LAS VEGAS (June 23, 2008) – Las Vegas Events announced today that July’s scheduled SCORE Las Vegas Cup IV has been cancelled. The event was scheduled to be held July 18-19 at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“The SCORE Las Vegas Cup has been an important summer event for Las Vegas Events,” said Pat Christenson, president of Las Vegas Events. “Unfortunately, we could not deliver a race experience this year that SCORE fans have become accustomed to and expect. In the future, we will continue to support SCORE desert racing.
“It is very disappointing for SCORE to see this exciting event be cancelled, but circumstances beyond our control significantly dictated the outcome,” said Sal Fish, SCORE President/CEO. "We want to thank Las Vegas Events for their commitment and support, as well as those racers who had signed up and were ready to participate. Unfortunately, there were not enough entries."
Las Vegas Events will give full refunds to fans who have purchased tickets for the event. Fans can call 866-388-FANS for more information.
The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, held each January, and September’s SCORE Terrible's Primm 300 are also both sponsored by Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Founded in 1981, Las Vegas Events, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization that serves as the exclusive special events agency for the city.
SCORE International, based in Los Angeles and founded in 1973, is the world’s leading desert racing organization. SCORE produces the annual SCORE Desert Series, which includes three races in Baja Mexico and three in Southern Nevada.
Next up for the 2008 SCORE Desert Series will be the 13th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 desert race, to be held September 5-6 in Primm, Nevada.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Las Vegas Events Announces Cancellation of SCORE Las Vegas Cup IV
Thursday, August 16, 2007
G&R Post Terrible's Cup III Report
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| Downtown - Las Vegas, Nevada (July 19, 2007) Amid thousands of fans and surprised Las Vegas travelers, the SCORE Terrible's CUP III Pit Crew Challenge was dominated by Wylie Racing. Decked out in bright orange shirts and an attitude to take on all challengers, Wylie's Rangers outperformed the nation's top pit crews in a fight for the first bragging rights of this three-day extravaganza. SCORE festivities overtook the downtown Fremont Street Experience in the early evening and the festive atmosphere spilled into downtown casino's after Wylie and his crew were crowned Champs. Reigning champions - Terrible Herbst Motorsports, were first to kick off with lighting fast tire changing duties underneath the illuminated canopy of the famed Las Vegas downtown event. Terrible Herbst Motorsports Crew Chief - Mike Smith led his crew to the red carpet by setting the initial fastest time of the event until Wylie's crew came along six trucks later. Finishing two back from the top spot was the 2006 SCORE Rookie of the Year - Garron Cadiente's G&R Racing crew. With race trucks lined up 20 deep along the downtown casinos, the crowds were strong and the pinnacle surrounded the competitors as they squared off against each other. Teams that had trouble included the Desert Assassin's Cadillac Escalade Truck piloted by Cameron Steele, the #2 Schampa Technical Gear Clothing Truck piloted by Pete Sohren and several others. Cameron Steele chatted on the announcer's system with his primary crew member - Bean - who described the troubles that they faced in the race for bragging rights Post from Dirt Newz.com | ||
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 2007 SCORE Terrible's Cup III - Trophy Truck Main Event The main event of Trophy-Truck racing turned out to be the most exciting battle of the weekend. By lap one, the top three finishers were decided. #1 BJ Baldwin lead followed by #3 Rob MacCachren and #12 Larry Ragland. The first time through the infield entrance proved to be a tough one. The bottleneck made a mess of the whole pack in a pileup that resembled a demolition derby far more than a desert race losing two trucks to the incident. Lap three saw Baldwin and MacCachren competing neck and neck. Baldwin, in front, slipped up a bit letting MacCachren by for a split second until he took back the lead. In the fifth lap, MacCachren got a fender in on Baldwin in the Fish Hook, but Baldwin held onto the lead once again. 2007 SCORE Terrible's Cup - Saturday Heat 1 Coverage Trophy-Trucks: Alan Pflueger took off from the pack in his #28 Monster backed Trophy-Truck. His holeshot was cut short at the infield entrance where he flipped the truck over, ending his race after only half of a lap moving #12 Larry Ragland into P2 followed by #38 Garron Cadiente in P3. By the end of the first lap Cameron Steel, in his #16 truck, came from last place to an impressive third position. At The end of the first lap the running order was Cadiente in the lead followed by a close battle between Ragland and Steele for second. The big let down of the heat was Jerry Whelchel's effort in his Chet Huffman Motorsports #40 truck. Despite his crew spending the eighteen hours before the heat fixing the truck after last night's accident, Whelchel's night was cut short when he flipped the truck in the back section of the track. 2007 SCORE Terrible's Cup III Trophy-Truck Semi-Main The Semi started with Travis Coyne in the #77 truck in the lead followed closely by #38 Garron Cadiente, and #82 Ryan Arciero with #40 Jerry Whelchel filling the fourth spot. The first two laps have this run order until Mark Post in the Riviera Racing #3 truck bombed over a burm and ended up passing three trucks to take second from Cadiente, who then found himself in seventh place by the end of the event. The fourth lap was exciting as Coyne switched spots with Arciero on entry into the infield. This left the running order with #28 Alan Phlueger in first place while Coyne and #1 B.J. Baldwin took two and three. 2007 SCORE Terrible's Cup III: Friday Heat 1 Coverage Trophy-Truck:Andy McMillen started off the night's event strong by creating a sizeable gap before the end of the first lap. Jesse James and Cameron Steele, neither of which made it throught the race, were rubbing paint like a couple of Nascars in the back of the pack during the first lap. Travis Coyne, who had been following McMillin in 2nd place, took a golden opportunity to overtake when Andy's Chevy nosedived at the end of the whoop section and eventually ended up going up and (quite literally) over the K-rail halfway through the second lap. Bobby Baldwin's Trophy-Truck got high centered on a burm for most of the 3rd lap which took him out of contention. The last three laps had no position changes with #77 Travis Coyne breaking the tape followed by #38 Garron Cadiente in second place and #12 Larry Ragland in third.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Desert Assassins mosh through Vegas
Desert Assassins mosh through Vegas - Lake Elsinore Casino SCORE Lite wins and extends championship points lead
Truthfully the moshing went both ways as the Desert Assassins came to battle at this past weeks SCORE Terribles Cup III at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Team Kingpin Darren Hardesty was the only driver to consistently air out the most radical obstacle of the week, the triple jump leading to corner 3. Darren had saved it for the main event and a tangle early with a slow car left him no chance of winning but he still stole the show with his ORW/Yokohama/Bilstien class 10 car doing what Trophy Trucks and Class one cars would not on his way to the runner up position.
The Mob Boss for the DA, Cameron Steele, came out to wage war in the classes of SCORE Lite, where he was the returning champion, and in the premiere class of SCORE Trophy Truck where he earned a top 5 finish in 2005.
The Lake Elsinore Casino/Yokoham/FOX Shox/Prime Fabrication buggy, that is painted pink, made mince meat of the competition in the final main event and over came a huge challenge from Chad Cummings in early rounds to take home the maximum points available. “I never had to battle so hard in SCORE Lite and Chad made it a fun race for everyone” said Steele. “We came into the race leading the point’s championship and left with the most points possible while our competitors brought home 5th place points at best over the two main events on Friday and Saturday, it was a good weekend for “Pinkie” continued Steele. Cameron and driving partner Kash Vessels will continue the battle for the championship in the two final races of the season, including the Baja 1000.
The SCORE Trophy Truck class was a bit rougher on the team but a huge effort by Car Chief Justin “Bluebear” Fantz and Fabricator Justin “Bean” Smith along with the Geiser Bros. crew and FOX Racing Shox got her back in the battle for Saturday night. “I was a Jesse sandwich” Cameron joked. “After a small crash up in the first corner I had Jesse James backing into my front suspension and then Jesse Jones whacked the same corner as he flew by after the tangle up” continued Cameron with a smile “it’s no ones fault on this one but it was a bummer because we felt the Unbound Energy/Yokohama/Lake Elsinore Casino/Hype Mfg./ATX/Alloy USA truck was good for a podium on the weekend."
The best news was that Cameron got back in the heat race on Saturday and would finish on the podium, while qualifying for main even start positions. In the end the Trophy Truck made the main event but had to start in 16th position and while running 6th the carburetor (carburetor!) had a problem and took them out of the race.
The Desert Assassins also rocked in the1600 class as Adam Ashcraft and Adam Pfankutch took the Yokohama mounted green machine to a top three finish. The Adam’s are a solid team and will be tough to beat in Primm and the Baja 1000. DA family members LJ Kennedy and Sammy Ehrenberg, whose father was a main character in the Vegas movie “Casino”, battled all weekend and would end up in 2nd position by less that a wheel. “LJ drove an amazing race and he lifted a little in a yellow flag situation and let the other car get within striking distance and all it took was a little tap to take him from 1st to 2nd” said Ehrenberg.” The team leaves Las Vegas with the coveted 1600 points lead and since the team finished 1st in the ’06 1000 they are looking solid for the championship.
The Desert Assassins next will take on the SCORE Primm 300, for more on the event www.score-international.com and for bookings or sponsor inquires call Jim Riley at 949 923 9500
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
SCORE Terrible's Final Quotes
MAIN EVENT
3 Rob MacCachren/Mark Post (
On the decision of his victory by yellow flag:
“Honestly, it’s terrible. I hate for anything like that to happen.
In my defense, my spotter made me aware of there being a yellow (flag). In B.J.’s defense, he was behind me, he knew he had only a few corners to get inside me. He (dived) to the inside, but there was a yellow flag there. I wouldn’t want to do that to anyone else. I don’t want it done to me either. If we could, we’d go out there and run another and just put me and him out there on the track and settle it again.”
1 BJ
“I can’t see over hills. I put all that work in. Rob’s the best in the desert. He’s the best driver out there. And I think I beat him today. But, apparently, I’m mistaken.”
12 Larry Ragland (
“I’m no longer the teacher. I think I’m the student now. I’m just happy to be here. I’m a few months from being 65 years old and this is the last time I’m doing it. This is definitely the last time I’m going to do this race – it takes about an hour to get warmed up and this race takes about 12 minutes. I’m extremely happy with third place – this is more than I thought I could do."
HEAT 2
19 Tim Herbst (
“The guys worked all night, Mike Smith and all the guys all night. We got out in front. We had some good breaks out there and the four-wheel drive held her own.
“We need it to rain right now or (for them) to put a lot of water on the track.”
(QUESTION: Was them putting water on the track a factor in you winning?) “I don’t know. I don’t want to say if it was a factor. But, we’ll take it slippery.”
HEAT 1
38 Garron Cadiente (
“I just ran smooth the rest of the race and didn’t make any mistakes. Some of these turns are a little muddy. But, we made a lot of adjustments last night. This morning at practice, everything went good. I think we’ve got the right setup right now. I’d like to thank my crew and Brian Wobble for setting the truck up and B. F. Goodrich for the tires. The tires were awesome out there. We’re approaching the main event and we’re coming hard.”
CLASS 1
MAIN EVENT
107 Robert Ross (
From Cabo San Lucas – “thank you very much. I quit racing awhile back but you got me back in it. The whole race was very exciting. This track is very challenging. The people that we’re racing against are awesome. They are the best. It’s an incredible feeling standing up here now.”
109 (K.C. Curry Dan Myers (2nd place)
“It was a great run for us. We’re very happy. We’ll have to hang on because we might have won this.”
102 Luis Ramirez, Jr. (
HEAT 1
107 Robert Ross
“I was definitely feeling the heat, but I had a little more left and I was just conserving a little bit. . (Any sponsors you want to mention?) “Yes, Dupont Racing; they are my only sponsor. Sounds good, I’m ready for it.”
CLASS 1-2/1600
MAIN EVENT
1601 Steven Eugenio (1st place)
“He was going faster than me. I have to give it to him. He ran a great race. He passed me. He had a mistake and I got it. I knew I’d get the win. I just kept a good pace. I had to take advantage of him making a mistake. At the last lap, I just put a little bit of heat on LJ (Kennedy) and had a chance to come in and take the inside and sort of push him out.
“ I was really surprised. He came back really hard at the corner. We were rubbing bars and tires all the way to the finish line.
“That was awesome. We had to put on a great show for everybody.”
1606 LJ Kennedy (2nd place)
“I gave it up to the fast guy. I was just trying to hold my line and he got into me and I was just holding what I could. He just got me. Actually, I got pretty lucky with the start. We got the lead for most of the way. It was our first time doing a short course so I’m not really sure how to hit the lines. But (Steven) Eugenio is by far the fastest one in the club right now. I feel good about being able to run with him. I missed it by that much.”
1607 Adam Ashcraft (3rd place)
“We were catching the pack all day. We had some brake issues earlier and I had the plugs lock up on me. I had two guys get in front of me, I got hit from behind and I couldn’t grab a gear fast enough.”
HEAT 1
1601 Steven Eugenio (1st place)
(Did you know (Luis) Ramirez was right behind you?) “No, I didn’t. I felt pretty good. I feel perfect, it’s awesome right now. I couldn’t ask for anything better right now. I want to thank my dad especially and all my family for getting me here. I’d like to thank TBS and Bill Woods Motors for getting me in. They build a beautiful car and I couldn’t ask for anything better.
CLASS 7
MAIN EVENT
704 Barry Karakas, Sr. (
“I feel that I won because I had the legal truck. Deep down I think I got second. I think Broc (Ross) deserved it. But, rules are rules. I’m thankful that I built the truck within the rules. This is the third year I’ve run this race. I’ve finished every single lap all three years. I didn’t know if I was going to finish this one because I spun out and a few other things. The track this year was better than any other year. They finally made it so that we could run it.”
706
“This was my first time on the short course. I don’t know what to look for. I’m used to the baja courses. We’re way under power. I figured as long as some of the other guys make their mistakes we’d be OK.”
707 Robert Anderson (
“It was an awesome race.”
HEAT 1
709 Jason McNeil (1st place)
“I was still worried about (Broc) Ross back there. He’s got a fast truck and he’s a great competitor. I didn’t want to leave him any chance to get me at the end there. I really knew he had no more power than me and he had to make a start. With the Toyo hookup, they were there all weekend long and they set me up with the right circumstances to win this and they did everything they could and we’re here.
“I know my truck handles better than (Ross’), but he’s just got the power and that’s what the difference was tonight.
“The tires we used were the same once you can use in the country and buy at the store. We didn’t change a thing tonight.”
CLASS 10
MAIN EVENT
1005 Adam Wik (
“That was four in a row for us this weekend. It was just a great run. We got out in front and stayed out in front all day. Darren got, I think, within eight seconds of us, but we let it all hang out. We were lucky to get out with the win.
1000 Darren Hardesty (
“We were pretty even the whole way. I spun out in the corner back there and we kind of got tied up with some cars. Second place was good, considering that.
1003 William Higman (
“It’s very comparable to the mental strains of a desert race. You’ve got to change with the conditions; adjust your car, do some thinking. You can’t make mistakes Be patient. That’s all desert racing is. You can’t just come out here and drive wide open as Sal (Fish) would say.”
HEAT 1
1005 Adam Wik (
“We've got one more tough race tonight so this is just a warm up for you guys in the stands. I’m sure it’s going to be some awesome action. We changed the lead a couple of times and we ended up on top.”
SCORE LITE
MAIN EVENT
1201 Cameron Steele (
“I want to give props to my boy Jimmy Hook. He built the car this year for the championship.
1207 Jason Batulis (
“I didn’t race all year, but I felt like, what the heck. This was a cheap one to come to.”
1209
“I was stuck in second gear from the second lap on. All I could do was try and pin it. I thought I had something for him in the final, but once I couldn’t get past first gear there was no getting off these corners.”
HEAT 1
1201 Cameron Steele (
“I never ran into somebody so many times and I never had so many run into me, but keep it clean. That’s probably the best racing I’ve had in my racing career. Maybe some of the fans saw me punt the 1001 truck. Last night he blocked Chad (Cummings) and me for a while and I went up to him and asked him nicely, ‘Hey man, if we’re going to pass and you’re not in it, how about if you let us go by you.’ And he said, ‘you’re going to have to hit me to get by me.’ So, I granted his wish for him. The militia’s in town, baby. We’re bringing it home.”
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