SCORE, Stand 21 Safety Foundation hosting off-road racing safety workshop Saturday

SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, dominiccnv@aol.com

July 26, 2016

at SCORE Tech Center
SCORE, Stand 21 Safety Foundation hosting
off-road racing safety workshop Saturday

guest speakers include IndyCar safety consultant Dr. Terry Trammell,
iconic racer Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart & former NASCAR safety director Tom Gideon;
hosted by SCORE’s Roger Norman and Stand 21’s Yves Morizot in El Cajon, Calif.;
free workshop registration available at RacingGoesSafer.org

ENSENADA, Mexico—Space is still available for the free workshop on safety in off-road racing this Saturday (July 30) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the SCORE Tech Center in El Cajon, Calif., just east of San Diego. With prominent guest speakers from IndyCar, NASCAR and off-road racing the annual event is being presented again by SCORE International in association with the Stand 21 Safety Foundation.

Hosted by SCORE’s Roger Norman and Stand 21 Racewear’s Yves Morizot, scheduled guest speakers include IndyCar safety consultant Dr. Terry Trammell, former NASCAR Senior Director of Safety Tom Gideon and desert-racing legend Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart.
Moderator of the workshop will be Don Taylor, Director of the Stand 21 Safety Foundation, whose objective for the workshop is “for attendees to walk out the door with some practical, applicable, use-it-next-race, safety information that they haven’t heard before. This event will not be a boring classroom lecture series by egghead scientists!”
Open to desert racers in all classes, their race crews, and their families, topics will include Fire Protection, Heat Stress, HANS neck restraints, Helmets, Belts and Seats. These safety workshops have been produced by the non-profit Stand 21 Safety Foundation for the past five years. With its Racing Goes Safer program, the Stand 21 Safety Foundation has been active since 1970. Meanwhile, Stand 21 Racewear, founded nearly 50 years ago in France, operates in the United States out of its Stand 21 North America headquarters in Huntington Beach, Calif.
SCORE continues its paramount commitment to educate and re-educate racers, crews and fans regarding the importance of safety in desert racing, especially in Baja California, Mexico, which is the most unique racing environment in the world and the most unique form of all competitive motorsports. This safety workshop information will be fully utilized in the SCORE social media platforms including multiple safety videos posted on the SCORE website, SCORE YouTube channel and a major Safety Issue planned for the August SCORE Journal digital magazine.
Also on the agenda are Mike Hurst and Ed Becker. Hurst is Technical Manager at SFI Safety Foundation, Director of Competition for Rally America, plus a rally car builder and racer. Becker is Chief Engineer and Executive Director of the Snell Memorial Foundation, the helmet testing, standards-setting, and certification group.
Don Taylor was formerly Technical Services Director at the NHRA, and a Group Manager at General Motors Racing, running the NASCAR program.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION:
While the workshop and the lunch provided are all free, SCORE requests that participants register in advance at www.racinggoessafer.org.
The SCORE Tech Shop is located at 9434 Bond Ave., El Cajon, Calif., 92021.
SCOREscope
The four-race 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship includes four special events and for the first time all four are being held in Baja California, Mexico. Here is the complete 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship schedule:
· 30th SCORE San Felipe 250, Feb. 25-28, San Felipe, Mexico
· 48th SCORE Baja 500, June 1-5, Ensenada Mexico
· Rosarito Beach 20th SCORE Desert Challenge, Sept. 14-18, Rosarito Beach, Mexico
· 49th SCORE Baja 1000, Nov.16-20, Ensenada, Mexico
CBS SPORTS NETWORK COVERAGE
All races in the four-race 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship, along with the special SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience and qualifying for the SCORE Baja 1000 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway are once again airing in the USA and Canada on the CBS Sports Network. The spectacular shows feature not only SCORE Trophy Truck coverage, but also top action and highlights from many other classes of trucks, cars, UTVs, motorcycles and quads – making sure that the most exciting footage and most compelling stories continue as part of each race event broadcast.
Capping off the 2016 broadcast season, the SCORE Baja 1000 broadcast on CBS Sports Network will air as a full two-hour special for the second straight year.
ON THE AIR
2016 CBS Sports Network Original Broadcast Schedule (subject to change, check local listings)
· SCORE San Felipe 250 (first telecast-Sunday, April 17, 9 p.m. ET)
· SCORE Baja 500 (first telecast-Sunday, July 24, 9 p.m. ET)
· Rosarito Beach SCORE Desert Challenge (first telecast-Sunday, Nov. 13, 9 p.m. ET)
· SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying @SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience (first telecast-Sunday, Dec.18, 9 p.m. ET)
· SCORE Baja 1000 (two-hour special) (first telecast-Sunday, December 25, 9 p.m. ET)
CBS SPORTS NETWORK
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
SCORE SPONSORS…
Official SCORE Sponsors: Bud Light-Official Beer, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, Vision Wheel – Official Wheel, Axial R/C-Official R/C Vehicle, Muck Daddy-Official Hand Cleaner, CBS Sports Network-Official Television Partner, Wide Open Excursions- Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.
Official SCORE Partners: 4 Wheel Parts, Coca Cola, The Satellite Phone Store, PCI Race Radios.
Additional SCORE Partners: Proturismo Ensenada, Visit Baja California Sur, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Sur State Government, Mexicali Ayuntamineto, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Corporate Helicopters, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, McKenzie’s Performance Products, Advanced Color Graphics.
Rosarito Beach SCORE Desert Challenge Special Partners: Vi Ayuntamiento de Playas de Rosarito, Cotuco de Playas de Rosarito, Comite de Mercadatecnia Playas de Rosarito and Baja California Secretary of Tourism.
For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCORE-International.com.