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American Dies Pre-Running The Baja 1000 2009!

In the area known as "La Laguna del Diablo" a man given to the Baja 1000 together with some professionals that roamed what is the route of the famed Baja Californian tour, died when he fell on his motorbike in the rugged terrain that it is jurisdiction of the Municipality of Ensenada, so the prosecutor of that community took charge of attesting to the body of Javier Cuevas.

Cuevas, an American, was 43 years of age and his place of residence was the State of California. He was part of a group of competitors who were conducting a route reconnaissance along the route, on a stretch of territory between Ensenada and the Delegation of San Felipe, the municipality of Mexicali

Witnesses said the supervisions to be doing, Cuevas grabbed his bike and started running like competition, unfortunately did not realize there was a ditch in his path and stuck with the bike in this suffering showy fall in which the same bike to lurch with him struck him.

The companions tried to give first aid but were going as Xavier died almost immediately, so until that point had to go the services of the Office of Justice of Lower California, ordering the representative of Public Prosecutions that he move the body Ensenada's morgue for the autopsy of scrutiny and the subsequent delivery of the body to the family.

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Sal Fish signature race course

Pre-running starts Friday on rugged 672.85-mile course

For November’s 42^nd

303 Racers entered to date, including 34 SCORE Trophy-Trucks, from 38 States and 13 countries

In internationally-televised Granddaddy of all desert races; finale of five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series

To be held in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, Nov. 19-22

LOS ANGELES—Adventurers and the world’s best desert racers will begin practicing Friday as official pre-running starts for November's 42^nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race.

With over 325 entries expected to compete in 29 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races will be held Nov. 19-22 in Ensenada, Mexico. Completing its 36^th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series. To date entries have come from 38 U.S. States and 13 countries.

It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula. Because of the economics and logistics involved, some years it is a peninsula run while most years it is a loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada.

This year’s 672.85-mile race will start for the 35^th time and finish for the 20^th time in Ensenada. The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (PST, Friday, Nov. 20) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line. Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 14 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.

The race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.

Pre-running on the 672.85-mile loop course will officially begin on Saturday. Pre-running will be allowed from Ojos Negros and back, starting at race mile 43.3. One way pre-running from the start to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Wednesday and Thursday of race week (Nov. 18 and 19). During the race, the first section of the course, approximately 40 miles, will be used leaving the city and returning to Ensenada.

While late entries are accepted up to race day, a total of 303 entries have officially been accepted for the race as of today which will put the starting field in the top 10 in the 42-year history of the storied event.

“We have been able, with the dedication and cooperation of many of our friends in Baja California, to develop a race course for the 42^nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 that will challenge even the most experienced of our great SCORE desert racers,” commented Sal Fish, SCORE President/CEO since soon after it was founded in 1973. “This great, great course presents the competitors with all of the variety of terrain and elevation changes you could possibly hope for along with the dramatic beauty of Baja. This spectacular race course features the best of the courses we have used in our last three SCORE Baja races.”

With massive crowds reaching nearly 250,000 anticipated to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels from Ensenada, down Laguna Salada to San Felipe, down through the legendary Matomi Wash, around Mike’s Sky Ranch, through both Rancho El Trachis and Rancho El Coyote, down the infamous Simpson’s Hill and back to the Pacific Coast below San Vicente and up through Santo Tomas, Uruapan and back to Ojos Negros, covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula to and from Ensenada.

From the start in Ensenada the course will go east to Ojos Negros for almost 40 miles which will be raced in both directions during the race. From Ojos Negros, the course will travel in a clockwise direction. From Ojos Negros, the course turns South to El Alamo and then east up through the Summit and makes a South turn at Cohabuzo Junction and on to the the infamous Laguna Salada, paralleling Mexican Highway 5. Next is San Felipe loop where the course will cover some of the rugged Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 course including the magnificent Matomi Wash.

After the San Felipe loop, which travels in a counterclockwise direction from and back to Borrego, the course will head north and northwest, joining Highway 3 for a short distance to the Mike’s Sky Ranch turnoff. Then the course heads behind Mike’s and around Rancho Trachis and Rancho Coyote and down the challenging Simpson’s hill. From this point the course is very similar to the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 heading north along the Pacific Ocean below San Vicente and past Erendira, back inland up through Santo Tomas then turning northeast just past Uruapan winding its way back to Ojos Negros for the final charge back to Ensenada. In the Erendira area, the course avoids the rocky section along the Pacific, taking instead a high plateau east of that area.

The course features six checkpoints, where vehicle numbers and passing times are recorded to help verify the information gathered on the electronic recording devices that are mounted on all vehicles in the race.

The locations of the six checkpoints are: Checkpoint 1 (race-mile 90.03, North of Santa Catarina), CP2 (rm213.27-southwest of Borrego), CP3 (rm309.80-South of San Felipe), CP4 (rm401.94-Southwest of Borrego), CP5 (rm 535.32-San Vicente Vineyards) and CP6 (rm631.25-Ojos Negros).

Pre-race festivities on Thursday, Nov. 19, for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 19 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 Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19.

While entries will be accepted up to race morning (Friday, Nov. 20), late entries will be assigned the next available number and starting position within each class.

The post-race Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Survivor’s Celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22.

The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are SCORE Trophy-Truck (34), Class 1 (23), Class 1-2/1600 (13) and Class 10 and SCORE Lite (10 each).

Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, the open motorcycle Class 22 has the most entries to date with 18 followed by Class 30, riders 30 years old and over, which has 13.

Leading the six Sportsman classes in the race is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc which has 35 entries and Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc which has 14 entries to date.

The defending overall champions are all in this year’s field: Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Boulevard, Calif., in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck, the No. 1x Class 22 open motorcycle team led by Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif., on a Kawasaki KX450 and the No. 1a Class 24 open ATV team led by Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., on a Honda TRX700XX.

Among the many other talented entries from all over the world is the venerable Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., who is only individual who has raced in all 41 previous Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 races.

The legendary Hall, 70, of Reno, Nev., has a race-record 19 career class wins in this event and is the only driver to have competed every year (all in a car or truck class). Hall will be looking for two class wins this year as he is entered as the second driver for his sons Josh and Chad Hall in Hummer H3 vehicles in both the Stock Mini and Stock Full classes.

This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special, in association with SCORE and Aura360, for the sixth consecutive year. It is scheduled to air on NBC at 2 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 19 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.

In addition to season point class point championships, drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also racing to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 24^th consecutive year, a total of 16 drivers remain eligible after Round 4 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series.

This race also features the prestigious Sal Fish SCORE IronRider awards presented to each motorcycle or ATV rider who completes the course within the time limit while riding solo. To date, 24 individuals have officially declared that they will be attempting to complete the course riding solo.

2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Final round of five race 2009 SCORE Desert Series

Nov. 19-22 -- Ensenada, Mexico

TOTAL ENTRIES: 303 (38 States, 13 Countries)(as of 11/3/09)

PRO CARS & TRUCKS

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (34)

2 Pete Sohren

71 Rick D. Johnson

96 Bobby Baldwin

7 Scott Steinberger

12 Brian Collins

84 Nick Vanderwey

1 B.J. Baldwin

77 Robby Gordon

19 Tim Herbst

8 Roger Norman

24 Adam Householder

3 Mark Post

9 Mark Weyhrich

16 Cameron Steele

23 Mark McMillin

4 Gus Vildosola Jr.

59 Craig Potts

28 Alan Pflueger

31 Andy McMillin

74 Rob Bruce

76 Jesse Jones

78 Jesse Ashcraft

51 Kory Scheeler

13 Ed Stout

22 Damen Jefferies

47 James Bult

30 Robbie Pierce

20 Rob MacCachren

58 Ronnie Wilson

35 Jason Voss

39 Ron Whitton

10 Greg Nunley

79 Mike Mastro

75 Jerry Zaiden

CLASS 1 (23)

101 Armin Schwarz

102 Harley Letner

103 Jerry Penhall

104 Armin Kremer

105 Brian Parkhouse

106 Randy Wilson

107 Robert LeMaster

108 Todd Welling

109 Rudy Cortez

110 Troy Herbst

111 Dale Lenk

112 George Thieriot

113 Josh Daniel

114 Eric Chase

115 Brad Fouvre

116 Richard Boyle

117 Brendan Fikes

118 Brad Etter

119 Charles Rudolph

120 Jesse Hooker

121 Josh Rigsby

147 Chuck Dempsey

148 Chuck Sacks

CLASS 1-2/1600 (13)

1601 Cody Robinson

1602 Jose Fernandez

1603 Arturo Velazco

1604 Wes McKenzie

1605 Daniel McMillin

1606 Gerardo Iribe

1643 Alejandro Lozano

1644 Eliseo Garcia

1645 Eric Duran

1646 Corbin Harris

1647 Brian Wilson

1648 Justin Smith

1649 Arnoldo Ramirez

CLASS 3 (4)

300 Donald Moss

301 Scott Barnes

302 Daniel Wright

349 Darren Skilton

CLASS 5 (7)

500 Kevin Carr

501 Drew Belk

502 Chris Willis

503 Shaun Dunbar

517 Carlos Albanez

518 Vince Wavra

519 Che Corlett

CLASS 5/1600 (9)

551 Jonathon Knight

552 Alonso Angulo

553 Oscar Venegas

554 Mark Low

555 Erich Reisen

556 Ernesto Arambula

577 Armando Garcia

578 Pedro Athie

550 Marcos Nunez

CLASS 6 (8)

601 Richard Blunk

602 Marc Burnett

603 Robert Pickering

604 Jose Acuna Jr

616 Steve Kovach

617 Heidi Steele

618 John Townsend

619 Gregg Hempel

CLASS 7 (6)

701 Scott Ulrich

700 Dan Chamlee

703 Bill Kunz

704 Brandon Walsh

705 Jose Gonzalez

706 Igor Galvan

CLASS 7SX (3)

741 Norman Turley

742 Brandt Anderson

759 John Holmes

CLASS 8 (4)

801 Rodrigo Ampudia Jr.

802 Juan C. Lopez

803 Dave Crinklaw

839 Clyde Stacy

CLASS 9 (3)

901 Zack Burkett

902 Chuck Krumm

949 Ulises Morquecho

CLASS 10 (10)

1001 Jesus Gonzalez

1000 Mike Lawrence

1003 Javier Robles

1004 Justin Davis

1005 Lars Ferry

1006 Scott Gailey

1007 Sergio Salgado

1008 Steve Restivo

1048 David Greenhill

1049 Jose Lynch

SCORE LITE (10)

1201 Luis Barragan

1202 Brent Parkhouse

1203 Morgan Langley

1204 John Langley

1205 Rob Smith

1206 John Padgett

1207 Mark Fusting

1200 Rick St. John

1248 Greg Gustin

1249 Roberto Encinas

CLASS 11 (5)

1101 Eric Solorzano

1102 Michael Brown

1103 Dolores Casarez

1104 Jim Graham

1149 Gustavo Garayzar

STOCK FULL (3)

860 Chad Hall

878 Joe Bacal

879 Justin Matney

STOCK MINI (3)

761 Josh Hall

778 Robert Ditner

779 Gavin Skilton

PROTRUCK (4)

250 Gary Magness

234 Rob Reinertson

260 Nils Castillo

240 Rob Kittleson

CLASS 17 (3)

1701 Eric Filar

1702 Mike Shaffer

1749 Cliff Cook

BAJA CHALLENGE (4)

BC1 Christian Hammarskjold

BC2 Jay Culbertson

BC3 Brian Valentine

BC4 Mike Cassling

CLASS 2 (1)

209 William Erickson

PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22 (18)

2x Adam Thissen

3x Jason Lulis

4x Cameron Corfman

5x James Hall-S

1x Robby Bell

7x A.J. Stewart

8x John Kaisersatt

9x Dunn Voyer-S

10x Mark Bradford

11x Ivan Ramirez

12x Kendall Norman

13x Chuck Neugebauer

14x Chad Black

16x Brad Williscroft

17x Aaron Lindsey-S

18x Colton Udall

19x Adam Neuwirth

20x Matt Eddy

CLASS 21 (5)

101x Dan Troy-S

102x Ronnie Wilson

103x Bill Boyer

104x Chris Parker

105x Jeremy Purvines

CLASS 20 (6)

151x Manuel Reyes

150x Anna Cody

153x Jesus Rios

154x Tony Gurule

155x Marco Bernaldez

169x Hector Castillo

CLASS 30 (13)

301x Mike Johnson

302x Sean Bradley

303x Jean-Paul Cyr

304x Alejandro Ventosa

305x Eric Alfaro

306x James Dickinson

307x Robert Boyle

308x Sol Saltzman

309x Ron Wilson-S

310x Miguel Jimenez

311x Sergio Villalpando

312x Talya Dodson-S

349x Mike Kay

CLASS 40 (6)

401x Brian Campbell

402x Brad Turnidge

403x Tom Vogt

400x Scott Myers

405x Mike Prunty

449x Julio Abril

CLASS 50 (5)

501x Hugh Graffunder

502x Gary Barr-S

503x Craig Wear

504x Charles Wallace

500x Jim O’Neal

CLASS 60 (2)

601x Richard Jackson

600x Donald E. Lewis

PRO ATVS

CLASS 25 (5)

2a Patrick Christensen

1a Wayne Matlock

4a Greg Row

5a Felipe Velez

6a Nick Nelson

CLASS 24 (8)

101a Brian Harris

100a Craig Christy

103a Cesar Chanate

104a Tom Wright

105a Roberto Ruiz

106a Christian Vera

108a Luis Berumen

109a Benjamin Lopez Jr.

CLASS 26 (4)

201a Chuck Neugebauer

202a Reid Rutherford

218a Mike Penland

219a Rob Ransford

SPORTSMAN

SPT CAR (6)

1401 George Jackson

1400 Peter Lang

1403 Raymond Calore

1404 Gary Hewett

1448 Rory Ward

1449 Peter Ramseier

SPT TRUCK (4)

1501 Nick Tonelli

1502 Ken Fraizer

1503 Tim Smith

1549 Randy Swink

SPT UTV (4)

1801 Dave Roberts

1802 Thomas Graves

1803 Reid Nordin

1819 John Crowley

SPT M/C 250< (14)

201x Charles Shortt

202x Matt Ladendorf

204x Joel Blockson

205x Miguel Montenegro

206x Seppo Saarinen

208x Fred Sobke

209x Doron Kollan-S

210x Zachy Moritz-S

211x Tibi Imbuzan-S

212x Greg Willitts

213x Humberto Valle

214x Francisco Teran

248x Louie Montano-S

249x Nathan Barlow-S

SPT M/C 250> (35)

251x Craig Anstine

252x Salvador Sainz

253x Jeff Leonard

254x Cliff Cook

255x Craig Campbell

256x Oscar Fazz

257x Eric Anderson-S

258x Jeb Boynton

259x Dave Bervin

260x Michael Powell

261x Mike Kaplan-S

262x Andrew Siegmund

263x Ricardo De La Pena

264x Gary Gonzales

265x Doug McCrady-S

266x Shohei Himeno

267x Bob Gumser

268x Ray Grupp

270x Mike Mensinger

271x Trent Burgiss

272x Hideaki Sasski-S

273x Ebara Shuji

274x Brian Garrahan

275x Tatsushi Asaga-S

276x Yvan Perroud-S

277x Christian Chapman

278x Duncan Ragsdale

279x Don Wadsworth

280x Dan Dooling-S

281x Davy Patterson

282x Blake Ribbe-Tanner

283x Octavio Valle-S

297x Ken Kosiorek-S

298x Yoram Lavee-S

299x John Lowe

SPT ATV (11)

51a Dennis Lemare-S

52a Howie Orona

53a Adrian Valdez

54a Edgard Saldivar

55a Daniel Wehr-S

56a Yuval Sharon

57a Daniel Montano

58a Brad McLean

59a Manuel Jimenez

60a Alberto Maya

99a Gustavo Ameca

S-Indicates Solo Rider

THE BAJA 1000 RACE SCHEDULE:

WEDNESDAY, NOV 18 / San Nicolas Hotel
Early Registration - 1:00PM to 6:00PM
Media Registration - 2:00PM to 6:00PM

THURSDAY, NOV 19 / San Nicolas Hotel
Express Racer Registration - 9:00AM to 11:00AM
Regular Racer Registration - 11:00AM to 4:30PM
Media Center - 9:00AM to 5:00PM

THURSDAY, NOV 19 / Costero Blvd Riviera Center
Contingency Row - 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Technical Inspection - 10:00AM to 5:00PM

THURSDAY, NOV 19 / Riviera Convention Center
Competitors Meeting - 7:00PM

FRIDAY, NOV 20 / Riviera Convention Center
Late Registration & Tech - 5:30AM
Media Center - 6:00AM

FRIDAY, NOV 20 / Costero Blvd Riviera Center
Motorcycle & ATV Start - 6:30AM
Four Wheel Start - 10:30AM

SATURDAY, NOV 21 / San Nicolas Hotel
Posting of Unofficial Results - 9:00PM
Competition Review Board - 10:00PM

SUNDAY, NOV 22 / Poolside at San Nicolas Hotel
Awards Presentation - 10:00AM

THE RACING CONDITIONS:

Sky conditions for the Baja 1000 2009:

Friday, November 20
Pacific Standard Time

SUN
Begin civil twilight 5:57 a.m.
Sunrise 6:24 a.m.
Sun transit 11:34 a.m.
Sunset 4:45 p.m.
End civil twilight 5:11 p.m.

MOON
Moonset 7:09 p.m. on preceding day
Moonrise 9:54 a.m.
Moon transit 2:58 p.m.
Moonset 8:06 p.m.
Moonrise 10:32 a.m. on following day

Phase of the Moon on 20 November: waxing crescent with 15% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

WEATHER DATA TO BE LOADED BEFORE RACE HERE

THE CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS:

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TROPHY-TRUCK (39 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500 (2), 292

2. Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram 1500 (1), 244

3. Ed Stout, Santa Ana, Calif., Ford F-150, 242

4. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., Chevy Silverado, 228

5. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., GMC Sierra, 213

CLASS 1 (34 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif., Jimco-Chevy241

2. Harley Letner, Orange, Calif., Tatum-Chevy (1), 235

3. Armin Schwarz, Germany, Jimco-BMW (1), 234

11. Julio Herrera, Cabo S Lucas, Mexico, Jefferies-Chevy, 100

CLASS 1-2/1600 (44 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Brian Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Kreger-VW, 265

1. Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif., Fraley-VW (2), 265

3. Eric Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth-VW, 260

7. Samuel Araiza, La Paz, Mexico, Fraley-VW, 216

CLASS 3 (7 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco (2), 160

2. Darren Skilton, Orange, Calif., Jeep Wrangler (2), 150

CLASS 5 (3 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug (3), 219

2. Carlos Albanez, El Centro, Calif., VW Baja Bug (1), 193

CLASS 5/1600 (13 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Alonso Angulo, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (2), 239

2. Marcos Nunez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (2), 156

3. Miguel Rosales, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug, 137

CLASS 6 (7 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger (1), 199

2. Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Ranger (1), 122

3. Robert Pickering, Las Vegas, Ford Ranger (1), 120

CLASS 7 (14 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger (3), 254

2. Igor Galvan, Bahia deLosAngeles,Mexico, Ford Ranger, 198

3. Jose Canchola Jr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger (1), 152

CLASS 7SX (8 Total Racers, Wins)

1. John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif., Ford Ranger (2), 205

2. Norman Turley, Long Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger (2), 165

3. Oscar Solaiza, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 99

CLASS 8 (10 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va., Chevy Silverado (1), 238

2. Juan Lopez, Tecate, Mexico, Ford F-150, 91

3. Rodrigo Ampudia Jr., San Diego, Ford F-150 (1), 86

CLASS 9 (6 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif., Venegas-VW (1), 110

CLASS 10 (22 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Mike Lawrence, Brea, Calif., Lothringer-VW (3), 268

2. Scott Gailey, Norco, Calif., GET-VW, 229

3. Javier Robles, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Honda, 162

SCORE LITE (17 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Molulton-VW (1), 239

2. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel-VW (2), 204

3. John Langley, Santa Monica, Calif., Penhall-VW, 149

CLASS 11 (3 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, VW Sedan (2), 150

Pro Motorcycles
CLASS 22 (18 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif., Beta RR525 (1), 150

2. Colton Udal, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 147

2. Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 147

4. Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara,CA, HondaCRF450X(1), 145

5. Adrain Butler, Canada, Honda CRF450X, 82

CLASS 21 (16 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif., Honda CRF450X (1), 146

2. Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda CRF450X (1), 143

3. Ronnie Wilson, Glendale, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 141

CLASS 20 (5 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Hector Castillo, Calexico, Calif., Yamaha WR250 (1), 140

2. Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 131

2. Manuel Reyes, Dulzura, Calif., Yamaha YZF250, 131

CLASS 30 (14 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas, Honda CRF450X (2), 159

2. Sean Bradley, Ridgecrest, Calif., Kawasaki KX500, 143

3. Jim O’Neal, Chatsworth, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 136

CLASS 40 (9 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Brian Campbell, Bakersfield, Calif., KTM 450XCF (1), 148

2. Julio Abril, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha WR450 (1), 144

3. Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 132

CLASS 50 (3 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Jim O’Neal, Chatsworth, Calif., Honda XR650R (1), 144

2. Charlie Marshall, Carmichael, Calif., KTM 530XCW, 134

3. Eizaburo Karasawa, Japan, Honda CRF450X (1), 85

CLASS 60 (3 Total Racer, Wins)

1. Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif., Honda CRF450X (1), 85

2. Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn., Honda CRF450X, 79

3. Ramon Isuarieta, Mexico City, Honda CRF450X (1), 65

Pro ATVs
CLASS 25 (10 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX700XX (1), 149

2. Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif., Suzuki LTR 450 (1), 140

3. Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 95

CLASS 24 (15 Total Racers, Wins)

1. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif., Honda TRX450R (2), 163

2. Roberto Ruiz, El Centro, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 138

3. Luis Berumen, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 132

Manufacturers

Engine Builder:

1. FAT Performance, 198

1. Major Performance, 198

3. Wiks, 131

4. Menards, 83

5. Redline, 78

Original Buggy Chassis:

1. Jimco, 191

2. Lothringer, 85

3. Fraley, 56

4. Curry, 49

5. Duvel, 48

THE RACING FEES:

Entry Fee - $1400.00
Insurance - $550.00
Land Use - $75.00
Points Fund - $50.00
Addition Fee - $35.00(For each co-driver addition after a total of four)
SCORE Membership - $75.00 (If applicable)
MOTORCYCLE & ATV RACE FEES:
Entry Fee - $950.00
Insurance - $550.00
Land Use - $75.00
Points Fund - $50.00
Addition Fee - $35.00 (For each co-rider addition after a total of four)
SCORE Membership - $50.00 (If applicable)
SPORTSMAN TRUCK, BUGGY & UTV:
Entry Fee - $1300.00
Addition Fee - $35.00 (For each co-driver addition after a total of four)
SCORE Membership - $75.0 (If applicable)
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE & ATV:
Entry Fee - $950.00
Addition Fee - $35.00(For each co-rider addition after a total of four)
SCORE Membership - $50.00 (If applicable)
LATE FEE - $200.00 / Effective on 11/11/09
PLEASE NOTE: There is a $35.00 fee for ANY Co-Driver/Rider change or addition done at Race Registration in Ensenada.

THE RACING SERVICES:

SPEEDMEX.com Baja 1000 Pit Services
All race pit services are handled by this company.

Baja 1000 Fuel Services

Jet A Helicopter and Racing Fuels are available, fuel pricing/requirements are in as well. We are already taking orders. Please help us with planning & logistics by getting your orders in as early as possible. Call Cristy Chavez @ 562-432-3946 ext 141 or Bruce Luce w/ VP @ 951-696-5100. All fuel will be picked up from Ray Gastellum's fuel pit.

THE RACE COURSE:

2009 Baja 1000 Course Notes

BEGIN PRERUNNING AT RACE MILE 43.32, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE CATTLE GUARD
3.6 MILES SOUTH OF THE OJOS NEGROS HWY 3 JUNCTION @ KM 39
LINE # RACE COURSE DESCRIPTION TRIP TOTAL
X Start Line at Riviera Convention Center on Blvd Costero X 0.00
X Left at white arch onto graded road / Right is HWY 3 @ KM 19 21.77 21.77
X Cross HWY 3 @ KM 33 13.12 34.89
1 Begin prerun at cattle guard / Stay straight on graded road 8.43 43.32
2 Stay straight / Sign says "Rancho San Antonio" 0.18 43.50
3 Pass through gate 1.42 44.92
4 Cross small creek at ranch 0.23 45.15
5 Pass through open fence 1.44 46.59
6 Stay straight 8.81 55.40
7 Pass through gate, water tank on right / Tres Hermanos 0.87 56.27
8 Left after fence / Right goes to Uruapan 0.01 56.28
9 Stay straight / Either Or 0.79 57.07
10 Through gate, then right into wash 0.77 57.84
X MULTIPLE LEGAL LINES AHEAD THROUGH SILT AREA X X
11 Stay straight at top of hill 5.82 63.66
12 Go left 5.14 68.80
13 Left at Village of El Alamo 0.51 69.31
14 Pass through fence 4.22 73.53
15 Stay straight, road comes in from left 7.01 80.54
16 Right onto HWY 3 @ KM 77 0.24 80.78
X 60 MPH SPEED CONTROLLED ZONE FOR 1.18 MILES X X
17 Left off HWY 3 @ KM 78 / Pass through cattle guard 1.18 81.96
18 Go right at Y 0.42 82.38
19 Merge right onto ranch road 0.62 83.00
20 Stay straight / Sign says "Rancho Candolfi" 0.06 83.06
21 Stay straight 0.47 83.53
22 Stay straight, road comes in from left 1.27 84.80
23 Pass over cattle guard 0.50 85.30
24 Right through open fence 0.73 86.03
25 Either Or 0.13 86.16
26 Turn left at fence and follow main graded road 0.17 86.33
27 Stay left / Right is access to HWY 3 @ KM 85 0.96 87.29
28 Go left at open field 0.77 88.06
29 Merge with graded road 0.38 88.44
30 Left turn / Right is access to HWY 3 @ KM 85 0.31 88.75
31 Right over cattle guard / CHECKPOINT 1 1.28 90.03
X CHECKPOINT 1 ---------- CHECKPOINT 1 X 90.03
32 Go left at Y 0.21 90.24
33 Stay straight, road comes in from left 0.72 90.96
34 Cross Santa Catarina graded road 0.47 91.43
35 Go right at Y 0.72 92.15
36 Go right at Y 0.45 92.60
37 Go left at Y and pass through open fence 0.41 93.01
38 Cross wash / Fenceline on right 0.71 93.72
39 Stay straight, road comes in from right 0.78 94.50
40 Right at T intersection 3.88 98.38
41 Right at four way intersection, and pass over cattle guard 1.04 99.42
42 Left turn at Nuevo Junction 1.88 101.30
43 Immediately go left off rancher's graded road 0.00 101.30
44 Go left / Stay off rancher's graded road 1.35 102.65
48 Pass through gate and climb hill 1.27 103.92
49 Go right at Y / Left goes to dam 1.61 105.53
50 Go right at Y, and stay on new road 1.17 106.70
51 Left at T intersection 1.20 107.90
52 Either Or 4.11 112.01
53 Top of Summit 0.24 112.25
X MULTIPLE LEGAL LINES AHEAD FOR NEXT 65.97 MILES. X X
X BUT MUST PASS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING MILE POINTS: X X
X 139.31, 153.80, 159.72, 161.64, 178.22 X X
54 Stay to the right 0.03 112.28
55 Stay to the left 0.44 112.72
56 Go right at Y 0.19 112.91
57 Either Or 0.10 113.01
58 Either Or / Right is faster 0.51 113.52
59 Pass through open fence 1.35 114.87
60 Either Or at junction of wash & high road / High road goes left 3.56 118.43
61 Either / Or 3.03 121.46
62 Go right at Y 0.80 122.26
63 Cross over cattle guard 8.51 130.77
64 Right at Cohabuzo Junction 8.54 139.31
65 Go right at Y 10.81 150.12
66 Enter Laguna Salada dry lake 3.68 153.80
67 Go left at Y toward interior of dry lake 5.92 159.72
68 Cross EJ Saldana road / Left is access to HWY 5 @ KM 87 1.92 161.64
69 Stay straight 5.27 166.91
70 Right at T intersection / Oasis Road 1.73 168.64
71 Stay straight / Diesel generator on left 3.88 172.52
72 Go left out of Arroyo Grande wash 5.70 178.22
73 Either Or 5.50 183.72
74 Stay to right at dropoff 7.52 191.24
75 Possible military inspection area 5.40 196.64
76 Cross HWY 3 @ KM 179 / Borrego 5.24 201.88
77 Go left at Y 0.74 202.62
78 Either Or at wood powerpole junction 0.80 203.42
79 Borrego Pit Area 2.76 206.18
80 Go left at Y just past Borrego pit area / VERY IMPORTANT !! 0.24 206.42
81 Cross under wood powerpoles lines 2.44 208.86
82 Cross steel tower powerline road / CHECKPOINT 2 4.41 213.27
X CHECKPOINT 2 ---------- CHECKPOINT 2 X 213.27
83 Pass through open fence 0.89 214.16
84 Cross graded high road, then drop onto Laguna Diablo dry lake 1.91 216.07
85 Stay straight, road comes in from left 10.10 226.17
86 Go left at Y 1.08 227.25
87 Go left at Y 1.41 228.66
88 Go left at Y off graded road 0.63 229.29
89 Cross high road 0.39 229.68
90 Cross cattle guard / Dam on right 1.00 230.68
91 Go left at Y 0.83 231.51
92 Either Or 2.86 234.37
93 Right at Morelia Junction onto fast graded road 2.67 237.04
94 Cross cattle guard 13.73 250.77
95 Left off graded road 3.06 253.83
96 Go right at Y 1.62 255.45
97 Stay straight / Windmill on left 0.68 256.13
98 Go right at Y into long wash 5.21 261.34
99 Go right at Y 1.99 263.33
100 Right out of wash / Fenceline on right 2.20 265.53
101 Fenceline on left 1.09 266.62
102 Through open fence 3.75 270.37
103 Drop into Matomi Wash 7.95 278.32
X MUST PASS MILE POINT 278.32 TO DROP INTO MATOMI WASH X X
X ALL LINES INSIDE MATOMI WASH ARE LEGAL X X
104 Left out of Matomi Wash onto HWY 5 @ KM 59 26.98 305.30
X 60 MPH SPEED CONTROLLED ZONE FOR 4.50 MILES X X
105 Left off HWY 5 at KM 52 / CHECKPOINT 3 4.50 309.80
X CHECKPOINT 3 ---------- CHECKPOINT 3 X 309.80
106 Stay straight / BFG pit on right 3.55 313.35
107 Stay straight at intersection 2.13 315.48
108 Go left / Right is access to HWY 5 @ KM 41 2.05 317.53
109 Stay straight, road comes in from right 3.09 320.62
110 Stay straight 1.34 321.96
111 Stay straight, road comes in from right 1.48 323.44
112 Stay straight through intersection 1.87 325.31
113 Stay straight, road comes in from right 6.51 331.82
114 Old Puertecitos Road becomes smooth & fast 0.44 332.26
115 Left off Old Puertecitos Road at white concrete water trough 7.97 340.23
116 Stay straight, wood fence post on left 0.68 340.91
117 Go right at Y 0.33 341.24
118 Go left at Y 1.08 342.32
119 Stay straight / White fenceline on left 1.30 343.62
120 Left turn 1.88 345.50
121 Right at T intersection 0.58 346.08
122 Stay straight / White building on right 0.64 346.72
123 Go under metal power lines / Fenceline on right 1.00 347.72
124 Left onto San Felipe dump road / Right is San Felipe Arches 0.56 348.28
125 Go right at Y onto powerline road / San Felipe Dump 2.69 350.97
126 Cross Zoo Road 4.36 355.33
127 Stay straight, road comes in from right 3.80 359.13
128 Right off powerline road 0.90 360.03
X MUST REMAIN ON POWERLINE ROAD UNTIL MILE POINT 360.03 X X
129 Stay straight 5.15 365.18
130 Stay straight at intersection 1.89 367.07
131 Left prior to HWY 5 @ KM 159 / No access due to construction 4.73 371.80
X MULTIPLE LEGAL LINES AHEAD, BUT MUST STAY TO X X
X THE RIGHT OF LAST HILL IN THREE POLES WASH BEFORE X X
X TURNING WEST. DO NOT CUT TO THE LEFT AT LAST HILL X X
132 Stay straight at intersection of wide graded road 6.65 378.45
133 Either Or at junction of wood powerpole line 12.41 390.86
134 Begin repeat section of Borrego Area 1.12 391.98
135 Either Or at wood powerpole junction 2.52 394.50
136 Repeat of Borrego Pit Area 2.76 397.26
137 Go left at Y just past Borrego pit area / VERY IMPORTANT !! 0.24 397.50
138 Cross under wood powerpoles lines 2.44 399.94
139 Right onto steel tower powerline road / CHECKPOINT 4 2.00 401.94
X CHECKPOINT 4 ---------- CHECKPOINT 4 X 401.94
140 Cross Villa Del Sol graded road 1.72 403.66
141 Pass through double gates near HWY 3 6.59 410.25
142 Cross HWY @ KM 150 / Then continue in San Matias Wash 1.01 411.26
143 Go right at Y / Left is access to HWY 3 @ KM 146 2.22 413.48
144 Stay straight, road comes in from left 1.86 415.34
145 Left towards HWY 3 / Fenceline on right / Stay off highway 0.27 415.61
146 Right onto HWY 3 @ KM 142 / San Matias Village 1.68 417.29
X ENTER HIGHWAY ACROSS FROM GREEN METAL CORRAL X X
X 60 MPH SPEED CONTROLLED ZONE FOR 2.43 MILES X X
147 Left off HWY 3 @ KM 137 / Mike's Sky Rancho turnoff 2.43 419.72
148 Cross cattle guard 2.70 422.42
149 Go right at Y / Sign says - "Rancho Mikes Sky" 0.32 422.74
150 Cross cattle guard 4.53 427.27
151 Stay straight at junction of crossover road 6.12 433.39
152 Through water crossing water, then left / Mike's Ranch is right 6.14 439.53
153 Cross culvert and go uphill 0.84 440.37
154 Rancho El Trachis on right 2.69 443.06
155 Caution - downhill 1.31 444.37
156 Right at T intersection 0.74 445.11
157 Right at T intersection 1.08 446.19
158 Washout !!! / Then go uphill 2.37 448.56
159 Go around washout !!! 7.08 455.64
160 Pass through open fence 0.07 455.71
161 Stay straight, road comes in from right / Fenceline on both sides 0.21 455.92
162 Left through gate, and over cattle guard 0.62 456.54
163 Stay straight at entrance to Rancho El Coyote 0.25 456.79
164 Pass through open fence 0.24 457.03
165 Right off graded road 0.12 457.15
166 Pass through open fence, then drop down to left, then go uphill 0.12 457.27
167 Go right at Y 0.55 457.82
168 Go left at Y / Fenceline on right 0.27 458.09
169 Go right and pass through open fence 0.14 458.23
170 Pass through gate, enter ranch and corral area 0.17 458.40
171 Pass corral on left, and continue left through gate and exit ranch 0.23 458.63
172 Go left 0.98 459.61
173 Cross cattle guard 0.15 459.76
174 Go right and pass through open fence / Cattle guard 0.61 460.37
175 Go right 1.35 461.72
176 Either Or 1.68 463.40
177 Either Or 1.94 465.34
178 Right turn / Mike's Sky Ranch Sign 0.18 465.52
179 Cross cattle guard 1.40 466.92
180 Go right / Sign says "Rancho El Coyote" 0.44 467.36
181 Cross cattle guard 0.40 467.76
182 Go left and descend to Simpson Ranch / Straight goes to Mike's 1.92 469.68
183 Either Or 2.57 472.25
184 Pass through gate 7.18 479.43
185 Pass through gate 0.26 479.69
186 Stay straight / Mike's crossover road on right 2.55 482.24
187 Cross cattle guard 1.26 483.50
188 Cross cattle guard 2.47 485.97
189 Go right at Y 2.45 488.42
190 Go right at T intersection / Leandro Valle Village 1.13 489.55
191 Either Or 2.29 491.84
192 Either Or 0.35 492.19
193 Either Or 0.31 492.50
194 Left turn off graded road before cattle guard / Valle de Trinidad 1.58 494.08
195 Pass building on left, cross field, then merge with graded road 7.92 502.00
196 Cross cattle guard 0.44 502.44
197 Either Or 1.92 504.36
198 Either Or 9.93 514.29
199 BFG Pit on left 15.93 530.22
200 Right onto HWY 1 @ KM 102 0.14 530.36
X 60 MPH SPEED CONTROLLED ZONE FOR 4.09 MILES X X
201 Left off at HWY 1 @ KM 96 4.09 534.45
202 Right off graded road / CHECKPOINT 5 0.87 535.32
X CHECKPOINT 5 ---------- CHECKPOINT 5 X 535.32
X FOLLOW HIGH ROAD IN HILLS AFTER CHECKPOINT X X
X STAY OFF RANCH FIELDS X X
203 Right at fence and go uphill 0.06 535.38
204 At top of hill turn right and go downhill 0.19 535.57
205 Pass through gate 2.19 537.76
206 Turn right toward ranch 0.06 537.82
207 Go left toward fence / Corral is on left and rancho is on right 0.22 538.04
208 Pass through gate and stay straight 0.10 538.14
209 Left onto graded road / San Vicente Village is right 0.11 538.25
210 Stay straight at vineyards junction 1.65 539.90
211 Right off graded road 0.38 540.28
212 Either Or 2.62 542.90
213 Pass through open fence 2.03 544.93
214 Go left around water 1.92 546.85
215 Either Or 0.46 547.31
216 Either Or 0.22 547.53
217 Either Or 0.24 547.77
218 Merge right onto graded road 0.27 548.04
219 Either Or / Drop to Pacific Ocean 0.44 548.48
220 Go right and move away from ocean 1.35 549.83
221 White cement structure on right 0.41 550.24
222 Pass through white concrete fence posts 2.34 552.58
223 Pass through gate 0.62 553.20
224 Stay straight 0.40 553.60
225 Stay straight, then take second right 0.09 553.69
226 Go uphill / Concrete structure on left 0.03 553.72
227 Desend to Erendira Village 3.05 556.77
228 Toward bottom of hill go right and drop into wash 0.65 557.42
X DO NOT USE TRADITIONAL ERENDIRA BEACH ROUTE X X
X COURSE RUNS IN THE HILLS EAST OF ERENDIRA X X
229 Climb out of wash, cross pavement and climb steep hill 0.31 557.73
230 Left along fenceline 0.50 558.23
231 Right at end of fenceline 0.93 559.16
232 Stay straight along fenceline 0.08 559.24
233 Right onto graded road and pass through gate 1.63 560.87
234 Go right at Y 0.33 561.20
235 Pass through gate 0.11 561.31
236 Go left at Y 0.06 561.37
237 Go right / Boat on left and corral on right 0.45 561.82
238 Go right at second boat 0.07 561.89
239 Left onto graded road 0.05 561.94
240 Pass through gate 0.31 562.25
241 Go right at Y along field 0.02 562.27
242 Hard right and exit field 0.33 562.60
243 Pass through open fence 0.45 563.05
244 Hard right onto graded road 0.52 563.57
245 Pass through gate and cross road / Blue water tanks 0.95 564.52
246 Go right and pass through gate 0.12 564.64
247 Go right and downhill 0.15 564.79
248 Left onto graded road 0.12 564.91
249 Pass through gate and go right 0.25 565.16
250 Left at T intersection 0.48 565.64
251 Go right at Y and uphill 0.75 566.39
252 Go right at Y and uphill 0.17 566.56
253 Go left at Y 0.11 566.67
254 Go left at Y towards ocean 0.67 567.34
255 Right onto good graded road / Join traditional route 0.28 567.62
256 Pass through open fence 0.40 568.02
257 Cross cattle guard 0.91 568.93
258 Either Or 3.38 572.31
259 Either Or 1.46 573.77
260 Either Or 2.43 576.20
261 Either Or 0.57 576.77
262 Right at T intersection 1.88 578.65
263 Stay straight / Small village on right 4.44 583.09
264 Left at four-way intersection / Follow residential street to highway 9.21 592.30
265 Left onto HWY 1 @ KM 51 / Santo Tomas 0.15 592.45
X 60 MPH SPEED CONTROLLED ZONE FOR 6.37 MILES X X
266 Either Or / Prior to Military Inspection Station on Highway 1 3.00 595.45
X CLIMB STEEP HILL OR STAY ON HIGHWAY SWITCHBACK X X
267 Right off HWY 1 @ KM 41 / Acambaro Restaurant Bar & Market 3.37 598.82
268 Pass through two consecutive gates 0.03 598.85
269 Top of hill, left downhill, then uphill through red gate 0.25 599.10
270 Stay straight and cross road 0.46 599.56
271 Either Or 0.15 599.71
272 Pass through uphill gate 0.23 599.94
273 Go right through gate and ditch, then uphill 0.48 600.42
274 Either Or / Go left to avoid steep hillclimb 0.10 600.52
275 Left at T intersection / Right goes to cemetary 0.57 601.09
X DO NOT GO THROUGH URUAPAN CEMETARY X X
276 Hard right turn 0.14 601.23
277 Go right at Y and then downhill 0.33 601.56
278 Left at T intersection, then pass through gate between fences 0.27 601.83
279 Stay straight at four-way intersection 0.27 602.10
280 Stay straight at four-way intersection 0.10 602.20
281 Pass through gate 0.03 602.23
282 Stay straight, road comes in from left 0.06 602.29
283 Pass through gate 0.29 602.58
284 Take middle road, then cross road 0.45 603.03
285 Cross road, then climb short hill 0.50 603.53
286 Top of hill 2.09 605.62
287 Left and go uphill / Greenhouses on right 1.01 606.63
288 Stay straight road comes in from right 4.04 610.67
289 Cross graded road 0.99 611.66
290 Cross graded road 0.45 612.11
291 Pass through open fence with metal posts 0.31 612.42
292 Pass through long section of tall trees with water crossing 3.80 616.22
X DO NOT CUT UPPER LOOP OFF THE COURSE IN THIS AREA X X
293 Go left at Y in open field 2.68 618.90
294 Pass through gate 0.83 619.73
295 Either Or 0.34 620.07
296 Go left at Y 0.60 620.67
297 Top of hill / View of Ojos Valley 1.75 622.42
298 Yellow metal post on right 0.92 623.34
299 Right at T intersection 0.61 623.95
300 Hard left / Tres Hermanos Road outbound course is straight 0.71 624.66
301 Pass through gate, then go downhill 1.37 626.03
302 Go right at Y / Rancho San Antonio 0.68 626.71
303 Pass through open fence 1.10 627.81
304 Stay straight, road merges in from left 0.33 628.14
305 Pass through open fence 0.02 628.16
306 Pass through white metal gate 1.11 629.27
307 Left off graded road 0.05 629.32
308 Go left at Y, then pass fenceline on right 0.96 630.28
309 Go left at Y 0.60 630.88
310 Pass through open fence 0.09 630.97
311 Left at T intersection, then climb hill / CHECKPOINT 6 0.28 631.25
X CHECKPOINT 6 ---------- CHECKPOINT 6 X 631.25
312 Either Or 0.79 632.04
313 Stay straight, road merges in from left 0.45 632.49
314 Pass through gate 1.85 634.34
315 Go left at Y 0.09 634.43
316 Go left at Y, then climb hill 0.07 634.50
317 Pass through gate 0.75 635.25
318 Pass through gate 0.14 635.39
319 END OF PRERUNNING ------- END OF PRERUNNING 0.70 636.09
X HWY 3 @ KM 36 IS STRAIGHT AHEAD X X
X COURSE TURNS LEFT TO ENSENADA FINISH LINE X X
X BUT ABSOLUTELY NO PRERUNNING IN THIS DIRECTION X X
X EXIT COURSE BY GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS LARGE FIELD X X
X Cross HWY 3 @ KM 33 1.85 637.94
X Ensenada Finish Line at Riviera Convention Center 34.91 672.85

END COURSE NOTES

2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 PENALTIES:

60 MPH Highway Speed Zone Information
IRC devices generate approximately 10 data points for each mile of highway section.
A penalty will be assessed for each data point that exceeds 60 MPH. The penalty
will be 30 seconds for each MPH that exceeds 60 MPH. The following example of
speed data will result in a 24 minute penalty:
56 - 58 - 60 - 59 - 60 - 62 - 63 - 65 - 68 - 70 - 71 - 66 - 63 - 60 - 60 - 59
A competitor who finishes the race with NO DATA or MOSTLY INCOMPLETE DATA
will receive the time penalties shown below. It is the responsibility of each competitor
to ensure that the IRC device is properly installed.
WEST OF SANTA CATARINA - 60 MPH
1 On @ HWY 3 / KM 77 Race Mile - 80.78 1.18 Miles
1 Off @ HWY 3 / KM 78 Race Mile - 81.96 12 Data Points
NO DATA PENALTY = 10 MINUTES
SOUTH OF SAN FELIPE - 60 MPH
2 On @ HWY 5 / KM 59 Race Mile - 305.30 4.50 Miles
2 Off @ HWY 5 / KM 52 Race Mile - 309.80 45 Data Points
NO DATA PENALTY = 30 MINUTES
SAN MATIAS VILLAGE - 60 MPH
3 On @ HWY 3 / KM 142 Race Mile - 417.29 2.43 Miles
3 Off @ HWY 3 / KM 137 Race Mile - 419.72 24 Data Points
NO DATA PENALTY = 20 MINUTES
SOUTH OF SAN VICENTE - 60 MPH
4 On @ HWY 1 / KM 102 Race Mile - 530.36 4.09 Miles
4 Off @ HWY 1 / KM 96 Race Mile - 534.45 40 points of data
NO DATA PENALTY = 30 MINUTES
SANTO TOMAS TO URUAPAN - 60 MPH
5 On @ HWY 1 / KM 51 Race Mile - 592.45 6.37 Miles
5 Off @ HWY 1 / KM 41 Race Mile - 598.82 64 points of data
NO DATA PENALTY = 40 MINUTES
TOTAL HIGHWAY 18.57 MILES
MAXIMUM NO DATA PENALTY = 130 MINUTES
END PENALTIES

MORE DATA LOADING DAILY>>>

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Baja 1000 2009 UPDATES!

Always updating. Reports from all over Southern Cal and Baja California. Compiled and Editorialized by Gary Newsome

November 5, 2009

TOYOTA 2010 Model Year 4Runner Slated for the SCORE Baja 1000
The Fifth Generation 2010 Toyota 4Runner to run in the "Stock mini" Class

Toyota will make history by entering its 2010 Model Year Fifth Generation 4Runner in the internationally renowned SCORE Baja 1000. With over 672 milesin length and a time limit of 31 hours, the Baja 1000 is one of the toughest desert races in the world.

Toyota will test its newest 4Runner and showcase the SUV's capabilities and durability in the Mexican desert's treacherous terrain. "Historically, only half of the racers finish this incredible test of man and machine, but we're confident the Fifth Generation 4Runner will be a major contender in the stock mini class and can handle the grueling course", said Les Unger, Toyota's national motorsports manager.

One of the scheduled drivers will be the legendary Ivan "Ironman" Stewart 22-time SCORE Baja race winner. Stewart has successfully conquered the toughest obstacles in off-road racing and was inducted into the Off- Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2006. "I'm thrilled to have been chosen to be one of the drivers to once again prove the toughness and durability of Toyota vehicles. I'm sure the Fifth Generation 4Runner will be tough enough to survive even my Iron foot", said Stewart. Co-driving the 4Runner will be the teams of Bob Ditner/Zach Zwillinger from the start line to Borrego Junction, Ken Ziesemer/Mark Sasaki throughout the San Felipe loop, Joe Nolan/Paul Williamsen from Borrego to Valle De La Trinidad, and Ivan Stewart/Bob Ditner from Valle De La Trinidad to the finish line. The 4Runner will run on General Tires.

The 2009 Baja 1000 will be a single loop race starting and finishing in Ensenada on the Pacific Ocean side of the "magnificent peninsula" and run through Mexican villages -- luring in tens of thousands of spectators.

The Fifth Generation 4Runner

The fifth generation 4Runner has an improved V6 engine with better fuel economy and 34 more horse- power than the previous V6. It also adds 17 inch wheels and two additional airbags-for a total of eight, providing buyers more than $1,700 worth of added content. However, the price of the popular four wheel drive V6 SR5 remains unchanged at $30,915. Vehicles will begin arriving at dealerships in late-November. For Fifth Generation 4Runner specs visit:

www.toyota.com/4runner/specs.html

www.ToyotaRacing.com

** Johnny Campbell injury update

"Johnny Campbell suffered an injury while out testing the 2009 Baja 1000 bike near Bell Mountain located in the desert outside of Victorville, California. A trip to the Emergency room reveled that Johnny had suffered a mild concussion, fractured sacrum, fractured L1 and a lacerated elbow. Johnny is in good spirits currently at Mission hospital under Doctors surveillance he is expected to make a make a full & quick recovery and be riding again in no time. No surgery required, however Johnny will have to wear a back brace for a few weeks."

We will report as information becomes available.>>>

** Pitiful Pete Sohren commented tonight on the 2009 Baja 1000:

"We have a new, super-duper transmission, top-secret, can't talk about it, right now. But, ours is better than Robby Gordons $51,000 new transmission, cuz we saw him gettin' his a** beat at Primm with his 'New' transmission".

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"BAJA 1000: What do firemen, free tequila and a Whale’s Tail have in common?

If it's fall, it must be time for the earth to rock and rumble with the roar of the off-road races in Baja California (and everyone's invited!). SCORE's Baja 1000 is an annual event that includes a variety of vehicles: motorcycles, buggies, trucks and custom off-roaders. This year, the race will take place from November 19-22, leaving from Ensenada, zig-zagging its way down to La Paz in Baja Sur [FALSE INFORMATION HERE], and then looping back to Ensenada - 1000 grueling miles marked by desolate terrain, stark mountains and stunning coastline. Along the route, racers will be cheered on by excited bystanders, SCORE groupies and others…and opportunities will abound to purchase t-shirts, memorabilia and, naturally, the occasional Baja beverage.

But wait…where do the firemen, free tequila and a Whales Tail come in? Everyone is invited to come on down and find out. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, afternoon-ish, there will be a kick-off fiesta for the Baja 1000, featuring the YOLO racing team along with some of their vehicles as well as some other teams, at the Whale's Tail pub & grill at Bajamar, kilometer 77.5, on Highway 1, south of Rosarito. A) The YOLO team is comprised of fire fighters who are donating 100 percent of their proceeds to the Vancouver Fire Fighters' Charitable Society. B)There will be free Tequila Nicho Real shots, and Baja 1000 margaritas, available at C)The Whale's Tail.

The day after the kick-off party, racers will gather at Ensenada's 'Hotel San Nic' for registration, and will reconvene there for an awards ceremony on November 22. The hotel, which is also the site of the Caliente Race & Sports Book casino, has a long history with SCORE and provides a central location to all other Ensenada activities and attractions."

November 4, 2009

The happening topic of the moment, Virtual Checkpoints.

Report Reload:

Originally Reported Oct 27.

More "Black Box" Fun and Games

Some insight on these "must pass through mile markers", our inside source, as many of you may know, has been working with SCORE on trying to resolve many of the technical issues with using GPS/tracking systems to score or penalize racers. Looks like these mandatory "must pass through mile markers" will be thought of as "Virtual Check Points".

There will be a new phrase added to Baja racing's vocabulary. "Virtual Check Point" or VCP for short. These will be a series of unmanned waypoints that you must race through in order to be in course compliance. These will be strategically placed to discourage course deviations in sensitive areas. Miss a VCP and you will receive a penalty. It will be important to pay attention to the maps and course notes to know where these are during pre-running. Basically connect the dots and you are good to go.

Expect the VCPs to have a 10 minute penalty value. Miss one and get penalized 10 minutes. Miss 2 = 20 min. and so on. Sensitive areas will have several VCPs in a row, like a string of pearls, to levy a more severe penalty and to visually show the degree of sensitivity. For instance, if you took the Cemetery road in Uruapan, you would miss 6 VCPs and receive a 60 min penalty. If you go through the lower field in San Vicente, you would miss 9 and that would pretty much ruin your day.

November 3, 2009

As the Baja 1000 fast approaches, Baja Racing News RADIO LIVE heard Anna Cody talk about her team and their push for the Championship at this years Baja 1000.

Anna talked about the inspirational story of her teammate Roger Hurd. For those who don't know, Anna and Roger raced together when they were part of Team Kawasaki 15+ years ago.

During the show, Anna Cody said they are currently running in second in seasonal points. She also described the racing conditions in Baja Mexico, on playas over 100 mph, slow technical sections and the towns and ranches in Mexico and their inherent troubles having the race course on their ranch roads.

She also talked about the Baja Boobytraps...

She commented how her team is very experienced and can handle any Baja terrain. She talked about the race conditions across the course, pitting situations and her personal hydration setup and riding styles.

"It's all part of racing in Baja", when she was mentioning Baja racing. She also commented about how the military beefs up security, during the time of the race. The host mentioned how Mexico is not safe right now.

She is riding a Honda Motorcycle, prepped by a Honda racing technician. She also described her sponsors and their contributions to her teams efforts for this years Baja 1000.

Anna mentioned the 31 hour time limit on the race, but, she said her team will make it in around 16 hours. End Radio Report

CLICK HERE FOR A SPECIAL PIT PASS RADIO - Honda, Johnny Campbell

November 2, 2009

According to Andy Carter and Bill Savage, they will be coming out to Rosarito Beach, Mexico on NOV 7, 2009, to certify or SCORE tag your race car. The event will take place at OFF ROAD LEGEND race shop in Rosarito at 11:00 AM Saturday morning.

All confirmed to tag their race vehicles are MARTIN LIZZARGA 12 CAR, OSCAR VENEGAS 16 CAR, DAVID ANRADE 5 OPEN, CARLOS IRIBE 7 OPEN,HECTOR ORTEGA 16 CAR, AN MANY MORE TO ADD TO THE LIST.

FOR MORE INFO CALL OSCAR VENEGAS AT HIS NEXTEL 152*148255*3 OR CARLOS IRIBE AT 122*47113*45 OR HIS HOUSE # AT 011526616121674 IN MEX . IF YOUR IN ROSARITO YOU DIAL, 61 21674. OR FOR MORE INFO CALL ERNIE NEGRETE AT 619 864-0590.

October 29, 2009

Now, Dirt Sports Magazine, PCI Race Radios (the radio services vendor for the races), Eric Morley marketing, Cameron Steele
and every racer is critical of the Baja race-results, SCORE Scandal.

October 28, 2009

* Dave Despain of SPEEDs 'Wind Tunnel' commented: "Baja racing is about passion, by hook or crook". Dave, it's mostly about crook!

* DIRT SPORTS Magazine went out on a limb officially to dis-respect IRC and SCORE, last night.

Marty Fiolka said, "the black boxes, timing, scoring, IRC Thing has been a big highlight on cheating".

Cheating, highlighted by SCORE and Race Tracking International. Now, IRC (International Racing Consultants, the Official race tracking and race results data vendor) through its affiliate Race Tracking International, has been hired for Public Relations and Media work. Joe Parsons confirmed, the Penhall Kawasaki Team will be highlighted in this Baja 1000.

Why Ike, What Ever Do You Mean? No limits on the vendor duties and responsibilities? You mean they can get paid for "other services"? Like, they won't have any effect on the race data the vendor is ultimately responsible for?

"The speed limit is one thing, but, I have an issue with is, where in the rules is the course stuff, I really don't understand what SCORE and IRC is doing", Fiolka went on to assert.

Race Team Announcements:

* El Centro’s Cameron Corfman won the Pumpkin Dash 100 last Saturday in the AMA’s District 38 season.

The race, presented by Over The Belt Racing of San Diego, had plenty of excitement for Corfman.

“I was doing pretty good. My little brother (Kyle) was the first to the Bomb so I was chasing him for a while … it was pretty cool,” Corfman said.

Corfman passed his little brother, only after Brawley’s Aaron Tuck had passed both. So Corfman was trailing Tuck after passing his brother.

But Tuck ran into mechanical problems in the last loop of the race, giving Corfman the win.

“In the last lap, his bike broke down about a mile after the start line,” Corfman said.

With the win, Corfman still leads the open expert class. His next focus will be the Baja 1000 in November.

In other overall results from Saturday’s race, Craig Smith finished second, Damian Bermudez finished third, Wesley Deen finished fourth, Steve Fenton finished fifth, A.J. Stewart finished sixth, Travis Wood finished seventh, Corey Freeman finished eighth, Eric Biddlecome finished ninth and David Wilson finished 10th.

* Ryan Penhall announced last night that the Penhall-Green-Kawasaki Moto effort has signed a deal with Iritrack for guaranteed results for the November Baja 1000 2009.

"Mexico IS NOT the best place to race right now", Joe Parsons of Monster explained that Ryans dad, Bruce, is making all "the deals", for the team.

Bob Bell suspension is Ryans favorite equipment sponsor, he also mentioned Oakley, Royal Purple Nurples.

Ryan went on to say, "the Baja 1000 first place position and trophy is as good as mine!"

* SPEEDMEX Baja 1000 Pre Run Pit plans/dates/RM/Location

SPEEDMEX will be running pre-run pit support for Baja Racers for two weekends (Nov 7-8 ; Nov 14-15) at Ejido Saldana (approximately race mile 160).

There will be food and drinks offerred for free.

If you need gas, they will have PEMEX for $5.

This is the only spot SPEEDMEX will be at for pre-running but they'll be there both weekends.

That location was chosen because most moto's and quads can't make that entire loop on a single tank of gas.

1) 11/7-8/09 RM 160 North end of Laguna Salada off Hwy

2) 11/14-15/09 RM 160 Same location

* Missing Lenk Motorsports (car # 111) will be leaving Costa Mesa around 9:30am Monday the 16th.

* Ramsey El Wardani: kook of the year, is teaming with Robert Pickering and Mikey Childress in the #603. Leaving a week from today. Pickering with RFS Motorsports, wants to get down before the crowd and get the SF loop covered.

* Pat Dailey: "I will be down at MM310 with the BBQ in full swing waiting to see my brothers and sister running up front. Let the games begin!!"

* Brett Frederickson: "I have been in Baja at least 5 times in the last 2 months with trailers and race cars. crossed twice in Tecate both times they need all the paper work for the trucks trailers and race car/ prerunner all was in order no problem. crossed Mexicali the other times, 2 times was ok the third time took almost 30 min the registration had expired last month for my prerunner. After 3 diff people checked over the van trailer and prerunner they let me cross. We had a great time at the mexicana logistics race and petes camp poker run, it was worth the hassle. Get your paper work in order."

* Victor Celis: "there is a new process to enter Mexico, they just changed the old stop light (red/green) for new ones, also all the Customs Inspectors are "NEW""so this is their first Baja, and they come all the way from MX City so they dont have an idea of whats happening in Baja next Month..

I recommend you to have all your vehicle registration, incl. trailers, motorcycles, prerunners, etc etc. if they don't like something they will turn you back...forget giving stickers to this guys to let you pass.....

Also an inventory of what you have on your trailers, DONT Cross RACE GAS, also tires must be mounted on Wheels, and a reasonably piece count of what you are bringing to Baja, if its a lot of the same they would think that you are selling the stuff and they will make you pay duty, taxes, and turn you back."

* Randy Swink, El Cajon CA: "My experience is that an 'impuesto" might be sort of required by some of those guys. in other words, just grease the f--kers (pay the customs guys off) and be on your merry way. if you're speaking about our guys stopping you before entering, then that's not going to be about registering your prerunner or racecar. it's about whether you've got lots of money or guns you're taking down. i crossed at tecate in my pre-run truck and nary a word was mentioned regarding my reg, but he did ask me if i had ten thousand dollars or guns with me. i just said "I wish" and laughed and he let me go. i don't think he was amused though."

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October 27, 2009

More "Black Box" Fun and Games

Some insight on these "must pass through mile markers", our inside source, as many of you may know, has been working with SCORE on trying to resolve many of the technical issues with using GPS/tracking systems to score or penalize racers. Looks like these mandatory "must pass through mile markers" will be thought of as "Virtual Check Points".

There will be a new phrase added to Baja racing's vocabulary. "Virtual Check Point" or VCP for short. These will be a series of unmanned waypoints that you must race through in order to be in course compliance. These will be strategically placed to discourage course deviations in sensitive areas. Miss a VCP and you will receive a penalty. It will be important to pay attention to the maps and course notes to know where these are during pre-running. Basically connect the dots and you are good to go.

Expect the VCPs to have a 10 minute penalty value. Miss one and get penalized 10 minutes. Miss 2 = 20 min. and so on. Sensitive areas will have several VCPs in a row, like a string of pearls, to levy a more severe penalty and to visually show the degree of sensitivity. For instance, if you took the Cemetery road in Uruapan, you would miss 6 VCPs and receive a 60 min penalty. If you go through the lower field in San Vicente, you would miss 9 and that would pretty much ruin your day.

More Baja 1000 2009 HEADLINES:

Gabriel Garcia Report:

Ensenada, B.C., El Vigia Newspaper

Montes celebrates 20 years of his dream

""It was in 1988 that Federico Montes began what today is a hundred percent dedicated to the Off-Road, but he did it with the mind set on getting rich, but to live their dream, to continue running in the lowlands.
You are 20 years of many successes, frustrations, laughter and sports for ensenadense first of its port that ran a prestigious Dakar Rally, taking place as long tablecloths their personal success and are a reality thanks to the victories of Samuel Araiza drivers, Marcos Nunez, Fabian Aros, Alejandro Guevara, and many more who have remained loyal to this company dedicated to building engines and transmissions.

For people who know Montes, know of his passion, and dedicated body and soul with his mechanical staff to leave a motor in excellent condition for a career, spanning different states of Mexico such as Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa and Mexico City, something that not everyone can boast.

This corridor and mechanical Buenos Aires showed that a Mexican can be to you for you with the Americans to prepare authentic pieces of art to try to win a Baja 1000 or 500, coupled with that has created an important school in Ensenada, since by their company have paraded hundreds of entrepreneurs who are now supporting competition teams, so big we have to celebrate the first 20 years of Forestry, engine and transmission, and missing.

"Mr. Baja" is not lost for the Baja 1000. Larry Roeseler is already well placed to live an adventure in what he calls his second home, Baja, after recovering satisfactorily from his back injury, it prevented him from running the previous date of Score International, the race Terrible's Primm 300.

Roger Norman said he was confident all the time that "Mr. Baja" would be ready to defend with it, its absolute bicampeonato and SCORE Trophy-Trucks of the 1000 miles, so fans can rest assured Roeseler, if you run the last date of Score and is thirsty for victories, for something is one of the top winners of the event.

I still do not understand Brokers such as Ramon Fernandez and Carlos Villa, among those that come to mind that I have been asked how is that a Class 11 or 9 pay at Score as much as a Trophy-Truck? To which I answer, to Sal Fish must be equal because there is no logic in that recovery and less in these economically difficult times.

That's why the State Championship headed by Fernando Montijo has been a tremendous success, not only with the 11 but with the 5-1600, by charging reasonable rates, on the same grounds used in 1000, 500 and 250 with better financial awards for the drivers and more competition, but for Sal, bank account or Post Mark Robby Gordon is the same as that of Eric Solorzano and Daniel Reyes Junior.""

Robby Gordon and the Baja 1000 2009

The Southern California construction industry remains in the doldrums (San Diego sized understatement). And violence in Mexico is still a problem (Tijuana sized understatement).

Despite that double dose of bad news, officials of SCORE are looking forward to a strong Baja 1000 off-road race Nov. 19-22 to complete the 2009 season.

Lots of Desert Off-Road Racing entries are expected for the 42nd edition of the desert classic, which will start and finish in Ensenada for the 20th time.

The star of the show will be NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Robby Gordon, who leads the overall and TrophyTruck points races going into the 673-mile season finale.

For the past decade, Gordon has run SCORE events when his NASCAR schedule permitted. This year, breaks in the NASCAR schedule enabled Gordon to run in three of the first four SCORE events. H skipped the Sept. 12 Sprint Cup race in Richmond, Va., to compete in a SCORE event at Primm, Nev.

Gordon won that race to widen his SCORE points lead going into the Baja 1000. Gordon will fly from Ensenada after finishing the 1000 to compete in the NASCAR season finale at Homestead, Fla.

Gordon's win at Primm gave him two wins, a second and a seventh in SCORE's first four races this season.

“Prior to the start of this year's SCORE series, we made a decision to run for the TrophyTruck point championship,” said Gordon, who won the title in 1996.

“We are fulfilling that goal and being the overall points leader is a big bonus. We really have our Chevy CK-1500 dialed in.”

Gordon, 40, is an owner-driver in both the SCORE and NASCAR series.

McMillins return

Gordon isn't the only name of note among the Baja 1000 entries.

The McMillins, will be returning to the Baja 1000 after missing last year's event and the past four Mexican desert races.

“We're looking forward to returning,” said Mark McMillin, a five-time overall winner of the Baja 1000.

Led by McMillin patriarch Corky and sons Mark and Scott, the McMillins have raced in 32 of the past 33 Baja 1000s. “Off-road racing is part of us,” said Mark.

The McMillins' hiatus from Mexican races wasn't a total move away from the sport.

Andy McMillin teamed with his father, Scott, to win the three-day Las Vegas-to-Reno race in the Best In The Desert off-road series. Andy is the overall points leader in the BITD series with three wins this season.

The McMillins are entering three vehicles in the Baja 1000.

Mark will team with Brian Ewalt in one TrophyTruck, with Andy and Scott McMillin in a second Trophy truck. Mark's sons, Daniel and Luke, will team in a 1600cc buggy.

Dan McMillin drove a Jimco buggy to first overall in the Superstition 250 off-road race last weekend. Luke was fifth in the 1600cc buggy class; finished first in Class 12." Bill Center

LeMaster shows off his rig in Tennessee

A little bit of brains and a lot of patience and perseverance is what Bob LeMaster said it took to turn his dream into a racing car that will compete for the first time in an international off-road race in Mexico.

"I've put every ounce of spare time into this project for the last two years," said LeMaster, an engineering professor at the University of Tennessee at Martin. "It was a little like building Noah's Ark - we built a buggy for desert racing with the closest desert 1,500 miles to the west."

LeMaster, 56, and his design and support team held a press conference at the UT Martin campus Monday morning to talk about their project and show off the race car. The group is called West Tennessee Baja, and most of the work was done in LeMaster's garage.

Team members include Jimmy Kee, who teaches welding at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie, and graduates from UT Martin and the Tennessee Technology Center.

The University of Tennessee is not involved in or sponsoring the project.

LeMaster, who has been working on the project for three years, is the owner and primary engineer.

Known as a "Baja buggy," LeMaster's car looks like a cross between a dune buggy and a jeep.

It is the first off-road racing car of its kind built in West Tennessee, LeMaster said, and is classed as Class 1, Unlimited Division.

LeMaster plans to travel to Ensenada, Mexico, to compete in the Tecate SCORE 2009 Baja 1000 on Nov. 19.

This year, the race covers about 672 miles of mountainous terrain and sandy desert lake beds in Baja California, Mexico, LeMaster said.

Up to 400 participants from more than 20 countries take part in the race every year. The race will take about 12 hours to complete, and the car will be followed by a support team.

"The Baja 1000 is one of the longest and most difficult off-road races in the world," LeMaster said. "Only about half the cars finish the race. Our goal is to finish."

Monday's demonstration included firing the 650-horsepower, custom-built Corvette engine, which emitted a loud roar. LeMaster also showed how built-in jacks can lift one side of the car at a time.

The car weighs close to 4,000 pounds and has 35-inch tires with about 24 inches of suspension travel. It can travel faster than 150 miles an hour and can sustain speeds of up to 80 miles an hour in deep sand.

It runs on 110 octane fuel and only gets about 3 miles per gallon. At $8.25 a gallon, it will cost about $2,000 in fuel for the race, LeMaster said.

"The horsepower isn't so much for speed as for power," LeMaster said. "The wheels will be half buried in sand during part of the race."

The most difficult part of the project was taking the computer plans and translating them into an actual car, according to Bryan Boggs, a UT Martin engineering alum.

Boggs, 25, joined the team in May 2009 and worked on putting together much of the car.

"If it leaks, its my fault," Boggs said. "But I loved it, and you couldn't put me in a more ideal situation. It is a unique car, so we had to do a lot of trouble shooting on our own."

Boggs will be the navigator for the team during the Baja race and also will help with the support vehicle.

Matt Jackson, a Tennessee Tech graduate, has spent two years working on welding for the car. He will drive part time during the race and also work as a navigator.

Jackson, 22, has raced on dirt tracks in West Tennessee for several years and also helped build race cars in Jonesboro, Ark.

But he has never done any racing in the desert.

"I don't know what it will be like," he said. "We'll go out there and do our best."

"It will be the little things that bite you, like a loose brake line," added Kee. "But it will be fun just to be there and meet all the great racers."

October 25, 2009

West Tennessee Repped at 2009 Baja 1000

"What does a University of Tennessee at Martin engineering professor, several engineering alums and the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie have in common? Each contributes to a 12-member team that has built a racecar to compete in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, Nov. 19, in Ensenada, Mexico. The Class 1 desert racecar will be shown to the public at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 26, in the north patio area of UT Martin’s Boling University Center.

Dr. Bob LeMaster leads the team with assistance from UT Martin engineering grads Brian Boggs, Ashley Owens and Jonathon Kolwyck. Jimmy Kee, who teaches welding at the Tennessee Technology Center, and his former students Matt Jackson, Jason Young, Shay Barksdale and Kyle McConnell, have also played a major role in the car’s construction. The car was recently certified by SCORE International, the race organizer, and the car will wear number 107 during the race.

The Baja 1000 is the longest and most difficult off-road race in the Western Hemisphere and is rivaled on the world stage only by the Dakar Rally in western Africa, LeMaster said. The race attracts cars from across the United States and will feature cars from 20 countries. This year’s race will be 672 miles long and will start and end in Ensenada. Several television specials about the race will be broadcast in early December, he added.
LeMaster became interested in building the car through the university’s participation in the Baja SAE competition. He annually advises UT Martin engineering students who construct a small Baja racecar that competes against teams from other universities. Welding students from the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie have frequently assisted with the fabrication of these cars. His work with students sparked LaMaster’s interest in building the current Class 1 desert racecar.

The car is about 18 feet long, weighs 3,800 pounds, has a 650 horsepower custom-built engine, and 35-inch tires with 24 inches of suspension travel. The car was designed to reach speeds of 150 mph.

“The shock technology used in this form of racing is more advanced than that used in other forms of motorsports,” LeMaster said.
“Although the terrain is very rough, the ride inside the car is amazingly smooth.” During the technical inspection, SCORE Race officials told LeMaster that “you guys have a serious entry,” and that they “could not recall another unlimited-class desert racecar being entered from the state of Tennessee.”

LeMaster said that there are typically 30 cars in the class, but because of the extreme nature of the course, only half the cars in the class are likely to finish.

The car is being entered by West Tennessee Baja LLC and driven by LeMaster and Matt Jackson. Brian Boggs will navigate and serve as a back-up driver.

The car is equipped with a satellite tracking system that will allow race officials to monitor the location of the car along with its speed and orientation. Race officials positioned hundreds of miles away will know instantly if the car has been involved in an accident or is not moving.
The navigator is responsible for radio communications, monitoring the engine operating parameters and keeping the car on track using a GPS system.

The car is also equipped with an on-board fire suppression system that will automatically activate in the event of a fire. The logistics of competing in an off-road endurance race are demanding, with pit stops located approximately 150 miles apart, LeMaster said.

Fuel, tires and spare parts needed at each pit stop must be determined in advance and positioned at appropriate points one to two days before the race begins. A chase vehicle, equipped with extra fuel, spare tires and parts will follow the racecar as closely as possible.

In the event of a breakdown or accident, the chase team must locate and provide assistance as quickly as possible. Participation in the race is expensive, and sponsorship is important, LeMaster said. BF Goodrich is providing access to tires with Kevlar reinforced sidewalls and pit support.
West Tennessee sponsors include Legens Hot Rod Shop, Fuqua Family Farms, Stewart Perkins Trucking, Pablo’s Pickles and Southern Custom Metalworks.

“The team believes that they will be representing West Tennessee at the race and would like to make it a true West Tennessee effort by having most of the sponsorship coming from West Tennessee companies,” LeMaster said, adding that more sponsors are needed and that there is still time for sponsors to become involved.

Some 300,000 are expected to attend the November race, but LeMaster and the race team aren’t intimidated. “I’ve always thought that if the only reason for not doing something is fear of failure, that that’s not a good enough reason not to do it,” LeMaster said.

The team will face many challenges during the race but will have overcome the biggest one simply by making it to the starting line."

Still Crazy Racing Report

"There are birthday celebrations and there are birthday experiences. It's not unusual to choose the latter as we get older.

But Zack Burkett may be going over the top. He has chosen the experience of racing through the Mexican desert in an extremely modified Volkswagen over getting a new pair of socks. The county supervisor, who will turn 70 in January, will commemorate his birthday by competing in the Baja 1,000, the world's longest point-to-point race.

"I always wanted to run in a race, and I figured if I didn't do it, now I'd have trouble doing it later," he said. "My wife asked why I didn't do something sane like jumping out of an airplane."

The race will run for 31 hours Nov. 19-22 over a 673-mile loop course that begins and ends in Ensenada on the Baja peninsula--that long piece of land that appears to be Southern California but is really part of Mexico.

Burkett heads the Still Crazy Racing team that includes his 45-year-old son, who is the Texas amateur cross-country motorcycle-racing champion in the over-40 category. "I call him Zack Burkett the Lesser, but he kinda resents it," his father said with a laugh.

The two Zacks will share the time behind the wheel of the custom-built "Baja Bug" that the elder Burkett spent 18 months building. He put the car through a test race last weekend and had no major problems with the Class 9 short-wheelbase vehicle, which uses a VW drive train on a custom-built race car chassis.

"We rolled it during the test run," Burkett said, "but we drove it away. Since then we've been fixing and modifying it."

In an earlier test, he said, he found that he had put the switches out of his reach when he was strapped into the required five-point safety harness.

Comfort has been an issue, too. "It can get painful after a few hours of bouncing through the dirt," he said. "As a kid, I did hot-rodding, but nothing like this. I went to the Baja 1,000 last year and talked to people there to see what we would be getting into.

"About 30 miles of the race was on the road, but the rest is through the desert. We'll test the car in the desert when we get out there and see if there are things we still need to figure out."

But it's not just a lark for the birthday boy.

"When we started this, I was hoping just to finish, but now I think we have a good shot at winning our class," he said."

October 23, 2009

Even PCI's Scotty Steinberger goes off the farm on this one! Though, its obvious they're not happy about missing the GPS tracking with SCORE- money boat.

"I run a secondary unit called IonEarth that tracks my vehicles and gives real time updates in each equipped chase vehicle. So I will have a redundant system in my vehicle, the question is will Score use the data from a second non official source to back up IRC if a failure occurs? In a racecar there are 100 parts that can fail robbing your chance of winning the Baja 1000; it is a shame that a rental unit that gets passed around weekend after weekend subjected to abuse could potentially hamstring you before the start! I will not worry about it, follow the rules, and race the Baja 1000, but I think maybe we racers should stand strong and together and let IRC and Score know that we will not accept racing under these conditions. I have talked to Steve from IRC in the past and he assured me they could tell if someone was playing games and that no one would be accountable for faulty equipment. This is not the case now. I flat think it is WRONG to penalize anyone for faulty equipment! I try hard to stay away from politics because I consider Score and IRC my friends, but I have the right as the owner of Trophy Truck #7 who has put my heart and soul in this sport for over 20 years to voice my opinion, sorry if my friends take offense. Yes the rules need to be followed, but penalties for fried boxes at the start line or intermittent tracker units that are above the control of the competitor need to stop! My 2 cents, Viva Baja!

Scott Steinberger Trophy Truck #7"

Steve Brown of Colorado:

"We should all purchase OnStar!!! At least it works and you pay $119 year. Plus OnStar uses American Satellites in orbit. IRC uses antiquated technology and claims they pay $3000 per box. Is that in Pesos? IRC SUCKS period. Scam that should be investigated by the Race Czar in the Obama cabinet. SCREW IRC!!!"

October 18, 2009

Some Baja 1000 Honesty!
Baja Racing News.com Racers Talk from their heart.

Steve Schwab: "40 years of checkpoint racing in Baja will not go away quietly."

Andy: "Missing data penalties at the last 500 was a sore spot for many competitors. Although it hasn't been officially announced yet, SCORE and IRC plan to offer a second data recorder option at a discounted rate. This would allow teams to run two data recorders at the same time. One as primary and the other as a back up in case of failure. This should drastically reduce the instances of bad or missing data."

Randy from El Cajon California, about the Baja 1000 2009:

"I believe i'll just stick to having the one (tracking device in his race car during the Baja 1000) ..if the thing-a-ma-jig quits working or won't turn over or whatever, and they want to penalize me for having a cheat design built into my strategy for this race in one of the fastest, toughest, most competitive and popular classes in all of score...the sportsman truck class?...I don't care. most the time we don't have all our s--t together enough to have time to think about how we're gonna get over on our sport truck compadres.

We're in it for the fun.

And we're too skeered to cheat on purpose. if we do good, i could give a s--t what the the one tracker thinks as it is.. Why do i need two? You watch. pretty soon score will REQUIRE us to rent two of these POS. Crap, I still got my old rally tracker or whatever it was before that that did'nt work. Maybe I'll just throw that baby on. Add our trusty spot tracker, Ionearth, the sentenal, and the LA Dodgers speed gun that guy uses behind home plate and i'll be too heavy to get off the start line. At least i'd know where I'm at..maybe...but for a few bucks more, a heluva special for this race only, three IRC trackers for the price of four...and on it goes...good luck everyone and have a safe race.."

Thanks for sending in your comments Racers!

SECURITY SERVICES REQUIRED

Be advised, simply because Baja Racing News.com is no longer reporting on the severe criminal activities ongoing in Baja Norte, doesn't mean there are NOT still on the rise.

Teams going to Mexico for pre-running and racing in the Baja 1000 in one month, be advised security services are required for your travel. Don't Be a Victim!

Dateline Tijuana-Four youths were off-roading near the toll-road at the same time an armed narco convoy of 10 vehicles was reported to be headed north through Rosarito. Bad timing. These kids thought the police were just chasing them off the lot as usual- when the Marines opened fire and shot them all. The kids even held their arms up and the Marines kept shooting. None died.

All the grisly crime reports have been confined to Spanish languange newspapers. Rather than criticize the US media- they decided to totally shut them out. None of these three events (all on major roads tourists use daily) were mentioned in the English Rosarito rag or any other promotional Baja mouthpieces. So much for the truth.

GRISLY CRIME REPORTS CONTINUE CLICK HERE

It is mind boggling that a convoy of narcos in black SUV's could vanish from the toll road from Tijuana to Ensenada with everyone having cell phones these days (even Mexicans). And how could a black SUV convoy become a single white SUV off-roading?

The real story is that well orchestrated criminal elements are operating out in the open between Puerto Nuevo and Rosarito, today. BEWARE

MyLLC.com Sponsors Desert Dingo Racing 2009-10 Off-Road Racing Season

Race car owners and teams see the importance in operating as a corporation or LLC.

MyLLC.com®, the nation’s leading document filing service, catering to individuals, small businesses and the legal and financial industries, announced today that it is sponsoring Desert Dingo Racing’s 2009-2010 off road racing season, including the Baja 1000 in Mexico in November.

“Few sports illustrate the importance of liability protection better than off-road racing. For teams big and small, it can’t be overstated how important it is ensure that drivers, co-drivers, owners, investors, and their families are protected in the event of a mishap”, said MyLLC.com® Vice-President Greg Monterrosa. “Operating as a properly formed and maintained Limited-Liability Company provides a liability “shield” for the entire team, as well as offering substantive tax benefits that could not be realized without the use of a business entity such as an LLC or Corporation.”

Desert Dingo Racing campaigns a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle in off road races in the U.S. and Mexico. The team is the official World Diabetes Day off road race team and works with the International Diabetes Federation to raise money for diabetes education and awareness programs. Two Desert Dingo team members have Type 2 diabetes and several other team members have a history of the disease in their families. The team makes the car available for public events and distributes thousands of hero cards with the warning signs of diabetes printed on the back in English and Spanish.

“We knew that operating as an LLC had tremendous advantages in terms of liability protection, financial management and for working with sponsors,” said Dingo co-founder Jim Graham. “MyLLC.com® offered a solution that was affordable, comprehensive and most importantly, tailored to exactly what we needed. Plus, their customer support is superb.”

The team is ranked third in the Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts (SNORE) racing series in the Stock Bug class, and just finished fifth of 10 VWs in the SNORE South Point 250 in Primm, Nevada. The car will be on display at the World Diabetes Congress in Montreal from Oct. 18-22 and the team heads to Mexico in mid-November for the Baja 1000, which runs Nov. 21-22 with a start and finish in Ensenada.

About MyLLC.com

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About Desert Dingo Racing

Desert Dingo Racing is a team of high tech professionals based in Santa Cruz and Silicon Valley who campaign a 1969 VW Beetle in off road races in the U.S. and Mexico. They are the official World Diabetes Day off road race car and the team raises money for diabetes education and awareness programs sponsored by the International Diabetes Federation. To learn more, visit http://www.desertdingo.com .

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October 17, 2009

BAJA 1000 2009 THE RUMOR MILL

***Baja Racing News Pre-Run Map, Thanks Monster Mike!

Critical Notes: After crossing the creek at Mike's, the course turns south and starts a climb. It is 6 miles of whoops and rocks created by many previous races. Good workout after that freeway you just left going up to Mike's. After that 6 miles, the course turns right (west). If you go left, this road goes to Rancho Concepcion and the paved Observatory road. After the right turn, it is about 10 miles to Rancho El Coyote and downhill. There is a silt section in here that can be real nasty.

Once at El Coyote, the course does a great 9 miles through Baja backcountry, with varying types of terrain. Note the "Racers and Ranchers" sign, asking to close the gate - El Coyote owner Esteban Meling has installed a new cattle guard there and the gate no longer used. Coming out of the loop you will climb 2 rocky miles, then turn left down to Simpson's. If you go straight, you'll be at Mike's Sky Ranch in 3 miles.

4 very rocky and steep miles to the Simpson's creek crossing. It is actually called San Rafael and is the same creek you crossed at Mike's. The crossing is well hidden under trees and constant prerunning by 4 wheel vehicles will create two wheel ruts in the sand. To make it more fun, locals will dam the creek to force a nice deep pond to form. That 4 inches of water you crossed pre-running may be 2-3 feet deep on race day. And it will be at night.

***Baja Racing News staffers will not only attend SEMA 2009, but the Baja Racing Club will also rock Vegas at Dead Mans Hand that weekend. Check out Baja Racing Club for details HERE.

***"Toyota is secretly having a 2010 Toyota Four-runner race truck built, and the rumored driver for this years 2009 B1K, is said to be Ivan Stewart." By Paul Sullivan

***"The old Racer Offroad building in Deer Valley for sale or lease. Very nice building." By Rob Martensen

***"Seve" is keeping SCORE on the grill. Steve is sending out mass emails screwing SCORE:

Of course, for "the Baja Pussy", the United States NAVY is Bourgeois biggest Sponsor!

"From: "Bourgeois, Stephen W CIV N7, COMTHIRDFLT" <stephen.bourgeois@navy.mil>
Date: October 11, 2009 1:53:12 PM EDT
Subject: Score's Baja 1000 Waiver

Baja Racing News.com,

SCORE sucks! This is the jewel of the paragraph (I corrected Oscar's multiple spelling errors):

I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ THE 2006-2010 SCORE RULEBOOK AND THAT I UNDERSTAND AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL RULES CONTAINED THEREIN. I SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT SCORES INTERPRETATION OF RULES, DECISIONS ENFORCING RULES, INTERPRETATION OF PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH ENFORCEMENT OF RULES, TIMING OF EVENTS AND DECISIONS AS TO WINNERS AND PLACEMENT POSITIONS SHALL BE FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO PROTEST OF ANY KIND. NO DECISION OF SCORE WITH RESPECT TO RACE RESULTS MAY BE CHALLENGED BY LITIGATION OR OTHERWISE. I UNDERSTAND THAT ANY STATEMENTS MADE BY ME OR ANYONE ACTING ON MY BEHALF WHICH CHALLENGES THE INTEGRITY OF SCORES DECISION WITH RESPECT TO RACE RESULTS WILL CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM TO SCORE'S BUSINESS REPUTATION AND SUBJECT ME TO DAMAGES UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. I ALSO CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ AND WILL COMPLY WITH ALL SUPPLEMENTAL OR AMENDED RULES SPECIFICALLY PUBLISHED FOR THIS EVENT IN THE RACE BULLETINS AND ON THE SCORE WEBSITE.

Gee, I wonder what could have possibly brought THIS on?" Steve Bourgeois"

October 15, 2009

Baja 1000 2009 Moto Insights

Q: Do the Baja 1000 "race fans" in Mexico throw rocks at the racers? A: Watch out for the young ones they are really into it. I got hit in the side of the helmet in the 2008 Baja 500.

Q: What are the conditions on site for the moto riders in this years race? A: If you can be prepared to put your lights somewhere in the San Felipe loop. The pros will get to borrego by 11:30. They will finish the San Felipe loop by 2:30ish. Good luck with the whoops.

Q: What about the coastal fog in November?: A: Have some clean rags handy for the coast section to wipe your goggles off, tuck them into your pants or have an open pocket in your jacket with only rags. The moist air will make mud with the dust on you goggles.

Sky conditions for the Baja 1000 2009:

Friday, November 20
Pacific Standard Time

SUN
Begin civil twilight 5:57 a.m.
Sunrise 6:24 a.m.
Sun transit 11:34 a.m.
Sunset 4:45 p.m.
End civil twilight 5:11 p.m.

MOON
Moonset 7:09 p.m. on preceding day
Moonrise 9:54 a.m.
Moon transit 2:58 p.m.
Moonset 8:06 p.m.
Moonrise 10:32 a.m. on following day

Phase of the Moon on 20 November: waxing crescent with 15% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Q: Will the bikes finish at night at this years Baja 1000? A: It's usually dark 4:45PM. So if you avg 50mph (like only the top 5 bikes usually do, but it might be the top 10 with the stacked field this year) 13 hrs total time - 6:30 am start = 7-7:30PM first bikes.

More Moto News...KTM racers head to Baja with Force Accessories

Next month Motorex KTM Off-Road racers Ben Grabham (Grabbo), and Brad Williscroft (Wonka), will take to Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula for the famed Baja 1000 with extra support from Force Accessories who have come on board as a major team supporter.

Taking place from November 19 to 22 the Baja 1000 will see Grabbo and Wonka 2009 Finke Desert Race first and second podium holders, ride the KTM 530 EXC over a 631 mile (1000 kilometre) loop racing, starting and finishing in Ensenada.

The duo have been trying to raise much needed funds to contribute to the entry fees and expenses required to enter Baja, which have now been eased with a welcoming donation from Force Accessories.

Force Accessories develop and distribute specialty motorcycle products to enhance protection during racing with their primary products being radiator guards, bash plates and case savers. The company has supported riders in many of Australia’s leading off-road events including the Australian Safari, Finke Desert Race, Australian Four Day Enduro, Hattah Desert Race and Condo 750.

Now setting their sights on Baja, Force Accessories, Director Brian Finn, said, “It’s a great privilege to Force Accessories to help out with the Team Australia assault on the Baja 1000. When we heard of the effort KTM was putting in to help out Grabbo and Wonka it was something we just had to be involved in, particularly when it includes two of the greatest Australian off-road riders, and we wish Grabbo and Wonka a safe and successful event.”

Motorex KTM Off-Road Racing will feature Force Accessories on their racing uniforms for the Baja 1000 and also use their products on the KTM 530 EXC race bike.

October 12, 2009

Economic Hit on Baja California, Mexico

Francisco Vega de Lamadrid, of the State of Baja California (Mexico) Chamber of Deputies was quoted in Tijuana today about the economic hit on Baja lately, "In the last 4 years the gates of Tijuana have ceased to be the most visited in the world, visitors have declined by up to 22.4%, even today (the tourism sector) has lost over 70 thousand jobs", said Vega de Lamadrid.

Todays Racers Round-up

Andrew McMillin on the Baja 1000 race course talk, about the previously very common course cutting by the teams that used to get away with the stuff, "I would have to think that staying on the course means no course cutting. So, don't cut off a major corner somewhere. If there are multiple lines and one might be better and they come out in the same place, then that should be okay. In a sand wash like Matomi, there are 3-4 lines at times and I believe those all should be part of the "marked course". Again, as long as you don't cut off any sections of the course you should be okay. But that's just my interpretation of it."

INSIDER SAYS: "SCORE will be taking off 1 hour for every mile of course deviation."

Pitiful Pete Sohren was quoted, talking about the Baja 1000 this weekend as saying, "I'm going to win this F****R! Nevermind the last time Sohren was first off the line at the San Felipe 250, an even easier race to win, he DNF'd badly, Did Not Finish.

Pete did say he has a NEW truck!

Baja 1000 contestant BJ “Ballistic” Baldwin has confirmed he will be competing in the 2010 Griffin King of the Hammers off-road race February 12th, 2009 in Johnson Valley, CA. Baldwin will be driving the #97, Ultra 4 car, co-piloted by owner and racer Dave Schneider.

Common in off-road, a high dollar, low performer like Baldwin could get even more seat time. With his General Tires contract, Baldwin has increased his flat tire in competition ratio and relegated himself to near inconsequence in the Baja 1000 in November.

He has performed well as a clown of late in the Vegas To Reno race.

October 10, 2009

Dan McMillin, McMillin Racing is bringing at least, "Two trophy trucks and a 1600", for the Baja 1000.

October 9, 2009

OFFICIAL BAJA 1000 2009 MAP CLICK HERE NOW!

Starting List Released:

Trophy Trucks:

2 Pete Sohren
71 Rick D. Johnson
96 Bobby Baldwin
7 Scott Steinberger
12 Brian Collins
84 Nick Vanderwey
1 B.J. Baldwin
77 Robby Gordon
19 Tim Herbst
8 Roger Norman
24 Adam Householder
3 Mark Post
9 Mark Weyhrich
16 Cameron Steele
23 Mark McMillin
4 Gustavo Vildosola Jr
59 Craig Potts
28 Alan Pflueger
31 Andy McMillin
74 Rob Bruce
76 Jesse Jones
78 Jesse Ashcraft
51 Kory Scheeler
13 Ed Stout
22 Damen Jefferies
47 James Bult
30 Robbie Pierce
20 Rob MacCachren
58 Ronnie Wilson
35 Jason Voss
39 Ron Whitton
10 Greg Nunley

CLASS 1:

101 Armin Schwarz
102 Harley Letner
103 Jerry Penhall
104 Armin Kremer
105 Brian Parkhouse
106 Randy Wilson
107 Robert LeMaster
108 Todd Welling
109 Rudy Cortez
110 Troy Herbst
111 Dale Lenk
112 George Thieriot
113 Josh Daniel
114 Eric Chase
115 Brad Fauvre
116 Richard Boyle
117 Brendan Fikes
118 Brad Etter
119 Charles Rudolph
120 Jesse Hooker

CLASS 1/2-1600:

1601 Cody Robinson
1602 Jose A. Fernandez
1603 Arturo Velazco
1604 Wes McKenzie
1605 Daniel McMillin
1645 Eric Duran-5th RS
1646 Corbin Harris-4th RS
1647 Brian Wilson-3rd RS
1648 Justin Smith-2nd RS
1649 Arnoldo Ramirez M.-1st RS

CLASS 2:

209 William Erickson-1st RS

CLASS 3:

300 Donald Moss
301 Scott Barnes
302 Daniel Wright

CLASS 5:

500 Kevin Carr
501 Drew Belk
502 Chris Willis
518 Vince Wavra-2nd RS
519 Che Corlett-1st RS

CLASS 5-1600:

551 Jonathon Knight
552 Alonso Angulo
553 Oscar Venegas
554 Mark Low
*550 Marcos Nunez-1st RS

CLASS 6

601 Richard Blunk
602 Marc Burnett
606 Steve Kovach-4th RS
607Heidi Steele-3rd RS
608 John Townsend-2nd RS
609 Gregg Hempel-1st RS

CLASS 7:

701 Scott Ulrich
*700 Dan Chamlee

CLASS 7SX:

741 Norman Turley
742 Brandt Anderson
759 John Holmes-1st RS

CLASS 8:

801 Rodrigo Ampudia Jr.
839 Clyde Stacy-1st RS

CLASS 9:

901 Zack Burkett
949 Ulises Morquecho-1st RS

CLASS 10:

1001 Jesus J. Gonzalez A.
1000 Mikey Lawrence
1003 Javier Robles
1004 Justin Davis
1005 Lars Ferry
1006 Scott Gailey
1049 Jose Lynch-1st RS

CLASS 11:

1101 Eric Solorzano
1102 Michael Brown
1103 Dolores Casarez M.
1104 Jim Graham
1149 Gustavo Garayzar-1st RS

SCORE LITES:

1201 Luis Barragan
1202 Brent Parkhouse
1203 Morgan Langley
1204 John Langley
1205 Rob Smith
1206 John Padgett
1249 Roberto Encinas1st RS

CLASS 17:

1701 Eric Filar
1702 Mike Shaffer
1749 Justin Cook-1st RS

STOCK MINI:

778 Robert Ditner-2nd RS
779 Gavin Skilton-1st RS

STOCK FULL:

878 Joe Bacal-2nd RS
879 Justin Matney-1st RS

BAJA CHALLENGE:

BC1 Christian Hammarskjold
BC2 Jay Culbertson
BC3 Brian Valentine
BC4 Mike Cassling

SPTS. BUGGY:

1401 George Jackson
*1400 Peter Lang
1403 Raymond Calore
1445 Peter Ramseier-1st RS

SPTS. TRUCK:

1501 Nick Tonelli
1502 Ken Fraizer

SPTS. UTV:

1801 Dave Roberts
1802 Thomas Graves
1803 Reid Nordin

PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22 (18)

2x Adam Thissen
3x Jason Lulis
4x Cameron Corfman
5x James Hall-S
1x Robby Bell
7x A.J. Stewart
8x John Kaisersatt
9x Dunn Voyer
10x Mark Bradford
11x Ivan Ramirez
12x Kendall Norman
13x Chuck Neugebauer
14x Chad Black
15x Ron Wilson-S
16x Brad Williscroft
17x Aaron Lindsey
18x Colton Udall
19x Adam Neuwirth

CLASS 21 (5)

101x Dan Troy
102x Ronnie Wilson
103x Bill Boyer
104x Chris Parker
105x Jeremy Purvines

CLASS 20 (5)

151x Manuel Reyes
150x Anna Cody
153x Jesus Rios
154x Tony Gurule
155x Marco Bernaldez

CLASS 30 (8)

301x Mike Johnson
302x Sean Bradley
303x Jean-Paul Cyr
304x Alejandro Ventosa
305x Eric Alfaro
306x James Dickinson
307x Richard Boyle
308x Sol Saltzman

CLASS 40 (5)

401x Brian Campbell
402x Brad Turnidge
403x Tom Vogt
400x Scott Myers
405x Mike Prunty

CLASS 50 (4)

501x Hugh Graffunder
502x Gary Barr-S
503x Craig Wear
500x Jim O'Neal

CLASS 60 (1)

600x Donald E. Lewis

PRO ATVS
CLASS 25 (5)

2a Patrick Christensen
1a Wayne Matlock
4a Greg Row
5a Felipe Velez
6a Nick Nelson

CLASS 24 (5)

101a Brian Harris
100a Craig Christy
103a Cesar Chanate
104a Tom Wright
105a Roberto Ruiz

CLASS 26 (2)

201a Chuck Neugebauer
202a Reid Rutherford

SPORTSMAN
SPT M/C 250< (11) 201x Charles Shortt
202x Matt Ladendorf
203x Brian Garrahan
204x Joel Blockson
205x Miguel Montenegro
206x Seppo Saarinen
207x Talya Dodson
208x Fred Sobke
209x Doron Kollan
210x Zachy Moritz
249x Nathan Barlow

SPT M/C 250> (22)

251x Craig Anstine
252x Salvador Sainz
253x Jeff Leonard
254x Cliff Cook
255x Craig Campbell
256x Oscar Fazz
257x Eric Anderson-S
258x Jeb Boynton
259x Dave Bervin
260x Michael Powell
261x Mike Kaplan
262x Andrew Siegmund
263x Ricardo De La Pena
264x Gary Gonzales
265x Doug McCrady-S
266x Shohei Himeno
267x Bob Gumser
268x Ray Grupp
269x Tibi Imbuzan
270x Mike Mensinger
271x Trent Burgiss
299x John Lowe

SPT ATV (10)

51a Dennis Lemare-S
52a Howie Orona
53a Adrian Valdez
54a Edgar Saldivar
55a Daniel Wehr-S
56a Yuval Sharon
57a Daniel Montano
58a Brad McLean
59a Manuel Jimenez
99a Gustavo Ameca

S-indicates solo rider

SCORE PRESS RELEASE MAGIC

Baja 1000 2009 Enters Less Than Half of the racers than it did in 2007 and the SCORE self-controlled "Race Drawing", pulled out of Sal Fish's undershorts, announced.

Sohren draws first start SCORE Trophy-Truck, Thissen in M/C

For November's 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race

Racers from 34 States, 12 countries entered to date in nationally-televised Baja 1000 ;32 SCORE Trophy-Trucks entered; race to be held in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, Nov. 19-22.

Just patiently plugging along in desert racing's marquee division, Arizona's journeyman driver Pete Sohren has received the first starting position during Saturday's computerized drawing for November's 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race. While the grizzled veteran Sohren will pilot his No. 2 Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck, starting first among the motorcycle and ATV classes will be the team led by promising newcomer Adam Thissen of Reno, Nev. on a KTM 550XC-W motorcycle.

A lame total of 231 vehicles officially entered in time for Saturday's computerized "underwear" drawing held at SCORE International's headquarters in Los Angeles.

With more entries expected to compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races will be held Nov. 19-22 in Ensenada, Mexico. Completing its 36th year as the desert racing series known for bonehead moves, the event is the finale of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series. To date, entries have come from 34 U.S. States and 12 countries.

With massive crowds reaching nearly 25,000 anticipated [much closer to the truth than the stupid estimate of 300,000] to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels much of the northern part of Baja California, down Laguna Salada to San Felipe, down thrown legendary Matomi Wash, around Mike's Sky Ranch, down the infamous Simpson's Hill and back to the Pacific Coast through Santo Tomas covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula. The race will start for the 35th time and finish for the 20th time in Ensenada.

The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Friday, Nov. 20) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line. Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 13 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.

The race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.

Drawing the first start in the ATV classes was the team led by Patrick Christensen, Pleasant Prairie, Wisc., who will ride a Yamaha Raptor in Class 25. A unique part of Saturday's drawing was the special drawing for the top 10 finishers from the nearest previous SCORE Baja race entered in the current race in both SCORE Trophy-Truck and the unlimited Class 1. For this race it was the top 10 finishers from this year's 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 500. Sohren finished fourth in June's race, tying his best career SCORE Trophy-Truck race finish.

NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., whose roots are in SCORE desert racing and is this year's SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck point leader, drew the eighth starting position in SCORE Trophy-Truck in the Team Gordon No. 77 Chevy CK1500. Gordon will be pulling double duty driving also driving in the NASCAR Cup season finale in Florida on Nov. 22.

Gordon better keep his mouth shut, or SCORE will penalize Robby out of SCORE points, money and championship existence.

Drawing the second start in SCORE Trophy-Truck was Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif., this year's Tecate SCORE Baja 500 winner, who drives the No. 71 Ford F-150. Last year's overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck winners in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, El Cajon, Calif., drew the 10th starting spot in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.

Pre-race festivities on Thursday, Nov. 19, for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer's Midway will be held from 19 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 Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19.

While entries will be accepted up to race morning (Friday, Nov. 20), late entries will be assigned the next available number and starting position within each class. The post-race Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Survivor's Celebration will be held poolside at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22.

Besides Sohren, Gordon, Johnson and Norman/Roeseler, other entries among the veterans in the talented 32-truck field in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division include Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas (No. 3-Ford F-150), B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas (97-Chevy Silverado), Las Vegas' Brian Collins/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif. (12-Dodge Ram1500), Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif. (30-Chevy Silverado), Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix (GMC Sierra), Mexico's Gus Vildosola/Gus Vildosola Sr. (No. 4-Ford F-150), Honolulu's Alan Pflueger (28-Chevy Silverado), Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, National City, Calif. (31-Chevy Silverado), Las Vegas' Tim Herbst/Troy Herbst (19-Ford F-150), Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif. (23-Ford F-150), Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz. (39-Ford F-150), Scott Steinberger, Cypress, Calif./Dave Sykes, San Diego (7-Ford F-150), Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix (84-Chevy Silverado), Ed Stout, Irvine, Calif. (13-Ford F-150) and Bobby Baldwin/Danny Anderson, Las Vegas (96-Chevy Silverado).

The car and truck classes with the most entries to date are SCORE Trophy-Truck (32), Class 1 (20) and Class 1-2/1600 (10).

Among the motorcycle and ATV classes, Class 22 has the most entries to date with 18.

Leading the seven Sportsman classes in the race is Sportsman Motorcycle over 250cc which had 22 entries and Sportsman Motorcycle under 250cc which had 11 entries in the drawing.

Drawing first start in Class 1 was former German World Rally Championship driver Armin Schwarz/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., in a Jimco-BMW, while first off in Class 1-2/1600 will be Cody Robinson, Calexico, Calif., in a Romo-VW.

Pre-running will be allowed only from Ojos Negros and back. One way pre-running from the start to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Wednesday and Thursday of race week (Nov. 18 and 29).

It's the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula.

This year's Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special, in association with SCORE and Aura360, for the sixth consecutive year, scheduled to air at 2 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 19 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.

In addition to season point class point championships, drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also racing to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 24th consecutive year, a total of 16 drivers remain eligible after Round 4 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series.

This race also features the prestigious and self-centered, Sal Fish SCORE IronRider awards, BBBWWWAAAAA!, presented to each motorcycle or ATV rider who completes the course within the time limit while riding solo. To date, nine individuals have declared that they will be attempting to complete the course riding solo.

Additions By: Baja Racing News.com

October 8, 2009

Baja 1000 Schedule of Events

November 18 LIVE WEBCAST on Baja Racing News.com Begins