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Nearly 300 entries expected LOS ANGELES, CA (October 5, 2005) -- In
preparation for November’s 38th Annual Tecate SCORE
Baja 1000 desert race, a ‘live’ drawing for starting positions
for the nearly 300 expected entries will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, during
In addition to appearances by several of SCORE’s top drivers and riders and their incredible desert-racing machines, festivities will start at 3 p.m. with a SCORE pool party hosted by the ‘McGraw Insurance Girls’. The race Drawing will be at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Fabtech Pit Challenge event at 6 p.m. The $10,000 Lake Elsinore Casino Poker Tournament is start at 7 p.m. The entire event is being produced by the colorful Desert Assassins race team, led by co-owners Cameron Steele and Clyde Stout. “SCORE sincerely appreciates the efforts of Cameron Steele, Clyde Stout
and their race team as well as the involvement by the Lake Elsinore Casino,
Fabtech, McGraw Insurance Services and Lucas Oil,” said Sal Fish, CEO This year’s legendary desert classic, to be held Nov. 17-20 in Mexico, will start and finish in Ensenada, Baja California and extend over a rugged course on both sides of the majestic peninsula. Nearly 300 entries from over 30 U.S. States and 10 countries, competing in 27 Pro and 5 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs will be part of this year’s tribute to the sport of desert racing. It’s the oldest
and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most
appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the mother
of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula
SCORE has also announced that this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special for the second consecutive year on Dec. 10 on the NBC Network. The Fabtech Pit Challenge will include a unique format for desert racing and all competitors will use the two Fabtech SCORE Trophy-Trucks—the No. 7 driven by Scott Steinberger and the No. 76 driven by Jesse Jones. Additionally, only the vehicle’s driver and a co-rider will participate and they will start inside of the truck and exit to change one tire in the quickest time. The field will be open to the first 12 SCORE Trophy-Trucks/unlimited Class 1 drivers in one group and the first 12 drivers from the SCORE limited classes in the other. All must be official entries in the race. The final playoff winner will also receive a free entry into this year’s race.
Among the entries confirmed in the SCORE limited classes group are Class 1-2/1600 drivers Brian Burgess, L.J. Kennedy and Adam Pfankuch, SCORE Lite racer Vic Bruckmann along with Darren Hardesty (Class 10), George Seeley (Class 5), Todd Wylie (Class 8), Eric Solorzano (Class 11) and Tim Sanchez (Class 5/1600). All racers entered in the Race Drawing will be entered into a raffle, sponsored by Lucas Oil Products, for another free entry into this year’s race. The Lake Elsinore Casino Poker tournament, with a guaranteed $10,000 minimum purse is open to the first 300 SCORE participants (drivers and/or crew members) with a $50 buy-in. It will pay back 18 spots and the winner will receive a free entry into this year’s race in addition to the top purse. Besides the Lake Elsinore Casino, Fabtech, SCORE International, McGraw Insurance Services, Lucas Oil Products and the Desert Assassins, associate sponsors of the SCORE Fiesta are: DIRTsports Magazine. SCORE official sponsors for 2005 are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, C.L. Bryant-VP Racing Fuels-official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Kartek Off-Road, Centrix Financial, Fram, Autolite, Prestone, Suzuki, SignPros, Cotuco, Fideicomiso Publico para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada, McGraw Insurance Services, Lucas Oil Products, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products, and Advanced Color Graphics.
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