. He had one flat and then 20 miles later, before he got to our pit he had another. We had a sticking throttle, flat tires and stuck in the silt but I had no problems at all, but the young guys struggled day and night.

CLASS 1/2-1600

ARTURO VELAZCO, No. 1604 (First in class. Velazco shared driving duties with Abel Velazco and Steve Cruz.) -- We had a good race but we lost at least 20 minutes in the Loreto wash. It took us 20 minutes to dry everything off and get the car started back up again. We also won the last peninsula run. Winning it again was exciting. Better than the first time.

ROBERTO RABAGO, No. 1611 (Second in class. Rabago shared driving duties with Francisco Reynozo and Alonzo Angulo.) -- The dust was really bad. I can't complain about the course. Sometimes you can put the pedal down all the way and sometimes you can't because it is too rough and you have to take care of the truck. The first thing in trying to win is to try and make it to the finish. For me, second place is the first loser. Nothing is better than first place. It is a brand new car and I've been racing for 15 years and this is the first time I've raced in SCORE under my name.

HIRAM DURAN, No. 1605 (Third in class. Duran shared driving duties with Eric Duran and Evan Duran.) -- We had a lot of problems. We got hit by a Class 1 car at race mile 120 and we had to replace the belts and we lost about 30 minutes. We were running third physical and then we moved to eighth or ninth. Right at the end my battery came loose and the car stopped. I had to send my co-pilot running to get help so somebody could push us and get us back on.

CLASS 3

DONALD MOSS, No. 3 (First in class. Moss shared driving duties with Ken Moss and Dave Grundman.) -- It took us a little over 36 hours with all of the breakdowns. It took an hour each to fix the two spindles we broke and we changed a leaf spring south of Ciudad Constitucion. We had a good four hours of down time. This is our tenth championship in the SCORE series and we're pretty happy about that. This is our fourth Toyota Milestone Award. We are somewhere around 40 wins with the same truck. This is the same truck we've been racing since 2000. It's got a zillion miles on it. We've got a good group of people and that's what really makes it all happen. We were worried about finishing and worried about finishing in time. We had three other competitors in the class and we were behind them for a time. They had bigger problems than we did. When we were running we were keeping a good pace.

CLASS 5

SANDY HALL, No. 501 (First in class. Hall shared driving duties with Chris Hall, Brian Jefferies and Andreas Tomba) In the last 100 miles we had some transmission problems. The car was locked in one gear. We were really in a battle with car 502 (Drew Belk) the entire length of the race. The lead changed hands probably three times and for the last 100 miles there were only three miles that separated the cars. They ended up breaking down about 40 miles outside of town.

CLASS 6

EDUARDO LAGUNA, No. 619 (First in class. Laguna drove start to Bahia de Los Angeles. Abdali Lopez drove to Loreto. Laguna drove to the finish.) We only had one flat tire and a failure with the total position sensor and a coil. We lost about an hour.

CLASS 8

RODOLFO IRIBE, No. 839 (First in class. Iribe shared driving duties with John Zambie and Mark Newham.) -- We've won every race this year so I just wanted to bring it in for the finish. It was a special request from Clyde Stacy that I bring it in to the finish. We had one alternator that we had to replace and one belt. By the time we got to Ojos Negros we were in first place so we just brought it in nice and easy to the finish. We had a really good setup and a full team from RPM Racing. We had everything laid out properly, but luckily we didn't need anything. Everything came out okay. The roughest part of the course was south of San Felipe. That is the hardest part. Everything can go wrong there so you have to be very careful and pick your way through it. You can't go too fast or you'll end the race right there.

CLASS 10

LEE BANNING, No. 1048 (First in class. Banning shared driving duties with Corey Bowyer, Rick Graff and Lee Banning, Jr.) -- CO-DRIVER LEE BANNING JR. said: We planned to start at the back and work our way forward and have a clean run. It's two Tecate SCORE Baja 1000's in a row for us in Score Lites and then this year in a brand new car we built ourselves. Everybody just did everything they could and kept going forward. They handed me the car in the lead and I just tried not to screw up. I had one flat but I don't know if anybody else did. Other than that it was just a flawless day.

CAM THIERIOT, No. 1001 (Second in class. Kash Vessels drove to Vizcaino. Thieriot drove to Loreto. Andy Grider drove to the finish.) CO-DRIVER KASH VESSELS said: Cam got stuck in the silt, which cost us the most time. The car was finished five days before the race. It had 36 miles of test time total. It was right out of the box.

DEAN GRIZZLE, No. 1004 (Third in class. Grizzle shared driving duties with Karl Scanlan, Blake Slater and Clint .) – CO-DRIVER KARL SCANLAN said: We broke two wheels and got stuck off of the start a little bit. We rolled it at race mile 1050.

SCORE LITES

OTONIEL HUERTA, No. 1248 (First in class. Huerta drove start to mile 350. Danny Arreola drove to mile 488 and Jaime Huerta drove to the finish.) -- We broke the left shock at race mile 350 and then the suspension wasn't holding pressure. We got stuck and lost about 25 minutes. In the last 250 miles we made up about 20 minutes.


BRENT PARKHOUSE, No. 1204 (Second in class. Parkhouse shared driving duties with Jim Moulton and Brian Burgess.) -- We each had one flat but other than that, everything went great. The car got stuck in the silt once but other than that it was gas and go all day.

CLASS 11

GEOVANY ALUCANO, No. 1103 (First in class. Jose Antonio Alucano, Humberto Huertado, Mario Vasquez and Ernesto Martinez shared driving duties) -- We ran the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 two years ago and didn't finish the race but it left me with a taste for the sport. The whole two days on the course was the adventure of a lifetime. We were hit by a SCORE Trophy Truck early in the race, but other than that, the car performed well.

PROTRUCK

CHELSEA MAGNESS, No. 1350 (First in class. Magness drove start to Bahia de Los Angeles., Steve Knudson drove to Loreto and Todd Burt drove to the finish.) – CO-DRIVER TODD BURT said: We had a really clean day. Three flat tires all day and that's all we had. Everybody kind of knocked it back a notch because all we had to do was run it into the finish. If we finished we won our class. We've been saying it for 20 years, slower is faster in many cases. We backed off a little bit and probably, overall, ran just as fast as we ever would have because we didn't have any mistakes. We never got stuck and never got lost.

CLASS 7-2

BILLY WILSON, No. 724 (First in class. Wilson drove start to mile 580. Zack McKinley drove to mile 930. Wilson drove to the finish.) -- I didn't have any flats but my co-driver Zack (McKinley) had a few. I went off of a cliff in a chase truck and flipped over last night.

CLASS 2

CLYDE STACY, No. 219. (First in class. Nick Baumgartner, Mike Powell and Steven Arlia shared driving duties.) CO-DRIVER NICK BAUMGARTNER said: I'm an Olympic snowboarder from the U.S. and an X-Games gold medal snowboarder. The axle came out while we were going through a gate and it clipped the gate and bent the axle. We tried to bring it in on one tire and it finally quit on us. The other axle pushed through so we had no traction to go anywhere. We called a buddy that lives in Ensenada. He came in and called a bunch of locals and they all came together and rallied. Twenty miles an hour we got down here on the freeway. We've got a rag and some zip ties holding it to the rim. We drove it in from near checkpoint 8. I’m amazed at the passion these people have for the sport. Our Mexican friends came in and made it happen. I think the motor is about to blow up and I don't think the transmission is very happy with us. This is the first time I've driven in this and I can tell you now that I'm hooked.

BAJA CHALLENGE

BUD BRUTSMAN, No. BC2 (First in class. Brutsman shared driving duties with Brad Lovell, Roger Lovell, Luke Wilwert, Michael Crawford and Kyle Tucker.) -- The day started out really, really well. We had a good game plan to run smart and clean. When we hit pit one we were tied for first place. We blew a CV joint and we didn't really have all of the right replacement parts. We pieced one together and it put us down about an hour.


PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22
COLTON UDALL, No. 1x (First in class and first overall motorcycle to finish. Colton Udall rode from the start to El Crucero. David Kamo rode from El Crucero to San Ignacio. Udall rode from San Ignacio to Loreto. Timmy Weigand rode from Loreto to the finish.) – In San Felipe I passed for the lead and I kept pulling it out and then I gave the bike to David (Kamo.) He pretty much held it or pulled it out more and then we pitted and lost some time. The I think he opened up the lead another three minutes. I got on the bike and lost a bunch of time because I only pre-ran my section three times. We serviced our bike four or five times and changed tires. We had multiple rear wheels that were bald with no knobs. This course just ripped it all up, it was a very tough course. The section through San Felipe was probably one of the gnarliest workouts I ever had in my life. My whole body was locking up. I was just done. It was nice to get to the paved section after that. The race was awesome. The only thing out of the ordinary was that I crashed at about race mile 14. It was super dusty this morning and I made a lot of mistakes. The speed of some of the racers in front of me was just a hair off my pace and they just ruined me. CO-RIDER DAVID KAMO said: It helped us out being so far back from the start. That way we can be the hunters. We can see what they are doing and they have to turn around and see where we are. I think that helped us out. It helped Colton push a little bit harder. My stretches went by really fast. There were lots of cows and lots of cars and lots of people. Donkeys, horses, everything. Some were on the trail and some just stood there because we were going by so fast that they didn't move. It couldn't have gone any better. It's a pretty big win for us, this being the 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. CO-RIDER TIMMY WEIGAND said: We've been coming to Baja for years and years. We have three amazing teammates and we are the underdogs every race. We weren't the big guys to win and we don't have a star-studded bunch of riders but we've been down here and we have a great mentor in Johnny (Campbell) and a great bike in Honda. We've won this race before so we expected to do the same. TEAM OWNER JOHNNY CAMPBELL said: It was a great effort from everyone at JCR. The guys rode hard but smart out there. I never had to get on the bike this time. It was a tough race with strong competition this year. (David) Pearson got close to us when Colton (Udall) was riding. But we were able to pull away. Timmy (Weigand) rode the bike in from Loreto. He is smart and a great finisher. We could feel OX out there with us again this year. His memory is always with us. It is always special to win the 1000. You prepare for everything possible. The overall speed was a little faster than I thought. I thought it would be around 52 miles per hour average, but I think we were close to 55 or so. I don’t think the fog was as bad this year. I think we had a solid rider lineup this year. Everyone seems to get along so well. It was a total team effort.

KURT CASELLI, No. 5x (Second in class and second overall motorcycle. Ivan Ramirez rode the start to Ojos Negros. Mike Brown rode from Ojos Negros to Puertecitos. Ramirez rode from Puertecitos to Vizcaino. Quinn Cody from Vizcaino to Ciudad Constitucion. Kurt Caselli rode to the finish.) – He said: My first Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 was pretty eventful. Obviously there was a lot of hype coming into this race between KTM and the Honda team and Kawasaki team as well. We did a lot of homework coming to this race. From the outside looking in, this was a big accomplishment for KTM, for myself and the team. We got the bike to the finish with no major issues besides some rider issues. Quinn Cody went down, and from what we know has a broken femur. He was fine and just in a little pain but disappointed. It was obviously a big hit to the team. Ivan did a great job starting and we had a little technical problem early on and we fell back a little bit in the dust. It's a long race and we didn't give up anywhere. I'm not disappointed at all. I'm very happy to be sitting right here in second place in my first Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. I have no regrets and this was a good race for us. Honda brought a better program to the table and we are going to go home and do our homework. CO-RIDER IVAN RAMIREZ said: The first section went pretty good but I was a little bit in the dust. I relaxed a little because I was kind of tight. I gave the bike to Mike Brown being second overall. We had some problems and then Honda and Kawasaki passed us. The whole day we've been behind Kawasaki and Honda. I got on the bike in Puertecitos again for my longest section to Vizcaino. It went pretty good.

CHRIS RIDGWAY, No. 2x (Sixth in class. Ridgway shared riding duties with Mario Panagiotopoulis and Jim Wazny,) There were three of us. Three people, three legs. We had a rear wheel come apart. We lost a sprocket and had to replace a wheel out on the trail. Mario (Panagiotopoulis) milked it to the next Honda pit and they put a new wheel on it and after that we had some minor maintenance stuff to do but the bike ran perfect as usual for a Honda.

CLASS 21
JIM O’NEAL, No. 104x (First in class and third overall motorcycle. O’Neal rode at the start and turned it over to Shane Esposito, who rode to San Felipe. Ricky Brabec and Max Eddy shared riding duties from San Felipe to finish. Eddy finished.) -- CO-RIDER MAX EDDY said: Shane (Esposito) did an excellent job getting the bike to San Felipe and then Ricky (Brabec) and I pretty much took it from there. Shane got us up to fourth or fifth overall and then he got off at San Felipe. The course is super tough this year. There are a lot of miles and we had one chase truck all day that changed our tires and the Desert Assassins helped us out with a lot of the pits. I can't say enough about my partners Ricky and Shane for doing a good job keeping the bike together and getting us here. All the elements get different at night. Of course you can't see as well and then you've got the fog. It's tough at night. I love riding at night so it kind of fits right in my pocket. It comes naturally to me. CO-RIDER RICKY BRABEC said: We kept it on two wheels and we are here safe. We did our section well. Max had more night sections than I did. He got on in the night both times and I rode all day. I only rode one night section but it's tough. I don't think anyone can do it at race speed.

CLASS 40

JEFF KAPLAN, No. 400x (First in class. Ricky Johnson rode start to mile 150, Ron Wilson rode to El Crucero, Kaplan rode to Vizcaino. Wilson rode from Vizcaino to Loreto. Kaplan rode to the finish.) -- We had a long day and we had a lot of problems. We had some light issues and we had a pipe issue. Ron (Wilson) went down once and Ricky (Johnson) went down once. It was a great course. We tried to do it the old way. Everybody's been doing it with five guys and we were going to do it with two and at the last minute we couldn't do it with two so we pulled Ricky Johnson in to do the start for us. Ricky tipped over once and broke a hand guard and then we had an exhaust pipe come apart and I don't know why. We had to change that and we couldn't get it off, so we ended up beating it off with a hammer. We had a light go out and when we went to put the lights on, they didn't work. I picked up a set of lights at a pit. When I stopped to put them on they didn't work. I had no fuses because I wasn't planning on putting the lights on there so we had to get fuses out of trucks. It took us a half-hour or more to get the thing going. I ended up running the whole race with twisted wires because I had to cut them because the plugs wouldn't work. I just twisted the wires together, taped them up and went all the way. CO-DRIVER RON WILSON said: This was a very difficult course. The section coming in to Loreto was 40 miles of rock crawl. The section was unbelievably challenging so we just kept going. Luckily the rest of our class had some issues also.

CLASS 50

MARC PRINCE, No. 501x (First in class) -- The lights went out around race mile 840 going down the sand wash. A wire shorted under the seat and I had no lights for about 15 miles. We got to the Honda pits and we took the seat off and found a wire that had shredded and we had to rewire it. The fog was really bad by Ciudad Insurgentes, so it was a little slow going over there, but once you got to Ciudad Constitucion, it cleared up and was good. CO-RIDER CHARLIE MARSHALL said: We had a little problem when we put our lights on and we were down for about 10 minutes. Other than that everything was good. The bike ran great and no tip overs. We had a good time.

PRO ATVs
CLASS 25
JOSH FREDERICK, No. 6a (First in class. Frederick shared riding duties with Jeremie Warnia, Collin Webster and Jarred McLure.) I had some problems early on and had to fix some parts on the bike. We were about an hour back. We just kept plugging away, working on the bike and saving it. It ended up that they (other riders in the class) had some problems too. We capitalized on it and brought it home.

CLASS 24

SHAWN ROBINS, No. 102a (Second in class. Robins shared riding duties with Landis Albright and Pedro Trango.) -- We had some clutch problems and we had to rebuild it in El Crucero. Other than it was just minor things along the way. Typical Baja. The course was a little rougher this year.

SPORTSMAN
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THOMAS GRAVES, No. 1803 (Second in class. Graves and Rich Morel shared driving duties) – We broke a couple of drive belts which kind of grenaded the clutch. Rich (Morel) rebuilt the clutch and we got new belts on it. We changed a wheel out and readjusted the front end. It got hit by rocks so many times the spindle bolts came loose. CO-DRIVER RICH MOREL said: We didn't pre-run the course because it would have cost a few thousand dollars just for the week. One, you lose work pay and two, you've got to pay for your fuel. You've got to pay for your bike or a Rhino to get in and pay for your hotel. By the time you are done pre-running and really getting the logistics out of it, you're spend a few thousand dollars. If there was a part of the course we didn't know too well, or feared, we would definitely come down and pre-run it. For the most part we know this area, I thought. All the stuff on the Pacific side that changed on the bottom end of the course I became aware of in the middle of the race. That I wish I would have pre-run.
 

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