The second round of the 2025 SCORE World Desert Championship
will feature teams from 27 U.S. states, the U.S. Territory Puerto Rico and nine countries
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico – Tyler Lynn, 24, Mona, Utah, will have the honor of starting up front in the motorcycle category next week at the 57th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500, held in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
This opportunity comes as an extra reward for winning the overall in April at the 38th King Shocks SCORE San Felipe 250, where he also claimed the top spot in the Pro Moto Unlimited class, alongside Carter Klein, 20, Agua Dulce, Calif., and Ryan Surratt, 28, Perris, Calif.
The Round 2 of the 2025 SCORE International World Desert Championship will take place from June 4-8 in ‘The Cinderella of the Pacific.’ The race course for pro bikes, Trucks and cars covers 461.03 miles, while the Sportsman classes for motorcycles and cars will race 416.43 miles.
Qualifying for the SCORE Trophy Truck, SCORE Trophy Truck 2WD, SCORE Trophy Truck Legend, and the Trophy Truck Spec class is set for next Thursday. Racers who finished the SCORE San Felipe 250 in April will start the SCORE Baja 500 in the same position they finished in that race.
Racers who did not compete in the previous race took part in a random draw this week to determine their starting positions for the SCORE Baja 500.
AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE AND OCEANIA WILL BE PRESENT
So far, 196 teams are registered for the Round 2 of the 52nd SCORE season, with expectations that more than 220 race teams will take the starting flag in Ensenada. Participants come from 27 U.S. states, the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, host country Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, India, and New Zealand.
ENTRIES CONTINUE TO GROW
The classes with the most entries include 41 SCORE Trophy Truck, Trophy Truck Spec (SCORE Trophy Truck with spec engines) with 27, Pro UTV Stock with 21, Pro UTV Open with 20, Pro UTV FI teams with 16, and Class 10 with 11.
In bikes, the Pro Moto Limited class leads with 7entries, followed by Sportsman M/C with 6, and Sportsman Quad with 5.
STARTING WITH AN ADVANTAGE
Other racers who will see the green flag wave at the start of the 57th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500, based on their results in the previous race, include Cody Reid, Apple Valley, Calif. (Class 1, No. 168), Bruce Yee, Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico (Class 10, No. 1014), Brock Heger, El Centro, Calif. (Pro UTV Open, No. 1896), Phil Blurton, Auburn, Calif. (Pro UTV FI, No. 2944), Daniel Chamlee, San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico (Class 7, No. 700), Ricardo Torres, Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Pro UTV NA, No. 1984), Francisco Beltran, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico (Pro UTV Stock, No. 3921), Eric Pavolka, Sonoita, Ariz. (Class 1/2-1600, No. 1625), and Ralph Castillo, Eastvale, Calif. (Class 11, No. 1103).
Besides Lynn in Pro Moto Unlimited, other top motorcycle racers starting at the front include Bhaskar Ramani, India (Pro Moto Limited, No. 127x), Jason Alosi, Reno, Nevada (Pro Moto 30, No. 308x), Mike Prunty, Temecula, Calif. (Pro Moto 50, No. 500x), Shane Esposito, Canyon Lake, Calif. (Pro Moto 40, No. 400x), and Matias Cisneros, Argentina (Pro Moto Ironman, No. 752x).
Source: Score International / Gabriel Garcia
Picture: GetSome Photo.
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