Category: 2012 SCORE Baja 1000
Shot 100% on the HERO3® camera from http://GoPro.com. Baja 500 champion and GoPro athlete, Bryce Menzies, returns to the wash in 2012 to pursue his first Baja 1000 victory. Bryce and company set out to tackle what may be the last point-to-point format of this historic event. Join Bryce for an epic journey from Ensenada [...]
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SCORE has accepted a protest from #21 Gustavo Vildosola, Jr. against #97 BJ Baldwin for failure to stop at Checkpoint 7. A video does in fact indicate that #97 failed to stop at the checkpoint. This video also indicates that #21 failed to stop at the checkpoint. A different video taken at the checkpoint indicates [...]
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SCORE has completely reviewed all available evidence relevant to the Trophy Truck class protest submitted by #97 BJ Baldwin against #21 Gustavo Vildosola, Jr. The protest alleges that the #21 race vehicle performed a pit service on the highway in violation of SCORE rules within Speed Zone 4 on Highway 5 south of Puertecitos. A [...]
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Follow Johnny Campbell from Race Mile 750 to the Finish JCR/HONDA Wins The 2012 Baja 1000 and retains the 1x Plate!!!! Follow Johnny Campbell from Race Mile 750 to the Finish! Seven Films picked up Johnny Campbell at race mile 750 as he exits the Helicopter. Go behind the scenes as we follow the rest [...]
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Just making it to the finish of the grueling SCORE, Tecate Baja 1000 is a monumental feat. Many teams are defeated on race day by the pure logistics involved with getting a crew and a car through miles and miles of inhospitable terrain. This year’s peninsula run covered a staggering 1,121.55 miles from the Pacific [...]
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Banning Motorsports came away with a big win at the 45th annual Baja 1000. The team took the victory in class 10 and finished an impressive 16th overall; well ahead of many unlimited trucks and buggies. The Baja 1000, considered to be the most grueling off-road race in the world, travelled down the Baja Peninsula 1,121.55 miles [...]
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The 45th annual SCORE, Tecate Baja 1000 was an epic undertaking. The race traveled an amazing 1,121.55 miles down the Baja Peninsula. Shaffer Motorsports used teamwork, ingenuity and true grit to complete the entire course in 33 hours and 17 minutes; taking second place and a possible championship. At the time of this writing, the final [...]
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There are plenty of cliches about the Baja 1000. They are not artificial or concocted to drum up interest in a lackluster race. Baja racing is for real and it is for keeps. It forces us outside of our lawyer approved, safety barrier lifestyle. Suddenly trust takes on a new meaning. Amazing experiences occur both [...]
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For the first time in his off-road career Robby Gordon watched the green flag wave on the 45 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 from the sidelines, as fellow RPM Offroad co-driver Juan Carlos Lopez accelerated away from the starting line in the 12 position. This year’s legendary desert race saw Gordon co-driving with veteran Mexican off-road [...]
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The JCR/Honda trio of Colton Udall, David Kamo and Timmy Weigand won the 45th SCORE Baja 1000. With a total time of 20:09:30, averaging 55.64mph. Colton Udall took the lead on adjusted around mile 100. Around mile 150 is the OX memorial, set up just outside of San Felipe. As Colton was passing the site [...]
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Last Leg! Early Thursday morning competitors left the start line one last time for the final Leg of the rally. While the distances were shorter, the landscape was more variable, alternating between wide plains and steep valleys. In the distance the “Grand M’daouer” cliffs created one of the most beautiful backdrops in the world. [...]
2014 Rallye Aicha des Gazelles Rankings
Winners of the 24th edition of the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc 4WD Class 1st – Team 161 (Jeanette James and Anne-Marie Borg – VOLKSWAGEN VEHICULES UTILITAIRES) – France/UK - 59.24 penalty points. 2nd – Team 160 (Elisabete Jacinto and Valérie Dot – VOLKSWAGEN VEHICULES UTILITAIRES) – France/Portugal - 65.10 points 3rd – Team 118 (Catherine Houlès and Mélanie Suchet [...]
Gazelles: Another long Marathon leg – Day 2
At 6 a.m., the first teams check off CP6 before heading in the direction of the remaining 8 checkpoints along today’s route, always with the goal of driving the shortest distance possible. They have two options for reaching CP7: drive a straight line across a chaotic zone of sand and rocks, or go down into Oued Draa and zig-zag along the dried river [...]
LEG 4 – First marathon: charged with emotion
Day 1 There is never a dull moment at the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles. The much-anticipated (or dreaded!) leg in the dunes was followed by the first of two marathon legs: two days of complete autonomy in the desert with no bivouac and no nighttime mechanical assistance. Relieved at having survived the dunes, the novices were now wondering what to expect, alone [...]
12 cities in Argentina, Chile* and Bolivia will play host to the 13 stages of the Dakar 2015 next January, for 14 days of sport in total. For the first time, whilst the competitors in some categories will be resting, the others will continue racing… The Dakar organisers have devoted their week to a first [...]
X-Raid MINI’s DOMINATE Dakar 2014
The Monster Energy X-raid Team and Team X-raid performed a true feat, this year: all the 11 MINI ALL4 Racing that started into the 2014 Dakar in Rosario, Argentina, also crossed the finish line on 18th January in Valparaiso, Chile. First of all, the Spanish-French pairing Nani Roma / Michel Périn who secured the win, [...]
The MINI ALL4 Racing dominates the 2014 Dakar Rally
• Nani Roma und Michel Périn win the legendary desert rally • Three MINI ALL4 Racing on the podium 13 stages, more than 13,000 kilometres, one of the most gruelling Dakars ever – and in the end, the conclusion has to be: the MINI ALL4 Racing dominated the 2014 Dakar in unique style! For the [...]
Peterhansel gives the Monster Energy X-raid Team its seventh stage win
• Fourth stage win for the Frenchman in the 2014 Dakar • Nine of the top-12 positions in the overall rankings held by MINI ALL4 Racing The French pairing Stéphane Peterhansel / Jean-Paul Cottret in the black MINI ALL4 Racing proved to be the quickest in the 350-kilometre special stage from El Salvador to La [...]
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