Salas to start at front of 5th SCORE Baja 400, Presented by VP Racing

The third round of the 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship will feature teams from 22 U.S. states and 12 countries

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Gabriel Garcia, [email protected] OR Dominic Clark, SCORE Historian, [email protected]

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Gabriel Garcia, [email protected]

OR Dominic Clark, SCORE Historian, [email protected]

 

September 5, 2024

 

Next Week in Baja California

Salas to start at front of 5th SCORE Baja 400,

Presented by VP Racing

 

The third round of the 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship

will feature teams from 22 U.S. states and 12 countries

 

NOTE: Texto en Español abajo, then draw results list at bottom of text

 

     ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—Arturo Salas Jr, from Tecate, Baja California, will be the fortunate first to start at the front in the motorcycle divisions in next week’s 5th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing.

     This extra prize was awarded to him after winning the BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 500 in June in the Pro Moto Unlimited class. He will be aiming for his third overall SCORE win this year.

     The third round of the 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship will take place from Sept. 10 to 15 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. The race course will differ for the cars in the pro classes, covering 424.96 miles, while the pro motorcycles will cover a greater distance of 434.52 miles. The Sportsman classes will also have different distances, with motorcycles racing 393.91 miles and cars 384.35 miles.

     With qualifying for the SCORE Trophy Truck, SCORE Trophy Truck Legend, and the Trophy Truck Spec class scheduled for next Wednesday, the finalists from the previous SCORE Baja 500 in June will start the SCORE Baja 400 in the same position where they finished the previous SCORE race.

     Meanwhile, competitors who did not participate in that race were part of a drawing to determine their starting positions.

     The pre-race contingency row, start, and finish will take place on the Boulevard Costero in Ensenada, in front of the Riviera Center of Ensenada. Additionally, there will be a new feature with Nelson Ranch serving as the timing start and finish area, who will need to drive at normal traffic speeds from that area until reaching the tourist zone of Ensenada to receive the checkered flag adjacent to the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center on Boulevard Costero.

ON THE BOARD

     With over 210 entries anticipated at the third race of the 51st season of SCORE desert racing, 182 total entries have been received so far for the newest SCORE event, with racers representing 22 U.S. States, and 12 countries. The countries with at least one racer so far are United States, host country Mexico, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, Australia, Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, France, Ecuador, New Zealand, and Venezuela.

DOUBLE DIGITS

     With double-digit entries to date are the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck (high-tech, unlimited, 1000-horsepower, custom trucks) with 31, Trophy Truck Spec, (SCORE Trophy Trucks with spec engines) with 26, Pro UTV Open with 18, Pro UTV FI with 13, Pro UTV Stock and Class 10 with 12.

MORE FIRST STARTS

     Among the racers who will start first in their respective four-wheel vehicle classes in this year’s 5th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing, based on the results of the last race are Cody Reid, Apple Valley, Calif. (Class 1, No. 168), Francisco Vera, El Rosario, Mexico (Class 10, No. 1000), Cayden MacCachren, Las Vegas (Pro UTV Open, No. 1821), Phil Blurton, Auburn, Calif. (Pro UTV FI, No. 2944), Daniel Chamlee, San Felipe, Mexico (Class 7, No. 700), David Pedder, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (Pro UTV NA, No. 1984), Francisco Beltran, La Paz, Mexico (Pro UTV Stock, No. 3921),  Daniel Goodrich, Chula Vista, Calif. (Class 1/2-1600, No. 1606), and Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico (Class 11, No. 1111).

     Besides Salas Junior in Pro Moto Unlimited, among the other motorcycle first starts will be the teams led by Armando Ortiz, Tijuana, Mexico (Pro Moto Limited, No. 110x), Ethan Wheeler, Ocean Beach, Calif. (Pro Moto 30, No. 317x), Mike Prunty, Temecula, Calif. (Pro Moto 50, No. 547), Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico (Pro Moto 40, No. 411x), and Patricio Cabrera, Chile (Pro Moto Ironman, No. 745x).

GREEN FLAG

     The 5th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing, will be an elapsed-time race with staggered starts as the green flag on Saturday, Sept. 14 will drop first for the motorcycles and quads at 4:15 a.m. (PT) and 9 a.m. (PT) for the cars, trucks and UTVs. While the fastest vehicles are expected to finish in around eight and one-half hours, all vehicles will have a 16-hour time limit in the 424.96 mile-race and 434.52 mile-race to become official finishers in the popular race.

ROBERTSON, A GREAT LEGENDARY MARSHAL

     San Diego’s Doug Robertson, a legendary Class 5 SCORE champion driver, has been selected by SCORE to be the Grand Marshal for this month’s 5th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing.

    Robertson, and his late brother Don Robertson, built their own Class 5 unlimited VW Baja Bugs and together they were both stellar racers in the late 1970s.

     Sponsored by the Bilstein shock absorber company that was just starting to grow in the United States after starting decades before in Germany, the Robertson brothers were admired in their Bilstein race cars.

     Doug and Don were the 1977 SCORE Overall and Class 5 season point champions. Their Overall championship is the only time in the history of SCORE that a Class 5 vehicle has won the overall point title.

     The brothers started out as teenagers on motorcycles in the desert and then got involved with some Jeep racers as codrivers. Their first event was the Ensenada 300 in 1973.

     Among their individual Class 5 victories were the 1977 and 1979 SCORE Baja 500 and the 1976, 1977 and 1979 SCORE Baja 1000.

     Working in management for several decades, Doug Robertson became the President of Bilstein USA and retired in 2010. While there, in addition to a prolific presence in SCORE racing, Bilstein became the standard in NASCAR racing, winning 10 straight championships.

ON-SITE REGISTRATION

     Being held in the Salon Rojo at Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. On Tuesday, Sept, 10, registration for qualifying teams only will be held from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. PT

     Regular on-site and late racer registration will be held on Wednesday (Sept. 11) from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. PT and on Thursday (Sept, 12) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. And on Friday (Sept. 13) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT. No new entries will be accepted after 4 p.m. PT on Thursday (Sept. 12) and 3 p.m. PT on Friday (Sept, 13).

     Media Registration will be held at the same location from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT on Tuesday (September 10), and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT on Wednesday (Sept. 11), Thursday (Sept. 12) and on Friday (Sept. 13), from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

METHOD RACE WHEELS QUALIFYING

     SCORE Trophy Truck, SCORE TT Legend and Trophy Truck Spec classes will hold the Method Race Wheels Qualifying session on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Starting with at 7 a.m. PT at a private venue, this event is closed to the public.

     The Method Race Wheels Qualifying will determine the starting order in those three classes for the race, as this is the first time in the history of this that all SCORE four races will hold a qualifying session.

     SCORE Live will air the Method Race Wheels Qualifying through the SCORE website.

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2024 SCORE SCHEDULE

     Here are the dates for the two remaining 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship which are being held in Baja California, Mexico for the ninth consecutive year:

·       5th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing—

September 10-15, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

·       BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000—

November 11-17, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

SCORE SPONSORS…

     Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire and Race Title Sponsor, Ford-Official Truck and SUV, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber and Race Title Sponsor, Polaris RZR-Official UTV, VP Racing-Official Fuel and race presenting sponsor, Optima Batteries-Official Battery, Rugged Radios-Official Radio Communication, Sylvania Off-Road-Official Light, Method Race Wheels-Official Wheel and Race Qualifying sponsor, Lasernut-Official Custom Metal Fabricator, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.

     SCORE Official Partners: The Satellite Phone Store, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance.

     Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Baja California Secretary of Tourism, MEXICO Secretary of Tourism, San Felipe Foundational Municipal Council, Ensenada Municipal Government, San Felipe Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Hotel and Motel Association, Proturismo Ensenada, and Cruz Roja Mexicana.

     For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCORE-International.com

Contacto de prensa de SCORE: Gabriel García, [email protected] o con el Historiador de SCORE: Dominic Clark, [email protected]

 

5 de septiembre de 2024

PRÓXIMA SEMANA EN BAJA CALIFORNIA

Arrancará Salas al frente en la edición 5 de la SCORE Baja 400, presentada por VP Racing

La tercera fecha del Campeonato Mundial del Desierto 2024 de SCORE contará con equipos de 22 estados de los Estados Unidos y 12 países

ENSENADA, Baja California, México- Arturo Salas Junior, de Tecate, Baja California, será el afortunado en salir al frente en las motocicletas dentro de la edición 5 de la SCORE Baja 400, presentada por VP Racing, premio que recibió extra, tras ganar la edición 56 de la BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500 en junio pasado en la clase Pro Moto Unlimited, destacando que buscará su tercer triunfo overall en SCORE durante este año.

La tercera fecha del Campeonato Mundial del Desierto 2024 de SCORE se realizará del 10 al 15 de septiembre en Ensenada, Baja California, contando con rutas diferentes para los carros en clases pro, 424.96 millas, mientras que las motos pro, recorrerán una mayor distancia, 434.52 millas, misma situación de las clases Sportsmans, ya que las motos su pista será de 393.91 millas, y los carros, de 384.35 millas.

A la espera de que el próximo miércoles se realice la calificación para los SCORE Trophy Trucks, SCORE Trophy Trucks Legend y la clase Trophy Truck Spec, los finalistas de la pasada SCORE Baja 500 en junio, arrancarán la SCORE Baja 400 en el mismo lugar que finalizaron la carrera previa de SCORE, mientras que los corredores que no participaron en esa carrera, fueron parte de un sorteo para definir su sitio de arranque.

La revisión mecánica, salida y meta se llevará a cabo en el Bulevar Costero de Ensenada, frente al Centro Social y Cultural Riviera de Ensenada, contando también con una novedad, el Rancho Nelson, como área de arranque y meta, de tiempo para los corredores, quienes tendrán que dirigirse a velocidad de tránsito normal de esa zona, hasta la zona turística de Ensenada, para recibir la bandera a cuadros.

APUNTAN A MÁS DE 200 INSCRITOS

Con una cifra de más de 210 equipos contemplados para la carrera, que forma parte de la temporada 51 de SCORE, hasta el momento se cuenta con 182 equipos para la carrera más nueva de SCORE, con corredores de 22 estados de los Estados Unidos y el territorio estadounidense de Puerto Rico, así como 12 países. Los países participantes con al menos un corredor en esta SCORE Baja 400, son Estados Unidos, el anfitrión México, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canadá, Chile, Ecuador, Francia, Nueva Zelanda y Venezuela.

ROBERTSON, UN GRAN MARISCAL LEGENDARIO

Doug Robertson de San Diego, California, un legendario piloto campeón de SCORE en la Clase 5, ha sido seleccionado por SCORE para ser el Gran Mariscal de la edición 5 de la SCORE Baja 400, presentada por VP Racing.

Desde San Diego, Robertson, y su difunto hermano Don Robertson, construyeron sus propios carros Baja Bugs con motor Volkswagen, que fueron parte de la Clase 5 y juntos fueron dos corredores estelares a finales de la década de los setentas.

Patrocinados por la empresa de amortiguadores Bilstein, que estaba empezando a crecer en los Estados Unidos, después de comenzar décadas atrás en Alemania, los hermanos Robertson eran admirados en sus coches de carreras Bilstein.

Doug y Don fueron los campeones absolutos y de puntos de la temporada de la Clase 5 de SCORE en 1977. Su campeonato general es la única vez en la historia de SCORE que un vehículo de la Clase 5 ha ganado el título general por puntos.

Los hermanos empezaron como adolescentes en motocicletas en el desierto y luego se involucraron con algunos corredores de Jeep como copilotos. Su primer evento fue la Ensenada 300 en 1973.

Trabajando en la gestión durante varias décadas, Doug Robertson se convirtió en el presidente de Bilstein Estados Unidos y se retiró en 2010. Mientras estuvo allí, además de una prolífica presencia en las carreras SCORE, Bilstein se convirtió en el estándar en las carreras de la Serie NASCAR, ganando 10 campeonatos consecutivos.

Doug Robertson ahora dedica su tiempo a trabajar en su colección de geniales carros de los años 50 y 60.

LA CALIFICACIÓN METHOD RACE WHEELS

El miércoles 11 de septiembre se realizará la calificación Method Race Wheels de la SCORE Baja 400 para los SCORE Trophy Trucks, SCORE Trophy Trucks Legend y Trophy Truck Spec, iniciando con prácticas desde las 7 de la mañana en una sede privada, recordando que en este evento no se permitirá el acceso a espectadores.

De esa manera se definirá el orden de arranque en esas 3 clases para la carrera, siendo esta la primera vez en la historia que todas las fechas de SCORE contarán con esta actividad, con lo que se busca generar mayor derrama económica en las sedes de los eventos, como lo son San Felipe y Ensenada.

La calificación Method Race Wheels será transmitida en vivo por las cuentas oficiales de SCORE en Facebook y YouTube, con la opinión de expertos del Off-Road desde los estudios de SCORE en El Cajón, California.

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CALENDARIO 2024 DE SCORE

Estas son las dos fechas restantes del Campeonato Mundial del Desierto 2024 de SCORE que se celebrarán en Baja California, México, por noveno año consecutivo:

Edición 5 de la SCORE Baja 400, presentada por VP Racing Fuels-

10-15 de septiembre, Ensenada, Baja California, México

Edición 57 de la BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000-

11-17 de noviembre, Ensenada, Baja California, México

PATROCINADORES SCORE…

Patrocinadores oficiales de SCORE: BFGoodrich Tires-Patrocinador oficial de llantas y carreras, Ford-Patrocinador oficial de camionetas y todoterrenos, King Shocks-Patrocinador oficial de amortiguadores y carreras, Polaris RZR-Patrocinador oficial de UTV, VP Racing-Patrocinador oficial de combustible y carreras, Optima Batteries-Patrocinador oficial de baterías, Rugged Radios: Radiocomunicación oficial, Sylvania Off-Road: Luces oficiales, Method Race Wheels: Patrocinador oficial de los rines y de la clasificación de la carrera, Lasernut: Fabricante oficial de metal a medida, Wide Open Excursions: Empresa oficial para tours de Off-Road, Crystal Bay Casino: Casino oficial.

Socios Oficiales de SCORE: The Satellite Phone Store, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance.

Socios Asociados Adicionales de SCORE: Secretaría de Turismo de Baja California, Secretaría de Turismo de MÉXICO, Consejo Municipal Fundacional de San Felipe, Gobierno Municipal de Ensenada, Comité de Comercialización Turística de San Felipe, Comité de Comercialización Turística de Ensenada, Asociación de Hoteles y Moteles de Ensenada, Proturismo Ensenada y Cruz Roja Mexicana.

Para más información sobre SCORE, visita la página de internet oficial del Campeonato Mundial del Desierto de SCORE en www.SCORE-International.com.

5th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing

Round 3 of four-race 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship

Sept. 10-15 – 424.96 miles – Ensenada, Baja California

Total Entries: 182 (as of 9/05/24)

(from 22 U.S. States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, host Mexico, Argentina, Australia,

Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, France, New Zealand, Venezuela)

(Start order, by class)

Pro Cars/Trucks/UTVs

SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (31*)

(Qualifying Order)

1 Bryce Menzies

87 Dallas Lutrell

70 Kevin Thompson

16 Cameron Steele

78 Tracy Poole

46 Toby Price

63 Ruben Torres

85 Mikey Lawrence

82 Sam Baldi

58 Tracy Graf

33 Roberto Romo Jr

83 Luke McMillin

23 Dan McMillin

11 Rob MacCachren

21 Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr

89 Mike Walser

94 Christopher Polvoorde

27 Jonathan Brenthel

41 Justin Lofton

10 Alan Ampudia

NON QUALIFIERS Start Order

26 Dave Taylor

5 Clyde Stacy

66 Chris Hertsch

62 Ryan Poelman

*SCORE TT LEGEND

(Qualifying Order)

61L David Payne

85L Clay Lawrence

1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr

37L Rolf Helland

53L Wade Porter

19L Tim Herbst

67L Paul Kraus

CLASS 1 (7)

168 Cody Reid

153 Brad Wilson

127 Cody Parkhouse

162 Brendan Gaughan

138 Kyle Quinn

133 Alberto Varela

141 Max Eddy Jr-1st RS

TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (26)

(Qualifying Order)

219 Thor Herbst

263 EJ Herbst

277 Travis Williams

299 Charles Dorrance

294 Vincent Munoz

213 Josh Beyer

236 Michael Marsal

241 Stephen Beal

242 Bryce Swaim

228 Ryan Hancock

258 Mavrick Gaunt

282 Brent Fox

245 Ethan Hagle

266 David Ziegler

285 Justin Davis

205 Joe DeLucie

203 Mitch McNeil

207 Mason Cullen

297 Jorge Sampietro

273 Jordan Brenthel

209 J. David Ruvalcaba

206 Joshua Cobb

240 Chris Miller

290 Isidoro Ochoa

232 Trey Gibbs (DOR-Chelsea Magness)

238 Jason McNeil (DOR-Elijah Kiger)

CLASS 10 (12)

1000 Francisco Vera

1077 Dale Ebberts

1044 Jason Shipman

1002 Matias Arjona IV

1014 Bruce Yee

1011 Cesar Cuevas

1088 Scott Stryker Christensen

1060 Ted Baker-1st RS

1023 Tamara Myers-2nd RS

1006 Freddie Willert

1024 Abraham Gutierrez

1065 Steve Myers

PRO UTV OPEN (18)

1821 Cayden MacCachren

1886 Branden Sims

1861 Mitchell Alsup

1871 Wayne Matlock

1876 Mike Cafro

1880 Gabe Matthews

1824 Oscar Alvarez

1850 Paul Barnhart Jr

1896 Brock Heger

1870 Brandon Walsh

1854 Kristen Matlock

1872 Justin Smith

1869 Justin Lambert

1830 Eliott Watson

1828 Cameron Steele

1835 Rickey Arslanian

1856 Patrik Gunnarsson

PRO UTV FI (13)

2944 Phil Blurton

2940 Erick Kozin

2987 Edgar Garcia

2925 Bernardo Perez

2956 Bogart Escandon

2955 Miguel Cortez

2992 Sophie Austin

2984 Diego Blas

2908 Valeria Lozano

2905 Marc Burnett

2981 Fernando Kabande

2910 Rodrigo Ampudia Jr-2nd RS

2912 Allen Yost-1st RS

CLASS 7 (4)

700 Daniel Chamlee

711 Richard Fant

718 Luis Vazquez

714 Miguel Monroy Jr

SCORE LITE (1)

1203 Oliver Flemate

PRO UTV NA (4)

1984 David Pedder

1951 Mike Podratz

1919 Eva Star Malabanan

1957 Joe Bolton-1st RS

CLASS 5 (3)

510 Gerardo Ibarra-3rd RS

503 Jon Manikateri-2nd RS

500 Eli Yee-1st RS

PRO UTV STOCK (12)

3921 Francisco Beltran

3900 Jorge Cano

3959 Antonio Mendez

3926 Yoshua Morquecho

3928 Endy Chavez

3930 Douglas Cornwell

3916 Jeff Embree

3943 Dennis Romero

3967 Manuel Norzagaray

3924 Ricardo Zaragoza

3925 Kaden Wells-2nd RS

3919 Anibal Lopez-1st RS (In Memoriam, DOR-Leonardo Lopez)

CLASS 1/2-1600 (3)

1606 Daniel Goodrich

1662 Julie Boyer

1656 Raul Ojeda-1st RS

CLASS 8 (1)

809 Josh Klenske

BAJA CHALLENGE (1)

BC1 Genaro Barragan Sr

CLASS 7F (1)

700F Justin Park

CLASS 7SX (1)

740 Armando Duron

CLASS 11 (1) (393.91 miles)

1111 Eric Solorzano

SPORTSMAN (384.35)

SPT OPEN-WHEEL (1)

1556 Alejandro Arroyo

Pro Motorcycles (434.52 Miles)

PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (7)

11x Arturo Salas Jr

7x Justin Morgan

15x Eric Holt

9x Austin Eddy

8x Fernando Beltran

13x Adrian Ortiz

1x Juan Carlos Salvatierra

PRO MOTO 30 (6)

317x Ethan Wheeler

354x Felipe Barron

308x Ryan Liebelt

304x Juan Miranda

321x Taylor Sparks

311x Juan Pablo Valenzuela

PRO MOTO LIMITED (4)

110x Armando Ortiz

150x Neithan Davis

117x Don Grigg

114x Ely Ramirez

PRO MOTO 50 (1)

547x Mike Prunty

PRO MOTO 40 (3)

411x Francisco Septien

452x Travis Flateau

400x Alirio Amado

PRO MOTO IRONMAN (5)

745x Patricio Cabrera

788x Brian Roberts

719x Kadin Guard

786x Michael Lange

724x William Gross

PRO MOTO 60 (3)

628x Michael Kay

616x Harold Harris

614x Lawrence Janesky

PRO MOTO ADVENTURE (2)

834x Scott Purcell

805x Dustin Davis-1st RS

Pro Quads

Pro Quad (2)

7a Eduardo Hernandez

31a Estevan Ramirez Jr

Sportsman (393.91 miles)

SPT M/C (4)

236x Andy Valencia

205x Francisco Rosas

223x Juan Montano

201x Nate Anderson

SPT QUAD (5)

124a Erick Talamantes

110a Irlamm Gutierrez

138a Gabriel Vazquez

192a Francisco Cuevas

150a Ramon Esquivias