Showing posts with label Baja California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baja California. Show all posts

Baja 1000 - The Story

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). In 1973, Baja California governor Milton Castellanos handed over sanctioning of the event to a non-profit Mexican corporation called Baja Sports Committee (BSC)

40th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Desert Off-Road Race

40th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race. Final event of the six-race 2007 SCORE Desert Series, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, November 11-16, 2007. Ensenada-Baja California, Mexico (65 miles south of U.S./Mexico Border) to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Nearly 450 entries from 43 U.S. States, and 16 countries, competing in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs.
Total milage: 1,296.39 miles

39th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 2006 inclusive 2006 race course map

Andy McMillin and Robby Gordon in a Trophy Truck, Troy Herbst and Larry Roeseler in a Class 1 and the trio Hengeveld/Childress/Cody on a mootorcycle are winners at the 39th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Records falling as over 300,000 celebrate "Super Bowl" of desert racing down Baja California, Mexico, Peninsula Ensenada to La Paz. As the final checkered flag