Roger Norman and the 2011 Baja team is gathering at Norman Motorsports in El Cajon, CA for final preparations and training maneuvers before heading across the border to pre-run for the 2011 SCORE Baja 500. This years team will consist of Roger Norman driving the entire 500 miles with Lance Clifford as the co-driver for the first 300 miles and then Tim Nugent will co-driver to the finish line in celebration of his full recovery. “Tim Nugent is the only thing tougher than my BFGoodrich Tires in Baja! He is the motorcycle rider hit at last years Baja 500, who over the last 11 months has successfully recovered from 23 broken bones,” said Roger Norman. “When Tim told me he still wanted to conquer the Baja 500 I asked him to be a part of our team. Not only will he conquer it, but he will be in the truck with me at the finish line to celebrate a win and his full recovery!”

A year after one of the most horrific moments in Roger Norman’s racing career, the anniversary couldn’t be brighter. “Roger is a great person. Throughout the whole ordeal at the hospital he would come to visit,” said Tim Nugent. “We are taking something tragic and making something better out of it. We’re both healing. It’s a celebration, it’s not a closure, it’s another door opening.”

During the 2010 Baja 500 race, first time Baja competitor, Sportsman motorcycle rider Tim Nugent from Georgia, continued to race on course instead of pulling off and waiting for dust to clear after being passed by #35 Robbie Pierce’s trophy truck and didn’t realize that the #8 Roger Norman trophy truck was in the hunt to pass Pierce. The motorcycle was grazed by the right front tire of Normans truck in the blinding dust. As soon as the incident occurred, Norman stopped the truck, called for immediate assistance and got out to assist the down rider. “The accident with the Sportsman motorcycle rider in the dust has shook me to the core. I have been devastated and demoralized about off-road racing since Saturday’s race,” commented Roger Norman in an email to his fellow Trophy Truck competitors immediately after the incident. “We have all had our close calls and I can tell you that until you run someone over in the dust of another trophy truck at over 100 mph you will not understand the devastating feeling that is created even if they come out with non life threatening injuries.”

In the past year, Roger Norman has made a significant impact on the Off Road Racing Community educating and demanding better safety measures to be instilled into racing environments. Best in the Desert Series has mandated red flashing lights on the helmet of motorcycle and ATV Riders, SCORE has widened the start times between the two classes, and all series are more aware of their responsibility to help keep racers safe and is encouraging training programs for sportsman race classes.

Meanwhile, Tim Nugent was successfully completing his physical therapy and pushing himself with every personal trainer appointment. “It has showed me what I can do. The Doctors had to stop telling me ‘what I wasn’t going to be able to do’ and instead change to telling me ‘what I couldn’t do’ because they knew that I was going to try everything!” said Tim Nugent. “I think something that Roger and I have in common is if we are told we can’t do it, we try even harder to be successful at it!”

“I think the hardest part is going to be getting in and out of the truck having to wear my brace,” said Nugent. Turning to this weeks preparation for the upcoming 2011 Baja 500, the Norman Motorsports team will be timing tire changes, belt changes and getting in and out of the truck. “It is almost impossible to do as great of a job as what Lance does as a co-driver,” said Roger Norman. “I think with some practice and training we can get Tim up to speed to help for the 140 or so miles that he will be in the truck.”

The 3 person team will head to Baja to pre-run later this week through next week. They will be available at Contingency in Ensenada, Baja on Friday June 3rd and will start 17th on Saturday June 4th in the #8 Crystal Bay Casino Trophy Truck.

No matter what the finishing time or place, it is a guarantee that you will see this team up on top of the Crystal Bay Casino #8 Trophy Truck celebrating Tim Nugent’s full recovery!

Pre-race Baja 500 2011 information here

Baja 500 Race Special here

Content credits: Norman Motorsports

OFFICIAL ENTRIES (By Class Starting Order-as of 11/13/10) Pro Cars & Trucks:
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)--
8 Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., Ford F-150
21 Gus Vildosola Jr. /Gus Vildosola Sr., Mexicali, Mexico/Rodrigo Ampudia Jr., Ensenada, Mexico, Ford F-150
97 B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas/Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif./Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
31 Andy McMillin, San Diego/Scott McMillin, National City, Calif., Ford F-150
84 Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif./Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Chevy Silverado
71 Rick D. Johnson, Barstow, Calif./Bob Shepard, Phoenix/Brian Salee, Barstow, Calif., Ford F-150
9 Gary Weyhrich/Mark Weyhrich, Troutdale, Ore., Ford F-150
23 Mark McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Ford F-150
59 Craig Potts, Scottsdale, Ariz./Billy Cartwright, Glendale, Ariz., Ford F-150
1 Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500
35 Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif./John Swift, Santa Ynez, Calif., Chevy Silverado
74 Rob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore., Chevy Silverado
2 Pete Sohren, Glendale, Ariz./Bill Hernquist, Las Mesa, Calif./Ramsey El Wardani, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford F-150
47 James Bult, Monee, Ill./Jacob Bult, SandPoint, Ill., Dodge Ram2500
16 Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Cody Stuart/Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Pat Dean, Las Vegas, GMC Sierra
3 Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch, Calif./Gary Williams Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Ford F-150
94 Steve Strobel, Clarks, Neb./Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif., Chevy Silverado
22 Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif./Mike Voyles, Murrieta, Calif., Chevy Silverado
13 Ed Stout, Irvine, Calif./Jay Manning, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Jason Batulis, Tustin, Calif., Chevy 1500
61 Josh Hall/Chad Hall/Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Chevy Silverado
24 Adam Householder/Terry Householder, Orange, Calif., Chevy Silverado
45 Gary Magness/Devin Housh, Desert Hot Springs, Calif./Steve Knudson, Denver, Ford F-150
49 Troy Herbst/Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram1500
88 Jerry Whelchel, Portola Hills, Calif./Brian Hess, San Diego, Chevy C1500
19 Tim Herbst/Ed Herbst/Larry Roeseler, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford F-150
54 Jesse James, Austin, Texas, Chevy Silverado
7 Scott Steinberger, Signal Hill, Calif./Dave Sykes, Del Mar, Calif., Ford F-150
27 Dave Crinklaw, Reedley, Calif./Mike Thurlow, Kingsburg, Calif., Chevy Silverado
86 Mike Jenkins, Trego, Wisc./Josh Baldwin, Newport Beach, Calif., Ford F-150
20 Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas/Will Staats, Valencia, Calif., Ford F-150
76 Jesse Jones, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Larry Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., Chevy Silverado
30 Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Ford F-150
95 Scott Whipple/Scott Gailey, Norco, Calif., Chevy C1500
66 Harry Hepler, Lansing, Mich./Charles Senatore, Hallandale Beach, Fla., Chevy Silverado
36 Glen Greer, Green Valley, Ariz./Shane Pavolka, Vail, Colo., Dodge Ram1500
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CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)--
101 Steve Appleton/Chris Appleton, Boise, Idaho, Jimco-Chevy
102 Kory Halopoff/Harley Letner, Orange, Calif./Ron Brant, Torrance, Calif., Alpha-Chevy
103 Daniel McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Steve Sourapas, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Brian Coneen, Spring Velley, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
104 Josh Rigsby/Erik Litzenberg, Santa Fe, N.M./Tony Murray, Tustin, Calif./Scott Wisdom, Lake Forest, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
105 Cameron Thieriot, Petaluma, Calif./Kash Vessels, Bonsall, Calif./Max Thieriot, Petaluma, Calif., RPS-Chevy
106 Dale Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif./Brent Lenk/Grant Lenk, Newport Beach, Calif./Randy Perry, Santa Anna, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
107 Dan Martin, Monrovia, Calif./Dale Dondel/Mike Dondel, San Jacinto, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
108 Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), Jimco-BMW
109 Eric Chase, San Diego/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif., Penhall-Chevy
110 Juan C. Flores, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Victor Barreda, San Ysidro, Calif./Steve Barry, San Jose del Cabo/Luis Ramirez, Cabo San Lucas, Calif., Racer-Chevy
111 David Greenhill/Mike Greenhill, Crowley, Texas/Mike Boone, Garden Grove, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
112 Armin Kremer, Germany/Andreas Aigner, Austria/Jim Mihal, Vista, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
113 Rudy Cortez/Carlos Cortez, Henderson, Nev., DunBuggy-Chevy
114 Todd Romano, Mesa, Ariz./Jack McCormick, Tempe, Ariz., DragonFire-Chevy
115 Paul Keller/John Kremp, El Cajon, Calif./Charles Rudolph, San Diego, Jimco-Chevy
116 Conan Barker, Whittier, Calif./Scott Zeppenfeldt, Brea, Calif./Brad Fauvre, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Ken Owens, Oak Hills, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
117 Ikuo Hanawa, Japan, Hanawa-Toyota
118 Dave Cole, Twin Peaks, Calif./Lance Clifford, Georgetown, Calif./Mike Shaffer, San Leandro, Calif./Jeff Mello, Danville, Calif., Kirby-Chevy
147 Cody Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif./Chuck Sacks, Canyon Lake, Calif./Jerry Longo, Alta Loma, Calif./Matt Cullen, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy
148 Mike Lawrence, Sunset Beach, Calif./Joel Liska, Banning, Calif., Lothringer-VW
149 Matt Carter, San Diego/Oscar M. Salazar, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Porter-Chevy

CLASS 1-2/1600 (VW-powered, single or two-seaters to 1600cc)--
1601 Jay Reichert, Cottonwood Shores, Texas/Larry Job, Las Vegas, Jimco
1602 Wes McKenzie/Bruce Wholers/Lorenzo Torres, Dallas, Bonner
1603 Harry J. Curtin, Phoenix, Harry W. Curtin, Orchard Park, N.Y./Andy Lee, Chandler, Ariz./Lyndon Slade, 30, Phoenix, Foddrill
1604 Arturo Velazco/Abel Velazco/Rogelio Pando, Banning, Calif./Esteban Cruz, Ensenada, Mexico Porter
1605 Kevin J. Walsh, Manchester, Mo./John Spar, Westlake Village, Calif./George Peters, Newbury Park, Calif., Penhall
1606 Pancho Bio/Cisco Bio/Jorge Martinez, El Cajon, Calif./Leonardo Navarrete/Alejandro Navarrete, Mexicali, Mexico, Tubular Design
1607 Rick Steven, Oceanside, Calif./Charlie Steven, Las Cruces, N.M./Robert Figlioli, El Cajon, Calif., RaceCo
1608 Danilo Cesena, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Roberto Romo, Mexicali, Mexico
1643 Ray Files, Carlsbad, Calif./Josh Tieman, Metal
1644 Alejandro Lozano/Gerardo Luengas/Alejandro Ibarrola/Federico Tejado, Mexico City, Mayoral
1645 Eliseo Garcia, San Ysidro, Calif./Hector Sarabia/Federico Montes, Ensenada, Mexico, Garibay
1600 Hiram Duran/Evan Duran/Eric Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth
1647 Arnoldo Ramirez/Eli Yee/Misael Arambula/Alan Maupome, Ensenada, Mexico, Curry
1648 Luke McMillin, El Cajon, Calif./Andrew DeVercelly IV, Lakeside, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Oceanside/Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., AlumiCraft
1649 Daniel Lopez, Ensenada, Mexico/Ambrosio Gutierrez, Mission, Texas, Curry

CLASS 3 (Short Wheelbase 4X4)--
301 David Moore/Daniel Moore, Scottsdale, Ariz./John Martensen, Phoenix, Ford Bronco
300 Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Ken Moss, Marysville, Calif./Dave Grudsman, Elk Grove, Calif., Ford Bronco
303 Bob Morton, Oceanside, Calif./Ken Leavitt, Santa Paula, Calif./Ralph Pickering, Vista, Calif./John Maine, Corvallis, Ore., Kia Sportage

CLASS 5 (Unlimited VW Baja Bugs)
501 Cody Kellogg, Cypress, Calif./Rick Wilcoxson, Upland, Calif./Troy Johnson, Riverside, Calif.
500 Kevin Carr/Noe Valdez, San Diego/Luis Barragan/Luis Barragan Jr., Mexicali, Mexico
503 Drew Belk, Coachella, Calif./Dave Bonner, Norco, Calif./Jim Anderson, Reno, Nev./Mike Belk, Palm Desert, Calif.
504 Pietro Brassea/Ivan Pacheco, Mexicali, Mexico/Victor Lugo/Luis Martinez, Calexico, Calif.
505 Carlos Albanez, El Centro, Calif./Hector Perez/Luivan Voelker, Mexicali, Mexico/Guillermo Artengsa, Chula Vista, Calif.
506 Victo Cesena Jr. /Victor Cesana, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Jorge Dominguez, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
518 Tom Bird, Chatsworth, Calif./Jim Borden/Scott Wagstaff
519 Vince Wavra, Brawley, Calif./Terry McClintick/Rick McClintick, Orovada, Nev./Sandy Shaw, Canada

CLASS 5/1600 (1600cc VW Baja Bugs)--
551 Dennis Webb, Murrieta, Calif./Dave Simpson/Curtis Murdock/Charles Jirsa, Redlands, Calif.
552 Trevor Anderson/Mark Anderson, Carlsbad, Calif./Archie Negrete, San Diego/Victor Cells, Ensenada, Mexico
553 Sergio Moreno/Tijuana, Mexico/Manuel Rodriguez/Juan Rodriguez, Chile/Gerardo Iribe, Santa Ana, Calif./Carlos Iribe, Rosarito, Mexico
554 Erich Reisen/Ross Burden/Ted Balkie, Canada
555 John Witchel, San Franciso/Jonathan Knight, San Mateo, Calif./Eric Hansen, San Francisco/Chris Stuart, Danville, Calif.
550 Alonso Angulo/Roberto Rabago/Mario Reynoso, Ensenada/Gerardo Salazar/Angel Chavez/Horacio Morales, Tijuana, Mexico
557 Armando Garcia, Ensenada, Mexico/Adolfo Aguilar, San Diego/Janet Meulemans/Oscar Montano, Ensenada, Mexico
579 Ernesto Arambula/Miguel Rosales/Luis Guevara/Andres Barrera/Ramon Aguilar, Ensenada, Mexico

CLASS 6 (Unlimited, production mini trucks)--
601 JT Taylor, Fountain, Colo./Greg Jones/Bill Kunz/Mark Levrett, Sparks, Nev., Ford Ranger
602 Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif./Rick Johnson, Spring Valley, Calif., Ford Ranger
603 Fernando Manzo/Ismael Ganola/Sinohe Navarrete, Tijuana, Mexico, Ford Ranger
604 Al Hogan, Columbus, Mont./Pat Bell, Gardena, Calif., Ford Ranger
605 Aaron Celiceo, San Diego/Adrian Celiceo, San Ysidro, Calif./Brandon Walsh, Encinitas, Calif., Toyota Tacoma
600 Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rene Brugger, San Diego, Ford Ranger
619 David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif./Robert Mason, Valley Center, Calif., Ford Ranger

CLASS 7 (Open, production mini trucks)--
701 Jackie Husmann/Jeff Daily/Ross Bandelph, Ponca City, Okla., Toyota SR5
700 Dan Chamlee/Tom Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger
703 Scott Ulrich, Carlsbad, Calif./Mark Chalfa, Bermuda Dunes, Calif./Roland Sarmiento, Fallbrook, Calif./Rodney Engen, Bonita, Calif., Ford Ranger
704 Guillermo Gallardo, Chino Hills, Calif./Reynaldo Avila/Marco Drew, Loreto, Mexico, Ford Ranger

CLASS 7SX (Modified, open mini trucks)--
741 Norm Turley/Trevor Turley, Long Beach, Calif./Jesus Galvan, Whittier, Calif., Ford Ranger
742 Jon Anderson, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Mike Horner, Mission Viejo, Calif./Brandt Anderson, Ladera Ranch, Calif., Toyota Tacoma
743 Elias Hanna/Jose Castro/Abelardo Ruanoua, Ensenada, Mexico, Ford Ranger

CLASS 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks)--
800 Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va./Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn., Chevy Silverado
801 Sam Stahl, San Diego/Barry Schwartz, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado
802 Noah Ostanik, Encinitas, Calif./Kevin Guevara, Ford F-150
803 Juan C. Lopez, Tecate, Mexico/Jose Robles, San Ysidro, Calif./Ricardo DeLas Cabos, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford F-150
804 Kent Kroeker, Valley Center, Calif./Harri Pavanpera, Finland, Dodge Ram2500
805 Tom Bradley, Las Vegas/Lupito Abaroa, La Paz, Mexico/Roger Derrick, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
806 Stanley Burns/Carlos Murillo, Loreto, Mexico, Ford F-150
839 Francisco Monroy, La Paz, Mexico, Ford F-150

CLASS 9 (VW-powered, Short wheelbase, single or two-seaters)--
901 Clyde Stacy/Michael Powell, Bristol, Va./Jorge De La Torre, Ensenada, Mayoral

CLASS 10 (Single or two-seaters to 1650cc)
1001 Peter Hajas, Wayata, Minn./Steven Hajas, Delano, Minn./Scott Heber, Telluride, Colo., Kreger-Honda
1002 Lars Ferry, Phoenix/Dan Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz./Rob Martensen, Phoenix, Jimco-VW
1003 Jesus Gonzalez/Jesus Gonzalez M. /Jose Abelardo, Ensenada, Mexico, EnsenadaFab-VW
1004 Sergio Salgado/Gustavo Pinuelas/Cesar Castillo, Mexicali, Mexico, Jimco-Honda
1005 Jon Walker, Guam/Oscar Nuevo, Fontana, Calif./Derek Kreger, Anaheim Hills, Calif., Kreger-Honda
1006 Alex Crosthwaite/Jose Gonzalez, Chula Vista, Calif./Angel Barajas, San Diego, Jimco-Honda

SCORE LITE (VW-powered, Limited single-1776cc-or two-seaters-1835cc)--
1201 Justin Davis, Chino Hills, Calif./Daniel Folts, La Habra, Calif./Francisco Villagomez, San Jose del Cabo, Seagrove
1202 Perry McNeil, Lemon Grove, Calif./Alfie Bueno, El Cajon, Calif., Lothringer
1203 Zak Langley, Santa Monica, Calif./Bernie Carr, Solvang, Calif./Wade Kelsay, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Mike Urbano, Long Beach, Calif., Penhall
1204 Samuel Araiza/Ernesto Cervantes/Humberto Osuna, La Paz, Mexico, Curry
1206 Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz./Gary Wilhelm, Jr., Dana Point, Calif./Rick Graf, Scottsdale, Ariz./Rick Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Foddrill
1207 John Padgett, Canada/Brian Steele, Hesperia, Calif./Ryan Nikita, Canada/Terry Kirley, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kreger
1208 Dave Wert, Dana Point, Calif./Jim Vick, San Clemente, Calif./Matt Driever, Dana Point, Calif., Penhall
1209 James Marquez, Bonita, Calif./Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, Jimco
1200 Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif./Brian Burgess, Riverside, Calif./Cody Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif./Brian Jeffrey, Acton, Calif., Moulton
1211 Antonio Castro/Nicolas Amtoriz/Ulises Araiza, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Chenowth
1212 Jake Jones/Josh Jones/Scot Jones, San Clemente, Calif., Hank
1213 Hector Garcia, Imperial Beach, Calif./Roberto Encinas/Carlos Gomez/Roberto Encinas Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Jimco
1214 Eric Palacios, Las Vegas/Daniel Gonzalez/Abel Zateco, Chenowth
1215 Jose de Jesus Flores/Jaime Huerta/Alan Zamudio, Culiacan, Mexico/Alharo Galarza, Ensenada, Mexico

CLASS 11 (Stock VW Sedans)--
1101 Alfonso Lacarra/Martin Garibay/Gustavo Vildosola, Mexicali, Mexico
1102 Matt Cullen, Long Beach, Calif./Mike Lombardi, Concord, Calif./Jason Liebl, Long Beach, Calif.
1103 Scott Wisdom, Lake Forest, Calif./Wes Wisdom/Brady Wisdom, Huntington Beach, Calif./Josh Wisdom/Jacob Wisdom, Foothill Ranch, Calif.
1100 Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico/Robert Johnson, Atiwahnee, Calif.

STOCK FULL (Stock, Full-sized trucks)--
861 Sam Edgar/Mike Winkel/Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H1Alpha
879 Joe Bacal, Anthem, Ariz., Lexus LX570

STOCK MINI (Stock, Mini trucks)--
761 Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn./Jeremy Milter, Bristol, Va., Ford Ranger
778 Ivan Stewart, El Cajon, Calif./Joe Nolan, Wittman, Ariz./Ken Ziesemer, Wittman, Ariz., Toyota 4Runner
760 Gavin Skilton, Anaheim, Calif., Honda Ridgeline

PROTRUCK (Limited, production trucks)--
1360 Nils Castillo, Westlake Village, Calif./Joe Custer, Kannapolis, N.C./Gene Haas, Oxnard, Calif., Chevy Silverado
1340 Chelsea Magness/Matt Robinson, Desert Hot Springs, Calif./Michael McNaughton, Arvada, Colo./Wally Hrdlicka, Palm Desert, Calif./Tom Bradley Jr., Henderson, Nev., Ford F-150
1313 Paul Perrizo, Long Beach, Calif./Lee Patten, Bellflower, Calif./Chris Paulsen, Indianapolis, Ind., Ford F-150
1301 Troy Vest, Molalla, Ore./Geno Lecitra, Redmond, Ore./Alan Levinson, Blue Diamond, Nev./Doug Poole, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado
1334 Rob Reinertson, Woodside, Calif./Rob Clouser, Kingman, Ariz./Bob Neth, Julian, Calif., Ford F-150

CLASS 17 (Class 3, Modified Jeeps)--
1700 Mike Shaffer, San Leandro, Calif./Sean Abounader, Livermore, Calif./Shaun Twitchell, Nampa, Idaho
1701 Eric Filar, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Scott Haltman, Redlands, Calif./Jeff Lessley, Delano, Calif./Ralf Kveller, Germany/Ron Stobaugh, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Jeep Wrangler
1702 Perry Coan, Chino Hills, Calif./Jon Krellwitz/Jeff Coan, San Dimas, Calif./Eric Helgeson, Long Beach, Calif., Jeep Wrangler

BAJA CHALLENGE (Subaru-powered, identically-equipped Baja touring cars)BC1 Mike Cassling/Mike Mitten, Omaha, Neb/Davey Jones, Genoa, Nev./Marco Guerrero/Roberto Guerrero, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Columbia)/Sebastian Saveedra, Zionsville, Ind. (Columbia)
BC2 John McInnis III, Gulf Shores, Ala./John McInnis Jr./Rick Skelton, Atlanta/Todd Clement, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
BC3 Dr. Steven Funk, Canada/Travis Clarke, San Diego/Richard Tuthill, Great Britain/Byram Frost, San Marcos, Calif./Eric Berkley/Pete Paitz, San Diego
BC4 Christian Hammarskjold, Exton, Pa./Philip Hammarskjold, Atherton, Calif./Eduardo Mejia, Atlanta/Dean Walsh, Camarillo, Calif./Ira Moskowitz
BC5 Bud Brutsman, Burbank, Calif./Jason Scherer, Danville, Calif./Kyle Tucker, Mooresville, N.C./Casey Currie, Anaheim, Calif./Lars Wolfe, Danville, Calif./Chad Gilsinger, Marysville, Ohio
BC6 Brian Valentine, Bellvue, Wash./Pete Pigott/J. Allard/Matthew Swann/Peter Descants, Seattle/Jacob Valentine, Bellevue, Wash.

CLASS 7-2 (Unlimited 2.2/2.4-Liter Truck)--
721 Fawn Finchum/Bruce Finchum, Mesa, Ariz./Kelly Ross, Parker, Colo., TrophyLite-Chevy
722 Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./Dana Dague, Huntington Beach, Calif./Jessica Rutherford, Montrose, Colo.
723 Jim Riley, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Rick L. Johnson, Oak Hills, Calif./Matt Dowland, Apple Valley, Calif., TrophyLite-Chevy
724 Ron Stobaugh, Georgetown, Calif./Wes Bevly/Wes Bevly IV, Corpus Christi, Texas, BajaLite-Chevy

CLASS 4 (Unlimited, 2.2 Liter open-wheel car)--
401 John Langley/Morgan Langley, Santa Monica, Calif./Robert Harmon, Torrance, Calif./David Callaway, Menifee, Calif., Racer-Chevy
402 William Eriksen, Elizabethtown, Ky./Caleb Derby/Kevin Derby, Parker, Ariz./Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., Predator X-18
403 James Kirby, Valyscmo, Calif./Glenn Kirby, Corona Del Mar, Calif./Marty Shuster, Daytona, Fla., PredatorX-18
404 Mark Stevens, Bellvue, Wash./Todd Steffen, Mansfield, Ohio, Predator X-18

M-TRUCK (Oshkosh Light Concept Vehichle (LCV))--
M1 Glenn Harris, Oxnard, Calif./Darren Skilton, Long Beach, Calif./Will Higman, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
M2 John Griffin/Mike Sabrasse, Huntington Beach, Calif./Mark Growe, Placentia, Calif.
M3 James McAvoy, Newbury Park, Calif.

STOCK ENGINE TRUCK CLASS (Stock, Eco-Turbo Trucks)--
898 Randy Merritt, Parker, Ariz./Larry Trim, Lynwood, Wash./Tracy Rubio, Kingman, Ariz., Ford F-150
899 Mike McCarthy/Robbie McCarthy, Wickenburg, Ariz./Greg Crowther, El Mirage, Ariz., Ford F-150

PRO MOTORCYCLES:

CLASS 22 (250cc or more)--
2x Gabriel Williams, Provo, Utah, Honda CRF450X
3x A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif./Bryce Stavron, Palmdale, Calif./Kevin Johnson, Boulder City, Nev./Jesse Sharpe, Escondido, Calif./Craig Smith, Brawley, Calif., Honda CRF450X
4x Junpei Saito/Kyonari Ohtsukas/Shigeru Kurai, Japan, Honda CRF450X
5x Steve Corrie, Brush Prairie, Wash./Dan Boespflug, Battleground, Wash./Joey Lancaster, Troutdale, Ore./Craig Bowman, Kelso, Wash., Honda CRF450X
1x Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Quinn Cody, Buellton, Calif./Johnny Campbell, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X
7x David Pearson, Panaca, Nev./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif./Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., KTM 530XCW
8x Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Justin Imhoff, Alta Loma, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif., Honda CRF450X
9x Francisco Arredondo, Guatemala/James West, Great Britain/Mark Ackerman, South Africa/Sunny Irvine, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
10x Dennis Hannel, Shingle Springs, Calif./Jim Owens/Nick Owens, Scotts Valley, Calif., Brian Lerette, Arnold, Calif., Honda CRF450X
11x Mark Bradford/Stephen Bradford, City of Industry, Calif./Manny Ornellas, Redding, Calif./Kelly Malobovich, Phelan, Calif./Mark Fillerbrown, Allentown, Pa., Honda CRF450X
12x Aaron Lindsey, Macon, Ga., Yamaha YZ450F

CLASS 21 (126cc to 250cc)--
101x Sol Saltzman, Vail, Colo./Matthew Karlsen, Denver/Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif./Ryan Kudla, Oxnard, Calif./Mike Blackman, Encinitas, Calif., Honda CRF450X
102x Adam Neuwirth, Los Angeles/Bill Gilbert, Ladera Ranch, Calif./Dennis Greene, Sky Valley, Calif./Scott Yenzer, Golden, Colo./Colie Potter, Murrieta, Calif., Honda CRF450X
103x Ernesto Inowe/Jose Ruvalcaba/Salvador Hernandez/Brandon Prieto, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha WR450R
149x Ruben Alamo Jr., Manzanillo, Mexico/Abel Burgueno/Jose Garcia/Manuel Arroyo, Mazatlan, Mexico, Honda CRF450X

CLASS 20 (125cc)--
151x Jason Trubey/Jeremy Purvines/Ron Purvines/Carl Maasberg, Henderson, Nev./David Fry, Las Vegas, Honda CRF250X
150x Jesus Rios, Calexico, Calif./Joe Leal, Mexicali, Mexico/Edgar Espinoza, El Centro, Calif./Jonan Medrano, Imperial, Calif., Honda CRF250X
153x Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif./Roger Hurd, Hesperia, Calif./Robert Laughlin, Solvang, Calif./Morgan Spradling, Montrose, Colo., Honda CRF250X

CLASS 30 (Riders over 30 years old)--
301x Javier Hernandez, Obregon, Mexico/Mike Crawford, Phoenix/Eduardo Rosas, Huatabampo, Mexico/Steve Bailor, Fullerton, Calif., Honda CRF450X
302x Steve Garnett/Charles Machester, Carson City, Nev./David Brewer, Cedar Park, Texas/Pete Cochran, Honda CRF450X
303x Jonathan Jessy/Craig Hammon, Carlsbad, Calif./Joan Griffin, Lake Forrest, Calif./Groyanni Spinali, El Cajon, Calif., KTM 505EXC
304x Markus Saarinen/Steve Richards/Tom Phielix, Tucson, Ariz./Seppo Saarinen, Camas, Wash., Honda CRF450X
305x Ace Nilson, Reno, Nev./Dean Selph, Seattle/Ken Wortman, Canada/Aaron Beasty, 34, Bend, Ore., Honda CRF450X
306x Francisco Septien, Ensenada, Mexico/Shane Esposito, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Brian Pinard, Sun City, Calif./Noe Ibarra, Banning, Calif./Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X
307x Talya Dodson, Truckee, Calif., KTM 530XC-W
308x Donald Hatton/Nicolas Caldwell/ Paul Gallagher/Marc Ebdrup, Canada, Husaberg 570

CLASS 40 (Riders over 40 years old)--
401x Tom Vogt, Tempe, Ariz./Ken Hughes, Gilbert, Ariz./Tom Stanley, Casa Grande, Ariz./Barry Lane, Mesa, Ariz./Eric Zite, Gilbert, Ariz., Honda CRF450X
402x Lloyd Andrew, Australia, Honda CRF450X
403x Boo Custer/Steven Davidson, League City, Texas/Michael Spellings, Houston/Norman Thornhill III, Friendswood, Texas, Honda CRF450X
404x Louie Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Ricky Johnson/Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif., Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Bob Johnson, San Diego/Troy Lee, Corona, Calif., Honda CRF450X
405x Mike Prunty, Temecula, Calif./Steriyn Rigsby, Temecula, Calif./Lester Lehigh, Bishop, Calif./Jeff Kelly, Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Honda CRF450X
406x Andrew Wilkins, Winchester, Calif./Paul Wilkins, Santa Ana, Calif., Honda CRF450X
407x Henrik Andersen, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Ryan Armitage, Las Cruces, N.M./Brian Sharp, Platteville, Colo./Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M., KTM 530EXC
449x Terry Peregoodoff, Canada, Yamaha WR450F

CLASS 50 (Riders over 50 years old)--
501x Jim Dizney, Alpine, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Dave Potts, Burbank, Calif./Jimmy Sones, Banning, Calif./Charlie Marshal, Carmichael, Calif., Honda CRF450X
500x Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Doug Heil, Monrovia, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii/Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Craig Adams, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X

CLASS 60 (Riders over 60 years old)--
618x Donald Lewis, Marlborough, Conn./Chuck Koistra, Menifee, Calif./Sam Dempsey, Lake Balboa, Calif./Bob Gates, Hesperia, Calif./Mike Harper, Landers, Calif./Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif./Ron Dugan, Upland, Calif./Will Rogers, Escondido, Calif., Honda CRF450X
619x Bill Nichols, Peoria, Ariz./Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif./Mark Force, Bakersfield, Calif./Al Perrett, Canada/Guy Wilson, Bakersfield, Calif., Honda CRF450X

PRO ATVs:

CLASS 25 (over 251cc)--
2a Felipe Velez, San Felipe, Mexico/Malio Diaz, La Paz, Mexico/Carlos Lopez, San Felipe, Mexico/Maro Gonzalez, La Paz, Mexico/Stefano Caputo, San Felipe, Mexico (Italy), Honda TRX700XX
1a Wayne Matlock/Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich./Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif./Wes Miller, Fallbrook, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
5a Josh Edwards, Peoria, Ariz./Shane Strunk/Shiloh Strunk, Tucson, Ariz./Travis Dillon, El Cajon, Calif./Robbie Cockrell, Barstow, Calif., Honda TRX700XX
6a Eric Bakx/Charles Laviolette/Sylvain Leduc/Guillaume Landriault, Canada, Suzuki LTR450
7a Craig Christy/Andy Lagzdings, Burbank, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen, N.M./Cody Mitchell, Las Vegas/Jeremy Sanchez, Los Lunas, N.M., Honda TRX700XX

CLASS 24 (under 251cc)--
101a Shawn Robins, Canada/Pedro Tarango/Horacio Tarango/Victor Trango, La Paz, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
102a Brandon Brown, Umatilla, Ore./Jorie Williams, Longview, Wash./Mike Kelley III, Edgewood, Wash./Kenny Sanford, Tacoma, Wash./Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif., Honda TRX450R
103a Tom Wright, Tabernackle, N.J./Babe Phillips, Thornton, W. Va./David Jones, Joelton, Tenn/Carlos Jimenez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico/Brandon Carter, Plainfield, Ind./Chris Barbee, Clemmons, N.C./Randy Hamilton, Danville, N.J., Honda TRX450R
104a Natanael Morron, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Jesus Contreras, La Paz, Mexico/Victor Castro, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico/Luis Aurendro, La Paz, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
100a Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Jason Wade, Austin, Texas/Joe Bernal, Chula Vista, Calif./Paul Velasquez, San Diego/Aaron Ayo, Austin, Texas/Beau Nilsson, Burbank, Calif., Honda TRX450R
106a Efren Carrasco, San Diego/Adrian Valdez/Julio Covas/Mario Yorba, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
107a Carlos Castaneda/Juan Carlos Naranjo/Damasio Maduena/Arnoldo Canstaneda, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R

CLASS 26 (Limited, Utility)--
200a Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./Benn Vernadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo./Austin Madvena, San Felipe, Mexico, Arctic Cat
218a Mike Penland, Rabun Gap, Ga./Carl Vella, Ardsley, N.Y./Dustin Fulk, Kernersville, N.C./Ethan Freeborn, Blacksburg, Va., CanAm
219a Rob Ransford, Chicago/Tim Winiarski, Carson, Calif./Joe Rice, Lomita, Calif., Can-Am 4X4

SPORTSMAN:

SPT CAR--
1401 Dan Kolenich/Gary Jones, Fair Hope, Ala./Guy Ruse, Boulder, Colo./George Becker, Lansdowne, Pa./John Becker, Ardmore, Okla., Mirage-VW
1400 Peter Lang, Santa Rosa, Calif./Peter Irving, Alamo, Calif./Dan German, Petaluma, Calif./Brian Jellison, Santa Rosa, Calif., Homebuilt-Buick
1403 Mark McIntyre/Shea McIntyre, Oakland, Calif./Joe Ryan, Pacifica, Calif., Mac-VW
1404 Michael Brown, Anchorage, Alaska/Roit Bell, Charlotte, N.C./Pat Bell, Anchorage, Alaska/Scott Saxe, Fayettville, Ga., VW Baja Bug
1405 Fernando Hoyos/Rodolfo Jimenez, Cd. Constitucion, Mexico, Curry-VW
1406 June-Taek Yoon/James Cooros/Joseph Crosland, Las Vegas, VW Baja Bug

SPT TRUCK--
1501 Randy Swink, El Cajon, Calif./David Fogstad, La Mesa, Calif./Bill Kellison/Dwight Gran, San Diego, Ford Ranger
1502 Bill Wolford/Garrett Wolfard/Mike Long, Silverton, Ore./Bobby Quarnstrom, Covina, Calif., Ford Ranger
1503 Ken Fraizer, Waddell, Ariz./Larry Crider, Phoenix, Chevy Silverado
1504 Rigoberto Cazares/Hector Cazares, National City, Calif., Ford Bronco II
1505 Gregg Smith/Jessica Smith, Modesto, Calif./Joel Renfrow, Riverbank, Calif., Chevy Blazer

SPT UTV (660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)--
1800 Thomas Graves/Daniel Graves, San Diego, Yamaha Rhino
1801 Kevin Fuller, West Linn, Ore./Richard Fuller, Oregon City, Ore./Dennis Lenihan, West Linn, Ore./Diege Dorsey, Newport Beach, Ore., Arctic Cat
1802 Chris Koch, St. Paul, Minn/Steve Rone, Bloomington, Ind./Nick Summers, Mound, Minn./Nick Short, Charlotte, N.C., DragonFire-Kawasaki

SPT EXHIBITION--
1151 Katsushige Ono/Yoshinori Ohno/Takahiro Skakibara, Japan, Suzuki Jimmy
5150 Jeff Grange, Yucaipa, Calif./Steve Corbett, Lake Arrowhead, Calif./Judd Symons, Bishop, Calif./Alan Rapoza, Corona, Calif./Luke Musci, Hesperia, Calif., Ford E350

SPT M/C<250CC-- 202x Michele Bergman/Frank Zabka/Matt DeVall, Salt Lake City, Utah/Chris Landers, Magna, Utah, KTM 450MXC 203x Matt Ladendorf, Scottsdale, Calif./Bill Grant, Park City, Utah/Matt Berault, Phoenix/Kyle Nelson, North Branch, Minn., Honda CRF450X 204x Greg Willits, Sisters, Ore./Jeff Johnson, Portland, Ore./Kirk Russell, San Diego/Marc Jenkins/Chris Parr, Colorado Springs, Colo., Honda CRF450X 205x Fred Sobke, San Diego/Jake Stagg, Oceanside, Calif./Carlos Lopez Jr., Escondido, Calif./Donald Stanley, San Clemente, Calif./John Conrad, Oceanside, Calif., Honda CRF450X 206 Ron Tolman/Phil Gargone, Chino Hills, Calif./Brad Millikan, Queen Creek, Ariz./Erik Meyer, Norco, Calif., Honda CRF250X 207x Tony Carrell, Doltewah, Tenn./Doran Carrell, Covina, Calif., KTM EXC400 208X Hiram Figueroa, San Ysidro, Calif./Marco Corngo/Guillermo de la Herran, San Diego, Honda CRF450X SPT M/C>250CC--
251x Tom Lajoie, Hereford, Ariz./Eric Fisher/Joe Pizzullo, Sierra Vista, Ariz./Craig Saxe, Tucson, Ariz.,KTM 525EXC
252x Don Gentry/Frank Raimondo, Marietta, Ga./Ton Naglle, Atlanta/Scott Smith, Cumming, Ga.
253x Mike Frick, Lake Stevens, Wash./Doug Jacobson, Redmond, Wash./Brady Allard, Monroe, Wash./Brad Levar, Marysville, Wash., Honda CRF450X
254x Mike Mensinger, San Diego/Collin Valentine, Solana Beach, Calif./Vance Swanson/Sean Saint, San Diego/Tom Erickson, Encinitas, Calif., Honda CRF450X
255x Barry Van Fossan, Corona, Calif./Adam Mcambish, Ontario, Calif./Jamie Hansen, Cuyahuha, Ohio/Ed Bowen, Pelham, Ala./Mike Phillips, Highland, Calif., Honda CRF450X
256x Oscar Fazz, Yuma, Ariz./Randy Harmon, Peoria, Ariz./Jarrett Tarver, Flagstaff, Ariz./Jayson Shook, Cottonwood, Ariz./Lonnie Pearce, San Antonio, Texas, Kawasaki KX450F
258x Lance Kane, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Honda CRF450X
259x Carl Westphal, Scottsdale, Ariz., KTM 530XCW
260x John Legate, Riverside, Calif./Stephen Legate, Marblehead, Mass./Ted Thayer, Las Osos, Calif./Chad Lloyd, Paso Robles, Calif./Charlie Hobbs, Orange, Calif., Honda CRF450X
261x David Smoljan, Longmont, Colo.
262x Craig Anstine, Rio Rancho, N.M./Tom Macdonell, Santa Fe, N.M./Rusty Sexton, Santa Ysabel, Calif./Stan Hill, Aguanga, Calif./Stuart Kuhn, Winchester, Calif., Honda CRF450X
263x Yoshiyuki Imai/Yoshiyuki Imai, Japan/Yoshiaki Nada, Dublin, Ohio/Eiji Sugiyama, Japan, Honda CRF450X
264x Peter Hardy, Pozo, Calif., Honda XR650R
265x Chuck Shortt, Lakrspur, Colo./Connor Olson, Littleton, Colo./Terry Kyle, Bereque, Colo./Ryan Rozinski, Dillon, Colo/Tristan Richard, Palmer Lake, Colo., Yamaha YZF450WR
266x Tibi Imbuzan, San Diego (Hungary), Honda CRF450X
267x Tom Buikema, Allendale, Mich., KTM 530XCW
268x Nobuyuki Oguri/Masaki Otsuka, Japan, Honda CRF450X
269x Go Onodera/Nobohide Watanabe/Shinyo Sano, Japan, Honda CRF450X
270x Makoto Mitsuki/Katsuhiro Yukihisa/Hiroyuki Kamigasako, Japan, Honda CRF450X
271x Anthony Nicodemo, New York, N.Y./Jean-Andre Corpuz, Seattle/Christopher Lynn/Martin Haigh, Hong Kong, Honda CRF450X
272x Paul Lopez, El Centro, Calif./Mark Sinkelman, Cedar Hill, Texas/Ricardo De L Pena, El Centro, Calif./Julian Villarubia, Cedar Hill, Texas, Honda XR650R
273x Ulises Fierro, Tijuana, Mexico/Marco Higuera, Ensenada, Mexico/Carlos Gutierrez, Tecate, Mexico/Rigaberto Gomez/Jose Ruiz, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
274x Salvador Sainz, San Diego/David Gonzalez Jr. /Juan Villa Senor, Chula Vista, Calif./Ruben Miramontes/Juan Sanchotena, San Diego, KTM XC450
275x Michael Korenwinder, Tulare, Calif., Yamaha WR450F
276x Sanjay Shanbhag, Irvine, Calif., KTM 525EXC
277x James Avery, Aurora, Colo/Scott White, Carbondale, Colo./Scott Robinson, San Diego/Dave White, Carbondale, Colo./Paul Maestas, San Diego, Yamaha WR450R
278x Tomoki Hayashi/Kazunari Iriki, Japan, Honda CRF450X
279x Timothy Schimke, Dousman, Wisc., Honda XR650R
280x Andrew Tweedle, Birmingham, Ala./Dan Dooling, Fenton, Mich./Don Rodanhisler, Mt. Clemens, Mich./Alan Bodrie, Royal Oak, Mich./Don Lusk, Rochester Hills, Mich., KTM 530EXC
281x Keith Ciampa, Mill Valley, Calif., Honda CRF450X
282x Thierry Mas, Miami (France), KTM 525XCW
283x Yuji Kikuchi/Tasuo Imaizuni, Japan, Honda CRF450X
284x Yuzo Ota/Teisuya Hirasawa, Japan, Suzuki RMX450Z
285x Edd Price/Eric White, Nyssa, Ore., Honda CRF450X
286x Davy Patterson, Ireland, Honda CRF450X
287x Shawn Evans, San Diego/Gary Gasper, Ensenada, Mexico/Robert Graham, Spring, Texas/Bill Ludwig, Oceanside, Calif., Honda CRF450X
289x Dimitri Flores, Mexico City/Hugo Fernandez, Concepcion de Tres Rios, Mexico, Honda CRF450X
290x Carlos Alonso, San Diego/Maximan Gonzalez/Cesar Gotirrez, Tijuana, Mexico, Honda XR650R
291x Joe Blocksom, Little River, Calif./Brian Garrahan, Boulder Creek, Calif./Arik Swam, Santa Cruz, Calif./Trevor Coniack, Watsonville, Calif., Yamaha WR450R
292x Risto Niemi, Finland, Honda XR650R
299x Ken Kosiorek, San Diego, Honda XR650R

SPT ATV--
51a Brad McLean/Ken Lehmann/Jeff Sania/Darin Bullivant, Canada, Yamaha Raptor
52a Fernando Amador, Ensenada, Mexico/Francisco Villavicencio, Guerrero Negro, Mexico/Jorge Perez, San Quintin, Mexico/Jorge Valenzuela, Ensenada, Mexico, Honda TRX450R
98a Greg Row, Alpine, Calif., Bombardier DS650
99a Gustavo Ameca, Chula Vista, Calif./Otto Gomez, Tijuana, Mexico/Francisco Arce/Alberto Flores, Chula Vista, Calif./Eduardo Garibo, Tijuana, Mexico, Yamaha Raptor

Roger Norman didn’t have the finish that he had hoped for in the Mexicana Logistics 300 last weekend. Overheating problems have consistently plagued the single seat Trophy Truck since Norman bought it, and most recently during the NORRA 1000 those issues caused the team longer finishing times. The Norman Motorsports team has continually chased options and it looked like the Ensenada Motorsports team had succeeded at finding the problems when the truck tested perfect last Thursday. Unfortunately, race day was a different story when the truck rapidly overheated and they only made it to RM12 before choosing to not take additional risks destroying the engine further.
The team, which mostly consisted of local Mexican racers, tested the truck on Thursday and it was absolutely perfect and had never been better. “After having to drive by the oil temp gauge in the NORRA Race in a cool April, I wanted to make sure that in the October 110 degree heat that we wouldn’t have the same problem,” remembers Norman. “After testing, I felt confident that we would have an excellent race.”
Saturday morning, race day, something changed. No one knows what happened. But it was overheating with no fix in sight. “I buckled in and took the truck down and back to warm up the engine when I saw the water temp gauge spike to 250 degrees. I shut down the truck and radioed to the crew for assistance. They tried to burp the radiator, and they thought they got the air bubble out, but we could never get the gauge to show cooler,” explains Norman. “By this time, I was late to the starting line. We decided that with only 12 miles to the first pit, that we should at least start the race and limp to the pit to try and fix it there and it just may pass the air pocket on its own.”

Norman took the green flag going the slowest that he has ever gone in a truck, and limped it along hoping to clear the problem. The gauge fluctuated from 215-250 degrees as Norman attempted to go as slow as he could without getting stuck in silt beds and sand wash’s. After only 12 miles, they called the race. “The truck was perfect. Not sure what happened, if it was a head gasket that went bad or what caused the air bubble, but it made for a very short race,” said Norman.

credits: Roger Norman Press release

It's been a banner season for veteran off road racer, Jesse Jones. Two victories in four races and chasing the most coveted prize in off road racing, the SCORE Trophy Truck Championship. Jesse Jones has always been a popular fan favorite among the titans of SCORE Trophy Truck racers and this past Saturday, he delivered a winning performance at the SCORE Primm 300, Southern Nevada's most difficult race course, exciting fans around the globe.

Armed with his weapon of choice, a 850 horsepower GEISER Brothers state-of-the-art Trophy Truck, Jesse Jones let it all hang out as he battled through the field of 30 elite Trophy Trucks capturing his second SCORE Trophy Truck win this year.

Jones earned this tremendous victory averaging 57.44 mph over the 274.4-mile racecourse in the rugged Nevada desert. "We had a real solid run and one single flat tire that was well deserved. The entire Geiser Brothers package performed great and the best tire in the desert survived the brutal punishment I gave it. I couldn't ask for better performance from an off road racing tire," explained Jesse Jones.

Jesse Jones, a longtime off road racing veteran, who has raced his way through the ranks over the past two decades, had to work hard for the Primm 300 victory. As the green flag dropped, Jesse started exactly in the middle of the 30-truck field in the 15th position behind reigning SCORE TT Champion and NASCAR racer, Robby Gordon. Jones took advantage of his not so great starting position utilizing his keen ability to go fast in the heavy dust. As the race reached the 100-mile mark, Jones had already made a move towards the front and set a pace that eventually led not just the Trophy Truck class win, but the OVERALL victory!

Rick Geiser explained, "At the start line this morning, Jesse was relaxed and said he was ready to go out and win the race. He was focused today and it showed all day long. This victory was a great team effort and everything just clicked perfectly this race."

It's no secret that the deserts surrounding Primm, Nevada are the most battered and rocky terrain off road racers see each and every year. This year was no different as Jones railed his Geiser Brothers built trophy truck through the brutal rocks and terrain enroute to a dominating performance.

What was different this season than others was the #76 SCORE Trophy Truck arrived with confidence and poise after winning the San Felipe 250 and racing for the win at the Baja 500 in June. Jones has been in the hunt for the season point's championship since the first race of the season and everyone knew Jesse Jones was a solid pick for the win. Las Vegas odds makers had Jones at 3:1 and he didn't disappoint at the sports books!

Mild weather greeted this year's SCORE Primm 300 racers and by the time Jesse Jones took the green flag 85 degree weather and slight breeze set the background for what turned out to be a near perfect day for Jones Racing.

Charging off the line with a vengeance, Jesse set a fast pace over the first 68.6 miles, one full lap, with a fast lap time of 1:08:11. As the race progressed, Jones waged his own war inside his race truck as his transmission lost a couple gears. Both the second and third laps were 6 minutes slower, but Jesse wicked up his Geiser Brothers Trophy Truck and finished the final lap with a time of 1:10:13 earning the overall victory by a slim margin of 3 minutes, 29 seconds over runner up, Robbie Pierce.

"At this point in the season, our confidence level is about peaked. We've spent a lot of time getting to this level and the team is firing on all cylinders. Joe Weining worked his butt off prepping the truck and everyone on the crew was solid all day long," said the smiling Jesse Jones.

The win was the second of the season for the Arizona based racing veteran. Jones captivated the desert racing world with a flawless run at this year's SCORE San Felipe 250 and vied for the winner's trophy at the SCORE Baja 500, where he battled with off road racing veteran, Scott McMillin.

"We had a very close race at the 500. Scott passed me while we splashed for gas in the last 100 miles of the race at Santo Tomas and we couldn't catch him after that. Racing at this level you have to have a little bit of luck and we ended up second to Scott and Andy. They won the season opener at Laughlin and then I won at San Felipe. They won again at the 500 in the close race and now I won here at Primm. To settle the score this season, it all comes down to the Baja 1000 and I can't wait," explained the grinning Jesse.

"My schedule has me prerunning in Baja during the entire time that SCORE has the racecourse open for prerunning. The world famous Larry Ragland is racing with me and we have planned to get some serious work done before the race. I promise the world that we'll be in a great position to win this year's Baja 1000."
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Jones arrived to the SCORE Primm 300 involved in an intense battle for the most prestigious off road racing championship in the world, the SCORE Desert Series Trophy Truck trophy title. Heading into this year's SCORE Primm 300 he trailed Andy McMillin by a margin of 24 points and after Saturday's victory they are separated by a mere 3 points heading into the most difficult race in the universe, the SCORE Baja 1000, a 1000-mile nonstop point-to-point off road race. Racers will buckle up in Ensenada taking the green flag and will race across the most inhospitable terrain in North America ending in the capital city of La Paz.

"Racing for the SCORE Trophy Truck championship is something special and having to prove yourself in the longest point-to-point race in the world and against the toughest racers on the planet, is exactly the position what every racer ever thinks about. It's sort of like bottom of the ninth inning with bases loaded in the World Series and I'm at bat. This is what I've dreamed about since I started racing and I can't wait to put the #76 in the dirt of the Baja Peninsula," said Jesse.

Jones Motorsports would like to thank GEISER Brothers, BFGoodrich, Fox Racing Shox and Vision X for their continued support, as well as Joe Weining for an incredible prep job.
For more information about Jones Motorsports, visit our website at www.jones-motorsports.com.

Credits: jones motorsports

Desert racers Ron Whitton of Arizona and Southern California’s Robby Bell received the pole positions for four-wheel and two-wheel vehicles in the computerized drawing for starting positions held Saturday for the upcoming 24th Annual MasterCraft SafetyTecate SCORE San Felipe 250. Whitton races in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division while Bell competes in Class 22 for open motorcycles.

Round 2 of the 2010 SCORE Desert Series will be held March 12-14 in Mexico’s picturesque fishing village of San Felipe, located 120 miles south of the U.S. borer on the East side of the Baja California peninsula along the azure waters of the tranquil Sea of Cortez.

With nearly 275 entries expected to compete in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes in the 232-mile race, the green flag will drop at 6 a.m. Pacific time on Saturday, March 13, 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 a 10-hour time limit to become an official finisher.

Following January’s season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series will visit Mexico for the first of three races in 2010.

Drawing the first starting slot for the unlimited Class 1 open-wheel desert race cars was Germany’s Armin Schwarz and teammate Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. Riding the first ATV off the line will be Class 25 team led by Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif.

With a race-record 32 entries so far in the marquee SCORE racing division for 800 horsepower, unlimited production trucks, Whitton, 66, owner of one of the largest plumbing contractor companies in Arizona, will lead a strong field in SCORE Trophy-Truck that features many of the world’s top desert racers in the No. 39 Whitton Companies Ford F-150. Whitton, Mesa, Ariz., and his co-driver Chas Dana were fifth and 10th respectively in last year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.

Last year’s overall motorcycle and ATV winners are entered this year. Last year’s overall motorcycle champion was the JCR Honda team of Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Tim Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif. on the No. 1x Honda CRF450X and the Overall ATV winners were the team of Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman Jr., Brownstown, Mich./Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif., on the No. 1a Honda TRX700X. Norman’s team will start seventh in Motorcycles while Matlock’s squad will be the first ATV off the line.

Bell, 24, of Sun City, Calif., who left the factory Honda team at the end of 2008 after winning the two-wheel overall title in San Felipe three straight years (2006, 2007, 2008), returns to San Felipe for the first time since on a Kawasaki, leading a two-motorcycle Bruce Penhall Motorsports charge to Baja on the No. 2x Kawasaki KX450F. His co-rider, also a former Honda champion, is legendary SCORE Baja racer Steve Hengeveld, 34, Oak Hills, Calif., who was the overall San Felipe motorcycle winner for four straight year’s with Honda icon Johnny Campbell (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004).

Kawasaki will have factory-supported entries in San Felipe for this first time since 1996 and will attempt to break the JCR Racing Honda dynasty which has won 12 of the last 13 SCORE San Felipe 250 races.

In the first 23 years of this race, Honda has earned 14 overall motorcycle victories (including the last four years), Kawasaki has six, KTM has two and Husqvarna has one.

In Saturday’s computerized drawing, SCORE Trophy-Truck had the most entries with 32, followed by the unlimited Class 1 with 18 and Class 1-2/1600 with 12. While 192 entries were received in time for the start draw, late registration will be accepted up until race morning and as many as 100 additional entries are expected.

Among the motorcycle classes, the open Class 22 had the most vehicles entered in the drawing with 11.

Besides the K. Norman and Matlock teams, the other defending class winners entered so far this year are: Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif. (Class 1), Mike Lawrence, Sunset Beach, Calif. (Class 10), Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif. (Class 6), Jose Canchola Jr., Mexicali, Mexico (Class 7 but has switched to Class 6), Dave Crinklaw, Reedley, Calif. (Class 8), Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico (Class 11), Gavin Skilton, Anaheim, Calif. (Stock Mini), Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas (Class 30), Jim O’Neal, Simi Valley, Calif. (Class 50), Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif. (Class 24), Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo. (Class 26 but has switched to Class 7-2) and returning with SCORE Trophy-Truck regular Cameron Steele as rider of record is Brian Campbell, Bakersfield, Calif. (Class 40).

Christy, last season’s SCORE Overall and Class 24 ATV season point champion, has also entered a team that he will lead this year in Class 25 as well, seeking a pair of class wins in San Felipe.

Also returning this year to defend his Sportsman class race victory for the third straight year among those entered so far is Sportsman Car winner Peter Lang, Santa Rosa, Calif.

This year’s race will use a similar 232-mile race course as the past two years with a few modifications other than those caused by weather conditions. Running in a counter clockwise direction out of San Felipe up to and then parallel to Highway 3 (southside) and 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 towards Zoo Road. The area approaching the Zoo Road crossing has been bladed again, which makes it a safer approach to the popular spectator area. That area will again be fenced, have grandstands and a jump and will be patrolled so that spectators can watch the action but not put themselves in way of the action.

For the first time the course will travel east of instead of on the graded Morelia Road (after the Zoo Road junction) to the entrance to Matomi Wash. This will be one of the few times that SCORE will run through the majestic Matomi Wash in the early part of the race instead of near the end. 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 pre-race Manufacturer’s Midway and tech inspection of the vehicles in the race will be held on Friday, March 12 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.

At 10 a.m. on Sunday (March 14), the awards celebration will be held in front of The Beachcomber Night Club on the Malecon.

At the 24th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, MasterCraft Racing has entered not only company owner Robbie Pierce’s No. 30 Chevy Silverado SCORE Trophy-Truck, but also the No. 20 Chevy Silverado SCORE Trophy-Truck to be driven by eight-time SCORE season class point champion Rob MacCachren of Las Vegas and the No. 42 Chevy Silverado driven by Will Staats, Valencia, Calif. All three trucks were built by prominent chassis builder Mike Julson’s Jimco Racing Products of Santee, Calif. Julson is listed as a co-driver for both Pierce and MacCachren for this race, if needed.

The MasterCraft racers will not be eligible to win any part of the special $10,000 MasterCraft Safety cash contingency bonus purse MasterCraft Safety has offered for this year’s San Felipe race.

In San Felipe, Pierce will start fourth, MacCachren 21st and Staats 25th in the massive SCORE Trophy-Truck field.

Following his dominating season-opening victory at the 16th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, third-generation desert racer Andy McMillin, who was recently honored as the 2009 Dirt Sports Magazine Driver of the Year, finds himself at the top of a very crowded Overall leaderboard in the 2010 SCORE Desert Series point standings. With 63 points, McMillin, who will split driving the rest of the season with his father Scott McMillin, also leads the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck class for high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks in his No. 31 McMillin Realty Ford F-150.

With just 22 points separating the top 21 in 2010 SCORE Overall points after Laughlin’s season-opener, SCORE racers are now preparing to begin official pre-running which opens on Saturday, Feb. 27. A new attraction this year during the pre-running window will be the San Felipe Tequila Festival March 5-7.

In addition to season class point championships, drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also racing for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings as well as earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 25th consecutive year, a total of 59 drivers remain eligible after Round 1 of the 2010 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.

24th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
Round 2 of five-race 2010 SCORE Desert Series
March 12-14, 2010—232.0 miles
San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
Total Entries: 192 (as of 2/14/10)

Credits: Press release SCORE Intl.

ANDY McMILLIN Trophy Truck #31 (First in TT class and first overall four-wheel vehicle. Andy started and drove to race mile 206. His father, Scott, drove to RM 500 and Andy drove the final leg.)

Andy said: "I started the race and I think we started 17th on the road. The plan was just to kind of take it easy and kind of let the race come to us. Sal (Fish) laid out a really rough, tough course this year. We knew that it was going to take one trip that didn’t have any problems to get the win. That was our plan all day – stay smooth and not have any downtime, no flat tires. I gave my dad the truck at mile 206 and I think we were seventh on the road and pretty close on the overall lead. My dad drove the San Felipe loop and the Mike’s loop. By the time he got to San Felipe, he was the first truck on the road. My dad handed me a helluva lead, so it was pretty easy. It was kind of just stay on the racecourse and you won’t get in trouble, so that was our plan and we followed it and let the race come to us, really."

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#1 - Reserved for class point champion (Score 2008: BJ Baldwin/BITD 2008: Chet Huffman and Jerry Whelchel/SNORE 2008: Cameron Steele/MORE 2008: Joe Willardson
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#2 - Pete Sohren - A Geiser built Ford F-150 3-seat truck with center seat driver. It is sponsored by KC Hi-Lights and Speedway Indoor Karting Center. It has 1 class win (the 2005 BITD/SNORE Henderson 400). Seats are for sales for every race. The truck is for sale.
#3 – Rodimiro Amaya Jr. – A Amaya racing built Chevrolet Silverado truck. It is sponsored by Toyo Tires. It is called "the sobrino". It has 4-class wins total, (the 2008 Loreto 400 and 3 other unknown races in 2008) racing in the Baja Sur racing series.
#3 - Mark Post/Rob MacCachren/ - A Robby Gordon, Don Fair, Dave Forbes, and Ed Buffington built Ford F-150 truck. It is sponsored by Riviera Time Share Resorts and Rockstar Energy Drink. It was the old Robby Gordon Valvoline and Red, White, and Blue truck. The truck has 15 class wins total, 6 with Robby Gordon