TMW - 6-20-2014 at 08:40 AM
SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, dominiccnv@aol.com
June 19, 2014
Televised on CBS Sports Network
SCORE bringing the world’s top desert racers to '14 SEMA Show;
Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
SEMA Show SCORE Baja 1000 Experience in Las Vegas to include SCORE Dirt LiveHD Internet streaming,
SCORE Trophy Truck, unlimited Class 1 vehicle display, SCOREvision, racer autograph/photo sessions
RENO, Nev.--SCORE International has officially announced that it is bringing the thrill and excitement of its legendary flagship event, the
Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, to the 2014 SEMA Show. Off-road activities will take place in Las Vegas, throughout the week of the SEMA Show (Nov. 4-7),
including the 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 live race qualifying event.
“We are excited and honored to have such an iconic group within the off-road industry join us at the SEMA Show,” said Chris Kersting, SEMA
President and CEO. “The SCORE Baja 1000 represents the top tier in the industry. Its racers and partners will bring to the SEMA Show an unsurpassed
level of talent that we are looking forward to seeing.”
The SEMA Show SCORE Baja 1000 Experience will include a 70,000-square foot desert racing exhibit outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s
South Hall. On display will be dozens of Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 SCORE Trophy Truck and unlimited Class 1 race vehicles, exhibits from leading off-road
and desert racing companies, the SCORE transporter, a huge stage, a massive SCOREvision where SCORE Dirt LiveHD will be streaming, press conferences,
autograph sessions and an interactive SCORE Baja pit crew competition area.
SCORE Trophy Truck qualifying for the 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will take place on Tuesday evening, Nov. 4 on a specially-designed course
around Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The course will start and finish on the LVMS Off-Road Track. The 3.6-mile course will incorporate off-road, dirt and
asphalt elements, utilize two race courses, and require the drivers to turn on their lights and qualify in the darkness of the Las Vegas night.
“We can’t thank SEMA enough for this incredible opportunity to showcase SCORE and the world’s greatest desert racers,” said Roger Norman, CEO of
SCORE. “As the automotive industry’s premier gathering place, the SEMA Show is the ideal venue to host our event and share the world of the Tecate
SCORE Baja 1000."
As a trade-only event that is not open to the general public, the SEMA Show is where manufacturers and buyers of automotive specialty parts and
equipment gather to do business each year. The event attracts more than 130,000 industry professionals from more than 130 countries each year.
All of the festivities will be taped for a special one-hour television show to air on the CBS Sports Network on Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. PT -- the week
before the actual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 race is shown on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. PT. The CBS Sports Network is the home of the SCORE World Desert
Championship broadcasts in the United States. The programs also air throughout the world across numerous licensed network platforms.
SEMA SHOW
The SEMA Show is a trade show produced by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), a nonprofit trade association founded in 1963. Since
the first SEMA Show debuted in 1967, the annual event has served as the leading venue bringing together manufacturers and buyers within the automotive
specialty equipment industry. Products featured at the SEMA Show include those that enhance the styling, functionality, comfort, convenience and
safety of cars and trucks. Additional details are available at www.SEMAShow.com or www.sema.org, 909/396-0289.
ON CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR
Every race in the 2014 SCORE World Desert Championship and the special SEMA Show exhibition and qualifying for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 are
televised on a delayed basis in the USA and Canada as a one-hour special on the CBS Sports Network. The shows, produced by SoCal’s acclaimed BCII TV,
air a minimum of twice on the CBS Sports Spectacular show. The initial airing of the recent Tecate SCORE Baja 500 will be at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, July
20, 2014. Following the CBS Sports Network telecasts, the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 show will air worldwide in over 100 countries through international
distribution.
SCORE DIRT LIVEHD GLOBAL
With viewers in over 100 countries, SCORE Dirt LiveHD will present live internet streaming from the event from pre-green to post-checker.
Coverage will include live start and finish line interviews as well as live coverage from the many ancillary events tied to the race. On race day,
live satellite tracking of all vehicles in the race will also be broadcast through the SCORE International website.
DAKAR CHALLENGE 2014
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 500 was identified as a qualifying race for special entry packages into the 2015 Dakar Rally in South America.
Winners in car and truck classes would come from SCORE Trophy Truck, Class 1 and Class 10 along with another winning entry from Pro motorcycles (all
with time adjustments). Mike Johnson, Santa Monica, Calif. (Class 10) and Tony Gera, Santa Cruz, Calif. (SCORE Ironman) were the two winners this
year.
ON THE SCOREscope
In its 41st year as the world's foremost desert racing organization in 2014, the five-race 2014 SCORE World Desert Championship series, with
three special events held in Baja California, Mexico, and two in the United States, started with the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 on March 1. Starting
and finishing in Ensenada, the 46th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 was held June 5-8 and the third SCORE Baja race, starting in Ensenada and finishing
in La Paz, the 47th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be held Nov. 12-16.
The two U.S. races on 2014 SCORE World Desert Championship calendar started with the inaugural SCORE Imperial Valley 250 in Plaster City, Calif.
(April 25-27) and concludes with the two-day, single-race Inaugural Rigid Industries SCORE Desert Challenge, Imperial Valley, Calif. (Sept. 25-28).
CBS SPORTS NETWORK
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and
Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com. CBS Sports Network will run a one-hour special on all five 2014 SCORE World Desert Championship races as well as a sixth
show on the special qualifying for select classes for the 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 that will be held Nov. 4-7 in Las Vegas during the annual SEMA
automotive industry trade show. All shows are scheduled to air in the next month following the event.
WEEKLY SCORE DIRT LIVEHD
SCORE Dirt LiveHD, SCORE’s weekly Tuesday night internet studio show from El Cajon, Calif., also goes on-site live with expanded event coverage
during SCORE events. Live event coverage in 2014 will include week-long live coverage of the entire five-race 2014 SCORE World Desert Championship
which includes two races in the United States and three in Baja California, Mexico. The second USA event of the inaugural SCORE World Desert
Championship will be the upcoming Inaugural Rigid Industries SCORE Desert Challenge in Imperial Valley, Calif.
DIRT LIVEHD CREW
Desert racing public address announcer and former racer George Antill is the executive producer and host of the popular show. A guest host on
some weeks is Dianna Dahlgren, Miss Monster Energy Supercross. A special segment most weeks is SCORE Tech Tips with SCORE Tech co-directors Jake
Velasco or Art Savedra or SCORE Trophy Truck racer and prep-shop owner T.J. Flores.
Shaun Sauer, SCORE Media Production Manager, is the coordinating producer of the show. The program is hosted on ustream.com, the world’s largest
streaming internet site.
SCORE SPONSORS…
Official Sponsors: Tecate Beer-Official Beer/Official Race Sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire, Rigid
Industries LED Lighting-Official Lights, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, Polaris-Official UTV, Volaris Airlines-Official Airline, CBS Sports
Network-Official Television Partner, Wide Open Excursions- Official Arrive and Drive Company, Coca-Cola-Official Soft Drink, Crystal Bay
Casino-Official Casino, Hotel Coral and Marina-Official Hotel.
Associate Sponsors: SatellitePhoneStore.com and Symons Ambulance Company.
Additional SCORE Partners: Proturismo Ensenada, Visit Baja California Sur, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Baja California Sur State
Government, Mexicali Ayuntamineto, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Corporate Helicopters, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, GoPro, PCI
Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
For more information, visit the official website of the SCORE World Desert Championship at www.score-international.com.
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durrelllrobert - 6-20-2014 at 09:13 AM
Sure seems to be a lot more SCORE publicity since Roger took over the reigns. By the way Roger,s mother, Fran Muncey, owns and operates the popular
Galley restaurant at the Chula Vista marina. She also owned the Bo Weevil restaurant on Broadway in Chula Vista that has now been turned into the
SCORE international headquarters. His late stepfather is Bill Muncey, the family that for years fielded some of the fastest, most radical Unlimited
hydroplane racing boats ever to assault the water
[Edited on 6-20-2014 by durrelllrobert]
TMW - 6-20-2014 at 10:27 AM
There are some rumblings among the class 1 and Trophy Truck people about going to Las Vegas to qualify for the Baja 1000 then moving everything back
to Baja for pre-running and racing. Will be interesting to see how that plays out.