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LIVE FROM San Felipe BAJA Mexico
UPDATED! Friday, September 9, 2011


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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 / Hacienda Don Jesus  Hotel
  
Express Racer Registration - 9:00AM to 10:00AM
  
Regular Racer Registration - 10:00AM to 5:00PM
  
Media Center - 9:00PM to 5:00PM
  
 
  
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 / On The Malecon
  
Contingency Row - 10:00AM to 5:00PM
  
Technical Inspection - 10:00AM to 6:00PM
  
 
  
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 / El Cortez Hotel
  
Drivers Meeting - 7:00PM

  
 
  
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 / Los Arcos Motel
  
Late Registration & Tech - 6:00AM to 10:00AM
  
 
  
 
  
LIVE! RaceCast From San Felipe
  
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 / RACEDAY at The Arches  Monument
  
First Vehicle Starts - 7:00AM
  
Competition Review Board - 8:00PM
  
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 / Tecate Depot
  
Post Race Tech Inspection - 10:00AM to 9:00PM

  
 
  
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 / Plaza on the Malecon
  
Awards Presentation - 10:00AM




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    from Steve Myers with Tracking International***Perry McNeil BAJA Champ***San Felipe Challenge Of Champions INFO!


    Baja Racing News RADIO LIVE Monday August 29, 2011
    San Felipe Challenge of Champions Interview with Baja Champ, Perry McNeil

    San Felipe Tacos Await

    All local restaurants and taco stands serve pretty much the same seafood and meat. The thing that makes the experience memorable is the variety of salsas and garnishes to add to your meal. Each chef has his, or her, special secret recipe for these side dishes. The first-time visitor should sample carefully before adding lots of garnish to the meal. Offerings range from very mild guacamole to searing habanero pepper salsas. If you burn your tongue try drinking milk or eating some yogurt. Of course there are those who say that a cold Margarita is the best antidote!

    Challenge of Champions Pre-Running Guide

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES STATED IN THIS PRERUNNING BULLETIN WILL RESULT IN A TIME PENALTY OR DISQUALIFICATION, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
    PLEASE FOLLOW THE PRERUNNING SCHEDULE CAREFULLY. MEXICAN LIABILITY INSURANCE AND GOVERNMENTAL PERMITS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PRERUNNING ONLY DURING THE DATES INDICATED.
    PRERUNNING IS NOT RACING!!!
    PRERUNNING IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREVIEW THE RACE COURSE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME EXERCISING A HIGH DEGREE OF CAUTION AND PROCEEDING AT A SAFE, REASONABLE AND CONTROLLED SPEED.
    BE ADVISED THAT ALL ROADS ON THE RACE COURSE ARE OPEN TO LOCAL TRAFFIC DURING PRERUNNING. YOU MUST AT ALL TIMES BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER OTHER VEHICLES.
    UNSAFE PRERUNNING IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS, BUT IS ALSO VERY DISRESPECTFUL TO THE CITIZENS OF SAN FELIPE. PLEASE SHOW THIS EXCELLENT HOST CITY THE RESPECT IT DESERVES.
    PRERUNNING IN AN UNSAFE MANNER WILL SUBJECT THE DRIVER TO LEGAL JEOPARDY WITH THE MEXICAN POLICE. AS INDICATED ABOVE, IT WILL ALSO SUBJECT THE TEAM TO A RACE PENALTY.
    THINK WISELY FIRST, RATHER THAN REGRETTING YOUR UNSAFE ACTIONS LATER. PLEASE USE GOOD JUDGEMENT WHILE PRERUNNING.
    THE RACE COURSE WILL BE OPEN FOR EARLY PRERUNNING FROM FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 TO SUNDAY AUGUST 21.
    THE COURSE WILL BE MARKED DURING THIS EARLY PRERUNNING WEEKEND, SO BE ADVISED THAT COURSE MARKINGS WILL NOT BE IN PLACE, BUT COURSE MARKINGS ARE NOT NECESSARY TO PRERUN OR RACE THIS COURSE IF USING THE OFFICIAL GPS FILE.
    ALL RACE TEAMS ARE ADVISED THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PRERUN AND RACE USING THE OFFICIAL GPS FILE. THIS FILE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE SCORE WEBSITE.
    THE RACE COURSE WILL BE OPEN FOR MARKED PRERUNNING FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 22 TO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.
       
       

    Early Pre-Run Report


    "We just came back from pre running this weekend and had a couple of things to share     
    The course was well marked odd thing was the internet map showed mile markers with odd numbers and course markers were marked with even ones ,so when you are looking for RM15 keep going because the next marker is going to be RM16 marker and so on ,ignore the odd numbers on the map you will not find them.
        Same old course a lot of fun nothing too bad except the Hauatamote wash, if you thought it was bad going down this year it goes up, at RM 192 we had to get out and move rocks by we had hand four people and it took a half hour before we could pass in four wheel drive on race day it will be a problem .
        It is a right hand hair pin turn going up giant rocks so we filled in the holes with small ones but those will be shot out by mid race.     
       
    If you are pre running bring some crow bars and Johnson rods to pry and move the big ones out of the way we could only move the 400lb ones but there are some larger ones that can be moved by tools or even better by a winch, keep in mind anything you move now will stop you from having to move them on race day while your car is parked behind the rest blocking this only way thru and stopping anywhere before this point is only going to get you stuck TAKE SOME TIME NOW TO PREVENT THIS instead of on race day .     
    If you dont want to move rocks look for a spot that you are going to park your car before this point because you will be using it instead of racing your car.
        Chris Wilson started a thread in the shop section called I” Hate the Hauatomote wash” read it is no exaggeration take some time out now to move rocks and not on race day, nice job of marking the course Chris.
        Be pre paired to get stuck in the sand and silt from RM202 to 215,bring shovels and straps,maybe some nitrogen so you can re inflate your tires in 15 miles    The rest of the course is the same old same old no big deal.     
       
    At RM 220 there is a Cattle crossing grate ,there is a dead cow with its leg stuck in it.    At RM235 there is a Y in the road I found an old score marker saying check point 4 with arrows sending you in the right direction I put that back up hope it stays there but if not stay to the left and in about a half mile you will see current mile markers.
        This is going to be a fun race and I hope some will help with the Hautamote wash now instead if dealing with it on race day because the TT will block it for everyone, your dead if you have to stop behind this point and unstick the leader Plain and Simple.     
       
    At RM 220 there is a Cattle crossing grate ,there is a dead cow with its leg stuck in it.    The weather wasn’t too bad 106 * bring twice as much drinking water as you think you need, pre running and on race day….don’t take this for granted.
        San Felipe has grown tremendously but like everywhere else the economy has hit them hard, everything was reasonably price and service and hospitality was great.    Be Safe and don’t over heat yourself.
    If cow parts are your thing there is a dried out cow at Morelia junction being used as a road sign. We startled four different live cows standing against canyon walls for shade and as we came around the corner and they ran in front of us so be aware    There were a couple of dead cows on the south part of the course; I found one that had been set on fire and only leaving the scull.
        I didn’t know the technicalities of trying to cross the border with a cow scull so I put it a white trash bag and stuck it in the Ice chest with all the floating cans from the week end, that was the only question they asked at the boarder “what’s in the ice chest? “We answered red bull Gatorade and Coors lite, he told us to go.
         On race day it would be a good idea to have some chase trucks at the top of the Hautamote wash with winches to unclog the track as well as the sand and silt in the same area this ares is at VCP 11& VCP 20 on the score map chase roads are at the end of morelia road."


    San Felipe Challenge Of Champions   Results of Drawing For Start Positions




    SCORE TROPHY TRUCK:
    Rob MacCachren20
    Cameron Steele16
    Adam Householder24
    Gustavo Vidosola, Jr.21
    Jesse Ashcraft78
    Ken Losch10
    Dave Crinklaw27
    Robbie Pierce30
    Pete Sorhen2
    Bryce Menzies70
    Gary Weyhrich98
    Nick Vanderwey84
    Clyde Stacy18
    Jesse James54
    Gus Vildosola4


    CLASS 1 UNLIMITED:
    Justin Davis101
    Dan Martin102
    Steve Appleton103
    Randy Wilson104
    Conan Barker105
    Damen Jefferies106
    Kory Halopoff100
    David Greenhill108
    Brian Parkhouse109
    Steven Eugenio-1st RS149


    CLASS 1/2-1600:
    Arturo Velazco1601
    Brad Wilson1602
    Luke McMillin1600
    Brian Wilson1604
    J.J. Schnarr1605
    Rick Boyer-1st RS1649


    CLASS 4:
    Clyde Stacy-1st RS439


    CLASS 5:
    Kevin Carr500
    Cody Kellogg501


    CLASS 5-1600:
    Justin Herrmann551


    CLASS 6:
    Scott Ulrich601
    Heidi Steele-2nd RS618
    Marc Burnett-1st RS619


    CLASS 7:
    Dan Chamlee700


    CLASS 7-2
    Fawn Finchum721
    Reid Rutherford720
    Bruce Finchum723


    CLASS 8:
    Justin Matney801
    Noah Ostanik802


    CLASS 10:
    Sergio Salgado1000
    Peter Hajas1001
    John Langley1002
    Matt Cullen1003


    CLASS 11:
    Justin Matney-1st RS1149


    SCORE LITES:
    Rafael Navarro IV1201
    Zak Langley1202
    Perry McNeil1203
    Steven Lisa1204


    STOCK FULL:
    John Matney-1st RS879


    PROTRUCK:
    Jessica McMillin1331


    SPORTSMAN BUGGY:
    Peter Lang1400

    Draw Results 
    Vegas' Rob MacCachren Draws First SCORE Trophy Truck Start For Inaugural Tecate SCORE San Felipe Challenge of Champions.
    Round 4 of five race SCORE Desert Series will be fourth race this season in Mexico, Sept. 9-11.
    LOS ANGELES—Las Vegas’ all-America desert racer Rob MacCachren has drawn the first starting position, based on Saturday’s computerized drawing, for next month’s inaugural Tecate SCORE San Felipe Challenge of Champions. Round 4 of the five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series will be held Sept. 9-11 in San Felipe, Baja, California, Mexico. The computerized drawing for starting position, by class, was held at SCORE headquarters in Los Angeles.
    The race replaces the Primm 300 race that was cancelled this year because of insurmountable insurance issues.
    With late entries expected up to race morning, nearly 125 entries are expected for the new race, for 17 Pro and 2 Sportsman classes for cars and trucks, that will run over the same course that was recently used for this year’s MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in March of just over 250 miles.
    The veteran MacCachren, 46, who is a six-time all-America motorsports driver included three first team awards, has earned eight SCORE class season point championships in his sterling career and he was the overall winner in this year’s MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in March. He drives the No. 20 MasterCraft Safety Racing Ford F-150 in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division for high-tech, 850 horsepower unlimited production trucks. Including this year’s first San Felipe race win, MacCachren has eight career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins.
    “It’s always great to start first and it’s always fun to be part of something new, even if we are very familiar with the area and the race course,” said MacCachren. “San Felipe is one of everyone’s very favorite places to race in the desert and we look forward to putting on another competitive race for the throngs of appreciative race fans down in Mexico. Of course I will miss not racing Primm in my home state and near my hometown, but there are things happening we have absolutely no control over and if we can’t race in Primm, I can’t think of a better place than Mexico and San Felipe.”
    The race will start at 7 a.m. (PDT) Saturday, Sept. 10 and the start/finish line area will be located adjacent to the iconic San Felipe arches entering town. Vehicles will leave the start line one every 30 seconds in the elapsed time race. While the fastest vehicles are expected to finish the 250-plus mile course in approximately four hours, 15 minutes, and all vehicles will have an 11-hour time limit from the time each starts to become and official finisher of the race.
    Pre-race festivities will be held on Friday, Sept. 9 on the picturesque malecon boardwalk along the Sea of Cortez in the heart of San Felipe. The colorful SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held on the malecon from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PDT) and pre-race safety inspection will be held on the malecon from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Driver and media registration will be held at the Hacienda Don Jesus hotel two blocks off the Malecon from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (PDT) on Friday, Sept. 9 as well. The post race awards celebration will be held at 10 a.m. (PDT) on Sunday, Sept. 11 in the plaza in the heart of the malecon.
    Among the other drivers drawing first starts for this new race are Justin Davis in the Unlimited Class 1, twin brothers Arturo and Abel Velazco in Class 1-2/1600, Sergio Salgado in Class 10 and Rafael Navarro IV in SCORE Lite.
    SCORE Trophy-Truck had the most entries at the time of the start draw Saturday with 15, followed by Class 1 with 10.
    Winning two of the first three series races overall and in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division, Las Vegas rookie driver Bryce Menzies leads the points in the five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series.
    Menzies, who opened the season by winning the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in January, drove to a penalty-free victory as well in June’s 43rd Tecate SCORE Baja 500 to assume a commanding lead in the SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck point standings in the No. 70 Menzies Motorsports Ford F-150. Sandwiched between his first two career SCORE race wins in the marquee racing division for high-tech, 850-horsepower, unlimited production trucks, Menzies finished sixth in SCORE Trophy-Truck at the 25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in March.
    SCORE points are based on starting, finishing, placement and number of official starters within each class, Menzies, 23, who had only raced the 2010 SCORE Baja 500 where he finished seventh in his first start in SCORE Trophy-Truck, has 243 championship points following Round 3 of the five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series. SCORE Trophy-Truck has had the largest starting field for all three races with 32 in Laughlin, 24 in San Felipe and 28 in Ensenada.
    With two wins and a second so far this year, second in overall points and leading the unlimited class 1 is Justin Davis, 18 of Chino Hills, Calif., just three points behind Menzies with 240 so far. Davis, last year’s SCORE Lite point champion, won Class 1 in Laughlin and San Felipe and was a close second in Ensenada driving the Green Army Motorsports Chevy-powered ESM open-wheel desert race car.
    Picking up his eighth career SCORE Trophy-Truck race win in San Felipe, Las Vegas Rob MacCachren, an eight-time SCORE season point champion, is third in overall and second in SCORE Trophy-Truck points so far after finishing fourth in Laughlin and ninth in Ensenada with 227 points.
    Following consistent seventh, fifth and fourth-place finishes in the season’s first three events, Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., is fourth in overall points and third in SCORE Trophy-Truck with 214 in the No. 98 TSCO Motorsports Ford F-150.
    Tied for fifth in overall points with 205 is Mexico’s preeminent son-father team Gus Vildosola Jr. and Sr., in the No. 21 Vildosola Racing Ford F-150 (fourth in SCORE Trophy-Truck) and Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley Calif. in the Jefferies-Chevy (second in Class 1).
    The RPM Offroad team of Bristol, Tenn., has its five regular entries in the new Tecate SCORE San Felipe Challenge of Champions: SCORE Trophy-Truck (Clyde Stacy), Class 4 (Clyde Stacy), Class 8 (Justin Matney), Class 11 (Justin Matney) and Stock Full (John Matney).


    In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $300,000 in cash purse and contingency postings each race. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 26th consecutive year, a total of 32 drivers remain eligible after Round 3 of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series. Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award.


    New race Sept. 9-11
    SCORE sets Tecate SCORE San Felipe Challenge of Champions   desert race to be held in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
    Insurance issues cause SCORE to move Primm race South of the Border
              LOS ANGELES—SCORE International confirmed today that the next race of five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series will be the new Tecate SCORE San Felipe Challenge of Champions to be held Sept. 9-11 in San Felipe, Baja, California, Mexico.  The race replaces the Primm 300 race that was cancelled this year because of insurmountable insurance issues.
         The new race, for 17 Pro and 2 Sportsman classes for cars and trucks, will run over the same course that was recently used for this year’s MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in March of approximately 250 miles.
         After executing the event agreement today in Baja California with SCORE President/CEO Sal Fish, Francisco Perez Tejada Padilla, Mayor of Mexicali stated that, "The cities of Mexicali and San Felipe are pleased to announce that SCORE has decided to continue supporting Baja California by adding another race to their calendar in Mexico. This shows the great communication achieved by the Federal, State and Municipal authorities with Sal Fish. We are pleased that SCORE recognizes our previous hard work and continues to have confidence in our support. This new race will become the epicenter of desert racing during the month of September."
         Fish stated that, "While SCORE regrets ending a 16 year relationship with the Primm Valley Resorts and Las Vegas Events, we are pleased to open a new door with Mexicali and San Felipe and provide our participants with an exciting Baja racing challenge in the friendly, relaxing and scenic city of San Felipe."
         Elaborating on the cancellation of this year’s Primm 300, Fish confirmed that, "The sole reason for the decision was due to insurance requirements and cost. The Primm entities dramatically increased the liability insurance requirements for the event, which made conducting the event cost prohibitive."









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