Today was a day of race business and ceremonies. Today included legends, dignitaries, and government officials. Tech inspection and contingency was outside, while inside it was much quieter in the…
Ensenada, the Offroad Capital of the world, is buzzing with excitement. Today starts contingency for the 50thSCORE Baja 1000. Starting contingency on Tuesday, November 14th is new, it is a two day…
MESA, AZ NOVEMBER 15, 2017: The 2017 Ladies Offroad Challenge finalist Megan Stevenson and Charlene Bower have been ingrained in the 2017 50th SCORE Baja 1000 since Friday. The BFGoodrich…
Over 400 entries, racers from 44 U.S. States, 27 countries— 1,134.40-mile odyssey down Mexico’s Baja California peninsula from Ensenada to La Paz; late, Motorcycles/quads start at Midnight (PT) on Wednesday, cars/trucks/utvs at 10 a.m.(PT) Thursday Streaming–Contingency, Start…
There are a total of nine relay stations, manned by 13 volunteers, set up in between the eight BFGoodrich Tires pits. At least one month before the race Wild Bill,…
134.40-mile odyssey down Mexico’s Baja California peninsula from Ensenada to La Paz; Streaming–Contingency, Start Line, Finish Line, Vehicle Tracking at www.score-international.com Granddaddy of all Desert Races to be televised as a two-hour special on…
On the 50th year of the epic desert race, BFGoodrich ups the ante with a $50,000 contingency prize GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 13, 2017 – BFGoodrich® Tires will be the title sponsor of the SCORE Baja 1000,…
When we think about racing and safety it is natural to focus on the driver and co-driver inside the car – race suits, helmets, seatbelts, neck restraints and the list…
It was dark, very dark. But it usually is at 5:15am. This was the hour the first calgary of pits started their parade to Baja. The tractor trailers, packed with…
As Charlene Bower and I walked through the BFGoodrich Tires pit exchange area, and she introduced me to pit leaders and their crews, there were several seasoned veterans who stood out to…
Not sure what I was expecting from the BFGoodrich Tires Pit Exchange day. Maybe I was anticipating a bit of a contingency style atmosphere with vehicles rolling through bumper-to-bumper dropping…
While Jack Sepoole was running a BFGoodrich Tires pit for the Baja 1000 in 1992 he had the challenge of finding a couple of the female volunteers a private place to use the bathroom,…