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Coordinates: 31°52′05″N 116°38′01″W / 31.86806°N 116.63361°W / 31.86806; -116.63361
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Team 12L- 1st TT Legend at the 2017 Baja 1000 finish line Mike Coleman, Gus Vildosola, Scott Bailey and Rodrigo Ampudia

The Baja 1000 is an annual Mexican off-road motorsport race held on the Baja California Peninsula. It is one of the most prestigious off-road races in the world, having attracted competitors from six continents.[1][2][3][4] The race was founded by Ed Pearlman in 1967 and is sanctioned by SCORE International.[5][6] The race is the final round of a four-race annual series, which also includes the San Felipe 250, the Baja 400 and the Baja 500. The 2017 Baja 1000 marked the 50th anniversary of the race.[7]

The Baja 1000 has various types of classes, including Trophy trucks, Dirtbikes, Truggys, Side-by-sides, Baja Bugs and Buggies,[6] all competing at the same time on the same course. The course has remained relatively the same over the years, with about every other event being either a point-to-point race from Ensenada to La Paz or a loop race starting and finishing in Ensenada. The name of the event can be misleading, as the mileage varies for the type of event. A "Loop" can be 600 to 850 miles starting and finishing in Ensenada or "Point to Point", also known as the 900. There is also many famous winners of the race with 3rd place going to Jorge Jimenez and 2nd place going to Bryce Menzies and 1st to Andy McMillan. Some other facts are that Competitors face many challenges, including Sudden terrain drops, like cliffs boulders Traction disruptors, like mud, dunes, or Visibility issues, like dust, fog, mirages, and darkie Road traffic, spectators, cattle, and local wildlife.

Race history

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1962: The first timed run

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When Jack McCormack and Walt Fulton of Honda's American subsidiary decided to hold a long-distance run to prove the reliability of the new Honda CL72 Scrambler motorcycle, they approached well-known off-road motorcycle racer and local Triumph and Honda dealer Bud Ekins for suggestions.[8][9][10] Ekins suggested the Tijuana to La Paz route (Federal Highway 1), which was 950 miles (1,530 km) of rocks, sand washes, dry lake beds, cattle crossings, and mountain passes, with few paved roads. Ekins declined to undertake the run because of his professional association with Triumph but suggested that his brother Dave Ekins and the son of another Southern California Honda distributor, Billy Robertson Jr., could accomplish the trip for American Honda.[8]

After performing an aerial pre-run over the peninsula in Fulton's Cessna 180, Ekins and Robertson began the journey to La Paz just after midnight on March 22, 1962. While being followed by two journalists in an airplane and using telegraph offices at the Mexican border and in La Paz, Dave Ekins recorded the first official timed run in 39 hours 56 minutes (39:56), with a total distance of 952.7 miles (1,533.2 km).[8][9][10][11] The event received coverage in the Globe, Argosy, and Cycle World magazines, earning awe and respect for Honda and the Baja run. The Globe and Argosy accounts also included close encounters with death and other dangers, which Ekins claims were "colorful additions".

Four wheels vs two wheels

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Wanting to beat the existing motorcycle record and to help fuel sales of the Meyers Manx, Bruce Meyers used his original prototype buggy called "Old Red" for an attempt at breaking the record set by Ekins. After pre-running a course south to La Paz, Ted Mangels and Bruce Meyers started the record-breaking attempt back to Tijuana from La Paz at 10:00 pm on April 19, 1967. With a journalist from Road & Track magazine following the two to witness the attempt, the final official time was 34:45, beating Ekins' run by more than five hours. Upon returning to the United States, the journalist documenting the run sent out press kits with photographs and a news release with the headline "Buggy Beats Bike in Baja" to hundreds of magazines and newspapers. Soon, more stories of adventure, close calls, and broken speed records received media coverage around the world. Following the event, Bruce Meyers and his Meyers Manx became an overnight sensation, and the competition between four wheels and motorcycles for the fastest Baja run began.

In the following months, more attempts at breaking the record would take place. One of the attempts included a multiple vehicle run organized by Ed Pearlman that ended in an official four wheel record being recorded but with the overall time falling short of the record set by Meyers. On July 4, 1967, an American Motors Rambler American sedan would leave Tijuana at 9:00 am to successfully break the record set by Meyers with an overall time of 31 hours.

1967: The Mexican 1000

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As the timed runs recorded via telegraph became popular, a need for an organized event to compete for the quickest Baja run was starting to grab the attention of other competitors. In response to Meyers' record setting run, Ed Pearlman convinced Dick Cepek, Claude Dozier, Ed Orr, Drino Miller and journalist John Lawlor to make the run to La Paz. In June 1967, Pearlman and group left Tijuana and immediately ran into mechanical troubles. This trip inspired Pearlman to organize an off-road race down the Baja peninsula by creating the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA).[8] After Pete Condos and Pearlman put up the funds to incorporate NORRA, the group announced an official recognition of the previous record setters and created classes that related to the type of vehicle used to break the record. During the later part of summer, NORRA named the event the "Mexican 1000 Rally" and announced the first official race from Tijuana to La Paz was to be held on the peninsula.

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, 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 NORRA and grew in popularity, with ABC's "Wide World of Sports" sending Jim McKay to cover the 1968 event. It attracted new participants like the late Mickey Thompson, Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones, movie actor James Garner, and Mary McGee, the first woman to compete in the event. By 1971, major sponsors such as Olympia Brewing Company and Minolta Cameras began to support Parnelli Jones in his Dick Russell-designed and Bill Stroppe-prepared "Big Oly" Bronco and Larry Minor in a similar Stroppe-prepared Bronco.

1973 oil crisis and SCORE

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In October 1973, the price for a barrel of crude oil shot up 70% overnight as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) launched the Arab Oil Embargo. With fear that competitors would abandon the idea of competing and stay home, NORRA cancelled the 1974 Baja race–despite assurances from the Federal government run Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) that fuel prices would remain stable–and announced they would instead hold an event in the state of Arizona.

It was at that time in history that Baja California governor Milton Castellanos handed over sanctioning of the event to a non-profit Mexican corporation called the "Baja Sports Committee" (BSC). BSC renamed the event the "Baja Mil" (Baja 1000) and scheduled the race to run on the original dates chosen by NORRA. Though NORRA held a competing event in the United States that same weekend, BSC successfully ran the race from Ensenada to La Paz as in years prior. Unaware of the challenges, BSC found promoting Baja races more difficult than anticipated.

Instead of giving up the race, the Mexican government requested help from SCORE International in hosting and promoting future Baja races. Through negotiations with Mickey Thompson and his SCORE organization, the Government agreed to give exclusive rights to SCORE to hold Baja races and also reluctantly allowed SCORE to cancel the event for 1974 (a year where motorsport was curtailed in the United States because of the oil crisis). SCORE hired Sal Fish as president and took control of the Baja 1000 from that year on with the Baja 1000 race resuming under new control in 1975.

The 1979 race was notable for Walker Evans’ overall win in a Dodge truck, the first truck to win the overall title of the race.[6] In 2012, the racing organization was purchased by Roger Norman and continues to run under his presidency.

RPM Trophy Truck at the 2015 Baja 1000 qualifying

Vehicles

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The Baja 1000 is open to entrants competing in several classes, ranging from dirt bikes, ATVs, side-by-sides, buggies, truggy and custom fabricated race vehicles. Race teams range from factory-supported groups that build custom fabricated vehicles and provide chase vehicles via helicopter to much smaller and less glamorous sportsman teams competing in all-stock vehicles with no chase vehicle support. Stock Volkswagen Type One Beetles modified for use in off-road terrain, known as Baja Bugs, have been a common sight throughout the event duration, but the factory-supported, all-spaceframe Trophy Truck entries are the most visible.

In contrast to the current factory EX supported modern race vehicles that tend to dominate the car and truck classes, Erik Carlsson drove a basically stock front wheel drive Saab 96 V4, finishing third in 1969 and fifth in 1970.

Baja course

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  • Point-to-point: A point-to-point race is one that starts and ends in two different locations. The start is traditionally held in Ensenada but has been held in Tijuana and Mexicali as well. The course length varies for a point to point but is often over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) and ends in La Paz.
  • Loop race: A loop race is one that starts and finishes in the same location. Traditionally the race starts and ends in Ensenada but has started/finished in Mexicali as well. The course length varies from 600 to 850 miles, depending on the course route.

Qualifying

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The starting order is generally determined by a random draw, except when preferential starts are given to those who finished in top positions in the previous race/season, or when qualifying is held. For Trophy Trucks & Class 1 vehicles, qualifying for the Baja 1000 is now held during SEMA at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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  • In the film Timerider (1982), the hero Swann is competing in the Baja 1000 when he inadvertently stumbles on to a time warp experiment and is sent back to the Old West in the 1870s.
  • The documentary Dust to Glory (2005) follows contestants of the Baja 1000.
  • Baja: Edge of Control is a 2008 video game about the Baja 1000 developed by 2XL Games and published by THQ for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Overall winners

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Year Route Four-Wheelers Motos & Quads
Drivers Vehicle Time Riders Vehicle Time
1967 Tijuana-La Paz United States Vic Wilson
United States Ted Mangels
Meyers Manx VW 27:38 United States J.N. Roberts
United States Malcolm Smith
Husqvarna 360 Cross 28:48
1968 Ensenada-La Paz United States Larry Minor
United States Jack Bayer
Ford Bronco 21:11:32 United States Larry Berquist
United States Gary Preston
Honda 325cc CL350 Scrambler 20:38:28
1969 Ensenada-La Paz United States Larry Minor
United States Rod Hall
Ford Bronco 20:48:10 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson
United States J.N. Roberts
Husqvarna 500 TWIN 21:35:52
1970 Ensenada-La Paz United States Drino Miller
United States Vic Wilson Miller
VW 16:07 United States Mike Patrick
United States Phil Bowers
Yamaha RT1 360 18:31
1971 Ensenada-La Paz United States Parnelli Jones
United States Bill Stroppe
Ford Bronco 14:59 United States Malcolm Smith
Sweden Gunnar Nilsson
Husqvarna 400 Cross 16:51
1972 Mexicali-La Paz United States Parnelli Jones
United States Bill Stroppe
Ford Bronco 16:47 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson
Sweden Rolf Tibblin
Husqvarna 19:19
1973 Ensenada-La Paz United States Bobby Ferro
United States Johnny Johnson
Funco VW 16:50 United States Mitch Mayes
United States A.C. Bakken
Husqvarna 18:42:51
1974 No Race
1975 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Malcolm Smith
United States Dr. Bud Feldkamp
Hi-Jumper VW 18:55:49 United States Al Baker
United States Gene Cannady
Honda XL350 18:22:55
1976 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Ivan Stewart Chenowth VW 12:17:28 United States Larry Roeseler
United States Mitch Mayes
Husqvarna 11:30:47
1977 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Malcolm Smith
United States Dr. Bud Feldkamp
Funco VW 15:10:42 United States Brent Wallingsford
United States Scot Harden
Husqvarna 14:37:07
1978 Mexicali-Ensenada United States Mark Stahl Chenowth VW 12:55:42 United States Larry Roeseler
United States Jack Johnson
Husqvarna 14:37:07
1979 Ensenada-La Paz United States Walker Evans
United States Bruce Florio
Dodge Pickup 20:48:27 United States Larry Roeseler
United States Jack Johnson
Husqvarna 390 19:48:04
1980 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Mark Stahl Chenowth VW 13:33:55 United States Larry Roeseler
United States Jack Johnson
Yamaha YZ490 12:45:13
1981 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Mark McMillin
United States Thomas Hoke
Chenowth VW 20:29:14 United States Scot Harden
United States Brent Wallingsford
Husqvarna 430 17:14:05
1982 Ensenada-La Paz United States Mickey Thompson
United States Terry Smith
Raceco VW 19:40:23 United States Al Baker
United States Jack Johnson
Honda XR500R 17:25:27
1983 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Mark McMillin
United States Ralph Paxton
Chenowth VW 20:29:14 United States Dan Smith
United States Dan Ashcraft
Husqvarna 500XC 14:48:10
1984 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Mark McMillin
United States Ralph Paxton
Chenowth VW 16:27:09 United States Chuck Miller
United States Randy Morales
Honda XR500R 14:34:34
1985 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Steve Sourapas
United States Dave Richardson
Raceco VW 17:54:55 United States Randy Morales
United States Derrick Paiement
Honda CR500 17:44:42
1986 Ensenada-La Paz United States Mark McMillin
United States Ralph Paxton
Chenowth Porsche 18:26:28 United States Bruce Ogilvie
United States Chuck Miller
Honda XR600R 18:05:52
1987 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Bob Gordon
United States Malcolm Smith
Chenowth Porsche 13:15:04 United States Dan Ashcraft
United States Bruce Ogilvie
Honda XR600R 12:02:14
1988 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Mark McMillin Chenowth Porsche 18:07:09 United States Paul Krause
United States Larry Roeseler
United States Danny LaPorte
Kawasaki KX500 17:53:16
1989 Ensenada-La Paz United States Robby Gordon Ford Pickup 18:04:07 United States Larry Roeseler
United States Danny LaPorte
United States Ted Hunnicutt Jr.
Kawasaki KX500 17:53:16
1990 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Bob Gordon
United States Robyn Gordon
United States Robby Gordon
Chenowth Chevrolet 12:30:45 United States Larry Roeseler
United States Ted Hunnicutt Jr.
United States Danny LaPorte
Kawasaki KX500 11:11:45
1991 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Larry Ragland Chevrolet Pickup 16:37:35 United States Larry Roeseler
United States Ted Hunnicutt Jr.
United States Marty Smith
Kawasaki KX500 13:35:25
1992 Ensenada-La Paz United States Paul Simon
United States Dave Simon
Ford Ranger 16:53:02 United States Danny Hamel
United States Garth Sweetland
United States Paul Ostbo
Kawasaki KX500 16:50:12
1993 Mexicali-Mexicali United States Ivan Stewart Toyota SR5 13:29:11 United States Danny Hamel
United States Larry Roeseler
United States Ty Davis
Kawasaki KX500 13:57:23
1994 Mexicali-Mexicali United States Jim Smith Ford TT 10:28:56 United States Danny Hamel
United States Larry Roeseler
United States Ty Davis
Kawasaki KX500 10:20:47
1995 Tijuana-La Paz United States Larry Ragland Chevrolet TT 20:14:12 United States Paul Krause
United States Ty Davis
United States Ted Hunnicutt Jr.
Kawasaki KX500 19:31:19
1996 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Larry Ragland Chevrolet TT 14:38:59 United States Paul Krause
United States Ty Davis
United States Greg Zitterkopf
Kawasaki KX500 14:11:02
1997 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Larry Ragland Chevrolet TT 13:53:46 United States Johnny Campbell
United States Tim Staab
United States Greg Bringle
Honda XR600R 13:19:59
1998 Santo Tomás-La Paz United States Ivan Stewart Toyota 19:08:20 United States Johnny Campbell
United States Jimmy Lewis
Honda XR600R 18:58:48
1999 Ojos Negros-Ojos Negros United States Larry Ragland Chevrolet 14:26:36 United States Johnny Campbell
United States Tim Staab
Honda XR650R 14:15:42
2000** Ensenada-Cabo San Lucas United States Dan Smith
United States Dave Ashley
Ford 32:15:39 United States Johnny Campbell
United States Tim Staab
United States Craig Smith
United States Steve Hengeveld
Honda XR650R 30:54:12
2001 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Doug Fortin
United States Charlie Townsley
Jimco Chevrolet 14:35:42 United States Johnny Campbell
United States Tim Staab
Honda XR650R 13:51:40
2002 Ensenada-La Paz United States Dan Smith
United States Dave Ashley
Ford 16:19:03 United States Steve Hengeveld
United States Johnny Campbell
United States Andy Grider
Honda XR650R 16:17:28
2003 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Doug Fortin
United States Charlie Townsley
Jimco Chevrolet 16:24:02 United States Steve Hengeveld
United States Johnny Campbell
Honda XR650R 15:39:52
2004 Ensenada-La Paz United States Troy Herbst
United States Larry Roeseler
Smithbuilt-Ford 16:18:14 United States Steve Hengeveld
United States Johnny Campbell
United States Kendall Norman
Honda XR650R 15:57:37
2005 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Larry Roeseler
United States Troy Herbst
Smithbuilt-Ford 15:06:19 United States Steve Hengeveld
United States Johnny Campbell
United States Mike Childress
Honda XR650R 14:20:30
2006 Ensenada-La Paz United States Andy McMillin
United States Robby Gordon
Chevrolet 19:15:17 United States Steve Hengeveld
United States Mike Childress
United States Quinn Cody
Honda CRF450X 18:17:50
2007 Ensenada-Cabo San Lucas United States Mark Post
United States Rob MacCachren
United States Carl Renezeder
Ford 25:21:25 United States Robby Bell
United States Kendall Norman
United States Steve Hengeveld
United States Johnny Campbell
Honda CRF450X 24:15:50
2008 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Roger Norman
United States Larry Roeseler
Ford 12:40:33 United States Robby Bell
United States Kendall Norman
United States Johnny Campbell
Honda CRF450X 12:29:10
2009 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Andy McMillin
United States Scott McMillin
Chevrolet 14:19:50 United States Kendall Norman
United States Timmy Weigand
United States Quinn Cody
Honda CRF450X 13:27:50
2010 Ensenada-La Paz Mexico Tavo Vildosola
Mexico Gus Vildosola
Ford F-150 TT 19:00:04 United States Kendall Norman
United StatesQuinn Cody
Honda CRF450X 19:20:52
2011 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Andy McMillin
United States Scott McMillin
Ford Raptor TT 14:51:36 United States Kendall Norman
United States Quinn Cody
United States Logan Holladay
Honda CRF450X 14:14:25
2012 Ensenada-La Paz United States BJ Baldwin Chevrolet TT 20:00:59 United States Colton Udall
United States Timmy Weigand
United States David Kamo
Honda CRF450X 20:09:30
2013 Ensenada-Ensenada United States BJ Baldwin Chevrolet TT 18:36:10 United States Colton Udall
United States Timmy Weigand
United States David Kamo
United States Mark Samuels
Honda CRF450X 18:29:14
2014 Ensenada-La Paz United States Rob MacCachren
United States Andy McMillin
United States Jason Voss
Ford TT 22:31:27 United States Ricky Brabec
United States Robby Bell
United States Steve Hengeveld
United States Max Eddy Jr.
Kawasaki KX450F 24:24:01
2015 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Rob MacCachren
United States Andy McMillin
Ford TT 15:38:33 United States Colton Udall
United States Mark Samuels
United States Justin Jones
Honda CRF450X 16:29:08
2016 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Rob MacCachren
United States Jason Voss
Ford TT 17:12:58 United States Justin Jones
United States David Kamo
United States Mark Samuels
Australia Daymon Stokie
United States Colton Udall
Honda CRF450X 18:16:42
2017 Ensenada-La Paz Mexico Juan C. Lopez
Mexico Apdaly Lopez
Ford TT 19:53:36 Guatemala Francisco Arredondo
United States Shane Esposito
United States Justin Morgan
United States Max Eddy Jr.
United States Ty Davis
Honda CRF450X 21:07:16
2018 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Cameron Steele

United States Pat Dean

Ford TT 16:24:02 United States Justin Morgan
United States Mark Samuels
United States Justin Jones
Honda CRF450X 16:23:26
2019 Ensenada-Ensenada Mexico Alan Ampudia

Mexico Aaron Ampudia

Ford TT 16:10:35 United States Justin Morgan
United States David Kamo
United States Max Eddy Jr
United States Shane Esposito
Honda CRF450X 17:34:28
2020 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Luke McMillin

United States Larry Roeseler

Ford TT 19:10:25 United States Justin Morgan
United States Mark Samuels
United States Justin Jones
Honda CRF450X 20:50:30
2021 Ensenada-La Paz United States Luke McMillin

United States Rob MacCachren

Chevrolet TT 20:45:59 United States Justin Morgan
United States Mark Samuels
Mexico Brandon Prieto
United States Kendall Norman
Honda CRF450X 23:07:18
2022 Ensenada-Ensenada United States Luke McMillin

United States Rob MacCachren

Chevrolet TT 16:37:45 United States Justin Morgan
United States Mark Samuels
United States Kendall Norman
Honda CRF450X 18:51:30
2023 La Paz–Ensenada United States Bryce Menzies
United States Andy McMillin
Mexico Tavo Vildósola
Ford TT 22:35:33 Bolivia Juan Carlos Salvatierra
United States Carter Klein
Argentina Diego Llanos
United States Shane Logan
United States Corbin McPherson
KTM 450SX-F 26:33:41

**Officially the race was called the Baja 2000 (1726 miles) for the year 2000.

Notable competitors

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Most overall car wins

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Most overall motorcycle wins

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  • 11: Johnny Campbell[20]
  • 10: Larry Roeseler[15]
  • 8: Steve Hengeveld[21] and Kendall Norman
  • 7: Mark Samuels
  • 6: Justin Morgan[22]
  • 5: Ty Davis
  • 4: Quinn Cody,[23] Ted Hunnicutt Jr., Jack Johnson,[24] Justin Jones, David Kamo, Tim Staab and Colton Udall

Other notable drivers

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Current and past classes

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Four-Wheelers

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Motorcycles

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  • SCORE Class 20: 125cc or smaller two-stroke and 250cc or smaller four-stroke motorcycles.
  • SCORE Class 21: 126cc to 250cc.
  • SCORE Class 22: 250cc or more.
  • SCORE Class 30: Riders over 30 years old.
  • SCORE Class 40: Riders over 40 years old.
  • SCORE Class 50: Riders over 50 years old.
  • SCORE Class 60: Riders over 65 years old.
  • SCORE Sportsman MC > 250cc: Sportsman riders 250cc (2-stroke) or 450cc (4-stroke) or greater.
  • SCORE Sportsman MC < 250cc: Sportsman riders 250cc (2-stroke) or 450cc (4-stroke) or less.

ATVs

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See also

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References

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  • Fiolka, Marty (2005). 1000 Miles to Glory. Arizona: David Bull Publishing. ISBN 1-893618-36-6.
  • Ekins, Dave. "A Ride Down the Peninsula". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
  • SCORE International (2006). "2006–2010 Off-Road Racing Rules and Regulations".
  • SCORE International. "2009 New Classes & Existing Class Rule Amendments
  • 2009 Baja 1000 Press Release

Notes

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  1. ^ "Can-Am Wins the Prestigious Baja 1000 Race in Mexico". can-am.brp.com. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Baja 1000 defends their title of Best Motorsports Race". 10best.com. July 21, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Baja 1000 Interesting Facts". redbull.com. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "5 Reasons Why the Baja 1000 Is the World's Craziest Offroad Race". mensjournal.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "SCORE OFF-ROAD RACING – SCORE-International.com". score-international.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "SCORE crown jewel since 1967 (October 6, 2005)". Desert Racing. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  7. ^ SCORE. "2017 Schedule". Score-International. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d "A Ride Down The Peninsula". budanddaveekins.com. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Honda's First Four Years in America: and you thought it was easy". motohistory.net. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "American Honda Motor Company and Honda Motor Company". budanddaveekins.com. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  11. ^ "Honda's First Four Years in America". motohistory.net. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "Rob MacCachren". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  13. ^ "Mark McMillin". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  14. ^ "Larry Ragland". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  15. ^ a b "Larry Roeseler". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  16. ^ "David Ashley". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  17. ^ "Robby Gordon". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  18. ^ "Malcolm Smith". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  19. ^ "Ivan Stewart". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  20. ^ "Johnny Campbell". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  21. ^ "Steve Hengeveldref". Hot Shoe Hall Of Fame.
  22. ^ "Justin Morgan". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  23. ^ Burns, Josh. "Kendall Norman, Quinn Cody Earn 2010 SCORE Baja 1000 Motorcycle Victory." Off-Road.Com. http://www.off-road.com/dirtbike/race/kendall-norman-quinn-cody-earn-2010-score-baja-1000-motorcycle-victory-52939.html November 18, 2010 Retrieved 1:35 p.m., Sunday, April 6, 2014 (PDT).
  24. ^ "Jack Johnson". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
  25. ^ Alan Ampudia and Toyo Tires Win the 52nd SCORE Baja 1000 Overall
  26. ^ "StackPath". www.toyotires.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  27. ^ "Baja 1000 preview: Can Ken Block win?". November 17, 2021.
  28. ^ Kelioh, Graham (April 16, 2019). "Jenson Button takes on The Mint 400". Motor Sport. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
    Chokhani, Darshan (November 25, 2019). "Button spent nearly 17 hours stranded in unique Baja1000 Experience". FormulaRapida.net. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  29. ^ Justin Davis and the Green Army Team Win Back-to-Back in SCORE, Class 1 Unlimited
  30. ^ Bryce Menzies, Andy McMillin renew partnership for Baja 1000
  31. ^ Cody Parkhouse
  32. ^ Jeff Proctor
  33. ^ Cameron Steele
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31°52′05″N 116°38′01″W / 31.86806°N 116.63361°W / 31.86806; -116.63361