Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence' K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels
Round 3 of 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship on 384.66-mile course, Contingency, start/finish on adjacent to iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in Off-Road Racing Capital of the World—Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico;

‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’ this year, 10 of the top 12 finishers from last year including the reigning season point champion and individual race winner, 37 SCORE Trophy Trucks are poised, prepped, and revved to roar through the magnificent Mexican desert next week. These spectacular, high-tech, 1000-horsepower, unlimited custom trucks, will lead the field of more than 225 expected entries in the K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels.

DIRT FAX
The youngest race in the long and storied 50-year history of the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization, Round 3 of the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship will be held Sept. 13-17, in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Ensenada, ‘The Off-Road Racing Capital of the World,’ is a Pacific Ocean port located 80 miles South of the U.S. Border near San Diego.
Pre-race Contingency and Tech Inspection and the start/finish line compound will be located on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
All four 2023 SCORE races are being held on Mexico’s magnificent Baja California peninsula for the eighth consecutive year.
SCORE, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization, is celebrating its 50th season in 2023.

FAB FIELD
Included in the massive field of SCORE Trophy Trucks are a litany of the greatest desert racers in the world. Entries includes 10 racers who have combined to win 18 SCORE Trophy Truck season point championships in the 30-year history of the marquee racing division in the sport of desert racing.
There are also 25 drivers entered who have combined to win 110 of the 145 All-Time SCORE Trophy Truck races.
In the SCORE Baja 400, the three defending overall and SCORE Trophy Truck champions in this new race are Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. (2019) and Las Vegas’ Bryce Menzies (2021 and 2022). Arciero is the second driver for Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., while Menzies will be driving solo once again.

PRE-RUNNING
Official practice, or pre-running, on the official 384.66-mile race course for this year’s 4th K&N SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels, opened this past Saturday.
Pre-running begins at race mile 33.98, ending at race-mile 343.70. The first section from race mile 4.89 up to race mile 33.98, which will be used in both directions during the race, will be available for pre-running only on Friday (Sept. 15) and only in the outbound direction.
The official SCORE Racer Brief, Penalty brief, course map and GPS files are available on the SCORE website under race info/SCORE Baja 400.

MORE DIRT FAX
With over 225 entries anticipated at the start line, 192 total entries have been received so far for this growing event, with racers representing 27 U.S. States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, and 10 countries. The countries with at least one racer so far are United States, host country Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, France, Israel, New Zealand, and Peru.
With double-digit entries to date are the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck (high-tech, unlimited, 1000-horsepower, custom trucks) with 37 (including nine in SCORE TT Legend for SCORE Trophy Truck drivers over 50), Trophy Truck Spec, (SCORE Trophy Trucks with crate engines) with 34, Pro UTV Open with 15, Pro UTV FI (Forced Induction) with 11, Class 10 with 10, and Pro UTV Stock with 10.
Among 2-wheel vehicles, Pro Moto Ironman (for solo riders) has seven entries.

LAS VEGAS’ MENZIES-2021 and 2022
Las Vegas’ Bryce Menzies repeated as overall and SCORE Trophy Truck winner in the 3rd SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels in 2022.
Menzies qualified second behind eventual runner-up Luke McMillin and got around him when McMillin was stopped with a flat tire around race mile 65. And he maintained his lead to the finish despite losing his four-wheel drive and finishing with two-wheel drive.
Menzies stayed in front of the hungry field of 197 starters from that point in his Mason Motorsports-built All Wheel Drive No. 7 Menzies Motorsports Ford Raptor, posting an admirable error-free, penalty free winning time of seven hours, 59 minutes and 27 seconds with an average speed of 49.28 miles per hour over the challenging 393.82-mile course.

PODIUM FINISHERS-2022
Menzies led a parade of Mason Motorsports AWD SCORE Trophy Trucks to the podium as San Diego’s Luke McMillin and his older brother Dan McMillin, finished second and third overall in 2022.
After starting first and giving up the lead following a flat tire, San Diego’s Luke McMillin finished second in his No. 83 McMillin Racing Chevy 1500 in a time of 8:02:54, averaging 48.93 mph.
Claiming the final spot on the podium in third place, Dan McMillin, also of San Diego, completed the course in 8:08:30 with an average speed of 48.37 mph.

2022 TOP 10 OVERALL INCLUDED 9 SCORE TROPHY TRUCKS, 1 TROPHY TRUCK SPEC
Behind podium finishers Menzies, Luke McMillin and Dan McMillin, nine of the top 10 finishers in 2022, including the first nine were all behemoth SCORE Trophy Trucks along with one Trophy Truck Spec.
Fourth overall was Mexico’s hometown heroes Alan Ampudia and his brother Aaron Ampudia, both of Ensenada, with a time of 8:11:07 in the No. 10 Papas Y Beer Ford Raptor built by ID Designs.
Fifth overall was the team of Australian superstars Paul Weel and Toby Price in their Geiser Bros-built No. 46 Ford Raptor in a time of 8:14:51 while sixth overall and in SCORE Trophy Truck was the team of Mike Walser, Comfort, Texas/Jax Redline, Amarillo, Texas, less than one second behind the Aussie duo with a time of 8:14:52 in their Mason Motorsports-Built No. 89 Chevy Silverado.
Seventh overall and in SCORE Trophy Truck was Hall of Famer Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., who solo drove in his Desert Assassins Monster Energy No. 16 Ford Raptor (Geiser Bros) in 8:21:09 while eighth overall was San Diego’s Andy McMillin (Luke and Dan McMillin’s cousin), who also drove solo, with a time of 8:23:09 in his McMillin Racing No. 31 Mason-built Chevy Silverado.
Finishing ninth overall and in SCORE Trophy Truck was Kyle Jergensen, Phelan, Calif. in the Brenthel-built No. 27 Chevy Silverado in 8:23:50.
Cracking the top 10 overall finishers while winning his Trophy Truck Spec class was young gun Christopher Polvoorde, 21, Hemet, Calif. with a time of 8:26:05 in his Optima Batteries No. 204 Mason Motorsports-Ford.

MORE SCORE TROPHY TRUCK WINNERS
Any SCORE racer will tell you that the challenge is as much, if not more, about the struggle against the beautiful but unforgiving Baja terrain as it is about beating the other competitors in the class. The old adage is ‘to finish first, you must first finish’.
Including the SCORE Baja 400, Menzies has nine SCORE Trophy Truck race wins in his career, Luke McMillin has five, and Dan McMillin has one.
Ryan Arciero has four, Rick D. Johnson has one, Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr has six.
Leading the racers with SCORE Trophy Truck race victories, but not in the SCORE Baja 400, Las Vegas’ Rob MacCachren, the G.O.A.T. of Off-Road Racing, has a SCORE-record 20 career SCORE Trophy Truck races wins and entered are Las Vegas’ Tim Herbst is entered with 11 career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins and his older brother Ed Herbst who also has 11 career wins.
Las Vegas’ Pat Dean, who has one career SCORE Trophy Truck race win, will be the second driver for Tim Herbst in this race. Ed Herbst is the alternate driver of record for Mark Post in the No. 3L Ford F-150 in the SCORE TT Legend class this year.
Also entered in this year’s race in SCORE Trophy Truck with 11 career wins each are Andy McMillin (Luke and Dan’s cousin) and Robby Gordon.
Larry ‘Mr. Baja’ Roeseler has five career SCORE Trophy Truck race wins, 2019 race winner Ryan Arciero has four, Gus Vildosola Sr (now racing in SCORE TT Legend), has three, and with two SCORE Trophy Truck race wins are Jesse Jones, Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez, Juan C. Lopez, Roger Norman, and Cameron Steele.
Also entered with one each and Alan Ampudia, Pat Dean, Rick D. Johnson, Eduardo Laguna and Justin B. Smith.

NEXT IN LINE
While former race winners are always pre-race favorites to repeat, the SCORE Trophy Truck field for this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 55th SCORE Baja 500, includes several more racers who have either won in other SCORE classes or in other race series.
Among those additional thoroughbreds charging for a breakthrough are Mikey Lawrence, Banning, Calif./Dustin Grabowski, Upland, Calif. (No. 85 Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith), Dan Myers, Newport Beach, Calif., Newport Beach, Calif. (No. 6 Toyota Tundra (R. Gordon), Australia’s Paul Weel/Toby Price, in their No. 46 Chevy Silverado (Mason), Andrew Myers, San Marcos, Calif. (No. 69 Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith), Kevin Thompson, New Braunfels, Texas (No. 70 Chevy Silverado (Mason), Harley Letner, Corona, Calif. (No. 71 Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith), Roberto Romo Jr, Mexicali, Mexico (No. 33 Ford Raptor (Racer), Christopher Polvoorde, Hemet, Calif. (No. 91 Ford Raptor (Mason).

SCORE TT LEGEND
While Mexico’s Gustavo Vildosola Sr, and his driving teammate Ricky Johnson, will be the favorites in this special marquee class for SCORE Trophy Truck drivers over 50 years old in the Vildosola Racing No. 1L Ford Raptor, among the contenders to challenge the defending race and season point champions will be Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Robby Gordon, Anaheim, Calif. in the No. 5L Chevy V16 (Geiser), Rolf Helland, Morris, Ill./Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif., in the No. 37L Ford Raptor (Mason), Ed Herbst, Las Vegas, No. 3L Ford F-150 (Riviera Racing), Jose Flores, Culiacan, Mexico, in the No. 55L Chevy Silverado (Jimco) and Clay Lawrence, Banning, Calif., in the No. 85L Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith).

BOMBASTIC BAJA
The race features a remarkable course, designed, plotted, and fully marked by SCORE President/Race Director Jose A. Grijalva, SCORE Assistant Race Director Rodolfo Fernandez and their staff, of 384.66 miles of rugged Baja California terrain in the Northern part of the State.
The race course runs a clockwise direction in Baja California, staying almost entirely on the West side of Highway 3. The farthest South that it goes is just past Mike’s Sky Rancho (rm149.90) and includes the magnificently beautiful stretch of more than 10 miles along the coast of the Pacific Ocean past Erendira.
The course has one physical checkpoint at race-mile 222.00 at Llano Colorado, 185 total virtual checkpoints and a total of 10 speed zones for a total of 54.47 miles.
The highest point on the course is at race mile 152.05 at Cerro Blanco with an altitude of 4,741 feet.
The first 33.98 miles of the route East and West to and from the Ojos Negros area will be raced in both directions.
Heading South from Ojos, the course winds slowly east until it hits Highway 3 for a brief speed zone section before traveling near Santa Catarina (rm 89.23), Jamau (108.16) before going downhill on the infamous Goat Trail. After a short section on Highway 3, the course moves Southwest up to Mike’s Sky Rancho (rm 149.90) before taking the downhill at Simpson Ranch heading North.
The race course turns west towards the Pacific Ocean Southeast of Valle de la Trinidad then West to the only physical checkpoint at rm 220 (Llano Colorado). The course turns north to run up the coastline near Colonet (rm243.75). At La Calavera (rm 281.30), the course leaves the Pacific Ocean and winds slowly inland up to Santo Tomas (rm302.06) then just south of Uruapan (rm307.96) and east and then north up to Rancho El Mezcal (rm343.70) and the final section to the finish, running just west of Ojos Negros and past Ejido Piedras Gordas to the finish line in Ensenada.
Overall, the challenging race course is another memorable example of all that Mexico’s Baja California has to offer, including high-speed dirt trails, sandy, rocky, and silty natural terrain, majestic Baja washes and canyons, stretches along the seashore with elevations from sea level to 4,741 feet. The course is another jewel reflecting the stark and eternal beauty of Baja California.

GREEN FLAG
It is an elapsed-time race with staggered starts with the green flag dropping on Saturday (Sept. 16). Motorcycles and Quads will start at 5:30 a.m. PT, Cars, Trucks, and UTVs will start at 8:15 PT. The race course is 384.66 miles. While the fastest vehicles will finish in about seven hours, the elapsed-time race will have a 16-hour time limit to become an official finisher.

K&N 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels
Round 3 of 4-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship
Sept. 13-17 – 384.66 miles – Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Total Entries: 192 (as of 9/05/23)
(from 27 U.S. States, U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, host Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, France, Israel, New Zealand, Peru)
(Numerical order)
(Number, driver/rider of record/additional drivers and/or Navigators/riders, vehicle, engine)

SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Custom Trucks including Builder)--
1 Luke McMillin, 30, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason)
6 Dan Myers, 45, Newport Beach, Calif./Luke Johnson, 31, Murrieta, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Brenthel)
7 Bryce Menzies, 36, Las Vegas, Ford Raptor (Mason)
10 Alan Ampudia, 32, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Mason)
11 Rob MacCachren, 58, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Geiser)
16 Cameron Steele, 55, San Clemente, Calif./Ryan Arciero, 49, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Ford Raptor (Geiser)
19 Tim Herbst, 60, Las Vegas/Pat Dean, 54, Las Vegas, Ford F-150 (Herbst/Smith)
21 Gustavo ‘Tavo’ Vildosola Jr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Vildosola)
23 Dan McMillin, 35, San Diego, Chevy 1500 (Mason)
26 Dave Taylor, 49, Page, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Geiser)
27 Jonathan Brenthel, 43, Murrieta, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Brenthel)
28 Ryan Daniel, 40, Huntington Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
31 Andy McMillin, 36, San Diego, Ford Raptor (Mason)
33 Roberto Romo Jr, 18, Mexicali, Mexico/Roberto Romo Sr, 41, Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Raptor (Racer)
38 Eric Hustead, 52, St. George, Utah/Igor Dorojinski, Chevy Silverado (Custom)
43 Larry Roeseler, 66, Boulevard, Calif., Toyota Tundra (ID)
46 Paul Weel, 44, Australia/Toby Price, 36, Australia, Chevy Silverado (Mason)
58 Tracy Graf, 60, Canada/Justin B. Smith, 38, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (Racer)
69 Andrew Myers, 43, San Marcos, Calif./Julio Quintero, 40, Escondido, Calif., Toyota Tundra (Herbst/Smith)
70 Kevin Thompson, 50, New Braunfels, Texas/Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif./Beau Morton, 25, Huntington Beach, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason)
71 Harley Letner, 39, Corona, Calif./Jesse Jones, 76, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith)
82 Sam Baldi, 58, Beaumont, Calif./Jake Johnson, 44, Yucaipa, Calif./Michael Baldi, 32, Yucaipa, Calif./Robert Llewellyn, 41, Yucca Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Baldi)
85 Mikey Lawrence, 35, Banning, Calif./Dustin Grabowski, Upland, Calif., Ford Raptor (Herbst/Smith)
87 Dallas Lutrell, 42, Las Vegas/Cody Swanty, 48, Kingman, Ariz./Billy Goerke, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram
89 Mike Walser, 56, Comfort, Texas, Rod Walser, 45, Canadian, Texas/Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Mason)
91 Christopher Polvoorde, 23, Hemet, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason)
92 Paul Nauleau, 26, San Francisco (Francisco)/Johnny Bickel, 25, Fort Worth, Texas, Chevy Silverado (Brenthel)
96 Enrique Murillo, 53, La Paz, Mexico/German Alvarez, 37, La Paz, Mexico/Mike Perez, Texas, Chevy Silverado (Jimco)

SCORE TT LEGEND (Unlimited Custom Trucks, including builder, Drivers over 50 years old)--
1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr, 70, Mexicali, Mexico/Ricky Johnson, 58, El Cajon, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason)
3L Ed Herbst, 62, Las Vegas/(DOR-Mark Post, 65, Las Vegas), Ford F-150 (Riviera)
5L Clyde Stacy, 78, Bristol, Va./Nick Vanderwey, 53, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Robby Gordon, 54, Anaheim, Calif., Chevy V16 (Geiser)
37L Rolf Helland, 63, Morris, Ill./Rick D. Johnson, 57, Barstow, Calif., Ford Raptor (Mason)
53L Wade Porter, 56, Durham, Calif., Ford Raptor (Brenthel)
55L Jose Flores, 59, Culiacan, Mexico/Eduardo Perez, 59, La Paz, Mexico/James Sejd, 63, Gainesville, Va., Chevy Silverado (Jimco)
61L David Payne, 62, St. Luis, Mo./Damon Bradshaw, 51, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (Brenthel)
79L Russell Buehler, 64, Kanas City, Mo./Neal Buehler, 57, Kansas City, Mo., Ford Raptor (Jimco)
85L Clay Lawrence, 61, Banning, Calif./Steve Lawler, 63, Upland, Calif., Chevy Silverado (Herbst/Smith)

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Motorcycles to return to Barstow for The California 300 Off-Road Race

Unlimited Off-Road Racing announced more details today about the addition of motorcycles to The California 300 Off-Road Race. Multiple classes will compete on a three lap, 60+ mile bike course designed by Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer and multi-time Motorcycle Champion, Johnny Campbell, that will challenge even the most seasoned desert motorcycle racers.

“Barstow has always been a mecca for bike riding and testing. I am stoked to be helping bike racing return in a major way to Barstow. I have spent a lot of time out here riding and know the area intimately. There is a lot of fantastic terrain out here for bikes and the team at Unlimited Off-Road Racing has given me the freedom to put together an amazing bike course. I am looking forward to showing bike racers what’s here in Barstow,” stated multi-time Motorcycle Champion, Johnny Campbell.

The green flag will drop at the Official California 300 Barstow Main Start/Finish Line on Friday, October 6th just after sunrise and the race will end grand prix style when the first pro motorcycle has crossed the finish line. Included in the race are three vintage classes amongst sixteen sportsman and pro classes.

Barstow has a long history of motorcycle racing beginning in 1964 with the famed “Barstow to Vegas”. The early years of racing in Barstow were defined by the true daredevil spirit and fierce American independence of motorcycle racing spotlighted by the legendary Phantom Duck, Louis McKey. The event is expected to attract motorcycle racers from around the country to battle it out for a chance to etch their name into the history books alongside the greats such as Larry Roeseler, Malcom Smith, Jack Johnson, J.N. Roberts, and Max Switzer.

“Motocross, supercross, desert racing, hill climbing, and free riding used to be more directly connected. We want The California 300 to be the catalyst to reconnect off-road bike culture in America. Years ago if you rode a bike, you pretty much rode everything. Bikes are the gateway to off-roading and most off-road racers started on a bike somewhere in their childhood. They are still the most affordable way to off-road. We welcome all the men and women on two wheels to come to be a part of The California 300,” stated Unlimited Off-Road Racing CEO, Matt Martelli.

Race registration for the 2023 California 300 is now open on this page and details regarding spectating will be available in the coming weeks.

Source The Mint 400

Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence' 

4th SCORE Baja 400, Presented by VP Racing Fuels 

Las Vegas’ HerbstX5, Menzies, The G.O.A.T.; McMillinX3, Polaris Factory Racing, LR, Ampudia, C. Reid, Ja. McNeil, Salas Jr, Burroughs, Solorzano among earliest entries

spectacular event is Round 3 of four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship; 

September 13-17 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico; more info at: https://score-international.com/raceinfo/2023-baja-400-sept-12-17-2023/

ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico—‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’ this year, just four days into the very busy online racer registration, early entries for the upcoming 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels, include five members of the legendary Terrible Herbst Motorsports team, two-time defending race champion Bryce Menzies, Hall of Famer Rob MacCachren, the G.O.A.T. of off-road racing, the four-member Polaris Factory Racing team, along with SCORE champion racers Larry ‘Mr. Baja’ Roeseler, Alan Ampudia, Andy McMillin, Cody Reid, Jason McNeil, Arturo Salas Jr, Matt Burroughs and Eric Solorzano
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WHEN
The youngest race in the long and storied 50-year history of the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization will be held Sept. 13-17 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

EARLIEST BIRDS
Among the first 76 of the over 225 official entries expected in this newest of the legendary SCORE Baja races are Las Vegas’ Tim Herbst in SCORE Trophy Truck, Tim’s sons Pierce Herbst and Thor Herbst in Trophy Truck Spec, Tim’s nephew E.J. Pierce (Ed Herbst’s son) in a second Trophy Truck Spec vehicle and Tim’s other nephew Riley Herbst (Troy Herbst’s son) will be driver of record in another Trophy Truck Spec vehicle with an alternate DOR to be announced. All six Herbst-family members live in Las Vegas.
Also in SCORE Trophy Truck will be Las Vegas’ two-time SCORE Baja 400 champion Bryce Menzies, Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Rob ‘The G.O.A.T. MacCachren, Larry ‘Mr. Baja’ Roeseler, Imperial, Calif., San Diego’s Andy McMillin and his cousins Dan McMillin and Luke McMillin have entered, in three separate vehicles
The four-member Polaris Factory Racing team of Craig Scanlon, Orange, Calif., Brock Heger, El Centro, Calif., Austin Weiland, El Cajon, Calif., and Las Vegas Cayden ‘Mini-Mac’ MacCachren are entered in the Pro UTV Open Class.
Also, among the first several dozens of earliest entries are Alan Ampudia, Ensenada, Mexico, in SCORE Trophy Truck, Cody Reid, Apple Valley, Calif., in the unlimited Class 1, Jason McNeil, El Cajon, Calif., in Trophy Truck Spec, Arturo Salas Jr, Chula Vista, Calif. (Tecate, Mexico) in Pro Moto Unlimited, Matt Burroughs, Norco, Calif., in the Pro UTV FI class and Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, in Class 11.

WHAT
Online racer registration along with a detailed schedule of events both are available on the SCORE website for Round 3 of the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship. Entries from all across the United States and around the world are anticipated for the upcoming desert race in Mexico’s Baja California.
Inaugurated in 2019, the SCORE Baja 400 was not held in 2020 because of the international pandemic and in 2021 started and finished without spectators Northeast of the central city and returned to the heart of the city in 2022.
The three defending overall and SCORE Trophy Truck champions in this new race are Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. (2019) and Las Vegas’ Bryce Menzies (2021 and 2022).

ONLINE RACER REGISTRATION
Online registration, by class, for Pro and Sportsman cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads, is ongoing through the SCORE website. Information on all SCORE races can be found on the home page under the Race Info tab.
Online racer registration will close at 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, Sept. 1. In person registration will be held in the SCORE Ensenada office until 5 p.m. PDT on Thursday, Sept. 7.

For more info, visit https://score-international.com/raceinfo/2023-baja-400-sept-12-17-2023/

WHERE
The race and pre-race festivities will be in the heart of Ensenada, the seaside port on the Pacific Ocean, 80 miles south of San Diego. All race festivities including racer registration, media registration pre-race contingency and the start/finish line compound will all be held in or adjacent to the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Contingency and the start/finish line area will once again be the fantastic, fan-friendly Boulevard Costero

(Numerical order, by class)

Pro Cars/Trucks/UTVs

SCORE TROPHY TRUCK (24*)
XX Christopher Polvoorde
1 Luke McMillin
1L Gustavo Vildosola Sr
6 Dan Myers
7 Bryce Menzies
10 Alan Ampudia
11 Rob MacCachren
19 Tim Herbst
21 Tavo Vildosola
23 Dan McMillin
26 Dave Taylor
28 Ryan Daniel
31 Andy McMillin
43 Larry Roeseler
46 Paul Weel
58 Tracy Graf
*61L David Payne
69 Andrew Myers
70 Kevin Thompson
71 Harley Letner
82 Sam Baldi
85 Mikey Lawrence
89 Mike Walser
92 Paul Nauleau
*SCORE TT LEGEND

CLASS 1 (1)
168 Cody Reid

TROPHY TRUCK SPEC (24)
200 Jorge Sampietro
205 Joe Delucie
206 Joshua Cobb
207 Mason Cullen
219 Thor Herbst
225 Scott McNeil
228 Ryan Hancock
234 Jason McNeil
235 Zach Lumsden
236 Michael Marsal
238 Elijah Kiger
240 Chris Miller
247 Scott Shields
249 Dustin Swanson
260 Santiago Creel
263 EJ Herbst
270 Jimmy Diaz
277 Travis Williams
282 Brent Fox
289 Tanner Rust
294 Vincent Munoz
295 William Hedrick Jr
298 TBA (DOR-Riley Herbst)
299 Charles Dorrance

PRO UTV OPEN (6)
1821 Cayden MacCachren
1827 Austin Weiland
1831 Craig Scanlon
1868 Bernie Gomez
1895 Kaden Wells
1896 Brock Heger

PRO UTV FI (3)
2915 Rickey Arslanian
2940 Erick Kozin
2948 Matt Burroughs
PRO UTV NA (2)
1914 Lawrence Janesky
1980 Gabe Matthews
PRO UTV STOCK (5)
3916 Jeffrey Embrey
3930 Douglas Cornwell
3933 Randy Emberton
3943 Dennis Romero
3967 Manuel Norzagaray

CLASS 7F (1)
714F Justin Park

TROPHY LITE (1)
6049 Chase Swanson

CLASS 11 (1)
1111 Eric Solorzano

Pro Motorcycles

PRO MOTO UNLIMITED (3)
11x Arturo Salas Jr
13x Adrian Ortiz
15x Eric Holt
PRO MOTO LIMITED (1)
119x Oscar Garcia
PRO MOTO IRONMAN (2)
700x Brandon Wright
728x Sam Murphy

Sportsman
SPT M/C (1)
215x Gabi Abayov

SPT QUAD (1)
123a Eva Hernandez

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‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’ this year, online racer registration is now open for the 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels, until September 1, 2023, on the SCORE website.
WHEN
     Following a dazzling debut in 2019, no race in 2020 because of the worldwide health pandemic, and a raucous race in 2021 and 2022, the SCORE Baja 400 will add to its growing legacy this year.
     The youngest race in the long and storied 50-year history of the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Organization will be held Sept. 13-17 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

WHO…WHAT
     Online racer registration along with a detailed schedule of events both are now available on the SCORE website for Round 3 of the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship. Entries from all across the United States and around the world are anticipated for the upcoming internationally-televised desert race in Mexico’s Baja California.
     Inaugurated in 2019, the SCORE Baja 400 was not held in 2020 because of the international pandemic, in 2021 started and finished without spectators Northeast of the central city and the start returned to the heart of Ensenada last year..
     The three defending overall and SCORE Trophy Truck champions in this new race are Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif. (2019) and Las Vegas’ Bryce Menzies (2021 and 2022).

WHERE
     The race and pre-race festivities are scheduled to return to the heart of Ensenada, the seaside port on the Pacific Ocean, 80 miles south of San Diego. All race festivities including racer registration, media registration pre-race contingency and the start/finish line compound will all be held in or adjacent to the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada. Contingency and the start/finish line area will once again be the fantastic, fan-friendly Boulevard Costero.

ONLINE RACER REGISTRATION
     Online registration, by class, for Pro and Sportsman cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads, is ongoing through the SCORE website. Information on all SCORE races can be found on the home page under the Race Info tab.
     Online racer registration will close at 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, Sept. 1. In person registration will be held in the SCORE Ensenada office until 5 p.m. PDT on Thursday, Sept. 7.
     For more info, visit https://score-internatonal.com/raceinfo/2023-baja-400-sept-12-17

GREEN FLAG
     It is an elapsed-time race with staggered starts with the green flag dropping on Saturday (Sept. 16). Motorcycles and Quads will start at 5:30 a.m. PT, Cars, Trucks, and UTVs will start at 8:15. When finalized race course of 386.42 miles. While the fastest vehicles will finish in about eight hours, the elapsed-time race will have a 16-hour time limit to become an official finisher.

THE FIELD
     Nearly 225 vehicles are expected at the start line for this fourth-time SCORE race with racers from as many as 20 U.S. States and 10 countries anticipated. Pro and Sportsman Classes are offered for cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads.

START GRID-SCORE BAJA 1000
     The results of the SCORE Baja 400 also will determine the start order within each class for November’s iconic season-ending BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 1000.

DRAW DEADLINE
     The starting order within each class for this race (except for the classes that are qualifying), will be determined by a random drawing for those entries received online and paid in full by 5 p.m. (PDT) on Friday, Sept. 1.
     No additional online entries will be accepted after 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, Sept. 1.
     Late, on-site racer registration will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (Sept. 13-15).
     In person registration will be held in the SCORE Ensenada office until 5 p.m. PDT on Thursday, Sept. 7.

PRE-RUNNING
     Official practice, or pre-running, on the official 386-mile race course for this year’s 4th SCORE Baja 400 will open at 8 a.m. PDT on Saturday, Sept. 2. Pre-running will begin at race mile 38.92, ending at race-mile 345.49. The first section to up race mile 38.92, which will be used in both directions during the race, will be available for pre-running only on Thursday (Sept. 14) and Friday (Sept. 15) and only in the outbound direction.

QUALIFYING
     Qualifying for starting positions within their respective classes will be held on Wednesday (Sept. 13), starting at 7 a.m. PDT. Classes that will be qualifying for the 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels, are SCORE Trophy Truck, SCORE TT Legend, and the Trophy Truck Spec class. Starting order for qualifying will be determined by the order in which each vehicle enters the race.

MAIN COURSE
    The race will feature a course, when fully plotted and then marked over the next several weeks by SCORE President/Race Director Jose A. Grijalva, of 386.42 miles of rugged Baja California terrain.
     The challenging race course will be another memorable example of all that Mexico’s Baja California has to offer, including high-speed dirt trails, sandy, rocky and silty natural terrain, majestic Baja washes and canyons, stretches along the seashore with elevations from sea level to over 3,000 feet. The course will be another jewel reflecting the stark beauty of Baja California.

A HAPPENING…
     Colorful race week festivities will start on Wednesday, Sept. 13 to help celebrate this newest SCORE Baja race. They will be held in or adjacent to the landmark Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.
     Chassis inspections and pre-tech/Stella device check and installation will be held on Wednesday (Sept. 13) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT by appointment (619.572.8245) and on Thursday (Sept. 14) chassis inspection/pre-tech/Stella bracket check and installation will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT on Blvd. Costero just past the start/finish ramp.
     Friday (Sept. 15) will see the colorful day-long, pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway and contingency festival in the start finish line area in Ensenada. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT contingency row will be held for all classes. Tech inspection/Transponder checks/Stella/SPICA device pickup will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PDT on Friday as well at the end of the manufacturer’s row.
     During the race on Saturday, Sept. 16 until the course closes on Sunday morning, Sept. 17, the start/finish line compound will include the massive double-sided SCOREvision LED screen broadcasting race festivities, the start, live race action from around the course and finish line interviews.
     Popular Rat Sult will once again serve as host of the SCORE Live streaming. Assisting Sult will once again be veteran voice Dave Arnold.
     Contingency and the race itself will be streamed live, airing via the internet on the SCORE website. Included in the exclusive race coverage, along with vehicle tracking, will be live drone and in-car camera footage from various locations around the race course. There will also be hosts in the SCORE Studio bringing live updates during the race.

AT THE RIVIERA…
     The historic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center, in the heart of Ensenada, will again be the site of many of the activities surrounding the 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels. Racer registration and media registration will both be held in Salon Rojo on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (Sept. 13-15).
     On Wednesday (Sept. 13 for qualifying teams only) racer registration will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. PDT. On Thursday (Sept. 14) it will run from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT, and on Friday (Sept. 16) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
      On Wednesday, no new entries will be accepted after 7 p.m. PDT, on Thursday and Friday after 4 p.m. PDT.
     SCORE Media Registration will be held in Salon Rojo at the Riviera on Wednesday (Sept. 13) from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. PDT and on Thursday and Friday (Sept. 14-15) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT.
     The start/finish line for the race will once again be adjacent to the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero.
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2023 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY SCHEDULE
     Here are the dates for the remaining two races in the four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship Golden Anniversary season, ‘Celebrating 50 Years of SCORE Desert Racing Excellence’, which are being held totally in Baja California, Mexico for the eighth consecutive year:

• 4th SCORE Baja 400, presented by VP Racing Fuels—

September 13-17, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

• BFGoodrich Tires 56th SCORE Baja 1000—

November 13-18, La Paz, Baja California Sur to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
SCORE SPONSORS…
     Official SCORE Sponsors: BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire and Race Title Sponsor, Ford-Official Truck and SUV, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber and Race Title Sponsor, Polaris RZR-Official UTV, VP Racing Fuels-Official Fuel and race presenting sponsor, Baja Vida-Official Snacks and race presenting sponsor, Optima Batteries-Official Batteries, Rugged Radios-Official Radio Communications, Wide Open Excursions-Official Arrive and Drive Company, Crystal Bay Casino-Official Casino.
     SCORE Official Partners: The Satellite Phone Store, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance.
     Additional SCORE Associate Partners: Baja California Secretary of Tourism, MEXICO Secretary of Tourism, San Felipe Foundational Municipal Council, Ensenada Municipal Government, San Felipe Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Marketing Tourism Committee, Ensenada Hotel and Motel Association, Proturismo Ensenada and Cruz Roja Mexicana.
     For more information regarding SCORE, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCORE-International.com.

Round 3 of four-race 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship 
Sept. 13-17 - Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico – 386.42 miles
•Schedule of Events• (all times PDT)

Wednesday, September 13, 2023
9am-5pm      Chassis Inspection/Stella device check & install—By Appointment
1pm-5pm      Media Registration             Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center
2pm-8pm      Racer Registration             Qualifying Classes only—Salon Rojo, Riviera CC
Thursday, September 14, 2023
7am              Qualifying                          SCORE Trophy Truck, SCORE TT Legend, Trophy Truck Spec
9am-5pm      Chassis Inspection/Stella Bracket Check & Install—just past S/F ramp
9am-5pm      Racer Registration             Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center
                    No new entries after 4 p.m.
9am-5pm      Media Registration             Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center
Friday, September 15, 2023
8am-5pm      Racer Registration -           Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center
                     No New Entries after 4 p.m.
8am-5pm      Contingency Row              Blvd Costero, adjacent to Riviera del Pacifico CC
8am-6pm      Tech/Transponder Check/Stella/SPICA device pick up—end of contingency row
9am-5pm      Media Registration             Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center
6pm              Aircraft/Drone Pilot Meet    Cathedral Room, Riviera del Pacifico CC
7pm              Mandatory Racer Meeting  Cathedral Room, Riviera del Pacifico CC
Saturday, September 16, 2023
5am-11pm    SCORE Media Center        Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center

START/FINISH: 386.42-mile course Cars/Trucks/UTV; next to Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center
5:30am         RACE START: MOTOS/QUADS(subject to change)—
Pro Moto Unltd, Pro Moto 30, Pro Moto Ltd, Pro Moto 50, Pro Moto 40, Pro Moto Ironman, Pro Moto 60, Pro Quad, Pro Quad Ironman, Pro Baja-e Moto/Quad, SPT Moto, SPT Quad
 (Start Intervals: Pro Moto Unlimited-60 second split, all other classes start one every 30 seconds)
7:30am         Honor Guard and Salute to the Flags Ceremony          Start/Finish line ramp
8:15am         RACE START CARS/TRUCKS/UTVS (subject to change)—
TT/TT Legend, 1, TT Spec, 10, Pro UTV Open, Pro UTV FI, 7, SL, Pro UTV NA, Pro UTV Unltd, 1/2-1600, Pro UTV Stock, 8, Heavy Metal, Hammer Truck, 5, 3, 5-1600, BC, Stock Mid-Size, 7F, 7SX, SF, TL, Baja-e Truck, Baja-e Car, Baja-e UTV, 2, 11, SPT Truck, SPT Open-Wheel, SPT UTV (TT, TT Legend, one every 60 seconds. All other car/truck classes start 30-second splits)
TIME LIMIT: All vehicles will have a 16-hour time limit from the time each vehicle starts
3pm-11pm    Posting of Unofficial Finishers     Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center
Sunday, September 17, 2023
5:45am         Posting of unofficial results           Online, Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico CC
8am-9:30am Result inquiry period                    SCORE Office - Ensenada
10am-2pm    SCORE Media Center Open        Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center
10:30am       Posting of official results              Online; Salon Rojo, Riviera del Pacifico CC
11:30am       Awards Celebration                      Cathedral Room, Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center

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