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2010 24th Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 Race Preview
Round 1of 3 ATV Races 2010
SCORE Desert Racing Series
March
13, 2010 San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico,
248 miles
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (3/11/2010)
– 24th Annual MasterCraft Safety
Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 will certainly be
no exception as 67 desert racers who have combined
for 151 class wins are all part of the ferocious
field of nearly 275 entries in this popular spring
race on Mexico’s majestic Baja California
peninsula.
Attracting entries from 25 states and nine countries,
the lineup includes 31 entries in SCORE Trophy-Truck,
the marquee racing division for high-tech, 800-horsepower
unlimited production trucks. Round 2 of the 2010
SCORE Desert Series will be held this weekend
in Mexico’s picturesque fishing village
of San Felipe, located 120 miles south of the
U.S. border on the East side of the Baja California
peninsula along the azure waters of the tranquil
Sea of Cortez.
With nearly 275 entries expected, which would
be among the top five totals in race history,
competition will be held in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman
classes in the 248-mile race. The green flag will
drop at 6 a.m. Pacific Time Saturday, for the
motorcycle and ATV classes, followed three hours
later by the car and truck classes at approximately
10 a.m. Pacific Time. The start and finish line
for the race will once again be the landmark San
Felipe Arches on Highway 5 on the outskirts of
San Felipe. One vehicle will start every 30 seconds
in the elapsed-time race, with an 11-hour time
limit to become an official finisher.
The field includes racers from the last 11 overall
motorcycle winners as well as 10 of the last 14
overall 4-wheel vehicle winners. Also entered
are 25 class winners from last year’s race.
The pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway and
tech inspection of the vehicles in the race will
be held on Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the
picturesque Malecon, flanked by the Sea of Cortez
on one side and the popular restaurants and night
clubs of San Felipe on the other.
Racer registration will be held Thursday from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. at Bandidos Cantina. At 10 a.m. on Sunday,
the awards celebration will be held in front of
The Beachcomber Night Club on the Malecon.
This year’s race will use a 248-mile race
course that is very similar to the past two years
with a few major modifications beyond those caused
by normal weather conditions. It runs in a counter
clockwise direction out of San Felipe up to and
then parallel to Highway 3 (south side). It then
heads south back down through three of the most
picturesque, challenging washes and magnificent
canyons in all of Baja.
The rugged course has four physical checkpoints
and 12 virtual checkpoints as each vehicle is
required to use a tracking device obtained through
International Racing Consultants for vehicle safety
and tracking purposes.
As of today, SCORE Trophy-Truck has the most
entries with 31, followed by the unlimited Class
1 with 20, SCORE Lite and Class 1-2/1600 with
16 each. While 256 official entries have been
received to date, late registration will be accepted
up until race morning. Among the motorcycle classes,
the open Class 22 has the most vehicles entered
to date with 11. Class 24 has the most ATVs entered
so far with 17.
Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich
Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official
vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels-official fuel supplier,
Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official
Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant
and Red Bull-official energy drink. Associate
sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico,
Las Vegas Events, MasterCraft Safety, Blue C Advertising,
Off-Road, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s
Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
The race annually provides a greater economic
impact to San Felipe than the popular month-long
‘Spring Break’.
For more information regarding the series, contact
SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402
or visit the official website of the 2010 SCORE
Desert Series at www.score-international.com.
www.score-international.com
23961 Craftsman Rd. #A
Calabasas, CA 91302
818-225-8402
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