SCORE Primm Race Format Announce

August 14, 2009





Rd 4 of 2009 SCORE Desert Series

SCORE confirms similar race format as past years

For next month’s 14th SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300



Sept. 12 race in Primm, Nev., split into two portions

As limited cars and trucks start at 6 a.m.



LOS ANGELES—Following extensive negotiations and discussions with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, SCORE International announced today that next month’s 14th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 desert race will utilize its traditional two-part racing format. Round 4 of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series will be held Sept. 11-13 in Primm, Nev., 45 miles south of Las Vegas at the California border.

For the eighth consecutive year, the race will be split into two groups with the open wheel, limited truck and VW baja bug classes starting at 6 a.m. The featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division, which has 23 official entries to date, along with the unlimited Class 1 open-wheel desert race cars will start at 1 p.m. One vehicle will start every 30 seconds in the elapsed-time race.

The main pits and start/finish area for the 69.0-mile loop course will be located behind Buffalo Bills Resort on the North side of the property. The course will run in a counter-clockwise direction this year. The faster classes will run four laps around the course while the limited will be required to run either three or two laps within the seven-hour time limit to become official finishers.

New this year, the course will actually start, finish and include racing action inside the off-road short-course race track in Primm. Free grandstand seating will be available for spectators at the short-course track.

“We are extremely grateful for the assistance and cooperation we have received from both the BLM and Fish and Wildlife Service,” said Sal Fish, SCORE CEO/President. “The guidelines and stipulations for use of the public lands for desert races are becoming increasingly stringent and SCORE will continue to work closely with all groups directly involved with the use of the land for our events. Being able to run on the short-course track will help enhance the quality of the spectator viewing area at the start/finish line area as well.”

SCORE also announced that the start/finish line will be the only required stop on the 69.0-mile course, although visual monitors will be at various locations around the loop.

All vehicles will be required to utilize the real-time satellite tracking devices provided through International Racing Consultants. Live tracking will be displayed during the race at www.racetheworld.net.

Pre-race festivities on Friday, Sept. 11, for the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300, including tech and contingency and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. behind Buffalo Bill’s Resort. The post-race awards celebration will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday (Sept. 13) in the conference center at Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort.

Ever-improving desert racer Ed Stout, Irvine, Calif., who drives the Stout’s No. 13 Stout Industries Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck, drew the first start in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division in the computerized drawing for starting positions for the race.

The 14th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 will feature 18 Pro and 2 Sportsman classes for cars and trucks. This year’s starting grid is expected to reach nearly 125 vehicles. Late entries will be accepted up until race morning.

Sitting an impressive third in season points in SCORE Trophy-Truck behind NASCAR regular Robby Gordon (No. 77 Chevy CK1500) and Las Vegas veteran Brian Collins (No. 12 Dodge Ram1500), Stout, 43, has consistently driven the truck built in his own race shop to near the top of the sport’s featured racing division. He started the year with a third place in Laughlin and followed by solid finishes in both San Felipe (eighth place) and Ensenada (13th place).

A total of 23 SCORE Trophy-Trucks, the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 800-horsepower unlimited production trucks are entered to date.

Seven of last year’s class winners have entered so far, including six of last year’s top 10 overall finishers.

Starting after the 23 SCORE Trophy-Trucks in the afternoon portion of the race will be the unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars, which has 11 entries to date. In the first 13 years of the SCORE Las Vegas Primm 300, SCORE Trophy-Trucks have nine Overall race wins while Class 1 has four. SCORE Trophy-Trucks have won six straight overall titles.

Drawing the first starting spot in Class 1 was the veteran Southern California team of Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, and Tom Kirkmeyer, Apple Valley, in the No. 101 Chevy-powered Jefferies open-wheel desert race car. The Boyle/Kirkmeyer team is currently tied for eighth place in Class 1 season points.

The first vehicle to leave the start line in the morning portion of the event will be a Class 10 vehicle driven by Corey Keysar, Colorado Springs, Colo. Keysar drives a Jimco-Honda.

Among the other early entries is Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, who has the most class wins in the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300. Solorzano has won Class 11 in eight of the first 13 years of this race in a VW Sedan. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., is third on the all-time list with six Class 3 wins in a Ford Bronco, including the last five straight years.

Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Alpine, Calif., return as the defending overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck winner in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150 and they drew the 19th starting position in the class.

Behind SCORE Trophy-Truck, the class with the most entries is Class 1-2/1600 with 12 vehicles so far.

Drawing first start in Class 1-2/1600 was the team of Brian Wilson, 23, of Long Beach, Calif., and Las Vegas’ Sammy Ehrenberg, 44, who will split the driving in the No. 1601 Kreger-VW in Primm. Part of the five vehicle Wilson Motorsports team that will be competing in this year’s SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300, Wilson and Ehrenberg are also the Class 1-2/1600 season point leaders.

Besides Norman/Roeseler and Moss, the other returning class winners from last year entered to date for this year’s race are: Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Class 1, Jimco-BMW), Kevin Carr, San Diego (Class 5, VW Baja Bug), Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 5/1600), John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif. (Class 7SX, Ford Ranger) and Gavin Skilton, Orange, Calif. (Stock Mini, Honda Ridgeline).

The highly-competitive 2009 SCORE Desert Series has 20 racers separated by just 39 points in the Overall standings after the 15th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, 23rd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 500 desert races.

The 2009 SCORE Desert Series also includes the quest for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season. A total of 22 drivers still remain eligible after the first three races of the season.

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, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

Co-title sponsors for the 14th SCORE Las Vegas Primm 300 are Las Vegas Events and Terrible Herbst Inc.

For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.



14th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300

•Schedule of Events•

Friday, September 11, 2009 (all times PDT, Subject to change)

10am-11am--Express Driver Registration, Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort Conference Center

10am-5pm--Regular Driver Registration, Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort Conference Center

10am-6pm--Media Registration, Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort Conference Center

10-5pm--Contingency & Tech Inspection, Buffalo Bill’s Special Events Parking Lot

7pm--Mandatory Driver’s Meeting, Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort Conference Center



Saturday, September 12, 2009 (all times PDT)

5 am--Late Registration & Tech, Start/Finish Line

5:30am-9pm-Media Center Open, SCORE Media Center (Start/Finish Line)

Hourly--Posting of Unofficial Results, SCORE Media Center

3pm--Group A Competition Review Board, Start/Finish Line

9pm--Group B Competition Review Board, Start/Finish Line

Sunday, September 13, 2009 (all times PDT)

10am--Awards Celebration, Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort Conference Center

•••••••SATURDAY (September 12, 2009) RACE SCHEDULE•••••••

(69-mile course, multi-lap race. Vehicles start one every 30 seconds)

START/FINISH LINE-Behind Terrible’s Buffalo Bill’s Resort

6am--GROUP A

4 Laps (276 miles)—Class 10, SCORE Lite, Class 1-2/1600

3 Laps (207 miles)—Class 8, PT, Class 5, Class 6, Class 7, Class 5/1600, Class 7SX, Class 2, Class 7-2

2 Laps (276 miles)—Stock Full, Stock Mini, Class 9, Class 3, SPT Truck, SPT Car, Class 11

1pm--GROUP B--4 Laps (276 miles)—SCORE Trophy-Truck, Class 1

TIME LIMIT: All vehicles will have a 7 hour time limit from the time each vehicle starts to cover their required laps.

General Tire TROPHYLITE teams prepare for Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno Race

Las Vegas, NV
August 12, 2009

Billed as the longest off-road race in the United States the annual Vegas to Reno off-road race holds a twist this year. This year Casey Folks of Best in the Desert is raising the bar and making it the "Vegas to Reno - the long way". In simple terms he is turning the normal longest off-road race held in the United States into a 1,000 mile race held over a 3 day event.

With the event starting in Las Vegas with festivities held at the South Point Hotel and Casino the teams will cross much of the state of Nevada on a 3 day trek to end up in Reno to crown class winners. Teams will race each of the 3 days and stop at the end of each stage for the night. The teams will be given only one hour per night to perform repairs and maintenance on their vehicles making this a very difficult event.

While this event is not one of the General Tire TROPHYLITE® points races it is still one of the biggest events of the year. Two teams from the TROPHYLITE® family are setting out to compete. Past Winner Gary Messer will pilot his TROPHYLITE® truck against others in class 7200. Gary will be the underdog on horsepower by challenging the 7200 class trucks which have more open rules on the engines. Most of the 7200 trucks are equipped with bigger V-6 engines yielding substantially more horsepower then found in the 2.2L engines that the TROPHYLITE® trucks are equipped with. Gary commented "We have a great group of guys who have been working together to prepare for this exciting race. We are all looking forward to a great time and meeting at the finish line in one piece." Gary is no stranger to finishing races and has a plan in place to work through the 3 day event and attempt to emerge the winner in this very competitive class. Many of the trucks entered will suffer mechanical problems over the 3 day event which Messer believes will favor his TROPHYLITE® truck and team.

Russ Phillips and Tom Davis each own TROPHYLITE® trucks and will be teaming up to tackle the 3 day event in a combined effort. Russ and Tom have teamed up together for the last several races and recently acquired a second truck so they can both drive in the General Tire TROPHYLITE® races. The team will compete in the newly formed Best in the Desert class 3000. Class 3000 is a combined car and truck class that is focused around the 2.2L GM echotech 4 cylinder engines that are found in the TROPHYLITE® trucks. This combined class will have various types of trucks and cars competing with each other making it a very difficult and competitive class. When we asked Russ about his plans for the race he had this to say. "We feel that if the 2 rookie drivers can keep from making too many mistakes this tough little truck can out race and out last all comers in class. We want to thank our sponsors, Jesus Christ is the primary sponsor and Ground Mobility Solutions is secondary.we have room for others if anyone may be interested.... and thanks for your support" Russ is always quick to share his faith in his Christian background especially in his race efforts crediting success where it should be given.


The final two races of the General Tire TROPHYLITE® Series will be here before you know it! With a very close points chase and a purse of $65,500 on the line, the final two rounds are sure to be exciting. Be sure to visit the TROPHYLITE® website often for the latest news, updates and photos!


General Tire and TROPHYLITE® - Making Headlines!


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SCORE Primm 300 Drawing Results

August 9, 2009





Rd 4 of 2009 SCORE Desert Series

Ed Stout draws first start in SCORE Trophy-Truck

For next month's 14th SCORE Terrible's Primm 300



SCORE’s 36th season continues Sept. 11-13 with nearly 125 entries

Expected in18 Pro & 2 Sportsman classes for cars and trucks



LOS ANGELES—Ever-improving desert racer Ed Stout, Irvine, Calif., has drawn the first start in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division in the computerized drawing for starting positions for next month’s 14th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 desert race. Round 4 of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series will be held Sept. 11-13 in Primm, Nev.

In a sport where there is rarely qualifying and no open pre-running (in the U.S.), the drawing for start positions has added significance and Stout’s No. 13 Stout Industries Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck was selected randomly in Saturday’s computerized drawing at the SCORE Int’l headquarters in Los Angeles.

The 14th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 will feature 18 Pro and 2 Sportsman classes for cars and trucks in Primm, located 45 miles south of Las Vegas at the California border. This year’s starting grid is expected to reach nearly 125 vehicles. Late entries will be accepted up until race morning.

Sitting an impressive third in season points in SCORE Trophy-Truck behind NASCAR regular Robby Gordon (No. 77 Chevy CK1500) and Las Vegas veteran Brian Collins (No. 12 Dodge Ram1500), Stout, 43, has consistently driven the truck built in his own race shop to near the top of the sport’s featured racing division. He started the year with a third place in Laughlin and followed by solid finishes in both San Felipe (eighth place) and Ensenada (13th place).

A total of 23 SCORE Trophy-Trucks, the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 800-horsepower unlimited production trucks entered in time for Saturday’s start draw.

Seven of last year’s class winners have entered so far, including six of last year’s top 10 overall finishers.

“We are having a really, really good season and to be third in SCORE Trophy-Truck points after three of five races is kind of like living a dream,” said Stout and Orange County businessman who deals in the world of computers. “We built our race truck from the ground up and are proud to see it perform at this level. By drawing the first starting position for Primm, we now have a wonderful opportunity to really show that we belong in the league with our sport’s elite. I sincerely hope I’m up to that challenge.”

Starting behind the 23 SCORE Trophy-Trucks will be the unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars, which also had 11 entries in the start draw. In the first 13 years of the SCORE Las Vegas Primm 300, SCORE Trophy-Trucks have nine Overall race wins while Class 1 has four. SCORE Trophy-Trucks have won six straight overall titles.

Drawing the first starting spot in Class 1 was the veteran Southern California team of Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, and Tom Kirkmeyer, Apple Valley, in the No. 101 Chevy-powered Jefferies open-wheel desert race car. The Boyle/Kirkmeyer team is currently tied for eighth place in Class 1 season points.

Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, has the most class wins in the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300. Solorzano has won Class 11 in eight of the first 13 years of this race in a VW Sedan. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., is third on the all-time list with six Class 3 wins in a Ford Bronco, including the last five straight years.

Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Alpine, Calif., return as the defending overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck winner in the No. 8 Norman Motorsports Ford F-150 and they drew the XXth starting position in the class.

Behind SCORE Trophy-Truck and Class 1, the class with the most entries in time for the drawing was Class 1-2/1600 with 10.

The highly-competitive 2009 SCORE Desert Series has 20 racers separated by just 39 points in the Overall standings after the 15th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, 23rd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 500 desert races.

Drawing first start in Class 1-2/1600 was the team of Brian Wilson, 23, of Long Beach, Calif., and Las Vegas’ Sammy Ehrenberg, 44, who will split the driving in the No. 1601 Kreger-VW in Primm. Part of the five vehicle Wilson Motorsports team that will be competing in this year’s SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300, Wilson and Ehrenberg are also the Class 1-2/1600 season point leaders.

SCORE officials expect to announce this week the final race format, course distance and other race-related details following completion of extensive negotiations with the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The 2009 SCORE Desert Series also includes the quest for the Toyota Milestone Awards for car and truck racers who complete every required mile of the season.

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, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

Co-title sponsors for the 14th SCORE Las Vegas Primm 300 are Las Vegas Events and Terrible Herbst Inc.

For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.



12th Annual SCORE Las Vegas Primm 300

Official Entries-76 (as of 8/9/09)

(From 12 States, Austria, Canada, Germany and Mexico)

(Starting Order, By Class)

Pro Cars & Trucks

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (23)

13 Ed Stout

50 Jason McNeil

3 Mark Post

53 Rick Thomas

51 Kory Scheeler

11 Greg Nunley

77 Robby Gordon

22 Damen Jefferies

1 B.J. Baldwin

9 Mark Weyhrich

68 Marc Ewing

89 Rusty Stevens

2 Pete Sohren

30 Robbie Pierce

16 Cameron Steele

24 Adam Householder

23 Mark McMillin

6 Steve Sourapas

8 Roger Norman

96 Bobby Baldwin

20 Mike Julson

12 Brian Collins

7 Scott Steinberger

CLASS 1 (11)

101 Richard Boyle

102 Jerry Penhall

103 Armin Kremer

104 Brian Parkhouse

105 Terry Householder

106 Dale Lenk

107 Ronny Wilson

108 Josh Daniel

109 Armin Schwarz

110 Randy Wilson

111 Pat Dean

CLASS 1-2/1600 (10)

1601 Brian Wilson

1602 Mario Gastelum

1603 Arturo Velazco

1604 Daniel McMillin

1605 David Caspino

1606 Cody Robinson

1607 Christopher Fogle

1608 Brad Wilson

1609 Luke McMillin

1610 Justin Smith

CLASS 3 (2)

300 Donald Moss

301 Daniel Wright

CLASS 5 (2)

500 Kevin Carr

501 Shaun Dunbar

CLASS 5/1600 (2)

551 Alonso Angulo

550 Marcos Nunez

CLASS 6 (2)

608 Heidi Steele

609 Gregg Hempel

CLASS 7 (1)

700 Dan Chamlee

CLASS 7SX (2)

741 Jeff Fuller

759 John Holmes

CLASS 7-2

781 Wes Bevly IV

CLASS 8 (1)

839 Clyde Stacy

CLASS 10 (6)

1001 Corey Keysar

1002 Steve Restivo

1003 Jose Gonzalez

1004 Lonny Hart

1000 Mike Lawrence

1049 Jose Lynch

SCORE LITES (8)

1201 Bill Hernquist

1202 John Langley

1203 Ronny Wilson

1204 Ty Godde

1205 Zak Langley

1206 Jerry Longo

1207 John Padgett

1249 Brent Parkhouse

CLASS 11 (1)

1149 Eric Solorzano

STOCK FULL (2)

878 Joe Bacal

879 Justin Matney

STOCK MINI (1)

779 Gavin Skilton

CLASS 2 (1)

201 Dee Savage