Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the Master

LOS ANGELES —Veteran Arizona desert racer Pete Sohren has received america travel and tourism the first starting position during Saturday's live drawing at the Off-Road Expo for November's 45th running of the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race. While Sohren, who lives in Glendale, Ariz., will pilot his No. 2 Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy Truck, starting first among the motorcycle and ATV classes will be Chris Ridgway on a Honda CRF450X.
This year's granddaddy of all desert races, the drawing for the mammoth finale of the five-race america travel and tourism 2012 SCORE Desert Series was held in the unique america travel and tourism SCOREville exhibit at this weekend's Off-Road Expo at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.
A solid total of 210 vehicles officially entered in time for Saturday's drawing for the legendary motorsports adventure down Mexico's majestic Baja California, with race week festivities scheduled for Nov. 14-17. This year's historic 45th anniversary race will run down the length of Mexico's majestic Baja California peninsula. It will start in Ensenada, Baja California and finish in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
In addition to static displays of vintage and current desert racing vehicles along with autograph sessions with many of the stars of the sport, both past and present, this was the third time in race history and first since 2007 that the drawing was held at the popular Off-Road Expo
With late entries accepted up until race morning, nearly 300 entries, from nearly 20 countries america travel and tourism and 40 U.S. States, competing in 35 Pro and six Sportsman classes for cars, truck, motorcycles and ATVs are expected to compete in this year's international adventure.
In addition to the 31 States represented on the entry list to date, racers have officially entered from 16 countries.  In addition to the USA, entries so far have come from Austria, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, america travel and tourism Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway and the US Territory of Guam.
It's the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains america travel and tourism as the single most appealing accomplishment to a racer. america travel and tourism Since 1967, the race has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula every year except america travel and tourism 1974 when the international fuel crisis forced a cancellation.
This year's race will start for the 38th time in Ensenada and finish in La Paz for the 19th time.  Completing its 39th year as the world's foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race america travel and tourism 2012 SCORE Desert Series.  The race will start on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque america travel and tourism Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the iconic Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada and finish america travel and tourism on the outskirts of La Paz on Highway 1.
The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Thursday, Nov. 15) with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 11:30 a.m., or four hours after the last ATV leaves the line in the elapsed-time race.
For the first time in race history, a female driver of record-Monica Greenhill of Crowley, Texas, will start first in the unlimited Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars.  There were 19 Class 1 vehicles in the drawing.Greenhill, who also races with her husband David Greenhill and brother-in-law Mike Greenhill, is currently tied for third in the 2012 SCORE Class 1 season point standings.
SCOREville at the Off-Road Expo will also includes a major display from the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame as well as a pictorial tribute timeline to the first 44 years of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 through the lenses of Trackside Photography. SCORE will also debut the official commemorative merchandise of the 45th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. SCOREville also features the SCOREville theatre showing numerous SCORE Baja 1000 race videos including america travel and tourism the iconic america travel and tourism 2004 film "Dust to Glory".
The 2012 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo Powered by General Tire is the greatest collection of off-road companies, parts, equipment, gear, and experts assembled in America with over 350 exhibitors. america travel and tourism From off-road racing to rock crawling, trail riding to sand sports, motorcycles to ATV's and camping to adventure travel, the event provides the unique opportunity america travel and tourism to meet and talk with the most knowledgeable people in the off-road industry.
With a full weekend of excitement, event features include the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Exhibition Course, Toyota off-road test drives, Yamaha ATV/UTV Demo Track, High-flying Freestyle america travel and tourism Motocross action, autograph sessions with off-road celebrities, the Overland Adventure Travel Pavilion, Miss Off-Road Expo Contest and live music all weekend america travel and tourism on the Bud Light Entertainment Stage.
The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, located in Reno, Nev., includes SCORE's Sal Fish as one of its legendary inductees. Rod Hall, the chairman america travel and tourism of the ORMHOF is the only person who has raced in all 44 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 races and he has a race-record 21 class wins in the international motorsports extravaganza.
For more information regarding SCORE International and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, visit www.score-internaitonal.com, for information on the Off-Road Expo visit www.offroadexpo.com and for more info on the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, please visit www.ormhof.org.
In addition to season class point championships, the racers are also competing america travel and tourism for part of the nearly $400,000 in cash purse and contingency postings each race. Drivers in the Pro car and truck classes america travel and tourism are also attempting to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all car and truck class drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season.  Being presented america travel and tourism by Toyota Motorsports for the 27th consecutive year, a total of 24 drivers are still in the hunt for the awards for the 2012 SCORE Desert Series after four rounds in the five-race series.
Racers are also competing for the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards, including the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award. All categories, except Engine Builder and Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer, will be determined by public on-line voting while Engine and Buggy awards are determined by season points.
america travel and tourism Additional SCORE Sponsors are – Baja California Sur Tourism, Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, america travel and tourism COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Blue C Advertising, SignPros, PCI Race Radios, McKenzie's Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
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