Nearly 300 entries expected
‘Live’ draw for 37th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 start positions
Set for Oct. 9 during Off Road Expo at L.A. County Fairplex
Drawing for legendary granddaddy of all desert races
To include special preview of ‘Dust to Glory’ documentary

LOS ANGELES (September 3, 2004) -- In preparation for November’s 37th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, a ‘live’ drawing for starting positions for the nearly 300 expected entries will be held Saturday, Oct. 9, during the Off Road Expo at the L.A. County Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. SCORE’s Sal Fish will conduct the live drawing at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, during the opening day of the 5th Annnual Off Road Expo.

In addition to appearances by several of SCORE’s top drivers and riders and their incredible desert-racing machines, festivities will include a special sneak-preview of the soon-to-be-released ‘Dust to Glory’ film, a full-length feature documentary directed by Dana Brown. ‘Dust to Glory’ chronicles much of the colorful history of the granddaddy of all desert racing through the perspective of last year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in Ensenada, Mexico.

“The Off Road Expo is a great location to showcase our flagship event—the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, and presenting a preview of a portion of the new ‘Dusty to Glory’ film is wonderful icing on the cake,” said Sal Fish, CEO and President of SCORE, which is celebrating its 31st year as the world’s foremost desert racing organization. “We expect to have entries in this year’s classic from as many as 30 U.S. states and 10 countries, all eager to challenge Mexico’s Baja peninsula. The drawing in October at the Off Road Expo will be a great opportunity for fans to get to meet and greet some of the world’s finest desert racers up close and personal.”

This year’s legendary desert classic, to be held Nov. 17-20 in Mexico, will start in the northern part of the majestic Baja California peninsula in Ensenada along the Pacific Ocean in Baja California and finish in the south in La Paz along the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur.

Nearly 300 entries from over 30 U.S. States and 10 countries, competing in 27 Pro and 5 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs will be part of this year’s tribute to the sport of desert racing.

It’s 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 mother of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula every year except 1974 when the international fuel crisis forced a cancellation.

SCORE has also announced that this year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race will be televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour special on the new “Jeep World of Adventure Sports” show on the NBC Sports network.

Scheduled for Oct. 9 and 10, this year’s Off Road Expo will again be presented in Halls 4, 5, and 6 at the Fairplex, where last year’s show played host to a record crowd of nearly 40,000 off-road enthusiasts.

Exhibitors at the Expo will include a variety of manufacturers as well as a host of aftermarket companies who specialize in products for the burgeoning off-road market.

Over 250 exhibitors are expected to be represented at this year’s Off Road Expo including race teams like Terrible Herbst Motorsports, Robby Gordon Off-Road and Walker Evans Racing and desert racing stalwarts like BFGoodrich Tires and PCI Race Radio.

Current SCORE official annual sponsors are BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Southern California Ford Dealers-official vehicle and CL Bryant Racing Fuel-official fuel. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, Herbst Gaming, Kartek Off-Road, Fram, Autolite, Prestone, Bilstein, Signpros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s, and Advanced Color Graphics.

For more information or tickets for the Off Road Expo,
please call 636.599.8622 or visit www.offroadexpo.com.

For information contact:
SCORE International at its Los Angeles headquarters
(818) 225-8402 or visit
the official Optima SCORE Desert Series website at:
www.score-international.com