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2011 Baja 500
The race course map is posted on the SCORE web site.
https://www.score-international.com
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There is also a google earth file of the race course posted.
If you go in a north by northwest direction (11 o'clock) from VCP 16 across the arroyo is the Pole Line Rd.
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I have been told that a new road was cut going to the summit and it is going to cause a lot of problems. Up and down with switchbacks and very steep
in places. Military check points out there and near the wells south of Laguna Salada. They went thru everything I'm told.
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Direct link to the 500 page: 2011 Baja 500 Details
[Edited on 5-16-2011 by David K]
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Funny, but why do they need all those visual check points if they are using the logging trackers? Or will there actually be VCP people in place race
day?
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I was wondering the same thing Tom. 33 VCs in 400 miles is certainly a lot.
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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I was told a VCP is a Virtual Check Point. It's basically an absolute location the vehicle must get close to with their logger to avoid a penalty.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
I was told a VCP is a Virtual Check Point. It's basically an absolute location the vehicle must get close to with their logger to avoid a penalty.
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So there is no 'real person' there to write down numbers and that is why it is a virtual (electronic) checkpoint and not a visual check point!?
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Right, Paul Fish picks the location.
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Paul Fish? Must be Sal's son with a last name like that! What happens to SCORE after Sal? Is there some lind of corporate board or does Sal own it
directly? Mickey Thompson created it, then put Sal in charge so Mickey could race SCORE without some conflict of interest. Mickey was real neat
people... I talked with him at Riverside in 1974.
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Paul is Sal's brother. As far as I know Sal owns SCORE, I assume as a corp.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
Paul is Sal's brother. As far as I know Sal owns SCORE, I assume as a corp. |
So, no children to pass it onto? What happend to Mickey Thompson's son, Danny?
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Didn't I real a few years ago that Score had been sold to a financial company in Colorado who kept Sal as the head guy?
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You guys are so funny....Paul Fish is not Sal's brother or son....he is his nephew!!!
Sal and Barbara never had their own children.
SCORE is owned by Sal Fish, he's never sold it and no other investors at this time.
Their is a plan to move forward...
DREAM IT! PLAN IT! LIVE IT!
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How about Danny Thompson... what has become of him... and why didn't dad leave him a per-centage of SCORE (just wondering)? Maybe he gets plenty of
Royalties off M/T Tires and other products with his dad's name on it?
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This from, Google dated Nov 8, 2010.
Danny Thompson, the son of Mickey Thompson, has a need for speed that's satiated when he hits the salt flats in his 1,300-horsepower Ford Mustang.
Thompson had previously recorded a top speed of 252 miles per hour but recently headed back to the flat lands for an attempt at the 300-mph mark.
Problems arose as Danny passed 260 mph. The car began to lift and then left the ground at approximately 264.7 mph. Danny and his Mustang traveled
1,100 feet before returning to the salt and the car tumbled further before coming to a stop.
Amazingly, and a testament to just how good proper safety equipment is, Danny escaped from the wreck with no injuries. He didn't have minor injuries,
scratches or bruises... he was completely unharmed. Well, maybe physically, as a wreck like that can probably keep you awake at night for a few
months. Also unharmed? The iPhone 4 sitting in his front pocket.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Desertbull
You guys are so funny....Paul Fish is not Sal's brother or son....he is his nephew!!!
Sal and Barbara never had their own children.
SCORE is owned by Sal Fish, he's never sold it and no other investors at this time.
Their is a plan to move forward... |
I believe Ted Johnson still has a share of SCORE, from when it was started...
We Dominic Clark to issue a press release...
Democracy is like two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Ben Franklin (1759)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
This from, Google dated Nov 8, 2010.
Danny Thompson, the son of Mickey Thompson, has a need for speed that's satiated when he hits the salt flats in his 1,300-horsepower Ford Mustang.
Thompson had previously recorded a top speed of 252 miles per hour but recently headed back to the flat lands for an attempt at the 300-mph mark.
Problems arose as Danny passed 260 mph. The car began to lift and then left the ground at approximately 264.7 mph. Danny and his Mustang traveled
1,100 feet before returning to the salt and the car tumbled further before coming to a stop.
Amazingly, and a testament to just how good proper safety equipment is, Danny escaped from the wreck with no injuries. He didn't have minor injuries,
scratches or bruises... he was completely unharmed. Well, maybe physically, as a wreck like that can probably keep you awake at night for a few
months. Also unharmed? The iPhone 4 sitting in his front pocket. |
Thanks for that Tom!
I have a photo of Mickey and Danny going over the Chevy LUV truck (with a 454 in the bed)... They were stopped at the Valle de Trinidad pit in 1975
for the second Score Baja Internacional (500)... If it took just horsepower to win Baja, Mickey would have won all the races he was in!
At Valle Trinidad checkpoint, world speed record holder and founder of SCORE, Mickey Thompson pulls up in his Chevy LUV truck with a rear/ bed mounted
454 V-8 engine. It utilized an Oldsmobile front wheel drive installed on the back.
Here's Mickey Thompson who was racing with his co-driver son, Danny (examining the wheel).
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dtbushpilot's son Chad is on bike 8X.
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Thanks to all.. very interesting ... good luck and be safe out there...
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