SCORE Baja 1000 Experience at SEMA Show this week in LV

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, Dominic@SCORE-International.com
 
October 30, 2022
 
Tuesday thru Friday
Lights, Camera, Action as SCORE Baja 1000 Experience
Shines at SEMA Show at Las Vegas Convention Center
 
SCORE Baja 1000 Experience vehicle exhibit including
vintage vehicles, current vehicles outside of new West Hall;
at massive trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center
 
     LAS VEGAS, NEV., USA—It is showtime in Las Vegas once again as the vastly popular SCORE Baja 1000 Experience desert racing exhibit returns again this year to be among the features in this week’s annual SEMA Show to be held Tuesday through Friday at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The Experience is a fitting prelude to November’s Granddaddy of All Desert Races, the BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts.
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. The legendary event will be held Nov. 15-20 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
WE’RE BACK
After being indoors last year, the SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience has returned outdoors like it was during its first five years (2014-2018) that it was part of the massive automotive industry trade show. This year’s SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience will be located outside West of and adjacent to the new West Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The display will feature vintage vehicles as well as several current race trucks/cars/utvs/motorcycles that compete in the four-race SCORE World Desert Championship held annually in Baja California, Mexico.
Another of the elements in the dynamic Experience is the colorful the official SCORE Transporter, the massive SCOREvision LED screen showing highlights of SCORE races as well as SCORE movies like Dust to Glory, the SCORE start/finish digital arch and the colorful SCORE Store with a variety of SCORE merchandise available.
The location of the SCORE Baja 1000 Experience outside of the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. It will also be used as part of the site for the open-to-the public, end-of-show extravaganza called SEMA Ignited on Friday evening (Nov. 4). The official SEMA After Party will be held from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. PT, tickets are on sale and information is available at www.SEMAignited.com.
SEMA SHOW ITSELF
The SEMA Show is the premier annual trade show geared to help small businesses thrive and succeed. The trade-only event enables automotive specialty equipment manufacturers to display alongside automotive manufacturers to debut new, innovative products, and connect with industry buyers from all over the world.
The four-day event consistently attracts more than 161,000 attendees, including: 3,300 media representatives from both trade and consumer outlets, 2,400 exhibiting companies and representatives from more than 140 countries outside the United States. All showcased in the massive Las Vegas Convention Center.
Additional details are available at www.semashow.com or www.sema.org, 909.396.0289.
SPECIAL DISPLAYS
Nearly 10 vehicles, from the past and the present, will be on display in the SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience, including an original SCORE Trophy Truck from the early 1990s, a vintage unlimited Class 1 open-wheel desert race car, a current super star SCORE Trophy Truck, a current Trophy Truck Spec, a Pro UTV, a venerable Class 11 stock VW sedan, and unlimited Class 1 car, two elaborate pre-run trucks and a SCORE race motorcycle.
Vehicles will include one of the original SCORE Trophy Trucks driven by brothers Dave and Paul Simon, the unlimited Class 1 Sandmaster driven by Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Bobby Ferro, the No. 1 SCORE Trophy Truck of off-road racing’s G.O.A.T. Rob MacCachren, a Terrible Herbst Motorsports Trophy Truck Spec vehicle, Cameron Steele’s Pro UTV, 2022 SCORE Overall Point leader Christopher Polvoorde’s pre-runner truck, Cameron Steele’s Pro UTV, a Collins Motorsports vintage SCORE Class 11 stock VW Sedan, Mark Frye’s Class 1 open-wheel desert race car, a Steve Olliges pre-runner truck and Michael Gaughan’s magnificent vintage Dodge Ram Charger pre-runner SUV.
SCORE COMMENTS
“SCORE is honored and we feel very privileged to return to the amazing SEMA Show to showcase and internationally famous SCORE Baja 1000,” said Jim Ryan, SCORE Vice-President of Sales and Marketing Director. “There is no better place than Las Vegas and there is no better place then SEMA to showcase the Granddaddy of All Desert Races—the iconic SCORE Baja 1000. The SCORE Baja 1000 Experience gives us the opportunity to spotlight various types of vehicles that have made SCORE the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization and help people get to know us and what we are all about even more.”
THEY’RE IN
     With nearly 275 entries anticipated at the start line, as of today 204 total entries have been received so far for the Granddaddy of All Desert Races, with racers representing 32 U.S. States, and 14 countries. The countries entered so far are United States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, host country Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, England, India, Japan, New Zealand, Peru and Spain.
ONLINE RACER ENTRY APPLICATIONS
Racer entry applications are now available at www.SCORE-International.com under Race Info on the SCORE Baja 1000 page. Questions should be directed to SCORE Registration and Membership Director Eduardo Kawanishi at 775. 852.8907. Online racer entry applications are being accepted through 5 p.m. PDT this Wednesday (Nov. 2).
The SCORE Ensenada office will accept walk-in entries up to this Friday (Nov. 4).
BFGOODRICH TIRES UNMATCHED
BFGoodrich Tires, the official tire of SCORE for 46 years, received two awards for the 2020 SCORE World Desert Championship. BFGoodrich Tires was honored after the 2021 season as the SCORE Contingency Company of the year for the 31st time as well as being voted the SCORE Pit Support Team of the Year for the 33rd time.
BFGoodrich Tires has been the choice of 34 of the 54 overall winners of the popular SCORE Baja 500 and 32 of the 54 overall winners of the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. BFGoodrich Tires is also the title sponsor of both of the iconic races again in 2022.
BFGoodrich Tires also has been the choice of 29 of the 35 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 the first SCORE Baja 400.
BFG BIG BONUS
SCORE major sponsor BFGoodrich Tires has posted a US$25,000 contingency bonus for the overall 4-wheel race winner to help commemorate the Granddaddy of All Desert Races.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Presenting sponsor for this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 500 is 4 Wheel Parts, the official Off-Road Retailer and Race Presenting Partner of SCORE and the SCORE World Desert Championship.
GRAND MARSHAL—SCOT HARDEN
SCORE has announced that the Grand Marshal for the BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts, will be Hall of Fame SCORE motorcycle champion Scot Harden.
Harden, 66, born and raised in Las Vegas and currently living in Menifee, Calif., is a legendary professional desert motorcycle racer with a 50-year career as a world champion racer and motorcycle industry executive.
In his racing career Harden captured two SCORE Baja 1000 overall victories, three SCORE Baja 500 wins, two wins in the SCORE Parker 400, one Mexicali 300 win and he also won the 1979 SCORE Pro Moto Unlimited (Class 22) season point championship. In addition, he has numerous overalls at other major desert events,
In international competition Harden is a three-time International Six-Day Enduro (ISDE) medalist, earning a gold, silver and bronze in the early 1980s. In 1987 he became the first America to win a North African Raid Rallye winning the Djerba Rally in Tunisia. He later led the KTM/Redbull US Dakar effort in 2004/05 as Team Mgr. and rider.
Harden’s impact on motorcycling is not limited to racing as he has also held sales and marketing executive positions at Husqvarna, KTM, BMW, and Zero Motorcycles.
As a result of his illustrious career, he has been inducted into three halls of fame—the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame in 2008, the Trailblazers HOF in 2020 and the Hot Shoe HOF in 2020.
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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.
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.