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*Fiolka, Marty (2005). ''1000 Miles to Glory''. Arizona: David Bull Publishing. ISBN 1-893618-36-6. |
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Revision as of 09:25, 24 October 2016
The SCORE[1] Baja 1000 is an off-road race that takes place in Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. The 2016 SCORE Baja 1000 is the final round of a four-race series, previous events are the SCORE Desert Challenge, the SCORE San Felipe 250 & the SCORE Baja 500. The 2016 round will be the 49th SCORE Baja 1000, occurring from November 16–20 over an 800-mile loop both starting and ending in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
The Baja 1000 allows various types of vehicle classes to compete on the same course – from such small and large bore motorcycles, stock Volkswagen, production vehicles, buggies, Trucks, and custom fabricated race vehicles. The course has remained relatively the same over the years, about every other being either a point-to-point race from Ensenada to La Paz, or a loop race starting and finishing in Ensenada.
The name of the event can be misleading as the mileage varies for the type of event ("Loop" of 600 to 850 miles starting and finishing in Ensenada, or "Point to Point" also known as the 900. The first official race started in Tijuana, Baja California, on October 31, 1967, and was named the NORRA Mexican 1000 Rally. The course length that year was 849 miles (1,366 km) and ended in La Paz, Baja California Sur, with the overall winning time of 27 hours 38 minutes (27:38) set by Vic Wilson and Ted Mangels while driving a Meyers Manx buggy.
From 1967 to 1972, the race was organized by the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) and grew in popularity with ABC's "Wide World of Sports" sending Jim McKay to cover the 1968 event, and attracting new participants like the late Mickey Thompson, Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones and movie actor James Garner. By 1971, major sponsors such as Olympia Brewing Company and Minolta Cameras began to support Parnelli Jones in his Dick Russell designed and Bill Stroppe prepared "Big Oly" Bronco and Larry Minor in a similar Stroppe prepared Bronco.
In October 1973, the price for a barrel of crude oil shot up 70% overnight as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) launched the Arab Oil Embargo. Fearful competitors would abandon the idea of competing and stay home, NORRA abandoned the race – despite assurances from the Federal government run Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) fuel prices would remain stable – and announced they would hold an event in the state of Arizona.
It was at that time in history, Baja California governor Milton Castellanos handed over sanctioning of the event to a non-profit Mexican corporation called the "Baja Sports Committee" (BSC). BSC renamed the event the "Baja Mil" (Baja 1000) and scheduled the race to run on the original dates chosen by NORRA. Though NORRA held a competing event in the United States that same weekend, BSC successfully ran the race from Ensenada to La Paz like the years prior. Unaware of the challenges, BSC found promoting Baja races more difficult than anticipated. Instead of giving up the race, the Mexican government requested help from Southern California Off-Road Enterprises (SCORE) in hosting and promoting future Baja races. Through negotiations with Mickey Thompson and his SCORE organization, the Government agreed to give exclusive rights to SCORE to hold Baja races and also reluctantly allowed SCORE to cancel the event for 1974 (a year where motorsport was curtailed in the United States because of the oil crisis). SCORE hired Sal Fish as president and took control of the Baja 1000 from that year on with the Baja 1000 race resuming under new control in 1975. In 2012, the racing organization was purchased by Roger Norman and continues to run under his presidency.
Qualifying
The starting order is generally determined by a random draw, except when preferential starts are given to those who finished in top positions in the previous race/season, or when qualifying is held. For Trophy Trucks & Class 1 vehicles, qualifying for the Baja 1000 is now held during SEMA at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Prelude to the event
1962: The first timed run
When Jack McCormack and Walt Fulton of American Honda decided to hold a long-distance run to prove the reliability of Honda's new CL72 Scrambler, they approached well-known off-road dirt biker and local Honda dealer Bud Ekins for suggestions. Bud suggested the Tijuana to La Paz route (Federal Highway 1) which was 950 miles (1,530 km) of rocks, sand washes, dry lake beds, cattle crossing, mountain passes, and paved road. Bud Ekins declined to perform the run because of Triumph Motorcycles ties, but Dave Ekins (Bud's brother) and Billy Robertson Jr. agreed to perform the trip for American Honda. After doing an aerial pre-run over the peninsula in Fulton's Cessna 180, they began the journey to La Paz just after midnight on March 22, 1962. While being followed by two journalists in an airplane and using telegraph offices at the Mexican border and in La Paz, Dave Ekins recorded the first official timed run in 39 hours 56 minutes (39:56) with a total distance of 952.7 miles (1,533.2 km). The event received coverage in the Globe, Argosy, and Cycle World magazines, earning awe and respect for Honda and the Baja run. The Globe and Argosy accounts also included close encounters with death and other dangers which Ekins claims were "colorful additions".
Four wheels vs two
Wanting to beat the existing motorcycle record and to help fuel sales of the Meyers Manx, Bruce Meyers used his original prototype buggy called "Old Red" for an attempt at breaking the record set by Ekins. After pre-running a course south to La Paz, Ted Mangels and Bruce Meyers started the record-breaking attempt back to Tijuana from La Paz at 10:00 pm on April 19, 1967. With journalist from Road & Track magazine following the two to witness the attempt, the final official time was 34:45 beating Ekins' run by more than 5 hours. Upon returning to the United States, the journalist documenting the run sent out press kits with photographs and a news release with the headline "Buggy Beats Bike in Baja." to hundreds of magazines and newspapers. Soon, more stories of adventure, close calls, and broken speed records received media coverage around the world. Following the event, Bruce Meyers and his Meyers Manx became an overnight sensation and the competition between four wheels and motorcycles for the fastest Baja run began.
In the following months, more attempts at breaking the record would take place. One of the attempts included a multiple vehicle run organized by Ed Pearlman (Mexican 1000 founder) that ended in an official four-wheel drive record being recorded but with the overall time falling short of the record set by Meyers. On July 4, 1967, an American Motors Rambler American sedan would leave Tijuana at 9:00 am to successfully break the record set by Meyers with an overall time of 31 hours.
History
As the timed runs recorded via telegraph became popular, a need for an organized event to compete for the quickest Baja run was starting to grab the attention of other competitors. Once Ed Pearlman caught word of Meyers' run, Ed convinced Dick Cepek, Claude Dozier, Ed Orr, Drino Miller and journalist John Lawlor to make the run to La Paz. In June 1967, Pearlman and group left Tijuana and immediately ran into mechanical troubles. This trip provided much downtime for Pearlman to brainstorm the idea of the National Off-road Racing Association (NORRA). After Pete Condos and Perlman put up the funds to incorporate NORRA, the group announced an official recognition of the previous record setters and created classes that related to the type of vehicle used to break the record. During the later part of summer, NORRA named the event the "Mexican 1000 Rally" and announced the first official race from Tijuana to La Paz was to be held on November 1, 1967.
Vehicles
Although motorcyclists participate and are often the overall winners, many competitors drive modified or stock three- or four-wheel vehicles such as cars, trucks, ATVs and UTV. Race teams consist of factory-supported groups that build custom fabricated vehicles and provide chase vehicles via helicopter, to the much smaller and less glamorized sportsman teams competing in an all-stock vehicle with no chase vehicle support at all. Stock Volkswagen Type One Beetles are modified for use in off-road terrain, known as Baja Bugs, have been a common sight throughout the event duration, but the factory-supported all-spaceframe Trophy Truck entries are the most visible.
In contrast to the current factory EX supported modern race vehicles that overall the car and truck classes, Erik Carlsson drove a basically stock front wheel drive Saab 96 V4, finishing third in 1969 and fifth in 1970.
Baja course
- Point-to-point: A point-to-point race is one that starts and ends in two different locations. The start is traditionally held in Ensenada but has been held in Tijuana and Mexicali as well. The course length varies for a point to point but is often over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) and ends in La Paz.
- Loop race: A loop race is one that starts and finishes in the same location. Traditionally the race starts and ends in Ensenada but has started/finished in Mexicali as well. The course length varies from 600 to 850 miles, depending on the course route.
Sabotage and booby-traps
Each year there are reports of spectators sabotaging or booby-trapping the course by digging holes, blocking river flow, or burying and hiding obstacles. Racers are warned to beware of large crowds of spectators in remote parts of the course since it may indicate hidden traps or obstacle changes. Many of the booby traps are not created to intentionally injure the contestants but are created by the local spectators as jumps or obstacles for spectator entertainment and intriguing moments to be caught on videotape. The haphazardly designed jumps, created by the spectators, are very dangerous as the contestants may inadvertently enter the booby-trap at unsafe speeds, resulting in damage to the vehicles or injuries to competitors or spectators. Awareness of booby traps and course alterations are often part of race-day strategy and convey an advantage to the best prepared teams – nonetheless given the danger the traps pose, it is customary for competitors to quickly communicate course hazards to other competitors through on-board radio communications and radio relay.
In popular culture
- In the film Timerider (1982), the hero Swann is competing in the Baja 1000 when he inadvertently stumbles on to a time warp experiment and is sent back to the Old West in the 1870s.
- The documentary Dust to Glory (2005) follows contestants of the Baja 1000
- The follow-up documentary to Dust to Glory, Dust 2 Glory follows contestants over the 2016 season before being released in-time for the 50th anniversary Baja 1000 in 2017
Overall winners
Year | Route | Cars & Trucks | Motorcycle | ||||
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1967 | Tijuana-La Paz | United States Vic Wilson United States Ted Mangels |
Meyers Manx VW | 27:38 | United States J.N. Roberts United States Malcolm Smith |
Husqvarna | 28:48 |
1968 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Larry Minor United States Jack Bayer |
Ford Bronco | 21:11:32 | United States Larry Berquist United States Gary Preston |
Honda | 20:38:28 |
1969 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Larry Minor United States Rod Hall |
Ford Bronco | 20:48:10 | Sweden Gunnar Nilsson United States J.N. Roberts |
Husqvarna | 21:35:52 |
1970 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Drino Miller United States Vic Wilson Miller |
VW | 16:07 | United States Mike Patrick United States Bill Bowers |
Yamaha | 18:31 |
1971 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Parnelli Jones United States Bill Stroppe |
Ford Bronco | 14:59 | United States Malcolm Smith Sweden Gunnar Nilsson |
Husqvarna | 16:51 |
1972 | Mexicali-La Paz | United States Parnelli Jones United States Bill Stroppe |
Ford Bronco | 16:47 | Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Sweden Rolf Tibblin |
Husqvarna | 19:19 |
1973 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Bobby Ferro United States Johnny Johnson |
Funco VW | 16:50 | United States Mitch Mayes United States A.C. Bakken |
Husqvarna | 18:42:51 |
1974 | No Race | ||||||
1975 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Malcolm Smith United States Dr. Bud Feldkamp |
Hi-Jumper VW | 18:55:49 | United States Al Baker United States Gene Cannady |
Honda | 18:22:55 |
1976 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Ivan Stewart | Chenowth VW | 12:17:28 | United States Larry Roeseler United States Mitch Mayes |
Husqvarna | 11:30:47 |
1977 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Malcolm Smith United States Dr. Bud Feldkamp |
Funco VW | 15:10:42 | United States Brent Wallingsford United States Scot Harden |
Husqvarna | 14:37:07 |
1978 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Mark Stahl | Chenowth VW | 12:55:42 | United States Larry Roeseler United States Jack Johnson |
Husqvarna | 14:37:07 |
1979 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Walker Evans United States Bruce Florio |
Dodge Pickup | 20:48:27 | United States Larry Roeseler United States Jack Johnson |
Husqvarna | 19:48:04 |
1980 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Mark Stahl | Chenowth VW | 13:33:55 | United States Larry Roeseler United States Jack Johnson |
Yamaha | 12:45:13 |
1981 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Mark McMillin United States Thomas Hoke |
Chenowth VW | 20:29:14 | United States Scot Harden United States Brent Wallingsford |
Husqvarna | 17:14:05 |
1982 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Mickey Thompson United States Terry Smith |
Raceco VW | 19:40:23 | United States Al Baker United States Jack Johnson |
Honda | 17:25:27 |
1983 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Mark McMillin United States Ralph Paxton |
Chenowth VW | 20:29:14 | United States Dan Smith United States Dan Ashcraft |
Husqvarna | 14:48:10 |
1984 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Mark McMillin United States Ralph Paxton |
Chenowth VW | 16:27:09 | United States Chuck Miller United States Randy Morales |
Honda | 14:34:34 |
1985 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Steve Sourapas United States Dave Richardson |
Raceco VW | 17:54:55 | United States Randy Morales United States Derrick Paiement |
Honda | 17:44:42 |
1986 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Mark McMillin United States Ralph Paxton |
Chenowth Porsche | 18:26:28 | United States Bruce Ogilvie United States Chuck Miller |
Honda | 18:05:52 |
1987 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Bob Gordon United States Malcolm Smith |
Chenowth Porsche | 13:15:04 | United States Dan Ashcraft United States Bruce Ogilvie |
Honda | 12:02:14 |
1988 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Mark McMillin | Chenowth Porsche | 18:07:09 | United States Paul Krause United States Larry Roeseler United States Danny LaPorte |
Kawasaki | 17:53:16 |
1989 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Robby Gordon | Ford Pickup | 18:04:07 | United States Larry Roeseler United States Danny LaPorte United States Ted Hunnicutt Jr. |
Kawasaki | 17:53:16 |
1990 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Bob Gordon United States Robyn Gordon United States Robby Gordon |
Chenowth Chevy | 12:30:45 | United States Larry Roeseler United States Ted Hunnicutt Jr. United States Danny LaPorte |
Kawasaki | 11:11:45 |
1991 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Larry Ragland | Chevrolet Pickup | 16:37:35 | United States Larry Roeseler United States Ted Hunnicutt Jr. United States Marty Smith |
Kawasaki | 13:35:25 |
1992 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Paul Simon United States Dave Simon |
Ford Ranger | 16:53:02 | United States Danny Hamel United States Garth Sweetland United States Paul Ostbo |
Kawasaki | 16:50:12 |
1993 | Mexicali-Mexicali | United States Ivan Stewart | Toyota SR5 | 13:29:11 | United States Danny Hamel United States Larry Roeseler United States Ty Davis |
Kawasaki | 13:57:23 |
1994 | Mexicali-Mexicali | United States Jim Smith | Ford TT | 10:28:56 | United States Danny Hamel United States Larry Roeseler United States Ty Davis |
Kawasaki | 10:20:47 |
1995 | Tijuana-La Paz | United States Larry Ragland | Chevrolet TT | 20:14:12 | United States Paul Krause United States Ty Davis United States Ted Hunnicutt Jr. |
Kawasaki | 19:31:19 |
1996 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Larry Ragland | Chevrolet TT | 14:38:59 | United States Paul Krause United States Ty Davis United States Greg Zitterkopf |
Kawasaki | 14:11:02 |
1997 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Larry Ragland | Chevrolet TT | 13:53:46 | United States Johnny Campbell United States Tim Staab United States Greg Bringle |
Honda | 13:19:59 |
1998 | Santo Tomás-La Paz | United States Ivan Stewart | Toyota | 19:08:20 | United States Johnny Campbell United States Jimmy Lewis |
Honda | 18:58:48 |
1999 | Ojos Negros-Ojos Negros | United States Larry Ragland | Chevy | 14:26:36 | United States Johnny Campbell United States Tim Staab |
Honda | 14:15:42 |
2000** | Ensenada-Cabo San Lucas | United States Dan Smith United States Dave Ashley |
Ford | 32:15:39 | United States Johnny Campbell United States Tim Staab United States Craig Smith United States Steve Hengeveld |
Honda | 30:54:12 |
2001 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Doug Fortin United States Charlie Townsley |
Jimco Chevy | 14:35:42 | United States Johnny Campbell United States Tim Staab |
Honda | 13:51:40 |
2002 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Dan Smith United States Dave Ashley |
Ford | 16:19:03 | United States Steve Hengeveld United States Johnny Campbell United States Andy Grider |
Honda | 16:17:28 |
2003 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Doug Fortin United States Charlie Townsley |
Jimco Chevy | 16:24:02 | United States Steve Hengeveld United States Johnny Campbell |
Honda | 15:39:52 |
2004 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Troy Herbst United States Larry Roeseler |
Smithbuilt-Ford | 16:18:14 | United States Steve Hengeveld United States Johnny Campbell United States Kendall Norman |
Honda | 15:57:37 |
2005 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Larry Roeseler United States Troy Herbst |
Smithbuilt-Ford | 15:06:19 | United States Steve Hengeveld United States Johnny Campbell United States Mike Childress |
Honda | 14:20:30 |
2006 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Andy McMillin United States Robby Gordon |
Chevy | 19:15:17 | United States Steve Hengeveld United States Mike Childress United States Quinn Cody |
Honda | 18:17:50 |
2007 | Ensenada-Cabo San Lucas | United States Mark Post United States Rob MacCachren United States Carl Renezeder |
Ford | 25:21:25 | United States Robby Bell United States Kendall Norman United States Steve Hengeveld United States Johnny Campbell |
Honda | 24:15:50 |
2008 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Roger Norman United States Larry Roeseler |
Ford | 12:40:33 | United States Robby Bell United States Kendall Norman United States Johnny Campbell |
Honda | 12:29:10 |
2009 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Andy McMillin United States Scott McMillin |
Chevy | 14:19:50 | United States Kendall Norman United States Timmy Weigand United States Quinn Cody |
Honda | 13:27:50 |
2010 | Ensenada-La Paz | Mexico Tavo Vildosola Mexico Gus Vildosola |
Ford F-150 TT | 19:00:04 | United States Kendall Norman United StatesQuinn Cody |
Honda | 19:20:52 |
2011 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Andy McMillin United States Scott McMillin |
Ford Raptor TT | 14:51:36 | United States Kendall Norman United States Quinn Cody United States Logan Holladay |
Honda | 14:14:25 |
2012 | Ensenada-La Paz | United States BJ Baldwin | Chevrolet TT | 20:00:59 | United States Colton Udall United States Timmy Weigand United States David Kamo |
Honda | 20:09:30 |
2013 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States BJ Baldwin | Chevrolet TT | 20:00:59 | United States Colton Udall United States Timmy Weigand United States David Kamo United States Mark Samuels |
Honda | 18:29:14 |
2014[2] | Ensenada-La Paz | United States Rob MacCachren United States Andy McMillin United States Jason Voss |
Ford TT | 22:31:27 | United States Ricky Brabec United States Robby Bell United States Steve Hengeveld United States Max Eddy Jr. |
Kawasaki | 24:24:01 |
2015 | Ensenada-Ensenada | United States Rob MacCachren
United States Andy McMillin |
Ford TT | 15:38:33 | United States Colton Udall
United States Mark Samuels United States Justin Jones |
Honda | 16:29:08 |
**Officially the race was called the Baja 2000 (1726 miles) for the year 2000.
Notable competitors
American actor Paul Newman was the oldest participant when he competed in the 2004 event at age 80.[3]
- Walker Evans
- Rod Hall
- Rod Millen
- Jimmie Johnson
- Robby Gordon
- Parnelli Jones
- Rob MacCachren
- Don McBride
- Corky McMillin
- Steve McQueen
- Gunnar Nilsson
- Larry Ragland
- Larry Roeseler
- Ivan Stewart
- Mickey Thompson
- Frank "Scoop" Vessels
- BJ Baldwin
- Marc Coma
- Paul Newman
- Mike "Mouse" McCoy
- Apdaly Lopez
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Current and past classes
Cars and Trucks
- SCORE Trophy Truck: Open Production Unlimited Trucks.
- SCORE Class 1: Unlimited open-wheel single-or two-seaters.
- SCORE Class 1/2-1600: open-wheel single-or two-seaters to 1600cc.
- SCORE Class 2: Unlimited 2.2-liter buggy.
- SCORE Class 3: Short wheelbase 4x4.
- SCORE Class 4: Unlimited 2.2-liter open wheel.
- SCORE Class 5: Unlimited Baja Bugs.
- SCORE Class 5-1600: 1600cc Baja Bugs.
- SCORE Class 6: V6 powered tube chassis trucks
- SCORE Class 7: Open mini trucks.
- SCORE Class 7S: Stock mini trucks. (3000cc)
- SCORE Class 7SX: Modified mini trucks. (4000cc)
- SCORE Class 8: Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks.
- SCORE Class 9: Short wheelbase, open-wheel single- or two-seaters.
- SCORE Class 10: Open-wheel single or two-seaters to 2000cc.
- SCORE Class 11: Stock VW Sedans.
- SCORE Lites Class 12: VW limited open-wheel single-(1776cc) or two-seaters(1835cc).
- SCORE Class 17: Jeepspeed
- SCORE Stock Full: Stock full-sized trucks.
- SCORE Stock Mini: Stock mini trucks. (4300cc)
- SCORE Baja Challenge: Limited, identical open-wheel Baja touring cars.
- SCORE Sportsman Buggy:
- SCORE Sportsman Truck:
- SCORE Sportsman UTV:
- ProTruck: Limited Production Trucks governed by the Baja ProTruck Off-Road Race Series
Motorcycles
- SCORE Class 20: 125cc or smaller two-stroke and 250cc or smaller four-stroke motorcycles.
- SCORE Class 21: 126cc to 250cc.
- SCORE Class 22: 250cc or more.
- SCORE Class 30: Riders over 30 years old.
- SCORE Class 40: Riders over 40 years old.
- SCORE Class 50: Riders over 50 years old.
- SCORE Class 60: Riders over 65 years old.
- SCORE Sportsman MC > 250cc: Sportsman riders 250cc (2-stroke) or 450cc (4-stroke) or greater.
- SCORE Sportsman MC < 250cc: Sportsman riders 250cc (2-stroke) or 450cc (4-stroke) or less.
ATVs
- SCORE Class 21: Honda.
- SCORE Class 25: 251cc or more.
See also
- Chasing the Horizon
- Dust to Glory, the documentary about the 2003 race
- Mini-Baja
- Timerider
References
- Fiolka, Marty (2005). 1000 Miles to Glory. Arizona: David Bull Publishing. ISBN 1-893618-36-6.
- Ekins, Dave. "A Ride Down the Peninsula". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
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- SCORE International. "2009 New Classes & Existing Class Rule Amendments
- 2009 Baja 1000 Press Release
Notes
- ^ "SCORE OFF-ROAD RACING – SCORE-International.com". www.score-international.com. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ Clark, Dominic. "MacCachren/A. McMillin/Voss 'Rockstars' earns Overall, SCORE Trophy Truck win at 47th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000". SCORE International. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "SCORE crown jewel since 1967 (October 6, 2005)". Desert Racing. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
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- ^ "E-commerce pioneer bike bandit's ken wahlster". Dealer news. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
External links
- Official SCORE International website
- Official SCORE International Journal
- Official SCORE International Carbon TV channel
- 1967 Baja 1000 ( Twenty Seven Hours To La Paz – Video )
- General description of 4-wheeled off-road classes.