Moss Brothers Class 3 SCORE Baja 1000 Advance
Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
By Michelle Read, Moss Brothers Racing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With a 10 point lead, brothers Don and Ken Moss, will lead their team into Baja Mexico on November 18 – 21 for the 42nd SCORE Baja 1000 off road race. The Mosses will have to beat five other entries in the class to the finish line in order to secure a Seventh Class 3 SCORE championship. With over 325 entries combined from 39 states and 14 countries, the 673 mile loop course will be very busy. It will begin in Ensenada on Friday and wind west to San Felipe and then back east to the Pacific Coast just below San Vicente and finally head north back to the finish in Ensenada. Racers will have 31 hours to complete the course. The Baja 1000 is the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a driver. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula. Because of the economics and logistics involved, some years it is a peninsula run while most years it is a loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada.
The Black Bronco crew will once again come together from across the country – 6 chase vehicles and 16 people strong to support/chase the Bronco through the wilds of Baja Mexico. The scheduling ballet of parts, supplies, vehicles and crew is nearly complete as they are now all headed south of the border. At the conclusion of this race, the team will be hoping to celebrate win #32 at the survivor’s party in Ensenada on Saturday night.
At the most recent SCORE Primm 300 race in the series, the Mosses’ ’79 Black Bronco experienced an unusual part failure when the left spindle suddenly sheared off, tearing up brake lines, calipers and more, only 30 miles into the race. Since no chase crews were allowed on course at this race, the team had to wait for another racer to come through the start/finish line pits on their next lap to load up the necessary parts – several hours later. Class 3 racer and competitor Dan Wright came to the rescue and delivered the parts to be replaced. The repairs were made and the team finished in just under the time limit, garnering vital SCORE series finish points. Since then, more repairs and preparations have been made and some new additions also – four more 70 watt KC HiLiTES HID pod lights. With much of this race being in the dark due to the team’s start time, these lights become critical to their ability to navigate safely on course and maintain the speed necessary to stay in the lead. The Bronco will be leading Class 3 off the starting line.
“We have been able, with the dedication and cooperation of many of our friends in Baja California, to develop a race course that will challenge even the most experienced of our great SCORE desert racers,” commented Sal Fish, SCORE President/CEO. “This great, great course presents the competitors with all of the variety of terrain and elevation changes you could possibly hope for, along with the dramatic beauty of Baja.”
Fans can follow the racing action online via onboard tracking systems at www.racetheworld.net. There will also be a live radio relay broadcast on the internet on www.race-dezert.com. For those that can wait and want the visual aspect, this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC Sports special scheduled to air at 2 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 19 on the NBC Television Network. It will also air on a delayed basis outside of the U.S. on ESPN International.
“To finish first, first you must finish”
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Category: Offroad
