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  • FOX Shocks Dominate 2020 SCORE Baja 1000

    FOX Shocks Dominate 2020 SCORE Baja 1000

    15 of 25 4-wheel vehicle classes won by FOX drivers

    El Cajon, CA – November 24, 2020 – FOX-equipped vehicles swept several classes and took overall victory at the recent SCORE Baja 1000, cementing the manufacturer’s dominance in the toughest and longest continuously-held desert race in the world. Luke McMillin and co-driver Larry Roeseler piloted their #83 vehicle to first overall and first in the Trophy Truck class, with FOX athletes claiming 15 of the top 25 relevant classes.

    “This year’s race will be marked as one of the toughest loop courses ever and we’re proud to say that FOX shocks held up to the abuse, taking home wins in nearly all classes,” FOX’s new Director of Motorsports Bobby Smith said. “With nearly half the field failing to finish, the victorious FOX drivers are a testament to the performance and durability baked into our technology. Consumers can feel good about the fact that this translates into the products they get to drive on or off-road. Congratulations and thank you to all racers that choose FOX in their pursuit to conquer the brutal Baja desert and rise to the top of the podium.

    “A special congratulations to Luke McMillin on earning his first Baja 1000 overall win along with his teammate and Baja legend, Larry Roeseler,” Smith added. “It was only a matter of time before he finally achieved that goal, and we are honored that he chose FOX to help get him there.” 

    The Event

    Many of the world’s best desert racers flexed their muscles at this year’s BFGoodrich Tires 53rd SCORE Baja 1000, presented by 4 Wheel Parts, which started and finished in Ensenada, Baja California November 22. One hundred eighty-five vehicles toed the start line, with racers from nearly 30 U.S. States and 15 countries. By the end, just 99 racers finished.   

    The Course

    This year’s SCORE Baja 1000 was a loop race of 898.40 miles in the northern state of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. The distance was a race-record for a SCORE Baja loop race. It started for the 46th time and finish for the 27th time in Ensenada, a coastal city on the Bahia de Todos Santos area of the Pacific Ocean, 80 miles south of the U.S. border at San Diego.

    “It was a great day,” McMillin said at the finish line. “Larry did an amazing job; he just kept it in line and had no downtime, which is exactly what you need to do in the first half of the SCORE Baja 1000. He brought me a clean truck; we were third and were right up there with the top leaders when I got in. We got some gnarly silt and some tough bumps out there. It’s hard to pick up your pace in a 1,000-mile race and don’t beat up the truck too much, so we tried to be strategic on that. It was a tough course, but a great course.” McMillin drove the second 430-mile leg to the checkered for a finishing time of 19 hours 10 minutes 24 seconds.

    The Results

    • FOX drivers claimed 8 of the top 10 4-wheeled vehicles, including a sweep of the top 4 in the premier SCORE Trophy Truck class:
      • 1st – Luke McMillin & Larry Roeseler
      • 2nd – Rob MacCachren & Josh Daniel
      • 3rd – Bryce Menzies & Andy McMillin
      • 4th – Cameron Steele & Bobby Pecoy
    • FOX also swept the top 5 positions in in Class 1 with Cody Parkhouse taking the win, while Jimco Racing Inc. CEO Robbie Pierce claimed victory in the SCORE TT Legends class;
    • In Trophy Truck spec, Dan Fresh and Jeff Bader finished first in class and 7th overall along with FOX Motorsports Tuner Mike Kim and Service Technician Erick Rivera as navigators;
    • FOX-equipped UTV’s swept all four UTV classes, took the top 5 in the Forced Induction class, the top 4 in the Naturally Aspirated class, and claimed the top 10 positions of all UTV classes combined:
      • Pro UTV FI & UTV overall winner – Wes Miller
      • Pro UTV NA winner – Francisco Arredondo
      • Pro UTV Unlimited winner – Eliott Watson
      • Pro Stock UTV winner – Carolina Sanchez
    • In total, FOX-equipped vehicles claimed 15 class wins and 26 podium positions across all 25 4-wheel-vehicle classes.

    Additionally, three FOX UTV drivers soloed the entire race (Adrian Orellana, Marc Burnett and Kristen Matlock), in the car for over 26 hours or more. Good suspension definitely helps and prevents driver fatigue.

    ​The race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour special on the ABC TV Network’s World of X Games programming. First airing is set for Jan. 3, 2021 on ESPN2. It is being produced by SCORE in association with award-winning BCII TV of Los Angeles. Announcer is Hall of Fame racer and FOX athlete Cameron Steele. Complete SCORE Baja 1000 race results here.

    To learn more about FOX suspension, visit ridefox.com.

  • BFGoodrich® Tires Debuts as Title Sponsor of the SCORE Baja 1000

    BFGoodrich® Tires Debuts as Title Sponsor of the SCORE Baja 1000

    On the 50th year of the epic desert race, BFGoodrich ups the ante with a $50,000 contingency prize

    GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 13, 2017 – BFGoodrich® Tires will be the title sponsor of the SCORE Baja 1000, running from Nov. 14 through Nov. 18, expanding the company’s long-term commitment to desert racing and the racers who challenge themselves on the world’s toughest terrain. BFGoodrich has been associated with desert racing for more than 40 years and sees the title sponsorship as an opportunity to further its theme this year: Decades of Desert Dominance. (more…)

  • THE BATTLE OF THE BAJA

    THE BATTLE OF THE BAJA

    unnamed (13)Colorado Springs, CO 11/18/14 – We have had several class wins in the Baja but the race is not something you ever really conquer. No matter how many times I race there, it never fails to drop my jaw. It has little to do with a typical American desert race, it is the Baja 1000. The only thing you can prepare for is for everything to go awry. At times the race is peaceful, other times intense with screaming crowds, often terrifying with unseen hazards hiding in a sinister haze.

    WE TAKE AN EARLY LEAD

    I had the privilege of driving the start of the race this year for the BFGoodrich Tires BC-1 car. The start definitely falls in the “intense” category and I loved every minute of it. The excitement and hazard of the fans lining the course has no equivalent. Fans try to touch the car as it goes by and dumbest of all – even lie in the road on the far side of jumps. While a wild ride, we made it through with nothing but positive experiences and put 35 miles on the 2nd place car in the first 308 miles.  (more…)

  • Driven To Fight Cancer Truck Makes Baja 1000 a Course for Battling Cancer and Adds Podium Finisher Giveaway

    Driven To Fight Cancer Truck Makes Baja 1000 a Course for Battling Cancer and Adds Podium Finisher Giveaway

    Sponsor A Mile of Their Race To the Finish and Enter To Win

    DrivenToFightCancer PodiumGATEWAY, CO   OCTOBER 8, 2014: The 2014 Baja 1000 has now become a course for battling cancer.  You can sponsor a mile or more of the Driven to Fight Cancer Trophy Truck team as they take on the SCORE International Baja 1000 starting November 14, 2014.  Driven Experiences is proud to team up with the American Cancer Society and their October Cattle Baron’s Ball event in this significant fundraising opportunity at www.DrivenToFightCancer.com. Your mileage donation can be a tribute to a cancer survivor or a dedication to never forget someone who lost the battle with cancer.

    “We added some additional incentives to help boost our commitment to this program.  In every race there is a podium of three winners where luck played a solid role in getting them there.  So we gathered three awesome prizes to give away in a random email drawing after the race when the official Baja 1000 winners are announced,” explained Chuck Dempsey, Driven Experiences Race Director.  “Anyone who donates via the Driven to Fight Cancer program with an email address will be entered to win one of three prizes: The grand prize will be a two-day stay at Gateway Canyons Resort spending one day at the Driven Experiences school, and a second day enjoying the beautiful Colorado scenery after choosing between one of the fast and classy cars in the Driven Rentals program.  The second email randomly picked will win a one-day Driven Experiences school opportunity, and the third email randomly picked will receive a Go-Pro Hero4 camera.  All you have to do to enter is donate through our program online, or at an event, and opt into winning with your email address.” (more…)

  • Vision X Lighting Racers Triumphant at 46th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

    Vision X Lighting Racers Triumphant at 46th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

    Vision X - Baja 1000November 20, 2013 – Algona, WA – Racers using Vision X Lighting outshine the rigors and darkness of the the 46th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 to claim multiple class wins and class championships.

    The grueling yet majestic terrain in Baja California, Mexico put 251 starters to the ultimate test of man and machine as they forged through over 900 miles of mountains, deserts, deep sand washes, dry lake beds, silt beds, mud holes and cactus fields. After 18 hours of continual punishment the first finishers began cross the finish line, and after over 35 hours less than half of the starters would see the checkered flag. (more…)

  • Yokohama Tire Corporatio​n’s Off-Road Racers Reflect on 2013 Season

    Yokohama Tire Corporatio​n’s Off-Road Racers Reflect on 2013 Season

    Highlights include Cameron Steele’s early season win on YokohamaGEOLANDAR A/T-S® R tires

    Cameron Steele racing on Yokohama Geolandar tires at the 2013 Baja 1000FULLERTON, CA. – (Dec. 12, 2013) – From Nevada to Mexico, Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) and the Desert Assassins off-road racing team covered a lot of rugged, dusty ground during the 2013 season, producing several highlights, some even historic. The Desert Assassins were led by husband and wife duo Cameron and Heidi Steele, who campaigned their 800-horsepower Geiser Brothers Trophy Trucks on off-road racing-engineered Yokohama GEOLANDAR A/T-S® R tires. (more…)