GREENVILLE, S.C., June 5, 2018 — BFGoodrich® Tires marked the 50th SCORE Baja 500 with eight class wins including a historic Trophy Truck Class win by racing-legend Rob MacCachren. (more…)
Category: Baja 500
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BFGoodrich® Tires Back In Baja Seeking 32nd Overall SCORE Baja 500 Win
Tire maker has 88 total overall wins in Baja
Ensenada, Mexico, June 1, 2017 – With overall wins in 14 of the last 15 SCORE International races, BFGoodrich looks to climb back on the top spot at the 2017 SCORE Baja 500, taking place in Ensenada, Baja Mexico June 1-3.
BFGoodrich® Tires is focused on claiming its 32nd overall SCORE Baja 500 win. In continuing its commitment to supporting the desert racing, BFGoodrich will award $10,000 in contingency money to the overall winners of the race running exclusively on their tires. (more…)
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Vision Wheel Dominates at the 2016 Baja 1000
Vision Wheel dominated the 2016 Baja 1000, as Vision Wheel sponsored racer Rob MacCachren ran away from the field to win this years race by over twenty-seven minutes! This is the third straight win for Rob Mac but his first on the new Vision Manx Forged Race Wheel. The grueling 854.5 mile race course was conquered in 17 hours, 12 minutes, and 58 seconds, as Rob Mac and co-driver Jason Voss kept the pressure on the entire race. Starting in fifth, after qualifying Rob Mac took the physical lead by race-mile 475, and handed the truck off to Jason Voss at race-mile 498. From there, Voss drove through the night to secure the victory. (more…)
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#21 Tavo Vildosola Wins the 2016 SCORE-International Baja 500
Dougans Racing Engines Take 3 of Top 5 Overall Spots
In one of the most grueling and demanding Baja races in recent history, #21 Tavo Vildosola won his first career SCORE-International Baja 500. Despite starting 13th off the start line in Ensenada, Baja California, Vildosola averaged a speed of 56.86 miles per hour and finished in eight hours, twenty minutes and fifty-five seconds, edging out second place Rob MacCachren by just under three minutes. (more…)
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BFGoodrich® Tires Claims Eight Class Wins, Secures Eight of Top 10 Overall Finishers at the SCORE Baja 500
Greenville, S.C., June 6, 2016 – It has been more than two years since BFGoodrich Tires has not claimed the overall win in a SCORE International desert race. While that streak ended, the tire company did help their drivers to eight class wins. Additionally, eight of the top 10 overall finishers raced on BFGoodrich Tires at the 48th SCORE Baja 500.
For the first time in 11 total races in the series, a driver not running BFGoodrich Tires claimed the overall win in a SCORE race as Gus Vildosola, Jr took the prize by three minutes.
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BFGoodrich® Tires Seeking Third Consecutive and 32nd Overall SCORE Baja 500 Win
Tire maker has swept last two SCORE International Desert Racing season; 87 total wins in Baja
Ensenada, Mexico, June 3, 2016 – Eleven consecutive races over the last two years. That is the current run of overall race wins for BFGoodrich Tires in SCORE International races. Since the SCORE Baja 1000 in November 2013, racers on BFGoodrich Tires have claimed the overall win in every race held.
BFGoodrich® Tires is focused on claiming its third consecutive and 32nd overall SCORE Baja 500 win. The race is held in Ensenada, Mexico starting Saturday, June 4. (more…)