2007 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 - Race Briefing

2007 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 - Race Briefing
1) The Competitors Meeting will be held Friday, June 1 at 7:00pm in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera Convention Center.
2) All competitors are reminded that off road racing is an inherently dangerous activity that can result in serious injury or even
death. YOU MUST BEAR THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY.
3) SCORE cannot regulate the conduct of spectators. Be advised that spectators may engage in malicious activity.
When approaching a group of spectators - SLOW DOWN & BE ALERT!!
4) The roads used for this race course are open to the public. You must expect at all times to encounter oncoming traffic.
You must also expect to encounter cattle roaming freely on and around the race course.
5) The speed limit for all race vehicles on all highway sections is 60 mph. This speed limit will be enforced with the rally logger.
Passing on the highway sections must be made on the left-hand side only, within the 60 MPH speed limit, and by obeying the
highway markings. All participants MUST possess a valid driver license while operating the race vehicle.
6) HIGHWAY SPEED ZONES / There are NINE (9) paved highway sections subject to the 60 mph speed limit:
1 - LEFT ON HWY 3 @ KM 12 (MILE 16.1) to LEFT OFF HWY 3 @ KM 19 (MILE 19.1) à 3.0 MILES.
2 - RIGHT ON OJOS PAVEMENT (MILE 34.3) to CROSS HWY 3 @ KM 39 (MILE 35.4) à 1.1 MILES.
3 - RIGHT ON HWY 3 @ KM 77 (MILE 76.9) to LEFT OFF HWY 3 @ KM 78 (MILE 78.1) à 1.2 MILES.
4 - LEFT ON HWY 3 @ KM 117 (MILE 110.7) to RIGHT OFF HWY 3 @ KM 137 (MILE 122.9) à 12.2 MILES.
5 - RIGHT ON EAST SAN TELMO RD (MILE 156.2) to LEFT OFF SAN TELMO RD (MILE 158.4) à 2.2 MILES.
6 - RIGHT ON WEST SAN TELMO RD (MILE 186.3) to LEFT OFF SAN TELMO RD (MILE 187.0) à 0.7 MILES.
7 - RIGHT ON HWY 1 @ KM 102 (MILE 281.5) to LEFT OFF HWY 1 @ KM 96 (MILE 285.5) à 4.0 MILES.
8 - LEFT ON HWY 1 @ KM 51 (MILE 340.9) to RIGHT OFF HWY 1 @ KM 39 (MILE 348.6) à 7.7 MILES.
9 - LEFT ON HWY 3 @ KM 25 (MILE 398.3) to RIGHT OFF HWY 3 @ KM 12 (MILE 406.3) à 8.0 MILES.
7) All competitors must do their part to protect and preserve the Baja ecological environment. Please instruct your team that it
is very important to properly dispose of all solid and liquid waste. Do not litter, start fires, or deviate from the marked course.
8) The race course is marked with orange/white ribbon, yellow reflective tape, orange directional arrows, green wrong ways, and
mile markers every five miles. SCORE cannot guarantee that course markings will be in place on race day. It is the responsibility
of each competitor to race in a controlled manner and be able to slow down to avoid danger spots.
9) Four-Wheel vehicles that are in a position to pass a motorcycle or atv MUST NOT ATTEMPT TO PASS UNTIL THE RIDER
HAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE COURSE. Motorcycles and ATVs must remain aware of approaching traffic and move
over as quickly as possible. Four-Wheel vehicles are ultimately responsible for the safety of passing. USE YOUR HORN!!!
10) SCORE will use 151.625 (Weatherman Relay) for the main race operations radio frequency. Please use this frequency to
report an emergency or ask for help. PCI customers may use the PCI customer frequency instead of 151.625.
11) Stub Cans will NOT be used at this race. You are required to enter all four checkpoints in a single file manner and come
to a complete stop at the stop sign. Entering and exiting all checkpoints must be done in a safe and prudent manner in order to
guarantee the safety of checkpoint workers. Checkpoint signage will be placed on the right side of the course.
12) Passing is not permitted 300 feet before a checkpoint. Pitting is not permitted within 300 feet before and 100 feet after a
checkpoint. Pitting is not permitted within 100 feet before or 100 feet after a paved highway crossing. No towing, pushing or
pulling through a checkpoint or greater than 1% of the course, which at this race is 4.2 miles.
13) No towing, pushing or pulling of Four-Wheel vehicles within 1 mile of the finish line. SCORE has created an exception to
this rule and allows pushing across the finish line by wristbanded vehicle occupants only. Vehicle occupants are allowed to push
their disabled race vehicle across the finish line, but only if the vehicle becomes disabled after exiting the Ensenada wash and is
situated on the pavement or dirt hardpack which exists just prior to the finish line at the Softball Stadium.
14) A competitor who is late for his assigned start time will start at the back of the class that is currently starting. The elapsed
time of a late starter begins with his DESIGNATED START TIME, not the late start time.
15) All classes have 20 hours from their designated start time to complete the race, provided that each checkpoint is cleared
within the scheduled closing time.
16) Checkpoint locations and closing times are as follows:
à CHECKPOINT 1 - SANTA CATARINA / MILE 86.3 @ SATURDAY 11:00PM.
à CHECKPOINT 2 - RANCHO BUENA VISTA / MILE 197.1 @ SUNDAY 3:00AM.
à CHECKPOINT 3 - SAN VICENTE VINEYARDS / MILE 286.4 @ SUNDAY 5:00AM.
à CHECKPOINT 4 - WEST OF OJOS NEGROS / MILE 385.4 @ SUNDAY 7:00AM.
à FINISH LINE - SOFTBALL STADIUM / MILE 420.1 @ SUNDAY 8:00AM (approximately).
17) The race will start in front of the Riviera Convention Center on Boulevard Costero. The race will finish at the Campo de
Jose Negro Soto Softball Stadium, which is located at the intersection of 11th Street and Espinoza Avenue.
18) Motorcycles and ATV classes will report to staging at 5:30AM for a 6:00AM start.
One every 15 seconds in the following order: 22, 30, 40, 21, 20, 50, 60, 25, 24, SptMoto>, SptMoto<, SptAtv.
19) There will be a full three hour gap between the last ATV starter and the first Trophy Truck starter. Four-Wheel vehicles
will start NO EARLIER than 10:00AM, and APPROXIMATELY at 10:00AM.
20) The following Four-Wheel classes will start one every 30 seconds in the following order: TT, SIT, 1, 10, SL, 8, PT, 1/2-1600.
21) The remaining Four-Wheel classes will start one every 15 seconds in the following order: 5, 7, 5-1600, 7S, 7SX, SF, SM,
9, 3, JP1, JP3, Sptk, Spbg, 11, Utv.
22) STAGING TIMES - TT(9:30AM), SIT(9:40AM), 1(9:45AM), 10(10:00AM), SL(10:15AM), 8(10:30AM), PT(10:35AM),
1/2-16(10:40AM), 5(10:50AM), 7(10:55AM), 5-1600(11:00AM), 7S(11:05AM), 7SX(11:10AM), SF(11:15AM), SM(11:20AM),
9(11:25AM), 3(11:30AM), JP1(11:35AM), JP3(11:40AM), SPTK(11:45AM), SPBG(11:50AM), 11(11:55AM), UTV(12:00PM).
23) Late registration will open at 5:30AM on Saturday morning at the Riviera Convention Center.
24) A technical protest MUST be filed no later than 30 minutes after the first finisher out of the money in your class.
25) The posting of Unofficial Results will be at 9:00AM Sunday in the lobby of the San Nicolas Hotel.
The Competition Review Board will meet at 10:00AM Sunday at the San Nicolas Hotel.
The Awards Presentation will be held poolside at 11:00AM Sunday at the San Nicolas Hotel.