25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250

[JoeyD23]

March 7, 2011

(NOTE: Below is the expanded entry list, by class with vehicle number, name of driver/rider of record, hometown, co-drivers and vehicle make/model for Saturday's 25th anniversary of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, to be held in San Felipe, Mexico. With late entries will be accepted until race morning, as many as 40 additional entries are anticipated. More race info: Score International Off Road Racing).

25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
Round 2 of five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series​

March 10-13—San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico (252.09 miles)
Total Entries: 218 (as of 3/7/11)
(from 22 States, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico)
(by Class starting order)
Pro Cars & Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)
84 Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
98 Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150
8 Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., Ford F-150
21 Gus Vildosola Jr. /Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford F-150
97 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas/Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
23 Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150
30 Robbie Pierce, Ford F-150
49 Troy Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry Roeseler, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford F-150
77 Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500
1 Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Ford F-250
20 Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
19 Tim Herbst/Larry Roeseler, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford F-150
24 Adam Householder, Orange, Calif., Chevy Silverado
39 Ron Whitton/Chase Dana, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150
65 Lloyd Sproule/Derrick Sproule, Canada, Ford F-150
27 Dave Crinklaw, Reedley, Calif./Mike Thurlow, Kingsburg, Calif., Ford F-150
54 Jesse James, Austin, Texas, Chevy Silverado
47 James Bult, Monee, Ill./Jacob Bult, SandPoint, Ill., Dodge Ram2500
96 Bobby Baldwin/B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
10 Ken Losch, Tempe, Ariz./Greg Nunley, Tulare, Calif., Chevy Silverado
16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Cody Stuart/Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Pat Dean, Las Vegas, GMC Sierra
31 Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, National City, Calif., Ford F-150
70 Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
18 Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn., Chevy Silverado
78 Jesse Ashcraft, San Marcos, Calif./Adam Ashcraft, Oceanside, Calif., Ford F-150
59 Craig Potts, Scottsdale, Ariz./Justin Morcom, Ford F-150
51 Kory Scheeler, Las Vegas, Ford F-150
2 Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz./Armin Schwarz, Germany, Ford F-150
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)
101 David Greenhill/Mike Greenhill, Crowley, Texas, Jimco-Chevy
102 Rudy Cortez, Henderson, Nev./Carlos Cortez, Las Vegas, DunBuggy-Chevy
103 Daniel McMillin, El Cajon, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
105 Todd Romano, Park City, Utah./Jack McCormick, Tempe, Ariz., DragonFire-Chevy
106 Steve Appleton, Boise, Idaho, Jimco-Chevy
107 Dan Martin, El Segundo, Calif./Dale Dondel, San Jacinto, Calif., Racer-Chevy
108 Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif., ESM-Chevy
109 Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./Jeff Quinn, Irvine, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
110 Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif., Alpha-Chevy
111 Brian Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
112 Corey Keysar, 43/Jayson Borgen, 52, Colorado Springs, Colo., Jimco-Chevy
113 Derrick Sproule/Lloyd Sproule, Canada, Racer-Chevy
114 Enrique Bujanda/Jose Rizo, Socorro, Texas, Porter-Chevy
115 Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jimco-Chevy
116 Victor Gruber, Costa Mesa, Calif./Tim Scalzo, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Racer-Chevy
117 Josh Rigsby/Tony Murray, Tustin, Calif./Scott Wisdom, Lake Forest, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
118 Conan Barker, Whittier, Calif./Scott Zeppenfeldt, Brea, Calif./Brad Fauvre, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
119 C.J. Hutchins/Mark Hutchins, Henderson, Nev., Kreger-Chevy
120 Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Jefferies-Chevy
149 Gary Hewett, Hayward, Calif./Charlie Hewett, Oakland, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
CLASS 1-2/1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)
1600 Luke McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Andrew DeVercelly IV, Lakeside, Calif., AlumiCraft
1601 Brian Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Kyle Quinn, Irvine, Calif., Kreger
1602 J.J. Schnarr, Reno, Nev./Jimmy Fry, Sparks, Nev., Schnarcraft
1603 Brad Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Brian DeNault, San Clemente, Calif., Kreger
1604 Arturo Velazco/Abel Velazco, Banning, Calif. Porter
1605 Mario Gastelum, El Centro, Calif., Alpha
1606 Arnoldo Gutierrez Jr/Arnoldo Gutierrez Sr, Mexicali, Mexico
1607 Jorge Sanchez/Arturo Zavala, Mexicali, Mexico, Curry
1608 Kevin J. Walsh, Manchester, Mo./George Peters, Newbury Park, Calif., Penhall
1646 Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry
1647 Carlos Albanez, El Centro, Calif./Fernando Flores, Mexicali, Mexico/Guillermo Arteaga, Chula Vista, Calif., Jorman
1648 Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif./Roberto Romo, Mexicali, Mexico, Romo
1649 Hiram Duran/Evan Duran/Eric Duran, Tecate, Calif., Amplified
CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs)
501 Cody Kellogg, Cypress, Calif./Rick Wilcoxson, Upland, Calif./Troy Johnson, Riverside, Calif.
502 Victor Cesena Jr. /Victor Cesana, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Adrian Diaz, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
500 Kevin Carr/Noe Valdez, San Diego
CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs)
551 Emilio Salcido/Daniel Leon/Miguel Moreno, Mexicali, Mexico
CLASS 6 (Unlimited, production mini trucks)
601 Scott Ulrich, Carlsbad, Calif./Rodney Engene, Bonita, Calif., Ford Ranger
600 David Caspino, Tarzana, Calif./Neal Mason, Valley Center, Calif., Ford Ranger
603 Jeff Holmes/J.T. Holmes Jr, Monte Sereno, Calif., Ford Ranger
604 Robert Pickering, Tustin, Calif./Ben Phillips, Colusa, Calif., Ford Ranger
605 Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Ranger
619 Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rene Brugger, San Diego, Ford Ranger
CLASS 7 (Open, production mini trucks)
700 Dan Chamlee/Tom Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger
701 Brandon Walsh/Donovan Walsh, Encinitas, Calif., Toyota Tacoma
CLASS 7SX (Modified, open mini trucks)
741 Rich Severson, Tucson, Ariz./Pat Neveau, Phoenix, Ford Ranger
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)
801 Noah Ostanik, Encinitas, Calif./Kevin Guevara, Vista, Calif., Ford F-150
800 Juan C. Lopez/Nicolas Montiel, Tecate, Mexico, Ford F-150
803 Dean Wayman, Phelan, Calif., Ford F-150
839 Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va., Chevy Silverado
CLASS 9 (VW-powered, Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters)
901 Luke Babb, Monrovia, Calif./Shawn Ostlund, Alhambra, Calif.
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)
1001 Lars Ferry, Phoenix, Jimco-VW
1002 Matt Cullen, Long Beach, Calif./Chuck Sacks, Canyon Lake, Calif., AlumiCraft-VW
1003 John Langley/Morgan Langley, Santa Monica, Calif., Racer-Chevy
1000 Sergio Salgado/Gustavo Pinuelas/Cesar Castillo, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Honda
1005 Tom Bjorstrom, San Diego/Troy Leezy, Ramona, Calif., Tatum-Chevy
1006 Peter Hajas, Wayzata, Minn./Steven Hajas, Delano, Minn., Kreger-Chevy
SCORE LITE (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)
1201 Steven Lisa, Paradise Valley, Ariz./Anthony Lisa, Scottsdale, Ariz., Foddrill
1202 Zak Langley, Santa Monica, Calif./Mike Howell, El Segundo, Calif./Bernie Carr, Solvang, Calif., Smith
1203 Sammy Ehrenberg, Las Vegas/L.J. Kennedy, Orange, Calif., Jimco
1204 Jaime Huerta/Maguel Benitez, San Luis, Ariz., Curry
1205 Samuel Araiza/Ernesto Cervantes/Humberto Osuna, La Paz, Mexico, Curry,
1206 Rafael Navarro IV, Temecula, Calif./Vic Bruckmann, Lemon Grove, Calif., Jimco
1207 Arturo Honold/Ricardo Malo, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco
1208 Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Rick Graf, Scottsdale, Ariz., Foddrill
1209 Francisco Villagomez/Roberto Ruiz, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Pabloff
1210 Perry McNeil, Lemon Grove, Calif./Alfie Bueno, El Cajon, Calif., Lothringer
1211 Luis Martinez/Victor Lugo, Calexico, Calif.
1212 Carlos Montalvan/Hector Garcia, Chula Vista, Calif., Curry
1213 Carlos Gonzalez/Federico Regla, Mexicali, Mexico, Porter
1248 Steven Eugenio, Alpine, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Oceanside, Calif., Prill
1249 Jack Moreno/Juan Guevara, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco, Kartek
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)
1101 Matt Cullen, Long Beach, Calif./Mike Lombardi, Concord, Calif.
1148 Daniel Reyes Jr, Heber, Calif./Hector Oretega, Tijuana, Mexico/Jose Arredondo, Calexico, Calif.
1149 Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico
STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks)
860 Joe Bacal, Anthem, Ariz., Lexus LX570
861 John Griffin, Mission Viejo, Calif./Mark Growe, Placentia, Calif./Jeremy Spirkoff, El Cajon, Calif., Ford F-350
879 John Matney/Jim Bunn, Bristol, Va./Jim Fuller, Bluff City, Tenn., Dodge Ram2500
PROTRUCK (Limited, production trucks)
1331 Jessica McMillin, National City, Calif./Rhiannon Frailey, Ford F-150
CLASS 7-2 (Unlimited Mini-Truck, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine)
721 Fawn Finchum, Mesa, Ariz./Mark Cowan, Imperial, Calif., TrophyLite-Chevy
722 Bruce Finchum, Mesa, Ariz./Rogerio Pereira, Imperial, Calif., TrophyLite-Chevy
720 Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./Dana Dague, Huntington Beach, Calif., Mason-Chevy
724 Wes Bevly IV/Bryan Groesbeck, Corpus Christi, Texas, BajaLite-Chevy
CLASS 4 (Unlimited open-wheel car, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine)
401 Brian Hewitt/Kereem tucker, Los Altos Hills, Calif., Predator X18-Chevy
402 Tony Miglini, Dallas/Joe Desrosiers, San Marcos, Calif., Predator X18S-Chevy
403 Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Eduardo Laguna, Mexicali, Mexico, PSD-Chevy
PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22 (450cc or more)
2x Chad Thornton, Farmington, N.M./Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M./Mike Whitman, Farmington, N.M., KTM 530XCW
1x Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
3x Jack Lundin/Adam Lundin, Orange, Calif., Honda CRF450X
4x Kurt Caselli, Palmdale, Calif./Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico, KTM 450SX
5x Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Bobby Garrison, Hesperia, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., Kawasaki KX450F
6x Colton Udall/Jeff Kargola, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
7x A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif./Bryce Stavron/Donald Stanley, San Clemente, Calif./Kyle Corfman, El Centro, Calif., Honda CRF450X
8x George Villanyi, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 21 (450cc or less)
101x David Kleiman, Carlsbad, Calif./Mike Gress, Anaheim Hills, Calif./Chad Earl, Huntington Beach, Calif., Honda CRF450X
102x Trevor Insley, San Clemente, Calif./Matt Eddy, Barstow, Calif./Bill Gilbert, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Morgan Crawford, 29, Sanger, Calif., Honda CRF450X
103x Brody Kunz/Jeff Grace, Phil Cowan/Chris Parr, Colorado Springs, Colo., Kawasaki KLX450
104x David Gonzalez Jr/Carlos Casas, Chula Vista, Calif., KTM 450XCW
105x Adam Neuwirth, Los Angeles/Salvador Hernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
106x Arnulfo Verdugo Jr., San Felipe, Mexico/Oswaldo Moncada, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)
301x Bill Witt, Henderson, Nev./Kevin Johnson, Boulder City, Nev./Jesse Sharpe, Escondido, Calif., Honda CRF450X
302x Tim Abshire, Dana Point, Calif./Scott Clemens, Laguna Niguel, Calif./John Burke-Zubes, Victorville, Calif./Craig McCall, Riverside, Calif.
303x Aldo Ramirez, Vista, Calif., Honda CRF450X
300x Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Jason Trubey, Henderson, Nev./Noe Ibarra, Banning, Calif., Honda CRF450X
305x Alberto Ruiz/Victor Gomez, Ensenada, Mexico/Rene Magana, San Ysidro, Calif.
306x Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Steve Garnett, Carson City, Nev., Honda CRF450X
307x Mark Workentine, Fresno, Calif./Matt Foushee, Coarsegold, Calif./Greg Bardonnex, Visilia, Calif., Honda CRF450X
308x Hiram Figueroa, San Ysidro, Calif./Marco Cornejo, San Diego/Guillermo de la Herran, La Paz, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)
401x Mike Prunty, Temecula, Calif., Honda CRF450X
400x Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Louie Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Ricky Johnson, Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Jeff Sheets, Henderson, Nev., Honda CRF450X
403x Oscar Fazz, Yuma, Ariz./Randy Harmon, Peoria, Ariz./Derek Ball, Yuma, Ariz.
404x Ronnie Mitchell, Patterson, Calif./Joey Lane, La Mesa, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)
501x Jim Dizney, Alpine, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Eric McKenna, Loomis, Calif./Steve Williams, Tehachapi, Calif./Paul Doebenene, La Quinta, Calif., Honda CRF450X
502x Ken Kosiorek, San Diego, Honda XR650R
500x Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Lee Scheffers, Riverside, Calif./Marque Prince, Malibu, Calif., Honda CRF450X
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)
601x William Rogers, Escondido, Calif., Husaberg FE570
600x Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Jim Dizney, Alpine, Calif./Ron Dugan, Upland, Calif., Honda CRF450X
PRO ATVs
CLASS 25 (450cc or more)
2a Rafael Torres/Damaria Maduena/Jouquin Maduena/Carlos Cansteneda, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
3a Travis Dillon, Spring Valley, Calif./Jeremy Gray/Robbie Cockrell, Barstow, Calif./Mike Sorchy, Lakeside, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
4a James Woodford, El Cajon, Calif., Honda TRX450R
5a Paul Velasquez, Chula Vista, Calif./Jason Dunkleberger, Trevorton, Penn./Greg Row, Alpine, Calif./Francisco Ruano/Joe Bernal, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
1a Wayne Matlock/Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif./Wes Miller, Los Angeles, Honda TRX700XX
8a Manlio Diaz, La Paz, Mexico/Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Stefano Caputo, San Felipe (Italy)/Mario Gonzalez, La Paz, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
9a Craig Christy/Andy Lagzdins, Burbank, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen, N.M./Garren Fuller, Santee, Calif., Honda TRX450R
10a Roberto Ruiz, El Centro, Calif./Rodolfo Navarro, Mexicali, Mexico/Carlos Apdali/Ivan Mejorado, Tecate, Calif., Honda TRX450R
CLASS 24 (450cc or less)
101a Juan Sanchez/Raul Cano/Angel Sanchez/Danny Salazar, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450X
102a Joselito Muro/Edgar Barraza, Chula Vista, Calif./Rosendo Rico Jr., San Diego/Jose Aguayo, National City, Calif., Yamaha 450YFZ
103a Heriberto Marquez/Julio Gomez/Adrian Lopez, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
104a Romulo Gomez, San Deigo/Christian Vargas, San Diego/Rafael Guzman, National City, Calif., Honda TRX450R
105a Jesus Manguia, San Ysidro, Calif./Jose Contreras, Tecate, Mexico/Javier Corona, San Diego, Adam Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
106a Jamie Kirkpatrick, Olympia, Wash./Greg Kirk, Albuquerque, N.M./Brian Watkins, Myrtle Creek, Ore., Honda TRX450R
107a Santos Perez/Genaro Ibarra/Christian Rojas/Javier Beltran, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
108a Juan Guillen, Calexico, Calif./Christian Valles, Chula Vista, Calif./Efren Carrasco, San Diego/Julio Covarubias, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha YFZ450R
109a Jorge Brambila, Imperial Beach, Calif./Luciano Parada/Mario Yorba, Tijuana, Mexico/Julio Conejo, San Diego, Honda TRX450R
110a Fernando Amador, Ensenada, Mexico/Jorge Perez/Adulfo Loya, San Quintin, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
111a Guillermo Berenger/Alejandro Gomez/Jose Ramirez, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
112a Abraham Romero, Tijuana, Mexico/Sigifredo Jimenez, Bonita, Calif./Jose Leon, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX250R
113a Daniel Montano/Roger Rubio/Eduardo Arellano, San Diego, Honda TRX450R
114a Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Zac Willett, Henderson, Ky./Jason Greenhaw, Bakersfield, Calif./Nick DeStout, Oceanside, Calif., Honda TRX450R
115a Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Roberto Villalobos, Tecate, Mexico/Victor Lopez/Cesar Lopez, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
100a Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore./Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash./Kenny Sanford, Tacoma, Wash./Robbie Mitchell, Price, Utah, Honda TRX450R
CLASS 26 (Limited, Utility)
219a Joe Rice, Lomita, Calif./Tim Winiarski, Carson, Calif., Can-Am Outlander800
SPORTSMAN
SPT CAR
1400 Peter Lang/Brian Jellison, Santa Rosa, Calif., Homebuilt-Buick
1401 George Jackson, San Felipe, Mexico/Brian Siler, Lewiston, Idaho, Jimco-VW
1402 Shea McIntyre, Oakland, Calif./Joe Ryan, Pacifica, Calif., MacFab-VW
SPT TRUCK
1501 Brent Downing/Ginn Downing, Castro Valley, Calif., Chevy Blazer, BFG Tires
1500 Ken Fraizer, Waddell, Ariz./Larry Crider, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
1503 Tyler Bolland, Lewiston, Idaho/Todd LeBlanc, Bellingham, Wash./Hassim Mendez, Clamo, Calif., Toyota Tacoma
1549 Nick Tonelli, Huntington Beach, Calif./Benjamin Wright, Westminster, Calif./David Crum, Garden Grove, Calif., Ford Ranger
SPT UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)
1800 Thomas Graves/Daniel Graves, San Diego, Yamaha Rhino
1801 Dave Roberts, Weddington, N.C./Nick Shore, Charlotte, N.C./Chris Koch, St. Paul, Minn., Kawasaki Teryx
1802 Bill Morris/David Protharo, Bakersfield, Calif., Polaris RZR4
1803 Kevin Fuller, West Linn, Ore./Dennis Lenihan, West Linn, Ore., Arctic Cat
SPT M/C< (450CC or less)
201x Marcus Palacios/Jeff Vigil/James McCourt, East Carbon, Utah, Honda CRF250X
202x Neil Castonguay, Canada, Yamaha WR250R
203x Steve Kameda, Japan, Suzuki DRZ400
204x Fred Sobke, Bonita, Calif./David Starrett, Oceanside, Calif./John Conrad, Vista, Calif., Honda CRF450X
205x Daniel Banuelos, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
206x Christian Espinoza, Mexicali, Mexico/Miguel Rodriguez/Joe Leal, Honda CRF450X
207x Marco Meave, Chula Vista, Calif./Juan Gutierrez, Tecate, Mexico/Jesus Rosas, Mexicali, Mexico, Yamaha WR450F
208x Issac Cisneros, San Diego/Manuel Rochin Jr, Dulzura, Calif., Yamaha YZF450
209x Derek Duncan, Santa Barbara, Calif./Jonathan Martinez, Carpinteria, Calif./Cory Bantilan, Santa Barbara, Calif., Honda CRF250X
SPT M/C> (450cc or more)
251x Carlos Valdez/Oscar Garcia, Tijuana, Mexico/Rylen Adir, San Diego, KTM
252x Jeff Palmer, Alta Loma, Calif./Michael Schmahl, Upland, Calif., Honda CRF450X
253x Anthony Fiore, Niagara Falls, N.Y., Kawasaki KLX450R
254x Risto Niemi, Finland, Honda XR650R
255x Steve Malley, San Diego/Christian Carpenter, Seguim, Wash./Doug Koczkowski/Matt Kuczkowski, San Diego, Honda CRF450X
256x Cody Larsen/Dallas Johnson, Canada, Honda CRF450X
257x Connor Olson/Chris Stinson, Littleton, Colo., Yamaha WR450F
258x Jimmy Boutwell, Globe, Ariz./William Hill, Miami, Ariz., Honda CRF450X
260x Ulises Fierro, Tijuana, Mexico/Marco Higuera/Emanuel Verdugo, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
262x Victor Lazo, Ecuador, KTM 530
263x Mike Mensinger, San Diego/Cullin Valentine, Solana Beach, Calif./John Nolting, Poway, Calif., Honda CRF450X
264x Jose Manriquez, El Centro, Calif., Honda CRF450X
265x Andrew Glogner, Tucson, Ariz./Gary Gostar, Ensenada, Mexico, KTM XC525
266x Jesus Fonseca, San Ysidro, Calif., Yamaha YZ400FR
297x Kay Awaad, Calif., Mexico (Egypt)/Rogelio Garcia, El Paso, Texas/Eric Eikhorn, Pampano Beach, Fla., Honda XR650R
298x Mario Iannucci/Kelley Deloach, Las Vegas/Eric Herley, Henderson, Nev., Yamaha YFZ450
SPT ATV
51a Paul Engen, 33/Gregory Ochoa, 33, Las Vegas, Yamaha Raptor
52a Jose Torres, Yucca Valley, Calif./Gilberto Cossio, San Felipe, Mexico/Stephen Whitfield, Yucca Valley, Calif., Suzuki LTR450
53a Eduardo Cardenas/Mario Solorzano, Coachella, Calif./Dorian Mendez, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
54a Antonio Herrera III/Rafael Herrera, San Diego/John Espinoza, Redwood Valley, Calif.
55a Moises Saiza/Erik Canett/Ricardo Silva, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX700XX
56a Jesus Sanchez/Juan Smith/Cristoral Quezada, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha Raptor
57a Juan Dominguez/Alonzo Dominguez, Yuma, Ariz./Eduardo Ortiz, San Luis, Ariz., Honda TRX450R
58a Mark Germino/Matthew Germino, Los Banos, Calif./Mark Tavar II, Livingston, Calif., Honda TRX450R
59a Ciro Calderon, Calexico, Calif./Carlos Chong/Alejandro Romo, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
60a Ivan Espinoza/Julio Banda/Enrique Lopez, Mexicali, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
61a Juan Gonzalez/Franciso Perez, Ensenada, Mexico/Gonzalo Curiel, Piru, Calif., Honda TRX450R
99a Greg Wick, Temecula, Calif./Francisco Arce/Alfredo de la Torre, Chula Vista, Calif., Bombardier DS650X

 

[JoeyD23]

F A C T S H E E T
2011 MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
(as of 3.5.11)
WHAT:
25th Annual MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 Desert Race, Round 2 of the five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series
IN MEMORY:
This year’s race will honor the memory of long-time SCORE Mexico liaison Jose ‘Pepe’ Limon
WHEN:
March 10-13, 2011
WHERE:
San Felipe-Baja California, Mexico (120 miles south of U.S./Mexico Border)
WHO:
Nearly 250 entries (22 States, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico)
COURSE:
TOTAL MILEAGE: 252.09 miles (4 physical checkpoints, the finish line & 22 visual checkpoints). The course is a long, fairly narrow loop extending north of San Felipe up to and along Highway 3 and south almost to Puertecitos on the east side adjacent to the Sea of Cortez. Course will start and finish in the shadow of the famed San Felipe Arches. Heading northwest of town, it runs in a counterclockwise direction. Course runs North, northwest, west and south of town. The challenging course runs through three major washes in the area: Matomi, Huatomote and finally Chanate, with silt, jagged rocks, and narrow passes between walls of rock, and is considered to be ‘The best of Baja.’
CHECKPOINTS: CK1-race mile 60.7; CK2-rm 121.8; CK3-rm 164.3, CK4-rm 235.7
PRE/POST RACE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
THURSDAY, March 10--(All times PST)
Racer Registration, Bandidos Cantina, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Media Registration, Bandidos Cantina, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
FRIDAY, March 11--(All times PST)
Contingency Row, Downtown on the Malecon, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Safety Inspection, Downtown on the Malecon, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Racer Registration, Bandidos Cantina, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Media Registration, Bandidos Cantina, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mandatory Driver/Rider Meeting, Bandidos Cantina, 7p.m.
SATURDAY, March 12--(all times PST)
Posting of Unofficial Results-S/F Line (Los Arcos Hotel)-Throughout the day
Competition Review Board-Los Arcos Hotel, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, March 13--(all times PDT)
Awards Celebration, Plaza on the Malecon, 10 a.m.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
START/FINISH:
START/FINISH: at the San Felipe Arches
SATURDAY, March 12--(all times PST-California Time) (Subject to Change)
Late Registration (Los Arcos Motel) Tech, start line, 5:30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Media Center Open, Los Arcos Motel, Room No.8, 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
RACE STARTS:
Motorcycles, ATVs-6a.m.;
Cars, Trucks-10 a.m. One Vehicle starts every 30 seconds.
CLASS STARTING ORDER:
Motorcycles/ATVs: 22, 21, 30, 40, 20, 50, 60, 25, 24, SPT M/C>, SPT M/C<, SPT ATV, 26
Cars/Trucks: TT, 1, 10, SL, 8, PT, 1-2/1600, 4, 5, 6, 7, 5/1600, 7SX, 7-2, 2, 3, SF, SM, 9, 17, SPT TRUCK, SPT CAR, 11, SPT UTV
TIME LIMIT: All vehicles will have an 11 hour time limit, from the time each vehicle starts, to complete the course.
WEBSITES:
www.score-international.com; The Baja Unlimited :: The official source for all SCORE Baja video and DVDs
SANCTION:
Sanctioned/produced by SCORE International-Los Angeles CEO & President--Sal Fish; Vice-President--Paul Fish; Mexican Liaison—Oscar Ramos; Administration--Sue Johnson
SPONSORS:
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. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
While MasterCraft Safety and Tecate are co-title sponsors of the 25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, additional race sponsors are: the Tourism and Convention Bureau of Mexicali/San Felipe and Cotuco. Additional sponsors in Baja are the Office of the Secretary of Tourism of Baja California and ProTurismo de Ensenada.
TOP RACERS:
SCORE Trophy-Truck: 1 Jesse Jones, 77 Robby Gordon, 97 B.J. Baldwin, 20 Rob MacCachren, 19 Tim Herbst/Larry Roeseler, 49 Troy Herbst/Larry Roeseler, 8 Roger Norman, 70 Bryce Menzies, 21 Gus Vildosola Jr./Gus Vildosola, 31 Andy McMillin/Scott McMilin, 23 Mark McMillin/Chuck Hovey, 2 Pete Sohren/Armin Schwarz, 16 Cameron Steele, 96 Bobby Baldwin, 84 Nick Vanderwey, 30 Robbie Pierce, 98 Gary Weyhrich, 51 Kory Scheeler, 39 Ron Whitton, 54 Jesse James, 18 Clyde Stacy; Class 1: Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff, Ronny Wilson, Randy Wilson, Steve Appleton, Daniel McMillin, Justin Davis, Dan Martin; Class 1-2/1600: Luke McMillin, Arturo Velazco/Abel Velazco, Brad Wilson, Brian Wilson; Class 5: Kevin Carr, Cody Kellogg; Class 6: David Caspino, Heidi Steele; Class 7: Dan Chamlee; Class 7SX: Rich Severson, Elias Hanna, John Holmes; Class 8: Juan C. Flores, Noah Ostanik, Justin Matney; Class 10: John Langley; SCORE Lite: Jaime Huerta, Lee Banning, Francisco Villagomez, Steven Eugenio/Adam Pfankuch, Arturo Honold, Sammy Ehrenberg; Class 11: Eric Solorzano, Justin Matney; Class 4: Clyde Stacy; Class 7-2: Reid Rutherford, Fawn Finchum; Class 22: Kendall Norman/Quinn Cody, Colton Udall/Jeff Kargola, Kurt Caselli, Shane Esposito/Steve Hengeveld; Class 30: Francisco Septien; Class 40: Jeff Kaplan/Louie Franco/Ricky Johnson; Class 50: Jim O’Neal, Jim Dizney; Class 60: Donald Lewis/Jim O’Neal; Class 25: Wayne Matlock; Class 24: Brandon Brown.
CLASSES:
The MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 Desert Race features 35 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. Class winners are determined along with the overall race winner in Pro Cars/Trucks, Pro Motorcycles and Pro ATVs. General class descriptions and numbers:
Pro Cars & Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks), 1-99 Reserved
CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters), 100-149
CLASS 1-2/1600 (single or two-seaters to 1600cc), 1600-1649
CLASS 3 (Short wheelbase 4X4), 300-349
CLASS 5 (Unlimited Baja Bugs), 500-519
CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc Baja Bugs), 550-579
CLASS 6 (Unlimited Production mini trucks), 600-619
CLASS 7 (Open Production mini trucks), 700-719
CLASS 7SX (Modified, stock mini-trucks), 740-759
CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks), 800-839
CLASS 9 (Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters), 900-949
CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc), 1000-1049
SCORE LITE (Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc), 1200-1249
CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans), 1100-1149
STOCK FULL (Stock full-sized trucks), 860-879
STOCK MINI (Stock mini trucks), 760-779
PROTRUCK (Limited Production Trucks), 1300-1319
CLASS 17 (Class 3, Modified Jeeps), 1700-1719
CLASS 7-2 (Unlimited Mini-Truck, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine), 720-739
CLASS 4 (Unlimited open-wheel car, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine), 400-439
CLASS 2 (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, 3.5-Liter Turbo or supercharged), 200-219
CLASS 2-D (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, 3.5-Liter Diesel Turbo or supercharged), 220-239
SCORE EXTREME LITE (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, 2.0-Liter, Turbo or supercharged), 1250-1299
SCORE ULTRA GREEN (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, Hybrid or Electric), 350-399
M-TRUCK (Stock Production Medium Utility Vehicle, min GVW 18,000 lbs.), M1-M19
BAJA CHALLENGE (Identically equipped, Subaru-powered Baja touring cars), BC1-BC19
Pro Motorcycles
CLASS 22 (450cc or more), 1x-49x
CLASS 21 (450cc or less), 100x-149x
CLASS 20 (400cc or less), 150x-199x
CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old), 300x-349x
CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old), 400x-449x
CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old), 500x-549x
CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old), 600x-609x
Pro ATVs
CLASS 25 (450cc or more), 1a-49a
CLASS 24 (450cc or less), 100a-149a
CLASS 26 (Limited Utility), 200a-219a
Sportsman
SPORTSMAN CAR, 1400-1449
SPORTSMAN TRUCK, 1500-1549
SPORTSMAN UTV, 1800-1819
SPORTSMAN M/C < (450cc or less), 200x-249x
SPORTSMAN M/C > (450cc or more), 250x-299x
SPORTSMAN ATV, 50a-99a
2010 TOP FINISHERS: 257 Total Starters, 158 Total Finishers
OVERALL CARS & TRUCKS:
1. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), Jimco-BMW (Class 1)
2. Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
3. Daniel McMillin, El Cajon, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (Class 1)
4. Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
5. Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., Jimco-Chevy (Class 1)
6. Chet Huffman, Northridge, Calif./Jerry Whelchel, Portola Hills, Calif., Chevy C1500 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
7. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
8. Dan Martin, Monrovia, Calif./Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif., Penhall-Chevy (Class 1)
9. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck
10. Eric Chase, San Diego/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif., Penhall-Chevy (Class 1)
OVERALL MOTORCYCLE—Colton Udall/Jeff Kargola, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X (Class 22);
OVERALL ATV—Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda TRX700XX (Class 25)
MEDIA CENTER:
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday--Bandidos Cantina,
Race day: Remote facility at Start Line (Los Arcos Motel, Room No. 8)
MEDIA CONTACT:
Dominic Clark, SCORE Media Director +702.735.7123 OR guest- Hacienda Don Jesus Hotel

 

[JoeyD23]

Led by Jones, 25 of 2010 SCORE season class point champs
In 25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 field

Nearly 250 cars, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs from 22 U.S. States, nine countries;
Race to honor memory of long-time SCORE Mexican liaison Jose ‘Pepe’ Limon

LOS ANGELES—As pre-running over the rugged race course heats up for next week’s 25th Annual MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, SCORE Trophy-Truck star Jesse Jones leads 25 defending SCORE Desert Series season point champions among a veteran field that includes many of the world’s best desert racers who have entered this popular spring race.
Attracting entries from 22 states and nine countries, the lineup includes 28 entries in SCORE Trophy-Truck, the marquee racing division for high-tech, 850-horsepower unlimited production trucks. Round 2 of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series will be held next 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 250 entries expected, competition will be held in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes in the 252.09-mile race. The green flag will drop at 6 a.m. Pacific time next Saturday, for the motorcycle and ATV classes, followed three hours later by the car and truck classes at approximately 10 a.m. local 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.
As part of the festivities of the Silver anniversary of the popular SCORE ‘spring-break’ race, SCORE has made it a memorial race to honor long-time SCORE Mexican liaison Jose ‘Pepe’ Limon, who passed away last November at age 73.
Following January’s season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series will be visiting Mexico for the first of its three annual SCORE Baja races.
Jones, 45, Litchfield Park, who won the 2010 SCORE Trophy-Truck and SCORE Overall season point title in his No. 1 Jones Motorsports Chevy Silverado, is one of 14 of the 2010 SCORE Pro class season crown winners who also won their respective classes in this race. Jones won his class and was second overall in San Felipe last year. Jones also won the SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Primm 300 last year to give him two career SCORE Trophy-Truck class wins in the 17-plus year history of the featured SCORE racing division.
The 13 other 2010 SCORE season champs entered who won their respective classes in last year’s MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 are Kevin Carr, San Diego (Class 5, VW Baja Bug), David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif. (Class 6, Ford Ranger), Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif. (Class 7, Ford Ranger), Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico. (Class 8, Ford F-150), Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico (Class 11, VW Sedan), Joe Bacal, Anthem, Ariz. (Stock Full, Lexus LX570), Jason Trubey, Henderson, Nev (Class 20, Honda CRF250X), Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 30, Honda CRF450X), Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Class 40, Honda CRF450X), Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif. (Class 50, Honda XR650R), Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn. (Class 60, Honda CRF450X), Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore. (Class 24, Honda TRX450R) and Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif. (Class 25, Honda TRX700XX).
The other eight defending SCORE Pro season point titlists entered this year who did not win their respective classes in San Felipe last year are: Harley Letner/Kory Halopoff, Orange, Calif. (Class 1, Alpha-Chevy), Luke McMillin, El Cajon, Calif. (Class 1-2/1600, AlumiCraft-VW), Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va. (Class 9, Mayoral-VW), Sergio Salgado, Mexicali, Mexico (Class 10, Jimco-Honda), Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif. (SCORE Lite, Seagrove-VW), Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo. (Class 7-2, Mason-Chevy), John Langley, Santa Monica, Calif. (Class 4, Racer-Chevy) and Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif. (Class 22, Honda CRF450X). Stacy (SCORE Trophy-Truck and Class 4), Davis (Class 1) and Langley (Class 10) have moved to different classes, while the others will be racing in their same respective classes this year in San Felipe.
Three of the 2010 SCORE Sportsman class season point champions are also entered in this year’s San Felipe race as wellReturning to race in Sportsman classes are 2010 season point champions Peter Lang, Santa Rosa, Calif. (SPT Car, Homebuilt-Chevy), Ken Fraizer, Wadell, Ariz. (SPT Truck, Chevy Silverado), and Thomas Graves, El Cajon, Calif. (SPT UTV, Yamaha Rhino).
Fraizer won his class in last year’s race.
This year’s race will use a course of 252.09 miles that is very similar to the past two years with a few modifications beyond those caused by normal weather conditions. Running in a counter clockwise direction out of San Felipe up to and then parallel to Highway 3 (south side) and then south back down through three of the most picturesque and challenging washes in all of Baja.
After the start at the landmark San Felipe Arches, the race will proceed north and then Northwest and then south to the entrance of majestic Matomi Wash. After Matomi, the challenging course will run through two more of the infamous Baja canyons—Huatomote and Chanate before heading back Northwest for the final sprint to the finish line.
The four checkpoints will be located as follows over the 252.09-mile desert race route: CK1-race mile 60.7; CK2-rm 121.8; CK3-rm 164.3, CK4-rm 235.7
SCORE Trophy-Trucks have won 14 overalls in San Felipe in their 17-year history.
To date, SCORE Trophy-Truck had the most entries with 28, followed by the unlimited Class 1 with 20, SCORE Lite with 15 and Class 1-2/1600 with 13. While 218 official entries have been received as of this evening, late registration will be accepted up until race morning and as many as 40 additional entries are expected.
Among the Pro motorcycle classes, the open Class 22 and age group Class 30 have the most vehicles entered so far with eight each. Leading the Pro ATV classes so far is Class 24 with 16 entries.
Leading the Sportsman classes is SPT M/C 450> with 16 entries to date.
The pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway and tech inspection of the vehicles in the race will be held on Friday, March 11 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. The awards celebration is scheduled for Sunday, March 13 at 10 a.m. at the Plaza on the Malecon.
Round 2 of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series, the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 annually provides a greater economic impact to San Felipe than the popular six-week-long ‘Spring Break’.
The race began in 1982 and was not held between 1985 and 1989, the first five years of the seven-year combined High Desert Racing Association-HDRA/SCORE Desert Series of US and Baja races. It has been held consecutively each year since 1990.
In its first 24 years, the race was held in San Felipe all but 2007 when political issues forced a last minute move by SCORE, starting it in Ensenada and finishing it in Santo Tomas. Ironically, 2007 saw a race-record 394 starters and a race record 288 finishers even though the race was moved and the course changed just 10 days before the event. The records when the race actually started and finished in San Felipe are 341 for starters in 2006 and 220 for finishers, also in 2006.
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings in this event. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 26th consecutive year, a total of 72 drivers remain eligible after Round 1 of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series. Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award, which includes a $2,000 MasterCraft bonus.
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 and Slime-official tire sealant. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
While MasterCraft Safety and Tecate are co-title sponsors of the 25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, additional race sponsors are: the Tourism and Convention Bureau of Mexicali/San Felipe and Cotuco. Additional sponsors in Baja are the Office of the Secretary of Tourism of Baja California and ProTurismo de Ensenada.
For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series at Score International Off Road Racing.

 

[JoeyD23]

25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
Round 2 of five-race 2011 SCORE Desert Series
March 10-13, 2011 – San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
Post-race quotes


PRO CARS & TRUCKS
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK
ROB MacCACHREN, No. 20 (First in class and first overall four-wheel vehicle. MacCachren drove the entire race.) – We’ve been struggling with power steering since San Matias. Every bump you hit…you can’t go hard; you just cruise. We took off with just a real conservative pace and they started dropping one by one. When we dropped into Matomi Wash, Jesse (Jones) was first on the road, (Gary) Weyhrich was second and I was third. Jesse Jones had a flat right at the beginning of Matomi and we got by him. He was getting stuck so we went by and right at the end of Matomi, we got by Weyhrich and then we had the physical lead all the way in. The power steering, we were really struggling with that and Jesse was pretty much on my bumper the whole way in. I knew he had to get by me and put 30 seconds on me to win and we were going to do everything we could to keep that from happening. There were absolutely no problems at all with the truck (other than the power steering) and we didn’t have any flats. I really needed this (win); it’s great.
JESSE JONES, No. 1 (Second in class and second overall four-wheel vehicle. Jones drove the entire race.) – We had a flat tire going into the wash and when we stopped to change it, we got stuck. It’s my fault – I threw the race away. That cost us about 10 minutes. Once we got first on the road, I had kind of backed the pace down a little bit to save the equipment. Our rear end was running a little bit hot and I made a mistake today. It was my fault – I wish I could blame it on somebody else, but I can’t. Good job for Rob (MacCachren). What a great day anyway; we all got to race really, really close and that’s what it’s all about so that’s more fun anyway.
ANDY McMILLIN, No. 31 (Third in class and third overall four-wheel vehicle. McMillin drove the entire race.) – It was a really, really fun day. About three miles out from the finish, the truck started bobbling at like 110 miles an hour so I backed it down to about 80 and it quit bobbling and we kind of ran consistently. And then there’s a hard left and another hard right on the very last straightaway and it came into the corner and it died. My heart sank – I knew we were leading – and then, luckily, we were only down for maybe 30 seconds and we got it fired up again and got here (to the finish). It was close at the finish line. That was the only problem I had and I have no idea what it was. I just cruised off the start, stuck to my game plan all day and we’re here. It was so rough out there. I’m going to be so sore tomorrow but it’s worth it, that’s for sure.
NICK VANDERWEY, No. 84 (Fourth in class and fourth overall four-wheel vehicle. Nick Vanderwey drove the first 120 miles and Larry Vanderwey drove the final 132 miles.) – It was a good day. We had some problems on the lake bed (70 miles into the race) with oil temperature so we lost a position there. We had a good, clean day other than having to slow down on the lake bed. Those top two guys (MacCachren and Jones) drove a great pace. But it was a lot of fun.
GARY WEYHRICH, No. 98 (Fifth in class and fifth overall four-wheel vehicle. Weyhrich drove the entire race.) – We had no problems. We had no flats and only hit hard really once the whole day. We went back and forth with Jesse (Jones) and Rob (MacCachren) and Nick (Vanderwey) for a while and that was fun. It’s the roughest it’s ever been. I can usually race this 250 and be fine (but) I’m tired. But it’s all right; it’s all part of the deal.
BRYCE MENZIES, No. 70 (Sixth in class and sixth overall four-wheel vehicle. Menzies drove the entire race.) – We just took it easy off the start and we kind of paced Andy (McMillin) a lot of the way. I think he got a flat and pulled over and we got around him. By our fuel stop, we were leading on time and all the way into (mile) 220, we were leading on time and got a front flat and changed it and the power steering went so after that, we had to just coast it in at like 50 miles an hour and try to just work it to the finish. It was like that for the last 40 miles of the race. It was a short race but it was real brutal. We only had one flat tire and I (changed) it myself so other than that, the tires worked great.
ADAM HOUSEHOLDER, No. 24 (Seventh in class and seventh overall four-wheel vehicle. Householder drove the entire race.) – Besides the rear shocks melting away, it was a good race. We pitted at (mile) 101 and they were leaking. That was it and it was tough to hang on the rest of the way. It was rough but it was fun. I love this course; I love all the toughness. We still had a good, clean run. We probably could have pulled off a top-three (finish without the shock problem). There was a lot of good racing out there.
JESSE JAMES, No. 54 (Eighth in class and eighth overall four-wheel vehicle. James drove the entire race.) – It was rough but it was good. I expected it to be rough. I had one flat (tire) but that was it. I’m happy with eighth. This is my first top-10 in SCORE – and in Mexico – so that’s pretty good. I’m happy with it. We’ll do the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 (in June), for sure.
CLASS 1
JUSTIN DAVIS, No. 108 (First in class. Davis drove the entire race.) – We had no flats, no problems. We just cruised in and had a good race. It was a perfect day. It was definitely rougher than last year but we made it to the end. We passed most of the cars (that started ahead of me) before the end of Zoo Road and then just got behind the SCORE Trophy-Trucks and had a clean run.
BRIAN PARKHOUSE, No. 111 (Second in class. Brian Parkhouse started and drove to race mile 121 and Cody Parkhouse drove from mile 121 to the finish) – Co-driver Cody Parkhouse said: My dad (Brian) decided he didn’t like the roof on the car anymore (and rolled it). Other than that, we had no issues. I had no idea what was going on (with the other vehicles in the class) because we lost the radio with all the damage to the roof. We had no radio and no GPS – it was just go and see what happens.
DAMEN JEFFERIES, No. 120 (Third in class. Jefferies drove the entire race.) – It was a good day. We had no flats and no problems. It was just hot and dusty. The course was very rough – brutal. I didn’t even pre-run a lot of the course because the pre-runner I was in was such a piece of junk. I pre-ran the last 20 miles but I didn’t pre-run the 70 previous to that.
RANDY WILSON, No. 109 (Fourth in class. Jeff Quinn started and drove to mile 120 and Wilson drove from mile 120 to the finish.) – We broke a caliper off the front right off the start and it pumped all the fluid out of it so we didn’t have any brakes. We finally got brakes on it at (race mile) 168 – but that’s a long way to go with just rear brakes. We put brakes on it and then it was OK. That’s a hard drive with just rear brakes.
STEVE APPLETON, No. 106 (Sixth in class. Appleton drove the entire race.) – We’re bummed…we broke a CV joint. We were about five minutes behind the lead, running No. 2 at mile 175 and then we broke a CV joint. We got it fixed in an hour. We had one flat but other than that, we had no problems. The car was working fabulous, really. We wanted to make sure we finished in the top 10 for the draw for the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 so I guess I can’t complain too much.
CLASS 1-2/1600
CODY ROBINSON, No. 1648 (First in class. Roberto Romo started and drove to mile 100 and Robinson drove from mile 100 to the finish.) – When I got in the car, I think I had a 10-minute physical lead – more on time – at mile 160. From there, I didn’t really have many problems until I lost a (CV) boot at mile 180 so I was stopping and greasing it. But besides that, the car ran good. It works great in the rough stuff; this is my second win in a row here at San Felipe.
JORGE SANCHEZ, No. 1607 (Second in class.) – The race was tough and the first place is two guys who are 20 years old. I am tired – very tired. I had no flat tires, zero problems. I only stopped one time for gas and that was it. It was very close racing out there.
LUKE McMILLIN, No. 1600 (Third in class. Andy DeVercelly started and drove to mile 100 and McMillin drove from mile 100 to the finish.) – We just had minor issues with the throttle pedal – it got bent and it wasn’t returning all the way so, basically, it was a stuck throttle. We had to bring it into the pit and work on it for a little bit. That was a couple of minutes of downtime and that was the difference in the race. It was close racing. It’s definitely one of the roughest courses I’ve ever been around.
CLASS 5
KEVIN CARR, No. 500 (First in class. Kent Lothringer started and drove to mile 98 and Carr drove from mile 98 to the finish.) – It’s always good to be first place. It was a real rough race. San Felipe takes its toll – it will humble anybody. We had all kinds of problems. We blew a front tire from a driver error in the morning, I got tangled up with a 16 car, we lost the oil pressure gauge and then we broke off one of the vents off the engine and it started shooting oil out of everywhere. We pulled into the next pit and put silicone and tape and everything on it trying to get it right. We had all kinds of issues…but it’s good to be here with a first place. It was definitely a San Felipe race.
CLASS 6
HEIDI STEELE, No. 619 (First in class. Rene Brugger started and drove to mile 168 and Steele drove from mile 168 to the finish.) – I felt a lot of pressure making the driver change because he was bringing it in first. And then when Dave Caspino got by us at the pit, I was like, “Now I have to chase him down? Oh, man.’ We caught him at race mile 190 or 200 and then somehow he got by us again and we didn’t see him. Then we got back by him at about race mile 243. Rene had one flat but I had no problems. The truck ran great and the motor ran great. It feels good to win. This is my first San Felipe 250 and I’m just so stoked that we won. It feels good to have a 250 win under my belt now.
CLASS 8
NOAH OSTANIK, No. 801 (First in class. Ostanik drove the entire race.) – It was extremely rough but it was a good day. We had minimal issues – we just had a driveshaft issue about mile 115 and took care of it. Other than that, it was a flawless day. We’ll take the win any day.
CLASS 10
MATT CULLEN, No. 1002 (First in class. Chuck Sacks started and drove to mile 108 and Cullen drove from mile 108 to the finish.) – We’ve been dealing with steering problems the last two races. It killed us in Laughlin and it killed us again here – but not quite as bad. The servo kept blowing fluid out so it’d get to where it was dry and then you’d have to manhandle it and pull over and dump some (fluid) in. We had to do that about seven times but no flat tires and the car ran like a champ. It was pretty clean sailing (other than the power steering problem). The course was some super fast, some super rough – it was typical Baja. We’re excited; it was a good day.
SERGIO SALGADO, No. 1000 (Second in class. Salgado started and drove to mile 95 and Gustavo Pinuelas drove from mile 95 to the finish.) – At race mile 107, the car caught on fire. I looked up and (saw) nothing but fire. We picked up and finally Tavo got it in second place. I don’t know what happened but I think the oil was dripping. We lost about 10 minutes like that but here we are in second place.
SCORE LITE
PERRY McNEIL, No. 1210 (Second in class. McNeil drove the entire race.) – I lost the power steering about (mile 80). I thought maybe it was out of oil and hoping it was something minor. We stopped like three times to try to fix it so finally we just decided to go for it. Other than that, we lost a cylinder and it got worse and worse and worse.
RAFAEL NAVARRO IV, No. 1206 (Fourth in class. Navarro started and drove to mile 107 and Vic Bruckmann drove from mile 107 to the finish.) Co-driver Vic Bruckmann said: At mile 100, the power steering ram ripped off of the beam, so we had to replace that and it took like 35 minutes to get everything fixed. After that, we had to stop at every pit and just pack grease in the CV boots just to keep going. It was pretty bad but we made it to the finish. We’re going for points so we have to finish races.
LEE BANNING, No. 1208 (Fifth in class. Banning started and drove to mile 124 and Rick Graf drove from mile 124 to the finish.) My portion was tough. We tested the car on Wednesday and it handled awesome. This morning, when I hit the first big whoop, I thought I was going to die, it had changed so badly. We stopped three times to get the shocks adjusted. We were probably running ninth or 10th at one time today and we got the shocks working and I handed the car off to Rick and he brought it in.
CLASS 7-2
BRUCE FINCHUM, No. 722 (First in class. Finchum drove the entire race.) – That was pretty cool. We had a flat in the pit – a great place to have a flat – and my seat came undone. Other than that, we ran a clean race. My wife (Fawn) won this race last year so we kept it in the family.

PRO MOTORCYCLES
CLASS 22
COLTON UDALL, No. 6x (First in class and first motorcycle to finish. Udall rode from the start to race mile 30, Jeff Kargola rode from mile 30 to 170 and Udall rode from mile 170 to the finish.) – The course was rough. Those (cars and trucks) bring up rocks that are bigger than a car and you clip them and you do flips. No problems at all. You’ve just got to go take it easy and weave and bob through the rocks that are gnarly. This bike ran great. I can’t thank my team enough. I don’t know what it is – I feel really good here in San Felipe. I love Baja. (On two consecutive wins in San Felipe I think San Felipe just has a good spot. When you get your first win, you’re always super confident on it. To beat Kurt Caselli (No. 4x), that’s the first time I ever beat him in my life. That guy is one heck of a rider.
Co-rider Jeff Kargola said: My part of the ride went really well. It was long stretch, let me tell you. San Felipe is no joke – it’s not smooth. It’s brutal out there. It beat the heck out of me but it’s a marathon, it’s not s sprint. You just can’t go out there and hammer the bike and expect it to respond. I took it easy toward the beginning and tried to pace myself and ride a smooth, clean race. My first goal was not to lay the bike down. I kept it on two wheels and kept making forward progress. It was a perfect race two years in a year.
SHANE ESPOSITO, No. 5x (Second in class and second motorcycle to finish. Bobby Garrison started and rode to mile 30, Esposito rode from mile 30 to mile 108, Steve Hengeveld rode from mile 108 to 170, Garrison rode mile 170 to mile 216 and Esposito rode from mile 216 to the finish.) – I don’t have any complaints; I had a good ride. They (Udall and Kargola) were just on it today. Steve was on the bike and we lost a couple of minutes on a tire change because nobody was ready for it. It was a lot rougher than I expected. For me, everything was good.
CLASS 21
DAVID GONZALEZ JR., No. 104x (First in class and fourth motorcycle to finish. Gonzalez started and rode to mile 8, Carlos Casas road from mile 8 to mile 108, Gonzalez road from mile 108 to mile 215 and Casas rode from mile 215 to the finish.) – Co-rider Carlos Casas said: I had a pretty bad crash and my lip is kind of swollen and I have a big bruise on my leg. That was about mile 106 and I had like two miles left but I could see the 101x up front so I was trying to charge a little bit and I just flew over the forks. Other than the crash, everything was good. The course was good. It was really rough but it’s pretty much the same old San Felipe. I noticed a lot of bikes blew up so it was a tough course, but it was fun.
CLASS 30
MIKE JOHNSON, No. 306x (First in class and third motorcycle to finish. Johnson started and rode to mile 30, Steve Garnett rode from mile 30 to mile 90, Johnson rode from mile 90 to mile 170 and Garnett rode from mile 170 to the finish.) – Co-rider Steve Garnett said: I had a good, clean ride. I was a little bit tight this morning, though, when I first got on at mile 30. The first 30 miles I was having trouble – lot of whoops and I just couldn’t flow right. I came down from Matias (Pass) and then I started feeling good. I don’t know if Mike had any issues or not but he did well. All in all, I had a great ride. That last section of mine was flawless. I just kind of slowed down a little bit to go faster. It was great and I had a good time. I’ve got to thank Mike Johnson for putting this team together. It was a good day – a Class 30 win.
CLASS 40
MIKE PRUNTY, No. 401x (First in class.) – It was a good race for us. Everything went according to plan and we had no problems.
CLASS 50
JIM DIZNEY, No. 501x (First in class and ninth motorcycle to finish. Dizney started and rode the first 15 feet because of a broken leg. Eric McKenna then rode to mile 46. Paul Doebereiner rode from mile 46 to mile 100. Williams rode from mile 100 to mile 168, Doug Smith rode from mile 168 to mile 178 and McKenna rode from mile 178 to the finish.) – It was a pretty clean run – outside of the start. I rode about 15 feet (because of a broken leg). I’ve won San Felipe twice (before) but this is the first time on a bike. This is only my second bike race and we won the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 (in November) so we’re 2-for-2 now.

PRO ATVs
CLASS 25
MIKE CAFRO, No. 12a (First in class and second ATV to finish. Cafro started and rode to mile 30, Levi Marana rode from mile 30 to mile 90, Beau Baron rode from mile 90 to mile 177 and Cafro rode from mile 177 to the finish.) – Things went pretty slow at first; we had some catching up to do. We didn’t pre-run this race so we were kind of in the dark with everything. And then, right over there (by the start/finish line), the bike basically started to blow up. I stalled it, got some people to push me and it fired back up and I rode it in just behind the 9a, but enough time to get the win. That was the only problem I had. (The engine) is gone right now.
CLASS 24
BRANDON BROWN, No. 100a (First in class and first ATV to finish. Brown shared riding duties with Jorie Williams, Kenny Sanford and Robbie Mitchell.) – Co-ride Jorie Williams said: The bike was flawless all day. I think we’re even on the same tires we started the race with. Everybody rode smart and we made it to the finish – you can’t ask for much more than that.

 

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Masterful MacCachren rolls to Overall, SCORE Trophy-Truck victory
At 25th anniversary MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250

Davis captures unlimited Class 1, Udall/Kargola ride Honda to Overall Motorcycle & Class 22 win;
Race honored memory of long-time SCORE Mexican liaison Jose ‘Pepe’ Limon

SAN FELIPE, Mexico—Adding yet another jewel to his illustrious desert racing crown, Las Vegas’ Rob MacCachren overpowered a talent-laden field of 220 starters to capture the overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck victory Saturday in the 25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250. SCORE released the official results today after completion of vehicle data tracking device review.
Setting a blistering pace right from the start in San Felipe in the No. 20 MasterCraft Racing Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck, ‘Rockstar Rob’ covered the sandy, silty, rocky and dusty 252.09-mile course in just four hours, 17 minutes, 45 seconds, averaging an impressive 58.68 miles per hour.
Surging past a strong field of 24 SCORE Trophy-Trucks, the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 850-horsepower unlimited production trucks, MacCachren earned his 45th career SCORE class win, his eighth career SCORE Trophy-Truck race win along with his seventh class win including his third SCORE Trophy-Truck and overall race victory in San Felipe.
The Las Vegas native who has also been selected to the AARWBA All-America motorsports team six times and has eight SCORE season class point championships on his racing resume, MacCachren, 45, beat not only the cars and trucks, but also the motorcycles and ATVs that competed in the popular ‘spring break’ event.
His hard-earned victory margin was just 44 seconds as defending San Felipe SCORE Trophy-Truck and reigning SCORE Trophy-Truck season point champion Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz., who diced back and forth with MacCachren the entire race, averaging 58.52mph in the No. 1 Jones Motorsports Ford F-250. Jones also finished second overall as SCORE Trophy-Trucks lived up to their star billing by claiming the top 10 overall finishing positions in the race.
Finishing third overall and in SCORE Trophy-Truck was the 2005 championship son/father team of Andy and Scott McMillin of National City, Calif., with a time of 4:18:53, averaging 58.43mph in the No. 31 McMillin Realty Ford F-150. The McMillins were also in the hunt all day, finishing just 24 seconds behind Jones and one minute, eight seconds behind MacCachren in an extremely close finish among the podium placements.
Fourth overall and in SCORE Trophy-Truck was the pole-sitting brother team of Nick, Larry and Mike Vanderwey of Phoenix who completed the course in 4:26:53 (56.67mph) in the No. 84 Flying Dutchmen Racing Chevy Silverado.
Gary Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., finished fifth overall and in SCORE Trophy-Truck with a time of 4:27:07 (56.63mph) in the No. 98 TSCO Motorsports Ford F-150.
Youthful Justin Davis, the 17-year old phenom from Chino Hills, Calif., won his second straight class win in the unlimited Class 1 in an ESM-Chevy. Davis, who won last year’s SCORE Lite season point championship, is in his first year in the unlimited open-wheel racing class and finished 11th overall in San Felipe.
The 220 starters from 22 States, nine countries competed in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, truck, motorcycles and ATVs. The dramatic 252.09-mile course covered three of the legendary, picturesque and treacherous Baja washes and canyons: Matomi, Huatomote and Chanate before heading back to the finish line in the shadow of the landmark San Felipe Arches. A total of 148 adventurers officially completed the rugged course within the 11-hour time limit for an amazing 67.3 finishing percentage.
Earning the overall motorcycle victory for the second straight year was the Johnny Campbell Racing team of Colton Udall/Jeff Kargola of San Clemente, Calif. They divided up the riding on the JCR/Honda CRF450X to a winning time of 4:36:51, averaging 54.63 mph over the brutally-tough course.
Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore., led hist team to the Overall ATV and his third SCORE Class 24 victory in the last four SCORE Baja races on a Honda TRX450R. Brown, the reigning SCORE Overall ATV and Class 24 season point champion, split the riding time fairly equally with co-riders Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash./Kenny Sanford, Tacoma, Wash./Robbie Mitchell, Price, Utah. They covered the course in 6:17:13, averaging 40.10mph to defeat a field of 27 Pro ATVs that started the race.
Riding a Kawasaki KX450F, Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Bobby Garrison, Hesperia, Calif. and Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., finished second overall among motorcycles and in Class 22, a total of 21 minutes, 19 seconds behind the winning Udall/Kargola JCR/Honda team.
SCORE Trophy-Trucks have now won 15 overalls in San Felipe in the 18-year history of SCORE’s premier racing division.
In the first 25 years of this race, Honda has earned 16 overall motorcycle victories (including the last six years straight and 14 of the last 15 years), Kawasaki has six, KTM has two and Husqvarna has one.
“We struggled with the power steering since San Matias,” commented MacCachren, who won in SCORE Trophy-Truck for the first time since 2007. “Every bump you hit…you can’t go hard; you just cruise. We took off with just a real conservative pace and they started dropping one by one. When we dropped into Matomi Wash, Jesse (Jones) was first on the road, (Gary) Weyhrich was second and I was third. Jesse Jones had a flat tire right at the beginning of Matomi and we got by him.”
“He was getting stuck so we went by and right at the end of Matomi, we got by Weyhrich and then we had the physical lead all the way in. The power steering, we were really struggling with that and Jesse was pretty much on my bumper the whole way in. I knew he had to get by me and put 30 seconds on me to win and we were going to do everything we could to keep that from happening. There were absolutely no problems at all with the truck (other than the power steering) and we didn’t have any flats. I really needed this (win); it’s great.”
Winning Class 60 (motorcycle riders over 60 years old) for the fourth time in five years, Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn., had help from Jim O’Neal along with other co-riders Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Ron Dugan, Upland, Calif. For O’Neal he increased his winning streak in San Felipe to 13 class wins in the last 11 consecutive years. O’Neal also led a team in Class 50 which finished second to the team led by Jim Dizney, Alpine, Calif.
Winning for the second straight year in the 14-car field in Class 1-2/1600 was Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif., who split driving with veteran Roberto Romo of Mexicali, Mexico in a Romo-VW.
Defeating a field of 15 starters in SCORE Lite was the team of Steven Eugenio, Alpine, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Oceanside, Calif., in a Prill-VW. It was the seventh career class win in San Felipe for Pfankuch.
Pulling off their second consecutive class wins to start off the 2011 SCORE Desert Series were Kevin Carr, San Diego (Class 5, VW Baja Bug), Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif. (Class 7, Ford Ranger), Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va. (Class 4, PSD-Chevy), Elias Hanna, San Diego (Class 7SX, Ford Ranger), John Matney, Bristol, Va. (Stock Full, Dodge Ram2500) and Emilio Salcido, Mexicali, Mexico (Class 5/1600, VW Baja Bug).
Among the other car and truck Class winners were: Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif. (Class 6, Ford Ranger), Noah Ostanik, Encinitas, Calif. (Class 8, Ford F-150), Matt Cullen, Long Beach, Calif. (Class 10, AlumiCraft-VW) and Bruce Finchum, Mesa, Ariz. (Class 7-2, TrophyLite-Chevy).
Among the other motorcycle class winners were teams led by Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas (Class 30, Honda CRF450X), Mike Prunty, Temecula, Calif. (Class 40, Honda CRF450X) and David Gonzalez Jr, Chula, Vista, Calif. (Class 21, KTM 450XCW).
Winning the ATV Class 25 was the team led by Mike Cafro, Bonsall, Calif., on a Honda TRX450R. It was Cafro’s third career class win in this race.
Among the other SCORE Trophy-Truck finishers was Las Vegas’ Bryce Menzies, a SCORE rookie who won this year’s season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in January, who finished sixth in class and overall in the No. 70 Menzies Motorsports Ford F-150.
Television reality star Jesse James, Austin, Texas, had his highest finish ever in a SCORE race by finishing eighth overall and eighth in SCORE Trophy-Truck in the No. 54 James Motorsports Chevy Silverado.
The fastest overall Sportsman winners were: Ulises Fierro, Tijuana, Mexico (SPT M/C 450cc>, Honda CRF450X), Nick Tonelli, Huntington Beach, Calif. (SPT Truck, Ford Ranger) and Ivan Espinoza, Mexicali, Mexico (SPT ATV, Honda TRX450R).
Following January’s season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series visited Mexico for the first of its three annual SCORE Baja races.
As part of the festivities of the Silver Anniversary of the popular SCORE ‘spring-break’ race, SCORE made it a memorial race to honor long-time SCORE Mexican liaison Jose ‘Pepe’ Limon, who passed away last November at age 73.
In addition to season class point championships, the racers were also competing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings in this event. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes were also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award, which includes a $2,000 MasterCraft bonus.
Round 2 of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series, the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 annually provides a greater economic impact to San Felipe than the popular six-week-long ‘Spring Break’.
This race began in 1982 and was not held between 1985 and 1989, the first five years of the seven-year combined High Desert Racing Association-HDRA/SCORE Desert Series of US and Baja races. It has been held consecutively each year since 1990.
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 and Slime-official tire sealant. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
While MasterCraft Safety and Tecate are co-title sponsors of the 25th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, additional race sponsors are: the Tourism and Convention Bureau of Mexicali/San Felipe and Cotuco. Additional sponsors in Baja are the Office of the Secretary of Tourism of Baja California and ProTurismo de Ensenada.
For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2011 SCORE Desert Series at Score International Off Road Racing.

MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
All-Time Overall Champions
Pro Cars & Trucks
Year--Driver(s), Vehicle (Class)
1982--Dan Cornwell, Chenowth-VW (Class 1)
1983--Corky McMillin/Scott McMillin, Chenowth-Porsche (Class 2)
1984--Scott McMillin/Corky McMillin, Chenowth-Porsche (Class 2)
1990--Brian Collins/Jack Johnson, Chenowth-VW (Class 1)
1991--Larry Ragland, Chevy C1500 (Class 8)
1992--Bob Richey/Boyd Cox, Raceco-Porsche (Class 1)
1993--Scott Douglas, Ford Ranger (Class 7)
1994--Ivan Stewart, Toyota SR5 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
1995--Larry Ragland, Chevy C1500 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
1996--Robby Gordon, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
1997--Curt LeDuc, Jeep Grand Cherokee (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
1998--Mark Post/Jerry Whelchel, Riviera-Chevy (Class 1)
1999--Ed Herbst/Tim Herbst, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2000--Tim Herbst/Ed Herbst, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2001--Tim Herbst/Ed Herbst, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2002--Dan Smith/David Ashley, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2003--Gus Vildosola/Rob MacCachren, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2004--Mark Post/Jerry Whelchel, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2005--Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, Jimco-Chevy (Class 1)
2006--Garron Cadiente, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2007--Mark Post/Rob MacCachren, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2008--Brian Collins, Dodge Ram1500 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2009--Brian Collins, Dodge Ram1500 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
2010--Armin Schwarz/Martin Christensen, Jimco-BMW (Class 1)
2011--Rob MacCachren, Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck)
Pro Motorcycles
Year--Rider(s), Vehicle
1982--Bob Balentine, Honda XR500 (Class 22)
1983--Jack Johnson, Honda XR500 (Class 22)
1984--Dan Smith/Dan Ashcraft, Husqvarna CR500 (Class 22)
1990--Dan Smith/Danny Hamel, KTM (Class 22)
1991--Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicut Jr, Kawasaki KX500 (Class 22)
1992--Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicut Jr, Kawasaki KX500 (Class 22)
1993--Danny Hamel, Kawasaki KX500 (Class 22)
1994--Danny Hamel, Kawasaki KX500 (Class 22)
1995--Danny Hamel, Kawasaki KX500 (Class 22)
1996--Paul Krause, Kawasaki KX500 (Class 22)
1997--Tim Staab, Honda XR650 (Class 22)
1998--Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab, Honda XR650 (Class 22)
1999--Johnny Campbell/Cole Marshall, Honda XR650 (Class 22)
2000--Johnny Campbell/Tim Staab, Honda XR650 (Class 22)
2001--Steve Hengeveld/Jonah Street, Honda XR650R (Class 22)
2002--Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell, Honda XR650R (Class 22)
2003--Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell, Honda XR650R (Class 22)
2004--Steve Hengeveld/Johnny Campbell, Honda XR650R (Class 22)
2005--Chris Blais/Andy Grider/Quinn Cody, KTM MXC525 (Class 22)
2006--Robby Bell/Kendall Norman, Honda CRF450X (Class 22)
2007--Robby Bell/Kendall Norman, Honda CRF450X (Class 22)
2008--Robby Bell/Johnny Campbell, Honda CRF450X (Class 22)
2009--Kendall Norman/Timmy Weigand, Honda CRF450X (Class 22)
2010--Colton Udall/Jeff Kargola, Honda CRF450X (Class 22)
2011--Colton Udall/Jeff Kargola, Honda CRF450X (Class 22)
Sportsman Cars & Trucks
Year--Driver(s), Vehicle (Class)
2008--Peter Lang, Homebuilt-Chevy (SPT Car)
2009--Peter Lang, Homebuilt-Chevy (SPT Car)
2010--Wendell Mortensen, Raceco-VW (SPT Car)
2011--Peter Lang, Homebuilt-Chevy (SPT Car)
Sportsman Motorcycles
Year--Rider(s), Vehicle
2008--Bill Gilbert, Honda CRF450X (SPT M/C>250cc)
2009--Jeff Leonard, Bakersfield, Calif., Honda CRF450X (SPT M/C>250cc)
2010--Ron Tolman, Honda CRF450X (SPT M/C<250cc)
2011—Ulises Fierro, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda CRF450X (SPT M/C 450cc>)