Map--SCORE Baja 1000 Reveal Saturday at Off-Road Expo

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, dominic@score-international.com
September 26, 2022
Race presented by 4 Wheel Parts

Course map reveal—BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 1000
live Saturday--3pm PT at Off-Road Expo in Pomona, California

 

    POMONA, Calif., USA—It’s time to drop the green flag for another spectacular eBay Motors Off-Road Expo presented by General Tires at the Fairplex, in Pomona, Calif., USA and SCORE International will once again be a major part of this weekend’s popular public trade show. The annual event will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT on Sunday.
The Off-Road Expo is a great gathering collection of off-road companies, parts, equipment, gear, action and experts. From desert racing, short-course and stadium racing to rock crawling, trail riding to sand sports, motorcycles and UTV’s, to camping and adventure travel, fans have the unique opportunity to meet and talk with the most knowledgeable experts in the off-road industry.
The colorful and extensive BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts, exhibit area in Building 7 will once again offer desert-racing and off-road performance fans the opportunity to interact with many of the top desert racers in the world and legends of the sport while enjoying viewing the most radical motorsports vehicles ever developed from the past and the present.
COURSE REVEAL
At a 3 p.m. PT SCORE Media Conference on Saturday, SCORE will unveil the official course map for the 2022 SCORE Baja 1000, the 55th edition of the iconic Granddaddy of All Desert Races. During the SCORE Media Conference Jim Ryan, SCORE Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, will present current overall plans regarding the ancillary events that will be held around each of the four races in the 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship, celebrating the 50th year of SCORE International, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization.
LEGENDS OF BAJA
As a special added attraction to the SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit will be a SCORE Baja Legends autograph session on Saturday from Noon to 2 p.m.
Among the legends scheduled to appear are iconic former SCORE owner and Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee Sal Fish, legendary Hall of Fame racers Curt LeDuc, Larry Ragland and Rob MacCachren.
Other SCORE champion racers scheduled include Mark Samuels, Ricky Johnson, Christopher Polvoorde, Luke Johnson, Craig Scanlon and Cody Reid. SCORE also expects some other ‘surprise’ SCORE Baja racing legends as well for the autograph session including the popular Monster girls.
Available for both photos and autographs, the SCORE stars will be available from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
AMAZING VEHICLES
The SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit will include several prominent vehicles on display as well anchored by the vintage restored original VW-powered Sandmaster unlimited Class 1 open-wheel desert race car driven by Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Ferro (Class of 2019). Ferro won the SCORE Baja 500 four times and the SCORE Baja 1000 twice. He drove solo in the 1971 SCORE Baja 1000 to victory in that year’s race from Ensenada to La Paz.
Representing several current classes that compete in the SCORE World Desert Championship in the exhibit area will be one of the Terrible Herbst Motorsports Trophy Truck Spec trucks built by Herbst/Smith Fab.
Another feature vehicle on display will be a Chevy-powered Jimco unlimited Class 1 open-wheel desert race car from the stable of vehicles of prominent Wilson Motorsports of Long Beach, Calif. A three-generation team of SCORE desert racers, current drivers include Brad Wilson, Brian Wilson, Ronny Wilson and Kyle Quinn.
SCORE multi-time motorcycle champion Mark Samuels, will have his No. 7X Honda CRF450X motorcycle as part of the exhibit as well as the No. 1831 Polaris RZR Turbo as part of the SCORE Baja 1000 Exhibit.
Nick Hamm’s Warrior Built Foundation Sportsman motorcycle and Class 11 VW Sedan which salute and are comprised of several military veterans as drivers/riders will also be on display.
SoCal’s Brenthel Industries is also scheduled to have one of their race trucks on display.
SCORE LIVE
The SCORE Baja 1000 exhibit will be streamed live on Saturday on the SCORE website with very popular announcer Rat Sult as the host of the show with racer interviews and the live reveal of the course map for the BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts.
SCORE MERCHANDISE
The SCORE Baja 1000 Exhibit will include a vast variety of unique and special SCORE apparel and souvenir merchandise available for sale including the special books on the 50th anniversaries of both the SCORE Baja 1000 and the SCORE Baja 500.
THE RACE
Nearly 275 entries, from 40 U.S. States and 20 countries are expected to compete in this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts.
The world’s most iconic, oldest, prestigious, toughest and longest continuously held desert race, this year’s SCORE Baja 1000 will start and finish in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Dates for the race and race week festivities are Nov. 15 through Nov. 20.
The race is annually the finale of the four-race 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship, which is being held exclusively for the past seven years in Baja California. The race festivities will be held in and around the historic, fan-friendly Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada and the start and finish of the legendary race will be in front of the Riviera in the heart of Ensenada.
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2022 FINALE
BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts—
November 15-20, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
2023 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY SCHEDULE
Here are the dates for the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship Golden Anniversary season, Celebrating 50 Years of Desert Racing Excellence, which will be held totally in Baja California, Mexico for the eighth consecutive year:
King Shocks 36th SCORE San Felipe 250—
March 29-April 2, San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 500, presented by 4 Wheel Parts—
May 31-June 4, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels—
September 12-17, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts—
November 13-18, La Paz, Baja California Sur to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
ESPN TV NETWORKS AGAIN IN 2022
For the fourth straight year, the 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship races will air on the ESPN family of networks. The four-races will air as specials on the World of X Games program on ESPN2.
ABC first covered the 1967 and 1968 Baja 1000 races on the old ABC Wide World of Sports show with Jim McKay and again in the late 1980s with veteran motorsports journalists Sam Posey and Jack Arute.
All of the SCORE race coverage shows also continue to air internationally in nearly 25 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and South America via syndication and ESPN International. The shows are co-produced by SCORE International and SoCal’s award-winning BCII TV. Executive Producer is Bud Brutsman.
SCORE SPONSORS...
Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire and Race Title Sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, 4 Wheel Parts-Official Off-Road Retailer and Race Presenting Partner, Ford-Official Truck and SUV, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber and Race Title Sponsor, Polaris RZR-Official UTV, RACELINE Wheels-Official Wheel, VP Racing Fuels-Official Fuel and race presenting sponsor, Optima Batteries-Official Batteries, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino and PCI Race Radios.
SCORE Official Partners: The Satellite Phone Store, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Lucerna Hotel.
Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Baja California Secretary of Tourism, MEXICO Secretary of Tourism, San Felipe Foundational Municipal Council, Ensenada Municipal Government, San Felipe Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Hotel and Motel Association, Proturismo Ensenada and Cruz Roja Mexicana.
For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCORE-International.com.