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    SCORE, 2011 Baja 1000 - DP Racing 14x Race Recap 

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    Published on 11-22-2011 06:09 PM  Number of Views: 434 
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    The DP Racing warriors just completed an awesome Baja 1000, where they placed 4th in Class 22 Open Pro motorcycle, the premier bike class, and 5th Overall motorcycle, besting some very well known names in desert racing. CONGRATULATIONS to A.J. Stewart, Jesse Sharpe, Justin Morgan, Donald Stanley, Corey Freeman, and Kevin Johnson for riding smart and sensible, yet smokin the field on the MotoWorld Racing Honda CRF 450 X. These young stalwarts took the checkered flag Friday night in Ensenada, Baja California in exactly 17 hours, averaging just over 41 MPH on the 14x bike.

    The guys had pre-run their sections extensively, familiarizing themselves with the course and selecting the best possible lines. A heavy rainfall the Saturday before the race would result in epic race day conditions, with great traction and minimal dust. Everyone was confident, race day couldn't come soon enough.
    A.J. started the race, but immediately turned the bike over to Jesse due to a shoulder injury from a recent Dist 38 race. Jesse is a calm and calculating racer, who I knew would keep the rubber down for the first critical 90 miles. The racers were stacked and jockeying for position at Nuevo Junction, where Justin would hop in the saddle and take the CRF over the Summit, where a simple careless mistake can result in race-end. The CRF was purring. Justin began picking off riders and witnessed early carnage, but kept the hammer down and lasered down the Laguna Salada lakebed towards Borrego. When he arrived at Borrego, 14x was 7th bike overall, and we conducted a planned air filter and rear wheel change.
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    SCORE, 2011, Baja 1000 - Buggy 402 Post Race Recap 

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    Published on 11-22-2011 06:00 PM  Number of Views: 296 
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    402: Class 4 Predator X-18S with Ecotec 2.2L Engine Buggy

    Sugar Racing completed its rookie year by winning the 44th running of the legendary Baja 1000 in Class 4. It was a tough race for the record books. Heavy winter rains changed the course from pre-run to race in ways no one expected. Racers were challenged with an intensely difficult course filled with bone-crushing rocks, spongy sand, and epic silt. Unlimited Trophy Trucks and Class 1 buggies that normally finish the Baja 1000 at races speeds of 55 miles per hour won their Class at only 47 and 43 mph, respectively. There were 278 entrants and 155 finishers in this Baja 1000 for a surprisingly strong finish rate of 56% for this uniquely rugged off road race.

    The rugged 693-mile course traveled from Ensenada east through Ojos Negros, over the infamous Summit and on Laguna Salada, through the Borrego double pit area, down Laguna Diablo to San Felipe through the three legendary Baja canyon washes of Matomi, Huatamote, and Chanate, back to Borrego then joining familiar routes up to Mike’s Sky Rancho past Valle de Trinidad, heading over to the Pacific Coast, crossing Highway 1 near San Vicente and to Erendira, then through Santo Tomas, Uruapan and back to Ojos Negros, and on to the finish in Ensenada. The course covered much of the northern half of the majestic Baja California peninsula. Except for the San Felipe loop, the course traveled in a clockwise direction. The San Felipe loop ran counter clockwise. The race course featured six physical checkpoints along with 64 virtual checkpoints. On race day, 6 miles were added to the start-finish run due to rain-damage and other local reasons for an actual total of 705 race miles.
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    DP Racing 7x Race Report San Felipe 250 

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    Published on 03-14-2011 06:49 PM
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    Ride smart. The right amount of throttle. Keep the rubber down. Deliver the bike to your teammate as fast as you ...
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    Vaya con Dios our friend... 

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    Published on 12-09-2010 07:08 AM  Number of Views: 2792 
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    "That's So Rad!" "You're So Rad!" It just wasn't these two trademark expressions that set Des McDonald apart. Almost everything that flowed from his mouth was original, cantankerous, witty, bizarre, and usually hilarious. One of the few people who by just being around him, you became sucked into his positive vacuum. Feel like shit? Go hang out with Des. Your attitude changed immediately.

    I first "met" Des in a nightly series of satellite phone calls when he, Mark A and Joe D were supporting an ill-fated Dakar Rally endeavor in January 2007. Things got pretty emotional and hairy on these nightly phone calls - I was wondering who this crackpot was on the phone who refused to get rattled. I sure was. We eventually met, and discovered he was a huge fan of Baja and Baja off road riding and racing.

    I can only speak for myself and DP Racing. He went on countless Baja rides with us - organized group rides, Racers and Ranchers events, or simply slid on a backpack and did an unsupported ride with Tickets; or Fish or Joe Hauler. If he had the time off, he would be there. Mike's Sky Ranch, Rancho El Coyote, Horsepower Ranch, Rancho Rodeo del Rey night ride - always there. And the unique Des perspective. What an awesome riding companion.

    He thoroughly enjoyed the dynamics of our little privateer race team. Young, deserving and highly motivated racers wanting to professionally race - he dug deep when the team had financial issues and he never said No - an incredible sponsor and supporter. He pitted and chased for us in Vegas to Reno, Baja 500, Baja 1000 and Norra. He was in charge in Baja Sur in 2007 when DP raced 2 bikes to Cabo in Class 22. Everyone asked at the Baja 1000 last month, "Where's Des?"

    Whether in the Coronado Motel parking lot, Mike's bar, Coyote dining room, or popping the first Pacifico at Jim and Nancy's... you gravitated towards Des.

    We will miss you greatly, Des. Thank you for taking care of us - your generous and kind heart is felt and so appreciated by our race team. Hopefully we will meet again at the Final Checkpoint. Vaya con Dios, hermano.
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    DP Racing 3x Race Report at the 2010 Baja 1000 

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    Published on 11-28-2010 08:01 AM  Number of Views: 2569 
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    Wow, what an experience. I have done the last 33 Score Baja races and this was definitely a keeper! Ha Ha! CONGRATULATIONS to A.J. Stewart, Bryce Stavron, Craig Smith, Kevin Johnson, and Jesse Sharpe for their impressive SECOND Place finish in Class 22, Open Pro moto, besting a factory Honda and factory KTM team in a field of 11 Open Pro and 91 total motorcycles.

    These guys rode smart, with heart and maturity, and each did their jobs. AWESOME!! I am proud that we used 5 solid, past and present DP riders, and did not go out and get “ringers.” We also finished 5th bike OA in some very prestigious company.

    Jesse, Bryce, and Craig would each do a northern section. Kevin and A.J. would split the southern half into 2 sections each. Our race plan was carefully constructed, erring on the side of conservatism and taking no chances. Mag 7 would do our refueling every 55-60 miles. Our own chase crews would conduct wheel changes, air filter changes, light installs, and other planned maintenance – all at BF Goodrich pits. We begged, borrowed, and stole spare CRF 450’s, HID lights, and wheels to make this happen. And it worked!!
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    Roger Norman Motorcycle Incident Shadows 4th Place Finish in 2010 Baja 500 

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    Published on 06-17-2010 05:15 PM  Number of Views: 996 
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    RENO, NV JUNE 16, 2010 - Roger Norman and the Crystal Bay Casino team of Larry Roeseler and Eric Branstrom put all their effort into winning the 2010 Baja 500 and overcame 31 positions to finish 4th overall by only :33 seconds with a time of 9:34:54. The team was challenged with the usual brutal Baja terrain plus miles of dust and an incident with a motorcycle. “The accident with the Sportsman motorcycle rider in the dust has shook me to the core. I have been devastated and demoralized about off-road racing since Saturday's race,” commented Roger Norman in an email to his fellow Trophy Truck competitors. “We have all had our close calls and I can tell you that until you run someone over in the dust of another trophy truck at over 100 mph you will not understand the devastating feeling that is created even if they come out with non life threatening injuries.”

    Roeseler and Branstrom started in the Crystal Bay Casino #8 truck and drove to race mile 198, overcoming about half of the field. Starting so far behind, they had two logjams to contend with including a truck stuck in a water crossing and a truck that had run into a ditch. “The first half of the race had a great pace even with the couple of delays and a flat tire. Larry handed me a solid truck around mid-pack,” said Norman.

    Norman took over the driver seat with Branstrom continuing to co-drive and headed across Baja to the coast. “Our driver change was quick, and other than loosing the rear brakes which made the truck hard to control in the turns, we continued to click off positions towards the win,” said Norman.

    The #8 trophy truck team had two incidents that cost them time. The first was a one-minute penalty, which on adjusted time took them out of third place. The second was a much more serious incident with a motorcycle rider at around race mile 225 on Mike’s Sky Ranch Road.

    First time Baja competitor, Sportsman motorcycle rider Tim Nugent from Georgia, continued to race on course instead of pulling off and waiting for dust to clear after being passed by #35 Robbie Pierce’s trophy truck and didn’t realize that the #8 Roger Norman trophy truck was in the hunt to pass Pierce. ...
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    Tecate/SCORE Baja 500 9x Race Report 

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    Published on 06-07-2010 10:49 PM  Number of Views: 820 
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    An epic and incredible day of racing as the DP Racing warriors overcame adversity and other Baja challenges to take 4th Place in Open Pro Class 22 in this weekend’s Tecate/SCORE Baja 500 off-road race. Congratulations to A.J. Stewart, Bryce Stavron, and Jesse Casillas for being the first non-factory team in their class and 10th Overall motorcycle. The Jimmy Lopez-prepped MotoWorld of El Cajon Honda CRF 450 X was flawless as the guys ripped around the Baja peninsula in a time of 10 hours 40 minutes.

     A.J. was coming off a broken collarbone from the San Felipe 250 and this was Jesse’s first Baja race. The guys pre-ran smartly and took note of the considerable spring storm damage on the race course. Registration and technical inspection of the race bike was uneventful as the racers and our all-volunteer pit support prepared their game day faces.


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    Racers and Ranchers Annual Ride Recap/ Press Release 

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    Published on 04-24-2010 07:42 AM  Number of Views: 2507 
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    Racers and Ranchers Benefit Ride Supported by Generous Larry Roeseler and Robby Gordon/ Andy Grider Donations

    Some of the biggest names in off roading pitched in to lend a hand with the 3rd Annual Racers and Ranchers Membership Drive this past Easter weekend in northern Baja California with names like Robby Gordon, Larry Roeseler, Andy Grider and Tim/Jen Morton leading the way to support a major cause and for others to donate raffle prizes and auction items.

    Racers and Ranchers (R&R) (www.racersandranchers.com) is a non-profit organization working to preserve Baja's off road legacy. Started only 3 years ago, R&R has attracted a growing attention and that translates into awareness for the cause. Their purpose is to educate and inform all Baja off road lovers and aficionados to the important sensitivities that exist in the areas they ride and drive in Baja, namely with land owners and ranchers.

    The membership ride/drive was broken down into smaller groups of 4-6 at the staging point in Rancho Santa Veronica, outside Tecate, Mexico. From there each group leader took his group down different routes to meet at the same point for lunch at the famous El Aserradero, (Sawmill) also known as "Ramona's", which has been a major focus for R&R efforts . Concept here was have major Baja vets share in their expertise “do’s and don’ts” with and their approach to Baja riding. To some riders this was their very first time in Baja. Josh Sheets, from Delaware, came out for his first Baja excursion.

    Under perfect weather, each of the groups enjoyed their Friday riding/driving up to the Sierra Juarez Mountains. Many thanks to the Ramona Family for providing gas, food, drinks, and a great respite during the ride. GRACIAS!
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    SCORE Baja 500 Drawing & Fund Raiser 

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    Published on 04-13-2010 04:52 PM

    SCORE TECATE BAJA 500 DRAWING AND FUND RAISER

    This year’s drawing for the world famous SCORE Tecate Baja 500 will be held at the new corporate HQ
    of MasterCraft Safety at 9335 Stevens Road, Santee. CA. MasterCraft is sponsoring the whole event.

    The date is April 24th! There will be an huge raffle and all proceeds will benefit the Castro-Limon Foundation which provides cancer treatment for poor and orphaned children in Baja who would not normally receive treatment! Check them out at www.fundacioncastrolimon.org

    Raffle tickets are $5.00. Raffle prizes already include thousands of dollars of cool stuff with more prizes pouring in. You can purchase your raffle tickets on line at Race-Dezert.com. RDC will be your proxy raffle ticket buyer so you need not be present to win. In addition, you can make credit card donations the same way or by phone to the RDC Booth on the day of the event. Watch RDC for details.
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    ATTN: Any and All Going to San Felipe 250 

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    Published on 03-09-2010 07:30 PM  Number of Views: 277 
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    From Brandt Anderson on RDC:

    The Lead Ban on Youth Motorcycles and ATVs is not over! If you've seen youth bikes for sale lately that is because there is currently a temporary stay of enforcement that is scheduled to expire soon. The ban is still law.

    The Motorcycle Industry Council will have a booth during contingency at the San Felipe 250 in order to seek support and raise awareness in getting the ban lifted. The booth will be accross from Rice & Beans (yum) and will be staffed by me and the lovely Stacey Hall, asking you to sign letters to Congress. We will provide the letters, pens, and will mail them to Congress. It could not be easier, especially with how slow that tech line moves.
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