Pistol vs Cenni

Prior to the TORR show on Wed. Cenni calls in to discuss his calling in and it seems to approve the questions they would ask him.

Even only hearing 1 side of the interview its still pretty funny. Warning. 1 fbomb at the end.

SPEED TECHNOLOGIES PREPARES FOR THIRD CORR RACE OF THE SEASON AT THE FAIRPLEX IN PONOMA

SPEED TECHNOLOGIES PREPARES FOR THIRD CORR RACE OF THE SEASON AT THE FAIRPLEX IN PONOMA

-Off-Road Team Continues Expansion into CORR-





RENO, NV (June 5, 2008) Speed Technologies, one of the largest and foremost off-road race teams in the United States and Mexico, is gearing up for their third showdown in the CORR Racing (Championship Off Road Racing) arena at the Fariplex in Ponoma on June 7th and 8th. Speed Technologies Driver of Record, Chuck Dempsey, is back and ready for a double dose action during the high energy, fasted paced arena style race. Dempsey races his Nissan Pro-Lite truck under the Speed Technologies banner as part of Casey Currie's Bully Dog Team. Curry, who manages and runs his own full-time CORR team, is co-sponsored by Speed Technologies and races under the Bully Dog banner. This will be their third CORR race together.

"Speed Technologies is loving their expansion into CORR," said Dempsey. "We're constantly improving the truck and learning more and more each week – we've made huge strides in desert racing over the last two years and I know we'll do the same in CORR."

Speed Technologies currently races its Class 1 and Class 10 vehicles in the Best in the Desert race series and the SCORE Desert Racing Series. The team recently returned from a top 10 finish at the 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500 where Dempsey was the Driver of Record for the HMS Avenger.

About Speed Technologies

Established in 2006 Speed Technologies is owned by John Harrah and headquartered in Reno, NV at Rancharrah. The team operates both an off-road car and motorcycle team. Competing in both the SCORE Desert Series and the Best in the Desert, Speed Technologies is a full-time operation supported by a full time staff as well as additional chase and safety crews. Speed Technologies is committed to safety both on and off the track. For more information on Speed Technologies please visit www.speed-technologies.com or call 775-851-7492.

About CORR Racing

Championship Off Road Racing™ brings high action, four wheel motorsports including 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive trucks to the closed course off road arena. The 2008 Championship Off Road Racing's race season includes eight events at tracks located in Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA and Las Vegas, NV.



CORR's success continues to evolve in a simple formula: Combine close fender-to-fender racing on a course designed to allow the fan in the stands to see all the action on the track, while allowing television viewers at home to live vicariously through their favorite driver.





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SPEED TECHNOLOGIES COMPLETES 40TH TECATE SCORE BAJA 500 AND FINISHES IN THE TOP TEN

-The HMS Avenger & Driver of Record Chuck Dempsey and Mark Levrett completed the grueling race with no mechanical problems-



Ensenada, Baja (June 4th, 2008) The 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500 that took place May 29th –June 1st in Ensenada was a tough race for Speed Technologies – not because of their car, which completed the race without any mechanical problems, but because of Mother Nature. The team arrived in Baja a week before the event so that they could spend enough time understanding the course and getting to know the terrain.

“We spent a week down in Baja pre-running the course,” said crew chief Phil Johnson. “Our guys spent hundreds of hours both on and off the race course. It’s such a team effort to make something like this happen.”

Driver Mark Levertt started out the race with no problems, but at mile marker 18 the road was covered in dust and the drivers couldn’t see two feet in front of them. A curve threw the team, as well as about 10 other drivers, off a 100 foot embankment and into a canyon full of boulders and rocks. After surveying the car Levrett thought the race was over for Speed Technologies, but after walking a mile backwards on the course he encountered some locals willing to drive to a nearby ranch and inquire about borrowing their tractor. By the time Levertt got back the Speed Technologies chase crew were already on the scene helping to pull out fellow drivers and cars. After pulling out five different race vehicles the team realized that the HMS Avenger was buried too deep for a 4-wheel drive to pull out.

“I was starting to get frustrated,” said driver Mark Levrett. “But I hate giving up and I’m always determined to find a way out of any situation.”

Right at that moment Levrett looked up and saw a huge tractor coming down the path. The local rancher, happy to help out the Speed Technologies crew, put down his blade and cut a brand new road all the way to the car and then hooked a tow rope to the back and successfully freed the vehicle from Mother Nature’s trap. The Speed Technologies crew were back on the course and completed the first part of the race with no other problems.

The driver change went smoothly and Driver of Record Chuck Dempsey took control of the car, the Speed Technologies pit crew changed all the tires and the team was back on track. But—Mother Nature still wasn’t finished. At mile marker 375 Dempsey encountered a line of cars that had gotten stuck in the silt – the backup lasted for over an hour while the Speed crew, along with other drivers, worked tirelessly to help other cars get out and waited their turn. The crew went on to capture a 9th place finish – rounding out the top ten drivers to complete this grueling off-road challenge.

“Our car ran perfectly – not one single little issue or problem,” said Driver of Record Chuck Dempsey. “This is off-road racing – you can a great day mechanically, but the challenges of Baja can sometimes try to bring you down. We refused to go down and I’m happy with our finish time.”







About Speed Technologies

Established in 2006 Speed Technologies is owned by John Harrah and headquartered in Reno, NV at Rancharrah. The team operates both an off-road car and motorcycle team. Competing in both the SCORE Desert Series and the Best in the Desert, Speed Technologies is a full-time operation supported by a full time staff as well as additional chase and safety crews. Speed Technologies is committed to safety both on and off the track. For more information on Speed Technologies please visit www.speed-technologies.com or call 775-851-7492.





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VW's warm desert wind blows away the competition in the Eifel One-two finish for VW Scirocco and Eibach in the 24-hour race

At the very start of its career, the new Scirocco made an immaculate debut in the legendary 24-hour race that took place from 24th to 25th May at the Nürburgring: truly one of the most gruelling races in the world for both man and machine. At the first attempt, the race cars – fitted with Eibach Suspension Components – claimed a one-two finish in the SP3T class– for turbo cars in the 2-litre class. Scirocco no. 3 also made it over the finish line, taking fifth place in the class.

In the total field of 230 cars that started the race, the VWs took the 11th, 15th and 32nd places. Quite remarkable as many competitors were driving much more powerful “fireballs” into battle than the 325hp coupés named after the desert wind, and particularly as the cars had also just been resprung as part of a close-knit programme. But, with the perfectly-balanced VW concept including the EibachSuspension Components, the rival competitors extra engine power failed to have the desired effect, demonstrating that sheer horse power isn’t everything. Having professionals at the helm also made a significant contribution to the success. The two “class winners” were driven over the finish line by Jimmy Johansson, Florian Gruber, Thomas Mutsch and Hans-Joachim Stuck as well as Carlos Sainz, Giniel de Villiers and Dieter Depping.


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Baja 500 Photo Jihad

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A few more previews.

SCORE Baja 500 Web Clips:

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, 702.735.7123

Special web clips from last weekend's 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500, produced by Aura360, the official SCORE electronic media partner, are available on the following links.


2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Action: http://youtube.com/watch?v=LHlx41WReT4

2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 SCORE Trophy-Trucks: http://youtube.com/watch?v=i0WrJ3Cme6k

2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Contingency: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hqxJJvQAvDo
The race will be televised Nationally on the Discovery HD channel and in 22 countries on ESPN International. SCORE will announce actual airdate when confirmed.
Aura360 is also producing the official commemorative Tecate SCORE Baja 500 DVD which will be available the first week of July.
Updates regarding all SCORE television and race DVDs is available at www.thebajaunlimited.com.

Coyote Wash 200 Night Race Drawing

BEACHAM BROTHERS LEAVING RPS TO RUN LAS VEGAS BALDWIN MOTORSPORTS

RPS WILL CONTINUE FABRICATION AND PREPARATION
Congratulations to Barry and Cory Beacham! The two brothers will be assuming the management of the Baldwin Motorsports Racing Team, Las Vegas, in August—a dream job for both. The Baldwin’s have bought a wonderful facility in the South West part of Las Vegas. The shop will be up and running at full speed by August of 2008.
Barry started RPS years ago to prepare off-road cars for upcoming races. In 2005, he formed a joint venture with Roskamp Family Partners to build off-road vehicles under RPS Sports. Early this year the two companies merged and are operating under the name RPS, with Randy Roskamp overseeing the fabrication of new cars. This merger enables RPS to provide its customers with the best of all the experience and talent of design, fabrication, production, and preparation of desert racers and CORR vehicles.
Along with Barry and Cory, two more of RPS’ employees will be making the journey to Las Vegas. Johnny Nelson and Steve Covey will be heading up the prep side at the new Baldwin Motorsports shop. Johnny has been preparing BJ’s truck since the Parker Race and Steve has been preparing Bobby’s since the San Felipe 250. BJ is current Trophy Truck leader in points and Bobby is 12th.
When asked about the move Cory responded “At first I had no desire to move to Las Vegas. Leaving my family and friends behind didn’t really interest me. But once I met Bobby and BJ my attitude started to change. The character of both these men was intriguing to say the least. Their obvious love of the desert and their commitment to winning really excited me and made me think this would be a huge challenge for me. They have already won races and championships, the bar is set extremely high and it’s our job to produce. When Barry asked me to help him start RPS I gave him a commitment of one year, 7 years later I can honestly say it has been one of the best things that has ever happened to me. There are some many great memories and lessons. I will always treasure my time here at RPS.”.
Barry responded with “I am very excited about the opportunity to work with Bobby and BJ, and definitely excited for RPS, which is going thru a tremendous growth spurt right now. Randy and the rest of the RPS crew are going to take it to the next level. RPS has been positioning itself for the last 7 years and is truly expanding in the desert and CORR. Our production has increased, our preparation unit is at the top of its game, and our crew are some of the most talented and dedicated in the industry. I will still have a minority interest in RPS, and will be involved in business decision making, however now is the time for our dedicated team to take what RPS has learned over the last several years and continue to make it grow. The opportunity to work with quality people like Bobby and BJ Baldwin just doesn’t come along very often! Both are very exciting, talented drivers who are committed to winning. Cory and I are extremely excited for the chance to take Baldwin Motorsports to the next level. At the same time we are somewhat saddened to be leaving the day to day operations of RPS, after almost 7 years of dedicating our lives to RPS. RPS has a very strong foundation, and will carry on our main philosophy of quality work, integrity in what we do, and doing the best possible job for our customers! Increasing the customer’s fun factor is what we strive for!
While assuming their new responsibilities, Barry and Cory will continue to own a portion of RPS, remain on its Board of Directors, and provide technical and innovative ideas to RPS. Randy, with the help of some very talented people in the shop, will continue with the daily operations of RPS. Fabrication boosts over 20 years of experience with Justin La Core (Designer/Fabricator), Nick Griner (Fabricator/Mechanic), Nick Ulrich (Fabricator/Welder).and Tiffany Porter (Engineer) On the prep side, there is over 40 years experience between Jeff Lewis (Driver/Fabricator/Mechanic), Steve Bounds (Mechanical Wizard), Adam Diaz (Mechanic)and RPS will continue to provide the same high level of performance, equipment and service that our customers have come to expect for all of their racing or off road needs. Randy, Barry or Cory will be happy to answer any questions.
RPS looking forward to continued success.
For more information on prep, race cars or pre-runners please visit www.raceprepservices.com or you can also call us at the shop 949-361-4388

Heidi Steele and Rene Bruger Continue the Desert Assassins Mini Truck Domination of 2008 at the 40th Annual SCORE Baja 500.

Heidi Steele and Rene Bruger continue the Desert Assassins mini truck domination of 2008 at the 40th annual SCORE Baja 500.





The boulders of the infamous “Summit” and the silt beds of Uruapan proved worthy challenges as did the entire field of 7sx drivers at the 2008 SCORE Baja 500 but nothing could stop Heidi Steele and Rene Bruger from topping their class in the Lucas Oil/Yokohama Tire sponsored Ford Ranger at the 40th annual event.



Steele has been battling the desert elements and competitors since 2005 when she won the Baja 500 and Baja 1000 in the Sportsman Buggy class on her way to the class championship. Since that time the AccentCare Vice President of Human Resources has accelerated her program and in a short amount of time has transformed it into a winning effort. In 2008 Heidi has raced in five events and has not only finished in each effort but has won three times, made the podium in one other effort and has never placed lower than 4th place.



“We started racing in this truck in 2005 when we purchased it without knowing some of the limitations it had,” said Steele, who continued “We were blind for much of 2005 and 2006 until we sorted out what needed to be done to land on the top of the podium.” Through the hard work of Tim Lawrence at TLR Fabrication, Jerry Zaiden at Camburg Engineering, Chris Vano at Camino Real GMC, everyone at Alloy USA, FOX Racing Shox and Currie Enterprises the team has created basically a new truck for 2008.



More recently the West Racing team led by driver Rene Bruger, Alan Trimble and Danny Street Jr. took over the prep of the race truck and their hard work combined with all of the sponsors changes led to another top finish by the DA “Mini Trophy Truck.”



For two of the wins in 2008 Tim Lawrence was Heidi’s driving partner and with work getting busy for him Heidi chose Bruger to partner with based on good industry feedback and the championship effort Rene and West Racing has put forth in the CODE racing series in Mexico. Rene was born and raised near Ensenada and now makes his home and living in Chula Vista, CA. The talented Bruger proved his fortitude previously with the team when he drove the first section of the 2007 Baja 1000 with the DA and had to overcome massive problems to clear the first two check points before they closed.



Heidi and her team came into the Baja 500 as their class point’s leader and leave with a wider margin with two races to go in the SCORE desert series including the SCORE Baja 1000. Heidi is also leading the Best in the Desert racing series points after winning the Parker 425 and finishing third at the Terrible’s Town 250.



The DA Mini TT will next appear at the longest off road race in the United States the BITD Vegas to Reno event August 22nd where Heidi will be racing on the day of her 10th wedding anniversary.



The team would like to thank their sponsors Lucas Oil Products/Yokohama Tires/ATX Wheels/FOX Racing Shox/Damzl/Trackside Performance/Camburg Engineering/Alloy USA/Currie Enterprises/Alpinestars/Camino Real GMC/UNI/ Lightforce/ Deaver/ Dirt Bagz/ PCI Race Radios/ Bosch Power Tools/VP and West Racing.

Heidi Steele and Rene Bruger Continue the Desert Assassins Mini Truck Domination of 2008 at the 40th Annual SCORE Baja 500.

Heidi Steele and Rene Bruger continue the Desert Assassins mini truck domination of 2008 at the 40th annual SCORE Baja 500.





The boulders of the infamous “Summit” and the silt beds of Uruapan proved worthy challenges as did the entire field of 7sx drivers at the 2008 SCORE Baja 500 but nothing could stop Heidi Steele and Rene Bruger from topping their class in the Lucas Oil/Yokohama Tire sponsored Ford Ranger at the 40th annual event.



Steele has been battling the desert elements and competitors since 2005 when she won the Baja 500 and Baja 1000 in the Sportsman Buggy class on her way to the class championship. Since that time the AccentCare Vice President of Human Resources has accelerated her program and in a short amount of time has transformed it into a winning effort. In 2008 Heidi has raced in five events and has not only finished in each effort but has won three times, made the podium in one other effort and has never placed lower than 4th place.



“We started racing in this truck in 2005 when we purchased it without knowing some of the limitations it had,” said Steele, who continued “We were blind for much of 2005 and 2006 until we sorted out what needed to be done to land on the top of the podium.” Through the hard work of Tim Lawrence at TLR Fabrication, Jerry Zaiden at Camburg Engineering, Chris Vano at Camino Real GMC, everyone at Alloy USA, FOX Racing Shox and Currie Enterprises the team has created basically a new truck for 2008.



More recently the West Racing team led by driver Rene Bruger, Alan Trimble and Danny Street Jr. took over the prep of the race truck and their hard work combined with all of the sponsors changes led to another top finish by the DA “Mini Trophy Truck.”



For two of the wins in 2008 Tim Lawrence was Heidi’s driving partner and with work getting busy for him Heidi chose Bruger to partner with based on good industry feedback and the championship effort Rene and West Racing has put forth in the CODE racing series in Mexico. Rene was born and raised near Ensenada and now makes his home and living in Chula Vista, CA. The talented Bruger proved his fortitude previously with the team when he drove the first section of the 2007 Baja 1000 with the DA and had to overcome massive problems to clear the first two check points before they closed.



Heidi and her team came into the Baja 500 as their class point’s leader and leave with a wider margin with two races to go in the SCORE desert series including the SCORE Baja 1000. Heidi is also leading the Best in the Desert racing series points after winning the Parker 425 and finishing third at the Terrible’s Town 250.



The DA Mini TT will next appear at the longest off road race in the United States the BITD Vegas to Reno event August 22nd where Heidi will be racing on the day of her 10th wedding anniversary.



The team would like to thank their sponsors Lucas Oil Products/Yokohama Tires/ATX Wheels/FOX Racing Shox/Damzl/Trackside Performance/Camburg Engineering/Alloy USA/Currie Enterprises/Alpinestars/Camino Real GMC/UNI/ Lightforce/ Deaver/ Dirt Bagz/ PCI Race Radios/ Bosch Power Tools/VP and West Racing.

Baja 500 Mini Photo Jihad

A few early shots. Its been a long day of driving and editing. Congrats to all the winners and thanks for putting on a great show.

Activision Unveils SCORE International Baja 1000 for PS3, Xbox 360

05/28/08
It looks like THQ isn't the only publisher with a new off-road racing game in the works this year, as THQ's BAJA will have some newly announced competition from Activision.

Today, Activision unveiled SCORE International Baja 1000, a video game version of the grueling off-road race. SCORE International Baja 1000 will be available this fall for the PlayStation 3, XBox 360, Wii, PS2 and Windows PC.

With more than 90 vehicles in multiple classes that are featured in the real Baja 1000 -- including trophy trucks, class I, motorcycles and ATVs -- the game challenges players to not only be first across the finish line, but also keep their machine intact.

If you'll recall from our hands-on BAJA preview, THQ's off-road game is doing the same thing.

In SCORE International Baja 1000, realistic dirt and damage modeling will mean players need to be crazy enough to take chances, but not so reckless that their vehicle is destroyed before the race is over.

DailyGame will have more details on SCORE International Baja 1000 as it becomes available, presumably during E3 2008.

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SCORE Baja 500 Post Race Quotes

P O S T R A C E Q U O T E S :

40th Annual 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 500

Round three of 2008 SCORE Desert Series

May 31-June 1, 2008, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

441.15 miles

Post Race Quotes



PRO CARS/TRUCKS

SCORE/TROPHY-TRUCK

B.J. BALDWIN, No. 97 (first overall) — It was tight. The truck is hurt. It's been hurt since the beach. The brakes on this thing are shot. When I rev it out really hard, the power steering belt slips. It's been a lot of hard work to get it here. I've really sucked it up. I'm going to have to go back to the hotel for some beer and some Advil.

For 60 miles I was stuck behind Ron (Whitton). We had a little bit faster pace than him, but I couldn't get around him because of the dust. Every time we got close, I just didn't want to take the chance. I was getting the times from my chase crew. This win is massive. It's very important to me. I have a handful of trophies, but what I don't have is that Montezuma thing, the first overall, and I don't have a Baja 500 one. That's what I always wanted.

MARK POST, No. 1 (second) — I'd like to have made it here seven seconds faster. I was 40 seconds behind B.J. when I gave the car to Rob, so we got back on the pace. I had three flats, otherwise we would have had a nice car. That was a hell of a run. It's the Baja 500, a technical race, it's a great race.

Co-driver Rob MacCachren said: We've been running hard ever since the beach. He kind of had the advantage because he could just stick to me and follow me. The last 30 miles we tried to pick it up and put time on him. We did the best we could. We tried to get away from him. We just couldn't.

We had some flat tires, but it doesn't matter if you get them or not. Ultimately, it's like a chess game. You're cruising along trying to stay somewhere near the front of the pack and pick your battles at the end. (The course) was torn up a little bit.

BRIAN COLLINS, No. 3 (third) — I slid into a tree and messed the jack up. If we changed the tire and didn't stop, we would have been right in there, but we got stuck and it took us 15 minues to get it out. The truck was phenomenal, a couple driver errors, but that's racing. We got a podium finish. To get the three-peat was going to be tough. It was all going against us. We wanted to win it. We all did our homework, unfortunately, that's just part of racing. Co-rider Chuck Hovey said: We had some mistakes out there and we had some flats out there. The jack didn't work for Brian and that cost us a lot of time. The podium is good. We got in the truck about 14 minutes down. Brian just said cruise it in. The last 80 miles was very technical.

ROGER NORMAN, No. 8 (fourth) — When I got the car, we had some alternator problems. We blew a belt. Larry (Roeseler) had the truck in second place at one time, but then he had the alternator problems. We're happy. We'll change some things.

RON WHITTON, No. 39 (fifth) — Co-driver Todd LeDuc said: We just drove smart and smooth. Ron drove the first half and I took over. You always want to push yourself, but this track was almost impossible to pass on. We're stoked that we got fifth. That's what we wanted to do.

ROBBIE PIERCE, No. 35 (sixth) — Co-driver Will Staats said: Robbie was great. He did a great job. He was calm this morning. We had some computer problems.

CLASS 1

LUIS RAMIREZ, JR., No. 109 (first) — We went with no brakes from San Vicente to the finish. I'm very happy. I just got in the pace. We passed everybody before Borrego. I just had to find a way to pass guys. It was a really nice course. Some parts were really fast, but it was really technical. With no brakes, it was really hard. We're just really happy to be here. A month ago we wanted to race, but we didn't have money. We got a bunch of sponsors and they're awesome.

DALE EBBERTS, No. 123 (second) — Co-driver Brad Etter said: We had a flat tire at 265. Up until then we were within a minute of first. Other than that, the car ran perfectly. We finished on a flat. Dale had a good run. He smoked the first 230 miles. This car worked awesome.

ARMIN SCHWARZ, No. 108 (third) — Co-driver Martin Christensen said: We had nothing but troubles. We had problems with the GPS. He was working on the GPS for about 20 minutes. We just weren't going the same speed. We were driving super slow. It was hard coming into the sun with all the dust. You feel like you're going backwards.

BRIAN PARKHOUSE, No. 120 (fourth) — Co-driver Tom Ridings said: This was the third race in the new car. We had no issues, just rolled right along. This thing is great. We're excited and it's really fun stuff. It's been beautiful all week; I wanted to stop and have a picnic lunch. (on the sticker on his car – "In memory of Frank and Rosie Orozco") Recently we had some long-time friends who lived down here, the mom (Rosie) passed away. The family came down here and were cleaning up stuff and then her son (Frank) suddenly passed away here (of a heart attack). Rosie ran checkpoint forever, they were long-time SCORE people. After all this happened Tito (Frank's brother) drove back and three blocks from home got in a car wreck; his wife is still in the hospital.

CLASS 1-2/1600

ADAM PFANKUCH, No. 1602 (first) — Co-driver Steve Eugenio said: Adam did the one mile, then I did 440. It's going to be a fight to the finish. I had nine flat tires – I can't believe that. I changed six myself. I really took it easy today too, I wasn't hitting anything hard. I went from the lead to fourth like 10 times. I was down 50 seconds to (Dave) Caspino, caught him, then a half mile later got a flat.

ARNOLDO RAMIREZ, No. 1609 (second) — Co-driver Misael Aramula said: My partner (Ramirez) had a rollover at Ojos Negros (about mile 77). He lost the roof and we lost 20 to 30 minutes. There were no problems for me, I had just one flat. Arnoldo started out then I got in at San Mateus (around mile 220).

RAY FILES, No. 1643 (third) — Co-driver Josh Tieman said: Ray Files started and I drove from mm200 to the finish. It was just a battle following the dust coming in here. We had one flat at the beginning and then it was a clean run after that.

GERARDO IRIBE, No. 1644 (fourth) — They handed me the car around 10th place around Barrego. We didn't have any problems at all besides people getting stuck and not getting out of the way.

RAMIRO ESCOBIDO, No. 1610 (fifth) — Co-driver Jose Robles said: We went the last 40 miles with no power steering. We had a broken CV boot around mile 230 and that cost us about 15 minutes. We're still happy with where we finished.

CLASS 3

DONALD MOSS, No. 301 (first) — The truck looks in great shape. We had a couple of flats and we stopped to try to pull out a protruck. It ran fine. The drive train didn't skip a beat.

CLASS 5

KEVIN CARR, No. 501 (first) — What a day, ay, ay ay. We had two front flats. A tree branch pulled our ignition wires out and we had to re-wire those. We broke a trailing arm mount off the car. We went down a ravine in all the silt. We finished. We're here.

CLASS 5/1600

JOSE MONTOYA, No. 579 (first) — We worked hard as a team. We had no problems. We're so happy.

CLASS 7

DAN CHAMLEE, No. 700 (first) — I'm out of gas. I drove everything. It's three Baja 500s in a row. I think we had the lead, start to finish. We ran out of gas and I sucked on the fuel hose until we got gas again. We had to add four or five quarts of oil per pit stop. We were burning oil. It was tough. There were some very fast parts of the course and very rough parts of the course, but overall, I think we ran a very fast race.

CLASS 7SX

HEIDI STEELE, No. 741 (first) — It was a really good day. I had absolutely no problems. I drove it to Borrego. I led the first 100 miles and then John Holmes got by us. I don't think Rene (Burger, co-driver) had any problems. He got up the silt beds and left them behind. I've got a new co-driver. We got a new rear end. It's a real solid truck and it's the Baja 500. That's enough said right there.

CLASS 8

NOAH OSTANIK, No. 801 (first) — Co-driver Dave Dinsmore said: I got lost like five times on the way in here. We had a throttle cable break. We knew we were the only one (in the class). That's why we just cruised. I only went half-throttle all day.

CLASS 10

JESUS GONZALEZ, No. 1008 (first) — We had some water out there that was a problem. We couldn't shift for about the last 35 miles. We didn't expect to win. We're really happy.

SCORE LITE

RICK ST. JOHN, No. 1212 (first) — Co-driver Ramsey said: It's good to have another one. Rick has a win at Laughlin and now at Baja. It was a good race. What a course; its fast and its fun – a cool course. Rick started and had a perfect race; he gave me the car with a lead. It's really tough in that one area (around mm360). They're going to have a tough time in there now that it's dark. Luckily we hit it in the daylight. The silt hills are wonderful. It played out exactly the way Rick laid it out; that's what has to happen if you want to win. It's nice to win another 500; it's been a while. The last I won was in 1996 (in Class 5/1600). Last year I drove the 1000 solo, and finished a half hour past the time limit. The truck was fun but this is real racing – this buggy is fun.

LEE BANNING, No. 1215 (second) — Co-driver Lee Banning Jr. said: I split the driving with my dad. I just got stuck once in the siltbeds after Santo Tomas; it took about 15 minutes to get out. It was a long day. We had one flat all day, changed it at the BFG pit at mile 90. This is our second year racing SCORE. We raced it at the 1000 last year.

CLASS 11

RAMON FERNANDEZ, No. 1100 (first) — We got stuck a lot of times, but the car handled OK. My brother (co-driver Thomas) gave it to me in front. We started late and he got up there.

STOCK FULL

CHAD HALL, No. 862 (first) — This course was way better than last year's course. I had a lot of fun. We even got back in time to have a cocktail. We were just cruising around. It's not a bad day.

STOCK MINI

ROD HALL, No. 760 (first) — We were down about 15 minutes. We earned that one. We had a problem keeping up in the first 220 miles, but we can only go so hard. I had no problems. We had a few hiccups on the start. We had to go to four wheels to get around some of the cars. At the 210-mile marker, we were down and I handed it over to Mike Winkel and he brought it in. We split the driving. I don't have to be macho anymore.

PROTRUCK

JASON VOSS, No. 235 (first) — (Voss' truck was pushed across the finish line) The motor has been dead since the last road crossing, and it totally lost it at the pavement. We were barely moving, about five miles per hour. My dad (Rich) drove the first half. We had one flat, it was a perfect day until the end.



PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22

ROBBY BELL, No. 1x (first overall) — It was just experience, just knowing not to get too excited with them riding right with us. We didn't get too nervous. As soon as you start to worry about the team behind you, you start making mistakes. Around Valle de Trinidad (mile 260) was the closest they got. I had to do a quick repair on the bike and they came in one second behind me. From there, we kind of kept pulling away. No problems at all. We got in the lead (early) and had pretty much clear sailing the whole way. I really enjoyed the course. It's awesome to keep it going. Another win feels great. Kendall rode awesome all day. We'll definitely be looking for four next year. The fog made it really nice off the start. It kept the sun away for the first 35 miles or so.

RYAN PENHALL, No. 8x (second) — (Penhall was injured during the race and was transported from the finish line to a hospital via ambulance with apparent arm and leg injuries.) Co-rider Brent Harden said: Ryan actually hit a car about 40 miles from the finish. He was just limping it in. We just tried to stay close to (Bell), stay within a minute. Mike (Childress, another co-rider) ran a great race. It's a private team, so it's a really nice feeling to be competitive with a factory Honda team. Other teams have come down here and tried to run with them and haven't had much luck. We had a good ride today.

IVAN RAMIREZ, No. 17x (third) — We're happy with where we finished. We had a lot of fun for this being our first time here.

CORY EVENSON, No. 9x (fourth) — I think we could have done better, but we had a couple of flats and one of my teammates hit a dog. At one point, we were up to third in our class. I got through the start. There were a lot of (alleged) booby traps and a lot of people in the way. I just kept my eyes open and tried to ride through as best as I could.

CALEB GOSSELAAR, No. 13x (seventh) — I was behind Nick Blais and I planned on passing him. He hit some silt and it just went all white. As soon as I got in that, I hit something, I'm not sure what it was, and I just started flipping. I just got back on the bike and rode to mile 40. I was seeing stars a lot. I just figured I had to keep the bike going forward. (Gosselaar crashed at mile 7 and rode to mile 40 with a possibly broken collarbone. He was hospitailzed for almost five hours.)

CLASS 21

CARLOS CASAS, No. 100x (first) — We ran out of gas once, but that was about it. We had no other problems. I was trying to get top five (overall), but running out of gas, we were lucky to get a win.

CLASS 20

CHAD BLACK, No. 151x (first) — (Black was rushed from the finish line into an ambulance after finishing the race with a possible broken elbow.) Team owner Joe Black said: We put together such a great group of guys. Our pits were flawless. We've been down here for a week and a half pre-running. It was a flawless week.

CLASS 30

SCOTT MYERS, No. 303x (first) — It was good. We got third overall (in motorcycles). Not a single problem for us. Everything went great on the start. We had a good day. Everything went just smooth for everybody. We've done it before. We always hope for third overall. We're really happy with anything in the top three. It's good, especially for us older, 30s guys. Co-rider Steve Garnett said: There were no flaws. We just kept going down the road. There was a spot out there around (mile) 7 or 8 where they dug out a trench with shovels, but we got through it. Co-rider Shane Esposito said: I knew I wasn't going to make up enough time for the overall. I just rode as well as I could to see what time I could make up. There was only one mistake. There was a 'Y' and I went the wrong way. As soon as I did it, I knew I went the wrong way. It cost us about 15 seconds. Realistically, this is where we figured we'd finish. With the dust at the start, we knew we'd lose a lot of time.

JIM O'NEAL, No. 300x (second) — Co-rider Jason Trubey said: I went off the course at one point. The dust was so bad, I couldn't see the course and the road was so slick. Coming in was just crazy with so many people there. There were people out there everywhere telling you to go the wrong way. It was fun, though. We stayed close to those guys all day, within five or six minutes. In the first three or four miles I passed seven or eight guys.

MIKE JOHNSON, No. 310x (third) — Co-rider Kyle Abney said: We had just no problems. The bike ran great. Everybody had awesome rides. I almost hit a few cars on my way into town. We've learned over the last five years that you need to come down here and prepare. I probably ran my section four or five times. I almost hit every corner, but I didn't know which corner the cars were going to be on.

CLASS 40

BRETT HELM, No. 400x (first) — These guys did a great job. We didn't have too many problems. There was some stuck traffic in the course around mile 85 and an (alleged) booby trap after that and another one around 240. The 240 was known, but the other one wasn't known, so that was kind of a kicker. They weren't big bumps, but when you're going 100 (mph), they're big. Jeff (Kaplan) was huge over the summit. He passed a lot of guys and got us a lot of time. Co-rider Jeff Kaplan said: It went great. The bike just rode great. I just started picking (other riders) off. We had a really good day. That's 12 (wins) in a row for me now.

CLASS 50

JIM O'NEAL, No. 500x (first) — Co-rider Andy Kirker said: We were hoping for a top 10 finish (overall). It was pretty good for a bunch of 50-year-old guys. I had a blast out there. It was really fun. Jim (O'Neal) missed a turn and kind of slid off the edge. He was already hurt coming in. He probably fell on his bad side.

CLASS 60

DON LEWIS, No. 600x (first) — Co rider-Sam Dempsey said: Everything ran good. We didn't miss any pits. It was just good.

PRO ATV

CLASS 25

WAYNE MATLOCK, No. 3a (first) — The 4a put up a good fight, the best fight I've had in a long time. I knew they were close. I kept looking back and seeing them. We just had to pin it to win it; that was our strategy.

We had an early lead and we had one of our riders go down. At one point we were about 6 1/2 minutes down to these guys. We just came back and kept trying.

I had yet to win a Baja 500, so now I've got it.

JAVIER ROBLES, No. 4a (second) — We knew the whole way how close we were. Co-rider Cesar Lopez said: We were leading through San Vicente. We had to do a pit and they went ahead of us. We just kept trying to catch them and we couldn't.

DANNY PRATHER, No. 1 (third) — We made it to the finish and we got the points, but we really wanted to win this race bad. We worked hard for it and it's a bummer not to win. It was really dusty off the start. We were trying to catch up, but the guys up front were hauling butt.

CLASS 24< /o:p>

FRANCISCO SERVIN, No. 106 (first) — I'm very happy. It was a very hard course. Everything went OK for us.

SCORE Baja 500 Results Story

June 1, 2008





By mere 7 seconds

After 441.15 miles, B.J. Baldwin beats Post/MacCachren

For 4-wheel Overall victory at 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500



Bell/Norman ride Honda CRF450X to 3-peat Overall Motorcycle

Desert racing victory over 289 starters in Ensenada, Mexico





ENSENADA, Mexico—In what will likely go down in history as one of the most classic battles in desert racing history, solo driver B.J. Baldwin held it all together for 441.15 miles of the rugged Baja peninsula to capture the Overall 4-Wheel victory Saturday by a mere seven seconds over the veteran team of Mark Post/Rob MacCachren at the 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500 in Ensenada, Mexico.

Driving the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado SCORE Trophy-Truck, Baldwin, of Las Vegas, covered grueling desert race course in nine hours, 10 minutes, 47 seconds, averaging 48.06 miles per hour to win the closest overall 4-wheel vehicle finish in the 40-year history of the second oldest desert race in the world.

Post of Laguna Beach, Calif. and Las Vegas’ MacCachren, the reigning SCORE Trophy-Truck point champions finished first physically in the elapsed-time race but the corrected-time results revealed their second place finish as Baldwin started 60 seconds behind Post/MacCachren No. 1 Riviera Racing Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck, but came into the finish line just 53 seconds after MacCachren had crossed it.

With racing continuing in the elapsed-time race that had a 20-hour time limit until 6:35 a.m. Sunday, both the start and the finish line were located in the heart of Ensenada, Mexico on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the historic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. It was the first time in race history that the pre-race activities and the finish were held on this historic boulevard. Mexican tourism officials estimated the race-day crowd spread out along the course at more than 100,000.

Round 3 of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series, featured 289 starters, competing in 27 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs over the rugged 441.15-mile course. Entries came from 24 U.S. States from Hawaii to Connecticut as well as Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan and Uruguay. The total number of starters was the 12th most in the 40-year history of the popular race. The starting list included 150 cars and trucks and 139 motorcycles and ATVs. There were a total of 195 finishers, the third most in the event’s 40-year history, for an impressive finishing percentage of .675.

“This win is massive. It is very important to me,” said Baldwin, the 2006 SCORE Trophy-Truck season point champion. “I have a hand full of trophies, but what I don’t have is that Montezuma thing, the first overall in a SCORE Baja race. That’s what I always wanted.”

“The truck is hurt,” added Baldwin. “It’s been hurt since the beach. The brakes on this thing are shot. When I rev it out really hard, the power steering belt slips. It’s been a lot of hard work to get it here. I really sucked it up. I’m going to have to go back to the hotel for some beer and some advil.”

“For 60 miles I was stuck behind Ron (Whitton). We had a little bit faster pace than him, but I could get around him because of the dust. Every time we got close, I just didn’t want to take the chance.”

For Baldwin, who finished second to Post/MacCachren in the 2007 SCORE Trophy-Truck points, it was his third career SCORE Trophy-Truck win and his first in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500. With a second and seventh place finish this season prior to this victory, Baldwin will increase his season point lead in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck racing division for 800-horsepower, high-tech, unlimited production trucks.

“We’ve been running hard ever since the beach,´ said MacCachren, who took over driving from Post at race mile 206 to the finish line. “He (Baldwin) kind of had the advantage because he could stick to me and follow me. “The last 30 miles we tried to pick it up and put time on him. We did the best we could. We tried to get away from him. We just couldn’t.”

“Mark had some flat tires,” MacCachren added, But it doesn’t matter if you get them or not. Ultimately, it’s like a chess game. You’re cruising along trying to stay somewhere near the front of the pack and pick your battles at the end. The course was torn up a little bit.”

“I’d like to have made it here eight seconds faster,” said Post whose Riviera Racing team now has two second-place finishes in 2008 following a rare did-not-finish in the season opener. “I was 40 seconds behind B.J. when I gave the truck to Rob, so we got back on the pace. I had three flats otherwise we would have had a nice truck today. That was a heck of a run. It’s the SCORE Baja 500, a technical race. It’s just a great race.”

Hoping for a 3-peat victory, Las Vegas’ Brian Collins came up a bit short, finishing third Overall and in SCORE Trophy-Truck with new teammate Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., crossing the line 15 minutes behind Baldwin in a time of 9:25:47 in the No. 12 Collins Motorsports Mopar Dodge Ram 1500. Driving solo, Collins won this year’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in March and this was Hovey’s first SCORE race with Collins Motorsports after driving several years for his own team in the unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars.

Earning a third consecutive overall motorcycle victory was the team of Robby Bell, Murrieta, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., on the No. 1x Johnny Campbell Racing Honda CRF450X. The defending SCORE Desert Series Class 22 point champions used their experience and factory-sponsored motorcycle held off the team led by Ryan Penhall, completing the course in 8:43:38, averaging 50.55mph, three miles per hour quicker than their average speed last year.

Riding the fastest ATV in the race for his second win of the season and first in this race was the team led by Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Wes Miller, El Cajon, Calif., on a new Honda TRX700XX. Matlock and his team finished in 10:10:40, beating the team led by Javier Robles, Mexicali, Mexico, by just 21 seconds and the two-time defending ATV race winning team led by Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif., by eight minutes, 25 seconds.

Bell and Norman each rode three separate sections of the course on the way to the overall motorcycle win. Bell started and rode to race mile 103, Kendall rode from rm 103 to rm 206, Bell from rm 206 to rm 207, Kendall from rm 270 to rm 398.5 and Bell from rm 398.5 to the finish line.

“It was just experience, just knowing not to get too excited with them (Penhall) riding with us,” said Bell, who won this year’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 with SCORE Baja legend Johnny Campbell while Norman was recovering from knee surgery. “We didn’t get too nervous. As soon as you start to worry about the team behind you, you start making mistakes. Around Valle de Trinidad (race mile 260) was the closest they got. I had to do a quick repair on the bike and they came in one second behind me. From there, we kind of kept pulling away.”

Luis Ramirez Jr. of Cabo San Lucas was the first Mexican national to win the unlimited Class 1 in this race, finishing fourth overall among 4-wheel vehicles in a Chevy-powered HMS open-wheel desert race car in 9:36:55.

Fifth overall and fourth in SCORE Trophy-Truck was Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., who split driving with his new teammate Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., in the No. 8 Roger Norman Racing Ford F-150 in 9:44:55. For Roeseler, who has a race-record 11 overall victories among his 16 total class wins in this race, it was his first race with Norman, the Northern Nevada casino owner and developer.

Venerable veteran Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., became the all-time winningest driver in the history of this race by earning his 18th class win and remaining undefeated in three SCORE races this year. Hall and Mike Winkel, also of Reno, piloted his Rod Hall Racing Hummer H3 to first place in Stock Mini in a time of 14:42:54. Hall, 70, finished an hour and a half after his youngest son Chad Hall, also of Reno, won the Stock Full class in a Hummer H3Alpha for Team Hummer in 13:09:53 for his first win in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and second class win this season.

With co-riders Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif. and Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif. splitting the riding time on a Honda CRF450X, Penhall, Corona, Calif., stayed within minutes of the Bell/Norman tandem throughout the race, with Penhall losing ground at the end, riding the final 40 miles to the finish with a broken arm. Penhall crossed the finish line with a time of 9:12:00 and was immediately transported to a nearby local hospital to treat his injury. The team finished as the second overall and second Class 22 motorcycle.

Defending Class 30 winner Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif., switched teams this year and beat last year’s lead rider Jim O’Neal while finishing an impressive third overall motorcycle in 9:13:46 on a Kawasaki KLX450. Myers co-riders this year where Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Steve Garnet, Carson City, Nev./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Jeff Sheets, Henderson, Nev.

O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif., saw his Class 30 team that included himself, his son Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Scott Glimp, Las Vegas/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico finish second in Class 30 and fourth overall on a Honda CRF450X in 9:23:16.

Earning his 12th career class win in this race and 11th in the last eight years, another talented team led by O’Neal won Class 50 on a Honda CRF450X. O’Neal’s co-riders in Class 50 were Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Mike Sixberry, Bullhead City, Ariz./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif.

Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., won for the second time this season in SCORE Lite and finished 10th overall in a Duvell-VW, picking up the $5,000 bonus purse from Volkswagen of America as the highest-finishing VW-powered finisher in the race.

Staying undefeated in 2008 with their third straight win and their sixth class win in this race was the Moss Brothers Racing team, led by Donald Moss, who won Class 3 in a Ford Bronco.

Also winning for the second time this season were Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., (Class 1-2/1600, Mirage-VW), Jason Voss, Cupertino, Calif. (Protruck, Ford F-150) female driver Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif. (Class 7SX, Ford Ranger) and Kevin Carr, San Diego (Class 5, unlimited VW Baja Bug). Pfankuch, along with co-driver Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif. also finished 12th overall.

Winning their respective classes for the second straight year were: Jose Montoya, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 5/1600, 1600cc VW Baja Bug), Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif. (Class 7, Ford Ranger) and Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 11, VW Sedan).

Other 4-wheel vehicle class winners included: Jesus Gonzalez, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 10, Dunrite-Honda), Daniel Reyes, Calexico, Calif. (Class 9, Venegas-VW) and Noah Ostanik, Encinitas, Calif. (Class 8, Ford F-150).

Among the motorcycle classes, two other teams won their respective classes for the second straight year: rider of record Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif. (Class 21, KTM 450CXF) and the team led by rider of record Brett Helm, Poway, Calif. (Class 40, Honda CRF450X).

Both reigning SCORE Class point champions, Casas' co-ride in Class 21 was Noe Ibarra, Tijuana, Mexico while Helm’s teammates in Class 40 were Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Bob Johnson, Temecula, Calif.

Winning the motorcycle Class 20 race was the team lead by Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif., on a Honda CRF250X while winning the ATV Class 24 race was the team led by Francisco Servin, Chula Vista, Calif., on a Honda TRX450R.

The team led by Donald Lewis of Marlborough, Conn., won Class 60 for riders over 60 years old for the second straight race of the season on a Honda CRF450X. Also riding with Lewis for separate sections of the course were Gene Dempsey, Apple Valley, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif.//Mike Harper, Landers, Calif.

Aura360, SCORE’s electronic media partner, filmed this year’s race to be televised in 22 countries on ESPN International while the domestic telecast is being finalized and will be announced shortly. Aura360 is also producing the exclusive Tecate SCORE Baja 500 40th anniversary DVD which will be available online at thebajaunlimited.com.

This race began in 1969 under the auspices of the old NORRA organization and SCORE began its enduring run on July 26, 1974. This year is the 35th anniversary of the first SCORE race in Baja.

The 2008 SCORE Desert Series also includes the chase for the $20,000 Volkswagen Point Leader Bonus and the run for the Toyota Milestone Awards.

Next on the 2008 SCORE event schedule is the SCORE Las Vegas Cup IV, a special non-points short-course race featuring the marquee SCORE Trophy-Trucks to be held on July 17-19 at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Round 4 of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series will be the 13th SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 on Sept. 5-6 in Primm, Nev.

Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant, Red Bull--official energy drink and Bosch Power Tools-official power tool. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, Kartek Off-Road, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

Additional race sponsor for the 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500 was Proturismo of Ensenada.

For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.



40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500

Round 3 of 2008 SCORE Desert Series

May 31-June 1—Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, 441.15 miles



TOP OVERALL FINISHERS

Cars & Trucks

1. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 9 hours, 10 minutes, 47 seconds (48.06 miles per hour) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

2. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 9:10:54 (48.05mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

3. Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram 1500, 9:25:47 (46.78mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

4. Luis Ramirez Jr.,/Juan Araiza/Luis Ramirez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, HMS-Chevy, 9:36:55 (45.88mph) (Class 1)

5. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:44:55 (45.25mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

6. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:54:04 (44.56mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

7. Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Brad Etter, Villa Park, Calif., Porter-Chevy, 10:00:34 (44.07mph) (Class 1)

8. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW, 10:08:00 (43.53mph) (Class 1)

9. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif./Tom Ridings, Los Alamitos, Calif. Jimco-Chevy, 10:13:00 (43.18mph) (Class 1)

10. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel, 10:44:25 (41.07mph) (SCORE Lite)

11. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 10:46:40 (40.93mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

12. Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif., Mirage, 10:59:53 (40.11mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

13. Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula Ensenada, Mexico, Curry, 11:03:00 (39.92mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

14. Ray Files, Carlsbad, Calif./James Tiglio, Oceanside, Calif./Josh Tieman, Carlsbad, Calif., Cochran. 11:23:34 (38.72mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

15. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz., Foddrill, 11:30:05 (38.36mph) (SCORE Lite)

16. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, GMC Sierra, 11:30:50 (38.31mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

17. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150, 11:35:10 (38.08mph) (Pro Truck)

18. Dave Creagan/Chris Creagan, Woodland, Wash./Brian Coats, Los Alamitos, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 11:45:20 (37.53mph) (Pro Truck)

19. Jake Jones, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Scot Jones/Whitney Jones, San Clemente, Calif., Homebuilt, 11:53:37 (37.09mph) (SCORE Lite)

20. Eric Chase, San Diego/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 12:01:51 (36.67mph) (Class 1)



Motorcycles

1. Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif. Honda CRF450X, 8:43:38 (50.55mph) (Class 22)

2. Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 9:12:00 (47.95mph) (Class 22)

3. Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Steve Garnet, Carson City, Nev./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Jeff Sheets, Henderson, Nev., Kawasaki KLX450, 9:13:46 (47.80mph) (Class 30)

4. Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Scott Glimp, Las Vegas/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 9:23:16 (46.99mph) (Class 30)

5. Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 9:52:33 (44.67mph) (Class 22)

6. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M./Bryan Lowery, Las Lunas, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 9:58:37 (44.22mph) (Class 30)

7. Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./ Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Bob Johnson, Temecula, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:02:10 (43.96mph) (Class 40)

8. Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif./Noe Ibarra, Tijuana, Mexico, KTM 450CXF, 10:08:47 (43.48mph) (Class 21)

9. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Mike Sixberry, Bullhead City, Ariz./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:14:37 (43.07mph) (Class 50)

10. Cory Evenson, Ramona, Calif./Justin Herrmann, Vista, Calif./Kirk Russel, Bend, Ore./Josh Smith, Oceanside, Calif., KTM 525XCW, 10:28:30 (42.11mph) (Class 22)



ATVs

1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Rick Cecco, Briling Springs, Pa., Honda TRX700XX, 10:10:40 (43.34mph) (Class 25)

2. Javier Robles, Mexicali, Mexico/Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico/Cesar Lopez, San Felipe, Honda TRX450R, 10:11:01 (43.32mph) (Class 25)

3. Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 10:19:05 (42.76mph) (Class 25)

4. Francisco Servin/Isaac Castro/Rocky Mereno/Marco Moreno/Edgar Moreno, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 10:44:26 (41.07mph) (Class 24)

5. Javier Beltran, San Ysidro, Calif./Cristian Rolas, San Ysidro/Santos Perez, Tijuana, Mexico/Juan Sanchez, Chula Vista, Calif./Raul Cano, Tijuana, Mexico, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 10:57:05 (40.28mph) (Class 24)





Tecate SCORE Baja 500

All-time Overall winners

Year—DRIVERS/RIDERS, VEHICLE

1969--Bud Ekins/Guy Jones, Baja Boot-Olds

Doug Douglas/Jim McClurg, Ducati

1970--Parnelli Jones, Ford

Bill Silverthorn/Gene Fetty, Husqvarna

1971--Bobby Ferro, Funco-VW

Malcolm Smith/J.N. Roberts, Husqvarna

1972--Bobby Ferro, Sandmaster-VW

Gene Fetty/Bill Silverthorn, Honda

1973--Parnelli Jones, Ford

Howard Utsey/Mickey Quade, Husqvarna

1974--Bobby Ferro, Sandmaster-VW

Mitch Mayes/A.C. Bakken, Husqvarna

1975--Ivan Stewart, Funco-VW

Larry Roeseler/Bruce Ogilvie, Harley-Davidson

1976--Bobby Ferro/Ivan Stewart, Funco-VW

Larry Roeseler/A.C. Bakken, Husqvarna

1977--Ivan Stewart, Chenowth-VW

Larry Roeseler/Jack Johnson, Husqvarna

1978--Bud Feldkamp/Malcolm Smith, Funco-VW

Brent Wallingsford/Scot Harden, Husqvarna

1979--Malcolm Smith/Bud Feldkamp, Funco-VW

Jack Johnson, Husqvarna

1980--Bob Gordon, Chenowth-Chevy

Bruce Ogilvie/Chuck Miller, Yamaha

1981--Malcolm Smith/Bill Newbury, Chenowth-Chevy

Larry Roeseler/Bruce Ogilvie, Yamaha

1982--Larry Ragland, Funco-VW

Larry Roeseler/Chuck Miller, Yamaha

1983--Corky & Scott McMillin, Chenowth-VW

Dan Ashcraft, Husqvarna

1984--Larry Ragland, Chaparral-VW

Dan Smith/Dan Ashcraft, Husqvarna

1985--Ron Gardner/Bud Feldkamp, Funco-VW

Kurt Pfeiffer/Scot Harden, Husqvarna

1986--Corky & Scott McMillin, Chenowth-Porsche

Garth Sweetland/Scot Harden, Husqvarna

1987--Bob Gordon/Tim Crabtree, Chenowth-Porsche

Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt Jr., Kawasaki

1988--Mark McMillin, Chenowth-Porsche

Dan Ashcraft/Kurt Pfeiffer, Yamaha

1989--Robby Gordon, Ford

(no motorcycles)

1990--Robby Gordon, Ford

Larry Roeseler/Danny LaPorte, Kawasaki

1991--Ivan Stewart, Toyota

Garth Sweetland/Paul Krause, Kawasaki

1992--Ivan Stewart, Toyota

Larry Roeseler/T. Hunnicutt Jr./P. Krause, Kawasaki

1993--Ivan Stewart, Toyota

Danny Hamel/L. Roeseler/T. Hunnicutt Jr., Kawasaki

1994--Ivan Stewart, Toyota (Trophy-Truck)

Dave Ashley/Dan Smith, Ford

Paul Krause/Ted Hunnicutt Jr., Kawasaki

1995--Curt LeDuc, Jeep (Trophy-Truck)

Mike Julson/Bob Lofton, Jimco-VW

Paul Krause/Craig Smith, Kawasaki

1996--Rob MacCachren, Ford (Trophy-Truck)

Troy Herbst, Smithbuilt-Porsche

Paul Krause/Ty Davis, Kawasaki

1997--Ivan Stewart, Toyota (Trophy-Truck)

Mark McMillin, Jimco-Porsche

Johnny Campbell/Bruce Ogilvie, Honda

1998--Ivan Stewart, Toyota

Johnny Campbell/Bruce Ogilvie, Honda

1999--Ivan Stewart, Toyota

Jonah Street/Torsten Borstrom, Honda

2000--Larry Ragland, Chevy

Jonah Street/Steve Hengeveld, Honda

2001--Mark McMillin, Jimco-Chevy

Steve Hengeveld/Jonah Street, Honda

2002--Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler, Smithbuilt-Ford

Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell, Honda

2003--Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler, Smithbuilt-Ford

Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell, Honda

2004--Alan Pflueger, Chevy

Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell, Honda

2005--Robby Gordon, Chevy

Mike Childress/Mouse McCoy, Honda

2006--Brian Collins/Larry Ragland, Chevy

Robby Bell/Kendall Norman, Honda

2007--Larry Ragland/Brian Collins, Chevy

Robby Bell/Kendall Norman/Steve Hengeveld, Honda

2008—B.J. Baldwin, Chevy

Robby Bell/Kendall Norman, Honda



Tecate SCORE Baja 500

All-Time Race Sites, Starters, Finishers



Top Total Starters

Year, Number (Finishers)

1. 2007—492 Starters (283 Finishers)

2. 2006—438 Starters (221 Finishers)

3. 1977—384 Starters (161 Finishers)

4. 1976—384 Starters (179 Finishers)

5. 1975—365 Starters (153 Finishers)

6. 2005—345 Starters (179 Finishers)

7. 1973—333 Starters (138 Finishers)

8. 1972—301 Starters (144 Finishers)

9. 2004—300 Starters (181 Finishers)

10. 1987—299 Starters (185 Finishers)

11. 1980—294 Starters (126 Finishers)

12. 2008—289 Starters (195 Finishers)

13. 1979—283 Starters (139 Finishers)

14. 1978—282 Starters (96 Finishers)

15. 1974—279 Starters (173 Finishers)

16. 1981—277 Starters (117 Finishers)



Top Total Finishers

Year, Number (Starters)

1. 2007—283 Finishers (492 Starters)

2. 2006—221 Finishers (438 Starters)

3. 2008—195 Finishers (289 Starters)

4. 1987—185 Finishers (299 Starters

5. 2004—181 Finishers (300 Starters)

6. 2005—179 Finishers (345 Starters)

7. 1976—179 Finishers (384 Starters)

8. 1986—174 Finishers (277 Starters)

9. 1974—173 Finishers (279 Starters)

10. 1995—172 Finishers (251 Starters)

11. 1970—170 Finishers (260 Starters)

12. 1991—163 Finishers (254 Starters)

13. 1977—161 Finishers (384 Starters)

14. 1990—159 Finishers (272 Starters)

15. 1975—155 Finishers (365 Starters)

SCORE Baja 500 OFFICIAL FINISHERS

40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500

Round 3 of 2008 SCORE Desert Series

May 31-June 1—Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Total Entries: 311 Total Starters: 289 Total Finishers: 195 (67.5 percent)



TOP OVERALL FINISHERS

Cars & Trucks

1. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 9 hours, 10 minutes, 47 seconds (48.06 miles per hour) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

2. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 9:10:54 (48.05mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

3. Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram 1500, 9:25:47 (46.78mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

4. Luis Ramirez Jr., /Juan Araiza/Luis Ramirez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, HMS-Chevy, 9:36:55 (45.88mph) (Class 1)

5. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:44:55 (45.25mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

6. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:54:04 (44.56mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

7. Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Brad Etter, Villa Park, Calif., Porter-Chevy, 10:00:34 (44.07mph) (Class 1)

8. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW, 10:08:00 (43.53mph) (Class 1)

9. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif./Tom Ridings, Los Alamitos, Calif. Jimco-Chevy, 10:13:00 (43.18mph) (Class 1)

10. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel, 10:44:25 (41.07mph) (SCORE Lite)

11. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 10:46:40 (40.93mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

12. Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif., Mirage, 10:59:53 (40.11mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

13. Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula Ensenada, Mexico, Curry, 11:03:00 (39.92mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

14. Ray Files, Carlsbad, Calif./James Tiglio, Oceanside, Calif./Josh Tieman, Carlsbad, Calif., Cochran. 11:23:34 (38.72mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

15. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz., Foddrill, 11:30:05 (38.36mph) (SCORE Lite)

16. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, GMC Sierra, 11:30:50 (38.31mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

17. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150, 11:35:10 (38.08mph) (Pro Truck)

18. Dave Creagan\/Chris Creagan, Woodland, Wash./Brian Coats, Los Alamitos, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 11:45:20 (37.53mph) (Pro Truck)

19. Jake Jones, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Scot Jones/Whitney Jones, San Clemente, Calif., Homebuilt, 11:53:37 (37.09mph) (SCORE Lite)

20. Eric Chase, San Diego/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 12:01:51 (36.67mph) (Class 1)



Motorcycles

1. Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 8:43:38 (50.55mph) (Class 22)
2. Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 9:12:00 (47.95mph) (Class 22)

3. Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Steve Garnet, Carson City, Nev./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Jeff Sheets, Henderson, Nev., Kawasaki KLX450, 9:13:46 (47.80mph) (Class 30)

4. Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Scott Glimp, Las Vegas/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 9:23:16 (46.99mph) (Class 30)

5. Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 9:52:33 (44.67mph) (Class 22)

6. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M./Bryan Lowery, Las Lunas, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 9:58:37 (44.22mph) (Class 30)

7. Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./ Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Bob Johnson, Temecula, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:02:10 (43.96mph) (Class 40)

8. Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif./Noe Ibarra, Tijuana, Mexico, KTM 450CXF, 10:08:47 (43.48mph) (Class 21)

9. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Mike Sixberry, Bullhead City, Ariz./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:14:37 (43.07mph) (Class 50)

10. Cory Evenson, Ramona, Calif./Justin Herrmann, Vista, Calif./Kirk Russel, Bend, Ore./Josh Smith, Oceanside, Calif., KTM 525XCW, 10:28:30 (42.11mph) (Class 22)



ATVs

1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Rick Cecco, Briling Springs, Pa., Honda TRX700XX, 10:10:40 (43.34mph) (Class 25)

2. Javier Robles, Mexicali, Mexico/Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico/Cesar Lopez, San Felipe, Honda TRX450R, 10:11:01 (43.32mph) (Class 25)

3. Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 10:19:05 (42.76mph) (Class 25)

4. Francisco Servin/Isaac Castro/Rocky Mereno/Marco Moreno/Edgar Moreno, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 10:44:26 (41.07mph) (Class 24)

5. Javier Beltran, San Ysidro, Calif./Cristian Rolas, San Ysidro/Santos Perez, Tijuana, Mexico/Juan Sanchez, Chula Vista, Calif./Raul Cano, Tijuana, Mexico, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 10:57:05 (40.28mph) (Class 24)



O F F I C I A L F I N I S H E R S

Pro Cars & Trucks

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)-- 1. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 9 hours, 10 minutes, 47 seconds (48.06 miles per hour); 2. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 9:10:54; 3. Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram 1500, 9:25:47; 4. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:44:55; 5. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:54:04; 6. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 10:46:40; 7. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, GMC Sierra, 11:30:50; 8. Rick D. Johnson/Brian Sallee, Barstow, Calif., Ford F-150, 12:10:48; 9. Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 12:15:50; 10. Scott Steinberger, Cypress, Calif./ Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Ford F-150, 12:59:56; 11. Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 14:30:18; 12. Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150, 15:08:30; 13. Mike Voudouris, Austin, Texas, Ford F-150, 15:38:37; 14. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 16:39:37.

(18 Starters, 14 Finishers)

CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)-- 1. Luis Ramirez Jr., /Juan Araiza/Luis Ramirez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, HMS-Chevy, 9:36:55 (45.88mph); 2. Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Brad Etter, Villa Park, Calif., Porter-Chevy, 10:00:34; 3. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-B MW, 10:08:00; 4. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif./Tom Ridings, Los Alamitos, Calif. Jimco-Chevy, 10:13:00; 5. Eric Chase, San Diego/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 12:01:51; 6. Pat Dean/Danny Anderson, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy, 13:10:08; 7. Miguel Sandoval, Ensenada, Mexico/Matt Cruson, Lakeside, Calif./Nick Johnson, Anaheim, Calif., Wide Open-Subaru, 13:16:25; 8. Bob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore., HMS-Chevy, 14:27:52; 9. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./Raymond Barre, Reno, Nev./Mark Levrett, Sparks, Nev., HMS-Chevy, 14:36:51; 10. B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy, 18:52:38; 11. Armin Kremer, Germany/Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 19:32:44.

(19 Starters, 11 Finishers)

CLASS 1-2/1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)-- 1. Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif., Mirage, 10:59:53 (40.11mph); 2. Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula Ensenada, Mexico, Curry, 11:03:00; 3. Ray Files, Carlsbad, Calif./James Tiglio, Oceanside, Calif./Josh Tieman, Carlsbad, Calif., Cochran. 11:23:34; 4. Gerardo Iribe, Garden Grove, Calif./Carlos Iribe, Rosarito, Calif./Correy Torres, Las Vegas, Curry-ISRT, 12:02:44; 5. Ramiro Escobedo, Ensenada, Mexico/Jose Robles, Mexicali, Mexico, Fraley, 12:14:36; 6. Cory Boyer/Rick Boyer/Chris Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif./Fernie Padilla, Las Vegas, Lohringer, 12:23:12; 7. Max Hanberg/Bernie Carr/Jacob Hanberg, Solvang, Calif., Jimco, 13:08:44; 8. Roman Pereyra/Horacio Pereyra, San Ysidro, Calif., Garibay, 13:17:35; 9. Juan Gallo/Marco Gallo, San Felipe, Mexico/Brett Cox, Laguna Hills, Calif., Curry, 13:40:56; 10. Hector Garcia, Chula Vista, Calif./Teodoro Gonzalez, San Diego, Yees, 14:54:09; 11. Chris Langmayer, Rowlett, Texas/Mike Herrick, Dallas, Curry, 15:03:56; 12. Eliseo Garcia, San Ysidro, Calif./Hector Sarabia, Ensenada, Mexico, Garibay, 15:30:10; 13. Josue Delgado/Manuel Delgado, Mexicali, Mexico, Bo, 19:51:34.

(18 Starters, 13 Finishers)

CLASS 3 (Short Wheelbase 4X4)-- 1. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Ken Moss, Marysville, Calif., Ford Bronco, 15:12:08 (29.02mph).

(2 Starters, 1 Finisher)

CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs)-- 1. Kevin Carr/Perry McNeal, San Diego, 15:12:45 (29.00mph).

(2 Starters, 1 Finisher)

CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs)-- 1. Jose Montoya/Adolfo Arambula/Gabrield Moreno, Ensenada, Mexico, 12:23:40 (35.59mph); 2. Mario Reynoso/Francisco Reynoso, Tijuana, Mexico/Adrian Esparza, San Diego, 12:45:20; 3. Ernie Negrete, San Ysidro, Calif./Os car Venagas, Rosarito, Mexico/Gabriel Diaz, San Ysidro, Calif., 13:24:50; 4. Ruben Gutierrez Jr., Winchester, Calif./Robert Gutierrez, Wildomar, Calif./Daniel Gutierrez, Chula Vista, Calif., 13:42:44; 5. Ernesto Arambula/Hector Ramos, Ensenada, Mexico, 14:30:54; 6. Alonso Angulo/Roberto Escobedo, Ensenada, Mexico, 14:52:05; 7. Gustavo Avina, Ensenada, Mexico/Lucio Avina, Chula Vista, Calif., 15:06:12; 8. Pedro Athie, Ensenada, Mexico/Faisol Diaz, San Diego/Ruben de la Fuente, Ensenada, Mexico, 15:50:35; 9. Tommy Craft, El Cajon, Calif./Ron Craft, Santee, Calif./Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo., 16:20:34; 10. Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, 17:11:04; 11. Armando Garcia/Marco Garcia/Jose Dukes, Ensenada, Mexico, 17:31:47; 12. Enrique Zazueta Jr. /Enrique Zazueta Sr. /Edgar Zazueta/Sodgi Zazueta, La Paz, Mexico, 18:54:58.

(15 Starters, 12 Finishers)

CLASS 7 (Open mini trucks)-- 1. Dan Chamlee/Tom Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger, 12:43:33 (34.67mph); 2. Aaron Celiceo/Stephanie Celiceo, San Diego/Adrian Celiceo, San Ysidro, Calif., Toyota Tacoma, 18:50:35; 3. Guillermo Galvan/Ricardo Galvan, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 19:30:57; 4. Scott Ulrich, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Ranger, 19:46:30.

(7 Starters, 4 Finishers)

CLASS 7SX (Modified, open mini trucks)-- 1. Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rene Burger, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Ranger, 14:31:30 (30.37mph); 2. John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger, 14:36:26; 3. Noe Sierra, San Bernardino, Calif./Tony Sierra/Johnathan Sierra, Fontana, Calif., Ford Ranger, 14:46:34; 4. Mike Horner, Laguna Hills, Calif./Jon Anderson, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Brandt Anderson, Dana Point, Calif., Toyota Tacoma, 18:53:25.

(10 Starters, 4 Finishers)

CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)-- 1. Noah Ostanik, Encinitas, Calif., Ford F-150, 16:25:51 (26.85mph).

(1 Starter, 1 Finisher)

CLASS 9 (VW-powered, Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters)-- 1. Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif./Hector Ortega, Tijuana, Mexico, Venegas, 19:33:35 (22.55mph).

(2 Starters, 1 Finisher)

CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)-- 1. Jesus Gonzalez/Francisco Palacios, Ensenada, Mexico, Dunrite-Honda, 13:09:28 (33.53mph); 2. Javier Buelna, Ejido Hechicera, Mexico, 13:25:49; 3. Brendan Fikes, Midland, Texas/Pierre Lavie, Dallas, Porter-Honda, 14:22:13; 4. Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Honda, 14:50:29; 5. Mike Lawrence/Anthony Lopiccalo, Brea, Calif., Lothringer-VW, 18:33:50.

(7 Starters, 5 Finishers)

SCORE LITE (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)-- 1. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel, 10:44:25 (41.07mph); 2. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz., Foddrill, 11:30:05; 3. Jake Jones, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Scot Jones/Whitney Jones, San Clemente, Calif., Homebuilt, 11:53:37; 4. Perry McNeil/Bob Carr/Alfie Bueno, San Diego, Lothringer, 12:08:30; 5. David Callaway, Menifee, Calif./Scott Mapes, Riverside, Calif., Callaway, 12:22:53; 6. Steve Mamer, Holtville, Calif., Raceco, 14:04:15; 7. Bill Hernquist/Scott Reams, San Diego, Jimco, 14:34:32.

(12 Starters, 7 Finishers)

CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)-- 1. Ramon Fernandez/Thomas Fernandez/Rogelio Robles, Ensenada, Mexico, 16:13:30 (27.19mph); 2. Cisco Bio/Pancho Bio, Spring Valley, Calif./Jorge Martinez, Los Angeles, Calif., 18:40:19; 3. Carlos Villa/Rafael Villa/Saul Trevino, Ensenada, Mexico, 19:35:20.

(8 Starters, 3 Finishers)

STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks)-- 1. Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3Alpha, 13:09:53 (33.51mph); 2. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./William Aylor, Union, Ky., Dodge Ram2500, 19:35:40.

(6 Starters, 2 Finishers)

STOCK MINI (Stock, Mini-sized trucks)-- 1. Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3, 14:42:54 (29.98mph); 2. Gavin Skilton, Orange, Calif./Kevin Jensen, Apple Valley, Calif., Honda Ridgeline, 16:32:55; 3. Kevin Necessary, Long Beach, Calif./Russell Stoddard, Lakewood, Calif., Toyota FJ Cruiser, 18:24:53.

(4 Starters, 3 Finishers)

PROTRUCK (Limited Production Trucks)-- 1. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150, 11:35:10 (38.08mph); 2. Dave Creagan\/Chris Creagan, Woodland, Wash./Brian Coats, Los Alamitos, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 11:45:20; 3. Ken Losch, Tempe, Ariz./Rob Martensen, Phoenix/Steve Stroud, Gooding, Idaho, Ford F-150, 15:27:37; 4. Gary Magness/Steve Knudson, Denver, Ford F-150, 15:27:40.

(7 Starters, 4 Finishers)

PRO MOTORCYCLES

CLASS 22 (250cc or more)-- 1. Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda CRF45 0X, 8:43:38 (50.55mph); 2. Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 9:12:00; 3. Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 9:52:33; 4. Cory Evenson, Ramona, Calif./Justin Herrmann, Vista, Calif./Kirk Russel, Bend, Ore./Josh Smith, Oceanside, Calif., KTM 525XCW, 10:28:30; 5. Cory Brewer, El Cajon, Calif./Danny Naylor, Alpine, Calif, Yahama WR450F, 10:47:15; 6. Michael Gordon/Adam Dehner, Belgrade, Mont., Honda CRF450R, 10:54:00; 7. Caleb Gosselaar, Valencia, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:57:32; 8. Nick Saia, Morro Bay, Calif./Kevin Murphy, Malibu, Calif./Drew Lucas, Los Osos, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 11:07:53; 9. Jimmy Roberts/Marc Francke, Los Angeles/James Hall, Marina Del Rey, Calif., Honda XR650R, 11:13:05; 10. Adrian Rodriguez/Edgar Espinoza, El Centro, Calif./Rene Maona, San Ysidro, Calif., Honda XR650R, 11:15:37; 11. Daniel Allford, Houston/Jordan Smith, Brenham, Texas/Austin Miller, Austin, Texas/Andres Serrano, France, KTM 530EXCR, 11:36:30; 12. Grant Steele, Temecula, Calif./Jeff Kargola, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 12:32:52; 13. Anthony Pico, Whittier, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:04:56; 14. Nick Blais, Chino, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:11:30; 15. Keith Webster/James Webster , Canada, Honda CRF450X, 13:27:17; 16. Jesse Sharpe, Escondido, Calif./Jimmy Lopez, El Cajon, Calif., Honda XR650R, 14:24:30.

(17 Starters, 16 Finishers)

CLASS 21 (126cc to 250cc)-- 1. Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif./Noe Ibarra, Tijuana, Mexico, KTM 450CXF, 10:08:47 (43.48mph), 2. Bernard Bohrer, Laguna Niguel, Calif./Kurt Samuelson, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:49:15; 3. Edy Garcia/Cesar Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha YZ250, 12:17:12.

(4 Starters, 3 Finishers)

CLASS 20 (125cc)-- 1. Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif./Connor Penhall, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 10:56:53 (40.29mph); 2. Mario Acosta, Ensenada, Mexico/Mike None, Riverside, Calif./Ruben Espinoza, Ensenada, Mexico/Eric Griffith, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha WR250F, 11:42:04; 3. Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif./Stacy Doerkson, Apple Valley, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Los Alamos, Calif./Sarah Kritch, Bakersfield, Calif., Honda CRF250X, 12:52:55; 4. Larry Perkins, Strafford, Mo./Craig Goldsberry, Springfield, Mo./Malcolm Wood, Bolivor, Mo./Gabriel Hinshaw, Olathe, Kansas, Honda CRF250X, 13:24:47.

(5 Starters, 4 Finishers)

CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)-- 1. Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Steve Garnet, Carson City, Nev./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Jeff Sheets, Henderson, Nev., Kawasaki KLX450, 9:13:46 (47.80mph); 2. Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal Jr., Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Scott Glimp, Las Vegas/Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 9:23:16; 3. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M./Bryan Lowery, Las Lunas, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 9:58:37; 4. Javier Hernandez, Obregon, Mexico/Eduardo Rosas, Huatabampo, Mexico/David Topete, Obregon, Mexico, Honda XR650R, 10:41:27; 5. Jamey Kabish, Gallatin Gateway, Mont./Reid Erickson, Livingston, Mont./Troy Jobe, New Hope, Min./Craig Smit, Big Sky, Mont., Honda CRF450X, 14:40:55; 6. Ricardo De La Pena, Jardines del Valle, Mexico/Mark Winkelman, Cedar Hill, Texas/Miguel Coria, Jardines del Valle, Mexico/Carios Chavez, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda XR650R, 14:50:22; 7. Matt Reynolds, San Diego, Honda RF450X, 14:55:55.

(9 Starters, 7 Finishers)

CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)-- 1. Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./ Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif./Bob Johnson, Temecula, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:02:10 (43.96mph); 2. Todd Winslow, Clovis, Calif./Troy Winslow, Elk Grove, Calif./Steve Achey, Clovis, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 11:19:20; 3. Stuart Goggins, Upland, Calif./Jeff Horsley, Goodyear, Ariz./Tim Vasquez, Monrovia, Calif./Scott Horsley, Claremont, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 11:58:05; 4. Kevin Newton, Sacramento, Calif./Scott Ruiz, Newcastle, Calif./Marty Nepper, Auburn, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:25:00.

(4 Starters, 4 Finishers)

CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)-- 1. Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Paul Needles, Westlake Village, Calif./Mike Sixberry, Bullhead City, Ariz./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 10:14:37 (43.07mph); 2. Kenny Hayden, Shadow Hills, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Dave Potts, Burbank, Calif./Bill Boyer, Honda CRF450X, 10:50:40; 3. Eizaburo Karasawa/Susumi Ishii, Japan, Honda CRF450X, 11:29:09; 4. Jamie De La Torre, Tijuana, Mexico/Gilberto Gallardo/Leonel Vallejo/Cesar Parra, San Diego, KTM 530EXC, 11:48:22.

(6 Starters, 4 Finishers)

CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)-- 1. Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Gene Dempsey, Apple Valley, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Ca lif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif.//Mike Harper, Landers, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 13:33:57 (32.52mph).

(1 Starter, 1 Finisher)

PRO ATVs

CLASS 25 (over 251cc)-- 1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif./Rick Cecco, Briling Springs, Pa., Honda TRX700XX, 10:10:40 (43.34mph); 2. Javier Robles, Mexicali, Mexico/Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico/Cesar Lopez, San Felipe, Honda TRX450R, 10:11:01; 3. Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif., Honda TRX700XX, 10:19:05; 4. Joel Aldrete, Valle De Las Palmas, Mexico/Roberto Villalobos, Tecate, Calif., Yamaha YFZ450, 11:08:44; 5. Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 11:11:51; 6. Max Hernandez, Queen Creek, Ariz./T.J. Miller, Tucson, Ariz./Jason Fritz, Globe, Ariz., Honda TRX450R, 11:41:51; 7. Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Ben Vernadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Honda TRX450R, 13:18:31; 8. Kyle Needham, Truckee, Calif., Yamaha YFZ450, 14:08:23.

(10 Starters, 8 Finishers)

CLASS 24 (under 251cc)-- 1. Francisco Servin/Isaac Castro/Rocky Mereno/Marco Moreno/Edgar Moreno, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 10:44:26 (41.07mph); 2. Javier Beltran, San Ysidro, Calif./Cristian Rolas, San Ysidro/Santos Perez, Tijuana, Mexico/Juan Sanchez, Chula Vista, Calif./Raul Cano, Tijuana, Mexico, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 10:57:05; 3. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Robin Fawcett, Santee, Calif./Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./Jason Wade, Austin, Texas/David Scott, Beker, N.M., Honda TRX450R, 11:20:57; 4. Ray Fay III/Mike Crawford, Phoenix, Kawasaki KFX450, 11:40:04; 5. Benjamin Lopez Jr. /Jesus Lopez/Miguel Arellano, San Diego/Cristian Anaya, Tecate, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 12:00:29; 6. Jose Juarez, Tijuana, Mexico/Felix Torres, Chula Vista, Calif./Jose Navarro, Tijuana, Mexico/Daniel Delgado, San Diego, Honda TRX450R, 12:16:17; 7. Abraham Romero, Tijuana, Mexico/Sigifredo Jimenez, Chula Vista, Calif./Efrain Haros, Tijuana, Mexico/Jose Duarte, Chula Vista, Calif./Jose Garcia, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 12:27:20; 8. Luis Berumen, San Diego/Sergio Lopez Jr., Chula Vista, Calif./Adrian Cruz, Tijuana, Mexico/Guillermo Malpica, San Diego, Honda TRX450R, 12:46:48; 9. Carlos Mancillas/Joe Bernal/Roberto Miramontes Jr./Roberto Ulloa/Raul Esquivel, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 12:48:59; 10. Romulo Gomez/Jorge Fuentes/Hector Leon, Chula Vista, Calif./Chris Vargas, San Diego, Honda TRX450R, 13:00:43; 11. Carl Penny, Prescott Valley, Ariz./Tony Bowden, Glendale, Ariz./Eric Duncan Jr. /Jeff Koenig/Prescott Valley, Ariz., Yamaha YFZ450, 13:44:57.

(14 Starters, 11 Finishers)

SPORTSMAN

OVERALL SPT CAR-- 1. Peter Lang/Terry Cotter, Santa Rosa, Calif./Brian Jellison, Sebastapol, Calif., Homebuilt-Chevy, 14:51:54 (29.68mph).

(3 Starters, 2 Finishers)

FIRST SPT TRUCK-- 1. Bob Land, Lake Forest, Calif./Eric Garcia, Indio, Calif./Tom Hanscom, Crystal Lake, Ill., Jeep Cherokee, 17:19:12 (25.47mph).

(3 Starters, 1 Finisher)

SPT UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)-- 1. Mark Lindsay, Flagstaff, Ariz., Polaris RZR, 19:49:30 (22.25mph).

(6 Starters, 1 Finisher)

FIRST SPT M/C<250CC-- Luis Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico/Alejandro Padilla, Sun Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 11:10:18 (39.49mph).

(12 Starters, 7 Finishers)

OVERALL SPT M/C>250cc-- Pat Moore, Spring Creek, Nev./Jeff Moore, San Martin, Calif., KTM EXC450, 11:16:24 (39.13mph).

(40 Starters, 29 Finishers)

OVERALL SPT ATV-- Julio Gomez, Chula Vista, Calif./Alejandro Campos/Jorge Losio, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 11:41:28 (37.73mph).

(17 Starters, 11 Finishers)