Tecate SCORE Baja 500 2009

Friday, May 29, 2009, 1:05
News, Twitter
734 views
Add a comment

Race Details and Bulletins
Drawing Information
The minimum deposit required to be entered into the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 drawing being held on April 25 , 2009 is $200.00 . Any entry form that is not accompanied with a deposit WILL NOT be included in the draw for starting positions on that date but will be added after the draw. If no payment is received by May 28 ,2009 (the date the $200.00 late fee goes into effect) then the late fee will be added to your race fee total.

Instant Mexico Auto Insurance
Recommended for all your mexican auto insurance needs. They have been the official insurance agent for SCORE for over 20 years. You can reach them at (800)345-4701 Or Fax (619)690-6533

Pro Race Fees
Draw Date

The drawing for starting positions will be held on Saturday, April 25.

Entry must be received by 12:00PM on Wednesday, April 22.

Pre-Run
The course will be open for prerunning on Friday, May 22.
Hotels
Hotel Number
San Nicolas 011- 52-646-176-1901
Villa Marina 011- 52-646-178-3321
Santa Isabel 011- 52-646-178-3616
Travel Lodge 011- 52-646-178-1601
Villa Fontana Days Inn 011- 52-646-178-3434
Las Rosas 011- 52-646-174-4490
Punta Morra 011- 52-646-174-4490
Casa Del Sol Best Western 011- 52-646-178-1570
Costa Baja 011- 52-646-177-2255
El Cid Best Western 011- 52-646-178-2401
El Cortez 011- 52-646-178-2307
Las Dunas 011- 52-646-176-2771
Marina Coral 011- 52-646-175-0000
Bahia 011- 52-646-178-2101
Baja Inn 011- 52-646-177-2255
Corona 011- 52-646-176-0901
Posada Del Mar 011- 52-646-174-6335
Estero Beach 011- 52-646-176-6225
Ensenada Inn 011- 52-646-176-1361
Desert Inn 011- 52-646-176-2601
Quintas Papagayos 011- 52-646-178-3675
Paraiso Las Palmas 011- 52-646-177-1701
Sahara 011- 52-646-176-0207
El Presidente 011- 52-646-176-1476
America 011- 52-646-176-1333
Sauzalito 011- 52-646-174-6145
Joker 011- 52-646-176-7201
Santo Tomas 011- 52-646-174-0301
Aztec Inn 011- 52-646-172-2471
Campo Playa RV Park 011- 52-646-176-1504
Hussong’s RV Resort 011- 52-646-174-5101
SeaSide Baja Vacation Rentals – (619)425-0081, (619)270-8794, (866)385-2075

$300 for 1st

$100 for 2nd

2 Gallons of Slime for 3rd

Or Take Double Value in Slime Product

Course Notes
2009 TECATE SCORE BAJA 500 COURSE NOTES

HIGHWAY 3 @ KM 39 / RACE MILE 36.81
LINE RACE COURSE DESCRIPTION TRIP MILE
X Start Line at Riviera Convention Center on Boulevard Costero 0.00 0.00
X Right turn onto graded road at blue gate behind Ojos Negros 30.65 30.65
X Right turn onto pavement at junkyard (60 MPH ZONE FOR 1.0 MILE) 5.09 35.74
X Cross HWY 3 @ KM 39 1.07 36.81
1 BEGIN PRERUNNING / HWY 3 @ KM 39 36.81 36.81
2 Stay straight / Ojos Negros dump and chainlink fence on right 3.55 40.36
3 Go left at Y / Sign on right says “Rancho San Antonio” 0.63 40.99
4 Pass through gate 1.42 42.41
5 Go left and cross water 0.23 42.64
6 Pass through open fence 1.44 44.08
7 Stay straight – road comes in from left 8.81 52.89
8 Pass through gate, water tank on right / Tres Hermanos 0.87 53.76
9 Go left at Y / Straight goes to Uruapan 0.01 53.77
10 Stay straight – Either or 0.79 54.56
11 Straight through gate and right into wash 0.77 55.33
12 Top of hill – stay straight 5.82 61.15
13 Go left at Y 5.14 66.29
14 Left turn / El Alamo Village 0.51 66.80
15 Pass through open fence 4.22 71.02
16 Stay straight – road comes in from left 7.01 78.03
17 Right onto HWY 3 @ KM 77 (60 MPH ZONE FOR 1.2 MILES) 0.24 78.27
18 Left off HWY 3 @ KM 78 and cross over cattle guard 1.18 79.45
19 Go right at Y to avoid ranch 0.42 79.87
20 Merge right onto ranch road 0.62 80.49
21 Stay straight / Sign says “Rancho Candolfi” 0.06 80.55
22 Stay straight 0.47 81.02
23 Stay straight – road merges in from left 1.27 82.29
24 Pass over cattle guard 0.50 82.79
25 Right through open fence 0.73 83.52
26 Either or 0.13 83.65
27 Either or – left is shorter and faster 0.17 83.82
28 Stay left 0.76 84.58
29 Stay straight across field 0.77 85.35
30 Join graded road 0.38 85.73
31 Left at four way intersection / Right goes to HWY 3 @ KM 85 0.31 86.04
32 Right over cattle guard / CHECKPOINT 1 1.28 87.32
33 Left at Y 0.21 87.53
34 Stay straight – road merges in from left 0.72 88.25
35 Cross Santa Catarina Graded Road 0.47 88.72
36 Go right at Y 0.72 89.44
37 Go right at Y 0.45 89.89
38 Go left at Y and pass through open fence 0.41 90.30
39 Cross wash / Fenceline on right 0.71 91.01
40 Stay straight – road merges in from right 0.78 91.79
41 Right at T intersection 3.88 95.67
42 Right at four way intersection, then cross over cattle guard 1.04 96.71
43 Left turn at Nuevo Junction, then immediately go left at Y 1.88 98.59
44 Left off ranch road 1.35 99.94
45 Pass through gate and climb hill 1.27 101.21
46 Go right, left goes to dam 1.61 102.82
47 Go right – stay on new road 1.17 103.99
48 Left at T intersection 1.20 105.19
49 Either or 4.11 109.30
50 Top of Summit 0.24 109.54
51 Stay to the right 0.03 109.57
52 Stay to the left 0.44 110.01
53 Go right at Y 0.19 110.20
54 Either or 0.10 110.30
55 Either or – right is faster 0.51 110.81
56 Pass through open fence 1.35 112.16
57 Either or at junction of wash and high road / High road goes left 3.56 115.72
58 Either or 3.03 118.75
59 Go right at Y 0.80 119.55
60 Cross over cattle guard 8.51 128.06
61 Right turn / Cahabuzo Junction 8.54 136.60
62 Go right at Y 10.81 147.41
63 Enter Laguna Salada dry lake 3.68 151.09
64 Go left at Y toward interior of dry lake 5.92 157.01
65 Cross Ejido Saldana Graded Road / Left is access to HWY 5 @ KM 87 1.92 158.93
66 Stay straight 5.27 164.20
67 Right at T intersection / Oasis Road 1.73 165.93
68 Stay straight – diesel generator on left 3.88 169.81
69 Left out of wash 5.70 175.51
70 Either or 5.50 181.01
71 Stay to right at dropoff 7.52 188.53
72 Possible Military Inspection Area 5.40 193.93
73 Cross HWY 3 @ KM 179 / CHECKPOINT 2 5.24 199.17
74 BFG Pit on right 0.13 199.30
75 Go left at Y 0.63 199.93
76 Either or at powerline junction 0.80 200.73
77 Borrego Pit Area 2.74 203.47
78 Go right at Y at end of pit area 0.17 203.64
79 Go left and parallel HWY 3 / STAY OFF HIGHWAY 2.59 206.23
80 Cross Villa del Sol graded road / STAY OFF HIGHWAY 3.71 209.94
81 Cross road – sign says “Col San Martir” / STAY OFF HIGHWAY 0.20 210.14
82 Stay straight at highway access road / STAY OFF HIGHWAY 3.71 213.85
83 Pass very close to HWY 3 / STAY OFF HIGHWAY 2.60 216.45
84 Go left away from highway and drop into San Matias wash 0.19 216.64
85 Cross HWY 3 @ KM 150, then continue in wash 1.07 217.71
86 Go right at Y 2.22 219.93
87 Stay straight in dump area – Left is access to Highway 3 1.86 221.79
88 Fenceline on right / STAY OFF HIGHWAY 0.27 222.06
89 Right on HWY 3 @ KM 142 / San Matias (60 MPH ZONE FOR 2.5 MILES) 1.68 223.74
90 Left off HWY 3 @ KM 137 / Mike’s Sky Ranch turnoff 2.43 226.17
91 Go right – sign says “Rancho Mikes Sky” 3.02 229.19
92 Right turn onto crossover road / Course does NOT go to Mike’s 10.64 239.83
93 Go right – road merges in from left 0.46 240.29
94 Go left at Y 1.49 241.78
95 Right at T intersection 1.31 243.09
96 Cross over cattle guard 1.26 244.35
97 Cross over cattle guard 2.48 246.83
98 Go right at Y 2.46 249.29
99 Right at T intersection / Llandro Valle Village 1.12 250.41
100 Left off graded road before cattle guard 4.91 255.32
101 Pass house on left, then go across field and merge with graded road 7.92 263.24
102 BFG Pit on left 28.51 291.75
103 Right onto HWY 1 @ KM 102 (60 MPH ZONE FOR 4.0 MILES) 0.20 291.95
104 Left off HWY 1 @ KM 96 4.02 295.97
105 Right off graded road / CHECKPOINT 3 0.84 296.81
106 Go right at Y, then cross field and go uphill 0.06 296.87
107 Go right at top of hill 0.18 297.05
108 Go right and down hill 0.02 297.07
109 Go right at Y 2.25 299.32
110 Drop down hill 0.15 299.47
111 Pass through ranch 0.06 299.53
112 Pass through gate and stay straight 0.11 299.64
113 Cross ditch and go left 0.07 299.71
114 Left onto graded road / Right is access to HWY 1 @ San Vicente 0.05 299.76
115 Stay Straight / Left goes to vineyards 1.63 301.39
116 Right off graded powerline road 0.38 301.77
117 Go left around water, then several either ors ahead 6.57 308.34
118 Merge right onto graded road 1.21 309.55
119 Either or / Drop to Pacific Ocean 0.42 309.97
120 Go right up hill – white cement structure on left 1.28 311.25
121 Pass through white concrete fence posts 2.34 313.59
122 Pass through gate 0.61 314.20
123 Stay straight 0.41 314.61
124 Stay straight and take second right 0.09 314.70
125 Stay straight and pass concrete structure on left 0.03 314.73
126 Stay straight and go uphill 0.10 314.83
127 Descend to Village of Erendira 3.01 317.84
128 Drop into wash, then turn left before pavement at Tecate Market 0.80 318.64
129 Cross road in wash 0.30 318.94
130 Cross road in wash / Use caution going around big ditch 0.63 319.57
131 End of wash / Turn right at beach 0.32 319.89
132 Stay straight 0.23 320.12
133 End of beach rock section / Go right through gate and cross field 0.79 320.91
134 Left onto graded road after beachfront houses 0.29 321.20
135 Off graded road / Bypass Coyote Cal’s / Take shortcut over hill 1.79 322.99
136 Right turn back onto graded road 0.54 323.53
137 Cross cattle guard, then several either ors ahead 3.11 326.64
138 Right at T intersection 9.72 336.36
139 Stay straight – small village on right 4.47 340.83
140 Stay Straight – rock wall on right 7.76 348.59
141 Left at four way intersection, then follow residential street to highway 1.51 350.10
142 Left onto HWY 1 @ Santo Tomas (60 MPH ZONE FOR 6.8 MILES) 0.15 350.25
143 Military inspection area on highway before Uruapan 4.93 355.18
144 Right Off HWY 1 @ KM 40.5 / Acambaro Restaurant Bar & Market 1.86 357.04
145 Pass through two consecutive gates 0.32 357.36
146 Top of hill, then left downhill, then uphill through red gate 0.25 357.61
147 Stay straight / cross road 0.46 358.07
148 Either or, then pass through uphill gate 0.15 358.22
149 Right turn at tight T intersection 0.19 358.41
150 Go right through gate, then climb uphill 0.52 358.93
151 Either or / Go left to avoid steep hill climb 0.10 359.03
152 Go left at top of hill 0.27 359.30
153 Go left at T intersection / Right goes to cemetary 0.30 359.60
154 Hard right turn 0.14 359.74
155 Go right at Y and then go downhill 0.33 360.07
156 Left at T intersection, then pass through gate between fences 0.27 360.34
157 Stay straight at four way intersection 0.27 360.61
158 Stay straight at four way intersection 0.10 360.71
159 Pass through gate 0.03 360.74
160 Stay straight – road merges in from left 0.06 360.80
161 Pass through gate 0.29 361.09
162 Stay straight 0.34 361.43
163 Take middle road, then cross road 0.11 361.54
164 Cross road, then climb hill 0.50 362.04
165 Top of hill 2.09 364.13
166 Left and go uphill / Greenhouses on right 1.01 365.14
167 Caution !!! / Dropoff on right 0.76 365.90
168 Merge left and begin hill climb 3.28 369.18
169 Cross graded road 1.44 370.62
170 Pass through open fence with metal posts 0.31 370.93
171 Water crossing / tall trees section 3.80 374.73
172 Go left at Y in open field 2.68 377.41
173 Pass through gate 0.83 378.24
174 Either or 0.34 378.58
175 Go left at Y 0.60 379.18
176 Top of hill / view of Ojos Negros valley 1.75 380.93
177 Yellow metal post on right 0.92 381.85
178 Right at T intersection 0.61 382.46
179 Hard left turn / Tres Hermanos Road is straight 0.71 383.17
180 Pass through open fence, then go downhill 1.37 384.54
181 Go right at Y / Rancho San Antonio 0.68 385.22
182 Pass through open fence 1.10 386.32
183 Stay straight / road merges in from left 0.33 386.65
184 Go through open fence 0.02 386.67
185 Pass through white metal gate 1.11 387.78
186 Left off graded road 0.05 387.83
187 Go left at Y, then pass fenceline on right 0.96 388.79
188 Go left at Y 0.60 389.39
189 Pass through open fence 0.09 389.48
190 Left at T Intersection, Then Climb Hill / CHECKPOINT 4 0.28 389.76
191 Either Or 0.79 390.55
192 Stay straight / road merges in from left 0.45 391.00
193 Pass through gate 1.85 392.85
194 Go left at Y 0.09 392.94
195 Go left at Y, then climb hill 0.07 393.01
196 Pass through gate 0.75 393.76
197 Pass through gate 0.14 393.90
198 END OF PRERUNNING / HWY 3 @ KM 35.5 is straight ahead 0.70 394.60
X Course turns left to Finish Line, but no prerunning in this direction X X
X Exit course by going straight across large field to HWY 3 @ KM 35.5 X X
X Cross HWY 3 @ KM 33 / West of Ojos Negros 1.85 396.45
X Finish Line At Riviera Convention Center On Boulevard Costero 36.06 432.51