UTVUnderground.com would like to wish ALL the 2009 Baja 1000 competitors a safe and fun race. We will use this thread to feed any and all live updates we recieve from our connections in Baja this week. Below you will find some useful links for following along from the comfort of your home or office here in the states and world wide.
We would like to extend a special wish of luck to all of our participating UTV racers running this years Baja Mil! UTVUnderground.com members Hans Waage aka TATUM, Reid Nordin aka Team Green, and site sponsor Todd Romano of DragonFire Racing are all racing together in the infamous #1803 Kawasaki Teryx named Nessy! We wish them luck in this grueling race!
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LIVE RACE DAY GPS TRACKING:
Welcome to IRC - International Racing Consultants
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BFGoodrich Tires and International Racing Consultants/Tracking International
Partner to Bring The SCORE Baja 1000 Action to Your Home
Cypress, California – November 17, 2009
Live Schedule:
Thursday 10am-4pm PST - Contingency Coverage
Friday 6am PST - Completion of 4 wheel vehicles
Friday 6 PM PST - Estimated time of arrival 7 PM Bikes, Trucks 11PM, 6 hrs of Live Coverage after the first 4 wheel vehicle finishes
Direct Link - Tracking International - SCORE Live Streaming
Imagine being able to feel the heart-pounding action of off-road racing, and knowing every move and turn of your favorite drivers throughout the SCORE Baja 1000 from the comfort of your own home. International Racing Consultants (IRC)/Tracking International (TI) and BFGoodrich Tires® have partnered for this year’s SCORE Baja 1000 to provide up to the minute tracking of all BFGoodrich Tires drivers as well as all of those who have registered with IRC/TI.
Starting at 6:30 a.m. PST on Friday, Nov. 20, fans can log onto BFGoodrich® Tires or direct to Tracking International - Tracking for Land, Sea and Air Events and connect to a portal and follow their favorite drivers as they conquer the grueling race course during the 42nd annual SCORE Baja 1000. The site will feature a live tracking page that will show the actual location of all vehicles equipped with IRC tracking systems. The information on each vehicle will update at two-minute intervals throughout the race.
“We are excited to bring the TI viewers closer to the event with live and behind the scenes coverage. Our viewers will have the opportunity to see the SCORE Baja 1000 from the comforts of their office or home. We have done everything possible to give this race from the participant’s point of view and get a true feeling of the Baja 1000,†said Raymond Barre, of Tracking International.
“We are proud to bring this online experience home to the consumers who want to track the thrilling SCORE Baja 1000 action,†said Tom Jupena, marketing communications manager for BFGoodrich Tires. "BFGoodrich Tires has an amazing legacy of proven performance at the SCORE Baja 1000 and it is through this performance that we are continually able to improve our products for consumers both on and off the race course.â€ÂÂ
The partnership between IRC/TI and BFGoodrich Tires will feature an all-inclusive micro-site that will allow users a variety of experiences during the race. The micro-site will feature live vehicle tracking and replay as well as live unofficial results. Users will also have access to a photo/video gallery and LIVE streaming video from the start/finish line and the BFGoodrich Tires pit locations.
Live streaming video will be available Thursday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST and on Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 to catch the start and finish of the race in Ensenada, Mexico.
BFGoodrich Tires is also giving fans a chance to catch-up with race action from the past. Viewers can now log on to BFGoodrich® Tires or direct to Tracking International - Tracking for Land, Sea and Air Events to view historical footage of past SCORE Baja 1000 races. Following the completion of the race, fans will have access to view exclusive behind the scenes race and pit footage.
With more than 325 entries expected to compete in 29 Pro and six Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races will be held Nov. 19-22 in Ensenada, Mexico. Completing its 36th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series. To date entries have come from 38 states and 13 countries.
This year’s 672.85-mile race will start for the 35th time and finish for the 20th time in Ensenada. The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (PST, Friday, Nov. 20) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line. Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 14 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.
Using motorsports as a proving ground for more than 30 years, BFGoodrich Tires is involved in every type of racing, including oval, sports car, drifting, drag, desert, dirt, rally and extreme rock-crawling. BFGoodrich Tires combines technological expertise with vast motorsports experience, delivering a high-performance tire for every type of vehicle. Visit BFGoodrich Tires online at BFGoodrich® Tires
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42nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Official Entries List
SPT UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)–
1801 Dave Roberts, Weddington, N.C./Robert Flau Sr., Lake Elomo, Minn./John McCarthy, Hudson, Wisc., Dragon Fire
1802 Thomas Graves, El Cajon, Calif./Joseph Graves/Soledad Martinez/Daniel Graves, San Diego, Yamaha Rhino
1803 Reid Nordin, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Hans Waage, Scottsdale, Ariz./Todd Romano, Park City, Utah, Kawasaki Teryx
1818 Peter Hajas, Wayzata, Minn./Steven Hajas, Delano, Minn./Scott Heber, Telluride, Colo./Scott Hoyt, Plymouth, Minn., TomCar
1819 John Cowley/Torsten Palm/Jesse Maier, Flagstaff, Ariz.
FULL ENTRY LIST: 42nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Official Entries List : UTVWeekly.com
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