Eldorado HDRA Reno 500 start draw live Tuesday from Reno’s Eldorado Hotel Casino on Dirt LiveHD

UTV Weekly | July 10, 2013

Tuesday’s one hour Internet show airs at 7 p.m. PDT at www.score-international.com,

RENO, Nev.—A Reno-esque prelude to a desert race will officially kick off at 7 p.m. (PT) Tuesday during the live Dirt LiveHD Internet broadcast of the drawing for starting positions for Saturday’s 2nd annual Eldorado HDRA Reno 500, Round 3 of the four-race 2013 HDRA Series. Overseen by HDRA President Roger Norman, the drawing, open to the public as well as racers, race teams, family and friends, will be held adjacent to the Sports Book just inside Reno’s Eldorado Hotel Casino, the title sponsor of the race.
With race updates and an overview of the 80-plus mile course off of exit 32 of Interstate 80 about 19 miles east of Reno at the Tahoe-Reno Motorplex, Roger Norman’s Dirt LiveHD weekly show Tuesday will include several live racer interviews as well as a preview of the spectacular Dirt Live Off-Road Expo to be held Wednesday through Friday on Virginia Street in the heart of Reno. There will also be an update on the Dakar Challenge 2013 competition which will conclude with the Eldorado HDRA Reno 500.
Airing in High Definition on www.score-international.com, the show is in its last of three weeks airing from Reno, Nev., before returning to its broadcast home at the SCORE International tech shop in San Diego starting Tuesday, July 16.
Roger Norman’s Dirt Live one-hour show is broadcast live weekly and the show is anchored around Norman’s two desert racing series, the SCORE Desert Series and the High Desert Racing Association as well as the new bonus points championship purse program he has developed called the World Championship of Desert Racing. All live events, this will be the 26th weekly Dirt LiveHD episode to air.
The live drawing will determine starting positions for all of the car and truck classes except Trophy Truck, the unlimited Class 1 and Class 10. The drawing for those classes will determine the qualifying order for Thursday’s 1:30 p.m. qualifying session at the Tahoe Reno Motorplex.
One of the special guests on Tuesday’s Dirt LiveHD will be SCORE motorcycle racer Erek Kudla who is producing Saturday’s Round 8 of the AMA National Hare and Hound Series—The Reno Extreme with SCORE racers that are competing scoring points for the new World Championship of desert racing.
Dirt Live also goes on-site live with expanded event coverage during SCORE and HDRA race weekends and will next be covering this week’s Dirt Live Off-Road Expo in downtown Reno, Nev. and this weekend’s Eldorado HDRA Reno 500 desert race just outside of Reno.
DIRT LIVE OFF-ROAD EXPO
Downtown Reno, Nev., will come alive this Wednesday through Friday when the Dirt Live Off-Road Expo brings together desert racers, off-road enthusiasts, and exhibitors for three exciting action-packed days. Under the famous Virginia Street arch, the Dirt Live Off-Road Expo in the Northern Nevada gaming city will gather the competitors of the High Desert Racing Association, aficionados of desert racing, and enthusiasts of all kinds, in a summertime festival atmosphere around the Monster Energy Stage and in the BFGoodrich Tires Hospitality area.
The Dirt Live Off-Road Expo will combine the action and excitement of the Monster Energy LivFast Freestyle stunt team, and nationally known musical artists, with award winning Eldorado Hotel Casino cuisine, famous Reno hospitality, contests, exhibits, and seminars for racers, fans, and enthusiasts.
Friday, July 12, the Reno’s iconic Virginia Street will fill up with hundreds of trucks, race cars, motorcycles and ATVs for technical inspections for competition in the Eldorado HDRA Reno 500 the following day at the Tahoe Reno Motorplex.
The Dirt Live Off-Road Expo is a production of the Eldorado Hotel Casino, presenting sponsor of the 2nd Annual Eldorado HDRA Reno 500, in conjunction with Dirt Live, SCORE, HDRA, Wide Open Excursions, BFGoodrich Tires and Monster Energy.
Another major supporter of this multi-day motorsports extravaganza is the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority.
The Silver Legacy Resort Casino and Budweiser are associate sponsors of the event as well. Supporting hotels include not only the Eldorado and Silver Legacy, but Circus Circus and Harrah’s who are all part of the downtownReno.com promotional group.
DIRT LIVEHD GUESTS…
With the show on the air for 25 weeks, special racer guests have included Jim Anderson, R.J. Anderson, Ryan Arciero, B.J. Baldwin, Robby Bell, Johnny Campbell, Kurt Caselli, Martin Christensen, Justin Davis, Pat Dean, Steven Eugenio, T.J. Flores, Robby Gordon, Rod Hall, Shelby Hall, Steve Hengeveld, Jerry Herbst, Tim Herbst, Troy Herbst, Mike Julson, Harley Letner, Brad Lovell, Rob McCachren, Daniel McMillin, Luke McMillin, Mark McMillin, Andrew Myers, Steve Olliges, Adam Pfankuch, Ivan Ramirez, Jay Reichert, Brett Robinson, Larry Roeseler, Armin Schwarz, Fred Sobke, Cameron Steele, Ivan Stewart, Colton Udall, Gus Vildosola Sr, Gus Vildosola Jr, Kellon Walch and Tim Weigand.
DIRT LIVEHD CREW
Desert racing public address announcer George Antill is the host of Norman’s Dirt LiveHD program. One of the regular elements of the show will be a SCORE social media interchange, allowing fans and racers to comment and ask questions through the SCORE Facebook and SCORE Twitter platforms. Another special segment each week is Tech Tips with SCORE Tech co-director Jake Velasco.
Andrew Grimshaw, 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.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF DESERT RACING
The 2013 SCORE Desert Series will also be part of the quickly-evolving World Championship of Desert Racing, which will combine points accumulated in two of the three SCORE Baja races along with points earned from three of the four-race 2013 HDRA Series, all held in the United States. Both the SCORE and HDRA series will crown their own individual class and overall point champions as well with a bonus purse for those racers who qualify for the World Championship of Desert Racing points bonus purse program to earn a desert racing World Champion title.
With a growing total, for the inaugural World Championship of Desert Racing bonus purse, an official total of $45,000 has been posted to date from new SCORE sponsors Amber Racing Services ($25,000), King Shocks ($10,000) and Rigid Industries ($10,000).
For car and truck classes with at least three starters in each qualifying race in 2013, the World Champion titles will be decided on combined points from the three SCORE races and three HDRA races with the bonus purse paid using the same formula based on total purse and number of starters in each class as is used currently for each SCORE race.
For the pro motorcycle and ATV classes, the World Championship of Desert Racing will include points earned in the three SCORE Baja races as well as the AMA National Hare and Hound race to be held during the Eldorado HDRA Reno 500.
DAKAR CHALLENGE 2013
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and Eldorado HDRA Reno 500 (this weekend) are part of a special program where the combined best qualified car/truck finisher will receive a special entry package into the 2014 Dakar Rally in South America. Regulations and other information on Dakar Challenge 2013 are available at http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2013/us/dakar-challenge.html.
SCORE SPONSORS…
Official Sponsors: Tecate Beer-Official Beer/Official Race Sponsor, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire, Amber Racing Services-Official Race Fuels, Rigid Industries-Official Lights, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, Volaris Airlines-Official Airline, 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: Graham Watchmakers, SatellitePhoneStore.com, Symons Ambulance Company, Azunia Tequila.
Additional SCORE Partners: Proturismo Ensenada, Visit Baja California Sur, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, Mexicali Ayuntamineto, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Cruz Roja Mexicana, Blue C Advertising, PCI Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.
For more information, visit the official website of the new SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.