2017 - 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 - Map & Info

[JoeyD23]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, dominiccnv@aol.com


September 30, 2017




Nov. 12-18 race dates

Course map unveiled for 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000

Saturday at colorful SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit at Off-Road Expo


SCORE Baja 1000 Exhibit open Sunday in SoCal’s Fairplex in Pomona, saluting 50th anniversary

of world’s most iconic desert race and 2017 SCORE World Desert Championship


POMONA, Calif., USA—Another radically rugged race route of approximately 1,200 miles for November’s BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 was unveiled Saturday at the SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit area in Building 5 at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. The popular consumer show will conclude Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PT).

THE RACE

Over 350 entries, from 40 U.S. States and 30 countries are expected to compete in this year’s 50th anniversary celebration of the BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000.

The world’s most iconic, oldest, prestigious and longest continuously held desert race, this year’s BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 will be held as a race down Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula, starting in Ensenada, Baja California Norte and finishing in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Dates for the race and race week festivities are Nov. 12 through Nov. 18. The race is annually the finale of the four-race SCORE World Desert Championship, held exclusively for the past two years in Baja California.

With a total time limit of 48 hours in the elapsed-time race, the motorcycle and quad classes will start at 12 midnight (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 and the car, truck and UTV classes will follow with start on Thursday (Nov. 16) at 10 a.m (PT). This year’s course map is available on the SCORE website at www.SCORE-International.com.

THE EXPO

The colorful and extensive 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit area in Building 5 is again offering desert-racing and off-road performance fans the opportunity to interact with many of the top desert racers in the world and legends of the sport while enjoying viewing the most radical motorsports vehicles ever developed from the past and the present.

SCORE BAJA 1000 QUALIFYING

SCORE Trophy Truck, the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 900-horsepower, unlimited production trucks class will have a special qualifying session for start positions on Tuesday, Oct. 31 on the Off-Road Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The marquee SCORE racing division will be showcased that week (Oct. 30-Nov. 3) at the massive SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience at the SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Both events are presented by BFGoodrich Tires.

OFF-ROAD EXPO MEET & GREETS

Crowd favorite autograph session will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday with many of the stars of the sport, both past and present who have built their legacy in the SCORE Baja 1000. Additional highlight of the SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit will be the SCORE Monster Energy Cinema, featuring SCOREvision, massive LED screen showing race telecasts that have aired on the CBS Sports Network as well as historical race videos that are part of the legendary legacy of SCORE Baja racing.

Among the legends, past and present, scheduled to appear at the BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 autograph sessions are SCORE owner Roger Norman, legendary former SCORE owner Sal Fish, Larry Roeseler, Rob MacCachren, Mark Stahl, Billy Wilson, Broc Dickerson, Jeff Proctor, Dennis Hollenbeck, Grabowski brothers Parker and Dustin,. SCORE expects some other ‘surprise’ SCORE Baja racing legends as well for the two autograph sessions.

TROPHY CASE

The SCORE Baja 1000 Exhibit at the Off-Road Expo includes multiple vehicle displays as well. Among the vehicles on display are the Roger Norman’s SCORE Trophy Truck, Terrible Herbst Motorsports No. 19 Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy Truck driven by Tim Herbst, Dennis Hollenbeck’s Class 11 VW Sedan, Murray brothers’ Can-Am Maverick X3 UTV, Grabowski Brothers Subaru-powered Class 5 sedan, Mark Stahl’s vintage Class 8 Ford Truck, Jamie Galles’ Class 1 unlimited race car and a vintage Chenowth Class 1 race car driven by Tommy Croft.

OH, WHAT A COURSE!

As it has for over four decades, SCORE has put together another memorable race course for the 50th anniversary, this one a point-to-point race, with all of the foreboding, unforgiving terrain that both the northern state and southern state of the majestic Baja California peninsula has to offer. SCORE CEO/president Roger Norman and SCORE Race Director Jose A. Grijalva have designed and finalized this year’s race course of 1,134.40 miles. Current plans call for the course to have five checkpoints along the way to the finish.

Starting in the heart of Ensenada in front of the historic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, the course travels east to Ojos Negros before launching its weaving route south to the finish line in La Paz.

It starts with the approximate 20 mile stretch to Ojos Negros, the course heads south from Ojos down the ‘Goat Trail’ to Valley de Trinidad and around Kiliwas on a new trail that will drop into Kiliwas Wash before going back to Highway 1 on Mike’s Road.

From San Matias to San Felipe and the Sea of Cortez over a new trail that will start at Morellia Junction all the way to Zoo Road, skipping the infamous bad whoops.

South of San Felipe the course winds to Coco’s Corner running a new trail before Checkpoint 1 at Coco’s.

The course then goes to Bahia de Los Angeles and south to Mujica where Checkpoint 2 is located before crossing Highway 1 again to go to the Pacific side of the course.

Past San Ignacio the course goes on another new trail to El Datil which skips the silt and highway on the way to Scropion Bay, La Purisma and San Isidro.

Before Loreto will be Checkpoint 3 and then a run up to San Javier Mission before heading to Checkpoint 4 at the highway crossing to Lopez Mateos.

The course will go behind Ciudad Constitution to Santa Rita where another new trail goes to Loma Amarilla where the final Checkpoint (No. 5) will be located.

Getting closer to La Paz, the course will go through the ‘silty’ Santa Fe area and on to Punta Conejo.

The last stretch of the race course travels down by the ‘Waterfall’ before La Paz and at El Centenario and the final pavement section to the finish line adjacent to the Grand Plaza Hotel, the SCORE race headquarters on the outskirts of La Paz.

The five checkpoints will be located at Coco’s Corner, Mujica Baja Sur, near Loreto, road crossing at the Lopez Mateos Highway and at Loma Amarilla before the last sprint to the finish line in La Paz.

PRE-RUNNING

Teams will be allowed to begin pre-running or practicing on the race course starting at 8 a.m. (PT) on Friday, Oct. 20starting from Ojos Negros as the section from the start to Ojos Negros will be restricted.

BEFORE BAJA…VIVA LAS VEGAS!

Jumpstarting the festivities for the 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 for the fourth straight year will be the massive SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Oct. 30-Nov. 3) and the special SCORE Baja 1000 qualifying for the first 40 SCORE Trophy Trucks that enter the anniversary event. With both events presented by BFGoodrich Tires, qualifying will be held at the Off-Road Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (7 p.m. PT, Tuesday, Oct. 31).

START DRAW

For all the classes except SCORE Trophy Truck, the drawing for starting positions within each class will be held at 7 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Entries must be received by 11 p.m. (PT) on Friday Oct. 27 to be included in the start draw. Late entries received after the drawing will be placed by class in the next available starting position following those that entered in time for the random draw.

BEGINNING TO END

This year’s race will start for the 43rd time in Ensenada, Baja California and finish for the 21st time in La Paz, Baja California Sur. The start line will once again be adjacent to the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada with the first several spectator-friendly miles running up the Ensenada Arroyo. The course will finish just off of Highway 1 in the outskirts of La Paz, adjacent to the Grand Plaza Hotel, official race headquarters in La Paz.

SPLIT-START

Commemorating the first race, motorcycle and quad classes will start at midnight (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 and the car, truck and UTV classes will begin their journey in the elapsed-time race 10 hours later at 10 a.m. (PT) on Thursday, Nov. 16. While the fastest vehicles are expected to complete the course in approximately 20 hours, all vehicles will have 48 hours from the time each starts to complete the course and become an official finisher of the 50th anniversary race.

PRE-GREEN

The BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 race week festivities will cover Nov. 12-18.

Pre-race festivities include Tuesday (Nov. 14). For the first time, the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held over two days on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Contingency will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and pre-race tech will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for motorcycles and quads on Tuesday and for cars, trucks UTVs on Wednesday

The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. PT in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera delPacifico Cultural Center motorcycles and quads and on Wednesday (Nov. 15) for the car, truck and UTV classes.

Racer registration will be held in the Red Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in Ensenada. Racer registration will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. (PT) on Monday (Nov. 13), from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday (Nov. 14) and Wednesday (Nov. 15).

Media registration will be held as well in the Red Room at the Riviera from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. (PT) on Monday (Nov. 13),9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday (Nov. 14) and Wednesday (Nov. 15) and the BFGoodrich Tires/Baja California Secretary of Tourism SCORE Media Center will be open on Wednesday (Nov. 15) from 11 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. (PT) and on Thursdayfrom 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (PT).

SCORE sponsor Monster Energy will host the Monster Energy Papas y Beer SCORE Street Party on Avenida Ruiz in downtown Ensenada from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. (PT) on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

POST GREEN

As the celebration continues Thursday (Nov. 15) night to all day and evening on Friday and on the morning of Saturday (Nov. 18) in La Paz while official finishers cross the line and tales and epic accomplishments are added to the legacy of the event, the post-race awards fiesta will be held in La Paz starting at 7 p.m. (PT) on Saturday (Nov. 18).

GRANDEST OF GRAND MARSHALS

Sal Fish, 78, the iconic desert racing promoter who owned SCORE International for 38 years, will be the Grand Marshal for November’s 50th SCORE Baja 1000.

Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Fish, who lives in Malibu, Calif., has earned more awards in his life than most racers have won races and was the face of SCORE from 1974 until he sold the company to Roger and Elise Norman on Dec. 20, 2012.

A graduate from the University of San Francisco, Fish had risen to the top as the Publisher of Hot Rod Magazine when Mickey Thompson, who founded SCORE in 1973, recruited Fish to be the President of SCORE.

MORE EXPO INFO

The 2017 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo will once again be the largest and greatest collection of off-road companies, parts, equipment, gear, and experts assembled in America. From off-road racing to rock crawling, trail riding to sand sports, motorcycles to quads 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, other event features include over 350 industry-specific vendors, the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Demo at the MAV TV Proving Grounds, Rubicon Trail – Off Road Vehicle Ride Along, O’Reilly Auto Parts Show-N-Shine, the Miss Off-Road Expo Contest and live music all weekend at the Bud Light Entertainment Stage.

DUST 2 GLORY

From award-winning documentary filmmaker Brown, Dust 2 Glory, scheduled to premiere nationwide in December, chronicled each of the four races in the 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship. Brown’s original Dusty to Glory, released in 2005, became an iconic classic showcasing the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. D2G, which began shooting at the 2015 SCORE Baja 1000, continued up close and personal coverage capturing the robust racers in their amazing adventures in Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula through all four spectacular 2016 races. Executive Producer is BCII’s Bud Brutsman.

EL REY NETWORK

The four-race 2017 SCORE World Desert Championship in Baja California, Mexico along with the SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience/SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying in Las Vegas are all airing on El Rey Network in the United States. International distribution is by way of syndication. The season-ending 50th SCORE Baja 1000 will have a two-hour show produced while the other race shows are each one-hour telecasts.

El Rey Network is available in 45 million homes across the country through cable and OTT providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 341 and Dish Network Channel 253. For more information on how to watch El Rey visithttp://elreynetwork.com.

SCORE SPONSORS…

Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire & Official Race Title Sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, RACELINE Wheels-Official Wheel, Axial R/C-Official R/C Vehicle, El Rey Network-Official Television Partner, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.

SCORE Official Partners: PCI Race Radios, 4 Wheel Parts, The Satellite Phone Store, Satellite Del Norte, CETTO Vineyards.

Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Sur State Government, Baja California Sur Secretary of Tourism, Mexicali Ayuntamiento, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Corporate Helicopters, McKenzie’s Performance Products, Advanced Color Graphics.

Tijuana SCORE Desert Challenge Special Partners: XXII Ayuntamiento de Tijuana, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Tijuana Comite de Turismo and Convenciones, Comite de Marcadotecnia Turistica, Asociacion de Hoteles del Noroeste.

For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship atwww.SCOREInternational.com.

 

[JoeyD23]

On-line Racer Registration open at www.SCORE-International.com

for November’s 50th annual BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000


SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit this weekend in Off-Road Expo to salute 50th & SCORE’s Baja legends;


nearly 350 entries from 40 States, 30 countries expected for the iconic Granddaddy of all Desert Races;

pre-race festivities include SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 experience, presented by BFGoodrich Tires

Oct. 30-Nov. 3 at Las Vegas Convention Center; BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 qualifying

for SCORE Trophy Trucks at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Off-Road Track at 7 p.m., Oct. 31


POMONA, Calif., USA— While SCORE celebrates its heritage this weekend at the Off-Road Expo at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., online racer registration is now officially open at www.SCORE-International.com for November’s celebratory 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000, the iconic granddaddy of all desert races that is the season-finale of the four-race 2017 SCORE World Desert Championship.

The public trade show at the Fairplex will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The colorful and extensive 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit area in Building 5 will once again offer desert-racing and off-road performance fans the opportunity to interact with many of the top desert racers in the world and legends of the sport while enjoying viewing the most radical motorsports vehicles ever developed from the past and the present.

Nearly 350 entries, from 40 U.S. States and 30 countries are expected to compete in this year’s 50th annual BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000.

The world’s most iconic, oldest, prestigious and longest continuously held desert race, this year’s BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 will be held as a race down Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula, starting in Ensenada, Baja California Norte and finishing in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Dates for the race and race week festivities are Nov. 12 through Nov. 18. The race is annually the finale of the four-race SCORE World Desert Championship, held exclusively for the past two years in Baja California.

EXPO MEET & GREETS

Crowd favorite autograph sessions will also be taking place from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday at the SCORE Baja 1000 Exhibit at the Expo with many of the stars of the sport, both past and present who have built their legacy in the SCORE Baja 1000. Additional highlight of the SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit will be the SCORE Monster Energy Cinema, featuring SCOREvision, massive LED screen showing race telecasts that have aired on the CBS Sports Network as well as historical race videos that are part of the legendary legacy of SCORE Baja racing.

Among the legends, past and present, scheduled to appear at the SCORE Baja 1000 autograph sessions are SCORE owner Roger Norman, legendary former SCORE owner Sal Fish, Larry Roeseler, Rob MacCachren, Mark Stahl, Bobby Ferro, Mark Samuels, Colton Udall, Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez, Broc Dickerson, Jeff Proctor, Jonathan Brenthel, Jordan Brenthel, Marc Burnett, Wayne Matlock, Kristen Matlock, Murray brothers Derek and Jason, Dennis Hollenbeck, Ampudia brothers Rodrigo, Alan and Aaron. SCORE expects some other ‘surprise’ SCORE Baja racing legends as well for the two autograph sessions.

EXPO MAP UNVEILING

In addition to showcasing current SCORE desert racing vehicles at the Off-Road Expo, drivers and sponsors, the 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 official course map for the race will be unveiled by SCORE officials at 3 p.m. (PT) on Saturday along with outlining the race schedule including the SEMA Qualifying activities for the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck division.

PRE-RUNNING

Teams will be allowed to begin pre-running or practicing on the race course starting at 8 a.m. (PT) on Saturday, Oct. 21starting from Ojos Negros as the section from the start to Ojos Negros will be restricted.

BEFORE BAJA…VIVA LAS VEGAS!

Jumpstarting the festivities for the 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 for the fourth straight year will be the massive SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Oct. 30-Nov. 3) and the special SCORE Baja 1000 qualifying for the first 40 SCORE Trophy Trucks that enter the anniversary event. With both events presented by BFGoodrich Tires, qualifying will be held at the Off-Road Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (7 p.m. PT, Tuesday, Oct. 31).

START DRAW

For all the classes except SCORE Trophy Truck, the drawing for starting positions within each class will be held at 7 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Entries must be received by 11 p.m. (PT) on Friday Oct. 27 to be included in the start draw. Late entries received after the drawing will be placed by class in the next available starting position following those that entered in time for the random draw.

BEGINNING TO END

This year’s race will start for the 43rd time in Ensenada, Baja California and finish for the 21st time in La Paz, Baja California Sur. The start line will once again be adjacent to the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada with the first several spectator-friendly miles running up the Ensenada Arroyo. The course will finish just off of Highway 1 in the outskirts of La Paz, adjacent to the Grand Plaza Hotel, official race headquarters in La Paz.

SPLIT-START

Commemorating the first race, motorcycle and quad classes will start at midnight (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 and the car, truck and UTV classes will begin their journey in the elapsed-time race 10 hours later at 10 a.m. (PT) on Thursday, Nov. 16. While the fastest vehicles are expected to complete the course in approximately 20 hours, all vehicles will have 48 hours from the time each starts to complete the course and become an official finisher of the 50th anniversary race.

PRE-GREEN

The BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 race week festivities will cover Nov. 12-18.

Pre-race festivities include Tuesday (Nov. 14). For the first time, the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held over two days on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Contingency will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and pre-race tech will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for motorcycles and quads on Tuesday and for cars, trucks UTVs on Wednesday

The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. PT in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera delPacifico Cultural Center motorcycles and quads and on Wednesday (Nov. 15) for the car, truck and UTV classes.

Racer registration will be held in the Red Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in Ensenada. Racer registration will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. (PT) on Monday (Nov. 13), from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday (Nov. 14) and Wednesday (Nov. 15).

Media registration will be held as well in the Red Room at the Riviera from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. (PT) on Monday (Nov. 13),9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday (Nov. 14) and Wednesday (Nov. 15) and the BFGoodrich Tires/Baja California Secretary of Tourism SCORE Media Center will be open on Wednesday (Nov. 15) from 11 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. (PT) and on Thursdayfrom 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (PT).

SCORE sponsor Monster Energy will host the Monster Energy Papas y Beer SCORE Street Party on Avenida Ruiz in downtown Ensenada from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. (PT) on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

POST GREEN

As the celebration continues Thursday (Nov. 15) night to all day and evening on Friday and on the morning of Saturday (Nov. 18) in La Paz while official finishers cross the line and tales and epic accomplishments are added to the legacy of the event, the post-race awards fiesta will be held in La Paz starting at 7 p.m. (PT) on Saturday (Nov. 18).

GRANDEST OF GRAND MARSHALS

Sal Fish, 78, the iconic desert racing promoter who owned SCORE International for 38 years, will be the Grand Marshal for November’s 50th SCORE Baja 1000.

Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Fish, who lives in Malibu, Calif., has earned more awards in his life than most racers have won races and was the face of SCORE from 1974 until he sold the company to Roger and Elise Norman on Dec. 20, 2012.

A graduate from the University of San Francisco, Fish had risen to the top as the Publisher of Hot Rod Magazine when Mickey Thompson, who founded SCORE in 1973, recruited Fish to be the President of SCORE.

DUST 2 GLORY ‘SNEAK PEEK’

On Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., SCORE in association with Monster Energy will be hosting a special vendor, industry, media VIP party at their SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit area and outside entryway. Filmmaker Dana Brown will host and provide a special ‘sneak peek’ at his finished Dust 2 Glory which is slated to premiere in December of this year.

From award-winning documentary filmmaker Brown, Dust 2 Glory chronicled each of the four races in the 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship. Brown’s original Dusty to Glory, released in 2005, became an iconic classic showcasing the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. D2G, which began shooting at the 2015 SCORE Baja 1000, continued up close and personal coverage capturing the robust racers in their amazing adventures in Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula through all four spectacular 2016 races.

MORE EXPO INFO

The 2017 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo will once again be the largest and greatest collection of off-road companies, parts, equipment, gear, and experts assembled in America. From off-road racing to rock crawling, trail riding to sand sports, motorcycles to quads 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, other event features include over 350 industry-specific vendors, the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Demo at the MAV TV Proving Grounds, Rubicon Trail – Off Road Vehicle Ride Along, O’Reilly Auto Parts Show-N-Shine, the Miss Off-Road Expo Contest and live music all weekend at the Bud Light Entertainment Stage.

EL REY NETWORK

The four-race 2017 SCORE World Desert Championship in Baja California, Mexico along with the SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience/SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying in Las Vegas are all airing on El Rey Network in the United States. International distribution is by way of syndication. The season-ending 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 will have a two-hour show produced while the other race shows are each one-hour telecasts.

El Rey Network is a 24-hour, English-language lifestyle network targeting "Strivers," viewers who hold strong core beliefs about the importance of family, independence, hard work, craftsmanship, and legacy.

El Rey Network is available in 45 million homes across the country through cable and OTT providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 341 and Dish Network Channel 253. For more information on how to watch El Rey visithttp://elreynetwork.com.

SCORE SPONSORS…

Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire & Official Race Title Sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, RACELINE Wheels-Official Wheel, Axial R/C-Official R/C Vehicle, El Rey Network-Official Television Partner, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.

SCORE Official Partners: PCI Race Radios, 4 Wheel Parts, The Satellite Phone Store, Satellite Del Norte, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, CETTO Vineyards.

Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Sur State Government, Baja California Sur Secretary of Tourism, Mexicali Ayuntamiento, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Corporate Helicopters, McKenzie’s Performance Products, Advanced Color Graphics.

Tijuana SCORE Desert Challenge Special Partners: XXII Ayuntamiento de Tijuana, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Tijuana Comite de Turismo and Convenciones, Comite de Marcadotecnia Turistica, Asociacion de Hoteles del Noroeste.

For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship atwww.SCOREInternational.com.

 

[W2R-Luke]

This states Tech for UTV's is on Wednesday with cars & trucks. It is not, it's on Tuesday with MC's & Quads.

 

[rockstarcustomz]

We are registered! First time we will be taking our own car to Baja! We are more than excited and hope that all our experiences with other teams have us prepared for this

 

[JoeyD23]

Much, much more than just a race, history shines brightly

on next month’s 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000


pre-race festivities for final round of four-race 2017 SCORE World Desert Championship

includes SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience, presented by BFGoodrich Tires Oct. 30-Nov. 3

at Las Vegas Convention Center; SCORE Baja 1000 qualifying for SCORE Trophy Truck

at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Off-Road Track at 6 p.m. Oct. 31;

Granddaddy of All Desert Races to be televised on El Rey Network


ENSENADA, Mexico— As the World Series is to baseball, the Super Bowl to football and the World Cup to soccer, the legendary SCORE Baja 1000 continues to stand as tall at the pinnacle of the motorsports world today as it did when it began 50 years ago. It is aptly referred to as the Granddaddy of All Desert Races.

This year’s historic 50th golden anniversary race, sponsored for the first time by BFGoodrich Tires, will be held Nov. 12-18. It will start in the heart of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico covering much of the majestic Baja California peninsula. It will finish in La Paz, Baja California Sur. It will be the 50th anniversary of the race shrouded in mystery that continues to lure the world’s best racers and adventurers from around the globe who all continue to share the dream to conquer the Baja.

Racer registration continues at www.score-international.com for the iconic race. The race is the season-finale of the four-race 2017 SCORE World Desert Championship

ROOTS

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, majestic Baja California peninsula every year except 1974 when an international fuel crisis forced a cancellation.

The SCORE Baja 1000 has captured the imagination of the entire world as entries have come not only from every state in the United States, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories Guam and Puerto Rico, but also has attracted racers from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Columbia, China, Cyprus, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, Yugoslavia as well as the host country of Mexico.

Over the years, SCORE races have been televised in more than 100 nations worldwide.

PRELUDE

The first known record run occurred in 1962. Dave Ekins and Bill Robertson Jr. timed their trip from Tijuana to La Paz on a pair of Honda 250 motorcycles. Ekins made it in 39 hours, 54 minutes, Robertson in less than an hour slower. There were no official timers, of course, and to establish that they had made the trip, the two motorcycle racers time-stamped a sheet of paper in the Tijuana telegraph office and time-stamped it again at the telegraph office when they arrived in La Paz. They began their journey at midnight in Tijuana.

Capitalizing on the pioneer effort of Ekins and Robertson, Chevrolet commissioned car builder Bill Stroppe to prepare a small fleet of trucks for the run to La Paz. Late that year they left Long Beach, Calif., and all of them reached La Paz. Advertising and publicity campaigns heralded the feat as “the roughest run under the sun.”

STILL NO. 1

For the last two years, readers of USA Today newspaper have voted the SCORE Baja 1000 as the No. 1 motorsports event in the world.

“Without the SCORE Baja 1000, there just wouldn’t be any desert racing,” said Roger Norman, SCORE International’s President and CEO. “The SCORE Baja 1000 continues to draw interest from all over the world and we now find second, third and even fourth generation racers appearing at the starting line with their family patriarchs cheering for their off-spring. This event continues to be the focal point of the SCORE World Desert Championship each year the celebration of our 50th anniversary will surely add another colorful chapter to the golden legacy of the SCORE Baja 1000.”

1967

Enthusiast Ed Pearlman founded the National Off Road Racing Association (NORRA) and established the Mexican 1000. It started officially in Tijuana on October 31, 1967 with 68 entries. They actually motored at leisure speeds to Ensenada and restarted the next day.

NORRA continued to organize the Mexican 1000, which came to be known as the Baja 1000. In 1968, Pearlman moved the start of the race to Ensenada, where it stayed with one exception until 1993. In 1972 NORRA started at Mexicali and ran the first half of the race down the east coast of the peninsula through the treacherous Three Sisters section. Pre-running for this race, Parnelli Jones and Walker Evans were among a group of competitors who nearly got swept out to sea during a tropical storm.

NORRA’s last race was in 1972. At that point, Mexican officials revoked NORRA’s permits to stage races in Baja. In 1973, a domestic group called the Baja Sports Committee produced the race.

NEW BEGINNINGS

After the fuel crisis of 1974 forced local officials to cancel the event, SCORE International, founded by the late Mickey Thompson and headed soon after by Sal Fish (until 2012), was invited by the northern state of Baja California to hold the race in 1975. The SCORE Baja 1000 became a loop event starting and ending in Ensenada. Roger Norman purchased SCORE International from Fish on Dec. 20, 2012.

In 1979, the government of Baja California Sur granted permission to resume the Ensenada-to-La Paz format and SCORE has used this route intermittently ever since.

The 1979 race was notable for Walker Evans’ overall win in a Dodge truck, the first truck to win the overall title of the race.

START/FINISH

In its first 49 years, the SCORE Baja 1000 has started 42 times in Ensenada, three times in Mexicali (1972, 1993, 1994), twice in Tijuana (1967, 1995) once in Santo Tomas (1998) and once in Ojos Negros (1999). The legendary race has finished in Ensenada 24 times, in La Paz 20 times, in Mexicali two times (1993, 1994), twice in Cabo San Lucas (2000, 2007) and once in Ojos Negros (1999).

FAMOUS

The famous and not-so-famous have tried their hand at conquering the Baja and they have come from all walks of life. Mark Thatcher, son of Great Britain’s then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher, raced in the 1982 SCORE Baja 1000. Celebrities James Garner, Ted Nugent and the late Steve McQueen all battled the Baja in the early 1970s and many racers from other forms of motorsports crossed over to try their skills.

Among the drivers from other arenas who have tested the Baja were Indy Car racers Rick and Roger Mears, Parnelli Jones, Danny Ongias, Danny Sullivan, Jimmy Vasser, Buddy Rice, Sebastien Bourdais, Oriol Servia, Roberto Guerrero, Michel Jourdain Jr., Johnny Unser and Mike and Robbie Groff, NASCAR’s Robby Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Boris Said and Brendan Gaughan, SCCA legend Elliot Forbes-Robinson, World Rally Championships’ Armin Schwarz, Armin Kremer, Andreas Aigner and Harri Pavanpera,, world motorcycle champions Malcolm Smith, Larry Roeseler and Destry Abbott, Motocross legends Ricky Johnson and Jeremy McGrath, XGames star Travis Pastrana, drag racers Don Prudhomme and Larry Minor and legendary SCORE founder and motorsports innovator Mickey Thompson.

The late Academy Award winning actor, racer and race team owner Paul Newman raced in the 2004 event. Jesse James, of ‘Monster Garage’ fame, and Hollywood film and TV star Patrick Dempsey both have raced in this classic several times.

LEGENDS

This year’s race will commemorate the achievements of legendary desert racers like Rod Hall, Ron Bishop, Johnny Johnson, and Larry Roeseler. Hall, who will turn 80 on Nov. 22, has a record 24 class wins (including one overall win in 1969), and is the only racer who has competed in all 49 SCORE Baja 1000 races. Bishop was the only racer who competed in the first 40 SCORE Baja 1000 races all on a motorcycle.

Hall will be racing this year in the Stock Full class with his son Chad Hall as he attempts to add to his untouchable legacy.

Bishop, now deceased, was the only racer who competed every year of the first 40 on a motorcycle. Johnson, now retired, had 15 class wins, amazingly in eight different classes.

Roeseler, has won 17 times in this race, including 13 overall wins (10 on a motorcycle). Roeseler will share driving duties this year in SCORE Trophy Truck with Luke McMillin in the No. 83 Ford F-150. Roeseler won the unlimited Class 1 for four consecutive years (2004-2007), driving with the youngest of three racing brothers, Troy Herbst, in the Smithbuilt-Ford open-wheel desert race car that was known as the ‘Land Shark’. Roeseler is the only racer in the history of the event to win the overall 4-wheel in a truck and also in a car as well as the overall 2-wheel title as well.

In 2008, Roeseler split the driving with driver of record and team owner and now SCORE owner Roger Norman when they were the overall 4-wheel and SCORE Trophy Truck champions and the pair was second in 2009. In 2010, Roger Norman drove solo the length of the peninsula and finished third overall.

Special history was also made in 2010 when the father/son team of Gustavo Vildosola Sr and Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr, of Mexicali, drove to the overall 4-wheel and SCORE Trophy Truck victory to become the first Mexican nationals’ team to win the legendary race and it was a peninsula run from Ensenada to La Paz.

SAME SIREN

Lured by the same siren that enraptured the Ekins brothers in the 1950s, the SCORE Baja 1000 remains as the No. 1 target of adventurers the world over, not to mention the cadre of pro and semi-pro desert racers who consider it the fitting climax to their racing season each year.

THIS YEAR-SPLIT-START

Commemorating the first race, motorcycle and quad classes will start at midnight (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 and the car, truck and UTV classes will begin their journey in the elapsed-time race 10 hours later at 10 a.m. (PT) on Thursday, Nov. 16. While the fastest vehicles are expected to complete the course in approximately 20 hours, all vehicles will have 48 hours from the time each starts to complete the course and become an official finisher of the 50th anniversary race.

THE WHO

The royalty of desert racing will be in this year’s field and leading the way will once again be the marquee SCORE Trophy Trucks, the SCORE-created class for high-tech, 900-horsepower unlimited production trucks. There are already 37 SCORE Trophy Trucks entered in this year’s celebratory race.

Among the entries in SCORE Trophy Truck are No. 11 Rob MacCachren/Jason Voss, No. 1 Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez/Juan C. Lopez, No. 77 Robby Gordon, No. 31 Andy McMillin/Tavo Vildosola, No. 97 B.J. Baldwin/Rodimiro Amaya, No. 15 Billy Wilson/Chad Bunch, No. 4 Justin Matney/Josh Daniel, No. 23 Dan McMillin/Gary Weyhrich, No. 19 Tim Herbst/P.J. Jones, No. 7 Bryce Menzies, No. 83 Luke McMillin/Larry Roeseler, No. 91 Troy Herbst/Brett Sourapas, No. 3 Mark Post/Ed Herbst/Kyle LeDuc, No. 9 Armin Schwarz/Eduardo Laguna, No. 16 Cameron Steele/Cody Stuart/Pat Dean/Rene Brugger, No. 14 Cameron Steele/Cody Stuart/Pat Dean/Rene Brugger, No. 41 Justin Lofton/Matt Loiodice, No. 76 Jesse Jones/Austin Jones/Toby Price, No. 21 Pat O’Keefe/Mark McMillin, No. 5L Clyde Stacy/Jeff Geiser (SCORE TT Legend class) and No. 21L Gus Vildosola Sr/Rodrigo Ampudia Sr/Scott Bailey (SCORE TT Legend).

THE WHERE

To date, there are 206 total entries from 34 U.S. States, two U.S. Territories and 19 countries officially signed up to compete. In addition to the United States, the U.S. Territories of Guam and Puerto Rico and the host country Mexico, the other countries with racers entered are Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, England, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa and Spain.

WHO ELSE BUT SAL!

Sal Fish, 78, the iconic desert racing promoter who owned SCORE International for 38 years, will be the Grand Marshal for November’s 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000.

Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Fish, who lives in Malibu, Calif., has earned more awards in his life than most racers have won races and was the face of SCORE from 1974 until he sold the company to Roger and Elise Norman on Dec. 20, 2012.

A graduate from the University of San Francisco, Fish had risen to the top as the Publisher of Hot Rod Magazine when Mickey Thompson, who founded SCORE in 1973, recruited Fish to be the President of SCORE.

DUST 2 GLORY

From award-winning documentary filmmaker Brown, ‘Dust 2 Glory,’ scheduled to premiere nationwide on Dec. 6, chronicled each of the four races in the 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship. Brown’s original Dusty to Glory, released in 2005, became an iconic classic showcasing the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. D2G, which began shooting at the 2015 SCORE Baja 1000, continued up close and personal coverage capturing the robust racers in their amazing adventures in Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula through all four spectacular 2016 races. Executive Producer is BCII’s Bud Brutsman.

Tickets for the special, one-night Dec. 6 nationwide premiere will go on sale on Oct. 23. For information regarding tickets and theater locations, visit https://www.fathomevents.com/events/dust-2-glory.

EL REY NETWORK

The four-race 2017 SCORE World Desert Championship in Baja California, Mexico along with the SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience/SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying in Las Vegas are all airing on El Rey Network in the United States. International distribution is by way of syndication. The season-ending 50th SCORE Baja 1000 will have a two-hour show produced while the other race shows are each one-hour telecasts.

El Rey Network is available in 45 million homes across the country through cable and OTT providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 341 and Dish Network Channel 253. For more information on how to watch El Rey visithttp://elreynetwork.com.

SCORE SPONSORS…

Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire & Official Race Title Sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, RACELINE Wheels-Official Wheel, Axial R/C-Official R/C Vehicle, El Rey Network-Official Television Partner, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.

SCORE Official Partners: PCI Race Radios, 4 Wheel Parts, The Satellite Phone Store, Satellite Del Norte, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, CETTO Vineyards.

Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Sur State Government, Baja California Sur Secretary of Tourism, Mexicali Ayuntamiento, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Corporate Helicopters, McKenzie’s Performance Products, Advanced Color Graphics.

Tijuana SCORE Desert Challenge Special Partners: XXII Ayuntamiento de Tijuana, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Tijuana Comite de Turismo and Convenciones, Comite de Marcadotecnia Turistica, Asociacion de Hoteles del Noroeste.

For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship atwww.SCOREInternational.com.

SCORE Baja 1000 Milestones

1962 - In March Dave Ekins and Bud Roberston Jr. ride The 1000 Miles of Baja for the first run ever.

1966 - In May Dave & Bud Ekins, with Eddie Mulder and Cliff Coleman Ride Again to finish the 1000

Miles of Baja and complete the First Non Assisted Ride.

1967 – October 31, Ed Pearlman puts together the First Official Mexican 1000 Race

From Tijuana to La Paz

-Vic Wilson/Ted Mangels first overall winner, driving a Meyers Manx-VW

-J.N. Robert/Malcolm Smith first overall motorcycle winner, riding on Husqvarna

1968 – Larry Minor the first person to win the SCORE Baja 1000 overall back to back in 1968-‘69

1969 – Rod Hall wins his only overall title in the race (with Larry Minor)

-Hall has raced in all 49 years and has a record 23 class wins

1973 - Mickey Thompson takes over the Mexican 1000 Baja race and forms SCORE

1974 - Sal Fish takes control of SCORE and runs it for the next 38 Years

-Only year that the SCORE Baja 1000 did not occur due to the international fuel crisis

1975 – Malcolm Smith becomes the first to win both an overall 4-wheel and 2-wheel titles win he wins

the 4-Wheel with Dr. Bud Feldkamp in a Funco-VW. They won again in 4-wheel in 1977

1976 – BFGoodrich Tires begins a 40-plus year history racing in the SCCORE Baja 1000

-BFGoodrich Tires has won a race-record 28 4-wheel overall titles in this race

1978 – Larry Roeseler and Jack Johnson are the first to win the SCORE Baja 1000

three times in a row on motorcycles 1978, 1979, 1980.

1979 - PPI Begins Racing in SCORE with the Toyota Team and Ivan Stewart

-Frank De Angelo, with BFG, start pits for racers at SCORE events

-Walker Evans wins the overall 4-wheel title earning the first by a truck

1982- Mickey Thompson wins his first and only SCORE Baja 1000 in a Raceco-VW

1990 – Bob Gordon wins the overall 4-wheel with his daughter Robyn and son Robby, marking the

first time for both a father/daughter and father/son overall win and Robyn is first female overall winner

1994 – SCORE Trophy Truck Class debuts; created by SCORE

-Jimmy Smith wins the first SCORE Trophy Truck title at the SCORE Baja 1000

1994-1997 – SCORE Trophy Truck runs as its own series, Jimmy Smith wins this race in 1994, Larry

Ragland wins in 1995, 1996 and 1997

1997 – Johnny Campbell wins his first of 11 overall mototcycle titles, all on Honda bikes

1999 – Larry Ragland wins the first SCORE Trophy Truck overall as part of the regular series to give

him four wins in five years in the marquee racing division

2000 – Dave Ashley and Dan Smith win the once-in-a-lifetime SCORE Baja 2000 from Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas, held to

commemorate the new millennium

-Team of Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab/Craig Smith/Steve Hengeveld win motorcycle overall

2004 – Larry Roeseler becomes only the second person in race history to win the overall on both 2-wheel and 4-wheel, earning the 4-wheel title with Troy Herbst. Roeseler has a record 13 overall wins in this race, 10 in 2-wheel and three in 4-wheel

2006 – 431 total starters, most in the history of this race from Ensenada to La Paz

-Andy McMillin/Robby Gordon win 4-Wheel overall, Andy is the youngest overall winner at 19

-Steve Hengeveld/Mike Childress/Quinn Cody win 2-wheel overall

2007 - 40th anniversary race from Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas, race-record 237 finishers

Mark Post, Rob MacCachren and Carl Renezeder in 4-wheel

2008 – Future SCORE owner Roger Norman wins the overall 4-wheel with Larry Roeseler

2010 – Gus ‘Tavo’ Vildosola and his father Gus Vildosola Sr. become the first Mexican nationals to

win the overall; Roger Norman finishes third overall driving solo down the peninsula

2011 – Andy McMillin and his father Scott Millin son/father duo wins the 4-Wheel Overall

2012 – BJ Baldwin wins the SCORE Baja 1000 back-to-back in 2012 and 2013

-Roger Norman takes over ownership of SCORE on Dec. 20

2014, 2015, 2016 - Rob MacCachren wins the Overall SCORE Baja 1000 with Andy McMillin and

Jason Voss, wins again in 2015 with Andy McMillin and a third straight in 2016 with Jason

Voss

2014 - With riders Ricky Brabec/Robby Bell/Steve Hengeveld/Max Eddy Jr., Kawasaki motorcycle

returns to the top of the podium, breaking the record 17 straight 2-wheel wins by Honda

SCORE Baja 1000

All-Time Starters, Finishers, Race Site

1967

Tijuana to La Paz

Total Starters: 68, Total Finishers: 31

1968

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 243, Total Finishers: 106

1969

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 247, Total Finishers: 96

1970

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 261, Total Finishers: 145

1971

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 222, Total Finishers: 116

1972

Mexicali to La Paz
Total Starters: 245, Total Finishers: 98

1973

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 143, Total Finishers: 73

1974

NO RACE (Fuel Crisis)

1975

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 235, Total Finishers: 86

1976

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 218, Total Finishers: 74

1977

Ensenada to Ensenada
Total Starters: 346, Total Finishers: 123

1978

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 219, Total Finishers: 56

1979

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 244, Total Finishers: 121

1980

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 255, Total Finishers: 104

1981

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 250, Total Finishers: 85

1982

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 135, Total Finishers: 69

1983

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 248, Total Finishers: 76

1984

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 169, Total Finishers: 75

1985

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 211, Total Finishers: 111

1986

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 237, Total Finishers: 147

1987

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 314, Total Finishers: 180

1988

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 329, Total Finishers: 163

1989

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 286, Total Finishers: 176

1990

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 308 Total Finishers: 162

1991

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 271, Total Finishers: 124

1992

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 307,Total Finishers: 189

1993

Mexicali to Mexicali

Total Starters: 260, Total Finishers: 96

1994

Mexicali to Mexicali

Total Starters: 281, Total Finishers: 120

1995

Tijuana to La Paz

Total Starters: 283, Total Finishers: 160

1996

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 220, Total Finishers: 113

1997

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 221, Total Finishers: 130

1998

Santo Tomas to La Paz

Total Starters: 207, Total Finishers: 123

1999

Ojos Negros to Ojos Negros

Total Starters: 238, Total Finishers: 101

2000

Tecate SCORE Baja 2000

Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas

Total Starters: 262, Total Finishers: 184

2001

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 219, Total Finishers: 102

2002

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 234, Total Finishers: 151

2003

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 272, Total Finishers: 153

2004

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 284, Total Finishers: 198

2005

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 342, Total Finishers: 163

2006

Ensenada to La Paz

*Total Starters: 431, Total Finishers: 234

2007

Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas

Total Starters: 424, Total Finishers: 237**

2008

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 347, Total Finishers: 227

2009

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 328, Total Finishers: 184

2010

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 292, Total Finishers: 192

2011

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 278, Total Finishers: 155

2012

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 298, Total Finishers: 174

2013

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 251, Total Finishers: 117

2014

Ensenada to La Paz

Total Starters: 237, Total Finishers: 133

2015

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 239, Total Finishers: 124

2016

Ensenada to Ensenada

Total Starters: 270, Total Finishers: 160

*Event Record-Starters

**Event Record-Finishers

SCORE Baja 1000

All-Time Start Sites

Times, City

42-Ensenada

3-Mexicali

2-Tijuana

1-Ojos Negros

1-Santo Tomas

All-Time Finish Sites

Times, City

24-Ensenada

20-La Paz

2-Mexicali

2-Cabo San Lucas

1-Ojos Negros

Top Total Starters

Year, Number (Finishers)

2006—431 Starters (234 Finishers)

2007—424 Starters (237 Finishers)

2008—347 Starters (227 Finishers)

1977—346 Starters (123 Finishers)

2005—342 Starters (163 Finishers)

1988—329 Starters (163 Finishers)

2009—328 Starters (184 Finishers)

1987—314 Starters (180 Finishers)

1990—308 Starters (162 Finishers)

1992—307 Starters (189 Finishers)

2012—298 Starters (174 Finishers)

2010—292 Starters (192 Finishers)

1989—286 Starters (176 Finishers)

2004—284 Starters (198 Finishers)

1995—283 Starters (160 Finishers)

1994—281 Starters (120 Finishers)

2011—278 Starters (155 Finishers)

2003—272 Starters (153 Finishers)

1991—271 Starters (124 Finishers)

2016—270 Starters (160 Finishers)

Top Total Finishers

Year, Number (Starters)

2007—237 Finishers (424 Starters)

2006—234 Finishers (431 Starters)

2008—227 Finishers (347 Starters)

2004—198 Finishers (284 Starters)

2010—192 Finishers (292 Starters)

1992—189 Finishers (307 Starters)

2000—184 Finishers (262 Starters)

2009—184 Finishers (328 Starters)

1987—180 Finishers (314 Starters)

1989—176 Finishers (286 Starters)

2012—174 Finishers (298 Starters)

2005—163 Finishers (342 Starters)

1988—163 Finishers (329 Starters)

1990—162 Finishers (308 Starters)

1995—160 Finishers (283 Starters)

2016—160 Finishers (270 Starters)

2011—155 Finishers (278 Starters)

2003—153 Finishers (272 Starters)

2002—151 Finishers (234 Starters)

1986—147 Finishers (237 Starters)

Top Total Starters

When finishing in La Paz

Year, Number (Finishers)

2006—431 Starters (234 Finishers)

1992—307 Starters (189 Finishers)

2012—298 Starters (174 Finishers)

2010—292 Starters (192 Finishers)

1989—286 Starters (176 Finishers)

2004—284 Starters (198 Finishers)

1995—283 Starters (160 Finishers)

1972—245 Starters (98 Finishers)

1979—244 Starters (121 Finishers)

1986—237 Starters (147 Finishers)

2014—237 Starters (133 Finishers)

Top Total Finishers

When finishing in La Paz

Year, Number (Starters)

2006—234 Finishers (431 Starters)

2004—198 Finishers (284 Starters)

2010—192 Finishers (292 Starters)

1992—189 Finishers (307 Starters)

1989—176 Finishers (286 Starters)

2012—174 Finishers (298 Starters)

1995—160 Finishers (283 Starters)

2002—151 Finishers (234 Starters)

1986—147 Finishers (237 Starters)

2014—133 Finishers (237 Starters)

SCORE Baja 1000 Peninsula Run Course Mileage, 1967 thru 2017

The longest SCORE Baja 1000 from Ensenada to La Paz was in 2014. The 2017 course is 1,134.40 miles, making it the second longest in event history for races starting in Ensenada and finishing in La Paz.

The year of 2017 marks the 23rd peninsula run for the SCORE Baja 1000.

This will be the 17th time this race has started in Ensenada and finished in La Paz. It also has started in Tijuana and finished in La Paz twice (1967 and 1995), started in Mexicali and finished in La Paz once (1972), started in Santo Tomas and finished in La Paz once (1998) and started in Ensenada and finished in Cabo San Lucas twice (2000 and 2007).

Here is the mileage breakdown for all 22 previous peninsula runs.

1967 Tijuana to La Paz, 849 miles

1968 Ensenada to La Paz 832 miles

1969 Ensenada to La Paz 832 miles

1970 Ensenada to La Paz 832 miles

1971 Ensenada to La Paz 832 miles

1972 Mexicali to La Paz 912 miles

1973 Ensenada to La Paz 875 miles

1979 Ensenada to La Paz 986.2 miles

1982 Ensenada to La Paz 983.52 miles

1986 Ensenada to La Paz 822 miles

1989 Ensenada to La Paz 1,057.7 miles

1992 Ensenada to La Paz 1,032.7 miles

1995 Tijuana to La Paz 1,146.3 miles

1998 Santo Tomas to La Paz 1,070 miles

2000 Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas 1,679.54 miles

2002 Ensenada to La Paz 1,017.31 miles

2004 Ensenada to La Paz 1,013.57 miles

2006 Ensenada to La Paz 1,047.8 miles

2007 Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas 1,296.39 miles

2010 Ensenada to La Paz 1,061.69 miles

2012 Ensenada to La Paz 1,121.55 miles

2014 Ensenada to La Paz 1,275 miles

2017 Ensenada to La Paz 1,134.40 miles

 

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Entries climbing—180 from 33 U.S. States and 17 countries

for next month’s 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000


pre-race festivities for final round of four-race 2017 SCORE World Desert Championship

includes SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience, presented by BFGoodrich Tires Oct. 30-Nov. 3

at Las Vegas Convention Center; SCORE Baja 1000 qualifying for SCORE Trophy Truck

at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Off-Road Track at 6 p.m., Oct. 31, pre-running opens Oct. 20


ENSENADA, Mexico—With exactly a month remaining until the start of race-week festivities for the 50th anniversary of the Granddaddy of all Desert Races, early entries in just two weeks of online racer registration have come from 33 U.S. States and 17 countries for November’s BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000.

Registration continues at www.score-international.com for the iconic race. The race and race-week festivities will be held Nov. 12-18 in Baja California, Mexico.

THE RACE

Nearly 350 entries, from 40 U.S. States and 30 countries are expected to compete in this year’s 50th anniversary celebration of the BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000. There are multiple Pro and Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, utvs, motorcycles and quads.

The world’s most iconic, oldest, prestigious and longest continuously held desert race, this year’s 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 will be held over a 1,134.40-mile race course down Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula, starting in Ensenada, Baja California Norte and finishing in La Paz, Baja California Sur.

The race is annually the finale of the four-race SCORE World Desert Championship, held exclusively for the past two years in Baja California.

With a total time limit of 48 hours in the elapsed-time race, the motorcycle and quad classes will start at 12 midnight (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 and the car, truck and UTV classes will follow with start on Thursday (Nov. 16) at 10 a.m (PT).

BEGINNING TO END

This year’s race will start for the 43rd time in Ensenada, Baja California and finish for the 21st time in La Paz, Baja California Sur. The start line will once again be adjacent to the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada with the first several spectator-friendly miles running up the Ensenada Arroyo. The course will finish just off of Highway 1 in the outskirts of La Paz, adjacent to the Grand Plaza Hotel, official race headquarters in La Paz.

SPLIT-START

Commemorating the first race, motorcycle and quad classes will start at midnight (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 and the car, truck and UTV classes will begin their journey in the elapsed-time race 10 hours later at 10 a.m. (PT) on Thursday, Nov. 16. While the fastest vehicles are expected to complete the course in approximately 20 hours, all vehicles will have 48 hours from the time each starts to complete the course and become an official finisher of the 50th anniversary race.

WHERE THEY’RE FROM

XXXXXTo date, there are 180 total entries already from 33 U.S. States and 17 countries officially signed up to compete. In addition to the United States and host country Mexico, the other countries with racers entered are Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, England, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Puerto Rico and South Africa.

THE WHO

The royalty of desert racing will be in this year’s field and leading the way will once again be the marquee SCORE Trophy Trucks, the SCORE-created class for high-tech, 900-horsepower unlimited production trucks. There are already 37 SCORE Trophy Trucks entered in this year’s celebratory race.

Among the entries in SCORE Trophy Truck are No. 11 Rob MacCachren/Jason Voss, No. 1 Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez/Juan C. Lopez, No. 77 Robby Gordon, No. 31 Andy McMillin/Tavo Vildosola, No. 97 B.J. Baldwin/Rodimiro Amaya, Billy Wilson/Chad Bunch, No. 4 Justin Matney/Josh Daniel, No. 23 Dan McMillin/Gary Weyhrich, No. 19 Tim Herbst/P.J. Jones, No. 7 Bryce Menzies, No. 83 Luke McMillin/Larry Roeseler, No. 91 Troy Herbst/Brett Sourapas, No. 3 Mark Post/Ed Herbst/Kyle LeDuc, No. 9 Armin Schwarz/Eduardo Laguna, No. 16 Cameron Steele/Cody Stuart/Pat Dean/Rene Brugger, No. 14 Cameron Steele/Cody Stuart/Pat Dean/Rene Brugger, No. 41 Justin Lofton/Matt Loiodice, No. 76 Jesse Jones/Austin Jones/Toby Price, No. 21 Pat O’Keefe/Mark McMillin, No. 5L Clyde Stacy/Jeff Geiser (SCORE TT Legend class) and No. 21L Gus Vildosola Sr/Rodrigo Ampudia Sr/Scott Bailey (SCORE TT Legend).

Larry Roeseler has 17 class wins in the SCORE Baja 1000, including a race-record 13 overall wins (10 on a motorcycle, two in a desert race car and one in a SCORE Trophy Truck). He will be the second driver for third-generation desert racer Luke McMillin in the No. 83 Ford F-150 in SCORE Trophy Truck.

Among the other early entries is legendary veteran Rod Hall who is the only person who has raced in all 49 SCORE Baja 1000 races. Turning 80 on Nov. 22, Hall has a race-record 24 class wins and will be competing again this year in Stock Full with his oldest son Chad Hall as his principal additional driver. Hall and his team will again drive the No. 8101 Hall Racing Hummer H1 Alpha.

PRE-RUNNING

Teams will be allowed to begin pre-running or practicing on the fully marked race course starting at 8 a.m. (PT) onFriday, Oct. 20 starting from Ojos Negros as the section from the start to Ojos Negros will be restricted.

BEFORE BAJA…VIVA LAS VEGAS!

Jumpstarting the festivities for the 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 for the fourth straight year will be the massive SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Oct. 30-Nov. 3) and the special SCORE Baja 1000 qualifying for the first 40 SCORE Trophy Trucks that enter the anniversary event. With both events presented by BFGoodrich Tires, qualifying will be held at the Off-Road Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (6 p.m. PT, Tuesday, Oct. 31).

START DRAW

For all the classes except SCORE Trophy Truck, the drawing for starting positions within each class will be held at 7 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Entries must be received by 11 p.m. (PT) on Friday Oct. 27 to be included in the start draw. Late entries received after the drawing will be placed by class in the next available starting position following those that entered in time for the random draw. For racers who competed in September’s Tijuana SCORE Desert Challenge, based on their results, those racers will be placed in order of how they finished in Tijuana and a drawing will be held for all of the additional entries in each class to determine the final start order for the 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000.

PRE-GREEN

The BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 race week festivities will cover Nov. 12-18.

Pre-race festivities include for the first time, the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway being held over two days on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Contingency will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and pre-race tech will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for motorcycles, quads and UTVs on Tuesday (Nov. 14) and for cars and trucks on Wednesday (Nov. 15) at the same times.

The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing for motorcycles and quads will be held on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. PT in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera delPacifico Cultural Center and on Wednesday (Nov. 15) at 7 p.m. PT for the car, truck and UTV classes.

Racer registration will be held in the Red Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in Ensenada. Racer registration will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. (PT) on Monday (Nov. 13), from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday (Nov. 14) and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday (Nov. 15).

Media registration will be held as well in the Red Room at the Riviera from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. (PT) on Monday (Nov. 13),9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PT) on both Tuesday (Nov. 14) and Wednesday (Nov. 15) and the BFGoodrich Tires/Baja California Secretary of Tourism SCORE Media Center in Ensenada will be open on Wednesday (Nov. 15) from 11 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. (PT) and on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (PT).

SCORE sponsor Monster Energy will host the Monster Energy Papas y Beer SCORE Street Party on Avenida Ruiz in downtown Ensenada from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. (PT) on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

POST GREEN

As the celebration continues Thursday (Nov. 15) night to all day and evening on Friday and on the morning of Saturday (Nov. 18) in La Paz while official finishers cross the line and tales and epic accomplishments are added to the legacy of the event. The post-race awards fiesta will be held at the Grand Plaza Hotel in La Paz starting at 7 p.m. (PT) on Saturday (Nov. 18).

OH, WHAT A COURSE!

As it has for over four decades, SCORE has put together another memorable race course for the 50th anniversary, this one a point-to-point race, with all of the foreboding, unforgiving terrain that both the northern state and southern state of the majestic Baja California peninsula has to offer. SCORE CEO/president Roger Norman and SCORE Race Director Jose A. Grijalva have designed and finalized this year’s race course of 1,134.40 miles. Current plans call for the course to have five physical checkpoints along the way to the finish.

Starting in the heart of Ensenada in front of the historic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, the course travels east to Ojos Negros before launching its weaving way south to the finish line in La Paz.

It starts with the approximate 20 mile stretch to Ojos Negros, the course heads south from Ojos down the ‘Goat Trail’ to Valley de Trinidad and around Kiliwas on a new trail that will drop into Kiliwas Wash before going back to Highway 1 on Mike’s Road.

From San Matias to San Felipe and the Sea of Cortez over a new trail that will start at Morellia Junction all the way to Zoo Road, skipping the infamous bad whoops.

South of San Felipe the course winds to Coco’s Corner running a new trail before Checkpoint 1 at Coco’s.

The course then goes to Bahia de Los Angeles and south to Mujica where Checkpoint 2 is located before crossing Highway 1 again to go to the Pacific side of the course.

Past San Ignacio the course goes on another new trail to El Datil which skips the silt and highway on the way to Scropion Bay, La Purisma and San Isidro.

Before Loreto will be Checkpoint 3 and then a run up to San Javier Mission before heading to Checkpoint 4 at the highway crossing to Lopez Mateos.

The course will go behind Ciudad Constitution to Santa Rita where another new trail goes to Loma Amarilla where the final Checkpoint (No. 5) will be located.

Getting closer to La Paz, the course will go through the ‘silty’ Santa Fe area and on to Punta Conejo.

The last stretch of the race course travels down by the ‘Waterfall’ before La Paz and to El Centenario before the final pavement section to the finish line adjacent to the Grand Plaza Hotel, the SCORE race headquarters on the outskirts of La Paz.

The five checkpoints will be located at Coco’s Corner, Mujica Baja Sur, near Loreto, road crossing at the Lopez Mateos Highway and at Loma Amarilla before the last sprint to the finish line in La Paz.

WHO ELSE BUT SAL!

Sal Fish, 78, the iconic desert racing promoter who owned SCORE International for 38 years, will be the Grand Marshal for November’s 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000.

Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Fish, who lives in Malibu, Calif., has earned more awards in his life than most racers have won races and was the face of SCORE from 1974 until he sold the company to Roger and Elise Norman on Dec. 20, 2012.

A graduate from the University of San Francisco, Fish had risen to the top as the Publisher of Hot Rod Magazine when Mickey Thompson, who founded SCORE in 1973, recruited Fish to be the President of SCORE.

DUST 2 GLORY

From award-winning documentary filmmaker Brown, Dust 2 Glory, scheduled to premiere nationwide on Dec. 6, chronicled each of the four races in the 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship. Brown’s original Dusty to Glory, released in 2005, became an iconic classic showcasing the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. D2G, which began shooting at the 2015 SCORE Baja 1000, continued up close and personal coverage capturing the robust racers in their amazing adventures in Mexico’s majestic Baja California peninsula through all four spectacular 2016 races. Executive Producer is BCII’s Bud Brutsman.

Tickets for the Dec. 6 nationwide premiere are scheduled to go on sale on Oct. 23. For information regarding tickets and theater locations, visit https://www.fathomevents.com/events/dust-2-glory.

EL REY NETWORK

The four-race 2017 SCORE World Desert Championship in Baja California, Mexico along with the SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience/SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying in Las Vegas are all airing on El Rey Network in the United States. International distribution is by way of syndication. The season-ending 50th SCORE Baja 1000 will have a two-hour show produced while the other race shows are each one-hour telecasts.

El Rey Network is available in 45 million homes across the country through cable and OTT providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 341 and Dish Network Channel 253. For more information on how to watch El Rey visithttp://elreynetwork.com.

SCORE SPONSORS…

Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire & Official Race Title Sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, RACELINE Wheels-Official Wheel, Axial R/C-Official R/C Vehicle, El Rey Network-Official Television Partner, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.

SCORE Official Partners: PCI Race Radios, 4 Wheel Parts, The Satellite Phone Store, Satellite Del Norte, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, CETTO Vineyards.

Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Sur State Government, Baja California Sur Secretary of Tourism, Mexicali Ayuntamiento, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Corporate Helicopters, McKenzie’s Performance Products, Advanced Color Graphics.

Tijuana SCORE Desert Challenge Special Partners: XXII Ayuntamiento de Tijuana, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Tijuana Comite de Turismo and Convenciones, Comite de Marcadotecnia Turistica, Asociacion de Hoteles del Noroeste.

For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship atwww.SCOREInternational.com.