OFFICIAL ENTRIES-227 (as of 3/9/09)
(From 20 U.S. States and 10 countries)
(By Class Starting Order)
PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22 (250cc or more)--
1x Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif. Kawasaki KX450F
2x Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif./Jimmy Lopez, El Cajon, Calif./A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif., Beta RR525
3x Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
4x Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
5x Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Brent Harden, Menifee, Calif./Jose Villalobos, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
6x Chuck Neugerbauer, Solana Beach, Calif./Arturo Rodriguez, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Honda XR650R
7x Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Bob Walker/Jeff Labscher, Honda CRF450X
8x Ruben Senudo/Ruben Senudo Jr. /Raul Garcia/Sammy Garcia, San Diego, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 21 (126cc to 250cc)--
101x Carlos Becerril, Calexico, Calif./Michael Stein, Phoenix/Colie Potter, San Diego, KTM 450XCR-W
102x Jeremy Purvines/Ron Purvines, Henderson, Nev./Scott Glimp, Las Vegas, Honda CRF450X
103x Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif./Stuart Goggins, Upland, Calif./Nicholas Blais, Chino, Calif., Honda CRF450X
104x Mike West, Yucaipa, Calif./John Friend/Dudley Cornman, Richmond, Ky., Honda CRF450X
106x Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Steve Garnett, Carson City, Nev., Kawasaki KX450F
107x Alfredo Osornio, Mexicali, Mexico/Alberto Ruiz, Ensenada, Mexico/Rene Magana, San Ysidro, Calif., Kawasaki KX450
100x Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda CRF450X
109x David Zarate, Los Cabos, Mexico/Ramon Davila, La Paz, Mexico/Alberto Ross, Los Cabos, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
110x Ronnie Wilson, Glendale, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 20 (125cc)--
151x Jesus Rios/Cuauhtemoc Beltran, Calexico, Calif./Edgar Espinoza, El Centro, Calif., Honda CRF250X
150x Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif./Talya Dodson, Truckee, Calif., Honda CRF250X
153x Manuel Reyes, Dulzura, Calif./Roberto Diaz, Campo, Calif./Abraham Chavez, Tecate, Calif.
154x Hector Castillo, Calexico, Calif./Rene Pojodes, Mexicali, Mexico/David Gonzalez Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Honda CRF250X
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)--
301x Javier Hernandez, Obregon, Mexico/Edujardo Rosas, Huatabampo, Mexico/Mike Crowford, Phoenix, Honda CRF450X
302x Sol Saltzman, Red Cliff, Colo./Tony Larese, Vail, Colo./Pete Schmidtmann, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
300x Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Brian Sweany II, Lancaster, Calif., Honda CRF450X
305x Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X
306x Justin Hambleton, San Marcos, Calif., KTM 300XC
307x Sean Bradley, Ridgecrest, Calif./Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M., Kawasaki KX500
308x Alejandro Olguin/Miguel Coria/Victor Lujan, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda XR650R
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)--
401x Brian Campbell/Bill Cotton, Bakersfield, Calif./Pete Cochran, Laguna Beach, Calif., KTM 450XCF
400x Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif./Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif.,/Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii, Honda CRF450X
403x Chris Dornsife, Murrieta, Calif., Honda XR650R
404x Tom Vogt, Mesa, Ariz., Honda CRF450X
405x Mike Prunty, Temecula, Calif./Note Sciacgua, Tijuana, Mexico/Sterlyn Rigsby, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki KX450F
449x Julio Abril/Oscar Hale/Mario Acosta, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha WR450
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)--
501x Charlie Marshall, Carmichael, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Dave Potts, Burbank, Calif./Chuck Sun, Las Vegas, KTM530XCW
500x Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)--
608x Wiliam Rogers, Escondido, Calif., Husaberg FE570
609x Ramon Isuarieta/Luis Zarate/Luis Farell/Manuel Cardona, Mexico City, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
PRO ATVs
CLASS 25 (over 251cc)--
2a Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico/Nick DeStout, San Diego/Adan Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
3a Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Heriberto Marquez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
1a Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman Jr., Brownstown, Mich./Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif., Honda 700XX
5a Jeff Hancock, Salome, Ariz./Joshua Edwards, Peoria, Ariz., Honda TRX450R
6a Hunter Miller, Greenville, Texas, Can Am DS
7a Javier Robles Jr., Cd. Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico/Cesar Chanate, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
8a Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Travis Dillon, Avojoaze, Ariz./Kyle Pethers, Avondale, Ariz., Honda TRX450R
9a Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Eumantilla, Ore.; Jorie Williams, Wash., Suzuki LTR450
10a Santos Perez, Tijuana, Mexico/Juan Sanchez/Raul Cano, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM 450
11a Cesar Chanate/Lucio Zuniga, San Felipe, Mexico/Mike Sorchy, Lakeside, Calif., Honda TRX450R
CLASS 24 (under 251cc)--
101a Jose Juarez/Ivan Fellez, Tijuana, Mexico/Daniel Delgado, Imperial Beach, Calif., Honda TRX450R
102a Victor Lopez/Jorge Lopez, San Felipe, Mexico/Gonzalo Curiel, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
103a Jovany Pimental/Jose Pimentel, Chula Vista, Calif./Romulo Gomez, San Diego, Honda TRX450R
104a Benjamin Lopez/Jesus Lopez/Gary Gonsalez, San Diego, Honda TRX450R
106a Roberto Ruiz/Francisco Espinoza/Jose Vieblas, El Centro, Calif., Honda TRX450R
107a Tom Wright, Tabernacle, N.J./Pierre-Yves Denault/Renaud Fortin, Canada, Honda TRX450R
100a Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen, N.M./Andy Lagzdins, Baltimore, Honda TRX450R
109a Jorge Valenzuela, Ensenada, Mexico/Oscar Arue, Lemon Grove, Calif./Christian Vera, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
110a Abraham Romero, Tijuana, Mexico/Sigifredo Jimenez, Chula Vista, Calif./Efrain Haros, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
111a Miguel Arellano/Adan Arellano/Bernardo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico, Suzuki LTR450
148a Shawn Robins/Jesse Van Maarion, Canada/Pedro Tarango, La Paz, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
149a Luis Berumen, Tijuana, Mexico/Sergio Lopez Jr. /Adrian Cruz, San Diego, Honda TRX450R
CLASS 26 (Limitied, Utility)--
201a Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Benn Vornadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Arctic Cat
202a Jason Wade, Austin, Texas/Gary Wisdom, Selma, Texas, CanAm Outlander
203a Felicia Rodriguez, Puerto Rico/Charli Gillian, Dallas/Skyler Blaise, Culican Mexico/Ivette Martinez, Puerto Rico/Kali Cruz, Sonora, Mexico/Natalia Vargas, Philippines, Honda Rincon
219a Rob Ransford, Downers Grove, Ill./Tim Winiarski, Carson, Calif./Joe Rice, Lomita, Calif., Can Am Renegade
SPT M/C<250cc>250cc
251x Hank Salyer, 38, Richmond, Ky., Honda XR650R, Baja Boys Racing
252x Brock Campbell, 40, Carmichael, Calif./Justin Guiliani, 35, Sparks, Nev./John Halki, 40, Reno, Nev., Honda CRF450X, Thor, WR1 Suspension
253x Baxter Gillespie, 42, Salt Lake City, Honda CRF450X
255x Oscar Fazz, 42, Yuma, Ariz., Kawasaki KX450F, Sergios House of Carpet
256x Rusty Sexton, 27, Borrego Springs, Calif./Stanley Hill, 43, Aguanga, Calif./Steve Greene, 29, Escondido, Calif., Honda CRF450X, Palomar Hotshots Racing, Precision Concepts, Baja UTV Tours, No Fear, Six Six One, Excel, Panolin, Renthal, SMX Optics, Sunline, TAG Metals, Filtron
257x Bryon Schmidt, 42, Hesperia, Calif./Kirk Russell, 47, Bend, Ore., HDT MD670, HDT USA, SRD, Amsoil, Noleen JG, No Fear, Strategic Counseling
258x Craig Anstine, 38, Rio Rancho, N.M./Erik Litzenberg, Santa Fe, N.M./Shanon Powell, Honda CRF450X, Pro Circuit, Bridgestone, Race Tech, Motosport, DNA Wheels, IMS, Scott, Schampa
259x Jimmy Boutwell, 35/Jason Fritz, 33, Globe, Ariz./James Nock, 16, Central Heights City, Ariz., Honda CRF450X, Twisted Racing, The Huddle, Mafie Motorsports
260x Eric Anderson, 35, Running Springs, Calif., KTM 530EXC
261x Brent Downing, 41, Castro Valley, Calif., KTM 530EXC
262x Jeff Leonard, 48, Bakersfield, Calif./Eugene Lane, 49, Redondo Beach, Calif./Jack Cox, 34, Oceanside, Calif., Honda CRF450X, Motoworks, Fred Cummings, Dirt Tricks
263x Ken Kosiorek, 52, San Diego, Honda XR650R, Baja Pits, Fun Bike Center, Sunoco, Airgas, Miller Electgric, ESAB, Lincoln Electric, System One
264x Mike Short, 42, Redding, Calif., Honda CRF450X
265x Octavio Valle, 41, Zapopan, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, BDO, South Bay Motorsports, Vinos Tres Valles
266x Wesley Glogner, 32, Tucson, Ariz., KTM525EXC, Pro Service Landscape, BBI Supply, New Systems Automotive, CDL Truck School
267x Blake Ribbe-Tanner, 20, Bonita, Calif./Andrew Hursh, 29, Ocean Beach, Calif./Risto Niem, 39, Finland, Honda CRF450X, TorqueBaja.com, Painter’s Grinding, Dunlop
299x Shawn Evans, 43, San Diego, KTM 525EXC
SPT ATV
50a Joselito Muro, 33, Chula Vista, Calif./Rosendo Rioco, 27, San Diego, Honda TRX450R, Estasio Andrete, Otay Auto Auction, South Bay Motorsports, Frank Motors, Arte & Diseno, Cerro Colorado Racing
51a Javier Guerrero, 28, San Diego/Jorge Brambila, 26, Imperial Beach, Calif./Efren Carrasco, 31, La Mesa, Calif., Honda TRX450, Moto Fersbcac, Acerbis
52a Brent Davis, 27, Orem, Utah, Yamaha YFZ450
53a Alberto Maya, 23/Rafael Maya, 29/Mike Acuna, 35, San Diego, Honda TRX450, elforooffroad.net
54a Adrian Valdez, 36, Tijuana, Mexico/Gaston Vazquez, 32/Carlos Valencia, 32, San Diego, Yamaha YFZ450
55a Daniel Montano, 30/Javier Rios, 27, San Diego/Roger Rubio, 27, Menifee, Calif., Honda TRX450R, Triki Trakas, Augo, PS Productions, Cycle Parks West, El Don, Primo
56a Samuel Fuson, 34/Brent Renholm, 35, Fountain, Colo., Polaris Outlaw, D&B Precision Products, Rocky Mountain Cycle Plaza, F&F
57a Bill Hacker, 63, Shingletown, Calif., Yamaha Raptor
58a Manuel Jimenez, 22/Carlos Lopez, 37/Carlos Castaneda, 22, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, Folts Tech Motorsports, LR Racing Team, Mexxis, Elka, Acerbis, Adige, Roll Design, Quad Tech, DID, Aruizo Tire
59a Troy Saxton-Getty, 43, Temecula, Calif., Can-Am RenegadeX
60a Samuel Garcia, 19/Davide Corbani, 44 (Italy)/Lucio Zuniga, 25, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450, Pescaderias Sammys, Llantera El Marrito
61a Jesus Mendivil, 25/Ciro Calderon, 37, Calexico, Calif./Alain Gamino, 22, Mexicali, Mexico, KTM 450XC
62a Luciano Parada, 27/Jesus Ruiz, 35/Julio Gomez, 20, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
63a Jesus Manguia, San Ysidro, Calif./Cesar Mercado, Tijuana, Mexico/Francisco Corona, San Diego, Yamaha YZF450
99a Gustavo Ameca, 47, Chula Vista, Calif./Alfredo de la Torre, 30/Francisco Arce, 37, Chula Vista, Calif., Yamaha Raptor, Chula Vista Cycle Center, Cimarrones Competition Team
Pro Cars & Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)--
22 Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado
96 Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
1 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
35 Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado
3 Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
8 Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Alpine, Calif., Ford F-150
77 Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500
13 Ed Stout, Santa Ana, Calif., Chevy Silverado
19 Tim Herbst/Ed Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
12 Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram 1500
50 Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif., Ford F-150
24 Adam Householder, Orange, Calif., Chevy Silverado
47 James Bult/Jacob Bult, Monee, Ill., Dodge Ram2500
84 Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
11 Greg Nunley, Visalia, Calif., Chevy Silverado
4 Gus Vildosola Jr./Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford F-150
2 Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150
40 Chet Huffman, Northridge, Calif./Jerry Whelchel, Portola Hills, Calif., Chevy C1500
16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, GMC Sierra
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)--
101 Josh Rigsby/Steve Ewers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Penhall-Chevy
102 Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif./Louis Silvas, Temecula, Calif. Jimco-Chevy
103 Rob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore., Jefferies-Chevy
104 Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), Jimco-BMW
105 Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif., Tatum-Chevy
106 Troy Herbst, Las Vegas, Smithuilt-Ford
107 Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif./Tommy Kirkmeyer, Adelanto, Calif., Jefferies-Chevy
108 Julio Herrera/Carlos Olmos, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Jefferies-Chevy
109 Ronny Wilson/Rick Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
110 Dale Lenk/Brett Lenk/Grant Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
111 Armin Kremer, Germany/Sam Osmon, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
112 Chuck Sacks, Canyon Lake, Calif./Jerry Longo, Alta Loma, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
113 Paul Keller, El Cajon, Calif./Charles Rudolph, San Diego, Jimco-Chevy
114 Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./Rick Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
115 Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif./Ben Monroy, Torrance, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
CLASS 1-2/1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)--
1601 Luis Martinez, Mexicali, Mexico/Victor Lugo, Calexico, Calif., Mayoral
1602 Arturo Velazco/Abel Velazco, Banning, Calif., Porter
1603 Samuel Araiza, La Paz, Mexico/Federico Montes, Ensenada, Mexico, Fraley
1604 Mario Gastelum/Isaac Gastelum, El Centro, Calif.
1605 Brad Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Justin Munyon, San Clemente, Calif., Penhall
1606 Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif./Rino Navera, Orange, Calif., Seagrove
1607 Myan Spaccarelli, Simi Valley, Calif., Mirage
1608 Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif./Roberto Romo, Mexicali, Mexico, TL
1609 Quentin Tucker, Imperial, Calif./Fernando Flores, Mexicali, Mexico, Jorman
1610 Brian Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Sammy Ehrenberg, Las Vegas, Kreger
1611 Edgar Alvarez/Edgar Alvarez Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Curry
1612 Mark McIntyre/Shea McIntyre, Oakland, Calif., MAC
1613 Josue Delgado/Marcos Valenzuela/Alonso Viveyos, Mexicali, Mexico, Borm
1600 Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Steven Eugenio, Lakeside, Calif., Lothringer
1643 Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Andy DeVercelly, El Cajon, Calif., Fraley
1644 Tyler Caspino, Castaic, Calif./Travis Fletcher, Westminster, Calif./Corey Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer
1645 Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif./Mike Malloy, Las Vegas, Lothringer
1646 Roman Pereyra, Tijuana, Mexico/Horacio Pereyra, Ensenada, Mexico, Garibay
1647 Eric Duran/Hiram Duran/Evan Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth
1648 Marco Gallo/Juan Gallo, San Felipe, Mexico, Curry
1649 Victor Barreda, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Armando Boehme, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Curry
CLASS 3 (Short Wheelbase 4X4)--
300 Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Ken Moss, Marysville, Calif., Ford Bronco
349 Ken Leavitt, Ventura, Calif./Tom Blair, Twin Falls, Idaho
CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs)--
501 Shaun Dunbar, La Mesa, Calif./Trevor Terra, El Cajon, Calif.
500 Kevin Carr/Noe Valdez, San Diego
519 Carlos Albanez/Luivan Voelker, Mexicali, Mexico
CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs)--
551 Alonso Angulo/Roberto Escobedo, Ensenada, Mexico
552 Trevor Anderson/Mark Anderson, Carlsbad, Calif.
553 Pedro Athie/Ruben De La Fuente, Ensenada, Mexico
577 Sergio Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico/Carlos Iribe, Rosarito, Mexico, Fernando Rivera, Tijuana, Mexico
550 Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico
579 Miguel Rosales/Edmundo Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico
CLASS 6 (Unlimited, production mini trucks)--
601 Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Ranger
602 Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Ross Savage, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger
603 Mike Koenig, Sacramento, Calif./Stuart Klein, Lakeside, Calif., Toyota Tacoma
CLASS 7 (Open, production mini trucks)--
701 Jose Canchola Jr./Francisco Gonzalez, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger
700 Dan Chamlee/Tom Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger
703 Brandon Walsh, Encinitas, Calif./Travis Freedman, Salome, Ariz., Toyota Tacoma
704 Igor Galvan/Guillermo Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Calif., Ford Ranger
705 Jose Gonzales/Jonathon Quintero, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger
714 Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rene Brugger, San Diego, Ford Ranger
CLASS 7SX (Modified, open mini trucks)--
741 Nick Moncure/Ted Moncure/Doug Hood, Long Beach, Calif., Toyota Tacoma
742 Oscar Solaiza, Ensenada, Mexico/Jim Hinesley, Bakersfield, Calif., Ford Ranger
743 Norman Turley/Trevor Turley, Long Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger
758 Eduardo Gonzalez, Lucerene Valley, Calif., Ford Ranger
759 John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)--
801 Rodrigo AmpudiaJr. /Rodrigo Ampudia Sr., Ensenada, Mexico, Ford F-150
802 Dave Crinklaw, Reedley, Calif./Mike Thurlow, Kingsburg, Calif., Ford F-150
803 Michael Brett/Shawn Brett, Canada, Ford F-150
804 Clyde Stacey, Bristol, Va./Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn., Chevy Silverado
805 Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico, Ford F-150
806 Dean Wayman, Hawthorne, Calif./James Connolly, N. Hollywood, Calif., Ford F-150
CLASS 9 (VW-powered, Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters)--
901 Ulises Morquecho/David Morquecho, Mexicali, Mexico, Borm
900 Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif./Julian Rivera, Indio, Calif./Hector Ortega, Tijuana, Mexico
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)--
1001 Javier Robles/Javier Robles Jr., Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Honda
1002 Tito Robles/Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Honda
1000 Mike Lawrence, Banning, Calif./Blake Kirkpatrick, Hacienda Heights, Calif./Joel Liska, Banning, Calif., Lothringer-VW
1004 Sergio Salgado/Ricardo Corvera, Mexicali, Mexico
1005 Jesus Gonzalez/Alonso Acosta, Ensenada, Mexico, Dunrite-Honda
1006 Scott Gailey/Scott Whipple, Norco, Calif., GET-VW
1007 Alex Crosthwaite, Chula Vista, Calif./Jose Gonzalez, San Diego, Jimco-Honda
1008 Edgar Avalos, El Paso, Texas/Armando Perla, Horizon, Texas, RCD-Toyota
1009 Rocky Merino, Chula Vista, Calif./Rene Camacho, Rialto, Calif., Ramco-Toyota
1049 Alejandro Navarrete/Leonardo Navarrete, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Honda
SCORE LITE (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)--
1201 John Padgett/Ryan Nikita, Canada, Kreger
1202 Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif./Brian Burgess, Riverside, Calif., Molton
1203 John Langley/Zach Langley, Santa Monica, Calif., Penhall
1204 Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Chris Godfrey, Phoenix/Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz., Foddrill
1205 Michelle Bruckmann/Vic Bruckmann, Lemon Grove, Calif., Lothringer
1206 Ty Godde, California City, Calif./Jim Greenway, Ojai, Calif., Henry
1208 Gary Johnson, Camarillo, Calif./Todd Starks, Agoura Hills, Calif., Messick
1248 Bill Hernquist/Scott Reams, La Mesa, Calif., Jimco
1200 Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Duvel
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)--
1148 Gustavo Garayzar/Javier Silva/Felix Garcia, Mexicali, Mexico
1149 Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico
STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks)--
861 Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./William Aylor, Union, Ky., Dodge Ram2500
862 Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va., Dodge Ram1500
STOCK MINI (Stock, Mini-sized trucks)--
779 Gavin Skilton, Anaheim, Calif./Vlad Chioreanu, Santa Monica, Calif., Honda Ridgeline
SPORTSMAN
SPT CAR--
1401 George Jackson, 58, San Felipe, Mexico/Brian Siler, 61, Lewiston, Idaho, Jimco-VW, El Dorado Ranch, Martin Bros. Farms Idaho, Copies & FAX, Snarlin Cholla Race Club
1400 Peter Lang, 67/Frans De Kock, 53/Terry Cotter, 67, Santa Rosa, Calif., Homebuilt-Chevy, Safari West, Global Mining
SPT TRUCK
1501 Joe Aguayo, 41, San Jacinto, Calif./Jamie Banks, 33, Pala, Calif., Ford F-150, Nuera Motorsports, Kabagewear.com, Euevan Construction
1549 Nick Tonelli, 22/Kyle Scott, 22, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger, The Beehive Sports Bar, Dezert Nations, Fiberwerx, Kal Gard
SPT UTV
(660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)
1801 Thomas Graves, 49, El Cajon, Calif./Joseph Graves, 51/Daniel Graves, 58, San Diego, Yamaha Rhino, TAG Engineering, Gravestone Communications, Alba Action Sports, Motoworks, ORW, RacerX, Fox Shox, Tire Balls, Gorilla Axles, Weitzel Motorsports
1802 Peter Hajas, 48/Steven Hajas/Scott Heber, Wayzata, Minn.
1803 Brian Hewett, 51, Los Altos Hills, Calif./Sam Hewett, 25, Chico, Calif./Charles Hewett, 30, Oakland, Calif.
OFFICIAL STORYLINE:
Herbst Bros., Post, Vildosola, Collins, LeDuc, R. Gordon--
10 of last 13 winners--in 23rd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
M/C champs Bell, Norman, Cody, Campbell part of over 225 entries,
From 20 States, 10 countries in popular ‘Spring Break’ desert race;
Motorcycle and ATV classes to be featured on NBC Sports show
March 9, 2009
SAN FELIPE, Mexico—Looking for his own version of ‘Spring Break’, NASCAR Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon will spend his week off from pavement racing by returning to his desert racing roots as one of 10 overall winners from the last 13 years entered in this week’s 23rd Annual Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Round 2 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series will be held Friday through Sunday in Mexico’s quaint and picturesque fishing village of San Felipe, located on the East side of the Baja California peninsula along the azure waters of the tranquil Sea of Cortez.
Gordon, who won this race in 1996 and whose only attempt here since then was a did-not-finish in 2004, will drive the No. 77 Team Gordon Chevy CK1500 SCORE Trophy-Truck that won January’s 2009 SCORE season-opener in Laughlin, Nev.
Besides Gordon, the other former overall race winners returning this year are brothers Tim Herbst/Ed Herbst (1999, 2000, 2001), Mark Post (1998, 2004, 2007), Brian Collins (1990, 2008), Rob MacCachren (2003, 2007), Curt LeDuc (1997), Gus Vildosola (2003) and Jerry Whelchel (1998, 2004).
Also part of the field for the popular desert race are four gifted riders who have combined to win the overall Motorcycle title in 10 of the last 11 years—Johnny Campbell (7 times), Robby Bell (3), Kendall Norman (2) and Quinn Cody (1). The competitive field also includes 15 defending class winners and 36 racers who have combined for 115 class wins in the first 22 years of this race.
With over 225 entries from 20 U.S. States and 10 countries competing in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes in the 232.4-mile race, the green flag will drop at 6 a.m. local time on Saturday, for the motorcycle and ATV classes, followed three hours later by the car and truck classes at approximately 10 a.m. local time. The start line for the race will once again be the landmark San Felipe Arches on Highway 5 on the outskirts of San Felipe. The race will finish just south of the Arches, directly behind the Cerveza Tecate building. One vehicle will start every 30 seconds in the elapsed-time race, with a 10-hour time limit to become an official finisher. The fastest finishers are expected in just under four hours.
Through the efforts of SCORE’s electronic media partner, Aura360 Ventures of Maine, the motorcycle and ATV portion of the race will be featured in the April 26 NBC Sports telecast of the Jeep World of Adventure Sport. This will mark the third time these classes have been featured on that NBC show and Aura360 will also produce a complete-race DVD on the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 for the first time.
“Usually when I run a SCORE Baja race I have to commute and pull double-duty so this week will be a real treat for me as I can focus on just the desert and not the desert and all the things connected to NASCAR racing as well,” said Gordon, who has two career class wins in his limited time in San Felipe.
“We came out in Laughlin in January planning to run the entire 2009 SCORE season and after winning that race we are even more enthusiastic about running the entire five-race series this year. With all of our other racing commitments, this will be the first time we have run the entire SCORE series since we won the SCORE Trophy-Truck season point championship in 1996.”
This year’s race will use the same 232.4-mile race course as 2008, running in a counter clockwise direction out of San Felipe up to and then back West along Highway 3 and back South and down through three of the most picturesque and challenging washes in all of Baja.
Collins, of Las Vegas, is the defending overall race winner having won last year in his No. 12 Collins Motorsports Dodge Ram1500.He also captured the overall victory in this race in 1990 to give him two career San Felipe overalls.
Leading the way among returning overall winners with three victories are Las Vegas’ Herbst brothers (Tim and Ed) who after taking last year off of desert racing will debut their new No. 19 Terrible Herbst Motorsports Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck.
Also back after a year away from the sport will be Troy Herbst, 42, the youngest of the three Herbst brothers, who has two Class 1 wins in San Felipe in his legendary Terrible Herbst Motorsports Ford-powered Smithbuilt open-wheel desert race car.
Post, Laguna Beach, Calif. also has three San Felipe overall wins, one in Class 1 (1998) and two in SCORE Trophy-Truck. Post won with Whelchel in 1998 and 2004 and in 2007, his second driver was current teammate MacCachren, Las Vegas, in the No. 3 Riviera Racing Ford F-150.
MacCachren, who has six class wins in this race, also has two San Felipe overall wins, having also won in 2003 as the second driver for Mexico’s Gus Vildosola. Vildosola will be the second driver this year for his son Gus Vildosola Jr., in the popular No. 4 Red Bull Vildosola Racing Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck.
Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., won the San Felipe overall in 1997 and will be second driver this year for Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix, in the No. 84 Flying Dutchmen Chevy Silverado.
SCORE Trophy-Trucks have won 13 overalls in San Felipe in their 15-year history. Post/Whelchel in 1997 and San Diego’s son/father team of Andy and Scott McMillin (2005) have the only two Class 1 wins since SCORE debuted the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division in 1994.
Besides the SCORE Trophy-Truck’s stars and Campbell (who has eight class wins and seven orverall motorcycle crowns, among the other racers entered this year who have been very successful in this race are Jim O’Neal, Eric Solorzano, Larry Roeseler, Donald Moss and Adam Pfankuch.
O’Neal, 62, of Simi Valley, Calif., is an age-group motorcycle rider who has put together nine winning teams in the last eight years in San Felipe. O’Neal is the all-time leader for class wins in this race and will be going for double class wins again (he won two in 2005). He will lead teams in both Class 30 and Class 50 this year on a pair of Kal Gard-sponsored Hondas.
Roeseler, Alpine, Calif., has six class wins in San Felipe and will be the second driver for Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Trucks. The Norman/Roeseler team won the last two races of last season and Roeseler drove solo in this race in 2007 to win the unlimited Class 1 in the Terrible Herbst Motorsports Smithbuilt-Ford when Troy Herbst was recovering from ankle surgery.
Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, has eight wins in Class 11 for stock VW Sedans while Moss, Sacramento, Calif., has six wins in the last seven years in Class 3 in his sturdy Ford Bronco.
Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., has five class wins in San Felipe including four of the last six years in Class 1-2/1600. Pfankuch drove for two class-winning teams in this year’s SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge and will also be racing in San Felipe in SCORE Lite, splitting the seat time with driver of record Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif. The second driver for Pfankuch in Class 1-2/1600 will be Steven Eugenio, Lakeside, Calif., who also drove half of the Laughlin race for Pfankuch this year as well.
The World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series is visiting Mexico for the first of three races in 2009.
Champion Southern California racers Damen Jefferies and Robby Bell received the pole positions for four-wheel and two-wheel vehicles in the 'computeriezed' [this is the way it was spelt in the release] drawing for starting positions, by class, for the race, held on Feb. 21 at the SCORE headquarters in Los Angeles. Jefferies races in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division while Bell competes in Class 22 for open motorcycles.
Jefferies, 36, of Apple Valley, Calif., is a veteran SCORE desert racer who has three career SCORE Class season point titles in three different classes, including the 1997 SCORE Overall point championships. Also a successful desert chassis builder, Jefferies is racing the No. 22 Jefferies Racing Chevy Silverado this year with Luis Ramirez Jr. of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Jefferies is eighth in his class point standings this year after finishing fifth last season.
Bell, 23, of Sun City, Calif., has left the factory Honda team after winning the two-wheel overall title in this race the last three years and will be teamed with another former Honda rider Mike Childress on the No. 1x Kawasaki KX450F. Bell drew the first start last year as well for the JCR team owned by SCORE Baja racing legend Johnny Campbell.
For this year’s race, Campbell, 38, San Clemente, Calif., is listed as a possible third driver for his two factory-supported Honda CRF450X motorcycles. Racing for JCR will be Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Tim Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif. on one Honda while the other one will be ridden by the team of Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif.
With late entries accepted until race morning, Class 1-2/1600 has the most entries to date with 21, followed by SCORE Trophy-Truck with 19 and the unlimited Class 1 with 15.
Besides Collins and Bell the other defending class winners entered this year are: Germany’s Armin Schwarz (Class 1), Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif. (Class 1-2/1600), Donald Moss, Sacramento (Class 3), Marcos Nunez, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 5/1600), John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif. (Class 7SX), Rodrigo Ampudia Jr., Ensenada, Mexico (Class 8), Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico (Class 11), Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif. (Class 21), Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif. (Class 20), Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif. (Class 30), Bret Helm, Poway, Calif. (Class 40-Scott Myers is rider of record this year), Charles Marshall, Carmichael, Calif. (Class 50) and Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif. (Class 25).
Also back to defend his Sportsman class win among those entered to date is Sportsman Car winner Peter Lang.
Obviously with a lot of help from their Desert Assassins teammates, husband and wife racers Cameron Steele and Heidi Steele, of San Clemente, Calif., will be racing in a total of five classes this weekend.
Cameron Steele, 41, a prominent motorsports and Xgames TV sports announcer, is driver of record in the No. 16 GMC Sierra in SCORE Trophy-Truck and the No. 7x Honda CRF450X in the open motorcycle Class 22, and co-driver for Justin Smith in Class 1-2/1600 in the No. 1643 1600cc VW-powered Fraley open-wheel desert race car.
Heidi Steele, 38, Vice-President of Human Resources for a national home health-care group, is driver of record in both Class 6 in the No. 602 Ford Ranger and Class 7 in the No. 714 Ford Ranger.
“I guess you could say we really love SCORE Baja racing,” quipped, Steele, who has twice been voted the SCORE Person of the Year by the SCORE membership. “Or that we really like ‘Spring Break’, so Heidi and I get an opportunity to spend time with each other because our travel schedules are so crazy. Actually, it’s both and while we would like five class wins in San Felipe and maybe even the overall, our main goal is to finish in all five classes. Now, that would be something to write home about.”
The pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway and tech inspection of the vehicles in the race will be held on Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the picturesque Malecon, flanked by the Sea of Cortez on one side and the popular restaurants and night clubs of San Felipe on the other."