2009 42nd Tecate SCORE
Baja 1000 ATV / UTV Racing
Ensenada-Baja California, Mexico
- November 18-22, 2009
Ensenada, Baja California,
Mexico (11/19/2009) –Fact Sheet
and overview for the 42nd Annual Tecate SCORE
Baja 1000.
WHAT: 42nd Annual
Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race
Final event of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert
Series
WHEN: Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November
18-22, 2009
WHERE: Ensenada-Baja
California, Mexico (65 miles south of U.S./Mexico
Border)
WHO: Over 350 entries
from 39 U.S. States, and 14 countries, competing
in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks,
motorcycles and ATVs
COURSE: TOTAL MILEAGE: 672.85
miles (6 checkpoints plus the finish line). Starts
and finishes on Blvd. Costero, adjacent to the
Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in Ensenada.
From the start in Ensenada the course will go
east to Ojos Negros for almost 40 miles which
will be raced in both directions during the race.
From Ojos Negros, the course will travel in a
clockwise direction. From Ojos Negros, the course
turns South to El Alamo and then east up through
the Summit and makes a South turn at Cohabuzo
Junction and on to the the infamous Laguna Salada,
paralleling Mexican Highway 5. Next is San Felipe
loop where the course will cover some of the rugged
Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 course including the
magnificent Matomi Wash.
After the San Felipe loop, which
travels in a counterclockwise direction from and
back to Borrego, the course will head north and
northwest, joining Highway 3 for a short distance
to the Mike’s Sky Ranch turnoff. Then the
course heads behind Mike’s and around Rancho
Las Truchas and Rancho El Coyote and down the
challenging Simpson’s hill. From this point
the course is very similar to the Tecate SCORE
Baja 500 heading north along the Pacific Ocean
below San Vicente and past Erendira, back inland
up through Santo Tomas then turning northeast
just past Uruapan winding its way back to Ojos
Negros for the final charge back to Ensenada.
In the Erendira area, the course avoids the rocky
section along the Pacific, taking instead a high
plateau east of that area.
This year’s race course will
feature 6 outlying checkpoints where each vehicle
is required to quickly stop before continuing
on. The checkpoints will be located as follows:
Checkpoint No. 1—No. of Santa Catarina (race
mile 90.03), No. 2—West of Borrego (rm 213.27),
No. 3—South of San Felipe (rm 309.80), No.
4—West of Borrego (rm 401.94), No. 5—San
Vicente Vineyards (rm 535.32), No. 6—South
of Ojos Negros (rm 631.25)
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18--(All
times PST)
Racer Registration/Media Registration, Grand Ballroom,
San Nicolas Hotel, Ensenada 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, Nov. 19--(All
Times PST)
Racer Registration/Media Registration, Grand Ballroom,
San Nicolas Hotel, Ensenada 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Contingency Row, Boulevard Costero in front of
Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, Ensenada,
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Technical Inspection, End of Contingency Row,
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Mandatory Racer Meeting, Cathedral Room, Riviera
del Pacifico Cultural Center, Ensenada- 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, Nov. 20--(all times
PST)
BFGoodrich Tires/Baja California Secretary of
Tourism SCORE Media Center-, Riviera Center, Red
Room starting at 6 a.m. until 8:30 p.m., Saturday,
Nov. 21
Posting of BFG Pit Passing Times/Unofficial Results—Race
in Progress, SCORE Media Center
SATURDAY, Nov. 21—(all
times PST)
Posting of FINAL UNOFFICIAL Results—San
Nicolas Hotel, 9 p.m.
Competition Review Board—San Nicolas Hotel
10 p.m.
SUNDAY, Nov. 22—(PST)
Awards Celebration-Poolside, San Nicolas Hotel,
10 a.m.
START/FINISH: Boulevard
Costero, adjacent to Riviera del Pacifico Cultural
Center-Ensenada
FRIDAY/SATURDAY, Nov. 20-21--(all
times PST)
Late Racer Registration, Riviera del Pacifico
Cultural Center, Ensenada-5:30 a.m.
Late Tech, Start Line, 6 a.m.
Late Media Registration/BFG/Baja California SoT
SCORE Media Center, Corona Hotel-6 a.m.
RACE STARTS: (Friday,
Nov. 20) Motorcycles, ATVs-6:30 a.m.; Cars, Trucks-10:30
a.m. (Approx)
STARTING ORDER (Subject
to Change): (One vehicle every 30 seconds)
Motorcycles/ATVs--22, 30, 40, 21, 50, 20, 60,
25, 24, Sportsman M/C>, Sportsman M/C<,
Sportsman ATV, 26
Cars/Trucks--TT, 1, 10, SL, 8, PT, 4, 1-2/1600,
5, 6, 7, BC, 5/1600, 7SX, 2, 3, SF, SM, 9, 17,
SPT Truck, SPT Car, 11, SPT UTV
TIME LIMIT: All
vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit from the
time they start.
SANCTION: Sanctioned
and produced by SCORE International-Los Angeles
CEO/President--Sal Fish; Vice-President—Paul
Fish; Oscar Ramos—Attorney; Administration--Sue
Johnson 818.225.8402
SCORE official 2009 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, Red Bull--official
energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer,
Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible
Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, SignPros,
P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance
Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
Additional associate sponsors, for
the 2009 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 are: Proturismo
de Ensenada, and the Baja California Secretary
of Tourism office.
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