Over 275 entries expected. Racers from 34 States, 12 countries entered to date in nationally-televised granddaddy of all desert races.

32 SCORE Trophy-Trucks entered; race to be held in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, Nov. 19-22

With over 275 entries expected to compete in 28 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races will be held Nov. 19-22 in Ensenada, Mexico. Completing its 36th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series. To date, entries have come from 34 U.S. States and 12 countries.

With massive crowds reaching nearly 25,000 anticipated to again be spread out along the rugged course that travels much of the northern part of Baja California, down Laguna Salada to San Felipe, down thrown legendary Matomi Wash, around Mike’s Sky Ranch, down the infamous Simpson’s Hill and back to the Pacific Coast through Santo Tomas covering much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula. The race will start for the 35th time and finish for the 20th time in Ensenada.

The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Friday, Nov. 20) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line. Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 13 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.

The race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.

Pre-race festivities on Thursday, Nov. 19, for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, including the vastly popular tech and contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway will be held from 19 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The pre-race mandatory driver/rider briefing will be held Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Room at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. Racer and media registration will be held at the San Nicolas Resort Hotel from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19.

Pre-running on the 672.85-mile loop course will officially begin on Saturday, Nov. 6. Pre-running will be allowed only from Ojos Negros and back. One way pre-running from the start to Ojos Negros will be allowed only on Wednesday and Thursday of race week (Nov. 18 and 29).

It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula.

This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special, in association with SCORE and Aura360, for the sixth consecutive year, scheduled to air at 2 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 19 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.

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SPT M/C 250> (34 in class )

	251x	Craig Anstine
	252X	Salvador Sainz
	253X	Jeff Leonard
	254X	Cliff Cook
	255X	Craig Campbell
	256X	Oscar Fazz
	257X	Eric Anderson-SOLO
	258X	Jeb Boynton
	259X	Dave Bervin
	260X	Michael Powell
	261X	Mike Kaplan-SOLO
	262X	Andrew Siegmund
	263X	Ricardo De La Pena
	264X	Gary Gonzales
	265X	Doug McCrady-SOLO
	266X	Shohei Himeno
	267X	Bob Gumser
	268X	Ray Grupp  Team Maxim  Start Time Est 07:20 AM  Nov 20th
	270X	Mike Mensinger
	271X	Trent Burgiss-SOLO
	272X	Hideaki Sasaki-SOLO
	273X	Ebara Shuji
	274X	Brian Garrahan
	275X	Tatsushi Asaga-SOLO
	276X	Yvan Perroud-SOLO
	277X	Christian Chapman
	278X	Duncan Ragsdale
	279X	Don Wadsworth
	280X	Dan Dooling-SOLO
	281X	Davy Patterson
	282X	Blake Ribbe-Tanner
	297X	Ken Kosiorek-3rd RS-SOLO
	298X	Yoram Lavee-2nd RS SOLO
	299X	John Lowe-1st RS