Team ATK Had A Tough Final Race, But Wins The Currie Cup Championship!

Team ATK Had A Tough Final Race, But Wins The Currie Cup Championship!


Team ATK had a tough final race of the season at the Best in the Desert Henderson Fabtech Desert Classic this past weekend in Henderson, Nevada. In spite of the disappointing Henderson race the overall season performance was enough to net Team ATK a Currie Cup season championship. The Henderson race started off great -- there was an exciting drag race start with competitors Mike Barnett (Jeep J10) and Gale Pike (Dodge Ram Charger) starting in the front row and the Team ATK Wrangler lining up second beside Greg Jackson (Jeep Cherokee). The ATK powered wrangler was the only vehicle in the field without V8 power but no matter, the ATK stroker 6 cyl made short work of the competition and by 3 miles into the first lap the ATK Wrangler with Jon Krellwitz and Pat Smith in the cockpit had passed all class competitors and were running away with the race. After two smooth laps creating a 25 minutes lead on the competition the ATK wrangler pitted to take on 20 gallons of Sunoco Fuel and co-driver change with Pat Smith getting out and Matt McCallum getting in. The third lap was going great until disaster struck just a few miles out from the main pit area. The ATK Wrangler clipped a ridge with the left front tire sending the vehicle over and ending the teams hopes for a finish. The Best in The Desert recovery crew was on the scene in minutes to get the vehicle righted but the damage sustained in the accident prevented the vehicle from continuing on to the finish. Team ATK driver Jon Krellwitz noted after the race, "It is very disappointing to come out to Henderson and not finish but overall we had a great rookie season, the whole team worked really hard, and we are here at the end with three class wins, a Baja 1000 win, and the Currie Cup Championship. That's a pretty great year for a new race car and team."

A tremendous thank you to everybody at Team ATK that made this season a success:

Clive Skilton - Jon Krellwitz - Matt McCallum - Skyler Gambrell - Patrick Smith - Adam Butterfield - Kris Hernandez - Russ Ficker - Kevin Davis - Chad Fryman - Ted Moncure - Nick Moncure - Allen Russell - Mark Sasaki


Also a HUGE thank you to our supporters that continue to made this program a success:

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Ricky Johnson Offroad Grand Prix 2009 Season is Official!

The 2009 Offroad Grand Prix schedule is as follows:
๏ February 27-28 (Sportsman 27th, Pro 28th)
Manzanita Speedway- Phoenix, AZ
๏ March 20-21 (Sportsman 20th, Pro 21st)
Perris Auto Speedway- Perris, CA
๏ October 30-31 (Sportsman 30th, Pro 31st)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway- Las Vegas, NV
***Offroad GP Banquet will be held Sunday November 1.

Championship number two for Heidi Steele and a great year for the Desert Assassins

Heidi Steele and team clinch second championship of the year at BITD finale this weekend.

Justin “Bean” Smith and the Eddy Bros add to 2009 Championship total for the Desert Assassins.


In a history-making season Heidi Steele along with her teammates Rene Brugger, Danny Street Jr. and Tim Lawrence clinch both premiere off road racing championships in their Lucas Oil/Yokohama Tire FORD Ranger. Securing the titles in SCORE, which is famous for the Baja 1000 and the Best In the Desert series is a feat rumored to only be accomplished by one other team in history from the research found.

Heidi is the first ever women to win a pro-series truck title in SCORE and won her championship this weekend in Best in the Desert, which is the first year in history that any woman has won a championship title in that series.

Heidi and her team took 3 wins in 2009 making 8 total podium appearances in ten races between both series. The team at West Racing has been prepping the truck for a predominant amount of the season and deserves the most credit with the ability to field a freshly prepped truck at 7 of 10 races. Heidi’s husband Cameron is a 20 plus year Baja veteran and said “I have seen drivers with years of experience melt under the pressure of a single race win let alone a championship. To see my 5’8” 110 lb wife take on two major race series with all the pressure along with the elements and bring home two championships proved to me she is a warrior beyond measure.”

Prior to this weekend the Desert Assassins had also scored championships in the 1600 class with Adam Pfankuch driving his K.I.T. racing/Yokohama sponsored car and DA Kingpin Cameron Steele winning the SNORE Unlimited Truck title for 2008. Rick St. John who is also part of the extended family brought Yokohama Tires one of their four SCORE season titles in 2009 with not one flat tire during the year. Adam is a prior overall SCORE title holder and a former multiple time class champion as well.

This weekend marked the final race in 2009 and along with the 7100 championship (mid size trucks) the Desert Assassins had much to celebrate. Justin “Bean” Smith who has been a DA member since inception locked his 2nd ever class title by winning the race with close friend Sigal Greenberg. Sigal who along with Heidi became the first women to ever win a class title in BITD teamed with Justin for all of 2008 and split driving duties. Sigal and Justin celebrated the championship by winning class 1100 for semi limited buggies, a class known more prominently by the name SCORE Lite. Justin started his racing career as a navigator and has become a top-level driver proving once again that he has developed the skills to be a champion, which he looks to prove again next year in the 1600 class at the SCORE series.

Barstow, CA natives Max and Matt Eddy who have been a part of the Desert Assassins moto team in Baja for the past 3 years brought home the Professional 4-stroke title in the BITD series. Matt and Max are twins that have been making quite the name for themselves as top riders in the desert. The brothers recently finished in the top 5 at the Baja 1000 in the Open Pro bike class and now will run the BITD championship number for 2009.

Also this past weekend DA members Adam and Danny Ashcraft took the class 1000 win at the final race of the season in their Western CNC/Yokohama Tire car. Adam will be contesting his first full year in BITD class 1000 in 2009 so this is a great way to prepare for the future with the same car they will campaign.

Over the three years since the Desert Assassins have become a team the main members and the extended family have worked hard to be more than just racers and champions. The goal for the team is racing domination while promoting a great experience for all racers and crews in the desert.

You can see the DA on TV this week as the SCORE Baja 1000 will air this Sunday on NBC nationally, check your local listings for the time in your hood.

2008 Desert Assassins tale of the tape

SCORE
7sx Champions – Driver of Record Heidi Steele
1600 Champions - Driver of Record Adam Phankuch
8th SCORE Trophy Truck – Driver of Record Cameron Steele

BITD
7100 Champions – Driver of Record Heidi Steele
1100 Champions – Driver of Record Sigal Greenburg
4 Stroke Pro Champions – Rider of Record Max/Matt Eddy

SNORE
Unlimited Truck Champions – Driver of Record Cameron Steele

The Desert Assassins racked up 13 major Race wins in the last year – more to come as Brian Burgess, Darren Hardesty and Aaron Hawley get back in the race game with the rest of the Desert Assassins crew in 2009.

Heidi and her team would like to thank the sponsors who have supported them win two championships this season; Lucas Oil Products/Yokohama Tire/ATX Wheels/FOX Racing Shox/Currie Enterprises/Camburg Engineering/KC HiLiTES/Blue C Advertising/MasterCraft/Deaver Springs/VP Race Fuel/PCI Race Radios, UNI Filters and West Racing.

Formula One agrees to cut costs

Motor sport's world governing body, the FIA, in conjunction with the Formula One teams on Friday announced a raft of proposals in a bid to cut escalating costs.

Following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Monte Carlo the key components of the changes will see savings on engine costs, a ban on in-season testing outside GP weekends and a reduction in staff numbers.

Engines will be available to the independent teams from 2010 for less than �4.5million per team per season, supplied by an independent supplier or a manufacturer backed by guarantees of continuity.

There will be no in-season testing from next year except during a race weekend and during scheduled practice.

The teams have also agreed manpower will be reduced by means of a number of measures, including sharing information on tyres and fuel to eliminate the need for 'spotters'.

The FIA estimate the list of changes for 2009 will save the manufacturer teams approximately 30% of their budgets compared to 2008, with the savings for independent teams even greater.

Other proposals are as follows: * Engine life to be doubled. Each driver will use a maximum of eight engines for a season, plus four for testing (i.e 20 per team).

* A limit of 18,000 rpm.

* Cost of engines to independent teams will be approximately 50% of 2008 prices.

* No wind tunnel exceeding 60% scale and 50 metres/sec to be used after 1 January 2009.

* Factory closures for six weeks per year, to accord with local laws.

From 2010:

* The engine from 2010 will continue to be used in 2011 and 2012 (thus no new engine for 2011).

* Subject to confirmation of practicability, the same transmission will be used by all teams.

* The FIA are to compose a standard parts list relating to the chassis. Some parts will be allowed development, other will be required to use inexpensive materials.

* For a race weekend there will be standardised radio and telemetry systems, a ban on tyre warmers, mechanical purging of tyres, and most crucially, a ban on refuelling.

* There will also be a possible reduction in race distance or duration (with a proposal to follow from market research).

* With regards to factory activity there will be further restrictions on aerodynamic research, combined with a full analysis of factory facilities with a view to proposing further restrictions on such facilities.

In the longer term, the FIA and FOTA are to study the possibility of an entirely new power train for 2013 based on energy efficiency.

The rules will be framed to ensure that research and development of such a power train would make a real contribution to energy-efficient road transport.

The FIA believe an enhanced Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) system is likely to be a very significant element of an energy-efficient power train in the future.

In the short term, KERS is part of the 2009 regulations, but is not compulsory, however, from 2010 FOTA is considering proposals for a standard KERS system.

With regard to F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone's medal system, market research will be conducted, also into a possible change to qualifying.

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MotoGP Star Valentino Rossi Rewarded For Perfect Partnership With Stobart WRC Team

Wales Rally GB has seen a relationship blossom this weekend between MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi and the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team. When the two-wheeled champion made the decision to contest the final round of the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship the Stobart squad were more than happy to accommodate and help his cause to raise funds for the Children in Need charity.






Stobart Group CEO Andrew Tinkler and COO William Stobart were delighted with the presence of the six-time MotoGP champion and the atmosphere he generated around the team’s service area and indeed the entire event.

"The Stobart team has done a great job here on our home event. I am really pleased that Valentino came to drive one of our cars and we have both worked extremely well together; he is a fantastic draw for fans and spectators and we have had a massive interest in the team. Some of his splits and stage times have been really impressive.

"Valentino’s run here has really raised the global and national media exposure for both the team and Stobart Group. To have the support of a motorsport legend for our home event is a real boost and is something really special to end off a great year in business for Stobart Group and a great year in motorsport for our rally team." said Tinkler.

Rossi also generated a phenomenal amount of publicity and media coverage and ramped up the global exposure the team already achieve through the World Rally Championship.

Fans too greatly enjoyed the presence of the champ who was more than happy to meet his supporters in Great Britain. The Italian thoroughly enjoyed his time with the entire Ford family and his time behind the wheel of the Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC.

"We have had a great time here with the Stobart team and everyone has worked fantastically well together," commented Rossi. "I have really enjoyed this rally, especially when we got some fast times today and hopefully we will get a chance to work again together with Stobart."

Rossi was also awarded the Abu Dhabi Spirit of the Rally award today. The fact he entered one of the calendar’s toughest WRC rounds and put his reputation on the line speaks volumes for the man and the entire WRC family. To come out with such a highly commendable finish shows his unique natural ability. The Abu Dhabi Spirit of the Rally award recognises parties demonstrating the same values that the UAE capital stands for: respect, innovation, integrity and teamwork. It also acknowledges a positive contribution to the WRC by any of the myriad of parties involved in the sport.

"I’m very proud to receive the Abu Dhabi Spirit of the Rally award. I think it is a great idea for Abu Dhabi to provide this and it helps to show the effort that people put into motorsport." He added.

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Big teams pledge to remain in F1

Five of Formula One's top teams have pledged to remain in the sport.

BMW Sauber, Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes, Renault and Toyota are all determined not to follow Honda by quitting F1.

Honda bowed out for financial reasons, prompting motorsport boss Max Mosley to warn that cost-cutting was vital to avoid losing any of the other teams.

Toyota, believed to be under pressure in the current economic crisis, said they were "committed to succeeding in Formula One and to reducing costs".

That is despite the team, who considerably outperformed Honda in 2008, scoring four times as many points and finishing fifth in the constructors' championship, axeing the media launch for their 2009 car as a money-saving measure.

French team Renault, who finished in fourth with 80 points to Toyota's 56, also revealed they remained committed to the sport.

But former F1 giants Williams, who limped to eighth place in 2008, have yet to make a statement.

One of the few remaining independent teams, Williams have seen sponsors RBS, AT&T and Philips suffer heavy losses in recent months.

Honda withdrew from the sport on Friday, leaving their Northamptonshire-based team just weeks to find new backers or face closure.

The Formula One Teams Association (Fota) met on Thursday to discuss proposals to secure the future of the sport, and said agreement had been reached on "substantial cost-cutting for 2009 and 2010" as well as "additional initiatives to improve the show".

With top teams spending about £300m a year, Mosley, president of governing body the International Automobile Federation (FIA), said the sport had to cut soaring costs.

Despite Mosley describing the team's cost-cutting proposals as "fiddling about", Toyota, who have one of the biggest budgets in F1, are sure they are on the right path.

"We are contributing to the Fota activities which will achieve significant cost reductions, whilst maintaining the spirit of the sport," a statement from the manufacturer read.

"We hope Fota's proposals and activities will be given the widespread support they deserve as they provide the sound, stable base Formula One requires at this time."

BMW board member Klaus Draeger, whose team won in Canada this year and finished third overall, said in a statement that Honda's decision would have no bearing on his company's involvement in F1.

"F1 involvement is an integral part of the company strategy," he added. "There is no better platform than Formula One for demonstrating our brand values.

"BMW, moreover, makes targeted use of the Formula One project as a technology accelerator for series production.

"With the BMW Sauber F1 Team, we have from the start focused on high efficiency and have achieved our successes with a compact and powerful team. The cost-benefit ratio is commensurately positive."

Norbert Haug, the head of Mercedes Motorsport which powered Briton Lewis Hamilton to his recent title victory, also revealed his team were working hard on measures to reduce costs.

"Our Formula One involvement is built on financially solid foundations and is in large part financed by our sponsoring partners," he said.

"Mercedes-Benz's contribution is cost-efficient, the resonance in the media and in the public which last season and Lewis Hamilton's win generated was worth many times our financial investment."

He added: "This pullout is very sad. It only shows how important the cost-cutting measures are that we've been advocating for more than five years, and which have only been realised to a small degree.

"Within the Formula One Teams Association, we're working very hard on measures to cut costs, and over the next two years we must achieve cuts of at least 50%."

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, chairman of Ferrari, one of the sport's strongest and most secure teams, remained positive about the sport's future.

"We unanimously agreed to important short and long term measures, for 2009 and 2010," he said.

"We gave a new push toward a reduction in costs especially to help the smaller teams already from the next season."

Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Force India operate under a separate financial model, relying on funding from billionaire owners to finance their campaigns, and are not believed to be in difficulty.

(Source: BBC Sport)

Team Hummer Henderson Sweep

DETROIT – Team HUMMER concluded the 2008 desert racing season with its second hat-trick of the year as it swept the stock classes at the December 6, Best In the Desert (BITD) Racing Association’s FabTech Desert Classic 2008 season finale.

Once again, Chad Hall and the H3 Alpha were the first stock class vehicle to cross the finish line, earning a class victory in the stock full SUV (4100) class. Josh Hall and the H2 SUT secured the stock full truck (8100) class victory, finishing just five seconds behind his brother. Team owner and family patriarch, Rod Hall, earned his fifth BITD class victory of 2008, racing his H3 to a stock mini (3100) class win.

The victories also secured the team’s sweep of all three BITD stock class season championships, adding to the pair of SCORE International stock class season championships secured at the 2008 Baja 1000. With a total of five class season championships, 2008 marks the most successful year for HUMMER Racing since the team was founded in 1993.

“In a sport where just finishing the race is an accomplishment, our ability to win every class championship this season demonstrates the strength of the Hummer vehicles and the determination of our entire team,” said Hall.

2008 Team HUMMER season highlights include:
· Rod Hall wins SCORE International and BITD stock mini class season championship in the H3.
· Chad Hall wins SCORE International and Best In the Desert stock full season championship in the H3 Alpha’s inaugural season.
· Josh Hall wins Best in the Desert stock full truck season championship in H2 SUT’s first complete season.
· Team HUMMER becomes the first team to sweep stock class championships in both SCORE and BITD in the same season.
· A HUMMER was the first stock class vehicle to finish in eight of 10 races in 2008, including the Baja 500 and Baja 1000.

Cosworth win sole-engine deal

Cosworth win sole-engine deal
Friday 5th December 2008

The FIA have confirmed that Cosworth have won the single engine supply deal.

In a bid to cut the costs of competing in Formula One, FIA President Max Mosley recently proposed the idea of a single engine manufacturer for the sport.

And, with the news earlier this week that Honda have pulled out of F1, it appears as if Mosley's idea is set to go ahead with Cosworth, who have previously supplied engines to F1 teams, being confirmed as the company chosen by the FIA.

"We have completed the tendering process and are now in exclusive negotiations with Cosworth together with Xtrac and Ricardo Transmissions (XR) to supply a complete Formula One power train starting in 2010," said Max Mosley in his letter to FOTA and the Team Principals.

"The engine will be a current Formula One engine while the transmission will be state-of-the-art Formula One and a joint effort by two companies which already supply transmissions to most of the grid."

The engine will carry a price tag of �5.49m (€6.42m) per season along with an initial payment of �1.68m (€1.97m) which will be notably cheaper than what the F1 manufacturers currently charge.

These proposals are, however, only an alternative to independent teams and manufacturers will still be allowed to build engines according to their own specifications.

Regardless of whether the teams opt to use a Cosworth-built of self-built unit, all teams will use a standard transmission designed and built by XR.

The FIA plan to include the standardization of chassis components in their cost cutting plans and teams intending to use the standard F1 engine as of 2010 have until close of business on December 11 to notify the FIA.

Reportedly, the FIA will continue with their plans even four teams do not sign up for the Cosworth offer.

Honda Quits Formula One to Cut Costs as Profit Falls

Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. withdrew from Formula One racing, cutting at least 20 billion yen ($216 million) in costs after the carmaker slashed its earnings forecast, fired assembly workers and reduced production.

Japan's second-largest automaker may put the Brackley, England-based team up for sale, President Takeo Fukui said today at a news conference in Tokyo. Honda will also no longer supply engines to other teams.

Honda cut its profit forecast 13 percent in October as the recession in the U.S. cripples car demand. Max Mosley, president of F-1 ruling body the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, has said the $1.6 billion teams spend annually on the racing series is ``unsustainable.''

``Honda's withdrawal highlights just how awful the situation surrounding the auto industry is,'' Koji Endo, an analyst at Credit Suisse in Tokyo. ``Other teams may follow, and the F-1 may not be held in the future.''

Honda's vehicle sales in the U.S., the company's most profitable market, plunged 32 percent in November, the most since 1981, as the economic slowdown and the weak consumer sentiment hurt demand for Civic models.

``This difficult decision has been made in the light of the quickly deteriorating operating environment facing the global auto industry,'' Fukui said. ``Honda must protect its core business activities.''

Development Emphasis

Honda needs to speed up development of diesel engines, hybrid and small cars, said Fukui. The 400 engineers who work on Formula One will be reassigned to those projects, he said. The company will review all of its businesses as economic conditions may remain poor, he added. Honda plans to continue racing in the MotoGP motorcycle series and U.S.-based IndyCar.

Operating the Formula One team cost about 20 billion yen annually, Fukui said. The figure does not include development costs for the engines and cars.

The company's stock has dropped 56 percent this year, set for the worst annual performance since at least 1975. The shares fell 1.9 percent to 1,650 yen at the close of trading in Tokyo.

Honda finished eighth and ninth the past two seasons after placing fourth in 2006 on its return as a constructor. Ross Brawn, the former Ferrari technical director who helped Michael Schumacher win five straight driving titles, was hired to run the team 13 months ago.

Honda was the sport's biggest spender in 2008, the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph reported. The team this week canceled an end-of- season media lunch at a Michelin starred-restaurant near Oxford, England, the newspaper added.

Nine Teams

Its withdrawal will leave the sport, dominated by carmakers including Fiat SpA, Renault SA and Toyota Motor Corp., with nine teams and 18 cars if a buyer can't be found. The 2009 season- opening Australian Grand Prix is scheduled March 29.

Toyota has no plans to withdraw from the sport, said spokesman Hideaki Homma.

The last team to quit Formula One was Honda-backed Super Aguri, which folded in May because of a lack of funding.

Honda's decision is the latest blow to hit the sport in the past 18 months.

Earlier this year, F-1 was rocked by the distribution of a sex video involving FIA President Mosley which led to some carmakers voting for his removal. In 2007, McLaren was kicked out of the constructors' championship and fined $100 million after its chief designer, Mike Coughlan, was found in possession of 780 pages of technical documents belonging to Ferrari.

Lower Earnings

Honda expects operating profit of 550 billion yen for the 12 months ending March, the lowest in eight years. The carmaker cut its forecast as the yen's 39 percent gain against the dollar squeezes its profit. Every 1 yen gain against the dollar cuts Honda's annual operating profit by 18 billion yen, according to the company.

The company yesterday said it plans to offer early retirement for workers at its U.K. factory and will cut 490 additional temporary jobs in Japan, as demand slumps in overseas markets.

Honda, led by founder Soichiro Honda, owned a Formula One team as early as 1964, even before it began making cars in 1967.

It returned to F-1 in the 1980s as an engine supplier, then in 2004 purchased a stake in the BAR team from British American Tobacco, which it bought out a year later to form the Honda team for the 2006 season.

Alonso threatens to quit Formula 1

Renault driver Fernando Alonso has threatened to retire from Formula One if standard engines for all teams are introduced.

The FIA has proposed a standard engine for all teams in 2010 to cut costs in the expensive sport, but the idea has met with widespread criticism.

Double world champion Alonso said: "If they approve a single engine that would be the last straw.

"It would be time to start thinking about retirement."

The talented Spaniard is however in favour of the regulations for 2009 which include the return of slick tyres, the introduction of the new kinetic energy recovery system (Kers) and aerodynamic alterations.

He added: "The advantage is that practically everybody is starting from zero.

"Next year I will try to be champion. You can't allow yourself to start the championship without thinking you're going to win.

"My objective is to win the title. It's a very clear objective, although it may have to be altered as the year goes on."

source: fox sports

GREENBERG MAKES RACING HISTORY

GREENBERG MAKES RACING HISTORY
Desert Hills, Arizona – Sigal Racing, led by Sigal Greenberg, one of Arizona’s most prolific racecar drivers, won the 240-mile 2008 Henderson Fabtech Desert Classic sponsored by Best in the Desert (BITD) on December 6, 2008 in Henderson, Nev. Greenberg is the first woman to win a race "car" division championship in the organization’s 26 years of operation.
Sigal Racing entered the race, the last of the season, leading her competition by 50 points. Driving her newest racecar, Pinkie, Greenberg, accompanied by Rich Boyette, one of her team members, she raced to the finish line. Sigal Racing team members Justin “Bean” Smith and Andy Devercelly, helped establish a 10-minute lead so Greenberg could race to the finish line with ease and precision. The win was witnessed by more than 10,000 screaming fans.
Greenberg, who is known for her pink, colorful vehicles and the unique names she assigns them, won first place in the second group race, first place in their respective class and took the points champion category for the 2008 BITD season.

“This has been an exciting season for Sigal Racing,” says Greenberg. “It was a big team effort. We wanted the checkered flag, but ended up racing 110 percent and took the complete win.”
Greenberg’s win was helped by the support of her team: co-drivers Rich Boyette, Justin “Bean” Smith, Andy Devercelly, Pit crew members were crew chief Lee Creiglow. Lee Porterfield, JC Farris, PJ Creiglow, John Hallal & JR.
Greenberg, who has been racing for eight years, has moved from class 9 to JeepSpeed and currently races in class 10 lite (class 1100). Sigal Racing, LLC, which is and headquartered in Desert Hills, Arizona north of metropolitan Phoenix, is sponsored by Light Force, Mobile Radio Communications, Sopwith Motorsports, Arizona Off-road, Yokohama, Fox Shox, Major Performance, JG Transwerks, BC Clothing, Rocket Graphix, and Jane Schnall.

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B.J. Baldwin snags SCORE Trophy-Truck crown

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December 4, 2008





B.J. Baldwin snags SCORE Trophy-Truck crown

Las Vegas’ B.J. Richardson captures Overall and Class 1

2008 SCORE Desert Series points title in Bunderson-Chevy



Bell/Kendall/Campbell sweep Overall M/C & Class 22 points;

Matlock/Spaeth earn Overall ATV and Class 25 points



LOS ANGELES—After all of the dust settled following the recent 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, the last man standing atop the podium with the crown of 2008 SCORE Desert Series Overall point champion was veteran Las Vegas racer B.J. Richardson.

Richardson, 43, a prominent Southern Nevada businessman and casino developer, drove the Las Vegas Dissemination Company Chevy-powered Bunderson open-wheel desert race car to the unlimited Class 1 season point title that also earned him the coveted 2008 SCORE Overall point championship as well. During the five-race season, he had second place class finishes at the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 along with a 10th at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and a ninth in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.

Racing in one of the two most competitive classes in the series, Richardson claimed the title with 414 total points. By finishing every mile of every race, Richardson also earned his first Toyota Milestone Award.

Richardson and all the 2008 SCORE Desert Series point champions will be honored Saturday during the annual SCORE Awards Night at Terrible’s Resort in Primm, Nev. The evening begins with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the awards at 7:30 p.m.

In one of the closest overall point battles in the 35-year history of the world’s foremost desert racing series, Richardson won the overall crown by just three points over fellow Las Vegan B.J. Baldwin. Baldwin, 29, won the season point championship in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division for the second time in three years in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado. Baldwin, whose father Bobby Baldwin finished ninth in the SCORE Trophy-Truck season points, earned his third consecutive Toyota Milestone Award.

After leading the SCORE Overall points much of the season, San Diego County racer Adam Pfankuch, 26, finished third overall while winning Class 1-2/1600 in a Mirage-VW with 403 season points. Pfankuch earned a Toyota Milestone Award as well as winning the $20,000 Volkswagen of America bonus for earning the most points of any VW-powered vehicle this season.

A total of just 36 points separated the top 10 in the final 2008 SCORE Overall point standings led by four drivers from Class 1, three from SCORE Trophy-Truck, two from Class 1-2/1600 and one from Class 5/1600.

SCORE points are based on starting and finishing as well as the number of starters in each class in every race.

“What an unbelievable season, especially when you consider I’ve been hanging around the desert for over 20 years,” said the soft-spoken Richardson. “This was a dream season, and we were able to stay consistent, finish every race and win Class 1 and the 2008 SCORE Overall point championship without winning a race. That goes to show you how competitive SCORE desert racing is in general and our class in particular. I can’t stay enough, though, about our entire Las Vegas Dissemination Company team, my teammate Pat Dean, our dear friend and sponsor John Gaughan, our co-driver T.J. Flores and the magnificent prep our cars get from Valley Performance in Las Vegas. Without all of the ingredients, we would have never won this championship.”

While this is Richardson’s first SCORE class point championship, it was Baldwin’s second and third for Pfankuch, who owns Powerbox Transaxles. Pfankuch was the second driver for two season point championship teams. He was the second driver for the title team in Class 1-2/1600 SCORE points both in 2003 (with Eric Allen) and in 2004 (with Brian Jeffrey). In 2004, the Jeffrey/Pfankuch tandem was also the SCORE Overall Point champions. This was the first season Pfankuch won a class title as driver of record.

While Baldwin drove the entire season solo, Pfankuch did almost the same, but had help from Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif., in both the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.

Baldwin, was second in Laughlin, seventh in San Felipe and earned his third career SCORE Trophy-Truck race win at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, slipped to 10th in Primm but kept his point lead and clinched the his second career title with a second at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks.

After impressively winning Class 1 in Mexico’s season-finale, Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., finished the year second in Class 1 and fourth in overall points with 399 in the Speed Technologies Jefferies-Chevy.

With two class wins this season before a 10th in class at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 put him out of championship contention, Germany’s World Rally Championship veteran Armin Schwarz and teammate Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., finished fifth in overall points and third in Class 1, just two points behind Dempsey in the All German Motorsports Jimco-BMW.

With three wins in Class 5/1600 in his VW Baja Bug, Mexico’s Marcos Nunez won his class point championship and finished sixth in overall points.

A pair of talented SCORE Trophy-Truck teams ended up seventh and eighth in 2008 SCORE Overall points—Norman Motorsports and Riviera Racing.

Winning the last two races of the season, Roger Norman, Reno, Nev. and Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., made a major impression in their first year in SCORE Trophy-Truck, finishing second behind Baldwin with 391 points in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150.

After dominating the SCORE Trophy-Truck class in 2007 with three race wins including the 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, still managed to finish third in SCORE Trophy-Truck season points this year with 386 in the No. 1 Riviera Racing Ford F-150.

Completing the top 10 in 2008 SCORE Overall points was rookie Corey Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., a second generation desert racer who raced with his father and brother, earning one class win and finishing second to Pfankuch with 384 points in a Lothringer-VW.

With motorcycles and ATVs racing in the three SCORE Baja races, the team of Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., once again dominated the overall motorcycle and open Class 22 standings with 303 points after all three Baja races on the factory-supported No. 1x Johnny Campbell Racing Honda CRF450X. For the Baja legend Campbell, it was his 11th career SCORE win while it was the third for Bell and the second for Norman.

Sweeping all three SCORE Baja races, the overall ATV champions are led by rider of record Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., on a Honda TRX700XX. Riding with Matlock all season was Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif., while aiding the cause with some riding in the two longer Baja races were Harold Goodman and Wes Miller.

With four class wins this season, Mexico’s Ramon Fernandez won his second straight Class 11 title and was 11th overall in a stock VW Sedan.

Winning Class 3 for the sixth time in seven years in their sturdy Ford Bronco, brothers Donald (Sacramento, Calif.) and Kenneth Moss (Marysville, Calif.) won four of five races, have 29 in their career and finished 13th in the 2008 SCORE Overall points.

Setting a pair of SCORE records along the way, Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., was the driver of record for a team that won two races and the Class 7SX season point championship in the Desert Assassins Ford Ranger. For Steele, whose husband Cameron Steele races in SCORE Trophy-Truck, she became the first female driver of record to win a SCORE truck season title and the first female driver to win a prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Award as her team finished every required mile of the season.

While Steele became the first female driver of record to win a SCORE truck class season title, Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif., became the first female rider of record to win a SCORE motorcycle class title.

Cody led an all female team to the Class 20 title on a Honda CRF250X. Other team regulars were co-riders: Stacy Doerkson, Apple Valley, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Los Alamos, Calif./Sarah Kritch, Bakersfield, Calif.

Truly a family sport, Rod Hall, Reno, Nev. and his youngest son Chad Hall became the first father and son racers to win a SCORE season championship in the same season.

Both also SCORE Toyota Milestone winners from Reno, Nev., the venerable Rod Hall, 71, won the Stock Mini class for the third straight year in a Hummer H3 for his 14th career SCORE class season point title while Chad Hall, 45, won three races this year in a Rod Hall Racing Hummer H3Alpha to earn the Stock Full season title, his first as driver of record.

Among the car and truck classes, other point champions include: Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif. (Class 7, Ford Ranger), Mike Lawrence, Brea, Calif. (Class 10, Lothringer-VW), Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif. (SCORE Lite, Duvel-VW). It was Chamlee’s fourth career Class 7 season title, while it was the first for both Lawrence and St. John.

Among the other motorcycle class champions, four defending season class champions won their respective classes again in 2008: Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif. (Class 30, Honda CRF450X and Class 50, Honda CRF450X0, Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif. (Class 21, KTM 450CXF), Brett Helm, Poway, Calif. (Class 40, Honda XR650R) and Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn. (Class 60, Honda CRF450X).

Putting together all-star age group teams, O’Neal, the prominent apparel manufacturer, now has 13 career SCORE class motorcycle season point crowns, 12 of which have come in the last eight years.

Casas, Helm and Lewis, along with their talented co-riders, each have now won two career SCORE motorcycle season titles.

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

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.



2008 SCORE Desert Series

FINAL Point Leaders

(Five-race series in U.S. and Mexico. Following 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000-Ensenada, Mexico, Nov. 19-23)
Top 25 Overall Cars and Trucks
(Position, Drivers, Vehicle-Engine, Class, Points)

1. B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy (Class 1), 414

2. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 411

3. Adam Pfankuch,Carlsbad, Calif., Mirage-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 403

4. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./Mark Levrett, Sparks, Nev., Jefferies-Chevy (Class 1), 399

5. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW (Class 1), 397

6. Marcos Nunez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (Class 5/1600), 392

7. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 391

8. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 386

9. Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 384

10. Luis Ramirez Jr., Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, HMS-Chevy (Class 1), 378

11. Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan (Class 11), 377

12. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 376

13. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco (Class 3), 374

14. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 372

15. Heidi Steele, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Ford Ranger (Class 7SX), 369

16. John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif., Ford Ranger (Class 7SX), 367

17. Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug (Class 5), 365

18. Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 (Stock Mini), 364

19. Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3Alpha (Stock Full), 361

21. Ernie Negrete, San Diego/Oscar Venagas, Rosarito, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (Class 5/1600), 345

22. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 342

23. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (Class 1), 341

24. David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., Lothringer-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 334

24. Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger (Class 7), 334

2008 SCORE Desert Series
Class Point Leaders
(With Class wins in parenthesis)
Pro Cars and Trucks

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK—1. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (1), 411; 2. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150 (2), 391; 3. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 386; 4. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 376; 5. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 372; 6. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150, 342; 7. Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram 1500 (1), 303; 8. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., GMC Sierra, 290; 9. Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 283; 10. Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 282.

CLASS 1—1. B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy, 414; 2. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., Jefferies-Chevy (1), 399; 3. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW (2), 397; 4. Luis Ramirez Jr., Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Jefferies-Chevy (1), 378; 5 Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 341; 6. Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Brad Etter, Villa Park, Calif., Porter-Chevy, 289; 7. Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy (1), 283; 8. Josh Rigsby, Santa Fe, N.M., Jimco-Chevy; 9. Dale Lenk, Newport Beach, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 231; 10. Eric Chase, San Diego, Penhall-Chevy, 229.

CLASS 1-2/1600—1. Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Mirage-VW (2), 403; 2. Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW (1) 384; 3. Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., Lothringer-VW, 338; 4. Hiram Duran, Chula Vista, Calif., Amplified-VW, 325; 5. Arturo Velazco/Able Velazco, Banning, Calif., Porter-VW, 255; 7. Arnoldo Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry-VW (1), 229.

CLASS 3—1. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco (4), 365; 2. Darren Skilton, Long Beach, Calif., Jeep Wranger (1), 125.

CLASS 5—1. Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug (3), 365; 2. Pietro Brassea, Mexicali, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (2), 191.

CLASS 5/1600—1. Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (3), 392; 2. Ernie Negrete, San Ysidro, Calif., VW Baja Bug, 345; 3. Alonso Angulo, Ensenada, Mexico, 297; 4. Mario Reynoso, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug, 252; 5. Tommy Craft, El Cajon, Calif.,VW Baja Bug, 249. ALSO: 7. Jose Montoya, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (1), 216.

CLASS 7—1. Dan Chamlee, Summerland, Calif., Ford Ranger (1), 334; 2. Guillermo Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, Ford Ranger (1), 204; 3. Chris Taylor, El Centro, Calif., Ford Ranger (1), 202.

CLASS 7SX—1. Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger (2) 369; 2. John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif., Ford Ranger (3), 367.

CLASS 8—1. Noah Ostanik, Encinitas, Calif., Ford F-150 (1), 189; 2. Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico, Ford F-150 (1), 167.

CLASS 9—1. Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif., Venegas-VW (1), 239; 2. Cisco Bio, Spring Valley, Calif., Tubular Design-VW (1), 125.

CLASS 10—1. Mike Lawrence, Brea, Calif./Chris Lawrence, Los Alamitos, Calif., Lothringer-VW, 325, 2. Mark Hutchins/C.J. Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Kreger-Honda (1), 225; 3. Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Honda (1), 205.

SCORE LITE—1. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel-VW (2), 352; 2. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz., Foddrill-VW, 332; 3. David Callaway, Menifee, Calif./Scott Mapes, Riverside, Calif., Callaway-VW, 311; 4. Steve Mamer, Holtville, Calif., Raceco-VW, 274; 5. Gary Johnson, Camarillo, Calif., Messick-VW, 219.

CLASS 11—1. Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan (4), 377; 2. Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, VW Sedan (1), 275.

STOCK FULL—1. Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 Alpha (3), 361; 2. Kent Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif., Dodge 2500 (1), 267; 3. Clyde Stacey, Bristol, Va., Dodge Ram2500, 237; 4. Josh Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H2SUT (1), 222.

STOCK MINI—1. Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 (3), 364; 2. Gavin Skilton, Orange, Calif., Honda Ridgeline (2), 269.

PROTRUCK—1. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150 (3), 304. 2. Gary Magness, Denver, Ford F-150, 192.

CLASS 17—1. Scott Watkins, Stockton, Calif., Jeep Cherokee (1), 180.
Pro Motorcycles

CLASS 22—1. Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X (3), 303; 2. Ryan Penhall, Corona, Calif./Brent Harden, Sun City, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 272, 3. Caleb Gosselaar, Valencia, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 270; 4. Grant Steele, Temecula, Calif./Jeff Kargula, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 195; 5. Jesse Sharpe, Escondido, Calif., Honda XR650R, 184.

CLASS 21—1. Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM 450CXF (2), 265; 2. Edy Garcia/Cesar Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha YZ250, 168; 3.Bernard Bohrer, Laguna Niguel, Calif./Kurt Samuelson, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 134.

CLASS 20—1. Anna Cody, Spring Valley, Calif./Stacy Doerkson, Apple Valley, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Los Alamos, Calif./Sarah Kritch, Bakersfield, Calif., Honda CRF250X (1), 252; 2. Larry Perkins, Strafford, Mo./Craig Goldsberry, Springfield, Mo./Malcolm Wood, Bolivor, Mo./Gabriel Hinshaw, Olathe, Kansas, Honda CRF250X, 241; 3. Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif./Conor Penhall, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF250X (2), 235.

CLASS 30—1. 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 (1), 275; 2. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X, 261; 3. Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Steve Garnet, Carson City, Nev./Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico, Kawasaki KLX450 (2), 239.

CLASS 40—1. Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X (3), 280; 2. Stuart Goggins, Upland, Calif./Jeff Horsley, Goodyear, Ariz./Tim Vasquez, Monrovia, Calif./Scott Horsley, Claremont, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 247.

CLASS 50—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 (3), 270; 2. Kenny Hayden, Shadow Hills, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Dave Potts, Burbank, Calif./Bill Boyer, Honda CRF450X, 250; 3. Jamie De La Torre, Tijuana, Mexico/Gilberto Gallardo/Leonel Vallejo/Cesar Parra, San Diego, KTM 530EXC, 125.

CLASS 60—1. Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Gene Dempsey, Apple Valley, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Mike Harper, Landers, Calif., Honda CRF450X (3), 275.
Pro ATVs

CLASS 25—1. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./ Marc Spaeth, Warner Springs, Calif./Wes Miller, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX700XX (3), 290; 2. Danny Prather, Ramona, Calif./Mike Cafro, Carlsbad, Calif./Levi Marana, Hemet, Calif./Chad Prull, Laveen, Ariz., Honda TRX450R, 268; 3. Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy)/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Jorge Romo, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R, 255; Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo., Arctic Cat Thundercat, 242.

CLASS 24—1. 1. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Robin Fawcett, Santee, Calif./Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif., Honda TRX450R (1), 275; 2. Benjamin Lopez, San Diego, Honda TRX450R, 139; 3. Rob Ransford, Downer’s Grove, Ill., Honda TRX450R, 203.

Sportsman

SPT TRUCK—1. Bob Land, Lake Forest, Calif., Jeep Cherokee (2), 233.

SPT CAR—1. Peter Lang/Terry Cottar, Santa Rosa, Calif., Homebuilt-Chevy, (3), 276.

SPT UTV—1. Mark Lindsay, Polaris RZR (1), 204.

SPT M/C>250cc—1. Jesus Rios, Calexico, Calif/Alfredo Osornio/Alejandro Olguin, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X (1), 281.

SPT M/C<250cc—1. Bill Gilbert, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Mark Fishburn, Fort Collins, Colo./Kevin Krasner, Mission Viejo, Calif./Mick Brejwo, Campbell, Calif., Honda CRF450X (2), 342.

SPT ATV—1. Joselito Muro, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R (1), 263.
Manufacturers

Engine Builder—1. Major Performance, 280; 2. Kroyer, 241; 3. FAT Performance, 220; 4. Valley Performance, 142; 5. Montes, 130.

Original Buggy Chassis—1. Jimco, 206; 2.Bunderson, 137; 3. Lothringer, 129; 4. Jefferies, 86; 5. Mirage, 82.


2008 SCORE Desert Series
Race-by-Race Class Winners



14th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
Laughlin, Nevada • Jan. 26-27, 2008

Total Starters: 141 Total Finishers: 41

Cars & Trucks

TROPHY-TRUCK—Rich Ronco, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado

CLASS 1—Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy

CLASS 1-2/1600—Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW

CLASS 3—Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco

CLASS 5—Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 5/1600—Enrique Zazueta Jr., La Paz, Mexico, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 7—No Finishers

CLASS 7SX—Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 8—No Finishers

CLASS 10—Chris Harrold, Chula Vista, Calif., AlumiCraft-Honda

SCORE LITE—Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif. Duvell-VW

CLASS 11—Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan

STOCK FULL—Chad Hall, Reno, Nev, Hummer H3 Alpha

STOCK MINI—Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3

PROTRUCK—Jason Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150

22nd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250

San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico

March 15, 2008

Total Starters: 263 Total Finishers: 181

Cars & Trucks

TROPHY-TRUCK—Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram 1500

CLASS 1—Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW

CLASS 1-2/1600—Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Mirage-VW

CLASS 3—Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Ken Moss, Marysville, Calif., Ford Bronco

CLASS 5—Pietro Brassea/Ivan Pacheco, Mexicali, Mexico, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 5/1600—Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 7—A.J. Rodriguez, Perris, Calif./Paul Sullivan, Riverside, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 7SX—John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 8—Rodrigo Ampudia Jr./Rodrigo Ampudia Sr., Ensenada, Mexico, Ford F-150

CLASS 9—No Finishers

CLASS 10—Mark Hutchins/C.J. Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Kreger-Honda

SCORE LITE—Ricardo Malo/Arturo Honold, Mexicali, Mexico, Curry-VW

CLASS 11—Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, VW Sedan

STOCK FULL—Josh Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H2

STOCK MINI—Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3

PROTRUCK—No Finishers

Motorcycles

CLASS 22—Robby Bell, Sun City, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X

CLASS 21—Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM 450CXF

CLASS 20—Anna Cody, Spring Valley, Calif./Stacy Doerkson, Apple Valley, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Los Alamos, Calif./Sarah Kritch, Bakersfield, Calif., Honda CRF250X

CLASS 30—Jim O’Neal/Jimmy O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Jason Trubey, Mohave Valley, Ariz./Luke Dodson, Castaic, Calif./Gerardo Rojas, Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, Honda CRF450X

CLASS 40—Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Callif./Tim Withers, Honolulu, Honda CRF450X

CLASS 50—Charles Marshall, Carmichael, Calif./Erik McKenna, Loomis, Calif./Dana Reed/Tim Rigg, KTM 530EXC

CLASS 60—Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Gene Dempsey, Apple Valley, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Mike Harper, Landers, Calif./Charles Koistra, Menifee, Calif., Honda CRF450X

ATVs

CLASS 25—Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman Jr., Brownstown, Mich./Marc Spaeth, Warner, Calif., Honda TRX450R

CLASS 24—Francisco Servin/Isaac Castro/Rocky Merino, Chula Vista, Calif., Yamaha WFC450

40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500
Ensenada, B.C., Mexico

May 31-June 1, 2008

Total Starters: 289 Total Finishers: 195

Cars & Trucks

TROPHY-TRUCK—B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado

CLASS 1—Luis Ramirez Jr., Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, HMS-Chevy

CLASS 1-2/1600—Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif., Mirage-VW

CLASS 3—Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco

CLASS 5—Kevin Carr/Perry McNeal, San Diego, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 5/1600—Jose Montoya, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 7—Dan Chamlee, Summerland, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 7SX—Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 8—Noah Ostanik, Encinitas, Calif., Ford F-150

CLASS 9—Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif., Venegas-VW

CLASS 10—Jesus Gonzalez, Ensenada, Mexico, Dunrite-Honda

SCORE LITE—Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel-VW

CLASS 11—Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan

STOCK FULL—Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3Alpha

STOCK MINI—Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3

PROTRUCK—Dave Creagan, Woodland, Wash., Chevy Silverado

Motorcycles

CLASS 22—Robby Bell, Murrieta, Calif./Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda CRF450X

CLASS 20—Chad Black, Laguna Hills, Calif./Connor Penhall, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF250X

CLASS 21—Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM 450CXF

CLASS 30—Scott Myers, Sun City, Calif./Shane Esposito, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Steve Garnet, Carson City, Nev., Kawasaki KLX450

CLASS 40—Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jon Ortner, Santa Barbara, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Honda CRF450X

CLASS 50—Jim O’Neal, Chatsworth, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif., Honda CRF450X

CLASS 60—Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Gene Dempsey, Apple Valley, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif., Honda CRF450X

ATVs

CLASS 25—Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif., Honda TRX700XX

CLASS 24—Francisco Servin/Isaac Castro, Rocky Merono/Edgar Moreno, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R

13th SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300
Primm, Nevada

September 6, 2008

Total Starters: 124 Total Finishers: 87

Cars & Trucks

TROPHY-TRUCK—Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150

CLASS 1—Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW

CLASS 1-2/1600—Aaron Hawley, Las Vegas/Bryan Freeman, Henderson, Nev., Seagrove-VW

CLASS 3—Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco

CLASS 5—Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 5/1600—Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 7—Chris Taylor, El Centro, Calif./Josh Quintero, Imperial, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 7SX—John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 10—Bekki Wik/Adam Wik, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Honda

SCORE LITE—Perry McNeal/Alfie Bueno, San Diego, Lothringer-VW

CLASS 11—Ramon Fernandez/Thomas Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan

STOCK FULL—Ken Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif./Frank Martwek, San Clemente, Calif., Dodge 2500

STOCK MINI—Gavin Skilton, Orange, Calif., Honda Ridgeline

PROTRUCK—Jason Voss/Richard Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150

CLASS 17—Scott Watkins, Stockton, Calif./Casey Bount, Danville, Calif., Jeep XJ Cherokee

41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

November 19-23, 2008

Total Starters: 347 Total Finishers: 227

Pro Cars & Trucks

TROPHY-TRUCK—Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150

CLASS 1—Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jefferies-Chevy

CLASS 1-2/1600—Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula/Daniel Lopez, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry-VW

CLASS 3—Darren Skilton, Long Beach, Calif., Jeep Wrangler

CLASS 5—Pietro Brassea/Ivan Pacheco, Mexicali, Mexico, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 5/1600—Marcos Nunez/Norberto Riviera, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug

CLASS 6—Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 7—Guillermo Galvan/Ricardo Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, Ford Ranger

CLASS 7SX—John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif./Mark Landersman, Temecula, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 8—Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Beny Canela, Indio, Calif., Ford F-150

CLASS 9—Cisco Bio/Jorge Martinez/Pancho Bio/Francisco Guerrero, Spring Valley, Calif., Tubular Design-VW

CLASS 10—Lobsam Yee, Tijuana, Mexico, Jimco-Chevy

SCORE LITE—Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Dean Bayerle, Poway, Calif./Ramsey El Wardani, San Diego, Duvel-VW

CLASS 11—Ramon Fernandez/Tomas Fernandez/Rogelio Robles, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan

STOCK FULL—Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 Alpha

STOCK MINI—Rod Hall/Mike Winkel/Josh Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3

PROTRUCK—Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150

CLASS 17—Mike Shaffer/Dayton, Nev. /Lance Clifford, Georgetown, Calif., Jeep Cherokee

BAJA CHALLENGE—Chris Kemp, San Clemente, Calif./James DeGaine, Palm Springs, Calif./Daniel Elkins, Indio, Calif./Vincent Trino, Arrin, Calif./Pat McCleish, Long Beach Calif./Dino Crescentini, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Baja Touring Car-Subaru

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2009 SCORE Sked Announced

> Two in So. Nevada, three in Mexico
> SCORE International Announces Five-Race
> Schedule for 2009 SCORE Desert Series
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> 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 to be a ‘loop’ race in Ensenada
> No increase in 2009 race entry fees
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> LOS ANGELES—Celebrating its 36th year as the world’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, SCORE international officially announced today its five-race schedule for the 2009 SCORE Desert Series.
> Making the announcement before an enthusiastic crowd at the annual SCORE Awards Night Saturday in Primm, Nev., SCORE CEO/President Sal Fish announced the schedule as well as revealing that there will be no increase in SCORE race fees and that in another effort to help contain the cost of racing that the season-ending SCORE Baja 1000 will be a ‘loop’ race again, starting and finishing in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
> “With everything going on right now with the world economy, SCORE has decided to contain the costs of our entry fees at the level of 2008 as well as staying with a loop race starting and finishing in Ensenada for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000,” said Fish. “We went down the peninsula two straight years (2006, 2007) and historically we have always gone south every third year. We have a wonderful relationship with the government and tourism officials of Baja California Sur and we anticipate running the race down the peninsula again in 2010.”
> Keeping the same venues and all of the same race weekends for its five open desert races as the past four years, the 2009 SCORE Desert Series will again feature two races in Southern Nevada and three in Mexico.
> “We have incredible marketing partners on both sides of the border, the world’s greatest desert racers and the world’s toughest race courses, so we will make only minor changes for the 2009 SCORE season,” added Fish. “Our five-race schedule in both the U.S. and Mexico offers tremendous variety for the racers, sponsors, media and fans.”
> “With necessary restrictions in place for spectators in the U.S. still our attendance continues to rise, but in Mexico, it’s absolutely unbelievable. Our crowds for the last nine races in Baja California have averaged over 300,000, and SCORE racers are as popular in Baja California as any racing figures in the world.”
> The SCORE Desert Series, which features 28 Pro and six Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycle and ATVs, will kick off Jan. 22-25 with the popular 15th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in the Southern Nevada resort city of Laughlin on the banks of the Colorado River. The season will conclude Nov. 19-22 with the 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, the granddaddy of all desert races, in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
> “The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is the most unique and increasingly popular desert race in the U.S. and the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is the best known desert race in the world,” added Fish, who has been at the head of SCORE since 1974. “These two races provide wonderful ways to start and finish our SCORE racing season.”
> The 2009 SCORE Desert Series will again start with the most unique and the shortest race of the season and finish with the oldest and most recognized desert race in the world. After starting the season in Laughlin, 90 miles south of Las Vegas, it will conclude with the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, which will be is always a unique and memorable special race.
> Since its debut in 1995, the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge has helped establish Laughlin as a viable host for special events. Thousands of spectators join nearly 200 racers and their crews in converging on the city each year to watch the best of the best desert racers compete in a unique-format, two-day race that includes a temporary stadium surrounding the start/finish line area and the main pits.
> A total of 18 different Pro and two Sportsman classes for cars and trucks are split into fvie groups in Laughlin, each running as part of one of five races of three to eight laps each over the much-abbreviated six-mile course each day. The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge also includes a pre-race activity that is not part of any other race on the schedule—the $16,000 Laughlin Leap. The Laughlin Leap is held under the lights on Thursday evening of race week at the Laughlin Events Park.
> Round 2 and 3 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series will both be held in Mexico. The 23rd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 is set for March 13-15 in San Felipe, Baja California, followed by the 41st anniversary of the vastly popular Tecate SCORE Baja 500, June 5-7, in Ensenada, Baja California.
> Round 4 will be the 14th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 which will be held Sept. 11-13 in Primm, Nev., 45 miles south of Las Vegas.
> The season-ending 42nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be held again in Ensenada, Baja California. It will be the 35th time in the history of the granddaddy of all desert races that it will start and the 20th time it will finish in Ensenada.
> SCORE International, founded in 1973 by the late Mickey Thompson and headed by Sal Fish since 1974, continues today as the premier sanctioning body in the sport of desert racing. SCORE races feature 18 Pro and three Sportsman classes for cars and trucks in the U.S. with 10 additional Pro and three more Sportsman classes for motorcycles and ATVs competing in the races in Mexico. SCORE races in the U.S. average 200 entries while the average in Mexico, with motorcycle and ATV classes running as well as the cars and trucks is 350.
> Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
> The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is sponsored by the Laughlin Tourism Committee, the Laughlin Visitors Bureau, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Las Vegas Events.
> The SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 is sponsored by Terrible Herbst Inc., Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
> Additional associate sponsors for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 are Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada and the State Tourism Department of Baja California.
> For more information, 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.
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> 2009 SCORE Desert Series
> Schedule of Events
> Date Event/Location
> Jan. 22-25 15th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge
> Laughlin, Nevada
> March 13-15 23rd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
> San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
> June 5-7 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 500
> Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
> Sept. 11-13 14th SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300
> Primm, Nevada
> Nov. 19-22 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
> Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

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