Coming to Baja from Australia, Toby Price, 37, arguably is the most-accomplished motorcycle racer of all-time from the Land Down Under. Picture: GetSome Photo.
BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000… Price, Chavo, Lovell, Mears, Healy, PJ, Rat, all among crossovers in 2024 Granddaddy of all Desert Races
Late, on-site racer registration Nov. 11-14 in at Riviera de Ensenada Cultural Center; Pre-running continues on 864.13-mile course around Northern part of Baja California; Epic season-finale of four-race 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship; SCORE Royal F
SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Gabriel Garcia, Gabriel@SCORE-International.com OR SCORE HISTORIAN: Dominic Clark, Dominic@SCORE-International.com
SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Gabriel Garcia, Gabriel@SCORE-International.com
OR SCORE HISTORIAN: Dominic Clark, Dominic@SCORE-International.com
November 4, 2024
Nov. 11-17 in Ensenada, Mexico
BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000…
Price, Chavo, Lovell, Mears, Healy, PJ, Rat, all among
crossovers in 2024 Granddaddy of all Desert Races
Late, on-site racer registration Nov. 11-14 in at Riviera de Ensenada Cultural Center;
Pre-running continues on 864.13-mile course around Northern part of Baja California;
Epic season-finale of four-race 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship;
SCORE Royal Family champion Scott McMillin—2024 SCORE Baja 1000 Grand Marshal
SCORE Live-Qualifying, Contingency, Start/Finish, vehicle tracking
at www.score-international.com, Rat Sult host; more info at…
https://score-raceinfo.com/57th-baja-1000-nov-12-17-2024/
#SCOREBaja1000
NOTE: Texto en Espanol abajo; then 2024 and All-time Crossover/Celeb lists
ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—International motorcycle rally champion Toby Price, Bolivian motorsports star Juan Carlos ‘Chavo’ Salvatierra, Rock Crawling and short-course Hall of Famer Brad Lovell, and former NASCAR champion racer Casey Mears, Rock Crawling champion Loren Healy, multi-motorsports champ PJ Jones, and Rat Sult, ‘The Voice of SCORE’ and X-Games gold medalist, are all among the large group of crossover/celebrity racers who are leaving their ‘comfort zones’ to challenge Mexico’s Baja California peninsula next week as racers from around the world are in Baja California, Mexico for the season-ending BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000, the season finale of the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship.
LA GRAN CARRERA
The Granddaddy of All Desert Races, the SCORE Baja 1000 is at the pinnacle of motorsports as the most iconic, oldest, prestigious, toughest, and longest, continuously held desert race in the world.
This year, starting and finishing in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, race-week festivities and the race itself will be held Nov. 11-17.
This year’s race is a loop race of 864.13 miles around the northern part Baja California’s majestically masterful, poignantly picturesque, peninsula.
THE FIELD
With over 275 entries anticipated at the start line, as of today 264 total entries have been received to date for the Granddaddy of All Desert Races, with racers representing 32 U.S. States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, and 18 countries. The countries with at least one racer so far are United States, host country Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, India, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, South Africa, and Venezuela.
57th SCORE BAJA 1000
The world’s best desert racers will be in action at this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000. There will be live streaming from qualifying, two days of pre-race contingency, and start-to-finish live coverage on the SCORE website and social media channels.
Race week activities will be held Nov. 11-17.
Over 275 vehicles are expected at the start line with racers from nearly 35 U.S. States and as many as 20 countries anticipated. Pro and Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads will be competing in the Granddaddy of All Desert Races.
This year’s SCORE Baja 1000 will be a loop race of an exhilaratingly exhausting 864.13 miles starting for the 49th time in Ensenada, Baja California and finishing for the 30th time in Ensenada, Baja California.
Ensenada, “The Off-Road Racing Capital of the World” is a coastal city on the Bahia de Todos Santos area of the Pacific Ocean, 80 miles south of the U.S. border at San Diego.
This race is annually the finale of the SCORE World Desert Championship, which has been held exclusively for the past nine years in Baja California.
2024 CROSSOVER/CELEBS
The legendary SCORE Baja 1000 has always attracted crossover/celebrity races to leave the pavement and hit the desert and this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000 is clearly no exception to the historical rule. Nearly 25 of the multi-discipline stars are lining up for this year’s bodacious run around the northern part of the majestic Baja California peninsula.
DOWN UNDER
Coming to Baja from Australia, Toby Price, 37, arguably is the most-accomplished motorcycle racer of all-time from the Land Down Under.
Price, a two-time Dakar Rally overall motorcycle champion finished second overall and in SCORE Trophy Truck in the 2019 SCORE Baja 1000 as the second driver with fellow-Dakar champion four-wheel racer Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar.
In this year’s race he is the driver of record and his additional driver will once again be team owner Paul Weel, 45, also of Australia.
The team will drive the AWD No. 43 Chevy Silverado, built by Mason Motorsports. So far in the 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship, the pair had a DNF in the SCORE San Felipe 250, won the SCORE Baja 500 in SCORE Trophy Truck and overall, and a third-place podium finish in the SCORE Baja 400.
CHAVO RETURNS
The top figure in motorsports from Bolivia, Juan Carlos ‘Chavo’ Salvatierra, 43, wants to win the SCORE Baja 1000 overall again in the motorcycle division, while also seeking to give the KTM motorcycle brand its second overall victory in the history of this legendary race.
Salvatierra, who finished third in this year’s 5th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing, aboard his No.1x KTM XCF-450, will team up this year with Shane Logan, 22, Lake Havasu City, Ariz, Callum Norton, 24, Australia, and Corbin McPherson, 23, Hurricane, Utah, with the goal of triumphing again to dedicate the achievement to all the people of his beloved Bolivia.
A year ago, in the SCORE 56th Baja 1000, Salvatierra and his team crossed the finish line on Boulevard Costero in Ensenada after 26 hours, 34 minutes, 17 seconds, although on that occasion, it was on a peninsular route that started for the first time at the port of La Paz, Baja California Sur.
HALL OF FAMER LOVELL
Well-known brand ambassador, champion racer, Ford engineering consultant, and a 2022 Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee Brad Lovell, 48, Colorado Springs, Colo., and his Lovell Racing team is returning to the SCORE Baja 1000 with a very special new quest as driver of record for a very special Ford Performance Racing Team No. 8050 Ford Bronco DR in the Heavy Metal Limited class.
Lovell has eight class wins in the SCORE Baja 1000, two SCORE Baja 500 class wins, three King of the Hammers class wins, nearly 60 career wins in rock crawling, desert, and short course racing. He was honored in 2012 as the Dirt Sports Magazine Driver of the year.
MEARS GANG
The youngest member of the legendary ‘Mears Gang’ three-generation racing team of Bakersfield, Calif., Casey Mears, 46, Scottsdale, Ariz., is the son of Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee and former Indy Car racer and SCORE champion racer Roger Mears. Casey Mears has raced in Indy, Car, the three NASCAR Series, including 15 years in the NASCAR Cup Series, Stadium Off-Road Racing, and very limitedly in the SCORE World Desert Championship.
He ran 489 NASCAR Cup Series in his 15-year career, with 51 Top 10 finishes and one race win along with 107 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts with 34 Top 10 finishes and one race win.
He made his SCORE debut in 2019, finishing 12th in SCORE Trophy Truck with SCORE Champion Doug Fortin Jr. In 2021, Casey Mears returned as a second driver in SCORE Trophy Truck with SCORE Champion Robby Gordon and that duo finished seventh in class.
In last year’s SCORE Baja 1000, he was the second driver for Las Vegas’ veteran NASCAR racer Brendan Gaughan, 49, in the unlimited Class 1 in the No. 162 South Point Hotel Racing HMS-Chevy open-wheel desert race car. The team’s third driver was SCORE veteran Buddy Feldkamp, 46, Redlands, Calif., and the trio finished second in Class 1 in the 1310.94-mile race from La Paz to Ensenada.
The same trio will be teamed together again for this year’s race in the No. 162 open-wheel desert race car.
BIG GUN HEALY
Another of the multi-talented Ford Performance Racing Team, Loren Healy, returns to seek another class victory in the SCORE Baja 1000.
Healy, 43, Farmington, N.M., is the reigning Ultra4 Racing National Champion and returns to Baja after leading his team last year in the Stock Full class in a Ford F-150 Raptor R.
For this year, Healy is driver of record in the Stock Mid-Size class where he will drive the No. 773 Ford F-150 Raptor.
Healy is the all-time winningest driver in Ultra4 series’ history, with seven Ultra4 season championships in his name.
PJ JONES FOR REAL
Son of the late legendary Indy 500 and SCORE Baja 1000 winner Parnelli Jones (who passed away at 90 this past June), Parnell Velko ‘PJ’ Jones has competed successfully in multiple motorsports disciplines. Besides the SCORE World Desert Championship, he has also raced in all three top NASCAR series, IndyCar, Champ Car, IMSA GT Championship, the American Le Mans Series, USAC, the Chili Bowl, and Stadium Super Trucks.
In his racing career, PJ Jones, 55, Cave Creek, Ariz., has run 33 NASCAR Cup races, 32 NASCAR Infinity races, 18 NASCAR Truck races, two IndyCar races, 58 Champ Car races along with numerous other disciplines like Midgets, etc.
For this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000, PJ Jones will drive the No. 2998 Can-Am Maverick X3 in the Pro UTV FI (Forced Induction) class. His additional driver will be Kyle Vestermark, 53, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
RATATOUILLE
Putting down the microphone for a several hours (not really), Rat ‘Ratatouille’ Sult, the voice of SCORE for the past nine years, will be pulling seriously extra duty in this year’s SCORE Baja 1000 as the driver of record in the No. 88L in the SCORE TT Legend class.
Team owner Mark Winkelman, Cypress, Texas, will also be part of the five-driver team competing in the special class for SCORE Trophy Truck drivers 50 years old and over.
Sult, 53, of Temecula, Calif., will be on the mic during two days of pre-race contingency, as well as several hours on the finish line ramp interviewing finishers and hosting the post-race awards celebration on Sunday (Nov. 17). The ‘never-at-a-loss-for-words’ Sult will also have live commentary and live race action from inside his race truck during the first part of the race.
While the ‘Rat Man’ has raced on some motorcycle teams earlier in his career at SCORE Baja races, his athletic career focused on skateboarding and street luge, where he was an X-Games gold medalist while competing in the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Australia.
GREEN FLAG
It is an elapsed-time race with staggered starts with the green flag dropping on Friday (Nov. 15). Motorcycles and Quads will start at 12:15 a.m. PT, Cars, Trucks, and UTVs will start at 9 a.m. PT.
While the fastest vehicles in the 869.13-mile race are expected to finish in about 15 hours, the elapsed-time race will have a 36-hour time limit to become an official finisher.
MORE CROSSOVER CELEBS
Among the other special racers with multiple racing backgrounds entered in this year’s SCORE Baja 1000 are Larry Roeseler, Cameron Steele, Bryce Menzies, Brendan Gaughan, Ricky Johnson, Rhys Millen, Damon Bradshaw, Ryan Millen, and Faelly Lopez. (see expanded list and info below).
METHOD RACE WHEELS QUALIFYING
Tuesday, Nov. 12 starting at 8 am PT, the Method Race Wheels Qualifying for the SCORE Baja 1000 will take place for the SCORE Trophy Truck, SCORE TT Legends, and Trophy Truck Spec classes at a private venue.
Spectators are not allowed at the Method Race Wheels qualifying session, but SCORE Live will air the activity on the SCORE website and SCORE social media channels.
Method Race Wheels Qualifying will determine the starting order in these three classes for The Granddaddy of All Desert Races, marking the first time in SCORE history that all four events have qualifying in the same season, generating greater economic impact in the event locations, such as San Felipe and Ensenada.
BAJA RUTA MUY ESPECIAL!
From the start of the BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000 on Boulevard Costero in Ensenada, it then heads by road, at a moderate speed, towards Nelson Ranch where the timing loop will start and finish.
Competitors then proceed to Ojos Negros, Ejido Uruapan, Santo Tomas, Ejido Erendira, Punta Colonet, Ejido Jaramillo, San Quintin, Ejido Nueva Odisea, El Rosario, Catavina, Guayaquil, La Bachata wash, San Ignacito, Gonzaga, the infamous Matomi wash, Llanos de San Martin, El Azufre wash, Puertecitos old road, Chanate wash, Morelia Junction, Diablo dry lake, Las Minitas wash, El Chinero, La Ventana, Ejido Saldana 2, El Arrajal wash, the San Matias wind farm, the San Matias crossing highway, Valley of Trinidad, the popular Goat trail, Ejido Jamau, Santa Catarina, Kilometer 77, Ojos Negros, Real del Castillo, Nelson ranch, and back to Ensenada.
There will be three physical, full-stop checkpoints. CP No. 1 will be at Ejido El Papalote (race mile 209.69), No. 2 at Rancho San Martín (rm 378.55), and No. 3 at San Matias (rm 731.85).
There will also be a total of 494 Virtual Check Points (VCPs) along the race course.
A total of 20 speed-controlled zones are part of this SCORE Baja 1000 race course, covering 125.43 miles, with sections where competitors must maintain a speed of 37 miles per hour, and in other areas, the maximum speed will be 60 miles per hour.
A HAPPENING…
Two days of the colorful pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway, Contingency and Tech inspection will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 13) and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 14) on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the iconic Riviera de Ensenada Cultural Center.
SCORE LIVE
From the new state-of-the art SCORE Studio in El Cajon, Calif., SCORE LIVE with host Brandon Johnson, will provide exclusive race coverage, along with vehicle tracking, live drone, and in-car camera footage from various locations around the race course.
Legendary SCORE racers will also be working with Johnson during the race-days studio show, including Wes Miller, Heidi Steele, and Jerry Zaiden. In-studio qualifying hosts will be Austin Farner and Nicholas Isenhouer.
Popular Rat Sult, in his ninth season with SCORE, will be the host announcer on the SCORE ramp during contingency and the race start and finish. Assisting Sult will be Kevin Johnson.
SCORE LIVE may be viewed on the SCORE website, SCORE APP, SCORE Facebook page and the SCORE International YouTube Channel.
RIVIERA DE ENSENADA…
In the heart of Ensenada on Boulevard Costero, the Riviera de Ensenada Cultural Center, will host racer registration and media registration in Salon Roja on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (Nov. 11-14).
On Monday (Nov. 11), racer registration will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT for teams that are qualifying. On Tuesday (Nov. 12) it will run from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT, on Wednesday (Nov. 13) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT, and on Thursday (Nov. 14) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT.
SCORE Media Registration will be held in Salon Roja on Monday (Nov. 11) from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday (Nov. 12), Wednesday (Nov. 13) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT, and Thursday (Nov. 14) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT.
BFGOODRICH TIRES UNMATCHED
BFGoodrich Tires, the official tire of SCORE for 48 years, was honored after the 2023 season as the SCORE Pit Support Company of the year for the 33rd time.
BFGoodrich Tires has been the choice of 35 of the 56 overall winners of the popular SCORE Baja 500 and 33 of the 56 overall winners of the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. BFGoodrich Tires is also the title sponsor of both iconic races again in 2024.
BFGoodrich Tires also has been the choice of 30 of the 37 overall winners of the SCORE San Felipe 250, all three SCORE Desert Challenge races, the lone SCORE Challenge of Champions in San Felipe, the one SCORE Baja Sur 500, and one of the five overall winners in the SCORE Baja 400.
Last year’s SCORE San Felipe 250 overall victory by San Diego’s Luke McMillin marked the 103rd SCORE Baja overall race win for BFGoodrich Tires.
BFG BIG BONUS
SCORE major sponsor BFGoodrich Tires has posted a US$20,000 contingency bonus for the overall 4-wheel race winner to help commemorate the Granddaddy of all Desert Races.
US$20,000 PRO MOTO UNLTD PURSE
Through the coordination and efforts of SCORE Motorcycle liaison, Andy Kirker, a former SCORE champion motorcycle racer, four companies have combined to put up a special $20,000 bonus purse exclusively for the Pro Moto Unlimited Class, the fastest class on two wheels.
The four companies posting this unprecedented purse for this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000 are: Anube, from Spain, Taco Moto Company from Las Vegas, Baja Bound Mexican Auto Insurance, and AHM Factory Services of Yorba Linda, Calif. They are all part of the Pro Moto Baja Racing Facebook group.
This unique payout will be for first through fifth place on the official results in the Pro Moto Unlimited class: first-$10,000, second-$5,000, third-$3,000, fourth-$1,500 and fifth-$500.
GRAND MARSHAL
San Diego’s Scott McMillin, part of the SCORE Royal Family of champion desert racers, is the Grand Marshal for the BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000. McMillin, whose legendary three-generation Big Blue M racing family has 24 all-time class wins, including 16 overall victories, in the Granddaddy of All Desert Races.
Each carving their own place on the granite wall of SCORE Baja racing, Scott McMillin, 64, has four career class wins in the SCORE Baja 1000, six class wins in the SCORE Baja 500, and three in the SCORE San Felipe 250.
In the SCORE Baja 1000, he won Class 10 in 1981, Class 2 in 1985 with his father Corky McMillin, and SCORE Trophy Truck in 2009 and 2011 with his son Andy McMillin as his second driver. His SCORE Trophy Truck wins were all overall victories.
SCORE SPONSORS…
Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire and Race Title Sponsor, Ford-Official Truck and SUV, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber and Race Title Sponsor, Polaris RZR-Official UTV, VP Racing-Official Fuel and race presenting sponsor, Optima Batteries-Official Battery, Rugged Radios-Official Radio Communication, Sylvania Off-Road-Official Light, Method Race Wheels-Official Wheel and Race Qualifying sponsor, Lasernut-Official Custom Metal Fabricator, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.
SCORE Official Partners: MEXICO Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Ensenada Municipal Government, San Felipe Municipal Government, San Quintin Municipal Government, Ensenada Marketing Tourism Committee, San Felipe Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Hotel and Motel Association, Proturismo Ensenada, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, and Cruz Roja Mexicana.
For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCORE-International.com.
Contacto de prensa de SCORE: Gabriel García, Gabriel@SCORE-International.com o con el Historiador de SCORE: Dominic Clark, Dominic@SCORE-International.com
Noviembre 4, 2024
Del 11 al 17 de noviembre en Ensenada, México
Price, “Chavo”, Lovell, Mears, Healy, P.J., Rat y más celebridades dirán presente en la edición 57 de la BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000
La última fecha del Campeonato Mundial del Desierto 2024 de SCORE contará con una ruta de 864.13 millas, con salida y meta en el Bulevar Costero de “La Cenicienta del Pacífico”, contando con Scott McMillin como el Gran Mariscal de la legendaria carrera fuera de camino y una cobertura en vivo en www.score-international.com
#SCOREBaja1000
ENSENADA, Baja California, México— El atleta internacional de motocicletas y rally, Toby Price, la súper estrella del motociclismo en Bolivia, Juan Carlos “Chavo” Salvatierra, el miembro del Salón de la Fama de rock crawling y carreras de circuito cerrado, Brad Lovell, el antiguo piloto de la Serie Nascar, Casey Mears, el campeón de rock crawling, Loren Healy, el expiloto de la Serie Indy Car, P.J. Jones y la voz oficial de SCORE, y ganador de los X Games de ESPN, Rat Sult, junto a otro contingente de celebridades serán parte de una aventura única por la península de Baja California en México, como parte de la última fecha del Campeonato Mundial del Desierto 2024 de SCORE, la edición 57 de la BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000.
LA CARRERA LEGENDARIA
La “Madre de todas las carreras fuera de camino”, la SCORE Baja 1000, es lo más alto del deporte motor, ya sea en motos o en carros, es la más legendaria, la más prestigiada, icónica, exigente y extensa en millas, que se lleve a cabo en este mundo.
Este año, la carrera arrancará y finalizará en Ensenada, Baja California, México, con eventos a lo largo del 11 al 17 de noviembre.
La ruta para esta edición 57 será de 864.13 millas, con un recorrido por la zona norte de la mágica península de Baja California.
LA “PARRILLA DE SALIDA”
Una cifra por encima de los 275 equipos es lo que se espera para el día del banderazo de salida, con 264 escuderías registradas hasta hoy para “La Madre de todas las carreras fuera de camino”, con atletas de 32 estados de los Estados Unidos, al igual que del territorio estadounidense, Puerto Rico, y 18 países más. Los países que dirán presente en Ensenada, con al menos un corredor representando a sus banderas, son los Estados Unidos, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canadá, Chile, República Dominicana, Ecuador, Francia, India, Japón, Holanda, Nueva Zelanda, Perú, Polonia, Sudáfrica, Venezuela y el anfitrión México.
Edición 57 de la Baja 1000
Los mejores corredores del mundo, verán acción este año en la edición 57 de la BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000. Se contará con transmisión en vivo de las diferentes actividades de la competencia, como la calificación, los dos días de revisión mecánica, el banderazo de salida y la meta, mediante la página oficial de SCORE en internet y otras plataformas dentro de las redes sociales.
Las actividades de la carrera se realizarán del 11 al 17 de noviembre.
Más de 275 equipos se espera que sean parte del arranque de la justa todo terreno, con cerca de 35 estados de la Unión Americana diciendo presente en suelo mexicano, y cerca de 20 países. Se contará con categorías profesionales y sportsmans de motos y carros en las 1000 millas.
Este año la ruta de la Baja 1000 será de 864.13 millas, con 49 ediciones arrancando en Ensenada, y 30 más, con esa ciudad fungiendo como sede de la meta.
Ensenada, “La Capital Mundial del Off-Road” es una ciudad costera en la Bahía de Todos Santos, cerca del Océano Pacífico, a 128.75 kilómetros al sur de la frontera de Estados Unidos, en San Diego, California.
La carrera es en forma anual la última fecha del Campeonato Mundial del Desierto de SCORE, que se ha desarrollado en su totalidad en Baja California durante los últimos 9 años.
CELEBRIDADES 2024
La legendaria SCORE Baja 1000 ha captado siempre la atención de celebridades de diferentes ambientes, incluido el deportivo, por lo que en esta edición 57 de la BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 no es la excepción. Cerca de 25 personalidades de otras modalidades del motociclismo y automovilismo estarán presentes en el estado de Baja California.
DIRECTO DESDE EL DAKAR
Un orgullo de Australia que pisará Baja es el australiano de 37 años de edad, Toby Price, quien cuenta con muchos campeonatos y victorias en sus manos, quien vendrá en forma exclusiva desde la “Tierra de los canguros”.
Price, ganador en forma absoluta en un par de ocasiones del Rally Dakar en las motocicletas, logró finalizar segundo overall en la edición 2019 de la SCORE Baja 1000 y en los SCORE Trophy Trucks, como coequipero de otro campeón del Rally Dakar, Nasser Al-Attiyah de Catar.
En este año, Toby es el piloto de puntos, por lo que su relevo al volante será el dueño del Team Australia, Paul Weel, quien cuenta con 45 años de edad.
El equipo estará manejando el Chevrolet Silverado de doble tracción Número 43, unidad que es marca Mason Motorsports. En este Campeonato Mundial del Desierto 2024 de SCORE, el par de australianos sufrió un abandono en la SCORE San Felipe 250, ganaron la SCORE Baja 500 en forma absoluta y fueron parte del podio de la SCORE Baja 400, al cerrar en la tercera posición.
ESTÁ DE VUELTA EL “CHAVO”
La máxima figura del deporte motor en Bolivia, Juan Carlos “Chavo” Salvatierra, de 43 años de edad, quiere repetir en la cima de la SCORE Baja 1000 en las motocicletas, sumado a que busca poner nuevamente a la marca KTM en lo más alto de la legendaria carrera fuera de camino, recordando que ganó este evento en 2023.
Salvatierra, finalizó en la tercera posición dentro de la edición 5 de la SCORE Baja 400, presentada por VP Racing, a bordo de la motocicleta número 1x KTM XCF-450, quien unirá fuerzas en este año con Shane Logan, de 22 años de edad y de Lake Havasu City, Ariz, Callum Norton, de 24 años de edad, y de Australia, y Corbin McPherson, de 23 años de edad, con residencia en Hurricane, Utah, teniendo como objetivo el quedarse con la bandera a cuadros, hazaña que buscarán dedicar nuevamente a toda la gente de Bolivia.
Hace un año, en la edición 56 de la SCORE Baja 1000, Salvatierra y su equipo, cruzaron la meta instalada en el Bulevar Costero de Ensenada, tras 26 horas, 34 minutos y 17 segundos de aventuras por la península de Baja California, recordando que, en esa ocasión, la carrera por primera vez del puerto de La Paz, Baja California Sur.
LOVELL, UN SALÓN DE LA FAMA DEL VOLANTE
Conocido como un embajador del volante y un campeón, el asesor de la prestigiada marca automotriz Ford, y parte de la Clase 2022 del Salón de la Fama del Off-Road, Brad Lovell, de 48 años de edad, quien reside en Colorado Springs, Colorado, es el líder del equipo Lovell Racing, quien está de regreso en la SCORE Baja 1000 al frente del equipo oficial de Ford, a bordo de la Ford Bronco DR Número 8050 en la clase Heavy Metal Limited.
Lovell ha Ganado en 8 ocasiones la SCORE Baja 1000, dos veces la SCORE Baja 500, se ha apoderado de la carrera King of the Hammers en 3 veces, sumado a contar con cerca de 60 victorias en la modalidad del rock crawling, off-road y circuito cerrado, o short course. Fue elegido como el Piloto del Año en 2012 por parte de la revista Dirt Sports.
LA CALIFICACIÓN METHOD RACE WHEELS
El martes 12 de noviembre a las 8 de la mañana, tiempo del Pacífico, se pondrá en marcha la calificación Method Race Wheels en la SCORE Baja 1000, que incluirá la participación de pilotos de los SCORE Trophy Trucks, SCORE Trophy Trucks Legend y Trophy Truck Spec en una sede sin acceso al público en general.
No se permitirán espectadores en la calificación Method Race Wheels, pero el evento será transmitido en vivo por las diferentes plataformas de SCORE en las redes sociales, al igual que en la página de internet de SCORE.
La calificación Method Race Wheels servirá para definir el orden de arranque en esas 3 categorías para “La Madre de todas las carreras fuera de camino”, siendo esta la primera vez que SCORE cuenta con calificación en todas sus carreras de una temporada.
UNA RUTA CON LO MEJOR DE TERRENO EN BAJA
Desde el arranque de la SCORE Baja 1000 en el Bulevar Costero de Ensenada, luego un tramo de velocidad a tráfico normal por carretera, para poder llegar al Rancho Nelson, los corredores se dirigirán hacia Ojos Negros, el ejido Uruapan, la delegación de Santo Tomás, el ejido Eréndira, Punta Colonet, ejido Jaramillo, el municipio de San Quintín, ejido Nueva Odisea, El Rosario, Cataviña, Guayaquil, el arroyo de La Bachata, San Ignacito, Gonzaga, el imponente arroyo Matomí, Llanos de San Martín, arroyo El Azufre, el camino viejo de Puertecitos, el arroyo Chanate, el ejido Morelia, la Laguna del Diablo, el arroyo de Las Minitas, El Chinero, La Ventana, el ejido Saldaña 2, el arroyo del Arrajal, el parque eólico de San Matías, Valle de la Trinidad, la popular Bajada de las Cabras, ejido Jamau, ejido Santa Catarina, el Kilómetro 77 de la carretera Ensenada-San Felipe, Ojos Negros, la delegación de Real del Castillo, Rancho Nelson, y de regreso en Ensenada.
Se contará con 3 checkpoints en la ruta, el primero estará en el ejido El Papaloto (milla 209.69), el segundo se ubicará en el Rancho San Martín (milla 378.5) y el número 3 será en San Matías (millas 731.85).
También se contará con un total de 494 checkpoints virtuales en la pista, o también conocidos como VCP´s.
Serán 20 zonas de velocidad limitada en la ruta de la SCORE Baja 1000, para sumar 125.42 millas, con varias áreas en los que los pilotos deberán de manejar a 37 millas por hora, y en otros tramos, la velocidad será de 60 millas por hora.
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CALENDARIO 2024 DE SCORE
Solo resta una fecha del Campeonato Mundial del Desierto 2024 de SCORE que se celebrarán en Baja California, México, por noveno año consecutivo:
Edición 57 de la BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000-
11-17 de noviembre, Ensenada, Baja California, México
PATROCINADORES SCORE…
Patrocinadores oficiales de SCORE: BFGoodrich Tires-Patrocinador oficial de llantas y carreras, Ford-Patrocinador oficial de camionetas y todoterrenos, King Shocks-Patrocinador oficial de amortiguadores y carreras, Polaris RZR-Patrocinador oficial de UTV, VP Racing-Patrocinador oficial de combustible y carreras, Optima Batteries-Patrocinador oficial de baterías, Rugged Radios: Radiocomunicación oficial, Sylvania Off-Road: Luces oficiales, Method Race Wheels: Patrocinador oficial de los rines y de la clasificación de la carrera, Lasernut: Fabricante oficial de metal a medida, Wide Open Excursions: Empresa oficial para tours de Off-Road, Crystal Bay Casino: Casino oficial.
Socios Oficiales de SCORE: Secretaría de Turismo Federal, Secretaría de Turismo de Baja California, Gobierno Municipal de Ensenada, Gobierno Municipal de San Felipe, Gobierno Municipal de San Quintín, Comité de Mercadotecnia Turística de Ensenada, Comité de Mercadotecnia Turística de San Felipe, Asociación Mexicana de Hoteles y Moteles de Ensenada, Proturismo Ensenada, Instant México Auto Insurance, Cruz Roja Mexicana.
Para más información sobre SCORE, visita la página de internet oficial del Campeonato Mundial del Desierto de SCORE en www.SCORE-International.com.
‘Celebrating 51 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’
BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000—iconic desert race
Finale of four-race 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship
Nov. 11-17 – 864.13 miles –Ensenada, Baja California
Total Entries: 264 (as of 11/04/24)
(from 32 U.S. States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, host Mexico, Australia, Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, S. Africa, Venezuela)
2024 CROSSOVERS/CELEBRITY RACERS
Among the crossover/celebrity racers officially entered in this year’s race are (as of 11/03/23):
--Larry Roeseler, AMA Hall of Famer/ORMHOF Hall of Famer, 10 golds in ISDE, 14 SCORE Baja 1000 overall wins, No. 85L, SCORE TT Legend
--Cameron Steele, Hall of Famer, action sports TV announcer, No. 16 SCORE Trophy Truck
--Bryce Menzies, SCORE Trophy Truck champion, short-course off-road champion, internationally rally racer, No. 1 SCORE Trophy Truck
--Brendan Gaughan, former NASCAR Cup racer and second-generation desert racer who won Class 1 in the 2019 SCORE Baja 1000, second last year, No. 162, Class 1
--Ricky Johnson, Hall of Fame supercross/motocross motorcycle star, short-course off-road champion, No. 1L, SCORE TT Legend
--Casey Mears, son of Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Roger Mears, NASCAR Cup and Indy Car veteran, No. 162, Class 1
--Toby Price, champion factory motorcycle rally racer from Australia, two-time Dakar champion, finished second in 2019 SCORE Baja 1000 and won this year’s SCORE Baja 500 in SCORE Trophy Truck, No. 43 SCORE Trophy Truck
--Damon Bradshaw, ‘Beast from the East’ Supercross, Motocross and Monster Truck racing legend, 25 combined career Supercross wins (450cc and 250cc), No. 61L SCORE TT Legend
--Rhys Millen, champion Formula Drift racer from New Zealand, 3-time Pikes Peak Hill Climb Champion, precision-stunt-car driver, No. 711, Class 7
--Ryan Millen, accomplished Formula Drift racer from New Zealand, Rhys Millen’s brother, No. 263 Trophy Truck Spec
--Ricky Brabec, SoCal champion motorcycle racer who has won the Dakar Rally twice (2020, 2024) and the SCORE Baja 1000 in 2014, No. 165 Class 1
--Santiago Creel, Mexico City, international motorcycle rally racer, No. 295 Trophy Truck Spec
--Juan Carlos Salvatierra, most recognized athlete from Boliva, nine-time Dakar Rally racer, No. 1x Pro Moto Unlimited
--PJ Jones, Parnelli Jones’ son who has raced open-wheel, sprint cars and NASCAR, No. 2998 Pro UTV FI
--Paul Weel, V8 Supercar and Super Truck driver from Australia, No. 43 SCORE Trophy Truck
--Gary Magness, Film Producer and international businessman, No. 45, SCORE Trophy Truck
--Brad Lovell, six-time rock-crawling season championships, 2012 TORC short course class title, and brand amabassador, No. 8050 Heavy Metal Limited
--Justin Lofton, Back to his off-road roots, competed in 94 NASCAR Truck races, No. 41 SCORE Trophy Truck
--Faelly Lopez, Puerto Rican international rally racer, multi-time SCORE Pro Quad Ironman race winner, No. 784x Pro Moto Ironman
--Rat Sult, ‘Voice of SCORE’ for the last nine years, XGames medalist in Skateboard and Street Luge, No. 88L, SCORE TT Legend
--Loren Healy, seven-time Ultra4 Racing champion, No. 773 Stock Mid-Size
SCORE Baja 1000 All-Time Celebrity Watch
Famous Personalities who have raced in the SCORE Baja 1000 include:
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ANDREAS AIGNER—Austrian 2008 World Rally Championship Production Car champion
NASSER AL-ATTIYAH—Dakar Rally overall champion from Qatar
STEVE APPLETON—Late CEO and President of Micron Technology, stunt-plane pilot
FRANK ARCIERO JR.—Hall of Fame off-road racer, developer, Winery owner, former CART team owner
FRANCISCO ARREDONDO—International motorcycle rally racer from Guatemala
JACK ARUTE--Sports TV personality
SCOTT ATCHISON—former IndyCar driver
HUBERT AURIOL--multiple winner of the Grenada-to-Dakar Rally
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BOBBY BALDWIN—President/CEO of the Mirage Resorts, former World Series of Poker Champion
GAYLE BANKS—Land Speed Record Holder
TILL BECHTOLSHEIMER—IMSA Sports Car racer from Germany
JAMIE BESTWICK—Legendary British BMX racer who won nine straight X Games BMX Vert gold medals
RON BISHOP—Only person who raced in the first 40 SCORE Baja 1000 races a motorcycle
KEN BLOCK—Co-founder of DC Shoes, Pro Rally racer, X Games star
MIA BLOCK—Ken Block’s daughter, multi-motorsport discipline champion driver, primarily rally racing
SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS—2004 and 2005 Champ Car World Series season champ from France
RICKY BRABEC—2020 and 2024 Dakar Rally motorcycle champion and SCORE Baja 1000 race winner
DAMEN BRADSHAW—‘Beast from the East’ Supercross, Motocross and Monster Truck racing legend
BUD BRUTSMAN—show creator and TV producer of ‘Rides’ and ‘Overhaulin’
CHRIS BUNCOMBE, former LeMans 24 Hour class winner and global rally racer from England
JENSON BUTTON—2009 Formula-1 champion
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JEAN CALVIN--former world class professional figure skater
SHANNON CAMPBELL—Hall of Fame rock Crawling champion
ERIK CARLSSON--world champion rallye driver
PAT MOSS CARLSSON--Erik’s wife/co-driver, sister of race driver Stirling Moss
LANCE CLIFFORD—Rock Crawling champion
ANDREW COMRIE-PICARD—North American Rally racer, 2010 X-games medalist
LARRY CONNOR—prominent Ohio businessman, two-time national sports car racing champion
JESSI COMBS—TV sports personality, moto/car/truck racer
DAN COOK—Professional Fly Fisherman
SANTIAGO CREEL—International motorcycle rally racer from Mexico
ERIN CROCKER—USAC, ARCA and NASCAR Truck racer
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TARA DAKIDES—snowboarding legend
WALLY DALLENBACH SR—former open-wheel racer and CART Chief Steward
WALLY DALLENBACH JR—veteran open-wheel, Pike’s Peak Hill Climb, NASCAR racer, TV personality
PATRICK DEMPSEY—Film and TV star (Grey’s Anatomy)
CYRIL DESPRES—2007 Dakar Rally Overall motorcycle champion
BROC DICKERSON—Short course racer turned desert racer
DOMINIC DOBSON—German-born former CART, NASCAR Truck Series and IMSA sports car star
ROMAIN DUMAS—legendary French Rally Racer, Pike’s Peak Hill Climb record holder
CARLIN DUNNE—three-time Pike’s Peak Hill Climb motorcycle champion
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KERRY EARNHARDT—NASCAR Racer, Son of the late NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt
TERRY EARWOOD—An instructor with the Skip Barber Racing School who has also won championships in NHRA drag racing and IMSA road racing
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FERNANDO FERRAND—Dakar Rally racer from Peru
BOBBY FERRO—Noted Hollywood Stunt driver
BRIAN FINCH—Autocross racer, road racer and TV personality
SAL FISH—legendary owner and visionary of SCORE International for 38 years
TANNER FOUST—Pro Rally racer, X Games Gold medalist, Formula Drifting Champion, Hollywood Stunt driver
CHIP FOOSE—Star of TV’s Overhaulin’
GREG FOSTER—veteran Formula 1 powerboat racer
FABRICIO FUENTES—veteran Dakar Rally racer and national champion in Bolivia
LOU FRANCO—noted Hollywood Stunt driver/rider
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GARY GABELICH--Land Speed Record holder
JAMES GARNER--movie/TV star
JOSELE GARZA--Mexico’s only Indianapolis 500 “rookie of the year”
JOHN CLARK GABLE--movie actor and son of famed actor Clark Gable
JAMIE GALLES, former Trans Am and Toyota Atlantic racer whose family was a long-time IndyCar team owner
MICHAEL GAUGHAN—Prominent Las Vegas Hotel/Casino owner
BRENDAN GAUGHAN—former NASCAR Cup Series/Xfinity Series/NASCAR Truck racer whose roots are in desert racing
CHRISTINE GIAMPAOLI ZONA—Italian international rally racer lives in Spain and Los Angeles
CHAD GILSINGER--2010 champion of the SCCA National Runoffs Championship
ROBBY GORDON--former CART and NASCAR Sprint Cup driver/team owner
MIKE GROFF—former IRL driver
ROBBIE GROFF—former IRL driver
ROBERTO GUERRERO—former IndyCar and Formula 1 veteran
GUSTAVO GUGELMIN—Brazilian Rally racer
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ROD HALL--25 class victories (one overall)--Only person who raced in the first 50 SCORE Baja 1000 races
PETE HALSMER--former Indianapolis 500 driver, IMSA GT and Super Vee champion
LAIRD HAMILTON—Surfing legend
IKUO HANAWA—Pike’s Peak Hill Climb record-setting champion in electric race car
VIC HICKEY--land speed racing and off-road racing pioneer
DERRICK HILL—veteran of several open-wheel pavement series, son of the late Formula1 Champion Phil Hill
SAMUEL HUBINETTE—two-time Formula Drift champion from Switzerland, professional stunt driver
RYAN HUNTER-REAY—veteran open-wheel racer and IndyCar champion
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BRIAN ICKLER—NASCAR Truck Series driver who returns to his desert racing roots
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JESSE JAMES—Reality TV star (Monster Garage, Jesse James is a Dead Man, etc.)
BRUCE JENNER—Reality TV star, 1976 Olympic decathlon gold medal winner
RICKY JOHNSON--third all-time winningest Supercross motorcycle racer, founder of TORC short-course series
JIMMIE JOHNSON--former motocross star, seven-time NASCAR Cup champion
JOHNNY JOHNSON--15 class victories in eight different classes
STEFAN JOHANSSON—IndyCar racer and team owner
AUSTIN A.J. JONES—son of SCORE Trophy Truck champ Jesse Jones, SCORE class champ, Dakar class champ
PARNELLI JONES--1963 Indianapolis 500 winner
P.J. JONES—Parnelli’s son who has raced open-wheel, sprint cars and NASCAR
TRACY JORDAN—Rock Crawling pioneer with championships in three different series
BERNARDO JOURDAIN--Mexican IndyCar driver
MICHEL JOURDAIN Jr.--Mexican IndyCar and NASCAR driver
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HISASHI KITAMURA—International Enduro motorcycle racer from Japan
ARMIN KREMER—German Rally champion and veteran World Rally Championship driver
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JOHN LANGLEY—award-winning Television producer (COPS), has star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
JOE LOMBARDO—noted Sheriff of Clark County, Nevada who became Nevada Governor
DARREN LAW—GT Prototype racer
CURT LeDUC—former SCORE Trophy Truck champ, short-course off-road champion, father of Kyle
KYLE LeDUC—second generation desert racer, five-time Pro-4 short-course off-road champion
ROD LEWIS—Prominent Texas energy (oil) businessman, prominent international air-racing pilot
FAELLY LOPEZ—Puerto Rican international rally racer, 2022 SCORE Rookie of the Year
KEN LOSCH--Former SCCA Formula Mazda racer and Indy Pro Series owner/driver
BRAD LOVELL—multi-time Rock Crawling champion, short course off-road champion
ROGER LOVELL—Rock Crawling champion, short course off-road racer along with brother Brad
MORGAN LUCAS—NHRA Top Fuel drag racer
JUSTIN LOFTON—2009 ARCA champion, NASCAR Truck Series racer
KYLE LOZA--Freestyle MX, XGames Gold medalist
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GARY MAGNESS—Hollywood film producer and international businessman
JEREMY McGRATH—former legendary supercross MX star
HERSHEL McGRIFF--first Carrera Panamericana winner and stock car champion
ROB MacCACHREN—8-time SCORE class champ, Stadium and Short Course racing champion, six-time AARWBA All-America, 315 career race wins in desert, short-course and stadium won three straight SCORE Baja 1000 races (2014, 2015, 2016)
MIKE ‘MOUSE’ MCCOY—SCORE race champion, noted Hollywood stunt driver, star of Dust to Glory, 2005
CHRIS MacCLUGAGE—legendary IJSBA personal watercraft racing world champion
ANTONIO MARMOLEJO, International Rally racer and Dakar Rally racer from Columbia
ANDY McMILLIN—Third generation McMillin Family racer-Corky’s grandson, five-time overall winner of the SCORE Baja 1000
CORKY McMILLIN—Founder-Corky McMillin Cos, patriarch of first SCORE 3-generation team, multiple Baja wins
MARK McMILLIN—Corky’s son, San Diego developer; 8 class wins, including 5 overall in SCORE Baja 1000
TYLER McQUARRIE—Formula Drift racing star, veteran of numerous racing disciplines, driving instructor
CHAD McQUEEN—actor and son of Steve McQueen
STEVE McQUEEN--movie and TV star
CASEY MEARS—former NASCAR Cup racer, now desert racer, son of off-road star Roger Mears
RICK MEARS--4-time Indy 500 winner; younger brother of former off-road star Roger Mears
ROGER MEARS—1991 AARWBA All-America racer, desert racing legend, 2020 ORMHoF Inductee, Indy Car Racer
SHEKHAR MEHTA--4-time winner of East African Safari
BRYCE MENZIES—SCORE Trophy Truck champion, short-course off-road champion, international rally racer
BRUCE MEYERS--originator of the Meyers Manx, world’s first desert race car (dune buggy)
MIKE METZGER—godfather of Freestyle MX
AK MILLER--American hot rodding and off-road racing patriarch
ROD MILLEN—Pikes Peak Hill Climb Record Holder, rally racer, Stadium racing champion
RHYS MILLEN—Rod’s son, Formula D Drifting racing National Champion, precision Hollywood Stunt driver
RYAN MILLEN—Rod’s son, accomplished Formula Drift racer
RICH MINGA—1987 SCORE Overall Point Champion, noted Hollywood stunt driver
LARRY MINOR—former drag racer and team owner
DANNY MODER—noted film cinematographer with over 20 on his filmography
PAULA MURPHY--one-time ‘world’s fastest woman’ racer
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MICHAEL NESMITH--TV actor/musician “Monkees”; pioneer producer of CD music
PAUL NEWMAN—Actor, race car driver, philanthropist
GUNNAR NILSSON--Formula 1 driver
SERGIO NOLASCO--owner of Mexico’s finest Formula 3 road racing team
AARON NORRIS--motion picture and TV producer; brother of actor Chuck Norris
ERIC NORRIS—former NASCAR touring series driver, TV stunt coordinator, son of actor Chuck Norris
MARCO NOVELO—former Mayor of Ensenada and National Senator from Baja California, Mexico
TED NUGENT--rock ‘n’ roll singing star
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DANNY ONGAIS--motorcycle, drag racing, road racing and Indy 500 racer
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PAUL PAGE—Motorsports TV commentator
TED PAPPAS--Indy 500 racer
TRAVIS PASTRANA—Freestyle MX, Supercross star, X Games Superstar
BOBBY PATTON—Part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
CHRIS PAULSEN—Former Indy Car crew chief, owner of C&R Racing, columnist for National Speed Sport News
ROBBIE PIERCE—late, former owner of MasterCraft, Impact, and Jimco
SAM POSEY--international race driver and motorsports TV commentator
GLEN PLAKE—Two-Time World Champion Hot Dog Skier
SARA PRICE—Motocross, stadium, short-course, SCORE and Formula E desert racer
TOBY PRICE—champion factory motorcycle rally racer, Dakar champion
DON PRUDHOMME--legendary drag racer
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GASTON RAHIER--former Paris-to-Dakar rally champion
DARON RAHLVES—legendary three-time U.S. Olympic downhill skier
DYLAN RATIGAN—host of CNBC’s ‘Bullseye’ show
BUDDY RICE—2004 Indianapolis 500 winner
ELLIOTT FORBES-ROBINSON—legendary SCCA sports car racer
LARRY ROESELER--legendary motorcycle racer with an amazing 14 overall wins in SCORE Baja 1000
ALEXANDER ROSSI—2016 Indy 500 champ as a rookie, IndyCar racer, former Formula 1 driver
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BORIS SAID—NASCAR driver and Trans Am racing star
JUAN CARLOS SALVATIERRA—most recognized athlete from Bolivia, nine-time Dakar Rally racer
ARMIN SCHWARZ—Seven-time World Rally Championship race winner
ANNIE SEEL—Sweden’s ‘Rally Princess of Dakar’ motorcycle racer, motivational speaker
ORIOL SERVIA—IndyCar star from Spain
BON SINCLAIR--president of Volvo Automobile of America
GAY SMITH--Pike’s Peak Hill Climb champion
MALCOLM SMITH--off-road motorcycle champion and star of movie, “On Any Sunday”
CAMERON STEELE—Motorsports & Action Sports TV commentator
NELSON STEWART—Former Sprint Car racer, father of NASCAR star Tony Stewart
DAYMON STOKIE—Australian motocross champion
DANNY SULLIVAN—1987 Indianapolis 500 champion
ROBERT SUTTON—President/CEO of Centrix Financial
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TARA DAKIDES—prominent professional snowboarder
MARK THATCHER--son of England’s former prime minister Margaret Thatcher
MAX THIERIOT—second generation desert racer, Hollywood movie and TV actor with 15 films to his credit, currently starring role in CBS TV’s SEAL TEAM
DANNY THOMPSON—Son of SCORE founder Mickey Thompson, former stadium off-road racer
MICKEY THOMPSON--hot rodding and off-road racing pioneer, SCORE founder
ROLF TIBBLIN--world’s only motocross champion in three classes--500, 250 and 125cc
J.R. TODD—NHRA Top Fuel drag racer
JUGATSU TOI--Japanese novelist
KYLE TUCKER-- Autocross champion
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JOHNNY UNSER—Indy car racer, first from his racing family to drive in the race
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JIMMY VASSER--CART champion driver
STEPHAN VERDIER—Former Pro Skier, Pikes Peak Hill Climb winner, Formula Drift racer, RallyCross Racer
GUS VILDOSOLA JR—Prominent Mexican businessman who with his father Gus Sr became the first Mexican nationals to win the overall title in the race in 2010
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BILL WEBBER—legendary long-time motorsports TV announcer
PAUL WEEL—V8 Supercar and Boost Mobile Super Truck racer from Australia
CAL WELLS III—former NASCAR team owner who has also owned off-road and Indy Car teams
BILL WHITTINGTON—former Indy Car racer
DON WHITTINGTON—former Indy Car racer
LARRY WILCOX--TV actor
BEKKI FREEMAN-WIK—Top female racer in SCORE History, 3-time SCORE Baja 1000 champ
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JOHN ZINK--creator of Indy’s famed ‘laydown cars’
