Ensenada, Baja California:
The Baja 500 begins tomorrow morning at 5:30 a.m.
with the Kings of the Baja single track, Johnny Campbell &
Steve Hengeveld riding into the Baja desert once again as they push
towards another win in Baja. Once the quads and motorcycles are
off, you can expect the SCORE Trophy Trucks and Class 1's to be
pushing the limits of off-road desert racing in search of one of
the greatest titles in off-road racing history, the Baja 500. The
ORC staff is moving locations from contingency row to the
start/finish line in the next couple hours. However, full coverage
will commence beginning at 7:00 a.m. as we receive the first split
times from this historic race. Stay tuned for this epic action to
unfold as the Baj 500 begins tomorrow live from Ensenada, Baja
California.
BILSTEIN 6:00 P.M. BAJA 500 RACING
UPDATE
Ensenada, Baja California:
The crowd continues to walk the contingency rows,
however, most Baja 500 racers have completed contigency. With the
likes of Dan Smith/Dave Ashley, Ryan Arciero/Mark Miller, Scott
Steinberger/Jesse Jones, Alan Pfleuger, the Knuckles Crew, Johnny
Campbell/Steve Hengeveld and more..it was a complete epic day. The
crowds swelled to maximum capacity and the Ensenada police kept
everything in check. This was another wild epic adventure on
contingency row at the Baja 500 in Ensenada, Baja
California.
BAJA 500 END OF THE
DAY~CONTINGENCY ROW
BILSTEIN 5:00 P.M. BAJA 500 RACING
UPDATE
Ensenada, Baja California:
As the day winds down, Ensenada's downtown Baja
500 Contingency Row is still rocking as the fastest off-road racers
in the world push their off-road vehicles down contingency row. The
Terrible's 250 in Henderson Crew has been sensored by SCORE for
wild fun behavior. Life at the Baja 500 continues as the
contingency row pounds towards the final day before the epic race,
The Baja 500.
The long day has taken it's
toll on many spectators as well as vendors alike. The crew from
SCORE's Terrible 250 is spent after a full day in the crowd,
although the Baja 500 racers continue to roll through
tech/contingeny as they ready themselves for a huge race day
tomorrow in the harshest terrain in North America.
BILSTEIN 4:00 P.M. BAJA 500 RACING
UPDATE
Ensenada, Baja California:
The SCORE-International Baja 500 is still on fire
at contingency row here in downtown Ensenada. The baddest off-road
desert racers in the world are prepared to tackle the toughest
terrain in North America tomorrow morning as the epic Baja 500 goes
off once again. Contingency Row is well under way.
BAJA'S LEGEND~BRUCE MEYERS &
THE MEYERS MANX
BILSTEIN 3:00 P.M. BAJA 500 RACING
UPDATE
Ensenada, Baja California:
The Tecate Crew arrived filled with refreshments
and served the contingency sponsors and racers with icy cold road
sodas. HomeyBull was in action and Brent Parkhouse (Tecate
Sponsored Racer) received the honary kiss from the Tecate Princess.
It's epic wild nearly out of control on contingency row as the
SCORE Baja 500 goes off in Ensenada, Baja California. Stay tuned
for some wild action from the front lines of the Baja 500
contingency row.
BILSTEIN 2:00 P.M. BAJA 500 RACING
UPDATE
Ensenada, Baja California:
Only in Baja can the fiesta turn more wild than
you could ever imagine. Friends and racers have invaded the
Off-Road.com pits here at contingency. Dern is buying the beer, Wes
is recieving kisses from the hotties, and the Toyota Crew is thumbs
up. Brent Parkhouse, Tecate sponsored Baja 500 racer, has the
Tecate Girls smiling and laughing, and ORC's famous Rick Sieman has
arrived to contingency teaching rookies about motorcycle life in
Baja.
BILSTEIN 12:00 NOON BAJA 500
RACING UPDATE
Ensenada, Baja California:
In this standing room only atmosphere, it's
difficult for ORC staffers to even get through the huge crowds here
in downtown Ensenada. The carnival atmosphere is epic as the
fastest off-road racers in the world push their vehicles through
the world reknown SCORE Baja 500 contingency and tech
inspection.
SCORE-HENDERSON'S TERRIBLE 250
STAFF IN BAJA
SCORE TERRIBLE'S 250- HENDERSON,
NEVADA: SCORE presents the Terrible's 250 on July 9-12, 2003 in the
beautiful city of Henderson, Nevada. Head to Henderson for wild
racing.
BILSTEIN 11:00 A.M. BAJA 500
RACING UPDATE
Ensenada, Baja California:
The contingency line is long as the refreshment
line at the Tecate Beer stand. The world's toughest off-road desert
racers are preparing to pass through inspection as the off-road
desert racing crowds invade this small seaside town. There is
standing room only here at contingency as the tradition of the Baja
500 continues to rock the Baja Peninsula.
BILSTEIN 10:00 A.M. BAJA 500
RACING UPDATE
Ensenada, Baja California:
The first truck and car through the Baja 500
Contingency was Gus Vildosola/Rob McCachren and, Gus Jr. in the
Mexicana Logistics Trophy Truck and the Mexicana Logistics
Score-Lite buggy. Expect Gus & Rob to put the hammer down on
the Mexicana Logistics Trophy Truck and capture his second trophy
in a row here in the SCORE Desert Racing Series.
Race vehicles are rolling through contingency row
and the 700+ horsepower engines are pounding the pavement as they
thump by the heavy crowds here in downtown Ensenada.
THE FIESTA HAS BEGUN AT THE BAJA
500
BILSTEIN 9:00 A.M. BAJA 500 RACING
UPDATE
Ensenada, Baja California:
The Baja 500 fiesta in downtown Ensenada has
kicked off underneath a layer of cool gray clouds here on this
small town nestled on the Pacific Coast. The usual cast of
characters are here at the Baja 500 contingency including one of
Baja's most legendary King's of the Desert, "Coco."
He drove in from the famous Coco's Corner situated
between Bahia de Gonzaga and Bahia de Los Angeles with truck load
of Coco's Corner t-shirts. As the Team ORC arrived to contingency,
we were greeted with the non-stop excitement associated with this
Baja Peninsula legend.
The Tecate Girls have also arrived after a long
night of performances out at the Horsepower Ranch, located
approximately 9 kilometers outside of Ensenada. The likes Malcolm
Smith, Bruce Meyers, Bilstein's Doug Robertson, and Ron Bishop
rubbed elbows with Ivan "Ironman" Stewart and Larry Ragland as the
Baja Legacy Fiesta Celebration raged on the mountain all night
long. Visit www.off-road.com/race/2003score/baja500/horsepower.html
for the complete story on last night's event.
TECATE GIRLS ARRIVE TO
CONTINGENCY: The ladies of the Tecate Brewing Company arrived to
the contingency after a short night's sleep. They entertained the
legends of Baja last night at Horsepower Ranch.
Here this morning, SCORE-International's Sal Fish
is working hard as he prepares for his 30th Baja 500 here on the
peninsula. Contingency is a hustle of mayhem as vendors and
sponsors line up and prepare themselves for the onslaught of crowds
rolling into downtown Ensenada.
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