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ITP COMMITS TO THE
ULTIMATE TEST: THE BAJA 1000!
Building on a winning performance in June at
the Baja 500, ITP and parent Carlisle Tire &
Wheel Company will be putting their products to
the ultimate test at the upcoming Baja 1000. ITP
and Carlisle have partnered with DragonFire
Racing to tackle this historic event in a
specially prepared Kawasaki Teryx. The driving
team is composed primarily of ITP/Carlisle
employees, competing in the UTV Sportsman class.
Their car, #1801, will be using ITP’s rugged
BajaCross tires mounted on ITP’s new T-9 Pro Mod
spun aluminum wheel. This wheel was developed as
a direct result of experience gained in the Baja
500. Additional backing for this entry comes
from Black Rock off-road wheels and Ultimax
performance belts. A similar car, #1803, is
being fielded by the same Team Green Kawasaki
DragonFire Racing crew that won the Baja 500.
The teams will share pits, equipment and other
resources.
This 42nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
consists of a rugged 672-mile/1000-kilometer
course that starts and finishes in Ensenada and
travels much of the northern half of the
majestic Baja California peninsula. More than
275 entries are expected, from 34 states and 12
countries.
The motorcycle and ATV classes will start
their journey at 6:30 a.m. (Friday, Nov. 20)
with the car and truck classes starting at
approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after
the last ATV leaves the line. The UTV Sportsman
class will be the last to start, and will
certainly have a considerable amount of night
driving in store later in the event. Vehicles
will leave in 30-second intervals in the
elapsed-time race and the fastest finishers are
expected to complete the course in approximately
13 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time
limit to become official finishers in the
legendary adventure. The ITP/Carlisle #1801
entry will be carrying a GPS tracking system, so
the team’s progress can be followed at this web
page:
http://www.trackinginternational.com/site/score/tracking/.
Pre-race festivities are on Thursday, Nov.
19, including the vastly popular tech and
contingency of all vehicles and the SCORE
Manufacturer’s Midway, to be held from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. on Boulevard Costero in front of the
Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center.
This year’s Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be
televised on a delayed basis as a one-hour NBC
Sports special, in association with SCORE and
Aura360, for the sixth consecutive year,
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.
For more information regarding the series,
contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters
818.225.8402 or visit the official website of
the 2009 SCORE Desert Series at
www.score-international.com.
For more information on ITP’s BajaCross
tires, T-9 Pro Mod wheels and the complete line
of the brand’s award-winning products, visit
www.itptires.com.
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